Chapter 144 Hufflepuff's Test

These potions involve nearly 1,300 kinds of herbs, all of which Hufflepuff had mentioned. She gave Machi a bag of gold coins and asked her to buy herbs from the herbalist shop next door whenever she needed them.

Hufflepuff didn't go out for drinks or cigarettes; she just stood by the cauldron with her arms crossed, watching the brewing process and results of each potion.

Many people learned alchemy from Hedgehog during the brief period of instability that occurred when Zeran and Blue Star were connected.

During those days, she, like the other 12 Holy Races who had achieved some success in their respective fields, was bound by the rules and had to impart knowledge to all the Blue Star people who came to learn from them. Their professional memories could be bought with just a little gold coin.

This behavior is part of the connection between the two worlds. They need to use knowledge, magic, "history" projections and other means to "pollute" the Blue Star people.

The more comprehensive and clearer the Blue Star people's understanding of Zelan is, the clearer the chain between the two worlds becomes.

This is honey wrapped in poison. Even if the Earthlings knew it, they had no choice but to swallow it, because this knowledge was their hope in fighting Zelan.

Hufflepuff didn't actually remember Yu Xunge at first, because this person always looked different each time he appeared—sometimes a goblin, sometimes a blood elf, sometimes an undead—always acting suspiciously…

But he was the only human from Earth who called her "teacher".

On the last day the connection was unstable, this Earthling came again, and Hufflepuff, on a whim, tested her potion. She regretted it as soon as she said it.

After these Earthlings learned their professional skills, they were able to brew potions extremely quickly. Rather than saying they were brewing potions, it would be more accurate to say that the rules were accelerating the synthesis of potions, a result of the instability of space and time when the two worlds were connected.

The potion brewed under these conditions was completely unrecognizable, and Hufflepuff didn't even want to admit it was a potion.

To everyone's surprise, Yu Xunge produced something completely different—a magic potion she had brewed on Blue Star.

To be honest, those twenty potions weren't perfect; if Hufflepuff had asked her, she could have listed dozens of flaws.

Several of the ingredient combinations amused her. She could tell that this Earthling had tried to adjust the recipe himself after the failed attempt and had seriously considered the medicinal properties and attributes of the herbs. However, she was unaware of many obscure points of knowledge, so although the final result was still considered successful, the cost had more than tripled.

The combinations are childish, yet they are full of boundless imagination.

However, its advantages are equally obvious. The transparency and color of the medicine show that this human from Earth must have studied and practiced extensively.

Based on those twenty bottles of potions alone, Hufflepuff realized Yu Xunge's talent and diligence.

Without talent, she couldn't have concocted such magical potions; without diligence, she wouldn't have been able to calmly and painstakingly study on her own after enjoying the process of concocting potions in a second.

She tossed Yu Xunge a copy of her own alchemy notebook. The "Hedgehog's Alchemy Notebook" wasn't actually suitable for Yu Xunge at the time, but she thought she might never see this Earthling again, so she gave it to her and let her study it slowly on her own.

Unexpectedly, this person immediately gave her 2,000 gold coins.

She, Hedgehoga, didn't need the 2,000 gold coins, but she liked people who were smart, hardworking, talented, and knew right from wrong.

How many gold coins could a Blue Star person who has only visited Zelan a few times have? This might be most of her wealth.

I thought I would never see this human again after that incident, but who knew that after some time, a green goblin suddenly came to the shop one day. This goblin actually looked quite handsome, and he had an indescribable charm!

After meeting her, I called her "teacher" and then gave her several bottles of wine that were clearly not produced on Zelan Star...

She knew who it was right away.

From that day on, she began to teach this Earthling, just to relieve his boredom, she thought.

It wasn't until one day, when this guy, who wasn't even an apprentice, produced a potion with effects far exceeding those of an ordinary alchemist, that she finally asked for her name.

"My name is Ravenclaw."

Yes, that's great, it sounds like a pseudonym.

Many Earthlings wanted to learn alchemy from her, but Hufflepuff refused to accept any of them. Each time, she gave a different reason for refusing, and over time, Little Machi learned all those rhetoric.

But Hechpa knew why she was willing to teach Yu Xunge.

It started on a whim, out of boredom.

Or perhaps she simply found Yu Xunge pleasing to the eye, even though she was always in goblin form and still a goblin with an air of elegance.

But later, she began to genuinely treat Yu Xunge as an apprentice and teach him, because she saw the piety and happiness on Yu Xunge's face when he was brewing magic.

And that mixture of fear and satisfaction, as if they had received a gift from fate.

This reminded her of her past self.

The assessment lasted for three days and three nights.

During this time, Yu Xunge also returned to Blue Star and brought Tu Lan over. Originally, he planned to entrust Tu Lan to Xiao Maqi's care, but Hufflepuff's eyes were glowing green when it saw the Dragon Queen, which scared Tu Lan so much that it hid in Yu Xunge's pet space.

For the past three days, Yu Xunge only took a break during mealtimes, and that was all the time she had to process the orders in her emails.

All orders had to be delayed. She replied to each one, noting that she would randomly include some potions or engineered items as gifts upon delivery.

As for sleeping? No time. Yu Xunge relied entirely on energizing potions to get through the Alchemy Master assessment. Hufflepuff didn't need to sleep, so how could she possibly suggest that she needed to sleep?

During that time, Hufflepuff stood by Yu Xunge for as long as he brewed the potion, only drinking a few bottles of wine and not lighting a cigarette.

Little Machi was also watching. Hufflepuff would sometimes test Yu Xunge's alchemy techniques on her, asking her why Ravenclaw did it this way.

Upon hearing the words "Ravenclaw," Yu Xun Ge shuddered, nearly ruining the potion.

Three days later, a total of 302 bottles of potions were successfully brewed. Seven of them failed to brew halfway through, and even though they could not be counted in the final result, Yu Xunge still insisted on refining them again.

Hufflepuff had never left, so there was no need to make any more changes. Therefore, the moment the last potion was brewed, Yu Xunge looked at Hufflepuff with anticipation.

Hedgehog stared at Yu Xunge in silence for a long time, so long that Yu Xunge began to tremble, before she nodded and praised, "Not bad, my time wasn't wasted."

The failure rate is less than 3%, and 17 of the potions are more effective than the average.

This was already at the level of alchemy she had in her second year of university, but how long had this Earthling been involved in alchemy?

Yu Xunge's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was brought to a solid state by these words. After a long period of intense mental tension, he was suddenly overjoyed, like a bowstring that had been stretched to its limit and then suddenly released. This made Yu Xunge unable to suppress his emotions.

She became unusually emotional, laughing as she picked up little Machi and spun her around halfway, tossing her around like a doll, all the while excitedly singing, "Di bi di bi~ cha ba cha ba~ lu bi lu bi~ la ba la ba~ ha ji gu mi lu bi lu bi~ hu hu hu~~~"

Hedgehog: ? ? ?

Little Machi: !!!

Even after Yu Xunge happily returned to Blue Star to rest, the melody still echoed in Hedgehog's mind.

She had no idea what the tune meant, but she suspected it was a spell. Otherwise, why would the melody keep playing in her head for days after she had only heard it once?

She asked Little Maggie, and Little Maggie said she felt the same way.