In Glory City the Alchemist Association’s position has slightly declined. However, it’s still a monster-like existence. It is only slightly lower than the three major families.
Within Nie Li’s brain, there is all sorts of knowledge regarding alchemy. If they are used properly, they might be able to strengthen the Alchemist Association. Only when the Alchemist Association is strengthened, Glory City will be strengthened. This can also be considered Nie Li’s contribution towards Glory City.
The Alchemist Association is a vast construct. The courtyard pavilion alone took up a huge amount of space. The hall in front had lots of alchemists wearing different coloured robes walking in and out.
Although the Alchemist Association has slightly declined, one can see how glorious the Alchemist Association used to be based on the magnificent construct.
Alchemists are differentiated into Apprentice, Master, and Grandmaster. Every rank is then further split into Primary, Intermediate, and Senior levels. Apprentices would wear grey robe, Masters would wear white robe and Grandmasters would wear silver robes. Most of the alchemists that walked in and out were apprentice ranks. As for the master rank, they are rarely seen. Only one or two of them are normally seen.
Because of the decline of the Alchemist Association, geniuses are reluctant to spend their time in alchemy. They would focus more on cultivation instead, hence, the amount of alchemists and younger generation upstarts is getting less and less.
After entering the Alchemist Association, Xiao Ning’er, Du Ze, Lu Piao, and bunch all looked around. They still do not understand why Nie Li would come here.
Nie Li carefully recalled that within the Alchemist Association, there is a six-man elder group that has the most power of speech. They are all a bunch of old men with the lowest of them being an Intermediate Alchemy Master, followed by two Senior Alchemy Masters. As for the Grandmaster level, as of now, the Alchemist Association doesn’t have any. Aside from this six-man elder group, there is the director that manages the various matters of the Alchemist Association.
In the final battle of Glory City in his previous life, the Alchemist Association contributed a lot. In the end, everyone heroically died in battle. At the very least, Nie Li can confirm that they are not with the Sacred Family.
“Nice to have you here, what can I do for you?” A lady wearing a grey robe walked over and asked. She’s the receptionist of the Alchemist Association Hall.
“I’m here to take the Alchemist Exam,” Nie Li stated as he looked at the tall lady, and lightly smiled. “May I know how I can address you?”
Xiao Ning’er, Du Ze, Lu Piao and bunch shockingly looked at Nie Li. They originally thought that Nie Li is here to look for someone. They never, in their imaginations, imagined that Nie Li would be here to take the Alchemist Exam. Could it be that Nie Li is also good at alchemy?
After being together with Nie Li for so long, with all kind of monster-like events happening around Nie Li, Du Ze, Lu Piao and bunch no longer found it surprising.
This lady is looked at Nie Li with a little surprised. The amount of youngsters coming to the Alchemist Association to become an alchemist is already very rare. Since there’s a newcomer, naturally the Alchemist Association welcomes them.
“You can call me Xiao Lan. You’re here for the Apprentice test, right? Have you been preparing well? Alchemist apprentices must be familiar with over ten books of alchemy foundations,” Xiao Lan said, lightly smiled. Those books have more than hundreds of thousands of words about the alchemy foundation, and that alone made countless people flinch. However, that can’t be helped. In order to become an alchemist, if they do not even know the foundation and principles of alchemy, that could cause deaths.
“Miss Xiao Lan, can I take the Alchemy Master exam?” Nie Li asked, looking towards Xiao Lan.
Hearing Nie Li’s words, Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment and said, “Although it’s possible, but do you know how much practice is needed in order to become an Alchemy Master? Aside from those books about foundations, there are also over hundreds of books about various herbs that you need to be familiar with.”
Xiao Lan swept her eyes across Nie Li, and thought to herself that Nie Li is bullshitting. Even if Nie Li began reading those books ever since he’s been in the womb, he wouldn’t be able to finish those, not to mention being familiar with them. An ordinary Primary Alchemy Master has more than a decade of experience as an Apprentice, hence Nie Li probably had not even come in contact with an alchemy furnace before. Even if he passed the first round, the second round is about refining elixirs. He wouldn’t even be able to pass it.
Nie Li is being a little unrealistic. He has not been spending his time to learn properly and is wishing to go to the sky with one step.
Nie Li blinked, looked at Xiao Lan and said, “Age does not reflect one’s knowledge, correct? Miss Xiao Lan, just bring me to the Primary Alchemy Master exams.”