Chapter 194: The Outstanding Ones Are Prone To Danger
In fact, Chen Chen was not one that was easily shaken.
However, after queuing up, he discovered that if he beca just a foreign aid cultivator, he wouldn’t have the opportunity to enter the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. He would only get so concessions in the elixir stores of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, let alone gain access to the alchemists.
That wouldn’t satisfy his needs at all.
What did he co to the Eastern Border for?
First, of course, he wanted to perfectly maximize the effects of the tracking system to track for greater resources.
Secondly, he wanted to find so talents.
Talents who were good at alchemy were too scarce in number. Elixirs were necessary for the rapid developnt of a force.
In order to ensure a long-term, stable supply of elixirs, a clan must have its own alchemists.
‘I am doing this for the developnt of the two countries. It is not the sa as a traitor who defects to a villain for his own benefits. I am doing this for the greater good!’
After Chen Chen comforted himself, he began to be influenced by the people around him and started to seem innocent.
“Chen Chen, wait here for a while.”
The little girl in green pointed behind her and continued to work.
When Yuan Qingtian saw that Chen Chen had suddenly changed his mind, he imdiately beca anxious and hurriedly asked, “Little Sister, can I join the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan too?”
If Chen Chen wanted to join another clan, he couldn’t fall far behind!
“What kind of spiritual dicine is this?”
“Viridis?” Yuan Qingtian asked.
“Get lost!”
The little girl in green pointed to the main road next to him and ordered coldly.
Seeing this, Chen Chen quickly stood up and said, “This is my younger brother. He’s not going to join the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, but can you let him follow ?”
“He’s your brother?” The little girl in green was skeptical because the difference in their aura was drastic.
“Yes...”
“Not your biological one, huh?”
Chen Chen answered casually, “He’s actually my cousin.”
“I knew it. He looks so diocre... How can he be your biological brother? Forget it, just let him tag along if he wants.” The little girl in green clothes waved her tiny hand, as if she was in control of the authority.
Hearing this, Yuan Qingtian stood behind Chen Chen, lowering his head and beginning to draw circles in the air.
It was repeatedly proven that Chen Chen was not soone he could be on par with.
...
About another hour passed.
The team that was recruiting disciples probably recruited 40 or 50 people.
They used the sa thod as the young girl in green did, and that was to make the applicants identify the dicinal herbs that they showed them. As for Yuan Qingtian, who was entirely clueless, he was chased away right on the spot.
Seeing that the number of people recruited had more or less reached the quota, the young girl in green handed over the work to others. She then led a group of people towards a huge building next to the huge tripod.
There were 50 neatly arranged tables in the large building, on which there were plenty of dicinal herbs. There were at least 200 types of herbs!
Seeing this large room that looked like an examination hall, Chen Chen sighed with relief.
He was definitely a connoisseur in identifying spiritual dicine.
As the saying went, practice makes perfect. He dealt with treasures everyday, and in order to make sure that he didn’t miss a good one, he had already read and morized the contents of the thick book given to him by his master Xiao Wuyou.
Hence, he could recognize most of the dicinal herbs on the table at a glance.
That gave him more confidence.
The others also had different expressions when they saw the table of herbs. So looked nervous, so looked horrified, and there were a few who were full of confidence.
A few monts later, Chen Chen ca to the palace hall.
As soon as they sat down, all of them began to carefully examine the herbs on the table.
Regardless of the requirents of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, he just had to identify all the herbs for now.
Just as the crowd started to get busy, a green-robed middle-aged man walked in, a rather gentle smile on his face.
“Haha! Everyone, don’t be impatient. The test is not just as simple as identifying dicinal materials.
“As you all know, alchemy is all about maximizing the dicinal properties of various spiritual dicines and mixing them together to make sure they complent each other.
“So, the most important thing when it cos to testing a person for alchemy is to see if they are sensitive to the dicinal properties of spiritual dicine. Everyone, there are more than 200 types of dicinal herbs in front of you, all of which contain different attributes. Please classify them according to their respective attributes, naly gold, wood, water, fire and earth. You have a ti limit of one hour, and there are no restrictions on the thods used.”
Hearing these words, all fifty people present had a drastic change in expression.
Being able to identify the herbs didn’t an that one knew of its attributes. There were thousands of herbs in this world, and it would be good enough to know most of them. How could they possibly study all of them in depth and morize the properties of each herb?
The middle-aged man ignored the group’s horror and lit an incense stick at the entrance.
When they saw the incense stick, the crowd couldn’t care less and started to pick and choose among the 200 kinds of dicinal herbs while sweating profusely. So even tried to taste them.
However, in half a minute, soone was carried out because he had taken the dicine indiscriminately and ended up foaming at the mouth while collapsing onto the ground.
However, there were a few who were doing well, although they seed grim. At least they weren’t completely clueless.
The way they tasted the herbs was very professional too, as they rely nibbled on it to get a quick taste.
Looking at the few of them, the middle-aged alchemist nodded slightly with a heartened smile.
Chen Chen looked at the pile of dicinal herbs in front of him and frowned. Of course, he wouldn’t taste them because they were too poor in quality. There were too many impurities that could affect his health.
“System, where are the tallic dicinal herbs within a two-ter radius?”
“There’s a Golden Sword Herb half a ter to the left, and an Iron Heart Chrysanthemum one ter to the right...”
“System, where are the tallic dicinal herbs within a two-ter radius?”
“The Wooden Spirit Mushroom at the right...”
...
“System, where are the tallic dicinal herbs within a two-ter radius?”
...
“Okay, it’s done.”
Chen Chen classified the dical herbs in satisfaction, only to realize that there were a few herbs that didn’t have any tallic attributes.
He couldn’t be bothered anymore. The first thing one would do after finishing an exam was of course see how others did.
However, he was horrified when he looked up!
The reason being only 1/5 of the burning incense stick outside was left, yet the others were still busy. Even the fastest few had classified less than 30 types of dicinal herbs.
They probably wouldn’t be able to complete the task even after the ti was up.
‘His behavior seems a bit exaggerated. Even if I don’t cheat, I can make it to the top three.’
Chen Chen was a little embarrassed and anxious, subconsciously wanting to ss up the position of a few dicinal herbs to create so errors.
He could co in first place, but he couldn’t be too terrifying. He still had to return to the two nations in the future. What if the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan refused to let him go?
However, before he could even touch a dicinal herb, soone grabbed his wrist.
He looked up to see that it was the middle-aged alchemist.
The middle-aged alchemist looked at the neatly sorted herbs on the table with a smile on his face, his eyes glistening.
‘This kid seems to be sorting dicinal herbs very quickly, and to be precise, it’s quite scary. As an Essence Soul realm powerhouse, how could I have not noticed it?’
“Are you... An alchemist?”
“No...” Chen Chen answered truthfully.
“How did you classify these dicinal herbs so quickly?” the middle-aged alchemist asked.
Chen Chen listened in silence.
‘How can he say that? He even talked about cheating.’
Who would have thought that this would be a difficult problem? He was so imrsed in it that he accidentally went a little overboard with the acting.
Chen Chen secretly cursed everyone else for being incompetent and accentuating his outstanding brilliance.
“I... I can just sense it.”
After thinking for a long ti, Chen Chen finally gave a sowhat plausible, but untrue answer.
The middle-aged alchemist’s eyes lit up even more as he continued to ask, “Did you just try to deliberately disrupt the classification and create a mistake? Why did you do that?”
Chen Chen’s Adam’s apple moved a little and he looked extrely nervous.
“My father... Once told
a piece of wisdom. The brilliant ones tend to be killed first. It’s better to keep a low profile. Otherwise... Others will get jealous of .”
Hearing this, the middle-aged man could not help but laugh out loud, causing the people around him to give him the side-eye.
“The outstanding ones tend to be destroyed first. Haha! You’re really interesting, kid! Unfortunately, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan has countless outstanding figures, so you won’t be destroyed!”
“Is that so... I’ve made a fool of myself then...”
Chen Chen’s face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed as the middle-aged alchemist hurriedly pulled him over.
“You’ll find out once you co with . Hehe! When you reach the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, feel free to show off all the skills you have. If anyone gets jealous and tries to kill you, I’ll take it that I’ve lost!”
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