(In terms of materials in the previous chapter, the broken front teeth of the fallen and the Soul Stone of the Evil Ray Royelle and the Snow Fang 'Spilain' have been filled.) ）

Another day passed, and this day was the day when the preliminary round of the Alchemy Contest ended. The contestants all take their works to local trade unions for inspection, and those who pass the preliminary round will get a qualification certificate for the semi-finals.

Probably because the questions in the preliminary round are too difficult, the number of people who submit their works is far less than the number of people on the day when the preliminary round begins. There are many people who quit because they can't refine the qualified works, or they don't have time to complete the works, and some people have a bit of luck and come with unqualified works, hoping that the inspection personnel will be negligent for a while and let them pass.

Of course, such a situation is not uncommon, after all, it is only a preliminary competition, and the inspectors are not so careful.

Wright naturally passed the preliminary round easily and got the qualification certificate to participate in the semi-finals. Unlike the preliminary round, the questions of the semi-final are together with the qualification certificate. The former one is the participation card, and the latter one is the question of the semi-final, that is, everyone's semi-final question is different.

And along with the qualification card, there was also a small piece of white mud.

Alice asked, "What is this white lump of mud?"

Wright handed her the mud and said, "Smell it." ”

Alice took it and sniffed it, almost choking her snot: "Okay...... It's pungent, what is this?"

"It's a double-balm paste, a special kind of poisonous soil. "Bing Zhi Evil Dao.

"Poison!" Alice quickly tossed the mud and covered her nose.

Wright caught the double fat white paste and said: "It's okay, this toxicity is not terrible, and it is not fatal, but smelling it for a long time will make the brain temporarily paralyzed and in a coma." ”

"Oh. Alice let go of her hand: "Then what are you giving this for?

"I think so. Wright opened the title and read: "The content of the work is not limited, and the requirements are: 1. The material of the work must use 'double grease white paste'; 2. The work must be infused with five rune stones; 3. The preparation time of the work is four days, and the fifth day is 9:10 a.m., and the materials are alchemy on the spot in the alchemy workshop in the prayer square. After passing the inspection by the presidents of each alchemy union, they will be qualified for the finals. ”

Alice listened, "Are there only these three points? ”

"No, it's not easy at all. Wright said: "First of all, the first point is not easy. ”

Alice said, "You said this double cream. ”

Wright said: "Double grease white paste has always been known as one of the most difficult materials to use in the alchemy world, and many top alchemists will deliberately avoid this material when choosing materials for alchemy. The reason is that it is too 'isolated' and difficult to mix with other materials. What's more, it is also toxic, and if it is made into armor or clothing, it must be eliminated first. ”

"Secondly. Bingzhi said evilly: "The liliang of rune stones belongs to the outside world, and in order for an item to withstand the energy of five rune stones, the quality of the work must be very guaranteed." ”

"Hmm. Wright said again: "Then there is the third point, on-site alchemy." If you don't do on-site alchemy, even if you fail, you can start again, but on-site alchemy doesn't allow you to have a failure and a mistake. You must know that no matter how good an alchemist is, it is inevitable that there will be no accidents, and it is inevitable that there will be no failures. This invisibly puts a lot of pressure on all the contestants. ”

Alice asked: "Since it is to select the most haode alchemist, and the trial of alchemy is destined to fail, then Weishenme must also do alchemy on the spot, and it is not allowed to fail?"

Wright said: "There are several reasons for this. If it is a very precious material, after you fail once, it is likely that the failed product will not be able to be used again, and the precious raw material will be wasted, and the second point, which is the real purpose of this competition, is actually to test whether the alchemist's knowledge is profound enough. Because in the past alchemy competitions, the questions presented were all problems that the alchemy world had often solved or had already solved, and as a competition to select the top alchemists in Shijie, it was natural that the alchemists had to have a good grasp of the methods of overcoming these problems. For example, the double grease white paste in my hand, although the competition question is to let you make a random thing, but in fact, the test for you is how you use this double fat white paste. ”

"Oh, I see. Alice nodded.

On the street, a number of people in exotic costumes walked by, including several subhumans. Alice said: "There seem to be more people on the streets than there were the other days. ”

"Of course it is. Wright said: "The biennial alchemy competition can be said to be our grand festival in Alante, during which the government will hold many activities to attract foreign tourists, stimulate the economy and increase consumption. ”

"And this is the event where the most potential and best alchemists on Shijie come together to compete. Many alchemists will sell their entries for sale, so how can they not attract mercenaries and rich people from all over the world to buy them? At this time, it can be said that they can buy very good equipment at the cheapest price. The voice came from behind, and when I looked back, it was Hurington.

Alice said, "Why do you always follow us like a resentful spirit?" ”

Hurrington was stunned: "Who followed you, I just ran into it by chance, I don't want to see you yet!"

"Hey, don't always quarrel when you meet. Wright mediated: "Sherington is right, the works of this alchemy competition are sold, and this alone is a lot more than taxes. Moreover, almost all of our citizens in the city know how to do alchemy, and the economic benefits that can be created are far more than that, and the city government must certainly make good use of this opportunity. ”

"Hmph. Hurington said: "It is worthy of being a noble child, a government official, and the things you see in your eyes are different." ”

Wright has a title at Arrant City Hall. Wright Haha smiled: "The alante is so big, and you can meet it so coincidentally, find a place to drink something, I'll have a treat." ”

"Of course you're in for a treat. "Sherington was not at all polite.

An open-air café, three people ordered a drink, but Bing Zhixiao said that he wanted to go to the tavern.

Hurrington looked at the list of questions that Herington was going to come to Wright, and said with a wry smile: "Your luck is not good, you got such a headache problem." ”,

"yes. Wright sucked on the watermelon juice with the ice cubes in it, and said, "I know what to do with this piece of double white paste, but this thing is difficult to handle and troublesome, and I can't guarantee that I will be able to use it well." What about yours?"

"I was also unfortunate enough to get a difficult question. Hurington sighed. Both of them were young alchemists, and they felt closer when they spoke.

"What a subject. Wright asked.

"No, look. Hurrington handed over his question, but Alice snatched it in the middle.

Alice read: "It is required to make a piece of armor, and the conditions are: 1. It is required to be resistant to high heat and high temperatures, and it will not be damaged by burning under a flame of 750 degrees Celsius, and it will not hurt the user; 2. 'Cold Rock Carbon' cannot be used; 3. There is no requirement for specifications, but the physical defense strength reaches the fourth level or above, and the resistance of magic elements is more than 2+3; 4. The preparation time for the work is four days, and the fifth day is 9:10 a.m., and the materials are alchemy on the spot in the alchemy workshop in the Prayer Square. After passing the inspection by the presidents of each alchemy union, they will be qualified for the finals. ”

After hearing this, Wright said, "It's really hard. ”

Alice said: "Cold Rock Carbon, I know, this thing is the substance created by Uncle Caesar when he was alchemizing, and it has two extreme properties, that is, it can withstand high temperatures and low temperatures. At that time, when this substance was discovered, it was a sensation. ”

"Now the refining method of 'Cold Rock Carbon' has been mastered by alchemists. Although it is expensive, it is not difficult to make a piece now. But if you don't use 'cold rock carbon' as the core material, if you want to make a piece of armor can withstand the high temperature of 750 degrees, there will be a challenge. Wright asked, "Do you have any ideas now?"

Hurrington said: "I've already figured out what to use as the core material. ”

"With what?" Alice was now curious about alchemy, and she also admired those powerful alchemists, as if no matter what kind of harsh requirements equipment had, it could be solved with a single turn of their heads.

Hurrington said, "Obsidian." This gemstone has a melting point of more than 1,700 degrees Celsius, and it has many special effects, so I want to use this gemstone as the core material, and after refining it in a mixture, it can be made into armor. But how to do it, I have to think about it again and again. ”[[[CP|W:338|H:251|A:L]]] "Oh, obsidian. Alice also made a note that although she could not become an alchemist, she could learn a little knowledge. Bing Zhixiao often told her that those shijie who are very famous and can become the best people in a certain profession are often erudite and have very profound knowledge.