Snape was indifferent and, without waiting for Hao Yun's reply, turned and left the Gryffindor common room.
Chapter 283 Pit One: Persnepp
Despite his many doubts, Hao Yun eventually followed Snape to the headmaster's office.
Upon arriving at the headmaster's office, Snape pushed open the door and went inside.
"I've brought the person. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Dumbledore looked up, glanced at Snape, and spoke.
"Don't rush off yet, I have something to tell you."
Hao Yun, who came along with them, sat down opposite Dumbledore without any hesitation.
"What do you need me for?"
"Give me another pill."
Dumbledore didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to ask for the elixir.
"It's all gone, I ate it all."
Hao Yun spread his hands, indicating that he could not help.
"Really, that's all?"
Dumbledore glanced at Hao Yun and found that the amount of magic power in his body was almost the same as that of a professor.
"Could the pills you refine be taken repeatedly?"
Hao Yun nodded, "Yes, but the effects decrease with each dose."
Dumbledore narrowed his eyes. If it could be taken repeatedly, then the value of this elixir must be extremely high.
If Hao Yun were to use this elixir for evil purposes, he could create a large number of professor-level wizards in a short period of time.
"I've taken all the pills. If nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Hao Yun jumped off the chair and prepared to go to the kitchen to get something to eat.
"Don't rush off yet. I have something to tell you about the pills."
Dumbledore called out to Hao Yun, and then beckoned to Snape.
"Snape has some questions he'd like to ask you about alchemy. You two can talk here."
Snape frowned slightly, but eventually walked over.
"Your pills are very good. I'd like to see you refine another batch. I'll provide the materials."
Snape did not participate in the alchemy process, so he did not know the details of it. Relying solely on Dumbledore's descriptions, it would be difficult for Snape to decipher its secrets.
The wondrous Eastern alchemy was something Snape had researched before, but there were no detailed records in the book.
Now that someone who knows alchemy has appeared, Snape is eager to learn from him.
"Yes, but you might not have the herbs I need."
After hearing Hao Yun's words, Snape, without saying a word, pulled Hao Yun toward his room where he stored herbs.
Are you looking down on me, Snape? No, I don't have any herbs!
After the two left, Dumbledore frowned in thought, but soon his brow relaxed.
He had seen all the medicinal materials Hao Yun used to refine pills before. They were all rare medicinal materials. Some of them were even unknown to everyone. People thought they were precious flowers and herbs, so they couldn't buy them.
The scarcity of medicinal materials means that this elixir cannot be mass-produced.
Snipe pulled Hao Yun along and quickly headed towards the basement.
As the two were walking, they happened to run into students leaving get out of class.
When the Gryffindor students saw Hao Yun being taken away by Snape, they all speculated that Hao Yun had done something bad again.
Less than a month into the semester, the principal and several professors had contacted Hao Yun countless times.
Especially a few days ago, the principal and Professor Sprout were so angry that they thought Hao Yun was going to be expelled.
The first-year wizard spread the news that Hao Yun had skipped class many times, which further boosted Hao Yun's popularity.
The twin brothers even opened a betting pool.
"Let's open a betting pool. Everyone, guess whether Hao Yun will be expelled this time!"
"The odds of dropping out are 1:1. If you are not expelled, but your college grade is reduced by less than 30 points, the odds are 2:1. If it is more than 30 points, the odds are 3:1!"
George and Fred were quite prominent figures at Hogwarts. Whenever they opened their betting pool, everyone who liked to join in the fun would rush over to place their bets.
"How can you do this? Aren't Hao Yun and you good friends?"
Hermione, who was passing by, saw the twin brothers shouting and yelled angrily at them.
George and Fred chuckled; they didn't think Hao Yun would be punished.
During this period of school opening, Hao Yun skipped classes, went out at night, and stole herbs from the professor. If it were someone else, even if they weren't expelled, they would still lose several hundred points.
But Hao Yun not only didn't lose any points, he also got 30 extra points.
"We trust Hao Yun. You wouldn't understand the friendship between men."
Hermione glared at the two of them, snorted coldly, and turned to leave with her book in her arms.
Ron, standing nearby, couldn't help but mutter, "She really loves to meddle in other people's business, but Hao Yun being taken away by Snape can't be anything good."
In recent times, Snape has become the villain in the eyes of Ron and Harry Potter.
Harry Potter, in particular, would tremble at the mere mention of Potions.
"I hope he's alright, let's go back quickly."
Harry Potter and Ron returned to the common room and played Wizard's Chess.
Hao Yun followed Snape to the room where herbs were stored, and Snape spoke first.
"Take whatever you need. If it's not in here, I'll go buy it now."
Hao Yun glanced at Snape, nodded, and started walking around the room.
It has to be said that Snape was really rich; the herbs stored in his room were probably worth tens of thousands of Galleons.
After some searching, Hao Yun found quite a few good things.
For example, a well-preserved century-old blood ginseng is extremely rare. It's already rare to encounter a blood ginseng in a low-magic world, let alone a century-old one.
Hao Yun glanced at Snape and, seeing that he wasn't staring at him, prepared to hide some of his own things and take them with him.
Have all the necessary herbs been found?
Seeing that Hao Yun hadn't moved for a while, Snape urged him on.
"It'll be soon!"
Hao moved quickly and packed up all the top-grade herbs.
"We've made our choice, let's go."
Hao Yun carried his small backpack to Snape. Snape glanced at Hao Yun and then looked at the medicine shelf.
What tools do you need for alchemy?
"The alchemy furnace is so powerful that it will grant any request; just come inside and leave."
Snape nodded, signaling Hao Yun to lead the way.
When the two arrived at the Room of Requirement, Snape's emotions were slightly complicated, but his expression quickly returned to its usual calm.
Hao Yun silently prayed to himself, "I need an alchemy furnace, I need an alchemy furnace."
Upon entering the House of Requirement, one finds an alchemical furnace standing within.
"Should I use a fire spell?"
Snape stood beside the alchemy furnace, wand in hand.
Hao Yun shook his head. He had been lacking spiritual energy before, but now that he was at the Foundation Establishment stage, refining pills was no problem for him.
"No need, you can just watch from the side."
Opening the package, Hao Yun selected two herbs, opened the alchemy furnace, and threw them inside.
Hao Yun made a hand seal and exhaled a breath of Samadhi Fire.
Standing to the side, Snape looked at the strange flames under the furnace and began to wonder what kind of spell it was and why he had never seen it before.
After thinking for a long time, Snape finally decided to ask.
"What kind of curse is this?"
Hao Yun replied without looking up, "This is a special magic used in Eastern alchemy. Before, I wasn't strong enough, so I could only ask Dumbledore to help control the fire."
Snape didn't ask any further questions; he planned to go back and check the records to see if there were any relevant accounts.
The alchemy process officially began. This time, Hao Yun was refining pills differently from the last time, using better materials. Hao Yun planned to refine a batch of potent medicine.
The main ingredient is century-old blood ginseng, supplemented by six mild herbs, plus two herbs that can enhance the medicinal properties of blood ginseng.
With the successful refining of this batch of pills, Hao Yun felt that after consuming them, his cultivation level would rise as rapidly as if riding a rocket.
Chapter 284 Guiding Snape in Alchemy
Snape, who watched Hao Yun refine pills the whole time, couldn't help but nod as he observed Hao Yun's skillful techniques.
The medicinal properties of the herbs in the alchemy furnace were fully activated, and Hao Yun quickly threw the blood ginseng into it.
With the medicinal properties combined, Hao Yun began adding auxiliary drugs.
All nine herbs were put into the furnace, and Hao Yun increased the heat to allow the medicinal properties to quickly blend.
When the master apothecary Snape compared Hao Yun's alchemy skills with his own pharmaceutical techniques, he suddenly realized that Eastern alchemy had many advantages.