The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 770: Chapter 770: Show off

“Upon hearing this, Fang Lin didn’t say much, he was late after all, standing was no biggie. Thanks to his thick skin, he didn’t mind.

Thus, Fang Lin stood aside, like a well-behaved student.

Some people occasionally looked back at him, mostly giving Fang Lin sneers.

Folks like Ling Zhongtian and Zhu Yuntao also looked at Fang Lin, with different expressions.

“Alright, let the lesson begin, continuing where we left off last time.” Elder Wang gathered his thoughts, no longer paying attention to Fang Lin, and started teaching.

Everyone naturally listened attentively. Having someone as knowledgeable in Alchemy Tao as Elder Wang teaching was a rare opportunity. Gaining profound insights every time, even the young Pill Refiners from alchemical families dare not slack off during Elder Wang’s classes, and surely pay close attention.

At first, Fang Lin also listened very seriously. However, after a while, he found it boring. Although Elder Wang’s teachings were profound and thought-provoking to these youngsters, for Fang Lin, these were rather pointless.

After all, their levels were completely different. Having Fang Lin sitting through such lectures was no better than him having a good sleep.

Elder Wang was passionately lecturing on the stage, especially when he saw everyone listening so attentively, he even put in more effort.

At one glance, he saw that Fang Lin seemed a bit dazed, which immediately made him frown.

However, he did not lose his temper, he simply glanced at Fang Lin, intending to get him to pay more attention to his lecture.

Fang Lin obviously noticed Elder Wang’s gaze, and with a bitter smile in his heart, he had to put up a spirited appearance and pretended to look interested.

During this process, the North Town Hall Master was silently observing, and seeing Fang Lin standing there looking indifferent, he was somewhat surprised.

Ling Zhongtian and a few others were also observing quietly. After all, Fang Lin was too unfamiliar to them, with little interaction between them.

At most, Zhu Yuntao and Fang Lin had some interaction, albeit unpleasant. At the moment, with Fang Lin being punished, Zhu Yuntao felt particularly pleased.

“Alright, next, I’m going to ask a few questions to test your knowledge.” Elder Wang said.

As soon as his words were out, everyone immediately became serious. This was a recurring segment, and anyone being chosen to answer the question could attract the attention of the Hall Master and many elders present, leaving an impression.

For those ordinary young Pill Refiners, this was an excellent opportunity. Even if it was just to leave a good impression on the high-ranking officials of the North Town Hall, it would indeed be a fantastic opportunity.

Following this, some inconspicuous young Pill Refiners were silently praying, hoping to get chosen.

Elder Wang scanned the room and eventually chose Ling Zhongtian.

This made many people sigh silently. Elder Wang choosing Ling Zhongtian first revealed that he appreciated Ling Zhongtian more. Although many of them had anticipated this, the inconspicuous young Pill Refiners were naturally a bit disappointed deep down.

Ling Zhongtian answered flawlessly, eliciting applause from many people.

Elder Wang then picked three or four more people to answer, all of whom answered quite well. Two of them even got quite excited being given a chance to answer, as they were relatively under the radar in the North Town Hall.

“Hmm, you’ve answered quite well.” Elder Wang nodded, signaling for the young Pill Refiners who’d just answered the questions to sit down. His gaze eventually fell on Fang Lin.

“Fang Lin, I have a question for you.” Elder Wang had a thought and spoke.

Fang Lin immediately responded, “Please ask, Elder.”

Elder Wang pondered for a moment, then asked, “Earlier, I mentioned that when refining the True Spirit Fire Pill, one of the ingredients can be replaced by which three other ingredients?”

Without hesitation, Fang Lin answered, “One of the essential ingredients for the True Spirit Fire Pill, the Gold Fire Branch, can be replaced by the Flame Spirit Vine, Earth Fire Grass, and Nether Fire Root without affecting the efficacy significantly.”

Elder Wang nodded, this question was relatively easy to answer, and Fang Lin being able to answer it was within his expectation.

“Here’s another question, for the Three-patterned Essence Pill, how can the Pill Formula be improved to reduce the pill refinement process without affecting the quality of the pill?” Elder Wang asked another more difficult question.

This question immediately stumped many young Pill Refiners present, except for a few like Ling Zhongtian. Most were bewildered by this question.

Elder Wang had indeed touched on the topic of the Three-patterned Essence Pill, but he hadn’t elaborated on it, just briefly mentioned it, so many hadn’t taken note.

In Elder Wang’s opinion, Fang Lin probably wouldn’t be able to answer this question. If he couldn’t answer, he could use this opportunity to reprimand him and teach him a lesson for disrespecting his lecture.

“Well, there are several ways to improve the formula of the Three-patterned Essence Pill, I’m not sure which one you’re interested in?” Fang Lin raised an eyebrow and shot back.

The moment these words left his mouth, everyone present was stunned, including the North Town Hall Master.

Immediately afterwards, all eyes turned to Fang Lin, as if they were staring at a monster.

“What on earth is this kid saying? Multiple improvement methods?”

“Such nonsense, he probably couldn’t answer and was intentionally saying this.”

“If you can’t answer, just say so, why pretend?”

“He’s in trouble now, pretending like this in front of Elder Wang, he’s about to be exposed.”

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No one believed him since the idea of multiple improvement methods for the Three-patterned Essence Pill’s formula sounded ridiculous. There was clearly only one way to improve it, yet Fang Lin claimed there were several, wasn’t this blatant nonsense?

“Oh? Then why don’t you tell us how many improvement methods there are?” Elder Wang kept his face stern but patiently asked all the same.

Fang Lin smirked before launching into a lengthy explanation.

His explanation took nearly an hour. Fang Lin spoke with confidence, reciting all the ways to improve the Three-patterned Essence Pill in great detail.

At first, everyone refused to believe him, thinking Fang Lin was just blabbering nonsense, but as they continued to listen, many changed their expressions.

Especially the North Town Hall Master and several elders, having a deeper understanding of alchemy, they could better comprehend what Fang Lin was saying.

“I have finished speaking,” Fang Lin said, bowing in salute to Elder Wang.

The room fell silent, everyone was in shock.

“Complete nonsense!” A cold voice chimed in, from one of the elders.

“Absolute rubbish! Showing off in front of us, he really doesn’t know his place!” Another elder joined in.