In the center of the Seven Trees Gymnasium, a huge white barrier rose.
This barrier was made of psionic particles and could isolate sound. Following the introduction of the beautiful CCAV host, Xia Ke, the young pharmacists from all over the world stepped onto the stage one by one and entered the barrier.
Inside the isolation barrier, many alchemy tables had already been prepared.
As for the herbs themselves, the pharmacists had to bring their own. The pharmacists who could participate in this competition were all part-time Awakened ones and had a storage space with them.
Bai Xiaowen glanced at the pharmacists and found that their levels and templates were not high. Almost all of them had normal templates, and only a few of them were elites. Bai Xiaowen, as a hero, was definitely a crane in a flock of chickens. If they were to compete in combat strength, he would definitely win.
Unfortunately, this was not a combat-type arena.
Host Xia Ke said, "Alright, all the young pharmacists are in place. Now, we will begin the preliminaries of the Young Pharmacists Exhibition Competition. Participating pharmacists, please freely concoct your own potions. The scope is limited to Tier 1 potions. The potions you concoct will be evaluated by the five judges of the competition. The top five will enter the finals … "
Bai Xiaowen looked around and found the alumni of Jinghai University in the stands with his powerful observation skills. They had obviously been looking at Bai Xiaowen. After making eye contact, Li Shuyi even waved his fist to cheer him on.
Bai Xiaowen returned a smile. Beside Li Shuyi, he saw Qiao Rui and his brother. There was also a middle-aged man with a rather dignified face and the aura of a high-ranking official.
"This high-ranking official should be the head of the Pharmaceutical Development Commission, Qiao Xiangdong."
Bai Xiaowen had seen the photo wall of the Pharmaceutical Development Commission's main leaders at the training ground. Qiao Xiangdong had left a deep impression on him. Wasn't Huang Xuan's goal to win the Young Pharmacists Competition and give Qiao Xiangdong a slap in the face?
Bai Xiaowen had chatted with Qiao Rui before. According to tradition, the winner of the Young Pharmacists Competition would have to give a speech. Everyone was clear about Huang Xuan's plan. He wanted to get first place and ruthlessly criticize Qiao Xiangdong when the world's focus was on him.
Qiao Xiangdong was Qiao Qi's father and Qiao Rui's second uncle. Yes, Qiao Qi and Qiao Rui were actually cousins.
This made Bai Xiaowen quite surprised. He originally thought that Qiao Qi, who was an ignorant and incompetent second generation, should be from a distant branch of the family. He didn't expect him to be a legitimate son of the Qiao family …
However, there was a reason why Qiao Qi was so mischievous. Qiao Xiangdong looked young, but he was actually in his fifties. According to Qiao Rui's vague hints, Second Uncle had never had a child. He only had Qiao Qi when he was almost forty years old, so it was inevitable that he doted on him a lot.
In addition, Qiao Xiangdong had a lot of power and a lot of work, so he neglected Qiao Qi. He always thought that when the child grew up, everything would be fine. However, when Qiao Qi grew up, it was hard to change his character.
Bai Xiaowen carefully observed Qiao Xiangdong. He couldn't tell whether the leader of the Pharmaceutical Development Commission was happy or angry. He could only vaguely sense a trace of gloominess from his tightly closed mouth.
Bai Xiaowen could understand Qiao Xiangdong very well. He already knew that none of the three people in Hua Xia's team was a match for Huang Xuan. Bai Xiaowen was not in Qiao Xiangdong's consideration at all. He was just trying to make up the number of people.
If there were no accidents, Huang Xuan would definitely win the first place. When the time came, it was inevitable that he would be severely slapped in the face.
Waiting to be slapped in the face was very torturous. Qiao Xiangdong's presence at the competition was already a show of courage and boldness. If it had been someone else, they might not have been able to refuse.
When the bell rang, Bai Xiaowen quickly abandoned his selfish thoughts. He took out a set of herbs that had been weighed in advance and began to prepare the medicine.
…
In the stands, Li Shuyi, Chen Guowei, and the others were waving their arms rhythmically. They didn't stop until the bell rang.
"Are you … cheering for Bai Xiaowen?" A greasy voice sounded from the back row.
Li Shuyi turned his head and saw a fat man in a pharmacist's uniform.
This fat man was Zhu Chengjun. When he saw Li Shuyi nod his head, he immediately curled his lips.
"You'd better save your energy. I've seen Bai Xiaowen's level. He doesn't know anything about discretion. At best, he's an apprentice. His participation in this competition is an insult to Hua Xia's pharmaceutical industry. "
"What makes you say that!" Li Shuyi was unhappy.
Zhu Chengjun said proudly, "Because I'm a Level-10 pharmacist!"
Chen Guowei looked at Zhu Chengjun suspiciously. "You're … a pharmacist? You look more like a chef. "
"Nonsense!" Zhu Chengjun said angrily. He hated it when people called him fat or talked about his figure. Wasn't it just a little rounder?
"Look, look here! This is a nationally certified pharmacist! "Zhu Chengjun shouted.
Chen Guowei shrugged. "Okay, you're a pharmacist."
"Even if you're a pharmacist, you can't slander Xiaowen. How can you slander Xiaowen? "Li Shuyi said.
Chen Guowei smiled. "Sister-in-law, the reason is very simple. You've heard of the story of the fox eating grapes, right? Anyway, I can smell a very strong sour smell. "
"Although this analogy isn't very appropriate, there is a sour smell. I agree," Xiang Hui chimed in.
"You …!" Zhu Chengjun was angry.
"Greasy uncle, calm down … You look even more swollen when you're angry." Chen Guowei was probably at the Lord-level when it came to anger.
Zhu Chengjun slapped the back of Li Shuyi's chair and said imposingly, "A bunch of ignorant youngsters. I won't lower myself to your level. I'll say it right here. If Bai Xiaowen can pass the preliminaries, I'll chop off my head! "
"Let's make it clear first. Whose head are you going to chop off?"
"…" Zhu Chengjun was fuming. He simply leaned back in his chair and stopped talking.
Two hours later.
Zhu Chengjun's face was pale and his heart was weak. He sincerely felt that it was a blessing in disguise that he didn't make it clear whose head he was going to chop off.
"Hehehe …"
"Hehehe …"
"Hahaha …"
Jinghai University's students all turned to look at Zhu Chengjun with strange smiles on their faces.
"That's impossible. There must be something going on. Master Ke was eliminated and Bai Xiaowen entered the finals … "Zhu Chengjun gritted his teeth and denied." There must be something going on! "
A handsome young man wearing glasses turned around and stared at Zhu Chengjun with dissatisfaction.
"Master Zhu, please watch your words. Don't smear Hua Xia's image without any evidence. The Pharmaceutical Development Commission is in charge of this conference, including the exhibition competition. If you think the Pharmaceutical Development Commission has something going on behind the scenes and the five masters in charge of the arbitration are problematic, you can formally submit an application to question them. "
Zhu Chengjun was startled when he saw the young man's face. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Secretary Xu, please don't blame me … I was just saying."
Zhu Chengjun began to look around with a guilty conscience.
He wasn't afraid of Secretary Xu, but he didn't dare to provoke Secretary Xu's boss, Qiao Xiangdong, the head of the Pharmaceutical Development Commission. If Qiao Xiangdong remembered him, he would be done for. If Qiao Xiangdong dared to deal with a pharmacist like Huang Xuan, it would be a piece of cake for him to deal with him …
Zhu Chengjun didn't pay attention to his surroundings, but now that he took a closer look, his heart sank. The man sitting next to Secretary Xu on the left … felt like something was amiss no matter how he looked at it. Even though the other party didn't turn around, there was an invisible aura of authority emanating from him … It was clear from Secretary Xu's respectful attitude towards him.
Zhu Chengjun couldn't sit still anymore. He carefully moved forward, bent his back, and held his stomach as he walked behind Qiao Xiangdong's seat.
"Secretary Qiao … Hi, hi, sorry to disturb you. I'm Little Zhu …"
"Yes."
"Secretary Qiao, I didn't mean to say that … I just said it in a hurry. I didn't mean to suspect the Pharmaceutical Development Commission. Please forgive me …"
Qiao Xiangdong glanced at Zhu Chengjun indifferently. "Got it."
Got it? What does that mean? Does it mean 'I understand your impulse' or 'I'll remember you'?
Zhu Chengjun was a little conflicted. He wanted to say a few more words, but the people behind him weren't happy.
"Hey, if you want to leave, then leave. Don't block the way!" An audience member shouted.
"Don't you know how big your face is? You're blocking the camera!" A cameraman in the aisle said.
Secretary Xu pondered for a moment, then turned to Zhu Chengjun and said, "Don't disturb the competition. Secretary Qiao is busy watching the competition. Don't disturb him."
"Okay, okay …"
Zhu Chengjun fled.
Li Shuyi, Chen Guowei, and the others had a hard time holding back their laughter.
On the competition stage.
The host, Xia Ke, had a professional smile on her face. "The preliminaries are over. Everyone has seen the list of the five finalists. They are the winners selected from 103 outstanding young pharmacists. Now, the final and most exciting duel is about to begin. "
"Next, please allow me to introduce the five young pharmacists one by one!"
Huang Xuan was arranged to be the first to go on stage. The national anthem sounded: The Emperor's Generation.
"Now, on stage, is the young pharmacist Huang Xuan, who recently became a naturalized Japanese pharmacist. Huang Xuan was once a rising star in Hua Xia's pharmacists. Since his debut, he has won many championships in various municipal, national, and even international competitions … "
"In the preliminaries, Pharmacist Huang Xuan also impressed the judges with a bottle of perfect Tier 1, Level 10 Strengthening Potion. He successfully entered the finals. Let's look forward to his performance in the finals …"
The host, Xia Ke, emphasized the awards that Huang Xuan had won before, but did not mention why Huang Xuan had become a naturalized Japanese.
There was supposed to be an impromptu speech for the finalists, but it was also cut off.
In fact, Huang Xuan, who was the strongest on the surface, was arranged to be the first to go on stage. This was very telling …
The majestic national anthem of Hua Xia sounded. Bai Xiaowen was the second to go on stage.
"This is the genius pharmacist Bai Xiaowen. He is the youngest of the contestants and is still in university …"
"In the preliminaries, contestant Bai Xiaowen also created a bottle of perfect Tier 1, Level 10 Strengthening Potion …"
Footage of Bai Xiaowen making medicine was shown on the big screen. Unlike Huang Xuan, who was focused on making adjustments according to the situation, Bai Xiaowen's medicine was more or less in a step-by-step manner. He did not need to make any additional changes at every step, and a bottle of perfect Strengthening Potion was easily created.
"His luck is off the charts," Huang Xuan said softly.
Bai Xiaowen smiled slightly, but Huang Xuan did not smile.
Huang Xuan was not a fool. He had already sensed that something was wrong.
Maybe … he's not just there to make up the numbers? Huang Xuan thought silently to himself.
The audience present, especially the pharmacists who were knowledgeable, did not have any other thoughts. At this moment, they were all lamenting Bai Xiaowen's luck.
This was especially true for the pharmacists who had skipped classes at the training ground. They thought that they had seen Bai Xiaowen's half-baked skills, so even if a perfect potion was placed in front of them, they still thought that Bai Xiaowen's luck was off the charts …
Xia Ke was a little stumped when she talked about the honors Bai Xiaowen had achieved.
However, as a famous host, Xia Ke was not just a pretty face. She began to introduce Bai Xiaowen's other special point — he was an Awakened Hero Class. She also pointed out that Bai Xiaowen had learned medicine making for less than a year …
Bai Xiaowen had successfully attracted the attention of the audience from all over the world. He could almost feel that his popularity on Earth was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye …
The national anthem, "The Starry Flag", was played. The female pharmacist from America, Monica Gray, appeared on the stage and attracted a round of enthusiastic applause.
The psionic era was still a male-dominated society. Whether it was the combat profession or the pharmacist profession, it was basically the world of men. It was not easy for women to stand out.
Therefore, when a special case appeared, it would always attract extra attention. Furthermore, Monica was a beauty with a great figure. She had curves in the front and back and long legs that were provocative. She had the charm of an American chick.
Bai Xiaowen listened to Monica's resume. She had also won a lot of honors, such as the champion of the Nightingale Cup and the champion of the National Pharmacist Invitational Tournament. In short, she was much better than Bai Xiaowen's meager pharmacist honors.
The Ode to Joy sounded. The European pharmacist, Ebner Betten, appeared on stage and gave a lengthy introduction of all kinds of honors.
The last person to appear was another representative of Hua Xia, Zhou Ziwang of the "Five Xiao Bai of Zhongyuan".
The Seven Trees Gymnasium erupted with astonishing cheers. There was no doubt that Zhou Ziwang was the winner … As for Bai Xiaowen, who was also representing China, he was a monk who had left home through the unorthodox path. The Chinese audience deeply doubted whether he could recite the true scripture.
However, Zhou Ziwang was different. As a bright new star in Hua Xia's pharmaceutical field, Zhou Ziwang had been honored continuously since his debut. He was only slightly inferior to Huang Xuan. However, Zhou Ziwang's thesis writing was like flying. He had continuously published his research results in world-famous pharmaceutical journals. In this aspect, he surpassed Huang Xuan.
Another person who had high hopes, Ke Caijin, made a mistake in the preliminaries. His performance was not good and he did not enter the finals.
Therefore, Zhou Ziwang became the hope of the entire village … no, the entire country.
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