Chapter 24: Got the Question Right

The third round was the final stage of the promotion examination.

Once passed, Xia Zhou would obtain the crest of a Master Level Poison Alchemist, and proceed to the Holy Place of the mages for further study.

At daybreak.

Having eaten his fill in the Academy's dining hall, Xia Zhou walked towards the Alchemy Building. As he rode in a carriage to work, he exchanged a few words with An Ruer using Bloodline Sensing, waiting until she arrived at the Energy Research Institute before pushing open the door of the alchemy room.

This alchemy room...

Why did it feel strange?

Xia Zhou stood at the door and peered in, not stepping across the threshold, since there was a sealed work station in the middle of the room, on top of which was a thick, ape-like arm.

At the side of the room, there was an advanced alchemy platform required for poison-making and a shelf for placing poison vials.