Due to A Melancholy Smile's words, everyone inside the crowded Special Alchemy Room turned to A Melancholy Smile, eagerly anticipating the competition's final results.
Aside from the top three rewards, the benefits for the tenth place were enough to make any Guild's alchemist jealous.
If they could obtain these alchemy tools, they'd have a much smoother path to becoming a Master Alchemist. Once they became a Master Alchemist, they'd reach the apex of the alchemy industry. Even the various superpowers would try to recruit these Master Alchemists.
"There are a total of 344 participants in this competition. Among them, 244 are Intermediate Alchemists, and 80 are Advanced Alchemists. You can say that everyone's results are excellent, but the final results are obvious." A Melancholy Smile glanced at the alchemists present and said, "Now, I'll announce the rankings.
"Tenth place: Floating Clouds, Intermediate Alchemist. Used 59 sets of materials and produced 19 bottles of Flame Potion. Actual success rate is 32.2%.
"Ninth place: Laughing Heavens, Advanced Alchemist. Used 49 sets of materials and produced 16 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. Actual success rate is: Eighth place: Feng Ran, Intermediate Alchemist. Used 58 sets of materials and produced 19 bottles of Flame Potion. Actual success rate is: A Melancholy Smile's announcement caused a commotion among the crowd.
"What?! Even an Intermediate Alchemist has made it into the top ten?!"
"Crap! What kind of speed is this?! I've worked so hard, yet I've only used 52 sets of materials and produced 16 bottles of Flame Potion! Are they even human?! "
Everyone present was an alchemist, so they were very familiar with the Flame Potion and Frost Soul Potion. When an alchemist of the same rank produced the potion, the success rate was set by the system at 35%. The closer one was to this success rate, the more difficult it would be. If one were lucky, they might be able to surpass 35%. However, if they mass-produced the potion, that would be impossible.
Hence, producing 50 to 100 sets of Flame Potion was a competition that relied on strength. Luck had little to no effect.
Moreover, it was much more difficult to maintain a high success rate while maintaining a high speed. This mainly depended on a player's strength. The faster a player was, the easier it was for them to make mistakes, and the lower their success rate.
This competition was based on the number of finished products produced, followed by the success rate. If the number of finished products was the same, the one with the higher success rate would be the winner.
On the other hand, the Flame Potion was easier to concoct than the Frost Soul Potion. It also took less time to concoct. Therefore, the quantity of the Flame Potion was higher than the Frost Soul Potion. After all, the difference of ten sets of materials was huge. It was equivalent to three more bottles than the Frost Soul Potion.
"Who are these Candlelight's alchemists?" Youlan couldn't help but look at the alchemists who had walked onto the stage, shock filling her heart.
Previously, she had thought that Shifeng was exaggerating when he said that he had a 30% success rate for becoming one of Candlelight's core members. Now, however, it would seem that he wasn't just bragging. He was even more frightening than that.
In all of Underworld, only Fu Jiuzhong and another Master Alchemist invited by Underworld could achieve such a feat. Ordinary Advanced Alchemists would be fortunate if they could achieve two-thirds of their Movement Speed, not to mention their actual success rate. They'd be lucky if they could even achieve 20% of their Movement Speed.
Meanwhile, as A Melancholy Smile continued to call out the names of the top ten alchemists, Fu Jiuzhong and Silent Wonder were slightly surprised. They hadn't expected the other alchemists to be so skilled as well. There was only a small gap between them and the top ten alchemists.
"The Ling YI Society sure has a lot of alchemy experts. However, this old man is determined to win first place." Fu Jiuzhong was very confident in his performance this time. This was because his performance this time had been perfect. In fact, he had reached the pinnacle of his performance.
After all, he had successfully produced the last bottle of Frost Soul Potion.
He had indeed produced 16 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. No matter how strong the other alchemists were, they would only be able to produce one more bottle at most. However, he had produced a total of 18 Frost Soul Potions. Although luck had played a part in his success, luck was also a part of his strength.
"Good. Next up is Fu Jiuzhong, Advanced Alchemist. He used 53 sets of materials and produced 18 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. His actual success rate is 30%. Everyone gasped when they heard Fu Jiuzhong's result.
Previously, he had only produced 16 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. Now, however, he had produced 18 bottles. This was simply frightening.
"Fifth place? How is this possible?" Fu Jiuzhong could not help but look at A Melancholy Smile in confusion.
Even Youlan, who stood beside Shifeng, could not believe her eyes.
Fu Jiuzhong had produced 18 bottles of Frost Soul Potion in one hour, yet he only ranked fifth.
However, before Fu Jiuzhong and Youlan could question Fu Jiuzhong's result, A Melancholy Smile announced the next person's name.
"Fourth place is Silent Wonder, Advanced Alchemist. She used 52 sets of materials and produced 18 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. Her actual success rate is 30%. Fu Jiuzhong had wanted to say something, but now, he was at a loss for words.
Someone had actually produced 18 bottles of Frost Soul Potion so close to perfection.
"Next up is Rain Walker, Advanced Alchemist. He used 59 sets of materials and produced 20 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. His actual success rate is 30%. Second place is Gentle Knife, Advanced Alchemist. He used 61 sets of materials and produced 21 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. His actual success rate is 30%." First place is Dormant, Advanced Alchemist. He used 62 sets of materials and produced 22 bottles of Frost Soul Potion. His actual success rate is 30%. After A Melancholy Smile announced the competition's results, the audience fell deathly silent. Everyone turned to look at the three alchemists walking up the stage, unable to believe their eyes.
"Could this competition be fake?" Silent Wonder was confused by A Melancholy Smile's announcement.
She had always believed that she had reached the pinnacle of her alchemy speed. She had produced 52 sets of Frost Soul Potion in one hour and one bottle in a little over a minute. Her actual success rate was close to perfection.
Yet, some of the top three alchemists had produced one bottle of Frost Soul Potion in less than a minute. Moreover, their success rate had even exceeded the system's 35%. She simply couldn't imagine how fast these alchemists had to be to accomplish such a feat.
The only possibility was that they had cheated. They must have used tools that increased their alchemy speed and success rate.
Silent Wonder wasn't the only one who felt this way. Fu Jiuzhong and Youlan shared the same thought.
In fact, A Melancholy Smile was surprised when he heard the results.
"I know that some of you don't believe this and even suspect that these three alchemists have cheated. However, I want to say that these three alchemists have not cheated. This is their own strength. Don't think that it's easy to get into Candlelight's top three. If you don't work hard, the gap between you and your competitors will only grow larger in the future." Shifeng glanced at the crowd before him. "To ensure fairness, I'll show you these three alchemists' alchemy processes."
After Shifeng finished speaking, A Melancholy Smile displayed the videos of the three alchemists' alchemy processes in the hall for everyone to see.
Since this was a competition, everyone had a recording of their alchemy processes. Firstly, this was to ensure fairness. Secondly, this was to preserve some excellent alchemy videos for others to learn from.
In the videos, the three alchemists' alchemy speeds weren't as fast as the crowd had expected. On the contrary, they were slower than many of the alchemists present. The only difference was that the three alchemists would give up halfway and continue with their alchemy as if they had known beforehand that they wouldn't succeed.
By giving up halfway, they saved a lot of time. Hence, they were able to use more materials in the limited time they had.
After watching the three alchemists' alchemy processes, everyone immediately understood the difference between them and the alchemists.
"How is this possible?" Silent Wonder and Fu Jiuzhong were stunned.
Before the alchemists had completed the alchemy process, they had no idea what the alchemists' alchemy results would be. They couldn't understand why the three alchemists would give up halfway.
"Is this some kind of alchemy technique?" Silent Wonder and Fu Jiuzhong shared the same thought, especially Silent Wonder.
She was no stranger to the three alchemists. Previously, when it came to alchemy standards, she had been superior to the three alchemists. The only way the three could surpass her was through alchemy techniques. However, the three alchemists had learned an alchemy technique that she hadn't. The only explanation for the three alchemists' mastery of the same technique was that Shifeng had gathered everyone in the Guild to nurture a group of internal alchemists.
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