Hearing Lin Li's words, the anger on their faces did not diminish at all. In their opinion, it was just nonsense. It was like a student saying that he didn't want to go to school, and the teacher saying that he wouldn't force him to go to school, but that he had to inform his parents. Needless to say, President Balbo would not let them off easily. What would happen to the parents after they found out?
Of course, Lin Li wouldn't care about what they thought. He had set up this training class so that he wouldn't owe Balbo a favor. As for the people who came to the training class, it had nothing to do with him. Even if it was a group of untalented, low-level pharmacists in their 40s or 50s, Lin Li was confident that he could help them advance to the next level as long as they weren't fools.
However, Lin Li did not have the obligation to be a shield for them to explain to Balbo. Hence, he said, "Didn't you guys say that I used a fake formula to fool you? Didn't you say that this step is absolutely impossible? In that case, watch carefully."
What geniuses of the Pharmacist Union? All of them were ignorant. Truly, the more they saw, the more they were surprised! Lin Li's approach was very simple, and he didn't want to waste his breath. Since they insisted that the formula was fake and couldn't be concocted, he decided to concoct it for them to see.
Just now, Wilkinson and the others saw the young President concoct the antidote with their own eyes. However, they could tell from the process that the antidote was only a beginner-level potion. It could only mean that he had a certain level of foundation in pharmaceutics. But now, the young President of the Mage Association was actually going to concoct a potion. It was a really low-level potion, and it was a potion that a group of genius pharmacists like them could not concoct.
Wilkinson and the others were in disbelief. Could it be that the young President of the Guild of Magic was really a pharmacist? However, Wilkinson quickly snapped back to his senses. He thought that the President of the Guild of Magic was related to his teacher, Balbo, after all. Even if he disliked Balbo's character, he couldn't let anything happen to him.
"President Felic, according to Paparog's theorem, this formula of yours is really impossible. If you don't believe me, we can show you the book on pharmaceutical theory, "Wilkinson said hurriedly.
"Wilkinson, don't bother about him. Let him do his work and see what he can concoct," someone whispered to Wilkinson as he pulled him back. None of the pharmacists had a good impression of Lin Li. All of them wanted to see him get drugged since it wouldn't kill him anyway.
Wilkinson stopped talking, too. The young pharmacists looked at Lin Li with anticipation as he prepared the potion step by step, hoping that they would be able to cheer for him when he reached the final step.
However, the truth made everyone feel disappointed and surprised. The step that was regarded as a trap was actually completed easily. There were no accidents. Just like what was written in the formula, the few liquids were successfully fused together. Of course, to these pharmacists, this was the biggest surprise.
After recovering from his shock, Wilkinson immediately realized that something was amiss. Why did the pharmaceutics theorem that he was familiar with lose its effect in Lin Li's hands? He carefully recalled how the President of the Mage Guild had operated at the most crucial step.
Thick white steam rose, and soon, there was only a yellowish powder left in the cup in Lin Li's hand, which was the weakened Bone Erosion Powder. He raised the cup in his hand to everyone, and said, "This is the potion that I want you to concoct. Now, who still thinks that the formula is fake?"
There was silence in the room, and the young pharmacists could not believe their eyes because a theorem that had been passed down for countless years had actually been overturned at this moment. "Impossible! This is clearly a violation of Paparog's theorem. How can he really concoct a potion!? Almost everyone was screaming in their hearts.
"Okay, I've already proven the authenticity of the formula. I won't force you to stay or leave. Just don't look like you've been bullied. Otherwise, President Balbo will think that I've done something to you." Lin Li placed the cup on the table and looked around at everyone with disdain in his eyes.
Although the pharmacists were young and impetuous, the truth was right in front of them now. The so-called trap was simply because they were incompetent. How could they have the cheek to say anything else?
Wilkinson knew that it was time for him to stand up. Hence, he coughed awkwardly, and said, "President Felic, I'm sorry, we misunderstood you. However, can you explain to us why Paparog's theorem doesn't apply in this formula? Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to successfully concoct this potion. "
Since Wilkinson had lowered his head and admitted his mistake, Lin Li nodded slightly, and said, "The so-called theorem is the summary of the experience of predecessors, and has been continuously verified by generations of people. In the process of verification, some have been passed down, while some have been overturned due to certain conditions. Hence, a theorem is not the truth, and it might not necessarily be absolutely correct. Perhaps, it's just that the conditions to prove it wrong haven't appeared yet.
"As for why the Paparog's theorem that you know of is ineffective in this formula, we have to start with the change in the medicinal properties." While speaking, Lin Li pointed at Wilkinson and the others, who were already attracted to the potion, and quietly returned to their respective seats. Just like when they were listening to Master Balbo's lecture, they didn't want to miss a word.
However, it was, after all, basic knowledge. It was just like how magic became worthless after it was cracked. The method that could overturn Paparog's theorem was no longer strange after it was explained, at least in the eyes of the pharmacists.
"So that's how it is. It's actually so simple. I thought there was something profound about it, but it turns out that I just didn't think of it."
They refused to believe that the President of the Guild of Magic, who was younger than them, would surpass them in pharmaceutics. That was actually a very normal mentality. When people encountered something that they dared to believe, they would always try to find a way to explain it until they could accept it, just like those who liked to crack magic.
Standing on the stage, Lin Li could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the young pharmacists below the stage slowly changing as he explained. However, he didn't really care, since they weren't his real students, anyway.
After explaining what needed to be said, Lin Li stopped, and didn't plan to say more. He knew that the pharmacists were in their current state, and he didn't have the patience to persuade them if he said too much that contradicted their theories.
The main problem was that Lin Li didn't know what the pharmacists didn't know, because he had never studied pharmaceutics in Anril. That was because he had actually never studied pharmaceutics in Anril. His own pharmaceutical knowledge was obtained through the Scroll of Wishes. The trouble this time was because he didn't expect them to still regard Paparog's theorem as the truth. In his memory, the theorem had long been overturned.
Even after Lin Li left the room, Wilkinson and the other pharmacists didn't mention anything about going back to Alanna. Instead, they obediently started preparing the potions according to the techniques they had just learned. Wilkinson and the other pharmacists didn't mention anything about going back to Alanna even after Lin Li left the room. Instead, they obediently started preparing the potions according to the techniques they had just learned.
While preparing the potions, they were naturally discussing Lin Li, the President of the Guild of Mages, who had surprised them, especially guessing Lin Li's level in pharmaceutics. While preparing the potions, they were naturally discussing Lin Li, the President of the Guild of Magic, who had surprised them. They were guessing Lin Li's level in pharmaceutics.
"Even if he knows this technique that can overturn Paparog's theorem, it doesn't mean what level he's at. You know that this technique isn't complicated, it's just that no one has thought of it."
"But even the Masters of our Guild didn't think of this."
"Yeah, even the Masters didn't think of it, but it doesn't mean that he's better than the Masters. I think he's at most a low-level pharmacist."
"I think he has a solid foundation. Maybe he's already an intermediate pharmacist. Wilkinson, what do you think? "
Hearing the question from his companions, Wilkinson didn't stop what he was doing. He calmly said, "Didn't any of you connect this matter with the reason we're here?"
"Could it be that he wants us to learn pharmaceutics from him? That's ridiculous, "one of the low-level pharmacists said in disbelief.
Wilkinson shook his head gently, and said, "Although this technique is inconspicuous, it can overturn Paparog's theorem, and no one in our Guild knows about it. How did President Felic find out about it? It's obvious that there must be a knowledgeable pharmaceutics Master behind President Felic. "
After hearing Wilkinson's conjecture, everyone suddenly felt enlightened, and they finally connected the dots. It turned out that Master Balbo didn't banish them, and instead asked them to learn from a pharmaceutics Master outside the Guild. Clearly, President Felic was the disciple of that unknown Master, but he was more inclined to learn magic. Hence, that Master Balbo asked him to find some disciples …
Human imagination was infinite. With Wilkinson's hint, all sorts of conjectures emerged. Anyway, no matter what it was, none of them said that they wanted to return to Alanna, and it wasn't because of Balbo's pressure. They wanted to stay here willingly, and wouldn't leave even if someone chased them away.
In the next two days, the pharmacists continued to speculate about the mysterious pharmaceutics Master behind Lin Li. However, the mysterious pharmaceutics Master had never shown his face, and everyone was just making wild guesses. Hence, the topic shifted back to the young President of the Guild of Magic.
No matter what, they knew that they weren't banished, and weren't sent here because of some dirty deal. When the pharmacists looked at Lin Li, they were no longer as bitter and resentful as before.
With a Master Pharmacist as a teacher, even a person with no talent would be able to gain something from the one-on-one teaching of pharmaceutics knowledge. From the two times Lin Li had concocted potions, the group of pharmacists could already be sure that Lin Li had a good foundation in pharmaceutics.
However, the young President Felic was only 20 years old. The young pharmacists had asked around before they came. Although they were all young, the 30-odd of them were actually a few years older than the President of the Guild of Magic. Furthermore, they also knew that this young President of the Guild of Magic was very talented in magic. Although he was only 20 years old, he had already reached the level of an Archmage.
No one could be all-knowing. Even geniuses had limited energy. Since he had such high achievements in magic, he would definitely invest less energy in pharmaceutics. How could there be such a freak in this world? He was both a genius in magic and a genius in pharmaceutics. Even those Legendary powerhouses only had the energy to dabble in the field of pharmaceutics after entering the Legendary-realm and having a long lifespan.
In the eyes of these pharmacists, this young President of the Guild of Magic was already an impressive genius since he was already an Archmage and a low-level pharmacist at the age of 20.
Lin Li didn't know that he had provided the group of pharmacists with a topic to talk about, but he actually felt that it was a very satisfying thing to have someone help him with his work. Although most of the 35 pharmacists were low-level pharmacists, they were still outstanding talents of the Pharmacist Guild, after all. Hence, they were still able to concoct low-level potions with ease. With so many pharmacists working together, they should be able to concoct a sufficient amount of weakened Bone Erosion Powder very soon.
In the next two days, the pharmacists who had familiarized themselves with the preparation of potions no longer slacked off. Lin Li was very satisfied with their production efficiency. The medicinal herbs that had been prepared in advance were consumed at an extremely fast speed, and the finished potions quickly filled up the space in the pharmaceutical storage room.
Lin Li was not going to sell the Bone Erosion Powder for money. Hence, he only needed to concoct a sufficient amount for the magic gears in Black Clouds Town. Besides, he had prepared to put more than one poison in the magic gears. Hence, seeing that there was enough Bone Erosion Powder, he prepared to change to a new formula for the pharmacists to concoct. As for the knowledge of pharmaceutics, it would be better to concoct the potions needed in Black Clouds Town first.
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