Chapter 2 Promotion Assessment

Please collect and red tickets!

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Before entering the steeple, Oleve coughed, reached out to smooth the folds on the robe, and whispered to Leo, "Keep your distance from me!"

Li Ou was stunned for a moment, but then he found that Oliver's stiff face was completely deliberately pretended. "Bastard," Li Ou gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Do you think the group of guys in this don't know our relationship?"

"Isn't it always done on the surface?" Oleph said carelessly, "Unless you want me to carry the punishment on your back."

Pretold. Li Ou thought. He looked at Oliver for a while, but the other party held his head high without thinking. All right." Leo finally surrendered. Then he followed Olev with an upright and solemn expression and entered the open spire.

What you can see is a large hall. On both sides of the hall is a motionless mithril metal guard. The sunlight shines through the colored glass windows, making their bodies shine, reflecting colorful light as bright as heaven. In the hall, the air shook slightly, stimulating a cool breeze, mixed with a uniform magic wave, spreading through an ancient and sophisticated magic array in front of Leo.

Seror Alchemists stood in front of the circular array. Their chest is uniformly pinned with a balance badge, and the flamingo constellation on * represents their class: 11th-level alchemist. They have been called mentors. In front of them, there were more than a dozen alchemy apprentices in gray tight suits standing around, looking at Leo with vigilant eyes.

The alchemist has a pinch of neatly groomed goatees. In his middle age, he wore a dark green linen gown and a fluffy scarlet trousers. Several belts firmly tied the loose cuffs and the hem of the gown, revealing his slightly fat body.

"Liou, you are the last one again." He opened his mouth with a little helplessness.

Li Ou spread out his hands and said, "I was so excited last night that I didn't fall asleep, so I got up late today."

He didn't expect that the alchemy teacher Vernan Lac would be in charge of this exam. No wonder Oleph seems to draw a clear line. Because Vernanlac is not only Ovie's father, but also Leo's father's good friend. He often took care of one or two after the death of Leo's parents. Most of the alchemy problems encountered by Leo were solved with the help of Vernanlak. It can be said that he is also Li Ou's alchemist tutor. Therefore, when he heard Li Ou's clumsy reason, he just waved his hand helplessly. Forget it." He said, "Fortunately, you are not only not absent, but also not late this time. Stand here, and the exam will start right away."

"Hmm." Li Ou nodded and quickly stood in the team of more than a dozen alchemist apprentices. His eyes wandered secretly and quickly among the alchemists around him, looking for the real opponent in this exam.

Most of Leo's opponents come from the affiliated colleges of the Creators Guild. He knew that those guys looked down on him and thought he was a fool who couldn't even memorize the alchemy formula. Of course, Leo will not face them. He has always criticized the old-fashioned teaching methods of the Alchemy Academy. In his opinion, they have lost the creativity advocated by the Creators Association and have become workers on the assembly line.

Although they disappointed Leo. However, there is still an alchemy apprentice who raised Leo's vigilance. Because Leo recognizes him - Andrewson. His father owns an alchemy shop and is a colleague on the same street. Their family always wants to annex the property left by Leo's father for Leo and expand it into their store. Obviously, Andrewson, who has been training since he was a child, will be Leo's strong enemy to win the first place.

Andrewson seemed to feel Leo's eyes. He turned his head and made an insulting gesture to Leo, and the provocative meaning was self-evident. Leo withdrew his sight as if he hadn't seen it. He felt that there was no need to fight with an insatiable and arrogant bastard. He will let Andrewson know thoroughly who is the winner who tramples the opponent under his feet.

At this time, Vernanlak said to Oliver after a discussion with the alchemists around him, "Oref, let Eliza come and take charge of the record of this exam."

Oleve shrugged his shoulders at Leo with an expression of "I knew it would be like this". Then disappeared into the hall. After a while of waiting, Oliver came out with a girl with a few freckles on her cheeks. She combed her fluffy wavy hair, and her tender face was full of tension. She followed Olephe and stood in front of Vernanlak.

"Alyssa, you are responsible for recording." Vinan Lac said again.

"Hmm." The girl lowered her head and made a lovely nasal sound like a mosquito.

"Don't be nervous. All you have to do is record the scores assessed by me and other tutors. This is a very easy job.

"Hmm."

The girl's reaction obviously gave Vinan Lac a headache. His hand waved weakly in the air, and finally hung down. He sighed and simply announced the beginning of the exam.

First of all, Leo and his competitors will have a written test. The exam questions are not difficult for Leo. After all, this is just a formal alchemist's promotion assessment. He answered all the questions easily.

When Vernan Lac and several other alchemists made judgments and recorded the score by Eliza, Vernan Lac immediately announced the content of the second exam - the preparation of a medicine.

They were taken to a small compartment separately. There is a perfect alchemy platform in each compartment. The compartment has three walls, and only one side is open, so that the tutors can review every step they take when making potions and make accurate judgments.

Li Ou stood in front of the alchemy table and carefully looked at the alchemy materials prepared for them by the Creators Association. Jincus, kapok, sunflower, five-leaf red - some common plants, of course, there are also some cinnabar and mercury. Using these raw materials can produce more than a dozen different potions with different effects. If the purity is high enough, it is also possible to make medium-grade potions. However, they only have half an hour. This time is also a little insufficient for Leo, let alone others.

Li Ou thought for a moment and quickly determined the medicine of his choice and began to make it.

One piece of kapok, six parts of five-leaf red, two parts of Kudzu... were put into the flask by Li Ou, then added strong alcohol as the substrate, boiled and purified on the alcohol lamp. Ten minutes later, Li Ou poured a portion of mercury into the flask. The boiling brown ** is like being enchanted and calmed down in an instant; the turbid sticky material full of raw material debris precipitates a slightly green clear ** in the blink of an eye. The residues and pharmaceuticals are distinct. Although Leo was not the first to see this miraculous phenomenon, he still marveled at it and made him tirelessly indulge in the unparalleled charm of alchemy.

Half an hour later, Leo walked out of the cubicle.

He looked relaxed and swept over his competitors around him one by one. He found that every alchemist had the joy of success on his face, and at least two-thirds of them looked depressed. Their hands are empty. Obviously, they have been eliminated and lost their qualification to advance this year.

When the loser left the spire, Vernanlac and his companions began to evaluate the potions in Leo's hands one by one.

"Wealantas." Vernanlak showed a touch of surprise. He raised his head and said, "Good job, Leo."

Li Ou nodded humbly. He was not complacent about Vernanlak's praise, because his strength was more than that. Moreover, Andrewson, who stayed by his side, was not inferior. The potion he made is Tag Gru Lightning. A medicine that can improve the reaction power in a short time. For many soldiers, it is a necessity in battle. He was also praised.

Soon, the alchemists completed the identification and returned the medicine to their respective hands.

"Congratulations. Now, you are a member of the Creators Guild and a formal alchemist. Vernanlac said loudly, "However, there is another assessment next. It is the real test. Only after passing it can you have your own stalls and shops in Ainblo. Given that the danger of the assessment is fatal enough, you have the right to opt out.

Liou has long aimed at the top name of the assessment, and Vernanlak's warning is purely superfluous for him. As for the others... Leo expected that Andrewson had the same purpose as him. Sure enough, Andrewson showed a gloomy look and did not hide his hostility to Leo. The only five alchemy apprentices gathered together whispered and argued in a low voice, as if they were going to advance and retreat together.

After a debate, the alchemy apprentices agreed.

"Since they haven't quit, we won't give up!"

Vennanlak looked at the alchemists, and they seemed to want to stop these alchemist apprentices from being irrationally impulsive. However, a dark-haired teenager stood up, straightened his waist and said firmly, "We have decided."

"greed and ignorance are the most dangerous enemies." Vernanlak said, "Even so, do you want to participate?"

He waved to Eliza to bring a life-and-death contract. The content of the contract frightened the alchemist apprentices, as if they had stepped into the kingdom of death with one foot. The flame-like red font is powerful, but it can't hide the frightening blood.

"I, I want to... quit..."

Immediately, two alchemy apprentices were full of fear of the unknown assessment and hurriedly chose to quit.

"A timid guy!" The dark-haired teenager cursed in a low voice, "I won't quit!" He said loudly.

"Liu, Andrewson, what about you?" Vernanlak asked.

"I don't want to wait another two years." Li Ou repeated what he had said before.

"I can't wait either." Andrewson turned his head and looked at Leo and said with his mouth open, "Liou, I can't wait to get your property. It's just a piece of rotten wood in your hand.

"Well, I'll wait." Leo didn't seem to care. Because he knew that as long as Andrewson was suppressed and performed well, Andrewson and his father's conspiracy would never succeed.

Seeing that their decision would not change, Vernanlak sighed slightly and said in a tone like a prayer, "Everyone should be responsible for what they have done. I hope that when you get old, you won't regret today's decision. Come with me." He said that he took them to the silver-shining circular array. On both sides of the phalanx stood the mithril guards, with several weapon racks in front of them. Pick a weapon that you can use. Even if everyone is your enemy, it will be your most loyal partner.

The weapon on the wooden shelf is the iron sword produced in the ordinary flowing water workshop, and even the alchemist apprentices look down on it.

"Don't think about it, that's all here." Oleph whispered beside Leo.

Liou interrupted his thinking. I just think I'm lucky." Li Ou took a light and heavy sword from the weapon rack. "If the guild provides enchanted weapons, I have to consider whether I should wait another two years."

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Oleve punched Li Ou gently. Then, he came to Leo's ear and lowered his voice, "There is a storm of fury hidden in the ruins. No one has touched it yet. The mages looked down on it. Don't be robbed."

"Are you so confident in me?"

"It's better than making others cheaper."

Liou knows who he is talking about. He nodded with a smile and told Oliver that the guy didn't want to get close to it.

Fifteen minutes later, the alchemists activated the circular array.

Liu, standing in front of the magic array, was surprised to find that the appearance projected after the activation of the circular array was actually a magnificent door full of runes. The closed door has been opened, revealing the white world hindered by a light curtain inside.

"This portal leads to a relic." Vernanlak explained, "After the sun sets, we will open it again and bring you out. Good luck."

"You're sure to lose!" When entering the French formation, Andrewson shouted to Leo.

"Let's wait and see."

Leo waved his hand to Oliver, and the last one stepped into the portal more than ten feet high.