Since Agalon specifically pointed out that they had to choose an alchemist, then it definitely wasn't just to arrange the Hexagram Star Array, there must be some other reason.
Lin Yun had a faint guess, but he couldn't be sure. But winning this competition was a must, but how to win and how to do it was the most crucial question.
The others had already started working for a long time, but Lin Yun was still standing in front of the pile of materials, motionless.
Agalon looked at Lin Yun and didn't seem worried that Lin Yun would lose this competition, even though apart from Agalon and Alonzo, no one else knew how to judge the outcome of this competition.
After all, these people were all proficient in different things. One could refine a potion, another could refine a Magic Tool, and another could arrange an array. How could the three of them compare?
Sevey was crafting a Magic Tool, and now that he had finished choosing the materials and refining them, the next step was much easier. It was clear that Sevey already had a draft in his mind, and he only needed to craft it according to the plan.
Three hours passed, and many people were already halfway through their alchemy. Most people had already reached the final critical stage. After all, the materials here were all low-grade materials. Using these things to craft alchemy simply wouldn't be able to produce anything too advanced, so their speed was naturally very fast.
Sevey's Magic Tool already had an embryonic form, and he only needed to attach the runes, fuse the materials, and a series of other crucial steps to turn it into a Magic Tool.
Among all Magic Tools, magic staves were the easiest to craft. Under normal circumstances, Magic Tools and magic staves were two different things. Magic Tools were far more difficult to craft than magic staves.
Using these Low Tier materials to craft a Spiritual Magic Tool wasn't very possible. Being able to craft an ordinary Magic Tool was already very good.
Sevey had a confident smile on his face. After completing a crucial step, he glanced at Lin Yun, only to discover that Lin Yun still hadn't started. He had been standing in front of the pile of materials before, but now he was squatting in front of them with a serious expression, as if there was something very difficult about those Low Tier materials.
Sevi's lips curled into a sneer when he saw this.
This is Lord Agalon's disciple? And the only disciple Lord Agalon had accepted in countless years? What a pity …
Whether it is in terms of strength or alchemy ability, Sir Agalon is comparable to my teacher. Moreover, even my teacher has to admit that Sir Agalon is on par with him.
'But Sir Agalon's insight in picking disciples isn't good. That guy might be a bit more talented than me, but he is only a 5th Rank Heaven Mage.
The 5th Rank of the Heaven Rank was the true start of the Heaven Mage path. At that time, one could truly start controlling Law Power and understand the essence of Extraordinary Power. From there, the difficulty of advancing was completely different from before.
If he wants to advance to Heaven Rank Level 7 and have the same strength as me, hehe, he will have to wait for another few hundred years.
'But his alchemy ability really isn't that great. Three hours have already passed, yet he still hasn't started. I'm afraid he doesn't have any confidence.
'Even if there's no time limit for this kind of low grade material, according to convention, it would take at most six hours to produce results. If he can't produce results in six hours with this kind of low grade material, then he wouldn't be able to call himself an Artisan. He would take advantage of his youth and return to the Starry Sky College to learn a hundred years of basic knowledge.'
A sneer appeared at the corner of Sevey's mouth. He only glanced at Lin Yun before ignoring him and focusing on completing his alchemy work.
Time slowly passed, and no one had time to care about others. But when they occasionally paused for a bit, all the participating alchemists noticed Lin Yun's strange actions.
At first, he stood there motionlessly. Later, he squatted in front of the mountain of materials and remained motionless. Later on, he casually threw away the pile of materials as if he was picking up trash, scattering them in the surroundings, but he still didn't start alchemy.
The group of contestants started feeling a bit disdainful.
"Lord Agalon is such a powerful powerhouse, yet he found such a cowardly disciple. It doesn't matter even if he loses the competition. After all, he is the youngest here, less than a hundred years old. To a 5th Rank Heaven Mage, his life is like a toddler learning how to walk. He still has a lot of time in the future.
"But he gave up because he was afraid of losing the competition, he really lost Lord Agalon's face. Moreover, in front of so many people, he is really a cowardly slime …"
"I heard that there is a huge conflict between Lord Agalon and Lord Alonzo. The two of them would compete in everything, but they haven't been able to suppress each other for so many years. Now, the competition between Lord Agalon's disciple and Lord Alonzo's disciple represents a competition between the two of them.
"But this Mafa Merlin doesn't even dare to make a move, it's really disappointing …"
…
The group of people didn't dare to say anything, but their expressions were enough to express everything.
Time slowly passed, and soon, five hours had passed. An hour ago, someone had already completed their alchemy work and was calmly waiting.
Six hours had just passed, but no one called for a stop because there was no time limit. But Alonzo had already started commenting on the alchemy work that had already been completed.
The first to comment was a potion made by a 6th Rank Heaven Artisan.
"This Bloodthirst Potion is pretty good. Although it only uses some low grade materials, the effects of the materials are almost at their limits. But unfortunately, there isn't enough creativity. If those materials were used to make the Bloodthirst Potion, it would be a fusion of the two potions. The Bloodthirst Potion and the Bloodthirst Potion would definitely increase the potion's effect by a level. To an Artisan, only being able to complete an alchemy that even a Master Alchemist could complete is a kind of disgrace …"
Alonzo's words weren't polite and directly eliminated the first alchemist. Agalon didn't say anything, but he tacitly agreed with this statement.
"The crafting of this Sweet Spring Stone is quite standard. Some other things were added to make the spring water of the Sweet Spring Stone even sweeter. It's a pity for such a stupid idea.
"You might know that the Sweet Spring Stone is a Low Tier Magic Tool that I researched a long time ago, but you forgot the essence of this thing. In order to let people enter the desert without worrying about a water source, mana can condense into water, but that kind of pure water isn't complete water. The human body doesn't just need water. What's the use of making this spring water sweet!?
"You think you can pass by currying favor with me? Stupid guy … "
"This is an Angel Hand? Just based on the abilities of this Angel Hand, it can be considered a pretty good Magic Tool. Not only does it have healing abilities, but it also has a very powerful ability to dispel Undead Power.
"But you took advantage of the fact that I haven't shipped it yet to disappear from my sight. Stupid guy, do you think I'm an idiot? Do you think I can't see through the Light Gem Fragment you secretly added? Idiot! "
Alonzo flew into a rage and roared. The mage that crafted the Angel Hand was sent flying with a blood-curdling screech, instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.
The Angel Hand needed a Light Gem to have that kind of ability, but there wasn't a Light Gem among the materials prepared for the competition.
One alchemist's work after another was criticized by Alonzo. It wasn't that bad at first, but as he looked at more and more works, his words became more and more unpleasant to hear, and even more malicious.
"Idiot, f * ck off and review the basics of alchemy. Did you eat the Selvis Formula?"
"Idiot, what kind of bullsh * t array is this? You actually became an Artisan, this is really shocking. Even a small Apprentice of our Mysterious College knows that adding three energy circuits will make the energy transmission faster and the array's level become higher. You dare to let me see this kind of thing that pollutes my sight?"
"F * ck, f * ck off, don't let your trash work pollute my sight …"
Alonzo was like a grumpy old drunkard, angrily shouting that the works of these alchemists weren't worth a single gold coin. But Agalon didn't say anything, because these alchemists' works truly weren't up to standard. Because the selection wasn't for first place, there was a minimum number of people that could be selected, and these alchemists hadn't reached that minimum.
One by one, the works of the alchemists were eliminated. In the end, only Seve and Lin Yun were left.
Seve's work was a white crystal with twenty-four facets. It looked ordinary, but when it was placed on the crystal table, a smile appeared on the face of the picky Alonzo.
"Not bad, Seve. It looks like you haven't wasted your time on alchemy. The idea of this Salted Crystal is very good. It looks like you have already touched the threshold of the Saint Alchemist realm. As long as you maintain your current state, you should be able to reach the Saint Alchemist realm in five hundred years.
"Among so many people, you are the only one that meets the requirements. Not bad, very good.
Agalon, what do you think? "
Alonzo's mood suddenly became very good and he proudly looked at Agalon.
Agalon extended his hand and took that crystal. He poured a bit of mana into it and the crystal started emitting a faint luster that shone on the grass in the distance.
In an instant, the grass within four to five meters rapidly turned into a salt-white color. As a cool breeze blew past, the salt-white grass suddenly crumbled into white grains of salt.
"Not bad, Seve's strength has barely touched the threshold of the Saint Alchemist realm."
Agalon praised with a smile, but he didn't have time to finish his words before Alonzo burst into laughter.
"Alright, since the competition is over, the last spot belongs to Seve. Seve will take the last spot."
Alonzo announced the result of the match, and Sevey couldn't hold back his excitement any longer. He grinned and glanced at Lin Yun once again, disdain and pride flashing in his eyes.
'Sure enough, I won. There was no challenge at all. Sir Agalon's disciple isn't worthy of being Sir Agalon's disciple. Really, could it be that Sir Agalon is so old that his vision is failing? He actually chose a disciple that is even more cowardly and stupid than a slime.
'Anyone from the Mysterious College would be stronger than that Mafa Merlin. That kind of person is actually going to be in charge of the Starry Sky College in the future?
'Haha, I feel that leading the Mysterious College to surpass the Starry Sky College so easily is a very boring matter. We won because the opponent was too weak, the joy of victory has been greatly reduced …'
Facing the happy Alonzo and Seve, Agalon smiled and shook his head before pointing at Lin Yun in the distance.
Lin Yun was squatting on the ground, his mana spreading like ripples on the surface of his body. The materials that had been piled up like a small hill now looked like garbage thrown on the grass within a few hundred meters.
Lin Yun had a serious expression. He was frowning as he stared at the ground, motionless. He still hadn't started his alchemy work.
Alonzo smiled mockingly.
"Agalon, your disciple is indeed … quite thoughtful, but this matter is of great importance, we don't have time to play with your disciple.
"After going back, properly teach your disciple. After all, a powerhouse can't lose their courage, but they absolutely can't lose it …"
At this point, Alonzo suddenly couldn't continue. This was because Agalon, who had been smiling faintly, suddenly revealed a bright smile. It was as if he had finally defeated Alonzo after countless years of effort.
Alonzo's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Alonzo, it's been so many years. From the very start, you have been competing with me. You think that the mysterious side's alchemy is the true alchemy, that elements, mana, and the like are all things that mediocre alchemists would research.
"I have to say, alchemy has always been a method to seek the truth. Everyone uses a different method, but you are truly inferior to me when it comes to alchemy."
Alonzo glanced at Lin Yun with a dark expression, countless strange runes appearing in his eyes. In an instant, Alonzo's eyes turned half black and half white. With just a glance, Alonzo's expression turned even darker as he stiffly spat out a few words.
"The last spot is Mafa Merlin."
Hearing Alonzo's words, the smile on Seve's face froze. He slowly turned his head stiffly, his eyes filled with shock and doubt as he blurted out his own question.
"Why? Teacher! Why is it that guy who hasn't made a move since the start! "
Seve's expression was stiff, shock visible on his face. But it was followed by anger, incomparable anger.
No, something was definitely wrong. This fellow, who hadn't even completed the most basic refinement of materials from start to finish, had actually won. Could he have won in the end just by watching?
'If it was that easy, then what would be the point of this competition? It would have been a meaningless competition. It would have been better to directly choose that Mafa Merlin.
'Damnit, Sir Agalon definitely has some blackmail on Teacher, forcing Teacher to go against his will and announce this result, allowing Mafa Merlin to obtain such a shameful victory.
'Shameful cheater, this kind of victory is simply a disgrace to an alchemist, a disgrace …'
Seve didn't dare to refute his teacher. He could only grit his teeth as he stood there, anger and unwillingness on his face. Everyone could see that Seve was unconvinced, and it wasn't just Seve. Even the others who had been eliminated exploded.
Because their own alchemy work had been scolded by a peak alchemist like Alonzo. No matter how unpleasant the scolding was, it was still bloody, and they had no reason to refute it, so they had no choice but to accept it.
How many alchemists hoped to be scolded by a powerhouse like Alonzo? Even if it was a scolding, no matter how vicious it was, it was still a kind of guidance. It would let these alchemists who had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time find a way forward.
No one had anything to say about losing to Seve. At most, they were a bit unwilling. At the very least, they felt that they absolutely couldn't use these low-grade materials to craft a Magic Tool with the ability of that 24-faced crystal. They could only accept their loss, as they had at least obtained Alonzo's guidance.
But what was the point of losing to a guy who hadn't even tempered the most basic materials?
"Sir Agalon, we are all convinced of your strength, but we don't understand your disciples. Even if we lost the competition, you should at least tell us how we lost and how you used to judge the outcome."
"That's right, Sir Agalon. Please tell us, how are we going to determine the winner of this competition?"
This group didn't dare to ask the scowling Alonzo, so they could only ask Agalon, who had a better temper.
Agalon glanced at the scowling Alonzo but didn't say anything. Alonzo also had a dark expression as he waited for Agalon's answer.
"Teacher, please tell me, how did I lose!"
The others started asking, but Seve couldn't help mustering his courage to ask. Seve's face was filled with unwillingness, but he was even more angry.
'That kid was like a child, throwing all the materials everywhere, he's not even comparable to an Apprentice Alchemist, how did he win? 'Impossible, this is a shady plot, a dirty shady plot!
'I want to expose this shady plot and make it so that the guy who used this kind of dirty method to win the last spot will never be able to raise his head again. This kind of thing can't exist in the alchemy world!'
Agalon remained silent, but Alonzo's expression was even darker. He turned to glare at Seve.
"Shut up, Seve, a loss is a loss!"
Agalon still hadn't said anything. Alonzo's expression eased up a bit, but his expression was still very complicated.
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