The person in charge of registration, with a blank expression, asked, "Did you bring your alchemy apprentice badge? Did you pass the written exam for becoming an alchemist? Did you bring your recommendation letter for becoming a formal alchemist? Take them all out, and I'll register you. I'll notify you to come for the exam later."
"Uh... I don't have any of those things you just mentioned. Actually, I don't know much about the specific process of assessing alchemists. I'd like to ask if there's any way to quickly assess an alchemist. I urgently need an alchemist's badge," Dongfang Mian said awkwardly.
Upon hearing this, the expressionless man finally looked at Dongfang Mian properly, then roared, "Are you here to cause trouble? What are you doing here if you have nothing? This is an assessment for alchemists. Do you think your kitchen is hiring cooks? Do you think you're a Great Spirit Master or a Spirit King? How dare you come here to ask such stupid questions? Can't you conduct the assessment quickly? Do you think you have a special fire-attribute bloodline? Let me tell you, get out of here right now, or I'll have someone throw you out!"
The man with the expressionless face pointed at the nose and spat out a string of saliva, causing the people around him to burst into laughter.
"Look at this idiot, I don't know where he came from, he's such a disgrace."
"Exactly! I've been an alchemy apprentice for three years and still haven't passed the exam to become a formal alchemist. And she, on the other hand, just asks for a badge. Pah!"
"You're shameful and conspicuous, get out of here!"
Dongfang Mian calmly adjusted her clothes and veil before slowly speaking, "I wonder if there are any spirit-testing stones here so I can test my bloodline?"
The crowd burst into laughter again. The expressionless man looked at Dongfang Mian with an expression as if she were an idiot. Perhaps not wanting to lower himself to argue with an idiot, he casually tossed a spirit-testing stone over and said, "Hurry up and test it, then get lost."
Dongfang Mian smiled but remained silent. She reached out and took the Spirit Testing Stone. With a thought, the Spirit Testing Stone instantly shone brightly, its red light illuminating the entire Alchemist Hall.
The hall fell silent instantly.
Dongfang Mian feigned surprise and said, "Oh, could it be that I happen to have a special bloodline with the fire attribute?"
The expressionless man seemed to have been hit on the head by a hammer falling from the sky. He stared at the spirit-testing stone for a long time without saying a word. It wasn't until everyone in the hall started to discuss it in hushed tones that he stiffly asked, "Are you from the Dongfang family?"
“No, my name is Mu Bai, and I am a rogue cultivator,” Dongfang Mian said.
"That's good," the expressionless man breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost thought he had offended the Dongfang family. He had said that the Dongfang family always sent their elders to the assessments. It turned out he was just a rogue cultivator. He was so scared that he almost died.
However, the deterrent effect of special bloodlines is undeniably significant. The expressionless man forced an ugly chrysanthemum shape onto his otherwise stoic face. "Please wait a moment, I will report to the president and elders."
Soon, Dongfang Mian was greeted by the expressionless man who had been notified and whose face was contorted with embarrassment.
Inside the Alchemist Guild's president's office.
Looking at the group of solemn old men lined up in front of her and the huge alchemy furnace in the center of the room, Dongfang Mian couldn't help but swallow hard. Was it really necessary to make such a big fuss just to take the alchemy exam?
"Mu Bai, you're a rogue cultivator, right? I'm Mo Qinghe, the president of the Tianwu Dynasty Alchemist Branch under the Vermilion Bird Continent Alchemist Guild," the president said solemnly with a serious expression.
Dongfang Mian nodded obediently and said, "Greetings, President and Elders."
Seeing Dongfang Mian's humble attitude, the guild leader nodded in satisfaction and said, "Since you want to take the alchemist exam, I'll first tell you about the origins of alchemists..."
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