The appearance of Erin and Judy was just a small episode,
It didn't affect Raymond's mood at all.
As time went by, the atmosphere of the dinner gradually became more intense, and the hot dishes were changed round after round, becoming more and more exquisite.
At some point, Raymond noticed that there was a ghostly person appearing next to him.
"Come on, Raymond... try this 'Big Ax Elephant'. It will make you energetic. Young people need this..."
Raymond tilted his head and glanced,
An old man with a white beard showed a vulgarity that was completely inconsistent with his temperament.
"Old man, if you're not hosting the potion competition over there, why are you here?"
This old man is none other than his cheap master, the dean of the Potions Branch of Philip Academy, Aldrich.
Although the master and apprentice have not known each other for a short time, they have a very harmonious relationship.
Although Raymond was rude, he was still full of respect for his mentor.
Although this old man has a bit of an old naughty temperament, he is too kind to his close disciple.
only,
He knows this old man too well.
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.
Aldrich said with a smile on his face: "No, my stomach is a little empty, so come here to find something to eat. Seeing how delicious you eat, I came to join in the fun."
"Hey, old man, I see conspiracy in your eyes...Are you planning to plot against me again?"
Raymond said quietly, looking at the delicacies on the plate and not speaking in a hurry.
"Hey...how can I do that? What is calculation...Teacher, can't I care about my closed disciple?"
Aldrich's speech is also a bit old-fashioned.
Raymond squinted his eyes, as if he had seen through his intention, and said jokingly: "You are about to lose the competition, are you planning to make some crooked ideas?"
"How do you know our college is going to lose?"
Aldrich looked embarrassed and quickly changed his mind and said, "Bah, how could we lose..."
He originally wanted to pretend to be tough, but as he spoke, his confidence became less and less.
When Raymond saw him like this, he knew that he had guessed correctly.
Aldrich looked at Raymond's calm expression of knowing his enemy and his enemy, and asked tentatively: "What, you didn't think that Faerun could win a long time ago?"
Raymond shrugged noncommittally, bit into the elephant puller, and said while chewing: "If Orm Academy sends Arthur to play, Faerun has no chance of winning."
Aldrich naturally knew about Faerun's potion skills. As soon as he saw the guy named Arthur take action, he knew that the gap between the two was too big and the outcome was doomed.
No, he sneaked over here just to see if he could bring Raymond in to save the situation.
Listening to Raymond's tone, he obviously thought it was funny, and asked curiously: "Have you heard of Arthur?"
"heard about it."
Raymond said lazily: "That guy should be at the level of a quasi-two-star potion master now. There is no way Faerun can win against him."
Aldrich's eyes lit up and he smiled flatteringly: "Disciple, have you made any breakthroughs in the refining of potions these days?"
"There is something new. Hey, hey, hey...don't try to catch my attention."
"Can't negotiate?"
"cannot."
Aldrich was flabbergasted, but still smiled cheerfully.
Obviously Raymond knows the potion talent of Arthur, the genius from Orm Academy, better than he does.
But he was still full of confidence and didn't look dignified at all. He was obviously confident that he could defeat that Arthur.
Before, Aldrich just thought that he had accepted a disciple with good talent, but when he came into contact with him later, he realized that Raymond was actually a monster!
In just over half a month, this guy's magic potion refining level has improved rapidly. It can be said that it is a step up every day. It is far from being comparable to a genius like Faerun who has accumulated money.
This is real talent!
But he didn't expect that Raymond could improve so quickly because of the plug-in. If he hadn't added "Concentration and Calmness" to level five, there would have been no such rapid improvement.
Aldrich rubbed his hands and said with a consulting tone: "Well... if the academy loses this competition, I, the director of potions, will definitely lose face... My dear Raymond, look.
..”
"Don't even think about it... I won't go out in this kind of limelight! Even if you say Po Tian... I won't go on stage to compete."
Raymond rolled his eyes and decisively refused.
He knew this was the old guy's plan.
He had just recently joined the elite class and his saliva almost drowned him.
Now if he really recognized himself as a disciple of Aldrich,
Isn’t that the public enemy?
Those vicious old aristocrats used ten thousand ways to secretly put on his shoes.
Aldrich's eyes turned, and he had a thorough understanding of this disciple's nature.
"Originally, it doesn't matter if you lose. It's about communication... You lose and you win. But..."
He smiled awkwardly and said: "Well... I made a bet with Dean Anthony, the team leader of AUM College... If I lose, I will suffer heavy losses..."
Aldrich also felt a little depressed when he spoke.
No wonder that old guy Anthony agreed so happily just now, and the bet was so high.
It turns out that I had already dug a hole and was waiting for myself to jump out of it.
He didn't know where he found the talented boy named Arthur. At a young age, he had already reached the peak level of a one-star potion master.
Fortunately, I also have a "monster" trump card in my hand, otherwise I would have been tricked to death by that old guy.
...
Raymond was not moved at all.
He couldn't help but add insult to injury, and said quietly: "Old man, your family is so rich, if you lose, just lose..."
Hearing this, Aldrich's eyebrows twitched in embarrassment and sighed: "It's fine if I lose the money... But that old guy Anthony wants the 'Medicine King's Notes' in my hand. Oh! That's me
The lifeblood of..."
"Did you bet that thing?" Raymond was also surprised when he heard this.
"The Notes of the Medicine King" are the handwritten notes left by "Igris Centia", the ten-star potion master who was the legendary figure in the potion world during the Heroic Age.
The Potion Masters Guild, now one of the three largest trade unions in the world, was established by this legendary figure.
(Note: Three major trade unions, potion trade union, alchemy trade union, mercenary trade union)
Not only is the content recorded in this parting note very precious, but it also has a great symbolic meaning. There is no second copy in the entire Black Sea. For potion masters, it is a treasure that can be encountered but cannot be sought.
Raymond estimated that if the manuscript was taken to the auction house, it would be worth hundreds of millions of quarks.
"Oh... you can do it, old man... the bet is quite big! You are reluctant to show it to me on weekdays because you are afraid that I will damage it for you. Are you feeling distressed now?"
Raymond didn't waver at all. Anyway, no matter how valuable something is, it's not his.
In the end, he did not forget to apply the finishing blow and said with a wicked smile: "You deserve it!"
Aldrich pretended to be depressed, almost bursting into tears, "My dear Raymond, can you bear to watch your master lose my life? Oh, I won't be able to live without that note.
of."
"Haha, old man, you know me quite well. Hahaha..."
Raymond spread his hands and smiled carelessly: "Yes, you guessed it right, I can bear it! Okay, old man, stop talking, don't stop me from eating."
"..."
Aldrich looked at this disciple who deserved a beating, but he wasn't angry at all. It seemed that everything was as expected.
He also did not continue to play the emotional card, crying and selling himself out of poverty.
He always has a way to deal with this kid.
Thinking about it, this old man has also come to play, and muttered: "Oh... what a pity. Originally, I planned to give the winning bet to my disciple, but now it seems that I will definitely lose. That old guy Anthony is Om
The vice president of the college, the super rich man led by Aum, it seems that I can’t hope to win his treasure..."
Raymond's ears perked up as he listened, thinking in his mind.
This is obviously a trick.
I won’t be fooled!
However, he was really curious. If his old man put up such a priceless thing as a bet, what would the other party's bet be?
Sure enough, before he could speak, Aldrich muttered to himself: "Hey... what a pity about that 'Spellweaver's Gem', the only high-grade gem in the Black Sea..."
He was afraid that Raymond had never heard of this thing and didn't know its effectiveness, so he talked about it, "'Spellweaver's Gem', it is a treasure that can make the potion master quickly enter a state of concentration and concentration..."
Before Aldrich could finish speaking, he was almost startled by the decisive tone.
"make a deal!"
Ouch,
Gang's expression of one who would rather die than give in, is the price not high enough?
Aldrich was also a little helpless,
My disciple is good at everything,
But it seems to be a little too stable...
You can obviously be a "genius" and have unlimited glory, but you have to be treated as a "waste" for a few years.
He didn't think that this kind of potion talent came out overnight.
Even if I had my own careful teachings and had not worked hard to lay a solid foundation, it would have been impossible to achieve the great changes that I am experiencing now.
...
The reason why Raymond agreed to come forward to participate in the exchange competition was actually not just because the "Spellweaver Gem" was a rare piece of equipment.
If he remembered correctly, that thing was like an equipment version of the "Concentrate and Calm" skill. In addition to helping people quickly enter a calming state, it also reduced the skill CD.
It can be regarded as an entry-level artifact for potion masters.
What's more important is that that thing also hides a secret!
It contains a rare hidden mission,
A player in the game has completed this task before.
The final reward was... "The Secret Book of Potion Knowledge!"
This is the first general manual for potion masters compiled by Master Igris after he founded the Potion Masters Guild.
What I got for this mission was the handwritten version he had written back then, without any deletions at all!
When the book was published,
The World Government believed that some knowledge in the Secret Book should not be known to the world, so it deleted a large part of it.
Even at the headquarters of the Potion Masters Guild, it is not possible to find a complete "Secret Book of Potion Knowledge"!
The secret book records almost all of Master Igris' lifelong research. It covers almost all mainstream potion faction theories in the world, as well as countless lost potion refining techniques and exquisite formulas, and even some secrets passed down from ancient times.
.
Although Raymond knew about the existence of this mission before, he had no clues about the "Spellweaver Gem".
I never expected that by such a coincidence, such a precious and key item would be delivered to my door!
It seems,
This potion competition,
I must go on stage to show my face.
and,
You still have to win!
...
Are you finally going to reveal your identity as a potion master...
Raymond frowned.
He felt that he should be worried at this time,
But I feel more,
It seemed that some of the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time started to stir up in my heart.