Wizard: I Have a Nightmare World

The Bloodvine Wizard stopped on the stone steps in front of the main tower, his gaze slowly sweeping over the apprentices in the square.

Wherever those eyes, flickering like candlelight, passed, everyone instinctively held their breath, an invisible pressure swirling around their hearts.

Let's begin!

The Bloodvine Wizard's voice was hoarse, but it reached the ears of everyone present clearly.

An examiner dressed in a black robe walked to a high platform in the center of the square, unrolled a scroll of parchment, and loudly read out the examination rules:

"The potion apprentice assessment consists of three rounds."

"The first round involves the identification and processing of basic materials."

"The second round involves the analysis and imitation of finished drug products."

"The third round, free allocation."

"After the three rounds of assessments, the top ten in total score will be qualified to enter the Potions Department of White Raven Tower."

"Now, the first round of assessment begins! Apprentices, please enter the examination room according to your assigned numbers."

The crowd surged, and with a wave of the examiner's hand, a large number of number plates appeared in the air and then landed precisely in the hands of the apprentices.

Lynn looked down at the number in his hand: number thirty-seven.

He glanced at the crowd and then walked into the makeshift examination tent.

Inside the tent, there were fifty worktables, each with five different materials on it, and a crystal lamp hung from the top of the tent, emitting a soft light.

Lynn quickly found her work station and scanned the surface with her eyes.

He was shocked to discover that the material on the table was completely different from ordinary herbs.

A section of withered branch, completely black, with dark red veins crawling all over its surface.

A silvery-white liquid is contained in a sealed crystal bottle, and the surface of the liquid is still gently swaying.

A piece of gray ore radiating faint heat, several leaves with iridescent sheen on their surfaces, and an eyeball sealed in transparent resin, its pupil still slightly moving.

The ingredients used in the potion indeed possess extraordinary properties.

"Round one: Identify and process the materials in front of you."

"Fifteen minutes later, the examiners will check the processing results of each document."

Those who are mishandled or misidentified will be eliminated immediately.

The examiner in black robes spoke without any emotion; though he was nowhere to be seen, his words still carried.

As soon as he finished speaking, several apprentices eagerly picked up the materials and began processing them.

Lynn did not rush to deal with it, but first scanned the five documents one by one, quickly searching his mind for the theoretical knowledge he had acquired during this period.

The withered branches were jet black with dark red veins and emitted a faint warmth.

These are branches of lava wood, which grow in the cracks of a volcano and absorb living energy.

When treating it, you need to peel off the outer skin first, and then soak it in cold spring water for three minutes, otherwise the internal fire poison will burn the skin.

The second silvery-white liquid, contained in a sealed crystal bottle, was being shaken very frequently.

This is moon dew, which condenses only on the leaves of the silver moon grass on the night of a full moon and must be stored in a jade container.

Furthermore, it cannot be touched by iron objects, otherwise it will evaporate instantly.

The gray ore next to it radiated heat and had a surface with fine honeycomb-like pores.

This is a heartstone. Miners need to use a special lead box to hold it during mining, as touching it with bare hands can cause mental disorder.

When dealing with it, you need to first wrap it with your mental energy, and then slowly guide the release of its internal energy.

The iridescent leaves with their shimmering luster are iridescent leaves, an extremely sensitive material that cannot come into contact with any metal. They must be handled with wooden tweezers and soaked in sterile water for thirty seconds before processing to soften the veins.

The last eyeball, sealed in transparent resin, has a pupil that moves.

Lynn's pupils contracted when he saw this.

This is... the Tidecaller's eyeball, an extremely rare potion ingredient with the ability to record and recall visual information.

He hadn't expected to encounter materials of this caliber in the first round of assessments.

It has to be said that White Raven Tower Academy is incredibly wealthy.

After a brief sigh, Lynn began to work.

Instead of prioritizing the simpler materials, he picked up the eyeball sealed in resin, took out a slender jade carving knife from his toolbox, steadied his wrist, and placed the tip of the knife against the surface of the resin.

The resin is very hard, requiring precise force control. The slightest carelessness can scratch the internal eye tissue, rendering the material unusable.

Once it is scrapped, it will be directly discarded.

Inside the tent, it was so quiet that only the sounds of knives cutting materials and liquid flowing could be heard.

Some apprentices had beads of sweat on their foreheads, while others were so nervous that their fingers trembled, ruining the materials and being eliminated on the spot by the examiners.

Lynn was completely undisturbed by the surrounding noise. His gaze was focused as he used the jade carving knife to cut along the texture of the resin layer by layer, as if he were carving a fine work of art.

Three minutes later, the last layer of resin was completely peeled off, revealing the well-preserved eyeball.

The blood vessels on the surface of the eyeball are clearly visible, and the pupil is slowly moving.

Lynn used the wooden tweezers to pick up the eyeball and soaked it in the nutrient solution.

The entire process was smooth and efficient, with not a single wasted effort.

Next, he had to deal with the Burning Heart Stone. Lynn wrapped his palm with his mental energy, then steadily picked up the stone and guided the energy within it to be released slowly.

Next came Moon Dew, Rainbow Leaf, and finally the piece of Lava Ironwood.

Just as Lynn neatly placed the five prepared documents on the worktable, the examiner in black robes walked up to him.

The examiner's gaze lingered on the eyeball immersed in nutrient solution for two seconds, then swept over the other materials, his face expressionless.

Just when Lynn thought the other party would leave immediately, the examiner suddenly asked a question:

Have you worked with living materials before?

Lynn was taken aback, then answered frankly.

"I've read about the relevant methods in a book, but this is the first time I've actually tried it."

The examiner was silent for two seconds, a strange light seeming to flash in his gray eyes, but he didn't say anything more. In the end, he just nodded, made a note on the list in his hand, and then turned to walk towards the next apprentice.

Watching the examiner leave, Lynn glanced at the prepared potion materials on the worktable, then quietly awaited the results.

When the 15-minute assessment time ended, nearly 20 people had been eliminated from the examination room that originally had 50 people.

Some of the eliminated apprentices left dejectedly, while others tried to argue with the examiners, only to be slapped away expressionlessly and dragged away like dead dogs.

After finishing his trivial matters, the examiner in the black robe walked onto the stage and announced expressionlessly:

"The first round of assessment is over. Those who pass, please rest for ten minutes in place and prepare for the second round of assessment."

"Analysis and imitation of finished drug products".

A low murmur arose from the crowd.

The second round is coming, and that's where the real gap will widen.

Lynn stood in front of her worktable, taking a deep breath to calm herself.

Unlike the other apprentices around him who nervously flipped through their notes or recited in hushed tones, he closed his eyes and quickly reviewed the potion knowledge he had accumulated in recent times in his mind.

The first round tested his basic skills, and he passed it smoothly.

However, the second round, the analysis and imitation of the finished potion, is the key to truly testing a potion apprentice's core abilities.

Analytical ability determines whether you can see through the essence of a potion, while imitation ability determines whether you can reproduce what you have seen through.

These two elements form the foundation of potion-making.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

The examiner in black robes reappeared on the platform, now holding a sealed crystal bottle.

The liquid in the bottle was a deep, dark red color, and even from a distance, Lynn could sense the faint energy fluctuations emanating from it.

"The second round of assessment: analyze and replicate the potion in front of you."

The examiner in black robes raised the crystal bottle in his hand.

"Each of you has fifteen minutes to observe and analyze this medicine, and then complete the replication within twenty minutes."

"The closer the quality of the counterfeit product is to the original, the higher the score."

"Now, begin distributing samples!"