When Gerian mentioned the training, look at the faces of those pharmacists. They all looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot. However, Balbo was the only one who looked as if he had obtained a treasure at this moment, which made those people almost faint.
Others might not know, but Balbo was very clear that the young President who was only 20 years old had attainments in pharmaceutics that even he might not be able to match up to. Pharmaceutics Guru? Although Lin Li did not admit it, Balbo already had a vague answer in his heart.
In the eyes of others, this training seemed to be the young President Lin Li taking advantage of the Pharmacist Guild, and he even used a very idiotic way of saying it. However, Balbo knew that the benefits to the Pharmacist Guild could not be described with words.
Although Lin Li's letter said that after the training, he would guarantee that the students would advance by one level. However, with the guidance of a pharmaceutics Guru, the possibility of those students advancing to the Master-level would be greatly increased. Hence, Balbo disregarded the objections of the others, and happily agreed to Lin Li's training plan.
At that time, looking at the faces of those pharmacists, Gerian laughed so hard that his stomach hurt even though his expression was solemn. In the past, he had suffered plenty of supercilious looks from these pharmacists. Now that he saw their constipated expressions, he really felt that he had vented his anger.
"Thirty low-level pharmacists and five intermediate-level pharmacists. Balbo really trusts me." Lin Li looked at the name list that Gerian handed over. Although they were not high-level pharmacists, they were all around 20 years old. In other words, these pharmacists that were sent over were really there to learn, and not just to do manual labor.
Education was naturally more efficient than drawing on a blank piece of paper. However, it would be very difficult for those pharmacists who had been in the profession for many years to change their habits.
In the Pharmacist Guild, there were plenty of low-level pharmacists in their 40s or 50s. If Balbo did not believe in Lin Li's ability, and was only sending people over to help out of gratitude, he would have sent these low-level pharmacists who had no hope of advancing, and not young people with great prospects for Lin Li to trample on.
However, how many people could understand Balbo's painstaking efforts? The young pharmacists who had already arranged their own rooms to rest were now gathered in groups of three to five to chat. They were naturally talking about the muddle-headed President Balbo and the despicable President Felic of the Tower of Dusk.
Mages had a very high social status, and pharmacists were far above mages. No matter how powerful a mage was, they could not do without the help of potions. If one wanted to obtain potions, they naturally had to rely on pharmacists.
A dignified member of the Pharmacist Guild had to come to the Magic Guild for training. If this matter were to be spread out, no one would believe it. What training? That was just something to fool children. Didn't they just want the free help of a pharmacist?
Almost everyone thought so, whether it was the pharmacists who came or those who didn't.
Lin Li had no intention of appeasing those proud little roosters. Since the labor he needed had arrived, he naturally had to start preparing the potion immediately.
"Hey, Felic, how's the matter before I left? Is there any outcome?" Gerian told Lin Li everything that had happened to him, and remembered the diary again. Hence, he asked Lin Li curiously.
Lin Li nodded, and said, "Yes, it's true. I found the place."
"Really!?" Gerian immediately raised his eyebrows, and excitedly said, "Hey, tell me quickly, what did you see? Did you come across anything fun?"
If it was someone who didn't know Gerian well, they would probably think that he was trying to gain some benefits. However, Lin Li had been with Gerian for a long time, and had a good understanding of his temperament. He knew that Gerian's excitement was purely out of curiosity.
Lin Li did not hide anything, and told Gerian about what he had encountered after entering the cave, such as the Retribution Knight Rodhart, the Crimson Dragon that had been locked for a thousand years, and even the miraculous natural Magical Domain.
Gerian's eyes lit up as he listened, and his mouth did not stop talking. He exclaimed from time to time, "Ah, the Retribution Knight! What, the Crimson Dragon!? God … Natural Magical Domain!? "
Lin Li finally told Gerian everything that had happened in the underground palace in the middle of the night. Of course, he didn't tell him about the things that were difficult to explain, such as the Eternal Furnace and the Soul Trader Connoris.
Gerian was very satisfied listening to Lin Li. On one hand, he regretted not having seen it with his own eyes, and on the other, he was glad that he did not follow Lin Li and create trouble for him. His feelings were rather complicated.
The next day, Lin Li gathered all the pharmacists in front of him, but the gazes of the pharmacists were rather unfriendly. Lin Li did not care, and simply told them to follow him before turning around and minding his own business. The pharmacists hesitated for a moment, but at the thought that it was a task arranged by President Balbo, they finally suppressed their anger and followed him.
"Everyone here is a talent from the Pharmacist Guild, so I'm sure you all have a grasp of the basics of preparing potions. What I need you to do today is to prepare a potion called Bone Erosion Powder. The specific preparation method and the things that need to be taken note of are all written on this blackboard. I hope that everyone will work hard to prepare it. Everyone will only have three chances to fail for free. If you cause any losses after that, you will have to compensate according to the price. "Next, Lin Li shamelessly announced that the first pharmacist training class had begun.
"What!?"
After hearing Lin Li's words, the 35 young pharmacists immediately got agitated, and there was an uproar.
God, is there still justice in this world!? I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen someone as shameless as you! Don't you know what we're here for!? It's fine if you're trying to deceive others with a training session, but don't tell me you don't even know if it's real or not?
That's ridiculous. Where else in the entire Anril could compare to the Pharmacist Guild to learn pharmaceutics? The few masters with the highest attainments in pharmaceutics in the entire Anril were all from the Pharmacist Guild. You're the President of a newly established Guild of Magic, and you don't have any reputation in pharmaceutics at all. What right do you have to train us?
Anyone with eyes would be able to tell what this so-called training was actually all about. However, no matter how many dirty deals there were behind it, it was still related to Master Balbo, after all. Hence, they had to endure the disgust and accept the so-called training. Actually, everyone knew that they were here to prepare potions and earn money for others. It was just that they had a tacit understanding. We didn't say anything because of Master Balbo. You can't really treat us like fools.
We're pharmacists. Low-level pharmacists are still pharmacists. No matter where we go, everyone will treat us with respect. However, not only was there no welcome ceremony, but the accommodation was actually shared by four people. It was as if they had returned to the academy. After a long journey, they did not even have a moment's rest. The next day, they had to arrange for work.
The most infuriating thing was that they had to pay for the ingredients themselves if they failed three times for free. Putting aside the fact that they had to go through a lot of experiments to master a new formula. One had to know that according to industry practice, no matter how difficult it was to concoct a potion for a pharmacist, the allowable failure rate was at least 50%. If it was a potion that was extremely difficult to prepare, no matter how precious the ingredients were, even if they were all wasted, the pharmacist could not be blamed.
Yes, we have to admit that we did plan to use this excuse to waste half of the ingredients to teach you a lesson. However, we haven't even done it yet. How can you ignore the unspoken rules of the industry?
The 35 young pharmacists glared at Lin Li with fury in their eyes as if he was their mortal enemy. Oh, it was not as if. In their hearts, they had long regarded Lin Li as their enemy. In their opinion, they were sent here to receive so-called training, but in fact, they were exiled. They could not continue to learn from their teacher. By the time this so-called training ended, they would have been left far behind by others. All of this was naturally the fault of this shameless guy in front of them.
"If you've seen enough, can you all take a look at the formula and start thinking about the preparation of the potion?" Lin Li would not be frightened by their gazes. He sneered and reminded them in a mocking tone.
Lin Li liked to take advantage of others, but he did not like to owe others favors. There was no contradiction between the two. That old man Balbo gave him a good impression. Hence, the training this time was not for the sake of taking advantage of others. Instead, it was carried out on the principle of mutual benefit.
However, Lin Li had never really been a teacher before, and did not have much experience in persuading teachers. In fact, it could be said that he did not know how to do it at all. Hence, his teaching method was to say everything that needed to be said, such as the requirements and precautions. At most, he would do a demonstration first. Couldn't understand? Couldn't remember? Lin Li did not have a good solution to this problem. He could only scold them. So what if they were pharmacists? Not only was Sendros an experienced Legendary powerhouse, but he was also the High Priest of the Darkness Shrine. Yet, he still could not lift his head after being scolded.
Such a simple and crude teaching method would definitely be criticized by a lot of people in the world before Lin Li transmigrated. However, in the world of Anril, as long as one had the ability to convince others, many people would fight to be scolded. While they were being scolded, they would even say joyfully, "Yes, yes, yes, you're right. I'm too stupid."
Lin Li came up with this training method because he did not want to owe Balbo and the Pharmacist Guild a favor. However, it did not mean that he really wanted to put in the effort for it. Hence, he could not be bothered to think about improving the teaching method. In short, he believed that Balbo would not send a fool over.
However, for now, this group of young pharmacists clearly did not think that the shameless Lin Li would really have any outstanding abilities in pharmaceutics. When they came, they had already found out that the President of the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic was actually only 20 years old. At the age of twenty, what were they doing? They were more or less just apprentices. At most, they had just become low-level pharmacists.
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, someone immediately wanted to fall out with him, but he was hurriedly pulled back by the people around him. What they wanted to do the most was probably to press the shameless guy in front of them to the ground and give him a good beating. However, they thought of their President, Master Balbo. After all, Lin Li was related to Master Balbo, and if they offended him, they might not even have the chance to return to the Pharmacist Guild in the future.
Of course, Lin Li knew what they were worried about. Hence, he pointed at the Bone Erosion Powder formula on the blackboard with a despicable smile on his face. He did not say anything, but it was clear what he meant. Instead of continuing to stare at them like that, they'd better think about how to complete the concoction of the potion.
The group of people were so angry that the roots of their teeth were itching. There seemed to be a faint sound of teeth grinding in the room. However, in the face of the cruel reality, they had no choice but to lower their noble heads and reluctantly look away from Lin Li to the blackboard in front of them.
Alright, isn't it just three chances of failure? You're underestimating us too much. Today, I'll show you what a real pharmacist is like!
In the eyes of others and even themselves, these 35 people that were sent by Balbo were basically exiled. However, in fact, in order to maximize the effect of the training, Balbo had sent out the best of the younger generation of the Pharmacist Guild. Although their levels were not high, being only low-level and intermediate-level pharmacists, their basic knowledge of pharmaceutics was very solid. Even if they had never seen the formula of a potion of the corresponding level before, they could quickly master the concoction with a solid foundation and minimize the chances of failure.
Everyone shifted their gazes to the blackboard in front of them. However, they, who were prepared to show off their skills in front of Lin Li, became enraged again after seeing the words on the blackboard.
Bone Erosion Powder!
It was not a potion that they had never seen before. Although they did not know the formula before, the inconspicuous name of Bone Erosion Powder had left a deep mark in history more than once when they were studying the history of pharmaceutics.
Pharmacists did not just treat and save people.
Every time the name of Bone Erosion Powder appeared in the history books, it meant an extremely tragic disaster. Can you imagine a person, if there are no bones, what will be a set of appearance? If all the residents of a town with a population of more than 3,000 became like that overnight, it would be a terrifying scene.
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