Is This Really the Level of an Apprentice Who Had Studied for a Few Months?

Ilubeck then introduced Rein: "Karl, this is Rein, the new apprentice in the lab."

At this moment, Karl stood up, wiped the oil stains off his hands on his clothes, and, with the air of a little adult, extended his hand and introduced himself, "My name is Karl Karl Fuentes, nice to meet you."

Rein shook hands with him. "My name is Rein Rein Hermes."

After a pause, he didn't hold back his praise, "You're really amazing, you're already Senior Mechanic at such a young age."

Karl was a little embarrassed by the praise. He scratched the back of his head and said modestly, "Actually, I'm not that great. I'm still far behind Grandpa."

Upon hearing this, Rein grasped another key point.

Does little Karl have a very powerful grandfather?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Birds of a feather flock together. Someone who can become old friends with a big shot like Ilubeck is definitely not simple.

This City of Radiance is full of hidden talents; perhaps it's a "lurking" tycoon.

The grandfather who could raise such a prodigy mechanic must also be a famous figure among mechanics.

With that thought in mind, he had already decided that he would try to get along well with this young Karl from now on.

It might just be another "golden opportunity".

This was not the time for idle chatter; after Rein, it was only his first day as an apprentice in the lab.

He asked Ilubeck with a humble expression, "Teacher, what can I do for you now?"

"Since you're going to be an apprentice, I need to understand your academic level first. Um..."

Ilubeck had originally planned to ask some medical knowledge questions, but thinking about yesterday's assessment, he figured there wasn't much to ask about theoretical knowledge.

This kid can memorize the entire encyclopedia; he's more than qualified to be a medical apprentice.

Having a good theoretical foundation does not necessarily mean having strong practical skills.

After thinking for a moment, the old man asked, "Where are you in your basic medical science courses? How far have you progressed in Fundamentals of Anatomy? What level are you in pharmaceutics and pathology?"

Upon hearing this, Rein immediately frowned.

This question is like asking you what grade you are in school.

But what grade is he, a self-taught apprentice?

After a moment's thought, he replied, "Uh, I've studied a little anatomy, a little potion-making, and a little Potionry. As for the different levels you mentioned, I'm not sure what level I'm at right now."

"What do you mean by 'learned a little'? Oh! I almost forgot, you didn't graduate from the academy."

Ilubeck pursed his lips, clearly finding this kind of self-taught apprentice troublesome.

He then asked, "Do you have actual surgical experience to save lives? Do you have experience in successfully concocting medicines?"

"Have"

Rein thought for a moment and nodded weakly.

Having previously rescued Ymir in the wasteland and the wounded members of the "Mountain Antelope Squad" in the forest, I have practical experience.

And medicine.

Although he had only ever refined one type of medicine, namely the antidote for Bloodline Worms, it was still considered a successful attempt at refining a finished product.

Ilubeck knew that asking like this would be pointless, so he pointed to the dissection table next to him and said, "There's a 'Black-toothed Bullfrog' on that dissection table over there. Go peel off the skin on its head, remove its kidneys and liver, and then suture it up and let me see it."

"Oh"

Rein nodded.

These were all routine surgical assessment items, and he didn't find them difficult.

After Ilubeck finished speaking, he ignored him and went about his experiments. Meanwhile, little Karl was also focused on repairing the equipment.

Everyone is very busy.

Rein walked to the autopsy table and looked at the corpse in front of him.

The "Black-toothed Bullfrog" is a common large frog found in sewers, about one meter long, and is a gentle, low-level magical creature.

Not all medical apprentices are like Rein, who can immediately dissect human corpses; dissecting small animals is the standard training method. Ilubeck probably also thought that Rein was more familiar with dissecting small animals.

"Call"

Rein let out a long breath.

The moment I picked up the scalpel, the slight nervousness I had felt from being assessed by a top expert in the medical field suddenly vanished.

Pliers, scalpel, surgical knife

Start by making an incision in the skin of the lower abdomen.

Disassemble the organs, remove them, and suture them.

It was done in one go, without the slightest awkwardness or mistake.

"Teacher, I'm done."

When Ilubeck heard Rein's report, he glanced at the wall clock beside him and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Time is also one of the criteria for evaluating medical apprentices.

The whole process took just over half an hour. As long as the completion wasn't too bad, it was a level that only a very skilled apprentice could achieve.

Ilubeck walked over and looked at the giant frog carcass on the dissection table. The sutures were neat, the organs were intact, and the blood vessels in the exposed area of the head were not severed.

Based on his experience, he could naturally tell at a glance how well an apprentice had mastered the basics.

"Hmm, not bad. Your surgical background is decent."

The old man nodded in satisfaction.

At this age, having this level of skill is certainly enough to qualify him as an apprentice.

However, the quality is only barely acceptable.

Although there were few senior apprentices at the Royal Medical Academy with this level of skill, some could still be found.

The old man didn't say much, but pointed to the potion preparation room next to him and said, "There's a potion room over there. Go and prepare your best potion. Let me know when it's done."

"It's a teacher."

Rein wanted to explain that he only knew how to concoct one type of potion, but Ilubeck seemed to have no intention of listening to him and turned away, ignoring him.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the control room, where he fiddled with things for a while.

Another half hour later.

"Teacher, I've prepared the medicine."

Ilubeck looked at the potion in Rein's hand, sniffed it slightly, and said in surprise, "Huh? You actually made a compound primary potion?"

This is a basic potion that only certified pharmacists can achieve a high success rate with. It requires at least sixteen ingredients, and the refining process and complexity are already quite difficult for apothecary apprentices.

Apprentices rarely use it for practice.

He hadn't expected that Rein would choose this as a test subject.

Without even asking what the potion was for, Ilubeck could tell from its purity that it was of very high quality. Working backwards from the preparation process, the apprentice named Rein hadn't made any major mistakes either.

Oh. It seems this apprentice is quite skilled in pharmacology!

This is good, it saves a lot of teaching effort, and they can be used directly as lab apprentices.

Ilubeck didn't offer much praise, only calmly saying, "Hmm, not bad. The purity and quality of the potion are both good."

"Well"

Rein thought to himself, how could it be bad? After all, it was a complete replica of the techniques of the Two-Star Potion Master, Piscis.

At this moment, he wanted to explain his actual skill level, but unexpectedly, Ilubeck said directly, "Your potion-making foundation is not bad. I just need to refine some basic potions. See that piece of [White Rhino's Horn Crystal] over there? Cut it and refine it for me."

Before he could even explain, he was exposed.

Rein felt overwhelmed and could only weakly admit, "Teacher, I don't know."

Ilubeck was taken aback. "???"

Rein forced a smile and explained, "I mean, I've never refined [White Rhino's Horn Crystal]."

Ilubeck was completely bewildered and asked in surprise, "You can successfully refine a finished potion with sixteen ingredients, and you say you can't refine a single basic ingredient?"

Rein truthfully replied, "Teacher, actually I only know how to make one kind of potion, the one I just mentioned. I've hardly learned any of the other refining methods."

"???"

This left Ilubeck completely dumbfounded.

Is there such a way to learn pharmacy? Without any prior knowledge, you jump straight into specializing in a single pharmaceutical product?

It hasn't even learned to walk yet, and it's already flying with people?

Ilubeck's expression was unfriendly as he asked, "How long have you been studying potion making?"

Rein: "About a few months."

In reality, he had only been a medical apprentice for a month, but he didn't want to be treated like a monster, so he blurred the timeline.

"You"

Upon hearing this, Ilubeck's anger suddenly turned into shock, and he retorted, "You mean, you can refine high-quality compound potions after only a few months of study?!"

"Um."

Rein didn't have a precise idea of how long it would take for a formally trained student to study basic pharmacy; he only calculated the time it would take for the Mind Core to process it.

But judging from the old man's expression, it seemed that he hadn't given enough time.

Oh, I forgot! There's also the "Mind Core" holographic simulation error correction; the time required for a normal person would be several times longer!

Ilubeck: "And anatomy? How long did you study it?"

Rein: "Pretty much."

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Upon hearing this, Ilubeck was completely unsettled.

Is this really the level of an apprentice who has only been in school for a few months?

He thought Rein had studied for at least several years.

On second thought, if he wasn't lying, this apprentice's talent was definitely that of a medical genius! Had he stumbled upon a rough gem?

But in an instant, the old man's surprise turned into anger.

Ilubeck angrily exclaimed, "What kind of lousy teacher is this? They're completely misleading students!!!"

Such a talented student, instead of building a solid foundation, is taking that crooked path of "getting to the top in one step"?

The old man felt a surge of anger, as if the great discipline of medicine had been insulted. He roared, "Was your former teacher an idiot? He didn't even teach you basic material extraction before letting you start making finished products? What kind of crooked and evil methods are these!"

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Rein didn't dare to explain.

Anyway, the one being criticized was the dead "Piscis".

He dared not say that he had only been studying medicine for a month and that he had mostly learned by observing others and that his teachings had little to do with his teachers.

In the lab, Ilubeck roared angrily, "Go read those books yourself! If you don't understand something, come ask me! Forget your damn self-taught methods, and start learning basic medicine from scratch with me now!"

"Oh"

At this moment, Rein was extremely humble.

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