Lin Xingchen and the others arrived relatively late. Some of the good places had already been occupied. Lin Xingchen and the other six were assigned to a small courtyard. Although there were only three rooms, it was not a big deal for them.
"The demon world event that happens once every ten years is really something to look forward to!" Jia chatted with Blake while sorting things out.
"Of course. Xiali Territory is one of the few wealthy territories in the Demon Realm. It is also considered a dominant territory in this area. I heard from the people in the Pharmacy Association that they are planning to win consecutive games this year."
"Although winning streaks have happened frequently over the past tens of thousands of years, I think Xiali Territory may not have much hope of winning this year because of the presence of Big Brother Xingchen."
"Sister, what you said makes sense, but the demon world is so big that even Master can't guarantee a sure win. It's better to be safe!" Blake retorted.
"That's right. For a country like you to have a master of potion is good enough. If you still expect to win, I think you are still asleep.
Just like what the skinny guy said, don't exaggerate or you'll be embarrassed and can't save your face!" A mocking voice filled with harsh words reached the ears of the two.
Just as Jia was about to angrily refute, she was stopped by Blake beside her: "Senior Sister, why bother to get angry with such a person? It's not worth it. Hurry up and go back to rest!"
Seeing that Jia and Blake did not refute, the sarcastic man became even more excited: "That's right, as a senior, I'm reminding you. As long as you serve us well, my teacher might give you some pointers when the time comes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an egg flew into his mouth. The sudden egg got stuck in his throat and made him feel worse than death.
Seeing this, Blake quickly pulled Jia away. Others might not know, but they were sure that the egg was thrown by Lin Xingchen.
"Master, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble!" Blake took the initiative to take the blame on himself.
"It's my fault. I usually control you too strictly and make you all be cautious in doing things. Remember, next time you meet such a person, go up and slap him twice to make him keep his mouth shut!"
"Master, it's not worth it to get angry with this kind of person. We just need to do our own thing!" Blake disagreed.
"Although silence doesn't mean weakness, if you don't say anything it will only encourage those guys, so you still have to take action when it's time."
In the following time, everyone was busy practicing, after all, the purpose of everyone's visit was the reason why they came here.
"Is Master Xingchen here?"
Lin Xingchen, who was studying the formula in the room, silently put down his work and walked out of the door. He also recognized the person who came in as one of Brown's students.
"Master Xingchen is such a teacher. I came here to inform you. Please come early tomorrow morning!"
"Got it, go back and tell Master Brown that I'll remember the time, don't worry!"
"Tomorrow is the competition time, so you should rest early today and get enough rest so that you can perform well!"
According to the usual arrangements, contestants from each territory gathered at one location for entry.
This tradition has continued for so many years and everyone has become accustomed to it. As a representative of the master level, Lin Xingchen's seat is in the first row.
After leading the way through the entire process, Lord Xiali, the host of this competition, officially announced the start of the competition, starting with the entry-level competition among various professions.
Xia and Ellie will participate in the junior blacksmith and junior array master competitions respectively. The junior competitions are not the focus of everyone so they are just a formality.
In the end, Ellie was eliminated in the third round of the formation master because of a mistake, and Jia was defeated in the fourth round of forging.
The second day was an intermediate level competition with slightly more spectators. Although the advanced level competition on the third day was slightly inferior to the master level, it still attracted people to come to the venue to watch.
Blake stood out after three rounds of screening, and those who remained in the fourth round were basically those with real talent.
His extremely high success rate made him the dark horse of this advanced competition, and the guy who was stuffed with an egg by Lin Xingchen because of his foul mouth also entered the fourth round.
"I didn't expect that a country bumpkin like you could make it to the fourth round. You're really lucky. But from the fourth round onwards, I guess your good luck won't help you anymore!"
"Whether it's luck or strength that got me here, it has nothing to do with you!" Blake slowly tidied his desk.
"Tsk tsk tsk... You're still pretending to be nice to me. I don't know who taught you. I heard that you're the dark horse of this competition, and I'm the favorite to win. Do you want us to take a gamble?"
Blake was about to get angry when he heard this foul-mouthed man insulting his master, but it would be inappropriate to resort to violence during the potion competition, and the organizers had already repeatedly warned that anyone who resorted to violence would be disqualified.
Just then this guy suggested to make a bet. Black followed up on his words and asked, "What bet? How are you going to bet?"
"How about this! Let's just bet one hand. I know that the thing that flew into my mouth that day must have been your doing. Just think of it as my revenge and let's bet on who can enter the next round. The bet is just one hand!"
"Does a person like you have any credibility?"
As soon as this foul-mouthed man raised his hand, a staff member came over and said, "Hello, how can I help you?"
"Go and tell the rostrum that I, Carter, and Cleveland want me to add a bet with the guy next door, and we need the rostrum to notarize it."
The dwarf demon waiter stared at Carter blankly, not knowing what to say! "Go now! You have no vision at all, you deserve to be this kind of person your whole life." Carter scolded arrogantly.
Soon, the rostrum informed the whole audience of the bet between Carter and Blake through a special magic circle. Such bets were nothing new in previous competitions, and for the crowd in the stands, the more lively the better.
Everyone knows what it means for a pharmacist to lose a hand, and the originally boring game instantly ignited the emotions of the audience.
"Attention all contestants, the fourth round of the competition is about to begin. First, please invite Lord Xiali, the host, to draw the topic for us."
Amid the applause, Lord Xiali reached into a box and rummaged around in it for several times before pulling out a small folded piece of paper.
The host took the slip and showed it to show fairness. Everyone who saw the name of the potion on the slip turned pale. The host Gao Sheng read out: "The topic of the fourth round of the Advanced Pharmacist Competition is..." The voice dragged out for a long time before finishing "Bloodline Potion!"
"What the hell, how could it be a bloodline potion? I've never used this stuff before, how can I prepare it?"
Most of the participants in the competition were wailing continuously. The Bloodline Potion was rated as a quasi-master-level potion in the demon world, but it was indeed an advanced potion. It was just that it had never been used as a test question for advanced pharmacists in all the competitions.
"All contestants, please be quiet. We are confirming once again that the fourth round topic is bloodline potion. If anyone wants to withdraw, please do so quickly."
Some people who were not very confident in their own abilities also withdrew from the competition. After all, they had to pay a sum of money to buy herbs after each round of competition.
Although this amount of money was only the cost price of the herbs, the herbs needed for the bloodline potion were not cheap and there was no chance of success, so why waste this money?
There were only six people left in the fourth round and the other contestants chose to forfeit. Carter's face looked a little unhappy when he heard about the bloodline potion, but he was just a little unhappy. After all, he had tried the bloodline potion many times, and although the success rate was not high, there was still a chance of success.
He originally thought that Blake would be panic-stricken, but he was disappointed. Blake's deadpan expression was still the same, which made him sick.
"I hope you look like this when you chop off your hand!"
Soon, the people in charge of herbs brought the required herbs to the remaining six contestants. After Blake received his three portions of herbs, he checked them one by one to confirm that they were correct before nodding and signing.
This is also an important part of the competition, because we don't want the contestants to blame the herbs for their loss.
Moreover, identifying herbs is a basic task for every pharmacist. After the host once again introduced the competition time and rules, the competition officially began.
Three doses of medicine need to be prepared within the stipulated four hours as the work for evaluation. Although the time is a bit tight, the pharmacist's level can be tested during this period of time.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon someone among the six people made a mistake. This kind of mistake is very challenging to one's mentality. Once one cannot calm down quickly, it is only a matter of time before one quits.
Around the second hour, someone announced his withdrawal, and people withdrew one after another like a chain reaction. Some people were forced to withdraw after failing three times.
Blake's hands were steady; he was no stranger to bloodline potions. Ever since he put up the sign for custom-made high-end potions, the most orders he received were for bloodline potions.
At the beginning, his constant failures caused the herbs to be quickly depleted, which made the money-loving Xia very angry. He pointed at his nose and called him a prodigal every day.
Lin Xingchen never stopped Xia's scolding, and Blake never refuted. Instead, he endured the huge pressure and improved himself step by step.
Finally, when his success rate increased by 40%, Xia stopped scolding him and kept encouraging him, hoping that he could keep working hard to increase his success rate a little bit.