Unperturbed by the ridicule, Jared paid no mind to everyone else. He flicked his finger, and a surge of spiritual fire kindled within the Divine Cauldron. Witnessing this, Roderick quickened his pace. His pill was now over halfway complete.
Determined to outpace Jared, he pressed on. As for Jared’s claim of crafting a Seventh Level pill in a few minutes, Roderick simply didn’t believe it. That was utterly impossible!
As the seconds ticked away, all eyes remained fixated on Jared’s pill cauldron. They were eager to witness if he could genuinely yield a Seventh Level pill within the given time. However, after five minutes elapsed, Jared’s cauldron remained dormant. Sporadic bursts of spiritual fire were the only visible activity.
“It’s been so long, and there’s been zero progress. Even if he was given hundreds of minutes, I doubt he’d succeed, let alone a few. minutes.” “Crafting a Seventh Level pill isn’t child’s play. I bet this guy can’t pull it off despite his boasts.”
“Do you see that? There’s been no change in his pill cauldron at all. Does he really think he can. make a Seventh Level pill like this?”
Mockery swelled from the crowd. Even Gregory was frowning slightly as he struggled to grasp Jared’s motive for participating in Roderick’s wager.
Five minutes had lapsed, yet the cauldron remained still. Jared’s chances of crafting the pill in minutes-as he claimed-seemed grim.
Soon, Viola and Ghaylen grew worried as well. Though Jared possessed the Divine Cauldron so crafting a Seventh Level pill was entirely possible, making it within minutes still posed a considerable challenge.
Just as the majority began to doubt that Jared could pull off crafting a Seventh Level pill in mere minutes, a burst of flames erupted from his Divine Cauldron. A scarlet pill soared from the flames, landing in
Jared’s hand soon after. “The Seventh Level pill is ready. Judges, please inspect it.” Jared nonchalantly tossed the pill, and it landed in front of the elderly judge. Gathering around, the elderly judge, Gregory, and the other elders scrutinized the Seventh Level pill crafted by Jared..
Soon, the elderly judge announced, “This is a Seventh Level Scarlet Heat Pill, and it’s nearly flawless. It was crafted in just seven minutes…”
With those words, doubt transformed into awe on everyone’s faces. How could a mere Fifth Level Top Tier alchemist like Jared craft a nearly flawless Seventh Level pill when using a lousy pill cauldron? Besides that, doing so in seven minutes defied all logic.
“Impossible! I don’t believe it! How can a Fifth Level Top Tier alchemist whip up a Seventh Level Pill in such little time without the help of a good pill cauldron? This must be a sham. You’re all in cahoots and cheating the system!” Roderick yelled in disbelief.
He refused to believe that Jared could accomplish creating a Seventh Level Pill in mere minutes, especially with such a shabby pill cauldron. “Roderick, are you saying you don’t trust us?” Gregory’s face darkened.
“Yes! I don’t trust you! You and Jared are in cahoots! Otherwise, why would you introduce this fourth round? It’s rigged in his favor. What he crafted isn’t even a Seventh Level Pill!” Roderick remained resolute and defiant.
“Fine, we’ll give you the opportunity to inspect it. You can come up and check for yourself to see if it’s really a Seventh Level Pill,” Gregory said loudly.
“Sure, I’ll inspect it, but I’ll invite more people to do the same to ensure there’s no foul play.” Roderick snapped. He then chose a few more volunteers from the crowd.
Those who came to watch were all alchemists and could differentiate pills easily. The chosen individuals came up to the judges and began their assessment of Jared’s Seventh Level pill.
