Evan nodded and described the sensation he experienced when Gavin was battling the Snowfield Bear. After listening, Gavin looked at him skeptically. "That really is strange. Give it a try," she said.
Of course, Evan was eager to try. He took out the Fire-Burning Furnace and slotted Gavin's pill furnace into its designated groove. As expected, the two merged seamlessly, and the four fire dragons surged into the expanded space, letting out excited roars.
Sensing the four fire dragons' excitement, Gavin commented, "Looks like they're really thrilled."
"Yeah, and here's some good news: it looks like I can use my own furnace again," Evan said. He wasn't sure why, but as soon as Gavin's pill furnace was docked, he found his own two pill furnaces could now be freely removed.
Gavin's curiosity was piqued. "Oh? That's great. With your own pill furnace, refining will be much smoother for you."
Evan smiled. "Exactly. I'll get ready now." He took out the Fire-Heaven Furnace from the Fire-Burning Furnace, checked the six female statues inside for anything unusual, found nothing, and turned his attention to testing the pill furnace's alchemy capabilities. After confirming there were no changes, he said, "I'll warm up by refining a few ordinary pills. You can watch from the side."
Gavin nodded, so Evan started casually refining pills with his furnace. The first batch produced over seventy supreme-grade pills. Gavin was delighted, but to Evan, it was nothing special. He just shook his head, saying, "Still not good enough," and kept going.
The second batch produced over a hundred pills, but Evan still wasn't satisfied. Gavin watched, at a loss for words. Evan continued, pushing from seventy to over two hundred pills in a single batch. Only then did he stop and say, "That's about right."
"You're honestly terrifying. I never imagined you could do this," Gavin couldn't help but say.
"I just haven't refined pills in a while. This batch is nothing special," Evan replied with a smile.
"Who is your master? How could anyone teach you such terrifying pill-refining skills?" Gavin asked, her tone filled with shock and suspicion.
"I'm self-taught," Evan said with a smile.
"Self-taught? What exactly did you study?" Gavin looked at Evan skeptically—this was too much, self-taught and still so skilled? Evan smiled, "It was a scripture, called the Alchemy Canon."
"Alchemy Canon? Why does that sound so familiar?" Gavin muttered.
"You know it?" Evan was surprised—this was the first time he'd heard someone recognize the Alchemy Canon.
"Let me think... I remember hearing about it from my father when I was young, but I forgot the details. I just know he mentioned the Alchemy Canon," Gavin said.
Evan was surprised; he hadn't expected anyone else to know about the Alchemy Canon. Looks like he'll have to ask her father for advice when he gets the chance.
"I'll ask your father about it when I get the chance. For now, I need to prepare for pill refinement. Please protect me while I refine," Evan said, knowing he couldn't be distracted and needed Gavin's help as a guardian.
Gavin nodded, so Evan took out his Fire-Heaven Furnace, controlled the Sacred Flame, and began preheating the pill furnace. Even preheating had to be perfectly even, so Evan spent more than half a day preparing. He then added the pre-prepared medicinal ingredients and started simmering.
Watching Evan's strange pill-refining method, Gavin muttered inwardly, "That really is a weird technique. Could it really be from the Alchemy Canon?"