Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 19 The last two... OUT!

The knockout rounds are coming to an end.

Some contestants have escaped the shadow of elimination and stepped ashore first, but there are still others who cannot escape from the dangerous whirlpool.

Gabo, whose potion structure is unstable...

Ethan made a half-finished potion...

George, who has little efficacy...

The three of them waited nervously for the subsequent contestants to appear.

"Although it's not nice to say this, I really hope that someone can perform worse than me..." Gabo kept praying in his heart, and the hope of promotion was on others. Never before, he has been like this. So powerless.

There are only two people left, one is Riley, who has been in constant trouble since the beginning, and the other is Imogen, the top torchbearer.

It will come eventually.

"There is a player who made a lot of sensitive operations during the competition." Gordon took a deep breath and pointed at Riley, who was in the back row. "Come up, Riley, and bring your magic potion."

When Riley's potion was listed in front of the tutor.

Gordon had already pursed his lips: "Lele, you over-boiled the potion during the competition. This is a fatal problem in potion making. How did you deal with it..."

Riley answered bravely: "I added bezoar, but I quickly realized that this was a huge mistake, so I started building a reduction ritual again to try to isolate the problematic ingredients."

Gordon's voice was stern: "You are completely panicked. You must not directly add bezoar to the sleeping potion. Without a neutralizing agent, the bezoar will react violently."

"Yes, tutor, I realized this problem later, so I chose to deal with it actively."

Gordon uncorked the potion bottle: "Then let's see the results of your treatment."

The instructors frowned.

Maggie cupped her chin and said, "Honestly, this shouldn't be at your level. The potion you made during the qualifying round was bright and bold, but from this bottle of potion, it's almost impossible to tell that it was made by the same person."

Riley lowered his head. His mentor's words made him feel ashamed of the work he was presenting at this moment.

Xue Qian said with a stern face: "Good news, your bottle of medicine has no side effects. Bad news, your bottle of medicine has no good effects either. Guess what you did, made a bottle of medicine that tastes terrible." drinking water, people who take it will only experience a placebo effect.”

"Hiss!" The players on the high platform looked at each other.

A true and sharp review.

Gordon: "Leary, your formula is okay. I noticed that you used shimmering moss, but what completely ruined this potion was overcooking it. Some potions are very time-sensitive, just like the sleeping potion. It’s one of those things.”

Maggie: "I'd love to see a good finished potion because the recipe is really good, it's a shame."

……

It was a public execution, and Leary turned around and walked off the stage, his feet weak.

Now, only the last contestant remains - Imogen.

She was the first to detonate the soul fire, so that it resonated with the players around her and exploded at the same time.

As we all know, in a game, a mistake will have an impact on the mentality, which is likely to have a chain reaction, not to mention that her misoperation also led to serious consequences.

Therefore, she is also the last hope for those on the verge of elimination - hoping that she will also collapse.

Imogen took the stage at the invitation of her mentor.

The potion she presented was also a sleeping potion.

Most of the players chose sleeping potion, and it was also the choice of the four torchbearers. This is not accidental, but the level and difficulty of sleeping potion itself are relatively low. In the limited time, this may be the best. It's also the only option.

Imogen introduced: "What I brought is a dream sleeping potion. The highlight is that it uses evening primrose oil, which makes it easier to dissolve and shortens the processing time."

Gordon elicits the potion and shows it.

“Great lightness, very pretty color!”

Maggie took a sip of the potion and nodded with satisfaction: "You handled the Ghost Tears perfectly. You handled it the best among all the contestants today. It seems that you learned the lesson from the first time when you handled it for the second time. .”

Imogen bowed repeatedly, feeling a little excited: "Thank you, Teacher Maggie, you have always been my idol. My dream since childhood has been to become a potion master like you!"

"Haha, fan meeting session." Xue Qian said with a smile.

Maggie came off the stage and gave Imogen a hug.

After Imogen calmed down, Xue Qian continued: "It has standard potion effects and a complete structure. It is a very mature work. You can adjust quickly after making a mistake and complete the potion under pressure. It is very good. "

"Thank you teacher!"

Gordon nodded: "Excellent performance, impressive, especially the multi-line operation recovered a lot of time, go back to your position."

Imogen's performance was unexpected.

I thought that as a torchbearer, she would be on the verge of elimination, but I didn't expect that she would make a leap and her performance would be among the best.

Received high praise from the instructors!
  "It's incredible. I originally thought she was cold..."

"The first torchbearer has advanced?!"

"She also made the spell-breaking dagger. This girl is very capable."

……

In this way, the results of the knockout rounds are basically clear.

The instructors took a few steps back and gathered together to discuss quietly.

"Some potions are excellent."

"What do you think of these potions?"

"There are two directions."

"you know too."

"Obviously there are two directions. One part is making the simplest potions and hopes to present a complete potion, while the other part is boldly innovating and fully demonstrating their potion talents."

"There are people on both sides who have performed well, and the ones we should eliminate are those who have not performed as well..."

"I agree!"

"Ok."

The discussion is over.

The instructors stood at the front of the stage again, looking at the contestants.

"First of all, you all performed very well." Gordon folded his hands. "The duel was exciting. You should all be proud of yourself."

Gordon continued: "But, this is a game after all."

"So tonight, someone is going to be eliminated."

The screen scanned the faces of the players one by one.

"Yuan Hua!"

Yuan Hua looked at his mentor.

"Catherine."

"Yes, mentor!" Catherine responded.

"And Imogen."

The three people looked at Gordon at the same time, but the surrounding players looked at them with envy in their eyes.

Gordon paused for a moment and said, "Please come upstairs!"

Imogen smiled, and the players on the high platform burst into applause.

Gordon praised: "You made the best potion tonight."

"well done."

The three contestants stepped onto the high platform and enjoyed the feeling of looking down from above. It was a sense of peace of mind and the joy of advancing!
  Li Daoxian saw Catherine coming over and congratulated: "Catherine, congratulations."

Catherine smiled broadly: "Thank you."

……

Gordon called out to the next player: "Zuma!"

Zuma had a look of joy on his face.

"Although there are parts of your Qingming potion that need improvement, the overall combination and ideas are very good..."

Gordon said while looking at the two mentors.

Maggie and Xue Qian also nodded in agreement.

"So... please go upstairs!" Zuma laughed loudly and bowed to thank: "Thank you, mentor!"

Dodge looked at Zuma with envy and said, "Well done, Zuma!"

Zuma turned around, made a cheering gesture, and stepped onto the high platform.

At this time, four people had already come ashore. The precious number of survivors has reached more than half.

The remaining six people became increasingly nervous and took deep breaths.

"Dodge!" Gordon's voice was like the sound of nature.

The envious expression of a strong man instantly changed into a bright smile.

Warm applause also broke out on the high platform, especially Zuma, who drummed the hardest.

Dodge waved to his friend Zuma on the high platform.

Gordon waited until Dodge's excitement calmed down, and then he said: "Your performance tonight is quite satisfactory. Although the effect of your Ghost Tears is defective, your overall effect is not bad. Work hard in the future. Please Go upstairs and join the line.”

"Thank you teacher!"

Zuma shouted from above: "Dodge, come up here! Can I get you a drink - 'The Bard's Song'?"

Dodge rushed to the high platform, met up with his friends, took the drink, and took a sip, very excited.

But the happiness is theirs, and the remaining five people only have depression in their hearts.

Everyone prayed desperately to Merlin in their hearts that he would be called next.

In the endless voice inside, Gordon called out the next name——

"Mana!"

Mana breathed a sigh of relief.

Gordon commented: "The formula of your work is reasonable, the materials are standard, and the effect is acceptable. The only problem is that the level is too low and it is not difficult. However... although you are playing safe, you did get the effect tonight." , go upstairs."

Gordon's words made Mana a little unhappy.

It was clear that the instructor was not happy with her choice.

But, at least he hasn't been eliminated, which is a good thing. Mana thought so.

Another spot is claimed.

The hearts of the remaining four players were sinking step by step as their quotas were determined, and they themselves had reached the edge of the cliff.

Now the chances of promotion and elimination are half and half!
  Xue Qian said: "For the rest, please come forward."

Riley, Gabo, George, Ethan.

The four people, with depressed expressions, lined up in front.

George felt dissatisfied, but more importantly, he was afraid: It’s very bad, I really didn’t expect that I would be reduced to the bottom.

Xue Qian said: "This is the last time for two of you to compete on the Potion Master stage."

Judgment time.

Gordon began to comment: "Leary, the original combination of your work was very good. If it ended here, you should be on the high platform now. But you mistakenly extended the brewing time, mistakenly used the bezoar and the reduction ritual, resulting in In the end, the medicinal effect was weak, not even as good as water."

"Gabo, you adjusted the formula according to local conditions, but you did not conceive of a stable enough potion structure, and what you ended up with was an incomplete potion."

"George, you are good at herbal medicine, but in competitions you always get involved in areas that you are not good at. Unfortunately, the answer sheet you submitted today is unqualified. The main ingredients were not processed satisfactorily, resulting in weak potion properties."

"Ethan, your formula is very good, but you presented a half-finished potion."

a time.

The atmosphere was a little dignified.

Gordon sighed and looked at the contestants in front of him: "It's a bit difficult to choose, but two of you must be eliminated."

The players upstairs also held their breath, waiting for Gordon's choice.

"Leary, Ethan, you two step forward."

"It's a pity, but tonight is the last match between these two Potions Masters."

"George, Gabo, please come upstairs."

George and Gabo thanked their mentor in unison, hugged Riley and Ethan, and walked onto the high platform.

They were just one point away from elimination.

When Gabo walked onto the high platform, he was still kissing his ring and thanking Merlin.

Leilei and Ethan looked at their former teammates on the high platform with envy.

Gordon: "Leary, Ethan, promise us that you will stick to the path of a potion master after you go back."

Both men were in a very low mood.

But he still managed to cheer up and nodded.

Ethan: "I will definitely continue to use potions. No matter what, I am at least a top 20 potion master."

His mouth opened, and he wanted to say something more, but he didn't.

Riley patted him on the shoulder and took over: "I'm sorry for my teammates. I performed very poorly in the third game of the team competition, and now that I'm eliminated, it's like I'm paying for my mistakes... I am very grateful to the Potions Master for giving me this opportunity to show myself here, this is an experience I will never forget, thank you."

The two people turned around, walked through the operation room, and walked towards the main entrance to leave. Riley turned around and waved to the high platform: "Goodbye, everyone, come on!"

Then, after walking out of the brewing room, Riley felt a little lost. Ethan beside him didn't speak, so he turned his head.

"What are you thinking about?" Riley asked.

"This is not my end, but the beginning." Ethan said softly.

……

The main door slowly closed, and the two figures disappeared behind the door.

Everyone on the high platform felt it more or less.

Maybe in a certain game in the future, it will be like this, and maybe I can walk out of this gate...

on the stage.

Maggie said to the two mentors beside her: "Lere and Ethan, they are very talented in potions. Maybe we will hear their names again in the future."

Xue Qian nodded: "But, this is the game, this is "Potion Master"."

Gordon said to the players: "Congratulations on entering the top 18. You will have nearly a week to improve yourself. Soon, we will start a new round of challenges. I hope you can all perform well!"

The show ends here.

The camera dimmed, the recording came to an end, and the contestants relaxed a lot.

The instructors said goodbye to the players and left the scene.

The players also communicated in twos and threes.

Especially the players on the blue side, who worked together to win the team competition, felt like they had a preliminary understanding of each other.

Funni suggested: "It's still early, why don't we get together in the evening. Let's have a wizard duel or something..."

"What a great idea!" Antonis readily accepted it.

Tian Longjun and Miles also nodded: "No problem."

Lizerota whispered: "But my dueling skills are very bad..."

Funni thought for a while: "It doesn't matter, we can also play some other things, like magic turtle soup, or wizard cards, right! We can also watch the peak battle. I don't know who will be the king of duel today, right? Al'Farrak, do you play wizard duel?"

Alfalak nodded.

Catherine suddenly interrupted: "It's so interesting, can I join?"

Funi: "Of course, no problem."

Lieselotte asked Li Daoxian: "Captain, will you come too?"

Li Daoxian thought for a while, but he hadn't tried much of Snape's characteristic three that he had unlocked before.

Just when she was about to speak, Catherine took the lead and said, "You promised me last time, and now the whole Internet is spreading that my invitation to you was rejected."

Catherine deliberately said viciously: "We didn't compete in the team competition. This time we will compete in the "Wizard Duel"."

"And your teammates are inviting you, so you can't refuse, right?"

Li Daoxian was so stunned that he opened his mouth several times without getting a word in. He finally spoke with great difficulty and said helplessly:
  "I didn't say not to go..."

(End of this chapter)