Due to Zhou Jing's limited daily output, it is now difficult to find a medicine. People queue up outside the door every day before the door opens. Even when Zhou Jing goes to work, he has to say hello to the crowd before he can squeeze in.

On this day, Bill's Pharmacy opened for business as usual, and as usual, the door was crowded with customers.

Zhou Jing sat behind the counter and collected money one by one, keeping accounts with ease.

At this moment, the team's turn came to an elegantly dressed man with a mustache, holding a bottle of pain relief potion in his hand.

The man looked at Zhou Jing's young face and suddenly said:

"Did you learn the new formula from others, or did you improve the hunter potion formula yourself?"

Zhou Jing didn't even raise his head: "It doesn't matter what I say, it depends on which one you believe."

Mustache was stunned and laughed: "It seems I'm not the first person to ask this."

Zhou Jing then raised his eyes and shrugged: "Usually when I say I improved it, others will look like you deserve it. After all, I am so young. Once I say I learned it from others, they will

I feel like it is indeed the case.”

Mustache nodded. His first reaction was the same when he saw Zhou Jing was so young. Within the workshop, many pharmacists had the same idea.

However, at this time, he, like the senior management of the workshop, believed that these three potions were improved by Zhou Jing himself.

It is actually not difficult to make a new formula, because you only need to throw different herbs into it, but the final product cannot be grasped. The real difficulty lies in improving the existing formula. The difficulty lies in the research and development goals in the specified direction, which need to enhance the original effect and reduce side effects, etc.

Wait, it’s very particular about what herbs to use and how to process the materials. There are too many combinations.

At this time, the people in line behind were anxious.

"What are you talking about? Do you want to buy something?"

"There are so many people waiting, can you please hurry up!"

"Don't try to negotiate a relationship, we don't have the time to wait for you, and we don't have the money to go ahead!"

Hearing this, Mustache coughed in embarrassment, no longer curious, straightened his back, and said seriously:

"I am Sura, an expert pharmacist certified by the Empire Workshop, specializing in hunter potions. I am here to invite you on behalf of the workshop... Bill, do you want to join the Empire Workshop?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the noisy shop suddenly became quiet.

Many anxious guests looked at this person in surprise, their tempers instantly improved and they did not dare to make mistakes.

The expert pharmacist certified by the empire is no ordinary person, he has quite a background.

The private evaluation of pharmacists, blacksmiths and other craftsmen is very vague, but the Empire Workshop has a certification system for pharmacists, which is divided into four levels. The lowest is the apprentice who has not yet graduated, and the most common is the standard pharmacist——

Most workshop members are at this level.

Only those who have reached a sufficient technical level in a certain field and made innovative achievements, such as improving formulas, developing new technologies, etc., can they be qualified to be rated as expert... It can be understood as having one or more items of certain value.

patent.

As for the top master level, they must make groundbreaking achievements, and the requirements are more stringent than the expert level, and they must be canonized and certified by the empire. At this level, even blood relatives of the tribe and palace ministers will treat each other with courtesy and make warm friends.

However, although everyone present was respectful, they still couldn't help showing weird expressions.

Even expert pharmacists were alarmed by aphrodisiacs?

When Imperial Workshop invited Bill to join, could it be that they wanted to expand their business and enter the aphrodisiac industry?

Zhou Jing's eyes moved and he said: "If I join the Imperial Workshop, what will I be responsible for researching?"

"Of course it's hunter's potion, you're very talented in this area."

Sula with the mustache quickly replied that he didn't want others to misunderstand that Labiel was making aphrodisiacs in the workshop, and he couldn't afford to embarrass that person.

Zhou Jing pondered for a moment and showed a troubled expression: "But the recipes I know are limited..."

"This is not a problem." Sura responded immediately: "When you enter the workshop, there will be manufacturing tasks, research and development tasks, and some formulas you have never learned. The workshop will teach you for free. If you want to learn a certain formula freely

, as long as you complete various target tasks, you can accumulate merit and redeem the knowledge you want to learn."

...Please tell me the truth, was this set of gadgets designed for you by an alien life form?

Zhou Jing changed his mind, but his face remained calm. He pretended to think and said: "I have no objection. It is an honor for me to join the workshop... but I have a small condition. I don't want benefits, but

It’s just some ideas for future research directions.”

"You said." Sula was curious.

"General potions and hunter potions are not my interests. In fact, I am very interested in blood potions. I want to study this direction in the future. I wonder if I can change my research route after entering the workshop?"

"As long as you prove that you have sufficient proficiency in a field, the workshop will not limit your research routes. You can apply for any of these. If you want to research alien blood potions, just accumulate more merit and learn relevant knowledge on your own."

Sulla agreed readily.

This kind of thing is very common in workshops. The importance of each field is high or low. The more critical projects are valued more, and the benefits are different. Naturally, many people want to jump to better fields. It is the same in the workshop.

There is competition.

As long as you don't apply to study aphrodisiacs, everything will be fine...

"Then I'd be more than happy to join the workshop."

Zhou Jing immediately stood up, showed an friendly smile, and shook hands with Sura enthusiastically.

This was his purpose. Now that he finally attracted people from the workshop, he breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly excited.

"Okay, come with me to the workshop and let's go do some procedures." Sura said with a smile.

Zhou Jing nodded, turned around and told the guard on the side: "Brother, help me go to the door and shout that we won't be accepting new guests today. Let them all disperse."

Seeing that Zhou Jing had become a member of the workshop, the guard's attitude became much more respectful, and he followed the instructions and went to the door to persuade people to leave.

Zhou Jing quickly settled the bill for the customers in the store, then took a wooden sign, wrote the slogan "Closed today", hung it at the door, locked the door, and left with Sula in full view of everyone.

The residents of the royal capital who were waiting outside looked at each other and had no choice but to leave. And the news that Bill had joined the workshop spread among the witnesses.

…

Zhou Jing and Sula chatted while walking and inquired about the situation in the workshop.

Although I have used Jason to inquire about it, the information I come into contact with as a hunter and as a craftsman is naturally different.

Soon, he learned the general situation inside the workshop from Sura.

Ordinary workshop members are not tenured. There is an assessment system within the Imperial Workshop, and workshop members have targets. If they fail to complete the annual manufacturing and research and development tasks, their merit will be deducted. Once the merit deduction reaches an intolerable level, they will be

Was fired from the workshop.

Only expert-level and master-level craftsmen in various fields do not need to complete hard targets and can enjoy benefits for life.

Although he had recently become "famous" in the royal capital and had improved a hunter's potion, when entering the Imperial Workshop, he could only skip the apprentice level and start from the standard level.

"No wonder the Imperial Workshop didn't actually test my level. As long as I don't meet the target and my performance is badly deducted, I will automatically pack up and leave." Zhou Jing understood.

In addition to completing targets, there are several ways to gain merit, such as taking the initiative to take on more manufacturing or R&D tasks, or making innovative contributions.

Therefore, the workshop is not entirely based on seniority. It is still dynamic and competitive. Especially for hunter-related projects, meeting the needs of hunters must be the priority, so there is no room for sloppiness.

'This kind of environment where I earn my merits based on my ability is quite suitable for me. At least I can stand out if I have the ability, and I don't have to hang out in circles every day. At most, I am just some experts and master craftsmen occupying the manhole and not shitting. This kind of person should

It's a minority...'

Zhou Jing blinked.

With the abilities of Apostle No. 3 and the characteristics of a workaholic, wouldn’t he be able to defeat his competitors in minutes?

That’s it, it’s decided, damn it!

It's just a pity that my life goal is not to be a technical worker, and my major is not quite suitable... I'd better accumulate skills first, and it shouldn't delay making money.

Zhou Jing suddenly remembered something: "By the way, after joining the workshop, do I have to hand in the new recipes I master?"

When Sula heard this, he knew what Zhou Jing was worried about and said with a smile: "Of course the workshop recommends handing it over. You don't have to worry, the workshop will compensate you."

Zhou Jing asked carefully and roughly understood the situation.

The Terra Empire wants to collect various formulas, and they will not let go of new formulas developed by workshop members.

However, in order to motivate the craftsmen and prevent them from working hard and not innovating, the Imperial Workshop did not adopt the method of handing over for free. Instead, it respected the "intellectual property rights" of the craftsmen and did not declare that the employees' achievements belonged entirely to the workshop just because they occupied the means of production.

...Although many lords do this.

The Imperial Workshop will pay for the new formula and open it for internal learning. When others apply to learn the new formula, the founder can also receive merit and financial rewards.

But on the sales side, the Terra Empire in its primitive era was not so capable of tracking, so there was no sales share.

Generally speaking, handing in the formula means giving up the possibility of monopoly, and you may lose money, but in exchange for achievements in the workshop, more knowledge and a higher status.

The Imperial Workshop values ​​Zhou Jing's improved pain relief potion formula and his own abilities. As for whether the "aphrodisiac" formula should be handed over, the workshop does not force it... Although this thing is very profitable, as a "national brand"

, they still have to take care of their face.

"In this case, I should keep the energy potion formula myself. This business has the potential to develop into a monopoly, and it can be used to achieve my life goals." Zhou Jing's eyes rolled.

The two walked while chatting. They did not go directly to the Imperial Hunter Station, but came to the Imperial Workshop branch in the Furnace District - in fact, this is the headquarters, because the research projects are routine products, which makes them unimportant.

But it is located in the royal capital, so all the files of the workshop members are stored. Anyone who joins must register here.

The two came to the door to report to the guard, and soon someone came out to greet them, and they looked familiar.

Zhou Jing took a closer look and was immediately happy. It happened to be the little old man who rejected him last time.
To be continued...