Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

"The third round of the certification test is about to start. There are a hundred sets of materials for each serum. You have three days, and within these three days, if your success rate is less than 1%, you shall be eliminated," Alex announced solemnly.

The first two examinations had tested them on their potentials and foundations. The real assessment that would determine whether they could become pharmacists or not was this third test, so it was obviously the most important one.

Even if one's results were average in the first two rounds, the person would not be eliminated yet. However, they would be eliminated straightaway if they could not pass the third test. The apprentices came forward with serious faces, as passing this examination was the only thing that mattered.

"As someone who has experienced this before, I should remind you that the higher your success rate, the higher your score. It's not easy to earn points after becoming a pharmacist," Alex said.

At the Pharmacists Guild, serums or pharmaceutical knowledge could only be exchanged for points. At the same time, when used in transactions between the pharmacists, points could buy a good amount of rare items that one could not get on the outside, thus making the points more useful than money. As such, even thought pharmacists were not short on money, they still wanted to get points.

"You can start!" Alex gave them the green light to begin the third round.

All of them immediately went to work, as they only had three days to cultivate 300 doses of serum! As such, these three days were crucial!

At this time, no one had any time to waste in provoking the others, or even to mock Steve. This was because the most important thing was to finish the serum within the allocated time.

Among the three serums that I've chosen, the Subatomic Serum is the most difficult. But, it also the serum that I'm most familiar with. However, in order to not arouse suspicion, it would be more appropriate to cultivate the normal Subatomic serum...Steve thought to himself.

He had now mastered the Enhanced Subatomic Serum and Red Moon's Blood, which were both much more powerful than the original Subatomic Serum. However, these two kinds serums could expose his identity. Hence, they could not be used. But, this did not mean that Steve intended to produce just a simple Subatomic Serum.

The Subatomic Serum can be cultivated last, so I'll finish cultivating the other two serums first...

In addition to the Subatomic Serum, Steve had also prepared two other simpler F-grade serums, which were the Moore Serum and the Fortin Serum. These two serums were named after their creators, but the more common names for them were the Healing Serum and the Anti-Beating Serum.

It was helpful even for minor colds, heat stroke, dizziness, mild poisoning and so on. As such, it was one of the most commonly used serums.

This kind of serum was also one that every adventurer would bring with them when they went out to explore. After all, a bottle of Healing Serum could solve many problems out on the open road. Moreover, the price was relatively cheap, costing only 100 original gold for one bottle.

The second kind was an Anti-Beating Serum. Its effects were mirrored its name, as drinking would strengthen one's skeletal muscles and greatly increase one's ability to fight. One's recovery rate would also accelerate.

This made the serum vital, as resistance was extremely important, especially during battles. Sometimes, even though someone had suffered a fatal wound, because they had used the serum, their ability to resist beatings had increased. As such, there might be a chance that they would survive.

Steve hadn't wanted to cultivate the Subatomic Serum at first. Instead, he had prepared a third antibiotic serum, which could strengthen the body's immune system and weaken any virus. Even though human beings had evolved to adapt to the new environment, in the outside world, there were still many dangerous places that were filled with mutant viruses, where even an evolved human body would be vulnerable.

Therefore, Antibiotic Serums were also essential serums for adventures. Moreover, they were also not difficult to produce.

But, now that one of the serums had been restricted, Steve could only abandon his original idea of using the Antibiotic Serum and cultivate the Subatomic Serum instead.

Starting with the first Healing Serum, Steve picked up the materials and began to work...

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Meanwhile, the higher ups of the Pharmacists Guild were looking down intently at the apprentices from the roof. The apprentices were busy cultivating their serums.

Daniel, in particular, was the object of their interest, as Daniel was the best match for perhaps being the clown. As they watched, many commented on this very fact...

"The more I look at Daniel, the more likely I feel that he is the clown. Look at his skilled hands! They are almost as skilled as an F-grade certified pharmacist."

"We've also seen videos of the clown cultivating the Enhanced Subatomic Serum, and his approach, though quantitative, was only at the level of an F-grade pharmacist. This narrows it down, as there are only three people at that level.

"Earl's too young and Catherine's a woman, so Daniel's the most likely one."

Kenneth did not respond to any of these comments. Instead, he just looked at everybody carefully. As long as they were cultivating the Subatomic Serum, he would look at the details of their actions, then rule them out one by one.

On the first day, very few apprentices chose to cultivate the Subatomic Serum. Hence, Kenneth was able to assess them quickly.

Just as everyone was watching carefully, there was a sudden knock on the door of the conference room. Soon after, a man hurried in. It was Mary's assistant, Debbie.

"Didn't I say that there was an important meeting today, and that nobody was allowed to enter?" Gaffielbo asked stormily.

Debbie looked pale, but he still pressed on and said, "President, I have important news."

"What could be more important than this meeting?" Mary looked at her assistant coldly, then barked, "Leave now!"

However, Debbie continued to walk up to Mary, whispering in her ear, "Miss Mary, I've found that someone had used a fake recommendation letter for the certification test."

Mary hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

"That man there. I've checked all of the pharmacists in the guild and found that the pharmacist that recommended him does not exist." As he was explaining, Debbie had sent an email to Mary.

Mary opened the email, surprised. "How could it be him?"

"Mary, what has happened?" Gaffielbo asked in a deep voice.

"President..." Mary bent down and whispered Debbie's findings in Gaffielbo's ear.

As Gaffielbo heard her shocking words, his pupils dilated.

"Do not let anyone know about this matter!" Gaffielbo said seriously.