NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 476: Results [2]
Seeing a fifth screen appear in the middle of the arena, the audience became confused. The purpose of the unknown screen became clear when it underwent a subtle transformation.
[Top Rank 1 Alchemist!]
[Top Rank 2 Alchemist!]
[Top Rank 3 Alchemist!]
The screen turned white and showed three sections with three different headings. Seeing the titles on the screen, it did not take a genius to realize what it was for.
Starting with the Rank 1 list, names started to fill the rankings instantly. Everyone looked at the screen and saw numbers appearing alongside the names.
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[21. Li Mei - 40%]
"Li Mei? Which one is she? She is last, but what is that number behind her name?" Seeing the names appearing from the lowest rank, their attention was caught by the last number.
"The number before your name is your ranking, and the one after is the percentage of impurities you have removed from the pills." Seeing the confusion of the masses, Zhang Yi calmly explained while also casting a glance at a cyan-haired girl among the participants.
The young woman was none other than Li Mei, who was ranked last at 21st place. She looked at the screen with disappointment and regret in her eyes. Looking at the '40%' on the screen, she realized that she barely passed the test.
It was not just her; several other alchemists above her had the same percentage, but she did not understand why they were ranked above her.
As if seeing through her thoughts, Zhang Yi further explained, "This ranking is based on many factors: the time you took, the number of pills you refined, everything is used to assess the results."
"Thanks for clearing my doubts, senior!" Seeing the gentle smile on the old man's face, a look of realization appeared in Li Mei's eyes, and she hurriedly bowed to show her gratitude.
The old man simply nodded and looked back at the screen. Her name was the first to appear, but several others were starting to show up.
One by one, the list began to fill up. Very soon, the whole section of the Rank 1 alchemists was complete.
"Heavens! Who is that guy at the top?!"
"He even crossed the amount set for Rank 2 alchemists!"
"Does that mean he is as good as a Rank 2 alchemist?" Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire
As soon as the ranking appeared, everyone gasped in shock, instantly looking at the name in the first position.
[1. Hao Chen - 70%]
[2. Wang Li - 59%]
[3. Yang Kei - 52%]
[4. Ling Liu - 49%]
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"Who is Hao Chen?"
"Did he cheat in the test?"
"Could it be that he disguised himself as a rank 1 alchemist on purpose?" The participants, including rank 2 and 3 alchemists, became suspicious upon seeing the results.
They thought that Hao Chen was a rank 2 alchemist posing as a rank 1 alchemist. They looked around, trying to find the person whose name was at the top.
In the back, the gray-cloaked boy smirked behind the cloak upon seeing the ranking. 'Now you will understand what a true genius is!'
While thinking, he glanced at the oldest man in the air who had made him prove his identity even after he provided an identity token. His eyes flashed with a cruel light, but soon that look vanished upon seeing the old man looking in his direction.
Fortunately, he did not say anything and looked away before anyone else could notice his actions.
"Who is this Hao Chen? We must recruit him at any cost!" Back on the stage, the only cloaked woman from the alchemy pavilion looked at the ranking with a dark look in her eyes.
Three of her four fellow disciples who had sneaked into the sect were immediately eliminated, and seeing that turned her mood sour. She glanced at a small group of alchemists trying to locate Hao Chen among them.
By bringing such a genius back to her sect, their reputation would grow even more.
"Look! The other lists are filling up as well!" Someone exclaimed, seeing the changes in the other lists and interrupting her thoughts.
The cloaked woman raised her head and saw the Rank 2 and 3 lists filling up one by one.
[Top Rank 2 Alchemist!]
[1. Chen Xiu - 79%]
[2. Yang Wei - 77%]
[3. Liú Fēi - 70%]
[4. San Bei - 69%]
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[Top Rank 3 Alchemist!]
[1. Huang Han - 97%]
[2. Huang Yang - 97%]
[3. Lan Lan - 93%]
[4. Wu Min - 92%]
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[9. Sun Xin - 90%]
"The difference is too huge…." One of the rank-one alchemists who passed the test shook his head in dejection upon seeing the numbers on the screen.
"Tch, we are still here! Damn it!"
"You managed to reach it before me, so it's your win! Next time I will win! Hmph!" Two rank 3 alchemists snorted at each other. They were the same alchemists who lasted till the end and got the same results.
Seeing the array of reactions from everyone, Zhang San came forward and said, "Congratulations to all the passing alchemists. Seeing that you all have exhausted yourselves, take some rest and watch the other alchemists compete. Maybe you can gain some enlightenment from observing them."
Saying that, the youngest of the Zhang brothers waved his hands and collected the materials from the stage.
Captain Black Sword attentively performed his duties and made the small stage disappear, leaving only two of them.
Everything was for his vacation! He could not afford to make any mistakes.
Everyone turned to look at the alchemists who were still undergoing their own tests.
Forming a Tier 4 pill takes much more time than forming a pill of the lower tier just as Tier 5 pills take more time than Tier 4 or lower pills.
Many of the rank 4 participants were still trying to rearrange their medicinal essence, while some geniuses had already proceeded to form the pill. The test gave them a lot of struggle; even the calmest of them had to focus all of their minds to avoid making any mistakes.
Just then…
*BOOM!*
Another cauldron exploded!