A Melancholy Smile was a little worried when she saw the Shifeng's confident smile. However, since the Shifeng had said so, she had no choice but to wait for the competition's results. Hopefully, the other official members wouldn't snatch too many of the top ten spots.
"Letting internal members learn Basic Alchemy Techniques?" Youlan could not help but smile when she overheard the conversation between the Shifeng and A Melancholy Smile.
She had been worried about the competition between Fu Jiuzhong and so many Advanced Alchemists.
Now, however, she could breathe a sigh of relief.
If it were only Basic Alchemy Techniques, Fu Jiuzhong had learned plenty of them. Although Basic Alchemy Techniques were indeed precious, with her position in Underworld and the resources she had collected, Fu Jiuzhong had learned as many as three of them.
Moreover, Basic Alchemy Techniques only allowed players to better utilize their own techniques. In reality, there was no difference between learning three and four Basic Alchemy Techniques. The only difference was when players could create their own potions in the future.
With Fu Jiuzhong's frightening alchemy experience and Basic Alchemy Techniques, he had a high chance of securing first place in this competition. This way, they could, more or less, display some of their usefulness to the Shifeng. Otherwise, if the Guild made an enemy of the Blackwater Corporation because of them, the Guild's members would resent them in the future.
Meanwhile, inside the top-floor alchemy rooms, both the Advanced and Intermediate Alchemists began to refine the materials that had been placed on the tables.
Each alchemist had 100 sets of these materials. Moreover, these materials weren't extremely precious. Rather, they were all commonly used potions.
The Intermediate Alchemists refined the Flame Potion, while the Advanced Alchemists refined the Frost Soul Potion.
As for the Flame Potion and Frost Soul Potion, although they were commonly used, they were relatively difficult to produce as they tested the alchemists' refining techniques. This was also why the Shifeng had arranged for this competition.
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"It seems this competition is quite good." When Fu Jiuzhong saw the materials on the table, he immediately realized that they were Advanced Potions.
However, what Fu Jiuzhong didn't know was that the Shifeng had chosen these two potions mainly to deal with the Eclipse Gate. Any player that attempted to enter the Eclipse Gate would need these two potions. The Frost Soul Potion, in particular, increased players' Ice Resistance and weakened the effects of the Ice Attribute. It would be of great help when dealing with the Eclipse Gate's ice-type monsters.
Once the alchemists were in position, A Melancholy Smile announced the start of the competition through the team chat.
Following which, the alchemists in the alchemy rooms got into action.
"Sure enough," the Advanced alchemy room, the Advanced alchemy room, and the Advanced Advanced Alchemy rooms.
All the Advanced Alchemists had clearly come prepared. They had entered a selfless state at the start of the competition, wholeheartedly refining potions. Their movements were quick and precise, and they didn't waste any time.
This competition not only had to guarantee the success rate, but also the speed. The refining time was only one hour. It was impossible to refine a hundred sets of materials. They just wanted to see how many they could refine. This way, the final result would be clear at a glance.
"Sure enough, Master Fu Jiuzhong is amazing. He actually spent so little time refining the materials?" an Advanced Alchemist standing behind Youlan exclaimed when he saw Fu Jiuzhong's performance.
Although he was also an Advanced Alchemist, he could only be ranked in the middle of Underworld's Advanced Alchemists. Facing 80 Advanced Alchemists, he didn't have the confidence to enter the top ten. However, Fu Jiuzhong was different. In Underworld, only one Advanced Alchemist could compete with Fu Jiuzhong, and that person was also an Advanced Alchemist of the older generation.
He had never thought that Fu Jiuzhong would be so amazing.
Refining materials was a very delicate process. He had tried to refine the Frost Soul Potion before, but the potion's material requirements were very high. If the potion's purity wasn't high enough, it would easily lead to failure. Yet, Fu Jiuzhong's refining speed was nearly double that of an Advanced Alchemist like him …
"Where did the Guild Leader find such an expert alchemist? His refining speed can practically rival Silent Wonder's, "A Melancholy Smile exclaimed when she saw Fu Jiuzhong's performance.
Silent Wonder was one of Candlelight's top Advanced Alchemists. She was one of the top Advanced Alchemists in the entire alchemy industry. Even Youlan Smile envied Silent Wonder's talent. Fortunately, Youlan Smile was a forger, not an alchemist.
Yet, Shifeng had managed to find an Advanced Alchemist who could rival Silent Wonder. Youlan Smile was truly surprised.
When she thought about how both Silent Wonder and Candlelight belonged to Candlelight, she felt even more confident that Candlelight could compete with the Black Dragon Empire in the Apocalypse Empire.
"Candlelight is so strong in alchemy as well?" Youlan Smile exclaimed as she watched Silent Wonder in her alchemy room.
Candlelight had started out as a forger. Most likely, no one in the entire Starmoon Kingdom could surpass the Guild when it came to forging. Even in God's Domain, Candlelight ranked at the top. Youlan Smile had learned from Underworld that Hei Yan had become a Master Forger.
Master Lifestyle subclasses were currently at the peak of God's Domain. Based on the information she had received, including Hei Yan, only three Master Forgers had become Master Forgers. Moreover, one of these three had only recently become a Master Forger.
Youlan Smile had never thought that Candlelight would be so amazing in the alchemy industry. They even had an alchemist like Silent Wonder. Moreover, she was so young …
Most importantly, although Youlan Smile wasn't an alchemist herself, she could tell that the Advanced Alchemists present were very skilled. If Candlelight continued to develop at this rate, it would become a frightening competition.
Time passed quickly. The Intermediate and Advanced Alchemists in the Alchemy Room focused on refining their potions, completely immersed in their own world. Before they knew it, the one-hour time limit was up.
Suddenly, an ear-piercing chime filled the Alchemy Room, and every alchemist stopped what they were doing.
"It's time already?"
"I must make it into the top ten this time!"
Some of the alchemists in the Alchemy Room grew anxious, reluctant to part with the potions in their hands. Some, however, were confident enough to set down their potions and wait for the final tally.
"Alright, everyone, enter the Alchemy Room. Tally the potions and materials they've refined and send them to me," A Melancholy Smile instructed the NPCs standing by the Alchemy Room's entrance.
In God's Domain, the higher the star-rank of a Shop, the higher the intellect of the Shop's NPCs would become. They would also be able to help players with more tasks. The only downside to this was that they would have to pay a high price to hire these NPCs. However, to Candlelight, who made a fortune every day, this was nothing.
Following which, the NPCs entered the Alchemy Rooms one after another and began to tally the potions and materials each alchemist had refined. They then sent the information to A Melancholy Smile.
A short moment later, A Melancholy Smile received the data of a total of 244 Intermediate and 80 Advanced Alchemists. A Melancholy Smile then instructed the system to organize the data. Very quickly, the competition's ranking was revealed.
Meanwhile, the alchemists exited their respective Alchemy Rooms and gathered in the Shifeng's Special Alchemy Room. They then turned to look at the Shifeng and A Melancholy Smile.
"I wonder who will make it into the top ten this time?"
"I'm definitely one of them. I've outperformed myself this time."
"I wonder who'll take first place?"
"It should be Silent Wonder. She's been improving tremendously recently. I've heard that she's already creating an Advanced Berserk Potion. Only, she hasn't succeeded yet."
Everyone was brimming with confidence and curiosity toward this competition. They could not help but discuss the competition quietly.
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