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It turned out more difficult than Lian expected. He failed twelve times before he was finally able to create one that was well below average. "This thing is so hard!"

Asfrika shook her head in response. "Hard? You only took thirteen tries before making this Star Boost Medicine. It is a piece of shit quality, but the time you took to learn it makes me want to cry. I took over a hundred attempts to make one, and it was even worse than this here."

Asfrika then looked at Lian from top to bottom. "I have to say, although having an affinity with all elements is not a must for an Apothecary, it truly makes things easier." She then threw another batch of medicinal herbs. "Alright, this is still far from enough. You need to at least be able to make an average one, so keep trying."

Lian could only sigh and nod. "Fine, let's keep going."

It was then that Carol finished her own concoction. "Asfrika... is this okay?"