Under the watchful eyes of the audience, the camera on the big screen shifted to Huang Xuan.
Huang Xuan took a deep breath, "I want to challenge the Chilly Winter Mixture. Organizer, give me a set of materials for a Grade 7 potion. "
Bai Xiaowen's Chilly Winter Mixture was extremely pure. Huang Xuan did not know the formula and manufacturing process. Even if he did, it would be difficult for him to surpass Bai Xiaowen in purity. He could only take the second path – making a higher grade potion!
Huang Xuan had never made an advanced Grade 2 potion before. He only knew a Grade 7 formula. The success rate of making it by force was extremely low.
However, Huang Xuan still wanted to try his best, even if there was a one percent or one in a thousand chance of success. Huang Xuan did not feel the pinch since he was not using his own materials.
The materials needed for a Grade 7 potion were usually very precious. They would not be given to inexperienced potioneers to try.
Yang Haogu sighed, "Huang Xuan, are you sure you want to make a Grade 7 potion by force?"
"Yes," Huang Xuan sneered and said sarcastically, "Do you think the rich Hua Xia Pharmaceutical Development Commission would feel the pinch for a set of Grade 7 materials?"
Yang Haogu shook his head, "It's not about the materials. Forget it, I don't think you will listen to anything I say now."
The staff brought Huang Xuan to collect the materials.
After collecting the materials, Huang Xuan started to make the Grade 7 potion.
However, Huang Xuan failed at the fourth step of making the potion, and the beaker exploded.
Huang Xuan's face turned pale. He clutched his head and fell to the ground, retching.
At the judging panel, an old man with blonde hair and blue eyes shook his head and said something in English. Bai Xiaowen understood. This foreign master was saying, "It is not wise to force yourself to do something beyond your capabilities."
Yang Haogu sighed. "Huang Xuan, it's a good thing that you failed at the beginning. If you had failed when the potion was about to take shape, the backlash you would have suffered would have been even more severe. "
When he said this, Yang Haogu was punished by the laws of the Spirit World. A sum of Spirit Points was deducted. Fortunately, the secret level of this information was only Grade 0, so the Spirit Points deducted were not many.
Huang Xuan supported himself on the potion table and stood up. He was embarrassed and angry that he had made a fool of himself on the international stage.
Huang Xuan lowered his head and stared at Yang Haogu through his messy hair.
"Why didn't you say this earlier? Why did you have to wait until I suffered backlash … you want me to embarrass myself!"
On the other side, Bai Xiaowen could vaguely guess what Huang Xuan was thinking when he saw his expression.
"Huang Huang Xuan," Huang Xuan thought... It's Huang Xuan's to make the potion...... This Huang Xuan doesn't know what's good for him. Grandmaster Yang isn't your biological father. Why should he think of you first? "
"Next, let's invite contestant Bai Xiaowen to make his challenge." Xia Ke's voice sounded, finally freeing Huang Xuan from his awkward situation. .......... lt....
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. "Bai Xiaowen's request caused a wave of whispers in the crowd. Experienced pharmacists were very sensitive to weight, so they didn't need to use a weight counter at all. It wasn't that a weight counter wasn't as accurate as a hand, but in the process of making high-end potions, there was no time to use a weight counter because there was a lot of discretionary changes.
Over time, the weighing device became the symbol of a low-end apprentice.
However, with Bai Xiaowen's Coldwinter Concoction, no one thought of him as a low-end apprentice anymore.
Bai Xiaowen activated Insight after the herbs were brought over. He started to carefully weigh them and cut off a small portion of the herbs. He then calculated the ratio of the effective ingredients.
This process was very time-consuming. Bai Xiaowen spent a few minutes to accurately weigh the first herb, the Leaf of Dreaming. He placed it in a small container and carefully closed the lid. It was as if he was afraid that even a speck of dust would fall into the container.
"Contestant Bai Xiaowen, you can ask an assistant to weigh the herbs. Do you need a staff member to assist you?" Xia Ke, who had been ignored for a few minutes, asked Bai Xiaowen for his opinion.
As the host, Xia Ke felt very bitter in this situation. When potions masters were making potions, although they couldn't see the specific herbs and steps, they could still find something to talk about. For example, they could talk about calmness, steady movements, focus, and so on. They could also talk about the past glory of the contestant.
However, Bai Xiaowen couldn't do that. He didn't have any past glory. He couldn't talk about the achievements of the Hero Class in the Potion Master Competition, right?
Bai Xiaowen hadn't officially started making potions, so Xia Ke couldn't find anything to talk about. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that when Bai Xiaowen was weighing the herbs, his focused gaze, the slightly childish fluff on his lips, and his amazing scalpel skills were like fireflies in the dark night. They were so bright and outstanding …
This was an international competition, not a ridiculous movie. Who didn't know how to weigh herbs with a weighing device? She couldn't find any good points to praise.
"No need. Thank you."
Bai Xiaowen began to weigh the second set of herbs. Xia Ke, who had been rejected, was depressed.
Fortunately, they were at the most critical point of the competition. Whether it was the live audience or the audience in front of their televisions, they were all waiting for the results. No one would leave halfway.
'Weighing medicinal ingredients won't take too long … It's fine even if I just ramble a little. It'll help me get through this period of blank time,' Xia Ke thought.
This idea wasn't wrong, but she didn't expect Bai Xiaowen to take an hour and 17 minutes to weigh the herbs.
Xia Ke was on the verge of breaking down. She wondered if Bai Xiaowen was deliberately stalling for time.
She wasn't the only one who thought so. The audience thought so too. Waiting wasn't scary. What was scary was not knowing how long they had to wait. Many of the audience in front of their televisions wanted to change the channel and switch back after a while, but they were afraid that they would miss the ending.
"I'm ready." Bai Xiaowen let out a long sigh and raised his hand. He wasn't stalling for time on purpose. He had to calculate the effective ingredients and adjust the weight of the herbs bit by bit. It was a waste of time. Moreover, the types of herbs needed for a Second Grade formula were much more complicated than a First Grade formula.
If it wasn't for Bai Xiaowen's familiarity with this method of weighing and calculating, and his super brain that was good at calculation, he would have taken even longer.
Xia Ke also let out a long sigh. "Alright, please start your performance. Let me remind you, there are only 43 minutes left."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly.
Huang Xuan had already recovered from the backlash. After all, he had the physique of an Awakened. If it was an ordinary person, it would have been GG. At this moment, his face was still a little pale, and his spirit was a little weak. His eyes were fixed on Bai Xiaowen's movements.
"This guy … who is he? Judging from the herbs he chose, he also knows the formula of the White Beauty Potion!"
"Why did he take so long to weigh the herbs before starting to make the potion? There must be something fishy going on … "
"His movements aren't practiced. It's obvious that it's his first time making the potion. But, why is every step so perfect? Compared to my process, it's much simpler and more discretionary steps … "
As a high-end potion master, Huang Xuan naturally knew that during the process of making potions, the potion master's discretionary measures were only a "remedial" measure. No matter how good the remedial measure was, it was better to not have any redundant ingredients in the first place.
As the saying goes, the Great Dao is the simplest.
"Why does he have such a precise grasp of the effective ingredients of the herbs?"
"Could it be that when he weighed the ingredients in the preparation stage … he had been observing the age and appearance of the ingredients, calculating according to the amount of effective ingredients and making corresponding adjustments?" Huang Xuan recalled Bai Xiaowen's precise movements of cutting the ingredients like a surgery.
That kind of delicate movements were accurate down to the millimeter. It was unimaginable for a potion master.
Huang Xuan wasn't the only one who had this question. Even the masters on the judging panel were whispering to each other about this question. Their guesses were roughly the same as Huang Xuan's.
"Yang, another pharmaceutical genius has appeared in Hua Xia."
"If the effective ingredients are really calculated according to the appearance of the herbs, then this contestant Bai's observation and calculation skills are undoubtedly top-notch. His actual operation looks a bit rusty, indicating that it's his first time making the White Beauty Potion. But the movements of his hands are very stable, indicating that his operating ability is not bad. "
"I think the only thing he lacks is theoretical knowledge. After all, he is a combat-specialized hunter. The time he spent learning potion making is also short. I'm afraid the time he spent on pharmaceutical theory is very limited."
Yang Haogu smiled and didn't speak. He also didn't talk about the role of Bai Xiaowen's insight talent.
However, Yang Haogu also knew that after this competition, Bai Xiaowen's detailed information would definitely be known by the people in the pharmaceutical industry. He couldn't rule out the possibility that others would speculate about the role of insight talent in potion making.
But this wasn't a bad thing. Innate talent was different from equipment abilities or combat skills. It was a talent that the hunters themselves possessed. Even if others knew that Bai Xiaowen's insight talent could see the effective ingredients of herbs, they wouldn't belittle Bai Xiaowen's pharmaceutical ability. They would only be envious.
Due to sufficient preparation, Bai Xiaowen's potion process went smoothly.
In the end, the white light of the medicinal liquid converged, and the White Beauty Potion glowed with a soft white light. The potion was successfully made!
The White Beauty Potion made by Bai Xiaowen was passed around by the judges. In the end, the masters came to a unified conclusion.
"The purity of this potion is … 91%," Yang Haogu said, "It's hard to imagine that this is the work of a young pharmacist. Even if I made it myself, it would be difficult to exceed 90% purity. But Bai Xiaowen did it."
"An astonishing genius in alchemy."
"His future is limitless. He may be able to create a new era of pharmaceutics."
The foreign masters next to him were not stingy with their praise.
Huang Xuan's face darkened in an instant. The purity of 91% was nearly ten percent higher than his own White Beauty Potion. This huge gap could no longer be explained by luck.
Xia Ke understood the masters' words and said with a smile, "So, contestant Bai Xiaowen's challenge was successful … He received 100 points."
"Now, it's time for the final tally."
"Among the five potions, contestant Bai Xiaowen's Coldwinter Mixture was not broken. The potions of the other four contestants were all broken. Their points will be halved, while contestant Bai Xiaowen's points will be doubled. "
"Now, the final results will be announced."
"Contestant No. 1, Huang Xuan, 100 points."
"Contestant No. 2, Bai Xiaowen, 400 points."
"Contestant No. 3, Monica Grey, 50 points."
"Contestant No. 4, Ebner Bettencourt, 100 points."
"Contestant No. 5, Zhou Ziwang, 100 points."
"Because of the points, contestants Huang Xuan, Ebner Bettencourt, and Zhou Ziwang will be equally divided. Their rankings will be decided by the judges through a referendum. Contestant Bai Xiaowen will unquestionably win first place in this Youth Exhibition Competition … "
Wow!
There was a warm applause in the audience.
Most of the audience in the stadium were from Hua Xia. Of course, they had a strong sense of national pride for Bai Xiaowen, who was also from Hua Xia. Some pharmacists who were originally skeptical were also convinced by Bai Xiaowen's excellent performance and applauded and congratulated him.
Inside the stadium, in the front grandstand.
"Yay!" Chen Guowei and Feng Ziang high-fived each other in celebration. Several members of the Jinghai University team stood up excitedly and clapped their hands so hard that their palms turned red. At the same time, Qiao Qi stood up excitedly.
Qiao Rui smiled and applauded gently. She smiled happily, but two drops of tears slowly fell from the corners of her eyes.
Click. A reporter captured this scene.
Secretary Xu glanced at Qiao Xiangdong, then quickly stood up and walked to the reporter.
Qiao Xiangdong's face, which was originally gloomy and solemn, also showed an undisguised smile. "This Bai Xiaowen, you found him, right? Good, very good. "
Qiao Qi was very proud. "I was the first one to find him! What do you think? Am I good? "
However, Qiao Xiangdong was looking at Qiao Rui. He didn't trust this bastard son of his. If it weren't for his niece Qiao Rui's recommendation, he wouldn't have made the decision without meeting Bai Xiaowen. After all, Bai Xiaowen was absent from the intensive training course.
"Okay, sit down quickly … Si, what's wrong with you?" Qiao Xiangdong saw the tears on Qiao Rui's face and was slightly stunned.
"Ah, nothing." Qiao Rui wiped away her tears.
"Sister, you seem to treat Bai Xiaowen differently. You were also like this when you first met him. As his brother, I'm not happy. "Qiao Qi remembered very clearly.
"Qiao Qi, shut up." Qiao Rui was a little angry.
Qiao Xiangdong furrowed his brows and kept this matter in mind. Secretary Xu happened to come back. He said, "Wenchuan, I want to see Bai Xiaowen. Please arrange it. "
"Yes, Secretary Qiao." Secretary Xu nodded.
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