Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 408 The Grandmaster Alchemist Examination
Ning Xuan dared to participate in the alchemy master assessment because the most basic step to becoming an alchemy master is to condense liquid medicine into pills.

Before entering this world through the spatial rift, Ning Xuan's first experience with alchemy was refining pills, which was not difficult for her.

On the contrary, she spent a lot of effort at the beginning to familiarize herself with the medicinal herbs and the special alchemy system of this world.

Of course, for the locals who are used to refining liquid potions, they believe that refining pills requires powerful and precise mental control, as well as a long period of experience accumulation, and unique comprehension to succeed.

Although Ning Xuan was the champion of the previous alchemist competition and made many contributions to the field of medical rescue, those events happened relatively recently, and the military did not publicize them much.

Moreover, those who come to participate in the alchemy master assessment are all big shots who have been immersed in the alchemy master level for many years. They don't pay much attention to competitions at the alchemy master level, nor are they interested in rising stars in the army.

Therefore, when they saw Ning Xuan participating in the alchemy master assessment, most people looked down on her.

Of course, they wouldn't say it as bluntly as Lan Shuiyu.

"How am I talking nonsense? At her age, she's far from having enough years of experience learning alchemy or working in medical rescue. Even if she's truly gifted and has exceptional talent, with a high level of mental strength at such a young age, it doesn't mean she can participate in the alchemy master assessment. She was clearly crammed in to steal our techniques," Lan Shuiyu complained.

It's no wonder Lan Shuiyu made this guess, as all students participating in the alchemy master assessment can observe the assessment process of others.

His journey has been arduous, and he hates those young geniuses who have both connections and strong personal abilities the most. These people can always easily obtain what he struggles to achieve.

Upon hearing this, Ning Xuan couldn't help but smile, looked around, and asked, "Does everyone have this concern?"

To be honest, Ning Xuan was somewhat curious about the pill-refining techniques here. However, curiosity aside, she had used and analyzed the local pills. Although their medicinal power was stronger than liquid potions, they were much weaker than the pills of the same level that she could refine herself. Therefore, she did not think there was anything about the pill-refining techniques here that she could learn.

"I don't care. My technique is very complicated. I've studied it diligently for so many years. You can't learn it just by looking at it twice." Fu Rong shrugged to indicate that she didn't care.

“Besides, everyone can observe each other. This is the rule of the assessment. If Master Lan is dissatisfied, he can choose not to take the exam.” As one of only two female alchemists among the participating alchemy masters, Fu Rong naturally sided with Ning Xuan.

Fu Rong has lived for over 100 years and has been a young genius all her life. She has been famous for seventy or eighty years, and her fame is naturally incomparable to that of the young Ning Xuan. In particular, Fu Rong's contractors include many big names from various industries. Even though Lan Shuiyu is usually very arrogant, he doesn't dare to provoke her.

“The assessment only happens once every three years. We’ve prepared a lot for it, so why aren’t we taking it? On the contrary, I suspect she doesn’t have the qualifications to take the assessment. I hope this young lady can prove it,” Lan Shuiyu said, pointing at Ning Xuan. Ning Xuan raised an eyebrow, about to speak, when Fu Rong pulled her behind her. “If you want proof, go ask the staff who are in charge of the review process. You can ask them for answers to any doubts you have. Ning Xuan has no obligation to answer you,” Fu Rong said, her face darkening.

"Relying on others to step forward, Miss Ning, don't you have anything to say?" Lan Shuiyu didn't dare to confront Fu Rong directly, so she turned to Ning Xuan and asked.

“Sister Fu Rong is right. What I want to say is the same as what Sister Fu Rong said.” When Lan Shuiyu raised the initial question, Ning Xuan originally disdained to look at other people’s alchemy techniques, but Fu Rong’s strong defense of her warmed Ning Xuan’s heart. Since others treated her like this, she naturally couldn’t undermine them.

When Fu Rong heard Ning Xuan call her "Sister Fu Rong," she was slightly taken aback, but then her eyes lit up with a smile. Over the years, she had grown accustomed to people respectfully addressing her as "Senior," "Master," or "Master," so hearing someone call her "Sister" felt incredibly warm and familiar, and she even felt much younger.

Fu Rong couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling. She grabbed Ning Xuan's hand and said, "Come on, don't worry about him. The assessment will start soon. Just follow me. I've taken the exam several times before, and I know the process very well."

Fu Rong liked Ning Xuan from the first moment she saw her, and even though she knew that Ning Xuan was young, she did not look down on her at all.

"Then thank you very much for your guidance, sister." Ning Xuan readily followed Fu Rong into the waiting room in front.

Ning Xuan followed Fu Rong as they pushed open an ancient, heavy, carved sandalwood door and entered a room. As soon as they entered, a rich aroma of medicine wafted into their nostrils, causing them to involuntarily take a deep breath.

The aroma of the medicine carries a wonderfully calming rhythm, as if it can cleanse the soul.

"This is the waiting room. Before the formal examination, you can use the medicinal herbs, alchemy furnace, and fire source here at your leisure. The examination questions will be announced here in three hours. Those who participate in the examination will select their alchemy furnace and fire source here to begin the formal examination."

Fu Rong smiled slightly and explained to Ning Xuan in detail.

"The Alchemist Association does this for two reasons. First, it allows participants to familiarize themselves with and choose a suitable fire source and furnace in advance. Of course, this is also one of the benefits of participating in the assessment. During the three-hour waiting period, no matter how precious the medicinal materials are, as long as they can be refined into pills, they can take them with them. Furthermore, the person who refines the most valuable pill can randomly choose their favorite furnace fire source, even if that furnace fire source has already been chosen by someone else." Fu Rong was indeed very familiar with these procedures and inside stories, and Ning Xuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Ning Xuan looked around the spacious waiting room. Dozens of crystal medicine cabinets lined the four walls, each containing different rare medicinal herbs. In the central area, a long row of alchemy furnaces of various shapes were neatly arranged. Under the illumination of the moonstones embedded in the ceiling, they emitted various halos of light, clearly indicating that these furnaces were not ordinary items.

"Are these all for us to use freely?" Ning Xuan's voice was somewhat excited.