Chapter 698 641: Facts Speak Louder Than Words, Pill Pavilion Internal Affairs Bureau

The Spirit Medicine Tower had a lot of business to handle. Even though Yang Chan was only responsible for the Intermediate Pharmacists, a great many people were involved.

Spirit Medicine applications, Elixir exchanges, contribution point tallies—these were just a few of the many tasks. Not a single one could afford any mistakes. Since so many people were involved, one error could throw all the accounts into disarray.

It was much like a bank, with the Spirit Medicines and Elixirs acting as currency. The stronger a Pharmacist's Ability, the more Spirit Medicines they consumed and the more Elixirs they handled.

This entire workload was distributed among the Spirit Medicine Tower staff, which naturally led to a lot of business and various dedicated positions to manage it all.

And now, the sum of all these duties fell under Yang Chan's responsibility.

Fang Zhi'an didn't just dump everything on Yang Chan from the start. Instead, he took it slow, guiding him through the responsibilities and explaining some of his own methods for handling things.

Of course, there were some things he couldn't handle perfectly. After all, he hadn't been the acting Steward of the Spirit Medicine Tower for very long himself. He had only managed to keep things in order by relying on his familiarity with the tower's operations and his general experience in administration.

His handling of certain matters wasn't ideal, but of course, that was also related to his personal work habits.

No two people are exactly alike, so naturally, no two people handle things in the exact same way.

Yang Chan absorbed the details of the handover and Fang Zhi'an's methods, committing them to memory. After all, for the foreseeable future, these would be the matters he had to handle personally.

Even after Han Bingyu passed her Pharmacist assessment and joined the Spirit Medicine Tower, she would still need time to get familiar with its operations. During that process, he would naturally need to stand behind her and offer his support. Otherwise, a mere Basic Level Pharmacist wouldn't be able to command respect.

During the handover, Yang Chan also noticed that Fang Zhi'an's heartbeat would change whenever he mentioned certain people. Yang Chan committed these names and faces to memory, knowing they were just a fraction of the full picture.

According to Fang Zhi'an, the plan was to spend seven days explaining the people and affairs of the Spirit Medicine Tower to Yang Chan. This would be followed by another three days of assisting him as he familiarized himself with the operations. In total, the handover would take ten days, providing a decent buffer period.

This was actually quite generous. In contrast, when Fang Zhi'an had taken over as the acting Steward, there had been no buffer period at all.

Yang Chan was in a much better position than Fang Zhi'an had been.

After getting familiar with the personnel and workings of the Spirit Medicine Tower, Yang Chan appeared inside the tower, observing the staff as they handled their tasks.

Most Pharmacists came to the Spirit Medicine Tower to collect medicines. A few came to turn in completed tasks issued by the tower, but this was less common, as most tasks were handled over at the Pill Pavilion Internal Affairs Bureau.

"Huh? I didn't expect him to actually be with the Spirit Medicine Tower. He's a new face; I've never seen him before!"

The Basic Level Pharmacist who had earlier reminded Yang Chan that this was the Spirit Medicine Tower was surprised to see him now standing in the area designated for Intermediate Pharmacists.

"A new Genius Pharmacist is supposed to be joining the Spirit Medicine Tower today... that gives me an idea."

The eyes of Pharmacist Zhao—the one who had been watching the spectacle and had wanted to bet that Yang Chan would be out of the Spirit Medicine Tower within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea—suddenly widened.

He had suggested that bet because he'd guessed Yang Chan was just a newly promoted Basic Level Pharmacist.

But seeing where Yang Chan was standing now, that guess was completely overturned.

"You're saying..."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the Basic Level Pharmacist behind him, who had also been watching the spectacle, went wide as well.

For the past few days, word of a new Genius Pharmacist in the Pill Pavilion had naturally spread. After passing the Third Level Alchemist assessment, he was made the Steward of the Spirit Medicine Tower directly. It was a meteoric rise—the very goal countless Pharmacists aspired to.

"That's right. Pharmacist Yang Chan. He passed the Third Level Alchemist assessment on his first try, and he even produced a Top Quality elixir!"

Pharmacist Zhao found it hard to believe, but the facts spoke for themselves!

Furthermore, Yang Chan was currently in the Intermediate Pharmacist service area, but he was standing in the master position, as if on an inspection tour. That wasn't something an ordinary person could do.

Combined with Yang Chan's youth and the news that the Spirit Medicine Tower had already announced he would be the new Steward, it was easy to put two and two together.

Most new faces in the Pill Pavilion were newly promoted Basic Level Pharmacists, but sometimes, there were exceptions.

Like Yang Chan.

The few Basic Level Pharmacists glanced at each other, but with a silent, mutual understanding, none of them mentioned their earlier desire to watch a show.

If he had been a newly promoted Basic Level Pharmacist, they could have enjoyed watching him flail about. But this was the Steward of the Spirit Medicine Tower, a Third Level Alchemist. His status and position were worlds above those of mere Basic Level Pharmacists like them.

In the face of such a person, they could only show respect, not the attitude of a spectator. Otherwise, they would be the only ones to suffer the consequences.

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"Thank you, Pharmacist Fang. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again tomorrow."

Time flew by. At the end of the day, Fang Zhi'an had barely had a moment to sit and rest while he was handing things over to Yang Chan, so Yang Chan cupped his fist in thanks.

Even though it was an assigned task, the man had been extremely thorough with the handover, which saved Yang Chan a great deal of effort.

Whether this was just the man's usual habit or an attempt to get on his good side, Yang Chan was happy either way.

It was just like when he had chosen to rely on Chiyu Peak to integrate into the Merak Sacred Land. Now, Fang Zhi'an was the perfect person to help him integrate into the Spirit Medicine Tower. Since he was one of Pavilion Master Bai Keyi's men, he posed no threat to Yang Chan—at least for the time being.