Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 84 Alchemist Competition Rules

"What? You are going to participate in the unlimited group?" Shen Wenwen opened her eyes wide in surprise when she heard Ning Xuan's explanation of the rules before participating in the unlimited group competition.

This Shen Wenwen was another young woman who had been in Ning Xuan's class with Xi Ruhui. She was also a high-level alchemist, from a medium-sized family on an A-level planet, and possessed a B-level spiritual power. She had only attended class twice in the past month, but she would come to chat with Ning Xuan every day after class.

After a few interactions, Ning Xuan became familiar with Shen Wenwen.

"Yeah!" Ning Xuan nodded in response to Shen Wenwen's doubts.

"The unlimited group only comes once every three years. Do you know how perverted the rules of the last unlimited group were?" Shen Wenwen said exaggeratedly.

"There are very few female senior alchemists among us. Why did you decide to join that group? Tell me honestly, was someone forcing you to go? Let me tell you, there are very few women participating in the unlimited group. In order to encourage women to participate, they will mobilize the school and promise the school many benefits. Don't be fooled. While you can still change it, hurry up and change your registration information." Seeing Ning Xuan's disapproval, Shen Wenwen persuaded anxiously.

"Since I've signed up, I won't change it. I'm going to take classes there." Ning Xuan had learned about the basic rules of the unlimited group in advance. Unlike the beginner, intermediate and advanced alchemist competition groups which were held in fixed venues, the unlimited group's competition did not have a fixed venue. Each competition venue was randomly drawn from the ten secret realms. The last session was held in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, and this time it has not yet been determined.

"Hey..." Shen Wenwen watched Ning Xuan go to the unlimited group, stomped her feet, and returned to the advanced alchemist group helplessly.

As Ning Xuan walked into the nine-story classroom of the unlimited group, she attracted countless inquiring eyes. The unlimited group had no age limit or level limit, and anyone who was an alchemist could participate. There were more than a thousand alchemists sitting in this large classroom, including men, women, young and old, all kinds of people.

Ning Xuan had just sat down when a tall young woman walked into the classroom. Her figure was projected onto the large screen in the center. "Hello everyone, I'm the pre-match training instructor for the Unlimited Group. My last name is Bai."

"Dean Bai, I'm Wang Qingxiu, a student of the 963rd class of the First Comprehensive College of the Federation. It's an honor to listen to your teachings again." A young man sitting in the front row stood up excitedly and bowed to Dean Bai.

"It's actually Dean Bai from the First Comprehensive College of the Federation. Wow, I heard he's very strict in teaching." Ning Xuan heard someone discussing in a low voice.

"Please take a seat. Many of you are or were students of our Federation's First Comprehensive College. Of course, there are also many talented people from other schools. We are all sitting here today for the same goal, which is to achieve good results in the Unrestricted Group of the Alchemist Competition."

"The first news I'm announcing to everyone today is that the venue for the competition will be drawn at 12: tomorrow, and it will be broadcast live online."

"Second news, this year's Unrestricted Group is more difficult than previous years. Therefore, the prizes for the Unrestricted Group have been increased. The number of Chaos Divine Realm Guide Cards has been increased to three, and all other rewards have been tripled."

As soon as Bai Xiurong finished speaking, there was a cheer. The increase in rewards meant that the number of people who could obtain the rewards increased.

"Next, I will distribute the rules for the initial screening before entering the secret realm. You can conduct targeted pre-exam training based on the rules." Bai Xiurong took out a thick stack of information from the space button and signaled his assistant to distribute it.

Ning Xuan quickly got the information and read it carefully. The first round was the initial screening and star field selection.

1. Blind test: Herb identification and tracing, as well as refining skills: Participants must analyze a randomly assigned unknown interstellar plant within three hours and refine a basic supplemental potion that meets Federal Pharmaceutical Safety Standards. It doesn't need to have any actual efficacy, as long as it's not fatal.

Core requirements: Participants must conduct a comprehensive analysis of the physical properties, energy attributes, and compatibility of the medicinal materials and derive the optimal refining plan.
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The name of the medicinal material, its origin, its growing environment (such as the edge of a cold pond or a volcanic crater), and its collection season (which affects the activity of the medicinal properties) must be marked.
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Special mutant medicinal materials require additional explanation of the cause of the mutation (such as lightning-struck wood and insect-eaten grass)
2. Purity Challenge: Participants must purify a randomly-given medicinal liquid within three hours. The higher the purity, the higher the score.
3. Refining of high-level compound medicines: Participants need to randomly select three different high-level compound medicine formulas to refine as required within three hours, and the success rate of refining must be above 30%.

Those who pass the first round can enter the second round. The rules of the second round will be determined based on the competition venue drawn tomorrow.

The following information is related to previous sessions.

Ning Xuan flipped through several pages, all of which were information about the first game. In this thick stack, there was not a single word about the second game.

"Okay, the information has been distributed. The formal pre-match training will start tomorrow afternoon. Everyone, be prepared." After saying this, Bai Xiurong left with his assistant.

After Bai Xiurong left, there was an instant wailing in the lecture hall. "Didn't they say there was no limit on the level? The initial screening requires the creation of high-level compound potions. Shouldn't it be made clear that only high-level alchemists can participate this time?" someone complained.

"The initial screening is too difficult. I couldn't even pass the first blind test. It's impossible for me to enter the secret realm to look for opportunities." Someone said disappointedly. The venue for the Unlimited Alchemist Competition was randomly selected from ten secret realms, and each secret realm was a treasure land.

"The difficulty of the initial screening is so great this time that many people will definitely be eliminated. If the number of people entering the second round is too small, the rules may be changed." Someone speculated.

"Three years ago, during the Nine Nether Secret Realm competition, although many people died, many others soared to new heights. This time, the number of people signing up is no less than the previous one."

"Prepare well. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to get an easy question and be able to get through it!" Some students with a good foundation immediately plunged into intensive training.

The experimental site for the Unrestricted Group was much more advanced than that of the other groups. Ning Xuan entered a laboratory, and the intelligent system inside the laboratory automatically started a dialogue, "Please select the experimental simulation environment."

"A. Weightless environment; B. Triple gravity environment; C. Interstellar storm environment; D. Extreme cold environment; E. Furnace environment."

After a brief thought, Ning Xuan chose to simulate the interstellar storm environment. As soon as she clicked option C, she felt her body suddenly fly out and was slapped against the wall with a "bang".

(End of this chapter)