"Hey... that guy named Arthur is so powerful. His skillful potion refining technique just now was perfect, much better than Faerun... I didn't expect that Orm Academy actually has something hidden in it..."
Such a trump card."
"If he is so powerful, is it possible that he is still a potion apprentice? Even a formal potion master who has been immersed in it for many years may not be so skilled in this kind of technique."
"We at Philip Academy will suffer a huge loss of face tonight... even Faylan has no chance of winning, let alone others."
Most of the people participating in the exchange in the banquet hall today were students from the elite classes of the two colleges, and they all knew more or less about potions.
So even though the final result hasn't come out yet, they watched the whole process and probably guessed the final result.
No one expected Faerun to win.
...
The side hall of the Potion Competition was already overcrowded.
The lights focused on the arena, and everyone was paying full attention to this potion competition.
The warmest applause and praise at tonight’s networking dinner is destined to fall on the two talented teenagers on the stage.
They are the protagonists.
There are two experimental consoles filled with precision pharmaceutical instruments.
Fearon and the brown-haired boy named Arthur stood on each side.
And there was a prepared magic potion in front of them, one red and one purple.
There is a faint smell of medicinal herbs in the air. The potions have entered the final stage of reaction and fusion, and the winner will be determined soon.
However, the expressions of the two of them were completely different at this moment.
Fearon's face was pale and nervous, and he completely lost the confidence he had when he first took the stage.
On the other side, Arthur had a winner's smile on his lips.
...
The most shocked ones were Erin and Judy in the audience.
Although this result was unexpected, they had already heard an astonishing prediction from another person.
They had heard from Raymond before that there was a very powerful potions apprentice at Orm Academy.
But because Judy thought he was lying, the two had a very unpleasant quarrel.
Now the facts are before our eyes. This is exactly the same as what Raymond just guessed!
Fearon really had no chance of winning against the potion genius named Arthur.
Judy looked in disbelief, her crystal eyes trembled, and she murmured: "That guy... was right. Could it be that... he is really not a liar?"
Instead, Irene felt relieved for some reason, and murmured with a complex expression: "No wonder Raymond doesn't want to come to watch this competition. It turns out that he has already guessed the result."
But at this moment,
Suddenly, someone spoke.
"Eileen, is there anyone sitting here?"
...
Aldrich went to negotiate with the people at Orm Academy,
Raymond has to wait for now.
He thought about finding a seat close to the ring so that he could get on stage later.
It happened that there were still a few empty seats near the podium, and there was also his only familiar classmate, Irene.
Raymond saw that there was another empty seat next to her, and walked straight over.
"No one is around, just sit here."
While Erin enthusiastically invited Raymond to sit next to her, she asked, "Are you here to watch their competition? It's a pity that the most exciting tempering and fusion session has been missed, and the potion will be completed soon."
"Oh, it's okay, I didn't plan to watch it originally. I'll just sit there for a while."
Raymond nodded and just wanted to sit down and rest quietly for a while.
But things went counterproductive.
"Why, it's not about refining medicine, so are you here to watch a joke?"
Judy on the side snorted coldly and said dissatisfied: "You guessed that classmate Fei Lun was going to lose, so you are very proud?"
She didn't really have much malice, but she subjectively thought that Raymond was the kind of love prodigal. She thought that he wanted to take the opportunity to deceive Irene's favor, so her tone was not too polite.
"I'm not here to see his jokes, nor am I interested."
Raymond explained calmly, spread his hands, and said: "I don't want to come either...but there is an old guy who insists on letting me come."
Erin blinked and asked curiously: "Old guy?"
Raymond thought that he couldn't hide it once he got on stage, so he simply told her first.
He pursed his lips and muttered: "Yes, that old man Aldrich."
"How dare you call Dean Aldrich 'that old man'?"
Judy has never seen such an arrogant guy.
Doesn't he know that Dean Aldrich is the number one potion master in Philip's territory, and his status is so respected that even the Duke calls him mentor when he sees him?
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Raymond frowned slightly, and just called him his nickname just like he usually did. After reacting, he said: "I should call him 'teacher'."
Judy was stunned when she heard this and didn't react yet.
At this time, the two potions on the experimental table were ready to be prepared, and it was obvious that the winner was about to be announced.
Seeing that Judy was about to speak again, Raymond also felt very uncomfortable and said to Eileen: "Forget it...I'm about to go on stage anyway, so I won't sit down any longer."
Hearing this, Eileen suddenly thought that she had heard wrong and said in surprise: "Classmate Raymond, you want to go on stage?"
"Well. The old man asked me to come here...that's the purpose."
Raymond nodded.
Sudden,
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.
"Look, the test results of the two magic potions refined by Feilun and Arthur have come out!"
The banquet hall fell into a breathless and tense atmosphere.
You can hear the drop of a needle for a moment,
Everyone is staring at the testing equipment, wanting to see what the final data is.
At this moment,
Raymond looked at the focus of the lights on the ring, and Aldrich waved.