Published: December 25, 2024
"Not bad, not bad." The old man in charge of recording the scores nodded, full of smiles and appreciation.
"Alright, for the preliminary assessment of spiritual herb talent, a total of sixteen people from the Northern Sky Region have passed and can enter the Alchemy Competition. Those who were eliminated can only watch from the sidelines," the old man said as he put away the registration book with a smile.
"Wait, there's still one person from our Northern Sky Region who hasn't been assessed."
Seeing the old man putting away the registration book, Gu Chenfeng and the others immediately shouted out.
"There's someone who hasn't been assessed?" The old man was taken aback, glancing at the crowd. "That's not right; everyone has been assessed, right? Let me count... Huh, thirty people, indeed one short. Where's the last contestant from your Northern Sky Region? Didn't they come with you?"
The old man looked at everyone, a bit puzzled.
He counted and found that there were only thirty people present who looked like contestants.
The crowd was speechless, pointing at the old man and saying, "Senior, isn't there still one contestant right in front of you?"
"Right in front of me?"
The old man was stunned as he saw Qin Chen, his mouth agape in disbelief. "You’re not talking about this young man, are you?"
"Senior, do I not look the part?" Qin Chen forced a smile.
How inconspicuous could he be, to be forgotten right under others' noses?
"This..."
The old man was dumbfounded; it wasn't that Qin Chen didn't look the part, but he was just too young. He appeared to be around twenty years old, at most.
The so-called Alchemy Competition was a contest for geniuses, and although everyone was relatively young, to become a powerful alchemist, one needed to invest a significant amount of time. Even the youngest alchemists were usually over thirty, and some were even close to fifty.
But Qin Chen looked to be only around twenty years old. The old man had always thought Qin Chen was just there to watch the fun and never considered him a contestant.
"Hahaha, this is simply hilarious! This guy is also a contestant?"
"What a joke! Did the high-ups of the Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion lose their minds? They actually let such a young guy participate in the Alchemy Competition?"
"Even if they wanted him to gain some experience, they should have some rules, right? Which contestant is under thirty? Oh, there is one from the Southern Hua Region, a genius at just twenty-eight, who even achieved a score of eighty-one, but at least he's close to thirty!"
"It seems that the Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion must be crazy. Knowing they have no chance of winning, they just threw things together..."
"This is hilarious!"
Within the Fengyun Dan Garden, after the initial shock, contestants from other forces burst into fits of laughter.
The master of Xuanzheng Pavilion had no smile on his face as he said to the old man, "His name is Qin Chen. He is the leader of our Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion for this competition and will also participate in the Alchemy Competition."
The master of Xuanzheng Pavilion didn't speak until now, and at that moment, the laughter in the room erupted even more, with many nearly laughing until they couldn't breathe.
No way, did they just hear what? This kid is actually the leader of the competition?
How lacking in personnel is the Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion to appoint such a little brat as their leader?
Could this boy be the illegitimate child of the Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion master?
Hmm, it's quite possible. Otherwise, how could they possibly give the leader position to someone barely twenty?
Everyone was exhausted from the incredulity.
Qin Chen being so young and recommended to participate in the Alchemy Competition was already shocking enough, but what's more absurd was that he was actually the leader.
Isn't this a joke?
What does being a leader mean? Essentially, it means being the most promising participant from one’s force, with the strongest capabilities.