bookbashuk Chapter 140 The Terrifying Calmness
Chapter 140 The Terrifying Calmness
Chapter 140 The Terrifying Calmness
The southern and western regions of the Alchemists' Guild are places where alchemists rest and socialize.
Most of the alchemists in the south are low-level alchemists. This area has hundreds of alchemy tables where people can practice and operate at any time.
Near each alchemist who was refining pills, there were several other alchemists around.
These alchemists whispered among themselves, analyzing and learning from each other's alchemy skills, while also offering their opinions on any shortcomings.
As for the western region, it is the core area of the Alchemist Guild. Two fully armed guards stand at the entrance, both of whom are at the level of low-star Grand Dou Master!
A master of this level could become a local overlord even in a remote city throughout the entire Gama Empire.
The fact that these two Grand Masters are willing to guard the gate can only mean one thing: the Alchemist Association is giving them far too much.
Even so, there are countless other Grand Masters who lack connections and have no chance to even guard the gate.
This western region is a place where high-level alchemists exchange ideas, and only those led by alchemists of the third rank or above are qualified to enter.
Xue Mei's teacher, Frank, was already a fourth-grade alchemist, a rare level of alchemist. Naturally, the two guards recognized his student, Xue Mei.
Through Xue Mei's connection, Xiao Yan was able to directly enter the western region.
"How could I have such a stupid student! It's infuriating! You tried to exchange a clear fourth-grade pill formula for a fifth-grade flame!"
Most of the people in this western region are the presidents of various alchemist guilds, and they are basically all fourth-grade alchemists.
Frank's face turned bright red when he learned that his disciple had exchanged a clear and complete fourth-grade pill formula for a ball of peach blossom fire.
"Hmph, I wonder who spent two Rank 4 pills to trade with someone for a purely decorative Strange Flame, Void Flame."
Xue Mei, who was being scolded by Frank, lowered her head, but she was not convinced and muttered something under her breath.
"You still dare to have emotions? I—"
Just as Frank was getting furious, Xiao Yan walked over.
"Master Frank, it's been a long time. Although it's not worth it to directly exchange this Peach Blossom Flame for a clear fourth-grade pill formula."
But looking at the long term, having a tangible flame can further improve alchemy skills. What might have taken ten years to advance to a fourth-grade alchemist could very well be achieved in five years.
The time value involved is actually quite high.
Upon seeing Xiao Yan, Frank's anger dissipated somewhat. Furthermore, with Xiao Yan speaking up for Xue Mei, the matter was dropped, since he couldn't really punish Xue Mei.
"Hmph, that's all we can do. But if I have to rewrite it, it'll probably take at least six months."
Seeing that her teacher's anger had subsided, Xue Mei smiled and raised her head slightly to give Xiao Yan a grateful look.
Seeing the commotion, Linfei walked over and said, "Hey, Xuemei, it's rare to see you with a boy your own age. Is this your new boyfriend?"
"I think so too, but they might not even be interested."
Normally, Xue Mei would definitely retaliate with a sharp tongue when teased like this, but this time, she went along with Lin Fei's words, which surprised the other party.
"Really? For you to say something like that, I'd like to see what the other person looks like."
Lin Fei walked around halfway and stood in front of Xiao Yan. When she saw his face, she immediately tensed up like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"What, did I gain two extra eyes or an extra mouth? Is it really necessary for you to see me like this?"
Xiao Yan smiled slightly. The unpleasantness in Black Rock City had little to do with Lin Fei, and he wouldn't take it to heart.
However, it was the other person who seemed somewhat afraid of him.
Upon seeing that it was Xiao Yan, Lin Fei's teacher, Otto, also came over: "I was wondering why it was so lively here. It really was you, kid. I don't even need to think about it, you must be here to participate in the Alchemist Conference, right?"
Both Otto and Frank were very fond of Xiao Yan, this exceptionally talented young man. It was just a pity that his talent was too high, and teaching him would only be a waste of his time.
"How's it going? Have you found Master Furukawa yet?"
I remember before we set off, Xiao Yan said he wanted to become Gu He's disciple. It's been about a year now.
"This—I did not become a disciple of Master Guhe, but before heading to the Tagor Desert, I was fortunate enough to meet a wandering alchemist."
I studied under her for three months and have made some progress.
Even Xiao Yan was completely unaware of Sheng'er's cultivation level and rank; it's likely that no one would know even if he told them.
"Three months? That's a bit too short a time. But with your talent, your alchemy skills should have improved a lot in three months. You should already be at the level of a second-grade alchemist."
Although we don't know who the alchemist Xiao Yan mentioned is, the fact that Xiao Yan's alchemy skills improved in just three months suggests that the alchemist must be at least at the fifth rank or higher.
"Well, actually, I originally planned to take the third-grade alchemist exam this time, and also register for the alchemist conference."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan revealed his plan. Although it might be surprising, he was now 90% confident in refining grade three pills, and the actual grade should be far higher.
However, if he were to take the exam to become a fourth-grade alchemist, the exam would have to be administered by the president of the Jia Ma Empire, and the preparation would be extremely complicated. Xiao Yan did not intend to try it for the time being.
As for higher levels, there is no need for an examiner. As long as one can publicly refine a fifth-grade pill within three attempts, one is considered a fifth-grade alchemist.
"A third-rank official? Logically speaking, we should be shocked, considering it's only been a little over a year. But for you, even the most unbelievable things seem to make sense now."
Unexpectedly, neither Otto nor Frank reacted much, while Snow Fairy and Lin Fei remained remarkably calm.
Even Xue Mei's reaction was not as great as when he saw that he was only at the first grade, which left Xiao Yan speechless. Did these people really think so highly of him?
"Tomorrow is the start of the Alchemist Tournament. The president and vice president are already extremely busy. If you want to take the exam to become a third-grade alchemist, you need two fourth-grade alchemists to examine you. Why don't Otto and I take the exam?"
"If you become a sixth or seventh-grade alchemist in the future, it will be a great honor for us to know that we were the chief examiners of a grandmaster alchemist."
With Frank and Otto by his side, he naturally saved himself the trouble of making an appointment with a fourth-grade alchemist.
If you want to take the exam to become a third-grade alchemist, without connections, just making an appointment to become a fourth-grade alchemist could take a year and a half.
After all, alchemists of this level would be considered branch leaders elsewhere, and wouldn't be available at a moment's notice.
"Then thank you both very much, masters."
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