Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

All eyes were focused on where the laughter was coming from. When Steve suddenly appeared out of the crowd, Christina and Philip were stunned.

The others, who had previously speculated that Steve was the clown pharmacist, were stunned as well. This was totally different from their guesses!

"I'm not late, am I?" Steve walked up to Christina, then asked, "Why are all of you staring at me?"

"Where did you go just now?" Christina asked.

"I was a little tired, so I went and rested a bit in the backyard," Steve said.

As he spoke, his eyes turned toward the clown pharmacist, who was in front of the crowd. With a surprised look on his face, he looked like a fan who was gazing at his idol.

He moved forward excitedly and reached out his hand. "You must be Mr. Clown! I am your biggest fan!"

"Hello, you must be Mr. Steve. I just heard them mention you." The clown pharmacist laughed and shook hands with Steve. "Your fantastic ideas have surprised me."

"I'm just smart, but I am far less clever than Your Excellency. Your Fantasy Serum has ushered in a new era for pharmacists," Steve replied modestly.

Seeing the two of them chatting with each other, everyone felt confident that Steve was really not the clown pharmacist. Seeing this, Philip did not look happy, and Master Gino frowned as well.

All of the others seemed to be lost in deep thought, while Christina was still in disbelief. Even Demon Collic, who was hiding in the dark, was stunned.

"That's impossible! He's not the clown pharmacist? So, why does the Fantasy Serum contain the energy from the Star of Hope... No... The Star of Hope must be with that young lad..." Demon Collic could not comprehend what was happening.

He had fought with Steve once, and Steve had escaped. Thus, he could naturally recognize Steve. Hence, he was sure that the Star of Hope was with Steve, and that Steve must be the clown pharmacist!

But, with Steve's sudden appearance, this seemed to throw a kink in this hypothesis. So… Who is the clown pharmacist really?

No... If Steve is not the clown pharmacist, then where is the Star of Hope?

As Collic was wondering these things, he broke out in a cold sweat...

Logically thinking, the Star of Hope was with Steve, and since the clown pharmacist uses the energy from the Star of Hope to make the Fantasy Serum, the clown pharmacist naturally had to be Steve!

But now that Steve and the clown pharmacist were two separate individuals… Where did the clown pharmacist retrieve the Star of Hope energy to refine his Fantasy Serum from?

Is the Star of Hope with Steve or the clown pharmacist?

Even Sofia and Lucy, who were secretly in charge of public security, were confused. Most of the soldiers in the military base camp had been dispatched and were hiding in the dark to take charge of the security of the scene. Lucy and Sofia were a part of this particular operation.

The two of them knew the true identity of the clown pharmacist, but when they saw Steve and the clown pharmacist appear at the same time, they were confused as to whether Steve and the clown pharmacist were truly the same person as they had thought all this time!

"Haha, please come in." President Sidney laughed.

Steve and the clown pharmacist chatted for a bit, then returned to Christina. With Steve's current status, he was not qualified to sit with the master pharmacists and President Sidney.

There were 16 seats on the stage at the conference. These seats would be filled with the 15 master pharmacists and the clown pharmacist. The others were all seated under the stage. Christina was the host.

Steve was placed in the first row because of his outstanding performance. As people saw him being given this honor, many of them could not help but admire him and become somewhat jealous.

Steve finally breathed a sigh of relief after Christina announced that the exchange conference had officially begun.

Fortunately, no one recognized me. Steve thought.

In fact, Steve did not expect to become involved in the impromptu young pharmacists' competition at all. His original plan was to attend the pre-conference, while keeping a low profile, then leave before the conference even started.

He was then planning to reappear as the clown pharmacist. But, the young pharmacists' competition had disrupted his plan.

If he disappeared now, when the clown pharmacist appears, it would inevitably cause people to become doubtful. Even if there was no conclusive evidence of something being amiss, someone would deliberately try to find out if he was the clown pharmacist, which would then cause a lot of trouble for him.

Steve finally came up with a solution during the competition. He had used the mimetic weapons to clone himself and create a clown pharmacist's identity!

This meant that the "Steve" sitting under the stage was actually a mimetic weapon! Meanwhile, the clown pharmacist on the stage was actually Steve himself!

Although mimetic weapons could allow one to clone himself, they inevitably had flaws. Thus, Steve had chosen to assume the clown pharmacist's identity. That was why Steve and the clown pharmacist had been able to appear at the same time!

As Sofia and Lucy were unaware about the mimetic weapons, this explained their utter confusion.

"The theme of our conference is the future development of the pharmacists," Christina said. "As the president of the State of Doyle, I believe that President Sidney must have a lot of experience to share with you about this."

President Sidney picked up the microphone and laughed. "I'm old. The future of pharmacists depends on younger people, like you. In the past, I was also unsure about the future of pharmacists. Only with the appearance of Mr. Clown, did I see a bright future ahead!"

Everyone's eyes then turned to focus on the clown pharmacist.

"President Sidney, you flatter me. I'm just lucky," Steve responded modestly.

"No, you're not lucky. Your serum has brought amazing changes to the pharmacist industry," President Sidney affirmed. "The Fantasy Serum will open up a brand new era for pharmacists!"

A rousing round of applause could be heard throughout the meeting area. Although many people were still unconvinced, they had to admit that the Fantasy Serum really had surpassed this era.

"Mr. Clown, I'm curious about the secret of the Fantasy Serum. I wonder if you would share it with us?" President Sidney asked.

"The reason why I attended today's conference is to help further the future development of pharmacists," Steve said. "So, I will share my sentiments with you. But… Before that, I would like to hear from the master pharmacists about your plans for the future."