Tick tock~, the liquid in the dropper fell into the purple solution, and the liquid in the deep-mouth bowl suddenly boiled and rolled violently, purple, light purple, pink purple, pink, light yellow, with the intense synthesis reaction, The liquid kept changing colors, and the ripples on the liquid surface gradually subsided, finally settling on a strange color of light yellow with pink in it. [No pop-up novel website]
"Alas, it failed again." Cellululu put down the dropper in frustration, and another batch of medicinal materials was wasted by her. This was the sixth time that she failed to refine the hemostasis potion. The instructor gave a total of ten materials. , the requirement is that she only needs to successfully refine one to be considered qualified, but looking at her five previous failed works, and looking at the draft calculation papers already flying all over the test bench, Cellululu is not sure whether she can successfully complete it. This practical lesson expressed strong skepticism.
"Lulu, did you succeed?" The knight walked in front of her, and after glancing at the five colorful failed products in front of her, he changed his words in time. "Well, it seems like it's not finished yet."
"Yeah, everything failed." Cellululu said with a frown. Seeing his relaxed look, she couldn't help but ask in confusion. "Xia Ke, what about you? How is the experiment going? Has it been successful?"
"You two, don't chat." A loud voice interrupted what the knight was about to say.
Instructor Brian was inspecting the progress of the students' experiments and happened to pass by them. When he saw the knight, he asked displeasedly.
"Knight? Didn't I remember that you were in the front? Why did you come to the back? The experiment is finished?"
Although there are many students in the Department of Pharmacy, Brian remembers Xia Ke. This student always looked carefree in class and did not listen carefully, but he did very well in theory. He got full marks in several in-class tests and occasionally asked questions during surprise inspections. , he also picked it up easily, and it was no problem at all. But the more this happened, the more Brian couldn't stand the hatred of knights. He was a serious scholar who pursued a life of taking one step at a time and moving forward steadily. He believes that only continuous hard work is the only way to achieve success. Therefore, for this student who seems to be slacking off in studying just because of his superior memory, and is only a little smart, he always holds the belief that this will never be a great success. pessimistic attitude.
But seeing the knight being lazy and not serious in the first practical class, Brian still couldn't help but get angry. Did he think he could get through with his cleverness this time?
The knight seemed not to notice Brian's livid face, and responded with a smile.
"Yeah, so let's see the progress of other students."
"Done? It's not all ruined, right?"
Brian asked in disbelief, and the vigilante spread his hands indifferently, gesturing to Brian to see for himself.
This confident attitude made Brian doubtful. Could it be that he had misjudged this student? He walked towards the knight's test bench. In the end, he rejected the idea. Most of the people were working on the seventh copy at this time. The fast one has just reached the eighth preparation stage, because his requirement is that even if he has succeeded previously, he must use up all ten materials. After all, the original purpose is to familiarize students with the refining process, and practice is naturally The more the merrier.
And to finish it all at this point in time, unless it is done blindly and fails soon after the start, otherwise it is impossible for a pharmacy apprentice to finish it all so quickly. Therefore, after seeing the ten transparent... Even though he had expected the potion in the glass bottle, Brian was still surprised. But after seeing the color of the potion inside, the surprise turned into disbelief. His eyes widened in surprise. He repeatedly couldn't believe it. He kept glancing at the ten glass bottles, his face gradually became excited, and he exclaimed in unison.
"This is···"
Sensing something strange about their instructor, the students who had been secretly watching the excitement simply put down their experiments and gathered around him. Then, gasps and low shouts of surprise came one after another.
Cellululu looked at the knight and asked curiously. "What did you do? Are Tutor Brian and classmates so excited?"
"Who knows~" he replied coquettishly, but the knight's smile as bright as the sun was filled with contentment.
Cellululu rolled her eyes at him and simply ignored this guy who clearly wanted to show off but was trying to titillate people. She also squeezed past, and the bottle that caught her eye clearly told him that the knight was indeed who he said he was. That said, the experiment was completed, but surprisingly it was something else.
Hemostatic medicine, the basic qualified product that reaches the application level, is light yellow. Instructor Brian also requested this color. However, among the ten bottles of medicine now in front of everyone, except that the first bottle is light yellow, the second bottle has changed It turned into bright yellow, and starting from the third bottle to the last bottle, it was all bright and dazzling golden yellow.
"This is..." Cellululu also covered her mouth slightly and let out a small breath.
Brian's excitement was finally temporarily suppressed, and he maintained the serious and cautious attitude a pharmacist should have when reviewing potions. He picked up a bottle of golden potion, pulled out the cork, smelled it carefully, and swallowed it in one gulp. After taking this bottle of potion, for a moment, excitement appeared on his face again, and the surprise in his eyes was ready to come out.
"That's right, it's really perfect."
This conclusion made the surrounding students slightly uproar again, and they all looked at the knight in surprise.
Although the hemostatic medicine is a primary medicine, due to the different levels of pharmacists, the effects are also different. The most perfect hemostatic medicine, as they can see now, should be pure golden yellow. Such a medicine, in medicine, The effect is stronger, but the action time is greatly shortened.
If the general hemostatic medicine is a low-grade first-grade product, such a perfect product can already be classified as a low-grade second-grade medicine. However, only a very high-level pharmacist can refine such a hemostatic medicine with such ease, and now a pharmacist can do it with ease. Pharmacy apprentices can also do it...
Brian couldn't help but look at the knight behind the crowd, who was resting his head and smiling. His expression became slightly complicated. He successfully refined the hemostatic potion in one try, and reached a perfect state after the third experiment, and not one of the ten failed. Yes, not to mention the terrifyingly high accuracy, the speed alone made him stunned. Such a talent, such a terrifying talent can no longer be easily topped by a simple genius. As time goes by, there is no doubt that , he will become a real potion master.
Thinking of his previous evaluation that it would be difficult to achieve great results, Brian felt that he was really blind and mistook the pearl for a stone, but it was not too late now, wasn't it? Isn't it his dream as a teacher to have such a student who is sure to shine?
Brian became more and more excited as he thought about it, with a look of joy on his face. The way he looked at the vigilante was no longer excited, but filled with love.
"Xia Ke, you did a good job. Now that this hemostatic potion is no longer an obstacle to you, are you interested in refining some other potions? You can also try it for beginners, no, intermediate ones. Your theory is completely acceptable. Continue to study further. I will give you teaching materials later. By the way, from now on, the room on the far left at the end of this floor will be allocated to you as your independent laboratory. You must study hard and don't let down your talent. ." At the end of his speech, Brian became serious again.
His attitude changed really quickly. Seeing the instructor's completely different performance, the knight sneered sarcastically in his heart. However, Brian's suggestion and the privileges he gave him made him obedient. The knight had long felt that the course was progressing now. Slow and a bit boring.
Coordinatedly putting on a look of gratitude for "the kindness of acquaintance and kindness, and the rebirth of kindness", the knight swore solemnly and solemnly.
"I will keep Tutor Brian's care in mind. I will study hard in the future and live up to your expectations."
"very good."
Brian nodded with satisfaction and fell in love with this grateful student even more.
"There are also some materials for preparing sobriety potions in this laboratory. They were originally intended for the second-year students in the next class. Would you like to try them now?" Brian suggested eagerly.
The knight pretended to think for a moment before refusing with a smile on his face. "No, Tutor Brian, I'm a little tired today, and I see that some students still don't have a good grasp of hemostatic agents. I think I can give them some guidance." He glanced at Celluloid.
"Don't you mean it? Okay." Brian became more and more pleased. He only thought that for a student with such a pure character, how could he feel bad about it before.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of classmates gathered around him.
"Knight, please help me find out the reason. I fail every time when I add Wolf Star Grass."
"Me too, I can't calculate the calculation of the thirty-fifth step correctly."
"How can you make that perfect golden color? Tell me some tips."
The knight smiled and declined in a tactful but unquestionable manner. "I'm sorry, I made an agreement with Lantis before, how about next time?"
After Cellululu was slightly stunned, her heart felt warm. Is there anything more joyful than a friend who cares about you so much?
The other students had always known that the two of them had a good relationship, so when they saw this, they could only give up with regret.
The knight's instruction began, but as the experiment progressed, his smile became stiffer and stiffer. The knight hated unintelligent people. Although he never showed it on the surface, he knew that when he saw those because of When he was worried about his classmates who couldn't keep up with their studies, he always had only one cold thought in his mind - get out as soon as possible if you don't have the talent.
Helping those idiots, in his opinion, is even more unbelievable. The guidance he told Brian at the beginning was just an excuse to get close to Celluloid. Of course, even if she really had problems with refining, the knight would still have confidence. Teach her, but now, look at the pile of scratch paper in front of him. Those formula calculation steps that seemed clear and easy to understand to him, why did they all become a mess in Cellululu's hands? Even his own clear brain became confused due to Cellululu's completely disorganized approach.
Simply put, is she too stupid? The knight rubbed his temples in pain. Doesn't he hate fools the most? Why can you still be so calm, with no trace of impatience except for some helplessness? After looking at the celluloid, carefully observing and calculating, and adding materials from time to time, the knight secretly sighed gloomily, and then cheered up.
"Throw this one away. It must have failed. This time I will do it with you. First of all..., no, there is something wrong with your calculation here. It should be..., let's see what I do, the dripping time... ··”
When Brian passed by them, he saw the knight's patient, meticulous and attentive teaching attitude, and couldn't help but nod secretly.
"It's done." Looking at the light yellow liquid in the deep-mouthed bowl, Cellululu was happy at first, and then lowered her head listlessly: "But you, the knight, almost made it."
"If you can do it once, you can do it twice, just practice more." The knight also felt as tired as after a battle, mentally, but the smile on his face was still impeccable and full of energy.
"Indeed, Lantis still needs to work hard." Brian appeared behind them and shook his head with a sigh.
He also pays attention to this student because she has an extremely good understanding of herbal medicines and pharmaceuticals. She is very proficient in both theory and practical identification of medicinal herbs. She is also familiar with various types of pharmaceuticals from raw materials, origins, and functions. Starting from It really surprised him, but after some deductions and calculations were involved, her disadvantages were immediately exposed, but she studied very hard. Compared to the knight, Brian still had expectations for the student Cellululu. Yes, but now looking at these two students, Brian had to admit that hard work alone could not make up for some natural gaps.
The hard words he just said were more like a kind of comfort than what he really thought in his heart.
If her performance is still the same at the end of this semester, he will have to explain to Vice Dean Ronald that this student is not suitable to become a pharmacist. Brian has made up his mind, but now, it is not time to give up yet. .
"Teacher Brian?"
Seeing the female student in front of him looking at him uneasily as if she had been caught cheating, Brian glanced at his beloved disciple who was freshly baked and said.
"Xia Ke, once a week, you will tutor Lantis until the end of this semester."
The knight was slightly startled, then said with a smile: "No problem."
"Xia Ke, thank you, Teacher Brian, I will try my best." Cellululu had nothing else to say except these words at this time.
After class, while packing his things, the knight asked, "Lulu, I remember you have three hours of free time on Wednesday at noon." Seeing the girl nodding, the knight finalized his future arrangements.
"How about we tutor me in tutor Brian's lab every Wednesday from now on?"
"Okay." Cellululu agreed readily, picked up the book, and said goodbye: "Xia Ke, I have a blacksmithing class later, so I'm leaving first."
"This is your first time to go there. Do you know the place?" The knight followed and went out. asked casually.
Because there are so many subjects to learn, even though school has started almost three weeks ago, there are still many courses that Cellululu has never taken, and one of them is the blacksmithing department.
"No problem, the blacksmithing department is on the basement floor. If you want to know about the classroom, you will know." Cellululu replied with a smile, and she and the knight parted ways at the stairs. He was going to the basic alchemy department on the fourth floor to continue the next section. class.
The first floor of the Alchemy Branch is the public affairs area. After going down the stairs and entering the underground floor, the light immediately dims. The air seems stagnant due to lack of circulation. The smell of leather, the rust of metal products, and the burning of inferior tobacco. The choking smoky smell after the meal, the smell of ale after evaporating from the mouth, and the sour smell of men's sweat spread in every corner, and finally mixed into an extremely weird and unpleasant pungent smell, towards the celluloid Lu rushed towards her, and she almost fainted.
Faced with such a powerful smell, Cellululu was forced to give up the breathing function of her nose and use her mouth as an alternative respiratory organ, but she had to endure more than that.
Dang..., the dull sound of a hammer hitting an object.
Here~~~~~~, the sound of cutting metal that makes one’s teeth drop.
Gazigazi, like the sound of polishing and grinding,
Tearing~, the small sound of leather being tanned, all the sounds merged into a deafening chorus of noise, which forced Cellululu to make a decisive decision to deprive herself of her hearing function again and cover her ears tightly.
However, there were still loud and deep voices that penetrated her eardrums at extremely high decibels, even though in the eyes of the speaker, their voices were purely normal volume.
"Hey, look at the chain armor I recently completed. It is tanned with the skin of the sixth-level monster Shark Shark. Coupled with the heart armor made of magic iron, it is absolutely impossible to cut it with an ordinary sword."
"Look at this sword I forged. It ranks 95th in the magic metal category..."
"Your workmanship is too rough, my..."
"No, no, mine is..."
Turning a corner, she entered a spacious but slightly low hall composed of earthen cave dwellings. What came into view was a group of small people. Even with her height of 158cm, they were still larger than all the people here. They were all between one and half a head taller. The men were tall and rugged in appearance, while the women were slightly slimmer.
dwarf? After Cellulu was surprised, she immediately recognized this race. Remembering that all dwarves were skilled craftsmen, she was immediately relieved. It was normal for there to be many blacksmithing dwarves.
However, Cellululu looked at the surrounding dwarves with embarrassment. Some of them were shirtless and shouting "Hey, hey, hey!" There were more people drinking ale, smoking cigarettes, and puffing away smoke. Even the women behaved in a rough manner.
The heroic atmosphere of this pure man made Cellululu feel as if he had entered the space. She felt uneasy all over her body. Moreover, dwarves are quite exclusive and have never been very friendly to other races. As expected, the same was true for the dwarves. There is only one word to describe his attitude towards her - turning a blind eye.
Will I have to come to such a terrible environment and take classes with these difficult dwarf classmates in the future? Cellululu only felt that the future was bleak, and her mood also became gloomy.
After finding her classroom, a workshop that was a bit dark due to long-term smoke and fire, Cellululu opened the door and asked inside.
"Excuse me, is this the classroom for ore identification and smelting?"
Because I couldn't lift my spirits, the celluloid's voice also seemed weak.
"I have never seen a dwarf as clumsy as you! Are you considered a member of our dwarf clan? It's really an embarrassment to us dwarves!"
A powerful voice of contempt directly covered her question.
Cellululu was shaken reflexively by the loud volume. What's going on? She looked over in surprise. In front of a red-hot smelting furnace, five or six dwarves surrounded a man lying on the ground.
With this atmosphere and this situation, could it be that she had been bullied by her classmates? Cellululu was stunned for a moment and suddenly became at a loss. However, the people over there did not notice her, and the conversation continued.
"He was not a purebred dwarf to begin with. I really don't know what your father was thinking. He actually found a human to give birth to a mixed-race creature like you. He didn't inherit any of the dwarf's talents." The dwarf spoke in a tone of voice. Extremely dissatisfied.
"Look, what on earth did you make? This kind of garbage should be remade!" A dwarf picked up something from the ground and threw it directly into the blazing stove next to it.
"You guys are going too far!"
The people on the ground finally moved, and through the gaps between the feet of several dwarves, Cellululu saw a slender figure, with a voice that was suppressing anger and was low but clear. Although the tone was weak, it was faintly transparent. With a stubbornness that refuses to admit defeat.
Girls? This realization made Cellululu, who was still hesitating whether to meddle in other people's business, furious. A dwarf said to himself.
"Are you still not convinced? Submitting a work like this will only bring shame to our dwarf clan."
She rushed forward and pushed the dwarf to stagger. Cellululu stood in front of the man on the ground and scolded loudly.
"You are the ones who should be ashamed of what you have done! A group of grown men actually bullied and laughed at a woman! Or is it the custom of your dwarf clan to bully women?"
They were startled by the sudden appearance of Cellululu, and it took a while for the five or six dwarves to react slowly.
"Human girl?" This is an expression of surprise about Celluloid's racial identity.
"We don't bully women. He is a man. We dwarves will not bully women! Humans, take back your words, otherwise it will be regarded as your provocation to the dignity of dwarves." A dwarf blushed and defended loudly.
"What did you say? It's obviously a girl."
Knowing that although the dwarf has a rough temper, he has always been upright and will not lie, Cellululu was also surprised and mumbled in uncertainty. She turned around to look and saw that the collar of the somewhat dirty khaki coarse cloth was wide open, revealing a thin but strong body. His flat chest, his gaze moved upward slightly, and his Adam's apple moved slightly with the rise and fall of his breathing.
"Boy?" After finding the confirmed gender characteristics, Cellululu didn't bother to see what this man looked like for a while. She just felt embarrassed now because the size and voice of this dwarf were very different from those of ordinary dwarf men. , she thought it was a female dwarf, but she was mistaken.
But if you know you made a mistake, you must correct it. Cellululu turned around, took a deep breath, and said solemnly. "I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I apologize." After a pause, her tone became stern again.
"But if you bully a weakling, is this something a dignified dwarf would do?"
"Humph, we didn't bully him..." One dwarf wanted to defend angrily, but was stopped by another dwarf.
"Why are you talking to humans so much?"
As soon as she said this, the xenophobic dwarf really stopped paying attention to her.
"Feitan, you are really not suitable to be a dwarf. You are half human anyway, so you might as well join the human race."
After saying something to the people on the ground, the dwarf walked away with the others.
But this sentence seemed to cause great irritation. The dwarf boy, who had been silently enduring the ridicule and humiliation just now, suddenly raised his head, clenched his hands into fists, and shouted at the dwarves who had disappeared at the door.
"I will not leave, I will definitely become an excellent forging master!"
The boy who raised his face was covered with traces of black charcoal on the east and west sides of his face. He looked dirty, but his slender eyebrows and delicate facial features could not be suppressed. His expression was timid and mixed. She stood firm, her beautiful lip lines pursed into a stubborn arc, her eyes were bright, as pure and innocent as Bambi, flashing with hope.
No matter how you look at it, this is a passionate shota who embraces dreams and never flinches even though he has a rough life experience, a weak personality, and often faces setbacks.
But Cellululu, who saw the other party's appearance clearly, felt that there were ninety-nine and eighty-one thunderbolts crashing down in front of her. She was instantly wiped out by the thunder, and it was like a howling snowstorm, and she was shivering from the cold.
No, the expression on this face shouldn't be like this. The expression is too weak. Such a face is beautiful, but at first glance, it looks like it says "Come on, bully me" in these big words, that stubborn one The expression is very cute, but the sarcastic and cold curve of the mouth is more suitable. And what is going on with those bright eyes full of hope? Where are your sharp eyes that look at people like knives?
Cellululu was completely in chaos. She felt like ten thousand grass-mud horses were roaring and galloping past in her heart, and a series of complaints rolled unconsciously in her mind.
The Feitan boy on the other side mustered up the courage to finish his declaration. He picked up a heavy hammer on the ground and pinned it behind his waist. He patted his clothes. He stood up and thought of the human girl who had just helped him. , his face turned slightly red, and he looked at the girl repeatedly, hesitantly wanting to say thank you.
"Just now, thank you..."
The strange girl in front of him seemed to have seen a ghost, and looked at him with a twitching expression like a world-famous painting shouting. Then, the Feitan boy who had just uttered three words said something that even he himself had not expected.
"Idiot, your expression is so stupid!"
There was a hint of doting tenderness hidden in the tone that sounded disdainful, and his face suddenly returned to a cold and stern face, and the lines softened slightly because of the hint of a smile.
"You are stupid."
After subconsciously retorting, Cellululu realized that there was something wrong with the conversation between the two. Apparently the boy Feitan also woke up, his beautiful and weak face lowered deeply, and he panicked and begged the girl for forgiveness.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, and I don't know what happened. Don't be angry."
"Stop!" Cellululu stretched out a hand and shouted loudly. Feitan's apologetic face raised in confusion. Cellululu took a deep breath and cleared away all the messy feelings, then she smiled.
"Look, we seemed to be a little bit off just now, so let's start again. I'm Lulu Lantis. This is our first meeting. Hello."
Feitan boy nodded like a puppy wagging its tail, extremely cheerful, he said shyly.
"My name is Feitan. Thank you just now, Lantis."
The author has something to say: Feitan's new identity has finally been revealed. Everyone guessed it wrong. As I said, he will be a failure~. Mayside's revenge is very cruel. Illumi can only I came out for a walk in the next chapter, but I didn’t expect that there were so many words written about the knight.
