"Hmph, you called a young maiden yet you dared to slap so stop being a hypocrite already," Daphne Callia snorted as she retrieved her own cauldron.
BANG!
The cauldron was massive and based on the craftsmanship of the cauldron where it's golden with many tiny symbols carved into it was enough to bring Zen's cauldron into sha.
"I-Isn't that a bit too overboard on a cauldron?" Zen asked nervously since he could easily lose this alchemist face-off because of the quality of the cauldron.
His cauldron was extrely basic and was provided to him by Cecilia. Hence, he was already at a disadvantage before the match even began.
"Shouldn't you swap to a cauldron of similar quality like mine to guarantee fairness," Zen said as he wished to balance the match.
However, Daphne Callia rely stuck her tongue out at Zen and replied, "A good cauldron is also a duty of an alchemist so why should I swap to another cauldron to match your incapability."
Zen twitched his mouth slightly and his eyes soon brimd with determination to bring down her haughty tone and behavior.
'Just wait till I spank your butt when I demolished your alchemy completely with a beginner cauldron,' Zen exclaid inwardly to use his utmost effort into refining a better pill than Daphne Callia.
Before the match could begin, Daphne Callia glanced at Zen and asked, "What kind of pill are we refining? Don't say I'm bullying you too much because I'm going to let you decide on the pill."
Zen sneered at her so-called generosity because he could guess her intention for letting him choose the pill.
If he chose an easy pill then Daphne Callia would definitely make fun of him and if he chose a difficult pill then Daphne Callia would have an excuse to say he chose one that is best for himself.
Either scenario would result in him losing in the argunt whether he wins the face-off or not.
'Such insidious scheming tactics.' Zen cursed inwardly as he knew his inference was on the mark when he saw the evil grin on her face.
'Heh, you must really think I'm just an impulsive lady without any brain cells. That is what I would prove you wrong and make you bow down to when I win,' Daphne Callia exclaid inwardly as she gazed at Zen.
Zen could only clench his fist tightly as he pondered on what type of pill to refine.
Although he has barely practiced any alchemy ever since coming to the Jade Kingdom, he was experienced enough to refine at least 20 pills by himself.
Zen felt like crying when he rembered the torturous road of alchemy when his face kept being blasted by black smoke during the ti his cauldron exploded.
Not to ntion the constant teasing from Cecilia at his failure as she flaunted her skills in refining the pills he failed.
"Have you decided on the pill already? Why are you taking your ti like a woman now?" Daphne Callia complained as she rushed Zen to decide on a pill.
Zen ignored her remark and continued to recall which pill he had the most successful rate on.
After a full minute of thinking, Zen decided to go for the most basic pill ever.
"For the pill we must refine I've decided on the Mana Recovering pill," Zen said slowly and Daphne Callia almost fell down for the pill they must refine.
"You're joking, right? The Mana Recovering pill is the most basic pill an alchemist must learn to refine before moving on to a more difficult pill." Daphne Callia uttered as she wanted to confirm if Zen was just teasing again.
However, Zen shook his head and grinned, "So what if the Mana Recovering pill is the most basic. Are you scared of refining it and want to back off now?"
Zen's provocation was effective as Daphne Callia snorted in response.
"Since you wanted to dig a hole for your grave then I mind as well bury you completely," Daphne Callia shouted as she began to take out the herb ingredient for the Mana Recovering pill.
Since the pill was the most basic, any alchemist with a little bit of achievent would have the ingredients for it already.
After all, it doesn't require any high-end ingredient and the component for the pill could be found everywhere in nature.
Thus, the pill was extrely common and not expensive at all where any family could afford to purchase one.
However, to her surprise, Zen opened his hand and glanced at her.
"Why are you opening your hand?"
Daphne Callia asked since she had already begun arranging the ingredients whereas Zen was still standing there without any movent.
"Obviously, I'm asking you to provide with so ingredients since I don't have any for the Mana Recovering pill," Zen replied with a nonchalant expression.
Daphne Callia almost vomited blood from his reply as he was asking her for the ingredient without any sha.
"A-Are you freaking serious? You decided on a pill but you don't even have the ingredient for it." Daphne Callia shouted in anger as he was getting more and more unbelievable.
Zen shrugged his shoulders as he didn't want to explain how he wasted all of the ingredients and was too stingy to stock up more.
'Alchemist is too costly and it's not worth buying more ingredients when I don't even need the pill.' Zen exclaid inwardly and stood still.
If Daphne Callia refused to provide him with ingredients then by default, she would have won but given her personality, Daphne Callia would never accept such a result.
Hence, Zen knew she would definitely provide him with free ingredients no matter what.
"Hmph, you better pay back for the ingredient afterward," Daphne Calla yelled as she retrieved so more ingredients in her spatial ring before throwing them toward Zen.
Zen smiled happily as he grabbed the ingredient with his hand. 'Heh, you can expect to receive my money in another 10,000 years.'
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