Instructor Mark: "Okay then, let's read your report number 9. For the na of the potion, you have brilliantly chosen the right answer as always.
As for the ingredients, the first is right, also the second; the third is a mistake. The fourth is also a mistake, and the last one is right.
Excellent, number 9. As always, you are number one in my class.
I will discuss the details of the potion later, but are you sure you don't want to accept my offer number 9??"
No. 9: "It's an honor to be offered such a position, but I have a different goal for my life. Thank you, instructor."
Instructor Mark: "Such a sha and a waste of talent, huh? Well, moving on to number 80, the highlight of the class."
Number 80: "thank you for acknowledging my high intellect"
Instruction mark: "Well genius, let's see, incorrect, incorrect, incorrect, incorrect. Oh, this one is correct. You have managed to ntion one of the ingredients this ti; I'd say that is progress."
No. 17: "For a simpleton it is…"
No. 80: "I feel sorry for him…"
Instructor Mark: "For whom?"
No. 8080: "The poor guy that has to put up with number 17 his whole life…"
Everyone: "Puff, hmmm…"
Number 17's face flushed as she gave number 80 a deadly look.
Everyone tried their best to contain their laughter. Even instructor Mark barely maintained His stoic nature.
Instructor Mark: "Okay then, we have finished. Oh, there's one last report from our new seed number 33; let's see…"
As if he was pulling a consolation prize, instructor Mark took the last paper as he started reading, but sothing unexpected to everyone happened.
Instructor Mark: "What!!! How???"
As he raised his head and looked at Alan as if he had seen a ghost, he then again looked at the report, repeating this action multiple tis as if he was in denial.
Suddenly the huge bald man rushed toward Alan; he grasped him by the shoulders, almost lifting him off the ground.
Instructor Mark: "Did you truly write the answers that I just read? How!! How did you know?"
Everyone was surprised and confused by the sudden outburst.
No. 80: "Instructor, please co down. What happened?"
Instructor Mark: "Answer number 33: did you write every single word on this piece of paper??"
Alan: "Yes, instructor, but you are crushing my shoulders. Could you please calm down??"
Instructor Mark, as if he had woken up from a dream, noticed how excessive his approach was, so he imdiately took a breath and relaxed himself.
Alan: "I indeed did write every single word on this paper. I felt all my seniors conducting their examination on the potion, and I did a rudintary sll test. At that ti I noticed that I had encountered this potion before in my previous line of work, so I wrote the na of the potion and the ingredients."
No. 18: "Instructor, by any chance, did he get everything right?"
Instructor Mark: "He did. The na of the potion and all the ingredients are perfectly listed in his report."
Everyone: "What!!"
Instructor Mark: "Number 33, what did you do for work before you were chosen for this program? In fact, from where I see it, you are too young to be working. I thought you would be in school."
Alan: "I was a student, but I also worked for various reasons. As for my line of work, I was an expert appraiser. For , it was a necessary step if I ever wanted to beco an evolution master in the future, so I took the tests, and I worked under one of the chambers of comrce in my city. I saw this potion before, so I imdiately recognized it."
No. 9: "An expert appraiser!!!"
Even the cold beauty, who is always stoic and indifferent to her surroundings, could not help but be shocked at this mont.
No80: "You're joking, right? A 16-year-old expert appraiser? This must be a record."
Alan: "Sadly, no, I was tied with the previous record for the youngest expert appraiser ever."
Instructor Mark: "Unbelievable, you are already an expert appraiser. At this tender age, why don't you tell us all about this potion?
Alan: "Affirmative, instructor. The potion is nad Scaleshine Resilience Brew (potion).
Enhances the natural defenses of cultivators and beasts. The resistance to physical damage is significant, but it does not provide complete invulnerability. The fire resistance is a secondary effect and less potent.
As for the ingredients:
Serpens crystallis (Crystal Serpent Venom): 3 drops, ethically extracted and neutralized
Petra vitae (Living Stone Moss): A handful, harvested from the Sunstone Caves.
Sol lacrima (Sunstone Tear): 1 perfectly ford gemstone, imbued with sunlight.
Aqua ignis (Fire Spring Water): 250 ml, collected from the volcanic springs of Mount Cinder.
That's all."
Everyone who was watching saw Alan smoothly providing the description for the potion as if their last hour of work was useless in the first place.
Instructor Mark: "Excellent work. I did not expect to find such a pleasant surprise in today's class.
Number 33: You have aspired to beco an evolution master before, and let tell you, every evolution master is an alchemy master.
By becoming one, the road towards becoming an evolution master is smooth sailing.
I have an offer for you. How about transferring you from the seed program to my departnt? I will provide you with the best environnt to study and work and do your experints.
Although I am not an evolution master, I can help you find the way to beco one. What do you say?"
Alan: "Thank you, instructor. But I want to continue in the seed program as for alchemy and my aspiration to beco an evolution master. It can be delayed, and I can work slowly at it.
I would be glad to learn more from you about alchemy."
No. 80: "I see, instructor Mark is the type who always gets rejected, poor man."
Instructor Mark: "What a waste of a talent. What a waste of talent!!!And you, number 80, I will make a request for the lieutenant so you can be a good boy and help test a few potions I have been experinting with lately. Thank you for your contribution to the organization."
No. 80: "Please, sorry, I just have a loud mouth. Please do not put such a request to the lieutenant. Please, please, please!!"
Number nine did not seem to care about anything right now as she was fixated on the new seed. A 16-year-old who was younger than her by many years, yet his talent was so terrifying that he almost caught up to her and the others, even suppressing them in so fields.
Even the rest of the seeds were surprised. At how bizarre this kid's talent is.
Instructor Mark: "Okay then, let's move to the next agenda on our schedule. As you all can see, under the tables there is a small cage that contains the zero-stage beast, Ratatang."
Everyone pulled the small cages that contain the mouse species beast from under the tables.
According to what Alan had studied before, the zero-stage beasts are more like animals than beasts, as they are very weak compared to other beasts; so even call them the failed species that could not benefit from the universal new energy Ena.
Instruction mark: "I have administered five different types of poisons from the last couple of classes that we had. Your task is to provide the lab rats with the right antidote. That ans that you have to make it first from the ingredients at your table. Those who let the lab rats die will fail at this task. The lives of these rats are in your hands, but you have to know that maybe in the future you will be put in a similar position where either your life or your partner's is in danger due to poison, so treat this task seriously."
The previous relaxed atmosphere evaporated, and everyone had a serious look on their face as they began working on the lab rats.
Instructor Mark: "Number 33 I did not bring you one; I'm sorry because I was in full concentration mode the last few weeks on my research.
But don't worry; I have a few in another lab, so wait for here. I will bring you one so you can join everyone in this task."
Alan: "Thank you, instructor."
As instructor Mark left the room, number 80 nudged Alan with his elbow.
No. 80: "Why did you not tell that this was one of your many fields of expertise? Co help a brother out."
Alan: "Nah, by not helping you I'm actually helping you. Just picture yourself in the future against a poison user or a very poisonous, powerful beast, and you do not know how to make any antidote or anything that can slow the poison. What condition will you be in?"
No80: "F*****, you're right, sorry."
Alan: "I know you did not an it. My psych is good; you don't need to worry about , especially after that comfortable ntal care."
No80: "It is good that you are back on track. I also agree with you; whenever I think about the ntal care, I almost want to get tortured again."
Alan: "Just be careful of what you wish for."
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