Chapter 213 - 10 Stars Badge Alchemist
After closing the door, Marco looked at Aldrian with a blank expression. He had just asked the receptionist who attended to Aldrian, and true to Aldrian’s words, he had indeed only purchased a cheap cauldron and a beginner’s book on alchemy. Marco had also contacted the registration department through a communication artifact, and they confirmed that there was no one named Aldrian Aster in their records.
Did Aldrian come from another alchemist association? If they had someone like Aldrian, they would surely boast about it to the entire continent and make the Alchemist Association eat their dust. Aldrian’s mere appearance had already shifted the balance of power among the alchemist groups on the continent. But even if Aldrian truly belonged to another association, what purpose could he have in joining the Alchemist Association? To steal recipes? No, with Aldrian’s capabilities, there would be no need to steal anything.
He couldn’t make sense of the situation. Did Aldrian really achieve all of that on his first attempt at concocting pills? It was utterly ridiculous. If Aldrian had already succeeded and even created something unprecedented, wouldn’t that make him the most genius alchemist to ever appear? As he arrived at this conclusion, he began to look at Aldrian differently.
The other two alchemists reached the same conclusion. When they saw Marco return to the room with a blank expression, they knew that what Aldrian had said was true. He truly was new to alchemy and simply wanted to begin his journey in the field. He said he wanted to become an alchemist? Then they would grant him that status! A test? Fuck that—he had already created something unprecedented, what more could a test prove? However, they still wanted to watch Aldrian concoct pills. They were eager to see if his miraculous abilities would work with other recipes as well.
"Aldrian, I want you to create a different pill. Can you do that? Don’t worry about the ingredients; I’ll take care of them," Marco said, anticipation shining in his eyes.
"Of course, senior. Just show me the ingredients and the steps to create it, and I’ll do my best to concoct it," Aldrian replied confidently.
After that, Marco selected a recipe for an energy replenishment pill designed to restore the energy of Viscount-stage cultivators. This pill was more complex than the supplement pills, requiring precise control to ensure the replenishment dose met the necessary requirements and contained no defects. It was one of the essential pills often carried by cultivators to restore their energy during battles.
Aldrian read through the steps quickly and carefully, leaving the three grandmasters wondering if he had truly absorbed the instructions. Afterward, Marco handed him the ingredients, and Aldrian began the concocting process. The three elders watched intently, their entire focus on the concocting process. Once again, they wore astonished expressions as they observed Aldrian’s method of concoction. There were subtle differences in Aldrian’s methods that made them realize they could incorporate similar adjustments to improve the quality of their own pills.
It felt as though they had returned to the learning phase of their younger days. At their age and level of experience, there were little to none new things that could astonish them Yet today had brought them one surprise after another.