Big G, Coffee Machine and Goblin

Chapter 23 The Final Test
"Your alchemical creation has taken effect."

Jia Anda said to Ma Li, "But I don't understand your alchemy technique. You seem to have just put them together in a simple way. I'm not even sure if this counts as alchemy."

“That’s no simple feat,” Is retorted. “Besides alchemy, I can’t think of any other method that could achieve such a miraculous effect. Besides, didn’t he add chanting and incense along the way? Especially the incense, it smelled quite nice.”

The veiled female alchemist didn't argue with the blond beauty; instead, she turned to look at Mali.

Can you explain the effects of incense and chanting?

Before Ma Li could speak, she added, "This request may be a bit presumptuous. According to the rules, as long as the applicant completes the creation of the alchemical work in the second round of assessment, they do not need to explain the specific techniques. Therefore, this is just my personal request."

“Sorry, this is confidential,” Ma Li said.

He knew nothing about alchemy, so in this situation, it was better to remain silent than to make things up.

The effects of the rose soap were already becoming apparent, and Dalton was clearly following Is's lead. Under these circumstances, Mali could reliably get two votes, which was enough for him to pass.

And indeed, he passed the second round of assessments smoothly.

But before the final round of assessments began, Jia Anda preemptively said, "I'll set the questions for this round."

The blond-haired man was slightly surprised, but after glancing at the white tower beside him, he nodded in agreement.

He did go easy on Ma Li in the first two rounds, but it wasn't to the point where he absolutely had to make sure Ma Li passed the test. After all, they weren't related, and he was just helping out because of that rose soap.

But this is Eagle's Beak City after all, and he can't completely ignore the face of Colin, the Lord of the White Tower.

However, the question that Jia Anda then posed made him raise an eyebrow.

"—Next, I will cast a mist spell to create fog and seal off the entire garden beneath the tower. You need to walk from here to the east wall of the garden before the hourglass runs out and find the mark I left there."

This question wasn't as difficult as Is had imagined; in fact, it was a bit too easy. If the students at the magic academy had drawn it, they'd be grinning from ear to ear.

But Is quickly realized why Jaanda had asked this question.

Since the first round of assessments, Ma Li has not demonstrated any methods of using magic, and there is no magical fluctuation in his alchemical creations.

This is also why Jiaanda questioned whether what Ma Li demonstrated was alchemy at all.

The Fog spell is one of the most commonly used self-defense spells by mages. In addition to creating fog to confuse the opponent's vision, it can also disrupt the perception of people in the fog, causing them to lose their sense of direction.

It's easy to break the spell; just remove the effects of the magic.

Is can easily come up with seven or eight methods right now. In fact, anyone who has mastered magic, whether a mage or an alchemist, is almost never affected by the mist spell.

Conversely, it's much harder to get out of the fog, let alone find the markers for specific locations.

As Jia Anda spoke, he silently observed Ma Li's expression, but he saw neither surprise nor fear on his face.

The main problem is that Ma Li really doesn't understand the Fog Technique, and he takes the assessment one step at a time.

If all else fails, we can always try again next year.

Afterwards, Jia Anda did not avoid him. She picked up a small stone, walked to the wall in front of him, and started graffitiing on it.

Ma Li recognized the pattern as the one carved on the eaves.

After finishing her painting, Jia Anda threw away the pebbles in her hand, asked someone to bring her an hourglass and a burlap sack, placed the hourglass upside down at her feet, and then untied the rope on the sack.

A thick fog billowed out of the pocket and quickly enveloped the entire garden.

Is stroked his chin. "Do you think he can pass the test?" "I don't know."

"Didn't you think highly of him, even going so far as to offend me and drag me away from the Baron's daughter's bed? Why are you making things difficult for him now?"

“I neither favored him nor made things difficult for him; I was just following the rules.”

The female alchemist paused for a moment, then said, "Someone has applied for the alchemist examination, and you happen to be in Eagle's Beak City. According to the association's regulations, you should be in charge of the examination."

"Hehe, I didn't expect that the eccentric Master Colin would have such a good granddaughter."

The blond hunk slightly curled the corners of his mouth as he spoke, and Jaanda, unsure whether he was praising or mocking him, remained silent.

“I’m starting to get a little interested in him now,” Is added.

"You want to recruit him for the Wolfen family?"

"Alchemists from the Fusion School are indeed rare. Even if he didn't pass the test, the little gadgets he carried were quite interesting. It's a pity... he appeared at the wrong time."

"In the past two years, the empire to the north has been making moves, and now it has even amassed an army of 100,000 at the Three Forks River. At this time, the family has no time to pay attention to a foreigner who suddenly appears."

"However, you can keep an eye on his movements for me. I'll come back to him once the crisis is over."

Jia Anda remained noncommittal, saying, "If he passes the test and becomes an alchemist, he will be protected by the association. Even the renowned Wolfen family cannot violate the association's rules."

"You're overthinking it. I just wanted to politely invite him to my home." The blond man gave a bright smile, but it quickly froze on his lips.

Jia Anda followed his gaze and froze the next moment.

In the thick fog, a vague figure was walking towards them.

The female alchemist glanced at the hourglass again and found that less than one-twentieth of the sand had leaked out.

That's incredibly fast.

Ma Li also saw the figure in the distance at this moment and put away his phone in advance.

The thick fog around him looked scary, but it wasn't actually a threat; it just made him lose his sense of direction.

Ma Li's compass was confiscated by the guards when he entered the city, but his cell phone had the same function.

When Jia Anda marked the area, Ma Li had already determined the direction. Now he just needed to go in that direction. Besides, he had lived in that strange red mist for more than two months, so the current situation felt like coming home to him.

Even so, he did not let his guard down, with one hand still resting on the Type 92 pistol at his waist.

After all, this was the final round of assessments, and Ma Li was worried that there might be some hidden challenges.

However, the truth is that he walked all the way to the mark and saw the three bewildered examiners without being attacked.

"Does this mean I've passed?" Ma Li asked.

Jia Anda was the first to come to his senses and nodded. "Congratulations, you have completed all the assessments."

The blond hunk also dropped his frivolous expression and became much more polite. "It seems that Eagle Beak City is about to have another alchemist, and one of the rarest, the Fusion School alchemist at that."

Dalton then took a ring off his right index finger and said enthusiastically, "I didn't have time to prepare a gift for our first meeting, so please accept this feather ring as a congratulatory gift."

(End of this chapter)