"Huh, what's going on today? Why is it so lively?" After Ye Lang went outside, he noticed something. This courtyard was bustling with people. The Cold-Blooded Group rarely walked around during the day, but now it was full of people.
"What's wrong?" Cold-Blooded Fifth looked around and asked directly, but she wasn't asking Ye Lang, but rather the Cold-Blooded Group members passing by.
"Lord Fifth, today is the election competition for the new Cold-Blooded Thirteenth. Many brothers and sisters in the group who know alchemy are participating," said the member nearby.
"Oh, I see. Go ahead and get busy!" Cold-Blooded Fifth replied, showing indifference to the matter, which was probably why no one else had informed her.
The members of the Cold-Blooded Group all knew that Cold-Blooded Fifth didn't care about these things. Apart from the Assassin Group's affairs and her own missions, she wouldn't concern herself with anything else.
But when that member wanted to leave, something unexpected happened that left him stunned for a while before he came to his senses.
"Take me there!" Cold-Blooded Fifth suddenly changed his mind again.
"Yes, please come this way, Lord Fifth!" After a moment of stunned silence, the group member immediately replied and cleared a path for Cold-Blooded Fifth.
As the Cold-Blooded Fifth, she was absolutely qualified to observe. Originally, they even wanted to invite her to be a judge, just like the Cold-Blooded Second Clan and the others, who are currently observing in the laboratory of the Cold-Blooded Thirteenth.
That's right, it's in Cold-Blooded Thirteenth's laboratory. Is there any other place more suitable for an alchemy competition?
And after becoming Cold-Blooded Thirteenth, this place also became the new Cold-Blooded Thirteenth's everything!
Why did Cold-Blooded Fifth suddenly change his mind?
On the way, the group member kept thinking about this question. Logically speaking, Cold-Blooded Fifth should not be interested in this, so why did he suddenly become interested?
Actually, the question is quite simple. It's not that Cold-Blooded Fifth is interested, but rather that Ye Lang is. He wants to see how many of the Cold-Blooded Group can bring him unexpected gains.
In fact, even in a match between ordinary people, there can be unexpected surprises, even if it's not a battle between experts.
This is what is meant by "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me".
Everyone has something to teach others, it's just a matter of degree!
Many people have this misconception: once they reach a certain level, they feel they should seek out people at that level and challenge them.
Or, even higher!
Actually, that's not the case. Often, people who don't have a certain level of expertise can offer different perspectives and concepts that can be inspiring.
Ye Lang understood this point, so he would look at anything that interested him, regardless of its level, and examine it carefully.
Perhaps this was part of the reason why he became a judge at the Alchemy Academy.
And most of the alchemists in the Cold-Blooded Group know very secret alchemical techniques, so it's even more necessary to take a look.
If Ye Lang wanted to go, Cold-Blooded Fifth wouldn't object. She was currently idle, and had nothing else to do besides following Ye Lang around.
"Hey, Cold-Blooded Fifth, what are you doing here?" Cold-Blooded Seventh asked immediately when Cold-Blooded Fifth appeared in the laboratory. She had always been very concerned about Cold-Blooded Fifth.
"Let me see!" Cold-Blooded Fifth replied simply.
"Do you have a fever today?" Cold-Blooded Seventh asked with a smile.
"..." Cold-Blooded Fifth did not answer, ignoring Cold-Blooded Seventh, and directly let Ye Lang sit in the seat reserved for her.
Although not all of the Cold-Blooded Thirteenth Hawk may attend, according to custom, they will reserve seats for themselves!
"It seems that everything here has been restored..." Looking at the laboratory that he hadn't been to for a while, Ye Lang found that the furnishings and materials here had been restored to their original state, and there was no trace of damage.
Back then, even without Ye Lang Cold-Blooded Fifth's destruction, Ye Lang had already wrecked it, taking away a lot of the materials inside. But now it has all been restored.
"That's natural. Even if we turn this place into ruins, someone will restore it to its original state," Cold-Blooded Fifth said.
Just as Cold-Blooded Fifth said, everything here, no matter what happens, will quickly return to normal!
Because Cold-Blooded Thirteenth died, no one knew about the damage Ye Lang had caused here, or that he had taken away a lot of materials, so no one bothered to investigate!
If I had known this would happen, I should have taken more...
Although Ye Lang wasn't the type to take advantage of others, he didn't mind getting things for free, especially things that were useful to him.
Ye Lang is now considering whether he should find an opportunity to take the things here again in the future!
The arrival of Cold-Blooded Fifth was unexpected, but apart from Cold-Blooded Seventh asking questions, no one else asked any questions; they just looked at each other with suspicion.
Some people were afraid, while others felt there was no need to ask. Cold-Blooded Fifth must have had her own reasons for appearing, and even if she didn't, there was no need for them to ask.
She was supposed to attend, and her seat had already been arranged!
"When you come here, just be quiet and don't say anything!" Cold-Blooded Fifth whispered in Ye Lang's ear, as if afraid of being discovered.
"?? Why..." Before Ye Lang could finish speaking, Cold-Blooded Fifth covered his mouth with her small hand.
Cold-Blooded Fifth continued to whisper in his ear, "I told you not to talk. The people sitting next to us are not ordinary people. They might hear our voices and give themselves away!"
"Mmm..." Ye Lang nodded, making a deep "mmm" sound.
"Remember, don't say anything out of line. If Cold-Blooded Second finds out, I'll be fine, but you'll be in big trouble." Cold-Blooded Fifth continued to whisper in his ear.
As she spent more time with Ye Lang, she began to care about Ye Lang a little. Although she was still cold towards Ye Lang and often kicked and punched him, it was a completely different situation compared to her interactions with others.
She wouldn't even bother with anyone else!
Ye Lang felt nothing about any of this; all he felt was that Little Five was cold and fierce!
"Cold-Blooded 160, passed, proceed to the next round!"
"Cold-Blooded 38, you've passed! Proceed to the next round!"
"Cold-blooded..."
The elimination rounds were incredibly brutal, so brutal it was almost unexpected. They eliminated the vast majority of people, leaving only the elite of the elite.
The people who set the elimination rules were the Cold-Blooded Group alchemy masters of the past generations. They considered many aspects and rarely seemed to overlook any talent.
Of course, to prevent these rare opportunities, the rules of the Cold-Blooded Group stipulate that those who are eliminated still have the opportunity to appeal, as long as they demonstrate their abilities.