What kind of wizard are you if you don't have any entries?

Verin didn't like arguing with these two people who were all smiles and no substance.

But Leos had no intention of indulging the other party.

"Karentin, I heard that you started learning alchemy before you even entered the tower."

"So many years have passed, I wonder if your skills have improved. I think I heard that you had an oven explosion not long ago, tsk tsk... I'm very curious, what kind of amazing work could have caused your oven to explode?"

"snort!"

Karentin's expression turned slightly cold, and her eyes flashed with an unusual light.

"Even if your furnace explodes, it's still a million times better than yours. Someone who can't even properly fuse materials deserves to be a Tower of Alchemy apprentice?"

"I think you should go to the alchemy factory and train for another three to five years like someone else. That way you might even earn the title of alchemy genius."

The power struggles and infighting among the factions within the Tower are nothing new.

This guy named Karentin has repeatedly made insinuations about Verin. He comes from a humble background and is only at the Bronze level, which naturally made Verin secretly remember him.

A wizard's revenge is never too late, even after thirty years. When the opportunity arises, Valin will naturally make his opponent pay.

Seeing that more and more alchemist apprentices were gathering around him, Karentin suddenly raised his voice.

"I heard that the Tower Alchemy Affix Source Pool has recently been opened, and many powerful alchemy affixes have appeared."

"It's almost time to submit the alchemy artwork."

"Leos, interested in taking a gamble?"

"What are we betting on?"

"Let's bet on who submits the better alchemy work."

"If you lose, hand over the 1000 Tower Merits you possess."

"I've heard that you've taken on quite a few Tower Alchemy quests lately and accumulated a lot of Tower Merit Points."

"Is this preparation for the upcoming war in another dimension?"

"What if you lose?"

Leos frowned, then relaxed and asked.

"I'll also lose 1000 merit points to you. Fair and just, no cheating!"

"If you like gambling, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Leos said loudly.

"I'll submit my work to Lord Cassius right now."

He acted swiftly and immediately went to submit his work.

"No rush, isn't there an alchemy genius right here?"

"Vellin, are you interested in joining the betting?"

Karentin stared at Verin like a venomous snake.

"I'd like to gamble, but unfortunately I don't have 1000 Tower Merits!"

"Villin said slowly and deliberately."

"No merit points, but magic stones are fine too!"

"If I lose, I'll give you 1000 merit points; if you lose, you'll give me 5000 magic stones, how about that?"

Let alone 5000 magic stones, even 100 magic stones are a struggle for Vilin now.

Looking at Karentin, who seemed to have him cornered, Verin's heart stirred slightly.

It should be noted that the strength value of the construct he possesses is of the highest quality among similar works.

He can afford 5000 magic stones.

Having become an alchemist, he would earn it back in no time.

"1000 merit points are much harder to earn than 5000 magic stones."

After a moment's thought, Verin looked at Karentin.

You like gambling, huh?

"Since you're so interested, I'll join in!"

Leos originally wanted to stop it, but there were quite a few alchemist apprentices gathered around, and he didn't want to embarrass his faction.

Seeing that Verin agreed, Karentin's smile widened.

"In that case, let's go see Lord Cassius!"

…………

After an hourglass.

The Merlin Tower has 24 floors.

A group of three people led the way, followed by more than ten alchemist apprentices, crowding the hall of the ring-level wizard Cassius.

After listening to Karentin's explanation and the bet between the three.

Cassius couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, glancing at Verin and Leos.

Betting and such are just minor squabbles; they won't cause any real harm.

Karentin has an extraordinary background, with the support of a wizarding family, abundant alchemy funds, and he began studying alchemy a long time ago.

Having mastered the Crimson Rune Alchemy for nearly two years, it's not surprising that he could craft alchemical constructs of decent quality.

Leos came from a less privileged background, but he was discovered to have a silver-level talent attribute and entered the tower early on.

Given the ample resources available for his development, it's understandable that he's able to produce decent work at this point.

However, Vilin was also involved in the bet, although it appears he was caught up in it.

But since he's involved, it means he has official alchemical construct production.

This was somewhat unexpected for him.

He had heard that Verin had a partnership with the witch's hut outside, and even if he had some resources to support him, he had only been practicing the Crimson Rune Alchemy for less than a year.

The fact that he was able to produce a work at this time demonstrates his extraordinary alchemical talent.

Even though Verin lost, he still deserves honor.

Cassius glanced at the three people and the many young alchemists watching behind them, and spoke slowly.

"Since you have a bet, I will demonstrate it fairly."

"Use a structural measurement machine to test the structural attribute and display the overall strength value."

"Furthermore, everyone can inspect each component using measurement methods."

"Is this alright, Karentin?"

Cassius looked at Karentin and said.

Karentin was not in his faction, so he would not bully the weak, at least not openly.

"no problem!"

Karentin responded with a forced smile.

"Alright, take out your respective alchemical constructs!"

The three of them stepped forward and placed the construct on the testing platform.

"what?"

Just then, Cassius raised an eyebrow slightly.

He looked at Verin, slightly surprised.

"Velin, you've crafted [Etheric Flame Armor]?"

"Yes, Lord Cassius!"

"This is much more difficult to forge than the [Blood Source Armor]."

"I feel a connection with this, so I crafted it."

Verin said truthfully.

"Lord Cassius, our bet doesn't include modifications for crafting more difficult constructs; it's about the strength of the attribute modifiers."

Karentin, who was standing nearby, quickly said.

In a proper construct comparison, constructs with higher difficulty have additional modifiers to determine their true value.

"I know, do you need to remind me?"

Cassius glanced at Karentin out of the corner of his eye and said in a cold voice.

Faced with a Ring-level wizard, even Karentin, with his extraordinary background, could only retreat awkwardly.

"You were able to refine the [Etheric Armor] in less than a year...that's quite impressive!"

Cassius's gaze fell on Verin, a hint of admiration on his face.

He then began taking measurements.

Before long, the measurement results for Leos's Bloodborne Armor came out.

……

【Bloodborne Armor】

[Bloodlust]: 26

[Boiling Blood Burning]: 21

[Blood circulation]: 17

Overall strength: 64

……

This measuring machine displays the intensity of the increase in a very simple and clear way.

"Your overall strength rating has reached 64, very good. You are now a qualified alchemist, Oris!"

After examining it for a while, Cassius nodded with satisfaction.

"A strength value of 64 is already quite impressive."

"Being able to pass level 50 already makes one a qualified alchemist."

"If I could refine something with a strength value of 60 or higher, I'd be laughing in my sleep."

Soon, Karentin's alchemical construct, the Bloodborne Armor, was placed there.

……

【Bloodborne Armor】

[Bloodlust]: 28

[Boiling Blood Burning]: 20

[Blood circulation]: 16

Overall strength: 64

……

Although the two Bloodborne Armor pieces have different stat biases, their overall strength is the same.

"This... it's a tie."

"The same numerical strength?"

"The higher you go, the more difficult each step becomes. It's normal that the strength values ​​of alchemical constructs are the same."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Soon, Vellin's [Etheric Armor] was sent into the ring-shaped measuring magic machine.

The measurement results came out shortly afterward.

……

【Ether-based nail polish】

[Overload]: 32

[Magic Body]: 24

[Light and Agile]: 16

Overall strength: 72

……

"72?"

"This... a strength value of 72?"

"Is it really that strong?"

"It may seem like there's only a difference of 8 points in strength, but the actual difference is several times greater than it appears."

When the test results for Velin's "Etheric Nail Burner" came out, a heated discussion immediately broke out among the crowd.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could a bronze-level entry possibly forge such a high-strength alchemical construct?"

"I want to verify the complete assembly components!"

"Just in case he bought parts from other alchemists!"

Upon seeing the astonishing strength value of 72, Karentin's expression shifted between light and dark, and he immediately raised his voice in question.