SWDnovel Chapter 9: A Pharmacist Prodigy – The Only Way is to Befriend Him
Chapter 9: A Pharmacist Prodigy – The Only Way is to Befriend Him
Upon hearing that Ding Hui had received an excellent rating in the assessment, the apprentices all turned their gazes toward her.
However, with Master Tang in front, they only dared to whisper a few words or exchange glances.
"Next."
"You wrote one correctly."
"Not up to standard."
...
"Next."
"You wrote four of them correctly."
"It's acceptable."
...
The whole process was quick, and with nearly half the participants, only Ding Hui, a female apprentice, achieved an excellent score.
Ding Hui, standing at the front of the crowd, also had confidence in her eyes.
Her uncle was the gang's pharmacist. He had been exposed to herbs since he was a few years old, so his ability to identify herbs was naturally far superior to that of these peasants.
"Next."
Lin Zhou stepped forward, and the entry had already been changed to "sense of smell enhancement".
At this moment, Tang Qiyuan, who was sitting at the table, also had some anticipation in his eyes when he saw Lin Zhou come forward. He wanted to see if this disciple who had been accepted by Liang Jingchun had any talent in identifying herbs.
Even if you can only get one right, it's still pretty good, considering it's only the first day.
If you write two, or even three or more, correctly.
That is indeed a gifted individual.
Lin Zhou walked to the table and could smell the dozens of herbs emanating from the three pills without even looking down. Each herb could be clearly recalled in his mind.
The various names and medicinal effects of the herbs also came to light.
Although Lin Zhou could smell the herbal scent in the pill, he knew very well that he couldn't act too differently.
If it's too inhuman, then it's not just surprise, it's shock.
at this time.
Tang Qiyuan wasn't the only one paying attention to Lin Zhou; the old apprentices who had been cultivating with Liang Jingchun for a long time were also watching him, especially the proud Ding Hui, who harbored considerable jealousy towards Lin Zhou.
She worked so hard, and her martial arts talent wasn't bad either.
She was confident that she could master the White Grass Fist within a year and a half.
Even so, in Master Liang's eyes, he was only "not bad." But this guy only lasted a day, yet Master Liang managed to recruit him into his fold, which was truly enviable.
A few breaths later.
Lin Zhou got up, picked up a brush from the side, and began to write under the pill in the middle.
Blue-veined grass, Red sunflower, Cloud-like grass, Black-leaved Ganoderma, Mystic ice flower, Rhodiola rosea...
Lin Zhou's calligraphy is fluent, and he writes very quickly.
Seeing Lin Zhou write so many herbs so quickly and fluently, Tang Qiyuan's eyes showed some disappointment, and the old apprentices behind him also lowered their gazes considerably.
How could someone identify so many herbs on their very first day of class, in a herbal identification class?
What a reckless gamble!
Many of the older apprentices exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a sense of schadenfreude.
Master Tang dislikes this kind of behavior the most. If it is confirmed, Master Tang will be extremely hostile to this person and may even kick them out of the school.
"That's just asking for trouble."
"What an idiot."
Upon seeing this, Ding Hui sneered inwardly.
Such blind and irresponsible writing will only damage Master Tang's goodwill.
It seems he just has high talent in martial arts.
If someone only has martial arts talent, they will never pass the pharmacist exam.
At this moment, Lin Zhou could clearly see that the pill in the middle contained as many as fifteen kinds of herbs.
It has the fewest types of herbs, making it the easiest to identify. The other two pills have more than nineteen types of herbs, making them much more difficult to identify than the middle one.
Lin Zhou only wrote eleven types, and did not write all fifteen types at once.
Let's play it safe since this is our first time taking herbal identification class.
After finishing writing, Lin Zhou handed the paper to Tang Qiyuan, who was somewhat disappointed.
But when he saw what Lin Zhou had written, the disappointment in his eyes vanished.
Green-veined grass, Red Sunflower, Cloud-like Grass...
All the herbs were correct.
One, two, three, four...
Ten kinds, eleven kinds.
All eleven herbs listed on this paper are correct.
"How is this possible!"
Tang Qiyuan was deeply shocked. He picked up the paper Lin Zhou had written on and hurriedly got up.
On her first time taking this herbal identification class, she was able to correctly identify eleven different kinds of herbs.
Tang Qiyuan initially considered himself exceptionally talented, but even so, he was only learning to identify herbs. It took him ten days to correctly identify seven kinds, yet his father already believed that he had the potential to become a senior pharmacist.
Once promoted to senior pharmacist, even those at the Meridian Opening Realm in Taihu County would have to treat him with utmost respect.
That really makes him a figure of importance.
Tang Qiyuan has been stuck at the intermediate pharmacist level for ten years and has never reached the assessment standard for senior pharmacist.
Now that Lin Zhou was able to identify eleven kinds of herbs on his first herbal identification class, isn't it a sure thing that he will become a senior pharmacist in the future?
"Lin Zhou, you wrote eleven correctly."
As Tang Qiyuan stood up, the gloating expressions on the faces of many of the older apprentices abruptly ceased, and they hurriedly looked up in shock at Lin Zhou's back in front of the crowd.
Eleven types.
Is this even a human nose?!
The mixed medicinal smells, with each flavor mingled together, could easily be confused.
"Lin Zhou, are you... are you interested in becoming my apprentice?!"
"With your talent, if you are properly trained, you will definitely be able to become a senior pharmacist in the future."
"I will also persuade the other pharmacists in the gang to give you better resources."
Tang Qiyuan couldn't help but bring it up: becoming a disciple of a senior pharmacist is more fulfilling than becoming a senior pharmacist himself.
After all, he had been stuck at the intermediate pharmacist level for so many years, and his ambition had almost been worn down.
Breaking through to the advanced pharmacist level is incredibly difficult, so how could one not take such a pharmacist prodigy as a disciple now that he has appeared before them?
"Yes, I have already become Teacher Liang's student."
Lin Zhou cupped his hands in greeting.
"It's alright."
"Liang Jingchun will teach you martial arts, and I, Tang Qiyuan, will teach you medicine. How can these two things conflict?"
"Come with me."
"Let me explain it to you in detail."
The next moment, Tang Qiyuan grabbed Lin Zhou's right hand and pulled him into the main hall, leaving the other apprentices from the medicine hall in the training grounds behind.
At this moment, Ding Hui stared in disbelief at the backs of Tang Qiyuan and Lin Zhou.
She had just heard Tang Qiyuan say that Lin Zhou could become a senior pharmacist in the future. Ding Hui knew the status of a senior pharmacist; their Medicine King Gang didn't have a single senior pharmacist.
It's nothing more than that the Medicine King Gang doesn't have enough influence to attract a high-level pharmacist to oversee things.
Ding Hui's jealousy of Lin Zhou vanished.
On her first attempt at herbal identification, Ding Hui was able to identify eleven different kinds of herbs, which showed her what a truly gifted person looks like.
Compared to Lin Zhou, his own prized talent was nothing at all.
Such a prodigy cannot be viewed through the lens of common sense.
We can only befriend each other, never make enemies!
Once a feud is formed, even without the other party lifting a finger, Ding Hui's closest relatives would likely turn against her for the greater good.