Display Case No. 51

More and more alchemists gathered around Display Case No. 51. Whether it was people's curiosity at work or the alchemical creation on display there was simply too enticing, many wizards saw the crowd and flocked over, curious what kind of alchemical achievement had drawn so many alchemists to gather and watch.

The wizards who came over soon joined the discussion about the possibility of brewing wine with Mandrakes roots. Using Mandrakes roots to brew Potions was quite common, but using them to make wine was unheard of. Could wine brewed from Mandrakes roots really have the effects described on the parchment?

Could it be a sham?

If Mandrakes Wine really worked, it would hold tremendous appeal for a large number of wizards.

Of course, it could also be fake. Mandrakes might not be suitable for brewing wine at all, and the wine in the display case might not have the effects described on the parchment. That was highly likely.

The discussion over Mandrakes Wine quickly became polarized. More people believed the bottle of wine was fake, but some alchemists who knew Sera and Albert thought it was genuine.

"Everyone, disperse. This is obviously a fake."

Many alchemists felt that this was unacceptable. Every International Alchemy Conference had similar nonsense, and they believed fraudulent items should be forbidden from appearing in the display cases.

"Does anyone know who Albert Anderson is? That name sounds vaguely familiar." Someone noticed the exhibitor's name and frowned slightly as he asked an acquaintance beside him.

"Don't you people ever read the papers?" Claude said sarcastically. "You don't recognize such a famous genius, yet you think the item he put on display is fake?"

Claude was also an old friend of Sera's and had met Albert once at an alchemy gathering. He knew very well what