"What?!"
This caused not only a drastic change in Nie Han's expression, but also a commotion among the surrounding crowd.
"What did Dean Qiu say? Shen Qian is... a Seven-Star Alchemy Master?"
"How is this possible!"
"Teacher Zhang is only a senior alchemist, and even our Dean Cheng is only a nine-star alchemy master!"
"An eighteen-year-old alchemy master, are you trying to film a fantasy drama?"
With a wave of his hand, Qiu Zhijian calmed down.
A golden badge, shimmering with starlight and with tiny flames burning along its edges, appeared out of thin air in front of Shen Qian.
Seven stars, each shaped like a flame, surround an ancient-style cauldron. In the center is a character for "medicine" in ancient seal script. On the back is Shen Qian's name and a chip that has been polished into the shape of a diamond.
"Furthermore, in recognition of Shen Qian's outstanding contributions to the field of pharmacology, he has been appointed as an academician of the China Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a director of the China Association of Pharmaceutical Masters, effective immediately!"
With another wave of Qiu Zhijian's hand, two golden appointment letters floated to Shen Qian's front.
Not only was Nie Han stunned, but Wang Shuo behind him was also a little confused.
Master of Alchemy... Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences... Director of the Alchemy Association...
He could understand each word individually, but when these words were combined in relation to Shen Qian, he became very confused.
Not to mention the alchemy masters, he's never seen anyone under thirty.
It's even more impossible for them to be academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; in my memory, they are all a group of old men with gray hair.
The directors of the Alchemy Association are not simple either. In a sense, this position carries real power, representing a vast network of connections and resources, as well as a prestigious social status that ensures good relations with both the mountains and the seas.
"I don't understand!"
Wang Shuo roared, "What merit or ability did he have before he was slain...?"
"Shut up!"
Before Qiu Zhijian could react, Nie Han shouted, interrupting Wang Shuo.
He glared at Wang Shuo fiercely, then gave Shen Qian a deep look.
Unlike Wang Shuo, who was somewhat irrational after being provoked, he understood better what what Qiu Zhijian had brought out symbolized.
"What did he do before sinking?"
Nie Han asked directly.
He couldn't believe that Qiu Zhijian would value Shen Qian so highly without making an extremely important contribution.
Moreover, neither the Academy of Pharmacy nor the Alchemist Association are places you can get into just by currying favor or having connections.
"You'll know when you read tomorrow's newspaper."
Cheng Shanhe took the initiative to speak, which seemed to be a response to everyone, "I can only say that Shen Qian's contributions to alchemy and even the entire martial arts world far exceed your imagination!"
Wow!
The crowd stirred again.
If these words hadn't come from Cheng Shanhe, no one would have believed them.
Alchemy is somewhat plausible, after all, Shen Qian is a senior lecturer officially certified by the Northern Martial Arts Academy. If he had a flash of inspiration and came up with something new, it would be barely acceptable.
However, to elevate this to the level of martial arts as a whole is a bit far-fetched.
"Even you can benefit from it."
Cheng Shanhe finally looked at Nie Han.
Nie Han was taken aback at first, then scoffed, "I would need to use something from before the sinking? Are you kidding me!"
"Some things are better left unsaid."
By this time, Shen Qian had realized why Qiu Zhijian had treated him with such courtesy.
It's mostly because of the "Creation" elixir formula.
Although Cheng Shanhe and his group had already come to believe in Shen Qian's theory, this was a major matter, so he sent the "Creation" elixir formula to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for repeated verification.
This is an extremely long and tedious process.
I reckon the results only came out recently.
As for the outcome, Shen Qian wasn't worried at all. Apart from the system being a bit strange when facing women, the system had never made any mistakes at other times.
"Creation" is a boon to warriors of the mountains and seas, a panacea that can save lives in critical moments.
No mountain or sea dares to say it doesn't need it.
"Heh, I, Nie Han, am really going to say this right now: if I use your stuff, I'll die a horrible death!"
Nie Han looked extremely disdainful and spat out a word.
Qiu Zhijian frowned and interrupted their interaction, "Nie Han, leave. With Shen Qian's current status, unless you have a joint investigation warrant from the Martial Arts Department and the Police Force, you can't touch him."
...Actually, a military headquarters should also be added.
Shen Qian silently added a sentence in his mind.
It was at this moment that Shen Qian suddenly realized that he was different from other freshmen; he was an officer who had truly joined the military and had a formal military rank.
However, this identity had not been used yet, so it was subconsciously ignored before sinking.
Nie Han knew that there was no point in continuing the argument. He glanced at Shen Qian one last time and disappeared without a word.
Only Wang Shuo seemed extremely unwilling, as if he was not satisfied with today's result.
He was just a hair's breadth away from completely crushing Shen Qian under his feet!
“If I were you, I would carefully consider whether I should still participate in ‘Treading the Nine Heavens’ before I sink.”
After uttering a cold remark, Wang Shuo turned and left with Zhou Dan and the others.
"Everyone, disperse."
Under Cheng Shanhe's imposing presence, although the surrounding Beiwu students were still somewhat reluctant to leave, they could only curiously observe Chen Qian while reluctantly dispersing.
Once the surroundings had finally quieted down, Shen Qian first checked on Dao Jiu, who had just woken up from unconsciousness.
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