Alex watched the tests proceed from the seats that were prepared for him. He had advised on what sort of tests should be conducted, and some of his advice was taken into careful consideration.
Since his knowledge of competitions and tests came from the Western Continent alone, that was what most of the tests ended up looking like.
The crowd screamed in joy whenever something fun happened during the tests. Whether it was when someone figured out a formation in just 4 minutes, when someone created a talisman that could block a Saint Core realm cultivator's attack, or even if someone made a Heaven-grade pill in just 8 minutes, the crowd would go wild in cheer.
Alex could feel the excitement in the air, but somehow it didn't transfer to him at all.
"Your majesty, are you not entertained?" one of the elders asked.
"Not really," Alex said. "I mean, it's fun to watch, but nearly not as fun to be the one in the tests."
"I don't think anyone that is taking the tests right now would be able to empathize with you, your Majesty," the elder said.
"I suppose," Alex said. "There is a level of stress involved when it comes to something so important. I remember when I had problems making pills. I was sure I was going to fail back then."
"You had problems making pills?" the elders were surprised.
"External factors caused me to fail in making good pills," Alex said. "It was a long time ago now."
"I see," the elders said.
No one spoke any longer and simply watched the tests on the stage. As time passed, the people with low scores that would have absolutely no chance of winning were slowly sent away.
Even people who wished to leave could leave as well.
The sun went down, but the bright lights in the area made it no less illuminating. The night bode no problems to the tests that were happening, not slowing them down in the least.
The city was still alive even at midnight, around which the final 200 winners were decided.
The Formation and Talisman tests ended after that. However, the Alchemy tests could still go on since the reward was for just 3 people.
"Should we end it here and use the points they already have as a basis for the reward, or do you wish to continue this any further?" the elders asked him.
Alex thought for a bit as he stared at the people that had passed the test. They all seemed tired and would like nothing more than to stop making pills.
However, there was no better chance than when an Alchemist was fatigued to check just how well they could adjust to external pressure.
He reached into his storage ring and pulled out a talisman. "Prepare 2000 different sets of ingredients for this recipe," he said to the elder. "Also, project this recipe into the sky so that they can read it. Give them no more than 20 minutes to prepare before they have to start making that pill. They now all have a chance to earn 1000 additional points."
The recipe Alex had given the elder was one for a True rank pill. The pill itself was something all of the alchemists here would've made before, but they definitely had not used the recipe he had given them.
So, that helped make it easier to test just how quickly these alchemists could adapt to a new technique as well.
The elders got to work immediately, preparing all the ingredients as he ordered them to.
Not even half an hour later, the competition had started to see just who would be the one to get the perfect recipes from Alex.
Alex now had some time to spend, so he relaxed a bit. 'Harry didn't join huh?' he thought. 'I suppose he's doing well enough that he doesn't need to join the royal alchemists.'
"Elder Qiu," Alex called out to Qiu Jianhong.
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