Chapter 248: Headmaster's Orders
The venue of the Seren Tenshin Academy. The competition began with incredible speed.
The entire room was green, and there was only one cauldron.
Seraph sat still, unmoving.
The surrounding walls obscured his view.
Seraph stared at the covered cauldron, a timer counting down.
Seraph stared, pondering. "What am I supposed to do here? I remember there were two paths to compete in.
The fighting path and the alchemy path, right?"
Seraph pondered what he should do.
In another room, at the alchemy competition, a young girl stood, her hands swinging back and forth to control the fire beneath the cauldron.
The potion inside the cauldron spun rapidly.
The potion contained a mixture of herbs and ingredients used for concocting potions.
The fire was burning fiercely. The girl struggled to complete the potion.
The sign in front read: "Create a Grade One Potion." She has the ability to shine.
The girl hurriedly tried. "Creating a first-grade pill with the ability to shine? It's just a short time. It's a test that must be passed."
The girl tried her hardest.
In another room, another child was trying to create pills. A sign with the competition title,
was written similarly to the other girl.
"Tch, creating a first-grade pill is easy. That means the final round will be a timed contest, right? It's easy."
This girl was extremely confident.
And in another room, another child was trying her hardest. The medicine cauldron was burning at a high temperature.
"I'll win this contest," this girl was confident.
And outside the alchemy competition room, the teachers were sitting, waiting for their students to come out.
They were separated and waiting in a circle, waiting for the students to bring their pills to test whether they had succeeded.
A female teacher, Teacher Chang Wing, was in charge. The students in the special class were watching, watching the judges.
The teachers present were all highly skilled in alchemy, making them suitable to appear in this competition.
Chang Wing sat at a table, a large cauldron placed across the center.
Chang Wing surveyed the surrounding area. Students who had successfully concocted alchemy were being sent out of the green room.
Each student was of advanced age, so much so that they could be considered seniors of the school.
A green light quickly warped out and disappeared.
The students walked towards their teachers for evaluation.
Chang Wing looked at the first student to reach one of the teachers.
The teacher looked like an elderly man, a very old man.
His white hair reached his shoulders, and his eyes were barely closed. He was emaciated, sitting there.
His name was Qingchuan, sixty years old.
Chang Wing looked at Qingchuan, knowing his reputation.
"Master Qingchuan, I hear you're the best at concocting pills.
His abilities are truly top-notch. Master Qingchuan's rival.
It was the former healer of Serenity School, Camilla, the old woman."
The students began to emerge from the concocting room. The crowd was growing, making the examination process extra time-consuming.
Qingchuan was extremely slow in his examinations due to his age, wasting time examining the pills the students had brought to await the results.
"Hmm, hmm… It's a very good medicine, but its properties aren't quite right.
We need to increase the heat of the fire, while rotating it according to the heat.
If we do this, the results will be even better. Moving the pot will help a lot.
Add a few more ingredients. And reduce the amount of the sesame leaves to achieve optimal use.
Measuring the weight of herbs should also be done. Most alchemists do this, and then... nip, nip, nip, nip... „
Old Master Qingchuan gave a sermon to the first student. It could be said that a great deal of time was spent on instruction.
Master Changwing quickly checked the students without saying anything.
When he saw that they passed, he awarded them a green star. When he saw that the medicine the student submitted did not pass, he awarded them a red star instead.
The speed of the inspection was very fast. At this speed,
he far surpassed Master Qingchuan's inspection.
The students received the red star and left. The next one arrived. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask a question, he was given a green star and told to leave.
Master Qingchuan continued to explain the first student's mistake.
The other teachers surveyed the students. Over twenty students passed.
Master Qingchuan's line, which should have been long, quickly disappeared.
All the students knew this teacher, so they knew he was a talkative person. They didn't know what to say at the moment.
Most of the students had gone elsewhere, leaving Teacher Qingchuan.
Only one student stood there, listening to him explain his mistakes.
Here, standing, was the student council vice president.
Dani, the contestant over there, had a smile on her face, but inside, she was burning like a flame, ready to go on a rampage.
Dani had been staring at the old man explaining for a long time.
Qingchuan continued, "And this is the method you should use.
Hurrying will lead to bad results.
We must also pour the power of alchemy into the fire. Many renowned alchemists have used their own hearts to create this pill.
You should follow what I say. That's good enough.
Here, take this. The green star is yours."
Qingchuan extended his hand, a green star on it.
Dani took it happily and walked away, eyes on the students. They all stood and stared at Deni.
The audience had been listening for a long time. "I'll definitely never go to see this teacher again," he said.
Dani secretly glanced in the direction of Master Qingchuan.
He was sitting in a chair, waiting for the students to bring him medicine for examination.
In the alchemy room, Seraph was sitting still. The order plaque was opened, revealing the next order.
Seraph looked at the order plaque. It read, "There's a finished medicine inside the cauldron. Take it for examination. Order from the school's headmaster."
Seraph read quickly, stood up confused, and walked to the cauldron.
He opened the lid, revealing a yellow medicine inside.
It was a small, round, yellow pill, the size of a finger.
Seraph took it out and looked at it briefly, filled with doubt. Everywhere he looked, he was filled with doubt.
"Did I cheat in the competition?"
Seraph was teleported out of the alchemy room.
Seraph teleported outside, seeing the students lining up. Each teacher was checking.
Many eyes were staring at Seraph.
The students paid special attention to Seraph.
Their eyes were stinging, and the sound of their calls caused more attention to Seraph.
"Hey... look, Seraph!"
"Really? You're competing here?"
"Are you not good at fighting?"
"With a sister that skilled like that, does that mean your brother is scared?"
Seraph looked around and saw Teacher Qingchuan waiting for people to arrive.
No students were standing in line.
Dani glared at Seraph with resentment. "Seraph, are you competing here?"
Seraph walked towards Teacher Qingchuan to test him.
[Hurry up and finish this medicine. Even though it's really weird, if you don't follow it, there's a higher chance of me getting in trouble.
Plus, it's the headmaster's order.]
Seraph walked unhurriedly.
The students were all talking about Seraph.
"Look, Seraph went to see Master Qingchuan!"
"Heh, he'll definitely get his mistake explained!"
"That's bold of you. Let Master Qingchuan expose you!"
"You'll definitely get a long explanation!"
"Even the vice president got that much, let alone this one!"
"Well, how long will it take?"
The criticism was loud and clear. Everyone was belittling Seraph.
Dani stood with his arms crossed, looking at Seraph, who was about to listen to Master Qingchuan's explanation.
"Let me see, Seraph. Just how good is he?"
Dani stared intently at Seraph.
Seraph walked up to the old man, his face expressionless.
"Here, the medicine!"
Seraph placed the yellow medicine on the table for Qingchuan to evaluate.
Qingchuan took just one touch of the medicine and his eyes widened.
Qingchuan was extremely shocked. He stared at Seraph in disbelief.
"This medicine is...?"