9 Pills Test

Everyone gathered in front of the main entrance of the building, where an adult man was holding hands behind a large mirror on a tripod. If someone stood in front of this mirror, he could see the reflection of the whole body.

"Those who are here for the first time, a step forward." Commanded the man.

His loose white clothes gave him a more serious air, and also left him with an older expression. It was possible to see the imperial symbol, a bluish griffin with golden wings, stamped on the man's chest. This griffin was the symbol used by all who served the emperor Elidas of the South continent.

"Fine." observed the man seeing that about three students had taken a step forward, among them was Rael who looked like the oldest one. "You can call me Instructor Carlos. Now you will take the Reflex Test. The mirror will tell you your ages and your current farming power.

"You." The man stepped toward the young man about twelve. "Tell me your name, your age, and your current crop." He ordered.

"Instructor Carlos, my name is Sandro, I am twelve years old and I am in the nascent spiritual realm of soul level seven." The young man appeared a little nervous.

"Very well, go to the mirror and touch the palm of one hand, so stay awhile until it shines." Said the instructor. The young man obeyed, and did as he had been commanded.

Upon withdrawing the hand, the mirror really showed the right age, twelve years on, and below it appeared the cultivation: spiritual springs of the soul level six.

All this was presented by the mirror with golden letters, which appeared magically. Immediately several students from behind began to laugh, because no one could fool the mirror, and he had said a higher level than it would be.

Sandro returned to her shabby place, as the mirror normalized, letting the bright letters disappear. The instructor just told everyone to be silent, and made some notes in a notebook, which he had just removed from his bracelet, then made him disappear.

Then he turned to the girl next to Rael. He asked the same questions and had her take the test after the presentation. Thirteen years, the soul's nascent spiritual level seven, she had not lied. New notes and finally the turn of Rael.

"Instructor Carlos, my name is Samuel, I'm fifteen and my cultivation is Spiritual Soul Formation level five." Rael introduced himself after the instructor asked.

Several were impressed because they thought Rael would be older, moreover, he could already be considered a genius, being in the Spiritual Formation of Soul level five with only fifteen years. Even the instructor was surprised.

"Go, take the test!" Ordered the instructor.

Of course, many had already felt the level of Rael and did not doubt his words, but his age was even only fifteen years? He looked so stylish, tall, strong, nor did he look like an ordinary young man.

Mara, who was behind the crowd with a glance, was even more fascinated. She did not take her eyes off Rael for a moment. She wanted to get to know Rael more and more, and she could not miss any detail.

Rael reached out and touched the mirror. Violet had talked about this kind of magic artifact, but he did not have to worry, not even that could discover the real power of it, he had to concentrate.

Then everything was agreed. Fifteen years and Spiritual Formation of Soul level five. There was a few seconds of silence, and no one would take his eyes off Rael, but there was a half-depressed look on the girls.

Once they knew that Mara of the Torres clan had an interest in him, they would not dare get in her way. Tomas on the other hand was biting himself with rage.

"Very well, you will now get a number, and you will be treated by that number, here it is. Always wear this around your neck while in school, otherwise you will be penalized and may even be expelled. The instructor handed a chain of neck to each of the three.

This chain had a small square metal plate, about seven centimeters, which contained a numbering of up to four digits. Rael had won a thousand and a hundred.

After that event, the instructor placed the mirror inside the bracelet, and released the double wooden doors following the way forward. Almost all of them followed him while they made the chains appear with the number plate.

Tomas on the other hand, decided to retreat, he had seen Mara following the flow behind Rael and was afraid of her.

Rita managed to reach Rael as she adjusted her chain around her neck. Mara wore no chain, she was from the Torres clan, she was visiting, and even if she was coming every day, no one would dare say anything to her.

"Samuel, do you know that woman from the Torres clan?" Her name is Mara, is not she? I remember her introducing herself. Rita said softly to Rael.

Rael felt his blood boil, because he remembered again his past, and the reason he had returned to this city. Even with anger, he held her tightly, sighed slowly, then answered.

"It was the first time I saw her. Rael had to lie.

He really did not know why Mara had an interest in him, she probably would not know of her true identity, otherwise she would not have treated him that way.

"Do you know who the Torres clan is?" They are extremely dangerous. They are among the five powers of our southern continent. They are even above the imperial forces that protect the laws. Not even the Imperial Grifem family would dare move any finger against them. Rita explained with a very serious air.

She wanted to be sure Rael would absorb that explanation, because if he dared be arrogant with Mara, that would be a boundless disaster.

"I know, you can rest easy." Rael said.

"So what are you going to do?" If she said that it will still come after you. Said Rita worriedly.

Mara's words were undoubtedly mysterious, but they also had a clear flow. Mara was interested in Rael, in her strength or in her appearance, or both.

As Rita was a young girl, she was not entirely sure, but her heart was beating silently, saying it could be something like that. She had barely gained a brother, and perhaps she would lose.

"I need to know what she wants from me." Rael said without much thought.

Rita heard this and was silent. Rael was afraid Mara might have discovered the truth, if that was the case, he should give her a quick end.

No girl other than Rita, dared to stay close to Rael after those words, nor did she want to look at him any more. It was clear to everyone present what Mara's intentions were, only Rita wanted to believe the opposite, and only Rael had no idea what Mara really wanted. All he suspected was that his identity might have been exposed.

All the hundreds of students gathered in a huge hall, and circled around a large wooden table. On the table were various herbs, jugs filled with liquids, spiritual stones, essences, among other things of alchemy.

An old man was setting the table and adjusting the ingredients. Then he turned around and introduced himself casually, asked only to be called an Alchemist Master. Many already knew him, but since there were newbies every day, he always introduced himself every time.

Alchemy can not be easily attained by all. People who did not choose their initial release as life, water or wind, would hardly have any chance of being true masters in that category.

They could have basic knowledge, develop low-quality pills and pills. While those who chose liberation (life), they would have an extra and special aptitude for alchemy, due to the high sensitivity and perfect handling of the herbs and ingredients.

They would use their release from life to give more power to the ingredients, making it easier to get better results.

The old man turned and turned his head, watching the large number of students watching him curious. Alchemy was one of the most important classes, even if it was just to learn formulas from simple remedies, no one would stop wanting this wisdom. Because even medicines in this world used to be expensive, especially for lower-class people.

"I see you're lively today, too." Said the old man in a firm, strong voice, he did not want anyone to miss a word of it.

He took great pride in passing his knowledge on to others, especially when they wanted to hear so much. "This Alchemist Master today, will teach you how to make Pills from the Small Growth of the Soul." When he said this, all the students sighed and their hearts almost came out of their mouths.

Even though it was the lowest quality pills, anyone could learn it, and strive to create their own pills. These pills, although of the lowest quality, were sold at a high price compared to low-class people.

They could speed up a person's cultivation by up to twenty percent for a whole week! That would be a dream for anyone.

The young men did not say anything, but the crowd that was surrounding the Master Alchemist approached, being a few meters from him. At the back of the table there was no one before, now there were hundreds of students, who had spread out, for more vision.

Luckily the old man had set his table away from the wall. He did not stop smiling at the excitement of his students.

He was a good man and spared no effort to help poor people. Therefore, even the lessons of such a poor school, he could still bring great teaching.

For this reason, students looked upon him with deep respect and affection. No one ever dared to think or to have any sense of malice with him.

"Very well! Since you are so excited, let's get started right away!" Said the old man.

He produced a small metal furnace, and deposited it in the middle of the table. On the side of the furnace he laid a broad plank, of those used for short cuts.

Then he separated two kinds of herbs, a spiritual stone, and a small glass containing some essence that looked like bright water.

"Everyone look closely. "- the old man explained as he went from one side to the other, so that everyone could see the articles clearly.

The students lifted their heads and almost pushed themselves to see better.

"Calendula grass and Dandelion grass." The old man paused and introduced two herbs, spinning and letting everyone see. Both herbs were in excellent quality.

"And now this is the essence of a river of pure waters. It can be easily reached in any river of clean water or stream at dawn of day, where the sun begins to rise. If you look carefully, you will realize that the water is shining. " The old man presented a small oval-shaped glass for all, where a small amount of bright water was deposited.

"Remember, once you pick up the water, it can not be uncovered except at the time of use, in case you do, you will lose the essence after a few minutes. That's why it's no use picking large quantities in one bottle."

"Last but not least, a spiritual stone of lower rank of any earth-type beast. These beasts can easily be hunted down and defeated by any of you, but you can group together if you feel difficult. The mountains to the north, in the Pico do Mergulho region, are the best hunting sites for those who are looking for these beasts. You just have to be careful not to go too far, because there are other beasts of higher rank in the background." After the explanation the old man paused and remembered.

"Both types of herbs can also be made in the same hunting region I've just mentioned. As you can see, everything for creating the pills can only be achieved with a little effort, but of course, you can still buy the ingredients if you think it's not worth the trouble." He explained.

No one lost any explanation, everyone was staring. Rael was silent realizing that the level of alchemy in this town was so poor that if Violet saw it, she would probably laugh for months or maybe for years.

Rael noticed the wastage of ingredients, it was obvious the old man was trying to help the students, but that was simply wasting materials atoa. Rael even foresaw what old man would say next. With that material, it would be possible to create up to five pills with twenty percent strengths.

"Now let's go to the creation part. With this material we can develop up to five pills if there is no failure." The old man explained.

Everyone was attentive to every action. The first thing the old man did was take off the bracelet, a small metal mold with ten spaces inside. He showed it to everyone, picking it up and spinning in the air.

"Do not forget that besides the furnace, you will also need the alchemist form." After that he gathered the two herbs on top of the mold.

He opened the glass of bright water and poured over the herbs that soon began to glow. Then he broke the little spiritual stone of the low rank beast in his hands and a small dust with traces of earth was spilled by tops of herbs.

Then he stirred the herbs massaging them in his hands, causing the ingredients to spread as much as possible.

" As you can see, the process is simple, I joined the herbs, wetted it with the essence and then added the power of a spiritual stone of a lower ground type beast. Having done all these steps, I massage the herbs to fuse the ingredients better. Now I will concentrate my energy above the herbs and condense them into the mold. This is similar to when you use energy to increase weapon power, but in this case we will simply use it to push the herbs into the formwork. You will realize that the herbs next to the ingredients will turn into a paste." Said the old man as he stretched out his palm over the herbs on the stove.

Then his hand flashed and an aura of energy drove down. The herbs vanished, and soon five gaps of the mold were filled with a bright green and yellow paste mixed.

" That's the perfect result. Now we take her to the furnace, and we wait twenty minutes." The old man opened the lid of the furnace, set the plate carefully, then closed the lid and added the aura on the furnace causing it to be fired.

The old man then gave some more explanations about the process, which everyone listened attentively. After the twenty minutes, he deposited a bit of aura in the furnace which was then extinguished and finally removed the form.

Not to burn, he used aura in his hands. Almost all the heads lifted, as they felt a faint sweet aroma of the newly created pills.

" Great! We were able to perfectly create four Soul Growth Small Pills." The old man said excitedly and everyone was impressed.

With four pills, a specialist could train for a whole month! Then for a month everyone would have increased their growth by twenty percent. That made several swallow saliva.

The pills occupied the seats in the mold and were round, with a shape up to three times smaller than they were before they went into the furnace.

"I'll call a few random numbers, when I call ahead, the so-called will receive one pill each. Said the old man. Everyone cheered up with a big "Yeah!".

As the numbers were called, the students followed and received them. About ten called numbers were not present, and he just moved on to the next numbers, which came into his imagination.

During this process he did not look at students to give preference to anyone. He just stared at the chains before delivering each pill.

" Sure how they saw the whole process was simple, anyone willing to try? If anyone has the courage to come forward, I will make the ingredients available. If you succeed, you can get the pills, as a reward for a job well done. This is a simple test." Said the old man, and immediately turned, and dropped the new ingredients on the board, leaving also the now cleaned plate in the same place.

The students were excited to try, but were afraid to make mistakes in front of so many colleagues. Anyone who did something wrong there would suffer humiliation for a long time. Even if they were sure they could succeed, their lack of courage would not let them.

Rael remembered that Violet had said, he should show up and show off his talents in any possible situation, because if he kept hiding too much he would not achieve his goals.

Rael thought carefully and then made his decision. He was asking permission and passing by the colleagues who were in front of him. Until finally getting out in front of the old man

"Master Alchemist, I am the number Thousand and Hundred, let me try. Rael spoke so calmly with the old man that it surprised him.

It was all right that he was a humble old man, but in a situation like this, where he would be tested in front of hundreds of colleagues, it was not so natural. The students stood there in silence watching Rael once again win the scene.

Before he had already drawn attention by challenging and humiliating a movement of Sérgio, then he had Mara's attention, and now he wanted to try to create Small Soul Growth pills? Everyone did not stop sighing, because even if he did not succeed, no one would laugh at him, no one would dare.

Then some even became discouraged following that thought. For the majority present, Rael was even the most suitable guy to accept that test.

"Very well, young man, hurry up and start then. This Master will just watch. - said the old man leaving his position clear, he would not help Rael at all.

"Master Alchemist, am I allowed to add one more ingredient?" Rael asked turning to the old man.

The old man blinked in surprise, because in all his years of studies, he had never heard of any different way to create Small Soul Growth pills.

" Ido not understand, are not there all the ingredients?" Asked the old man, and even moved his head looking at all four ingredients on the board, just to confirm.

"The way the Alchemist Master did, they are." Rael said respectfully.

The old man did not stop wondering what Rael meant by that, but looking at Rael's seriousness and stance, he just nodded.

"Although this master does not know what you want to do, I'll let you do it your way." Added the old man.

"Thank you." Rael thanked him lightly and turned to the board.

All the students started mocking Rael mentally. If the Master Alchemist did not know any other way of preparing the pills, then Rael could only be trying to be ashamed.

Rita was in her place worried, and she could see, with difficulty, the table where Rael was about to begin.

On the other side, in the middle of some students with a wide open space, was Mara. Everyone who saw her circled around her and even stepped out of the way, letting her watch every movement of Rael.

If Rael looked in that direction, he would see Mara easily, but at that moment he was distracted making the preparations.

Rael did not turn to the crowd, only removed a simple Chamomile herb from his bracelet. This herb had no special use other than being used to make tea.

At least that was what he thought, and anyone who understood the least alchemy.

"Herb Chamomile?" The old man asked too loudly.

He was completely surprised by that. As soon as it fell on the students' ears, everyone began to mock even more mentally, thinking that Rael was some kind of mentally ill.

Rita on the other hand knew that he would surprise everyone one more time, and she just stood waiting for the result.

Mara in turn was serious, she did not know much about Rael, besides that the mother had died years ago and that he had stayed a few years with an unknown teacher.

Even with all the power to gather information from her, no one in the ancient city that Rael probably lived had much information from this mistress. Violet had prepared all the ground knowing that this would occur.

"Exactly." Rael nodded, looking at the old man.

Then he did the same thing as the old man, without changing anything. He added the three herbs, added the essence of water, mixed the strength of the spiritual stone in the herbs, added its power making the herbs become folders, and these occupied the ten places of the form.

The old man though was shocked, he believed that this was going to be a big flaw, but he did not say anything, he was silent.

The students just laughed mentally. They would not laugh at Rael in front of him, but when they turned their back their name would be a complete joke across the city.

Mara stood there with her arms crossed with her eagle gaze fixed on Rael, she was not sure about the results, but she could feel all the confidence in Rael's actions.

Besides, every time she looked at him, she felt strangely familiar, it was as if at some point she might have known him. Mara had never been attracted to any man before, but Rael was clearly catching her attention.

Ten minutes later, Rael put out the furnace, shocking them all. He did not leave the twenty minutes, it was only ten. Even the old man was worried there.

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"Alchemist Master is ready. I will ask you to open the furnace, and confirm the results, not to appear that I have changed anything." Rael's words startled the old man once more, and all the students raised their eyebrows.

They remembered the two mistakes made by Rael. A tea-making herb as an ingredient and half the time correct. Then everyone stood there, just waiting for the big joke that would be Rael's possible pills.

When the old man opened the furnace, yellow smoke spread through the air with intensity, even those at the tips could feel the strong sweet scent of the pills. The old man withdrew the form with ten perfect orange pills.

The ones made before by the old had been yellow, but these were orange in color and the same size as before. The old man then grabbed one between two fingers and used his power to evaluate the pill.

When he noticed the result, his arm holding the pill and the form began to shake. Rael stood side by side with silent hands looking only at the colleagues in front, he avoided looking at the crowd.

"That-that-that-that's not possible!" Said the old man, still shocked. All the students were curious because they did not understand what the old man was trying to say.

" This is the most incredible Small Growth Pill I've ever seen! Its effect can increase training by as much as forty percent and maybe last for fifteen days each! "When the old man said that, there was little left for everyone to faint in their places.

They were all thinking Rael would be a joke, but they fell from their horses. Everyone was grateful that they'd just mocked Rael in their minds. They sighed in relief that their thoughts had not been heard.

At that moment, if the girls could, they would fly into Rael, and force a relationship with all their might. A man with that knowledge would surely shake the world, and any woman at his side would receive so much respect that it could be considered even from the level of a princess.

Already the boys and the boys were open-mouthed, they died of envy from the bottom of their hearts, and that was not the first time today. They needed to create urgent bonds with Rael, at least they were free from the jealous claws of Mara. Unlike the girls who could only mourn their cruel fates.

"Young man, ple-please, tell your name to this old master." The old man completely changed the tone of how he treated Rael. Not that he had been rude, that now, he treated him as if he were his own master!

"My name is Samuel, Master Alchemist. Rael said politely.

"I do not deserve that title near young Master Samuel. Haha ha. The old man laughed awkwardly for a few seconds. Then he became serious and gathered all ten pills in his hands, extending Rael.

"Well, how did you do it, then those pills are yours. Said the old man.

The students had such large looks that they could take the pills with their own eyes as they swallowed liters of saliva.

"You can stand and give it to my colleagues, I do not need those pills. Rael said casually.

Then he turned and walked quietly, joining his colleagues who immediately made room for him to pass, until he managed to get back to Rita's side. No one could be more shocked than he already was. Rael made amazing pills and said he did not need them.

On top of that, he left them in the hands of the Master Alchemist, so that he could hand them over to his colleagues. So those pills for him were the same as nothing? Each pill of that would be worth a fortune if it were put up for sale and he casually dropped them in the hands of the Master Alchemist.

Rita looked silently at Rael with great pride. That was his big brother, handsome, mysterious, talented and above all understood alchemy! She could not be happier.

Mara's chest came down and up excitedly as she sighed, her heart was beating so hard it could not get any faster. If she returned with Rael to her clan, her parents would be very proud and even Patriarch Romeo would be proud as well.

Perhaps the main branch of the family, could even change if she married with Rael. Mara was even more willing to make Rael her own.

Then she turned toward him, and there was that little girl again with him, they talked so naturally, which left Mara at the same freezing hour of hatred.

She had already made her intentions clear, and still the brat dared to get in her way. Mara's eyes focused on Rita with a pure, cold intent to kill.