Chapter 186: The Test (1/2)

Outside the lab, they saw two tables arranged beside each other, and placed on top of it were the materials required for the test: a mortar, herbs of different kinds, a book with half-inch thickness was there too, a magic scroll and etcetera.

The scrolls were holding the power of the Beginner Tier Alchemy Skill, the 'Hand Of The Clumsy'. They must learn it first before the test begun.

”I'll give you 5 minutes to learn the technique in the scroll and another 10 minutes to review the book and study all the materials. After that, your test will start,” after announcing it, Prof. Ronnie left and went inside the Alchemy's Little Garden(lab).

”Yes, Prof. Ronnie!”

”Yes, Teacher!”

Both of them shouted a reply.

Yman and Cinde took the piece of cloth which was folded on the table. Then they matted it on the ground to which they sat in meditation posture. In front of them, they spread and laid the scrolls.

It was the second time that he would learn a technique from a magic scroll.

Just like the healing magic scroll, profound words were also visible on the alchemy skill scroll.

After dropping a tiny bit of blood from the hexagram logo on it, the words seemingly came to life as they shone and floated then twirled around them like snakes.

Golden energy then enveloped their body while the words spiraled around them.

The two closed their eyes and accepted the golden energy together with the profound words that seemed like Hieroglyphs of ancient Egyptians.

When the golden energy dissipates, the two opened their eyes. In front of them, the scroll became an empty scroll. The profound words that recently there, was now gone.

Yman closed and opened his hand, he could feel the technique running through from within, like it was there originally. He tried summoning a bit of mana. Crimson energy with a mix of gold played on his hand. He then waved it to get rid and decided to get up.

The two of them next studied the materials then read the books.

Cinde stared at Crimson and noticed something about him, ”Hmm, as expected he's concentrating already,” she muttered upon seeing his serious expression while fixedly staring at the book in his hands.

The white strands of his messy bangs were slightly dancing in the air when the slight gush of wind brushed his hair.

His eyes went from left to right, following every syllable of the words he was reading. Unbothered by his surrounding, he flipped another page of the book he was reading.

'So fast!' Cinder thought while staring at him. Just a few seconds that had passed he already flipped some of the pages.

”Uhm, Miss Ella, will Miss Cinde be okay?” Airi asked worriedly when she noticed that Cinde was wasting her time staring at the person beside her.

She wanted to have other members in the department, it was alsothe reason she was cheering the two of them to succeed.

Yet,

They noticed she was lost in thought. Although she was holding a book, her attention wasn't in there.

”Haha, I don't know what she's doing. That girl, she forgot the reason she was there,” Rea laughed listlessly and sighed. ”She needs a hard knock on her head,” Rea added. Then she waited for a couple of seconds. Yet Cinde was still in a daze.

”Ahem, Cinde! Have you decided to quit?” Rea was not able to hold on and decided to call her and ask.

After hearing her, Cinde was flustered and quickly flipped the next page of the book without reading the first page. Then she awkwardly flipped back the previous page.

Rea and Airi were staring at her with blank faces. They wondered if she would be alright.

After 10 minutes, Ronnie came out from the Little Garden.

Rea secretly thought: ”Cinde was in trouble.”

”Oh, are you ready?” He asked immediately.

”Yes, Teacher!”

”Huh? Eh?”