Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Selecting the Exam Potion

Chapter 98: Choosing the Examination Potion

Wizard Derek Jones called the next examinee, who was a first-class wizard apprentice from another small wizard organization.

This first-class wizard apprentice was quite old, looking like a middle-aged man with gray hair on his temples. Locke guessed that his real age was at least over a hundred years old.

A first-class wizard apprentice has a lifespan of two hundred years, so it is impossible for him to have gray hair at the temples before he is over a hundred years old.

First-class wizard apprentices from small wizard organizations like this have incomplete inheritance, many weaknesses in various disciplines, and basically no hope of promotion.

They came here to take the Potion Master’s Assistant Certificate exam just to find a better job and improve their quality of life in the next few decades.

But this old first-class wizard apprentice is undoubtedly more stable. Five hundred magic stones may be a huge sum of money for him, which will take years to accumulate.

Without the certainty of victory, he would not have come for the assessment.

Moreover, due to various factors such as his age, his mentality is relatively good and is not prone to major fluctuations.

This old first-class wizard apprentice stretched out his finger, and a wisp of magic flame appeared at his fingertips. It was the magic flame of the wood element.

Then he switched to the hottest magic flame of wind element. The pale magic flame kept swaying at his fingertips, making a sizzling sound as if it was scorching the air.

After completing the test, Wizard Derrick Jones nodded in approval. “Although the basic theory isn’t solid, the magical flames are very well done. Some conversions took over three seconds, but overall, the average conversion time is under three seconds.”

“good.”

“Considering the academy you came from, this can even be considered quite good. It seems you’ve put a lot of effort into this.”

Gogor bowed respectfully to the three official wizards and said, “Thank you for your guidance.”

“It is my honor to receive your guidance.”

Wizard Derek Jones said indifferently, “Next.”

Locke walked to the middle of the room and faced the three official wizards. He exhaled slightly, and then the first wisp of magic flame of wood element, followed by the magic flames of the four magic elements of earth, water, fire and wind, flowed continuously at his fingertips.

The five kinds of magical flames, like liquid, transform very smoothly and even contain a certain aesthetic feeling.

This surprised the other two first-class wizard apprentices who were taking the test.

They never imagined that the switching of magic flames could be so easy and smooth.

Gogol saw that the magic flames on Locke’s fingertips were seamlessly connected, blending like water, and extremely smooth, and he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

He glanced at Beth beside him and muttered softly, “After all, they are first-class wizard apprentices trained by the Great Wizarding Organization. So this is their true level.”

“The gap between me and them is really huge.”

After hearing this, Beth’s face turned slightly red.

Wizard Derek Jones’s eyes flickered as he nodded and said, “Yes, the switching time between magic flames is only 1.5 seconds on average, and sometimes it can even be around 1 second.”

“What an amazing talent.”

“The stability and accuracy of your magic are exceptional. You seem to be a student of Witch Sophia. Well, judging by the information, Witch Sophia believes you have a special talent in this area.”

“That’s why I’ve long wanted to suggest to the White Wizard Association that they add checks on mana accuracy and stability when examining the qualifications of potential wizards. This will help prevent many talented individuals from being overlooked in the early stages.”

Wizard Derek Jones gave Locke some pointers, “If you can improve your perception of mana a little bit, your average switching speed should be able to rise another level.”

Locke was a little confused. Perception?

Unfortunately, Wizard Derek Jones was not his wizard mentor, but only an examiner, so it was not convenient for him to ask questions.

A regular wizard beside Wizard Derek Jones chuckled softly and said, “Derek, you’re asking too much of this student. Perception is something only first-ring potion masters should pay attention to.”

Derek Jones said, “Well, I just happened to come across a promising talent, so I raised my expectations a little bit.”

“Okay, let’s move on to the third round of testing. Beth, you should also move on to the final round.”

Bethe said, “Yes, Master Jones.”

Although Beth was eliminated in the second round of assessment, Locke knew that the results of each test for the Potion Master’s Assistant Examination would be recorded and comprehensively considered in the next assessment.

This will allow the examiners to have a more comprehensive view of the candidates’ overall level of potions.

So, even though Bate was destined to be eliminated, he still had to give his all in the third round.

If his results in the third round of assessment are too poor, then when he takes the Potions Master’s Assistant exam again, he will be the focus of attention of the official wizards in charge of the assessment.

On the contrary, if his third round of assessment results are very good, then when he takes the certification exam again in the future, the official wizards in charge of the next assessment will comprehensively consider his performance this time and relax the requirements for him slightly.

Therefore, it is not that there are no first-class wizard apprentices who have been polished through years of examinations.

After all, the difficulty of the Potion Master’s Assistant certification exam is far greater than that of the Breeder’s Assistant certification exam.

There are many people who never pass.

The third round of examinations is a practical examination on actually refining medicine.

Locke naturally chose the Concentration Ointment, while Gogor, the foreign senior first-class wizard apprentice, chose the relatively simple [Hemostatic Ointment], and Beth chose to refine the [Night Vision Potion].

Wizard Derek Jones looked grim at Bet’s choice of Night Vision Potion. “Night Vision Potion? I’m surprised you even picked that.”

“As a first-class wizard apprentice in Lilith’s hut, you actually chose the simplest task like the first-class wizard apprentices from outside. Why didn’t you choose to refine the fast-growing hormone gel?”

“Bette, I’m very unhappy with you.”

Beth was scolded so harshly by Wizard Derek Jones that she didn’t even dare to look up and her body was trembling.

Locke glanced at him. The night vision potion and the hemostatic ointment were both the simplest potions, and they were almost at the level of a potion master’s assistant.

The Concentration Ointment that I chose is a standard medium-difficulty potion at the level of a Potion Master’s Assistant.

But obviously, for those first-class wizard apprentices who want to pass the assessment as quickly as possible, the best option is to choose to refine the simplest potion at the level of a potion master’s assistant during the assessment.

After all, the assessment situation is so complicated that no one can guarantee what will happen. The reason why I chose the Ningsi Ointment is not for any other reason, but because Witch Sophia asked me to do so.

It seems that in the eyes of these official wizards, choosing the standard medium difficulty level to pass the assessment is the right way.

Of course, something as simple as a growth hormone gel could not be included in the assessment target, so Wizard Derek Jones was just using this to mock Beth.

Locke came to his senses and took out a standard potion-making set from the Star Ring, including a crucible, a stand, a dropper, a capillary, and a set of glass measuring cups of different sizes.

There are also the ingredients for the Ningsi ointment. The main ingredients are: silver leaf mint, birch sap, blue butterfly cocoon powder, cat’s eye powder, and the auxiliary ingredients are honey and cowhide gel.

(End of this chapter)