Ban Tu's Negotiation

At that moment, an examiner spoke up to direct the alchemists to exit in an orderly fashion.

As she walked out of the hall in line, Zi Di heard others communicating in the Elven Language.

"How could the first assessment's topic be so difficult?"

"Yeah, it's much harder than previous years."

"Sigh, I messed up. To refine toad feces, I consumed way too many raw materials. Actually, I totally could have used fewer raw materials to refine the other three ingredients."

Zi Di listened patiently without speaking.

Combining this with what she had caught a hurried glimpse of earlier, she was certain that her score was very likely in the top three within the hall.

Walking out of the Alchemy Guild, someone approached to welcome them.

It was the butler of the Li Jian Family.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Yao Ma Mage. You had quite a fruitful alchemy result this time. With a score like yours, you've definitely passed the first round," the butler offered congratulations.

As expected of a top power within the kingdom, the Li Jian Family had arranged informants right here at the Alchemy Guild, allowing them to easily investigate Zi Di's assessment situation.

Zi Di's expression was calm. "The difficulty of the assessment exceeded my expectations. This is only the first assessment; the hard parts are still to come."

Her score was achieved through cheating.

Though her score was great, it brought her even more psychological pressure.

"My alchemy talent isn't high, and my alchemy skills haven't been polished enough. I used to think it was enough, but stepping onto this level of arena immediately lets me feel the huge gap."

"Sigh, my previous aptitude was still too poor."

Zi Di's original aptitude was not high. It was not that she did not want to work hard, but