Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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This time, Tata didn't answer Vivian, but instead spoke to Luo Xiu:

"Is there something you need so early?"

"Teacher, I have encountered some problems in the process of alchemy. Although I have found the corresponding solutions, I feel that some of the methods are not the optimal solutions, so I would like to ask you for advice."

Luo Xiu spoke up.

"Tell me about it."

"The first problem is the combined use of melting magic circles and heating magic circles. This combined use is for some solid alchemical materials that need to be heated, but I have found that the control over the heating temperature and melting degree will decrease after the two are combined. This decrease may lead to the instability of the alchemical results."

Luo Xiu spoke up.

Tata nodded:

How did you solve this problem?

“I added a control array from the last page of the book between the two arrays. This array can quickly suppress the other array if one of them becomes unbalanced, preventing both from becoming unbalanced at the same time. This allows me to focus more attention on the unbalanced one.”

Luo Xiu took out his notebook, which contained his solution:

"However, this method increases my magic output. Although I have enough magic, I am worried that I might run out of magic when I encounter higher-level potions."

Tata took the notebook from Luo Xiu's hand with her tentacle and nodded:

"In this situation, we can actually use a fixed magic circle that is recorded in the book. First, adjust the heating or melting magic circle to a suitable value and fix it, and then gradually add another magic circle on top of it."

"This would reduce the imbalance of magic, but it would increase the time required, which is not acceptable for time-sensitive materials."

Luo Xiu spoke up.

He also considered this approach, but it was ultimately rejected due to time constraints.

"Therefore, a slowing agent can be used."

Tata's words were like a sudden awakening for Luo Xiu.

The Sluggish Potion is a second-order potion that can dull the mind and reduce the sensitivity of objects exposed to its mist.

He suddenly realized, "That's right, alchemical potions don't have any incompatibilities with each other. You can use potions to assist in alchemy."

He still had too little experience with alchemy and didn't have a deep understanding of the use of potions in the alchemical process.

Tata hadn't taught him before because she didn't want him to become too reliant on external aids from the very beginning of his alchemy journey.

"Then, teacher, the method I suggested at the beginning can also be used with magic-replenishing potions, right?"

Luo Xiu spoke up.

"Potions that replenish mana are quite expensive."

Tata's words were concise and to the point.

Luo Xiu suddenly realized what was happening, took back his notebook, and began to write and draw.

He tried using the medicine to solve some of his other problems as well, and many of them were solved immediately.

After coming up with each method, he would discuss its feasibility with Tata.

Tata's solutions to most problems were better than his methods, but there were one or two problems for which Luo Xiu actually came up with solutions that Tata had never even considered.

For example, some alchemical potions require the precise mixing of multiple materials. Tata's solution is to use potions to enhance the alchemist's sensitivity and agility, enabling them to accurately dispense the materials.

However, Luo Xiu proposed a method that combines a tracking potion with a marking potion and then with a fusion potion.

First, each material is fused with a fusion agent and a unique marking agent. Then, a tracking agent is used to combine the corresponding markings, which in turn drives the fused material to operate and dock.

This idea was incredibly imaginative, but Tata was stunned when she heard it.

While this method may have its limitations, it provided him with a valuable perspective.

He had been struggling with how to accurately combine the drug with a specific part of the user's body, and Luo Xiu's method opened his mind.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He was so excited that the mist surrounding his body fluctuated violently, which surprised Luo Xiu.

"Teacher, the mist surrounding you..."

"It's out of the way."

Tata spoke, forcibly calming the surrounding mist:

"Any question?"

"Nothing."

Luo Xiu shook his head.

"Alright, I might need to seclude myself for a while to refine a potion. Are you confident about the competition in five days?"

Tata spoke up.

Luo Xiu nodded:

"It should be alright."

Tata's tentacles extended, carrying three bottles of different colored potions—red, blue, and yellow—and presented them to Luo Xiu.

"Keep these three vials of potion and use them to wipe them all out."

"This is……"

Luo Xiu's eyes widened. He could sense that the fluctuations within these three bottles of potions belonged to the fifth rank.

"If you can't beat them, just run away. I'll take care of things here and get revenge with you later."

Tata spoke up, without any regard for Vivian standing beside him.

"Okay, teacher, don't worry. You can focus on making the potion. I'll take care of the outside matters."

Luo Xiu put away the three bottles of potion and spoke respectfully.

Tata nodded.

"The student will leave now. Goodbye, teacher."

Luo Xiu left.

Only Vivian and Tata remained in the reception room.

"I now believe that his talent in alchemy is better than my niece's."

Vivian held the glass of red wine in her hand, which she had barely taken a few sips of.

Ever since Luo Xiu and Tata started talking about the third question, she had forgotten to drink the glass of red wine in her hand.

"It's good that you believe it."

Tata began to speak:

"Let's finish our drinks and leave, I need to get busy."

If Derek and the lady were here, what happened next would have left them speechless, because the elegant and kind Lady Vivian actually rolled her eyes at Tata:

"I know you're busy, but there's no need to send me away so soon."

"I'm really busy, there's been a lot going on in Kanril lately."

Tata's voice was flat.

"Okay, okay, but you'll have to wait until I finish this drink first."

Vivian took a small sip of red wine.

A deep sigh escaped from beneath the mist that shrouded Tata.

At Vivian's rate of drinking, it would probably take a whole day to finish this glass of red wine.

Even though she's such a grown-up, she hasn't changed at all.

……

Luo Xiu walked out of the Tata family's gate, where alchemists were already waiting for today's big event.

They noticed that there seemed to be two more people on the street, and after careful observation, someone recognized them as Kado and Mochi.

The headmaster of the Holy Knight Academy and her students were knocked unconscious and left in the street? What exactly happened that night?

The alchemists were buzzing with discussion until they saw Luo Xiu appear. Their attention immediately shifted, and even though the street was full of alchemy shops, it was far less attractive to them than alchemy itself.

"When do we begin alchemy today?"

Someone shouted at Luo Xiu.

"immediately."

Luo Xiu waved his hand dismissively and headed towards the grid shop.

At this moment, his mind was filled with the emotional state of Vivian that he had just witnessed using [Scrutiny]:

Slightly shy, but I really like it.

Of course, it's because I like Tata.

Chapter 132 Roundtable Meeting (Sorry for being a little late today)

Judging from the emotional state reflected in the "examination," this silver-haired old woman probably likes her teacher.

Luo Xiu couldn't help but speculate about the relationship between Vivian and Tata. Was it an old flame, or unrequited love?

He was more inclined to believe the first possibility, because his teacher had also experienced several instances of abnormal emotional fluctuations during the conversation.

interesting.

The headmaster of the Alchemist Academy of the Adventurers' Academy may have a complicated love-hate relationship with the most famous alchemist in Kanriel.

This would be huge news if it were outside.

So what seemed like an invitation from the Adventurers' Academy to a duel between the teacher and student was actually a little trick between old lovers.

Luo Xiu smiled. He had thought his teacher was the kind of person who would remain a bachelor forever. Now it seemed that his teacher might have been a handsome young man who could charm countless girls in his youth, which was why he was able to win the heart of the dean of the alchemist academy.

He shook his head, temporarily putting aside his gossipy heart, and took out the materials he had casually asked Haha for when he went out.

Most of these materials are raw materials for refining Tier 2 potions, but some are materials for Tier 3 potions.

These are, respectively, the lizardman's fingernails, rainbow grass seeds, dried Rak flowers, and hollow crystal powder.