Pharmacist Examination (Bonus Chapter 2)

Kenneth was observing from the side and could not help but be secretly impressed by Steve's intelligence. After 18 consecutive days of online auctioning, Masa Group's reputation was bound to reverberate across the entire Blue Star realm. However, the benefits to the Masa Group were nothing compared to those that Steve received.

By then, the entire planet would be aware that Steve was the creator of the new era's product, the enhanced Subatomic Serum. At that time, Steve would be highly sought-after by countless big companies and big consortiums, all wanting to work with him.

They would be presenting Steve with countless money and treasures, begging him to choose them. The Masa Group paled in comparison to the big conglomerates, which could greatly affect the entire Blue Star. Whether he decided to work with the Masa Group or not, would depend on Steve's mood. During this time, the Masa Group would worship Steve and do everything possible to please him.

"Mr. Steve, do you wish to be a certified pharmacist?" Kenneth suddenly asked.

"What do you mean by that?" Steve asked.

"There is an upcoming certification examination being conducted by the Pharmacists Guild. Becoming a certified pharmacist brings with it numerous benefits and a superior status," Kenneth explained.

By observing Steve's experiments, Kenneth felt that Steve must have studied pharmaceutics for years, but was yet to become officially certified. Kenneth speculated that Steve just wanted to concentrate on refining serum as an anonymous pharmacist, and thus had not applied for certification. This was why Kenneth had asked the probing question.

"What are the other benefits of becoming a certified pharmacist?" Steve asked.

"Once you are certified by the Pharmacists Guild, in addition to being able to apply for funding, you can obtain the formulas of publicly available serums. Once the pharmacist makes a significant amount of contributions or achieves a significant grade, he would then have access to the formulas of serums which are inaccessible to the public. Pharmacists conduct knowledge sharing sessions among them on a regular basis," Kenneth said in a serious manner. "There are also experienced pharmacists, who teach in public. All these benefits are only for pharmacists who are serious..."

"Master, promise him!" the Heart of the universe suddenly prompted.

Steve was startled, but he calmly asked, "Why?"

"By joining the Pharmacist Guild, I can access a lot of information on pharmaceutics. I could build a larger pharmaceutics database and create more serums. At the same time, I could improve and perfect my database, or even upgrade it," the Heart of the universe replied.

Upgrade!

Steve was thrilled to hear this word, more so than any information about the pharmaceutics formula, funding, and so on. The power displayed by the Heart of the universe had been astonishing so far.

There would surely be more surprises, should it be upgraded with more features. There was also no doubt that the Pharmacists Guild had the most complete database in pharmaceutics. This information and knowledge would be of a great help to Steve and the Heart of the universe. Moreover, pharmacists were respected by all, even the nobles had respect for them!

"I have decided to take the F grade pharmacist certification," said Steve.

"Really? That's great!" said Kenneth, pleasantly surprised. "I will write you a letter of recommendation now. You can take my letter and go straight to sit for the certification examination."

To qualify for the pharmacist certification examination, one would need to pass tests, such as the Junior Apprenticeship Certificate, the Intermediate Apprenticeship Certificate, and the Advanced Apprenticeship Certificate, as well as other professional tests. However, with Kenneth's letter of recommendation, Steve was able to skip all those steps and take the certification examination directly.

Though the letter of recommendation would guarantee him a place in the certification examination, he still had to have the capability to be recognized by the pharmacists. Kenneth saw how capable Steve was and believed that Steve was a rare talent, thus strongly recommending him.

"To be certified as an F grade pharmacist, you need to be able to refine at least three types of F grade serums, with a success rate of more than 1%....." Kenneth explained the important points to note about the certification examination.

Steve listened intently, as these details would be a great help. After explaining all of the important facts of the F grade pharmacist certification examination, Kenneth anxiously held on to the finished product of the enhanced Subatomic Serum and left. He even put the discussion with Duncan and their collaboration on hold.

The enhanced Subatomic Serum, an epoch-making product, would contribute a great deal to human evolution. The sooner a patent application was filed, the sooner the research funds would be obtained, which would result in earlier mass production. This would be very beneficial to humankind.

At this moment, Duncan also had no time to talk to Kenneth about their collaboration, as working with Steve was more important than anything else.

"Mr. Duncan, I wish to buy the F grade armory and weapons. I wonder if Masa Mall has what I need?" asked Steve.

"Masa Mall has everything that you need, even the Beast Soul Armory. Mr. Steve, may I know what kind of armory you need?" Duncan said with pride.

Steve thought for a moment and said, "I need armory that can improve speed and is related to swordsmanship, as I am good with swords. I also need shooting armory, a long sword, and firearms."

As human beings embarked on the path of evolution, the special metals used to make cold weapons were added with cosmic force, causing them to possess tremendous lethality. Every practitioner had to learn how to use cold weapons, which were, at times, more lethal than thermal weapons. Of course, the lethality of thermal weapons became stronger as technology continued to advance.

The Robot Thunderbolt Gorilla, which Steve had encountered previously, was a good representation of such scientific and technological advances. Its lethality was even stronger than one with a level of 100% cell activation! Therefore, neither thermal nor cold weapons could be neglected.

Among the cold weapons, Steve excelled in the use of slender wide-edged swords, which were similar to the combination of wide-edged swords and thrust swords. Not only could they be used as thrust swords, they could also chop like English broad-edged swords. This kind of sword was made with extreme importance placed on the weight and the body of the sword.

As for thermal weapons, Steve had not decided which of them to use. The most important aspect of thermal weapons were their levels of accuracy.

Thermal weapons fell into two main categories: metal bullet and laser. In different situations, they could play different roles, thus making it difficult to distinguish which was stronger.

Very soon, the army would be conducting courses on their usage. In the meantime, Steve's job was to lay the groundwork for this in advance.

When Duncan heard Steve's requirements for armory and weapons, he ordered his staff to prepare the items immediately. Soon, an electronic itemized list of all the items appeared before Steve's eyes!

"High speed F grade armory fitting Mr Steve's, a total of 388 kinds… Beast Soul Armory 12, 2 kinds… Swordsmanship related armory, 3689 kinds… Beast Soul Armory, 107 kinds... Weapons, 103 pieces, Beast Soul Weapon, 2 pieces..."

Steve was dazzled as he looked at the itemized list.