Chapter 511 - Is It Possible Or Not? (1/2)
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Upon hearing Lin Li’s words, everyone’s faces remained silent. In their opinion, he was just spouting nonsense and making excuses. They knew without a doubt that President Balbo would definitely not spare them.
Lin Li obviously wouldn’t be bothered whatever they thought. He came up with the training plan because he didn’t want to owe Balbo a favor. Hence, it did not matter who the training candidates were. Even if they were middle-aged pharmacists who were not advanced in level, he would still be confident in helping them improve as long as they were not fools.
However, Lin Li was not obliged to s.h.i.+eld them and allow them to use him to explain their premature return to Balbo, either. Hence, he said, “Didn’t you guys say that I was making a fool out of you guys with a fake formula? Didn’t you say that this was impossible? Watch carefully what happens next.”
Geniuses of the Pharmacist Guild? They’re all so ignorant! Lin Li’s method was simple, and he decided not to talk much. Since they’d decided to bring in some pharmaceutics jargon and theories, and insisted that his formula was not feasible, he decided to give them an eyeopener.
Wilkinson and others had witnessed the young mage skillfully formulate the antidote with his own hands. However, they could tell from the process that it was just a basic, low-level potion. It could only mean that he had a certain foundation in pharmaceutics. However, it seemed now that Lin Li was really going to begin preparing the potion that they, the geniuses of the Pharmacist Guild, could not.
Wilkinson and the rest found it to be extremely incredible. Could this young President of the Guild of Magic really be a pharmacist? However, Wilkinson quickly snapped out of his thoughts, thinking that Lin Li and his teacher Balbo had some relations, after all. Even if he disliked his personality, he couldn’t let Lin Li suffer an accident.
“President Felic, according to the Paparog’s theorem, your formula is really impossible. If you don’t believe it, we can get you a book on pharmacy theory.” Wilkinson hurried forward in a bid to persuade him.
Someone pulled Wilkinson away, and softly told him, “Wilkinson, just ignore him and let him go ahead. We’ll see what he can come up with.” None of the pharmacists liked Lin Li, and everyone wanted to see him suffer the effects of the potion. Well, it wouldn’t kill anyway.
Wilkinson stopped talking, and the young pharmacists looked at the stage with antic.i.p.ation, watching as Lin Li prepared the potion step by step. They were waiting to cheer and vent their frustration once he made a fool out of himself.
However, reality disappointed everyone and took them by shock. What seemed to be a trap at first was actually completed easily. There was no accident, and Lin Li mixed the liquids together according to the instructions of the formula. Of course, it came as a great shock to the pharmacists.
After recovering from the shock, Wilkinson immediately sensed that something was amiss. He could not understand why the pharmaceutical theorem that he was extremely familiar with turned out to be wrong. After giving it some careful thought, he tried to recall what Lin Li did during the most crucial step.
Thick white vapor wafted up into the air, and soon, some earthy yellow powder appeared in Lin Li’s cup—it was the modified Bone Erosion Powder. He raised the gla.s.s in his hand, and said, “This is the potion I want you to formulate. Who else here still thinks that the formula is fake?”
Silence filled the room. The young pharmacists could not believe their eyes at all, because the theories that they had been familiar with were defied at this moment.
“Impossible! This is a clear violation of the Paparog’s theorem. How can it really be possible to realize this formula?!” Everyone felt the same.
“Fine, I’ve already proved the feasibility of the formula. I won’t force you to leave or stay, but don’t act like I bullied you lest President Balbo gets the wrong idea.” Lin Li placed the cup on the table and looked at everyone in disdain.
Although the pharmacists were young and full of vigor, the truth was still clear as day. The so-called trap was there just because of their own incompetence. After being despised, they were obviously too ashamed to air their displeasure again.
Wilkinson knew that it was time for him to stand up and make his stand. He coughed awkwardly, and said, “President Felic, I’m sorry. We misunderstood you. However, can you explain to us why the Paparog’s theorem is not applicable in this formula? Otherwise, we really can’t successfully formulate this potion.”
Since Wilkinson had already swallowed his pride and admitted to their mistake, Lin Li decided to forgive them after seeing how sincere Wilkinson was. After all, Lin Li was not an unreasonable person. He nodded, and said, “The so-called theorem is the summation of previous experience of others who had been testing it through generations. In the process of this verification, some of these theories have been pa.s.sed down, and some have been overturned because of some new discoveries. Therefore, the theorem is not the definite truth, and it may not necessarily be absolutely correct or wrong. Perhaps the discoveries necessary to prove it wrong just haven’t been published yet.
“As for why the Paparog’s theorem you know is invalid for this formula, it’s because of the change in medicinal properties,” Lin Li said while pointing at Wilkinson and the rest, who were now awestruck. They returned to their seats quietly and listened like they usually would during Teacher Balbo’s lessons, afraid that they would miss a single word.
However, it was all just elementary knowledge, after all. Just like magic that became worthless after it was cracked, there was nothing too strange about the Paparog’s theorem being untrue after Lin Li explained it. Well, at least that was the case for the mages.
“Turns out it’s so simple. I thought that there was something miraculous and unfathomable about it. So I just didn’t expect it.”
They were unwilling to believe that the President of the Guild of Magic, who was younger than them, would surpa.s.s them in pharmacy. It was actually a normal mentality. Whenever humans encountered something that they couldn’t believe, they would always try to explain it using their own concepts until they could finally accept it, just like those who liked to crack magic tricks.
Lin Li stood on the stage, where he could clearly see that the young pharmacists under the stage were experiencing variations in their expressions while they listened to his explanation. However, he didn’t pay much attention, for these pharmacists were not his actual students, anyway.