Custard’s initial plan was to put one more pill than Lyle, but he placed more by mistake, so he was sure to win this round. After all, he was the last contestant, so no one else could surpass him. Chaplin stared at Custard in disbelief and anticipation. He hardly saw any pill-making geniuses, but he bumped into three today. The girl was pretty good but lacking in comparison to the two boys. Custard, the last contestant, was simply incredible. “Custard Clarke?” Chaplin read the name aloud and wondered why he had such a strange name. “Sorry, there was a mistake. It's Gustard Clarke." Custard chose his name because of Philip, so he did not want others to call him by this name. Chaplin nodded at the sight of the more normal name. “This name is very unusual and seems quite domineering, very suitable for pill-making. Why don't you join me as my apprentice? I can take your pill-making achievements to the next level.” Philip laughed at Chaplin’s bragging and thought something was
“Buddy, you have a point. Someone like him who doesn’t respect others doesn’t deserve any respect in return either!” The two started chatting happily. Seeing this, Chaplin was furious. Others simply watched in silence. They knew Chaplin’s identity. Although they were angry at Chaplin's disregard, no one dared to say a word. Chaplin had been ignoring their presence, even verbally humiliating them. So what if he could not produce so many pills? They had no right to be so arrogant! Although they were angry, they could only choose to timidly avoid this powerful existence. Many people were unfazed and still hoped to become Chaplin’s servant. After all, working for a level-five alchemist was something to be proud of. Only Lyle and Custard were nonchalant. “Okay, let’s allow Philip to say a few words. What do you think of everyone's performance and these two arrogant newcomers?” Seeing that things were not optimistic, Alton tried to shift the attention to Philip. After a
Custard was unhappy to hear everyone speaking ill of his mentor. He stepped forward and said, “Stop making wild guesses. Philip is my mentor. There’s no point in saying anything else.” Everyone was stunned to hear that. With that confirmation, it meant that Philip was much better than that level-five alchemist. Chaplin scowled darkly, surprised to hear that Custard was Philip's apprentice. He was furious when he realized that Philip did not say a word when he invited Custard to become his apprentice. Philip did it on purpose to embarrass him. The more Chaplin thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wished he could kill Philip. Lyle, on the other hand, had a different thought. In his opinion, Custard was very strong, and his ability had exceeded his expectations. At least, Lyle believed that he could not surpass Custard easily. After much deliberation, Chaplin decided to focus on Lyle. “Lyle, don't tell me you’re Philip's apprentice too,” Chaplin said to Lyle cau
“Besides, a status as the first apprentice of a level-five alchemist is more than anyone can hope for.” Although Chaplin had accepted many students over the years, they were merely students in name. Only the best people could get the title of his apprentice. The position of first apprentice had always been vacant. After all, he wanted to reserve this position for the most talented genius. Sure enough, he met this genius today. “I see, that sounds really exciting!” Lyle said with a smile. Just when Chaplin thought Lyle was going to say yes, Lyle turned to Philip. “I want to become your apprentice. Will you accept me?” Lyle looked at Philip expectantly as if waiting for his decision.Philip, who was watching the excitement, was stunned. He did not expect the focus to be on him now. “What are you saying? Isn’t Chaplin going to accept you as his apprentice?” Philip was confused. This guy was causing him so much trouble when he had nothing to do with this. Philip could alre
Lyle's talent could be considered weak among Custard's siblings. He would even be seen as a hindrance to them. Custard vaguely remembered that the brother with the poorest talent made 20 pills with one set of materials in one go, but he was ridiculed by the others for such a bad record. Therefore, Lyle was nothing worth mentioning, and Custard was not keen about having him join them at all. “But I don’t have any plans of accepting another apprentice. Even if I did, I don’t have time to teach him,” Philip said helplessly. Indeed, Philip was so busy at both ends that he had no time to teach a newcomer. Even the people under him could not spare the time. Lyle had learned alchemy and had his own method of making pills. Thus, Philip had to make him forget everything and instill new knowledge in him. The whole process was very lengthy, and Philip had no time to waste. “Name your conditions. I can do whatever you want,” Lyle said anxiously, afraid that Philip would not change his
Chaplin could not care less about manners and etiquette now. He even forgot about his reputation as a level-five alchemist. “Are you trying to go against me on purpose? You've stolen everyone I want! Do you really think I’m a pushover?” Chaplin’s accusations frightened all the onlookers. The alchemists who were not selected looked at Philip and Chaplin expectantly. They hoped that Philip could help them become powerful alchemists too. “What a nutcase,” Philip muttered under his breath before turning to Alton. “The contest is over. Can we award the prize now?” The winner was obviously Custard. Alton nodded earnestly. He did not expect things to progress so smoothly. Chaplin really did get into a conflict with Philip. Initially, he was worried that Philip would try to please Chaplin, but Philip’s personality was as direct and unpleasant as ever. “Sure, I’ll present the award right now. The seed will belong to Custard.” Alton reluctantly handed a beautiful box to Cus
If they persevered, Philip would consider taking them as his apprentices. If they failed, the potion would more or less benefit their physical bodies, which was a reward for choosing Philip. As soon as Philip arrived, the two kids reached Treasure House too. They stood panting at the door, looking at Philip expectantly. Lyle was also looking at Philip smugly. “Well? Don't you think I'm very fast? Anyway, I didn't expect you to be a judge. I mistook you for a contestant yesterday!” Lyle said casually. He did not expect Philip to be qualified to be a judge at such a young age. Philip smiled without comment. “Do you want to take the test? Stand here properly!” Custard took a ball from the side. The item looked like a beautiful crystal ball. “This thing can test your talent.” Custard put his hand on the ball to show them. Very soon, Custard's elemental root was displayed. Custard had three elemental roots, which was considered very good. Although Custard could devel
Philip signaled to Aslan and allowed him to explain. “Kids, listen to me. From a normal person’s perspective, a person with a single elemental root will practice at a faster speed, which is considered better, but because you have multiple elemental roots, it’ll take more time for you to develop. “For example, if you have one elemental root, it may take you ten years to reach a certain level while someone with multiple elemental roots will need 30 or 40 years! “So, without enough time and resources to support a talent, having multiple elemental roots is no different from a burden.” Hearing this, the kids realized something. They were excited to hear that they had multiple elemental roots. Lyle smiled brightly. He knew that Philip would not be stingy with resources. “Who are you and where are you from? I want you to tell me the truth. I’ll only accept people with clean backgrounds,” Philip said nonchalantly. He felt that Lyle would not have a special identity, but the gir