"Hello, Ness, I'm Claryn."
"Don't try to make friends here!" Farley interrupted them with a cold face and pointed her finger at the medicine cabinet over there.
"Even if we do as you said, we have to make a potion to attract those spiders...but no one here knows how to make potions, right?"
"Claryn, can you?"
Claire shook her head.
"What about Ness? You can?"
The black-haired girl also shook her head.
"Then what are you talking about!"
Fali seemed to have finally found their weakness, and instantly became proud: "We know the content of the test but don't have the ability to solve it... We will all fail!"
"I don't think so." Claire said lightly.
"What do you mean?" Farley glared at her.
Claire said nothing, but stared across the medicine cabinet, her eyes falling on the row of closed storage cabinets below the bookcase.
Ness was the one who reacted the fastest. She quickly ran over and tried to open the door under the horrified gaze of the girls. After a long pause, she slowly said, "This is... a crucible..."
"Here's the crucible."
"Two."
"There are also two gas stoves..."
"And these other books..."
She stood up again, picked up a book at random from the books on top, flipped through it for a while, and even though she was calm, she couldn't help showing joy.
"This is a book that teaches people how to make medicine..."
"So that's how it is, this is the test!"
"Ohhh!!"
A group of candidate apprentices cheered, each of them was in high spirits, as if passing the test was just around the corner.
But soon a new problem arose - there were only two sets of crucibles.
"Obviously, they are going to be divided into groups." Fari crossed her arms and analyzed, "The group that refines the potion of higher quality will have the chance to pass."
After hearing what she said, many girls became eager to try, and set their sights on Nice.
They are not stupid. Niss and Claire's performance just now is undoubtedly better than Farley's. The chances should be greater if we are in a group with them.
"I forgot to mention that I got full marks in high school chemistry..."
Farley twisted her blonde hair around.
"Now let's start voting to choose the owners of the two crucibles!"
The voting took about forty minutes, and Niss and Farley were successfully elected.
Claire was invited by both of them at the same time. After thinking about it, she chose to join Niss's team.
The girls took down all the books and read them one by one. They were indeed books on how to brew potions. The process was quite detailed, and most of the herbs could be found in the medicine cabinet.
"How about condensing agent?" asked Niss, pointing to an illustration in a book.
"I think we should choose Everspring Water." Claire pondered and gave her reason: "Don't forget what season it is now."
"That makes sense." Niss thought about it and nodded, "You are indeed different from them."
They chose Changchun Water.
When Fali saw this, she also asked her team members to get the same herbs.
Hitzfeld looked worried all the way.
She knew that Farley had guessed completely wrong. The two crucibles were not there for them to compete - although that might be one of the hidden purposes, the biggest reason for having two crucibles was to increase their chances of success.
The two cauldrons were not placed there for the purpose of brewing two identical potions.
If she had been smart, she would have chosen another potion.
Chapter 52 The Witch's Trial Part 3
Hitzfeld clings to Claire's perspective, and she sees everything Claire sees.
So she also got the opportunity to read all fourteen volumes of "Elementary Potions Tutorial".
"Basic Magic Potion Tutorial, Dead Soul Grass": The main material should be the aquatic grass that has just caused people to drown. It should be picked before the sun shines into the water the next day, and then ground with kumquat flowers and violet petals, and then added with various insect poisons. The finished product can keep people alive for at least one day.
"Primary Magic Potion Tutorial, Condensing Agent": The main material is iceberg vegetation, any kind will do. Add various herbs and boil for 3 times. If it still does not freeze after 3 coolings, it means the boiling is successful. Adding water can dissolve most heat toxins, and it can barely be used as a poison.
Compared to these potions that look powerful at first glance, the Evergreen Water, which is also a primary potion, is far inferior. It requires the collection of "16 kinds of petals that are only available in spring", and after being successfully boiled, the effect it has is nothing more than stimulating the reproductive instinct of organisms.
Sprinkling it on dead wood may cause it to sprout, while sprinkling it on new wood can help it grow. Birds, animals, fish and insects may want to mate after taking it, but its effect is greatly reduced when used on humans.
This book specifically states at the end that almost no one can be controlled by Chang Chunshui, because that kind of desire is too easy to detect, and anyone with a normal mentality can basically resist it.
Hitzfeld quickly memorized most of it, then noticed that Niss would look up at Claire from time to time.
Niss is quite curious about Claire.
Chang Chunshui, because the efficacy of this thing is unstable, she did not consider it at the first time. However, the black magic spider is a cold poisonous insect, and it naturally likes cold potions, so she chose the condensing agent.
But the reason Claire gave shattered her persistence - she ignored what season it was.
The temperature in northern France is that of early spring. The snow has just melted, and it is the time when all things are about to come back to life.
No matter how much the Black Demon Spider likes cold, if you use ice-attribute potion to tempt it right after it has just survived a snowy day, the effect is probably not going to be good.
Chang Chunshui just took advantage of their newly revived reproductive desire. One method was to go against their nature while the other was to stroke their fur in accordance with their nature. The latter was undoubtedly more effective.
Hitzfeld didn't understand these things, but she had a strong ability to read people's expressions and could guess most of the meaning.
So when she heard Farley's team discussing, "I heard that black spiders are cold-loving insects. Would it be better to add some cold star grass?", she couldn't help but want to laugh.
This test is very interesting.
She now has a much better impression of the Witch Coven, because anyone who can come up with such an assessment routine should be above average in terms of intelligence, character, and moral level.
Of course, we cannot draw a conclusion now. Otherwise, if the result of the assessment is contrary to expectations, it would be the more utilitarian Farley who would be slapped in the face if she passes.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The first attempts of the two potion teams ended in failure.
This is normal - after all, they are just a group of children aged 13 to 17. Even Niss, who has the most knowledge, has never cooked medicine before. Except for those heartless people who don't know the difficulty, no one expects to succeed in one go.
Fortunately, the room had an attached toilet. They poured the first batch of failed products down the drain and began to prepare the second batch of medicine with a more cautious attitude.
"We were too hasty when we first brewed the medicine."
Before starting, Farley called the team members together for a meeting, took out a small notebook and scolded them one by one.
"Limus, you held the toon petals too tightly, and they absorbed a lot of your palm sweat. Be careful not to make the same mistake again this time."
"Karen, you cut your hand when you were cutting the peach blossoms. The materials must be stained with blood. This time you and Uriel will switch!"
[If she wasn't so utilitarian and wasn't so easily jealous of others, she would definitely grow into an outstanding leader.]
Hitzfeld's opinion of Farley changed slightly.
I wasn't paying attention just now and couldn't see clearly, so I thought she was the only one who was not working and was just writing and drawing on the side, just because she was lazy. I didn't expect that she had already guessed that she would fail, and the purpose of doing so was to record all the mistakes and omissions.
But no one in Niss's group did this. As a result, when both sides try for the second time, the success rate of Fali's group will definitely be much higher than ours.
This was indeed the case. Even calm Ruth began to sweat during the process - she was afraid that her negligence would lead to the elimination of the entire group.
Her hands cut the petals faster and faster, and her movements became stiffer and stiffer. Anyone could see that she was nervous, but they were also breathless due to the high pressure.
Just then, someone held down her hand holding the knife.
Niss looked up and it was "Clallen".
"There's no point in being anxious." Claire shook her head slowly at her. "The worst that can happen is failure. I don't believe there is only one way to become a transcendent."
"...Do you know what you are saying?" Niss stared, not believing what she heard. "The Witches' Coven is the largest supernatural organization in France. Especially if you join it, you won't have to follow those 'evil ways'. This is an opportunity that many people would love to have..."
"The more anxious you are, the more likely you are to fail." Claire stressed. "It's clearly written in the textbook - willpower can also determine the success or failure of a potion."
"It's easy to say." Niss smiled bitterly, "It's actually not that easy."
Everyone can talk about big principles, but only when you really get involved will you realize how difficult it is to put them into practice.
She admired "Clarian" very much and thought that this girl had a really good mentality.
…How could she know that “Clarian” really didn’t care.
Hitzfeld raised an eyebrow secretly.
A person was almost eaten by the ghouls not long ago, and she was lucky enough to escape this tragedy. She estimated that Claire didn't dare to think too much about standing out in the extraordinary assessment.
And now she has nothing to fear - whether she succeeds or fails, the 50,000 pounds that Sista invested in her will never be recovered. The sunk cost is here, and even if she fails, she will have a chance to start over.
Niss didn't understand the inside story. She admired Claire very much and her mentality unconsciously became stable.
However, one team member made a mistake and the second pot of medicine was scrapped before entering the final boiling stage.
"Sorry, I……"
The girl was so anxious that she started to cry, and it was Claire who comforted her again.
"It doesn't matter. I've noted down all the things I did wrong this time. I'll definitely be able to succeed the third time."
"Nice, go pour the medicine, Simone, go get the medicine, everyone take a break and adjust your state, we will do it again later."
The failure of Niss's group was seen by another group, and many girls who chose Farley began to gloat over their misfortune.
Happiness comes from comparison. Although they are actually tools being commanded, they generally don’t care as long as there are people who are worse off than themselves.
"Never mind that!"
The corners of Fali's mouth also curled up, but she still remembered to instruct these dozen people.
"We've reached the final stage, don't get distracted! Let's try to make it happen this time!"
"But actually, we don't need to take care of it anymore, Team Leader~"
A cute girl with a soft appearance said in a tender voice.
"It says in the book that if we successfully enter the final stage, we just need to have someone watch over the fire and keep it burning. There shouldn't be any problem. We won!"
"Even so, we must remain cautious." Farley narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Are you questioning my decision?"
"No...no..."
The girl shrank her neck.
Fali looked away with satisfaction.
"Team leader, I'm hungry." At this time, another report came from below.
A smaller girl who looked about 12 or 3 years old said timidly.
"I...I saw some food over there on the table...can I..."
"No!" Fali's face changed, and she looked at the food with fear in her eyes.
But she was stunned for a moment, then turned her eyes to the girls, counting the number of people in her mind, and said slowly: "But it is really uncomfortable to have nothing for so long...If you want to eat, go by yourself, two people at a time, not together!"
There was a burst of suppressed cheers here.
The noise affected Niss's group. The girls here watched helplessly as the others went in groups of two to get food, and their stomachs began to twitch.
They hadn't eaten for almost half a day.
I could still bear it when I was busy, but now when I see others eating, I can hardly bear the hunger.
"Clarian?"
Ness had never encountered such a situation before. Seeing the desire of others to invest, she looked for Claire helplessly.
Claire frowned and said nothing.
[This is a trap.]
Hitzfeld said to himself.
