Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 16 Knockout Round and Torch Bearer

Zuma took out his magic wand and shouted: "You hairless egg, I just believed your evil!"

Yuan Hua also made a fighting stance: "Try?"

Gordon waved his hand, and two red chains bound the two, stopping the farce.

"This is a Potions Master, not a legendary duel or wizard duel."

Gordon sighed and rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers: "Merlin."

He said to Zuma: "Accuse, accuse, accuse. I have heard enough of your accusations. You are all talking about other people's problems. You did not actively communicate and did not try your best. After you lost the first game , complaining like a resentful woman, leaving your poor teammates to fight alone."

"I really hope you can see what the blue team is doing. The people in the first game were still brewing the magic potion in the last game, and they were even sipping the magic potion."

Zuma lowered his head: "Yes, mentor."

Yuan Hua nodded slightly, as if agreeing with Gordon's statement.

Gordon's attention turned to Yuan Hua: "Zuma has completed his job and brewed a qualified potion. And you, your performance in the team is counterproductive. You disobey the captain's assignments. To force the captain to make concessions, on the one hand you want more freedom, but on the other hand you don't want to take responsibility. If you listen to Catherine's words and compare them with yours, you can clearly hear that you are shirking responsibility! You even want to Put the responsibility on your teammates.”

"..." Yuan Hua turned his head slightly and looked at the empty ground.

Gordon was silent for a moment and then said: "I think you did not lose unfairly. So your 'excellent' performance earned you a ticket to the knockout rounds. Congratulations!"

Maggie comforted: "It's normal to make mistakes under pressure. You need to do your best to seize the last chance in the knockout round and stay."

Red Fang said sparsely: "Yes, mentor."

Obviously, the shadow of the defeat in the previous game still hangs over everyone.

It's just that they don't have much time to adjust themselves, and they need to go to the next knockout match that is directly related to them.

After losing the team competition and the death-free gold medal, they need to fight hard in this game, otherwise they will be eliminated directly.

Xue Qian: "Take a rest, the knockout rounds will begin soon!"

Maggie sighed a little: "It's really cruel. We were teammates just now, and now we have to fight each other to advance."

Gordon: "This is the price of failure. It just depends on whether they can learn from failure and grow."

The furnishings in the brewing room were restored to their original state with the help of magic.

The originally huge space returned to a hundred square meters in size, the amphitheater disappeared, and the neat rows of consoles returned to their original appearance.

The instructors left the stage.

The players on the red side returned to their operating stations and began to count and debug the equipment.

The director's assistant is looking for the contestants to record their thoughts, especially Yuan Hua.

"What do you think after losing the game?"

Yuan Hua looked at the camera with a solemn expression: "I admit that I underestimated this game. There is a huge difference between the outside of the video and the inside of the video. When I was watching, I would say, 'Oh my god, look at how stupid they are.' , and now I am one of the people who have been complained about. But when I come here, I am in a strange environment, a strong opponent, the time is approaching every second, and I have to keep the operation in shape, which is a major test. "

"Do you think the reason for the failure was that your operation was deformed? Or was it because you were in poor condition?"

“I don’t think failure is my problem.”

"But you did lose."

"That's just because I'm not very familiar with the competition system. I will perform well in the future!"

"I would like to ask you about your opponent... Hey, player Yuan Hua! Wait a minute."

Yuan Hua, who was about to leave, turned around when he heard this question, looked at Li Daoxian on the high platform, and said to the camera: "I will definitely win next time!"

……

Li Daoxian was sitting on the high platform, looking at the contestants being interviewed below, and a soft female voice came: "Who do you think will be eliminated?"

Looking back, it was Lizerota.

From such a close distance, you could clearly see that her long silver hair was as neat and smooth as satin, combed behind her ears, her skin was delicate and fair, and her sky-blue eyes were sparkling, and she was looking at him curiously.

Li Daoxian withdrew his gaze and focused his attention again: "It depends on the title of the competition, and it has a lot to do with the performance of the potion master. But I guess that neither Catherine nor Yuan Hua will be eliminated."

Lizerota looked at the red-haired girl below and asked, "Are you familiar with Catherine?"

Li Daoxian shook his head: "It's not familiar."

Lieselotte said softly: "I saw you communicating earlier, so I thought you were familiar with each other."

Li Daoxian said with a smile: "Although she is not familiar with her, I have confidence in her. It is not the time for her to say goodbye to the game yet."

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Players have a short period of time to adjust.

Rows of magic lights lit up, and the instructor walked out of the judging room.

Their arrival also means that the show's break is over and the fierce competition is about to begin!
  Gordon got straight to the point: "Tonight's topic..."

While speaking, he raised his palm and a tightly wrapped box appeared in front of the stage.

"Inside!"

"It is often used in various potions and is one of the best spiritual materials. It is difficult to extract."

Gordon paused tactfully.

The box is opened.

A group of dark crystals appeared in front of everyone!
  Gordon revealed the answer: "Ghost Tears! An outstanding spiritual substance, a dream material that all potion masters will have access to."

As soon as they heard the name, some people couldn't help but smile.

This is a material that is relatively widely used and is not considered unpopular.

Basically, all potion masters have experience using it, and using it to brew potions will not be difficult for anyone present.

Gordon continued: "However, there is one thing that needs to be emphasized. In order to become a potion master, you should be able to process the raw materials into the easiest to use materials."

The blue team members on the high platform nodded and agreed with Gordon's statement.

But this news is not good for the players who are about to participate.

Some people's smiles have disappeared.

What does it mean...extracted from raw materials...Does it mean that the original essence is the material? !

Gordon continued: "Honestly, this is very simple for me. I can even handle it with just wizard's apprentice level magic."

? !
  The players were in disbelief.

In principle, the magic power of the wizard apprentice is not enough to support the extraction of ghost tears, because the amount of magic power is too small.

It is clearly pointed out in "Cognition of a Thousand Magic Crystals" that extracting ghost tears requires a large amount of magic power, and it is recommended that experienced magicians with more than two years of experience handle it.

The magic power of apprentice level does not even meet the basics.

"Oh? Really?" Maggie, who was behind Gordon, jumped out and questioned.

"Correct!"

"Let's do this..." Maggie smiled slyly and took out a magic limiter, "I happen to have a 'limiter' here."

The contestants laughed and clapped as Maggie handed the limiter to Gordon.

Maggie also patted Gordon on the shoulder: "Please put it on, friend." Gordon put the limiter on, and the magic level was compressed to the critical point of a wizard's apprentice. If Gordon used more magic than this critical point, the limiter would emit a harsh buzzing sound.

"Oh my God……"

Seeing Gordon really take over the limiter and get ready, the players also realized that this was coming for real...

Gordon moved his body a little, fixed the essence on the console, and said: "The biggest difficulty with Ghost Tears is that you need to sense where the dormant soul essence is. Then use magic to ignite it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dark stone in front of Gordon ignited with blue flames, and the ghost's soul wave gradually awakened.

"We cannot let the ghost fully awaken, otherwise the negative characteristics of the ghost's natural bloodthirsty will contaminate the materials and reduce the quality. You can use magic power to intentionally offset the soul fire that suppresses it and weaken its will. If you can identify the weakness of the soul fire, The results are outstanding and the consumption is minimal.”

Gordon deliberately slowed down his movements, and his magic even manifested itself on purpose. Like a sharp blade, he accurately cut off the expanded part of the soul fire, and quickly maintained the burning level in a stable range.

"First step, completed! Next, we need to draw out the essence of the soul fire. When they are separated from the soul fire, they will turn into a light blue or lavender transparent liquid. The core of this step is stability. Any fluctuations will be directly When the soul fire is stimulated, the fluctuations in the soul fire will affect the difficulty of your previous suppression."

As he spoke, the soul energy in the soul fire flowed out slowly and steadily.

In just a moment, a small bottle of Ghost Tears was collected. Gordon capped the bottle and said with a smile: "That's it!"

He seemed to be doing it easily and without any difficulty. There was no alarm on the limiter during the entire process. He indeed only used apprentice-level magic energy.

Lilac ghost tears are in a bottle, sparkling under the magic light.

Gordon waved his hand, and rows of materials appeared alternately on the console behind the players.

The limiter makes a harsh buzzing sound.

"I almost forgot about it." Gordon took it off and said with a smile: "It seems that the wizard's apprentice has very little magic power. Fortunately, there are no surprises."

The players in the audience were all in disbelief.

Maggie smiled as she watched Gordon steal the show, and said to the contestants in front of her: "I hope you are ready to follow in the footsteps of mentor Gordon, please go to your console!"

The players have different minds.

If it is boiled and processed ghost tears, of course there is no problem.

But if it needs to be extracted from raw materials...

This is difficult.

Li Daoxian had already turned on the "knowledge adsorption" function when Gordon put on the limiter. At the end of this time, he closed his eyes and looked back, nodding with satisfaction. The control and flow of magic power were very clearly demonstrated. Instructor Gordon It is intentional to teach.

[The "Knowledge Adsorption" function is turned off. Potion material handling knowledge increased. 】

Mentors are treasures, and their random operations can benefit you a lot.

Li Daoxian's hands were itchy.

It would be great if I could be down there and try the methods I just learned.

Lizerota said somewhat thankfully: "Fortunately, I'm not down there."

Seeing Li Daoxian looking at her, she blushed slightly and explained in a low voice: "I have never tried to extract ghost tears from the essence..."

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Gordon pointed at the ceiling: "You have two hours to use the original essence in the box behind you to extract high-quality 'Ghost Tears' and use it as the main ingredient to complete a potion!"

In the timetable above, the time has been supplemented to 120:00.

"Are you ready? Let's go!"

The countdown begins.

The players race against time and rush to their positions according to the number plates.

Opening the box, there are two pieces of dark essence inside.

This means there is only one chance for a mistake.

The extraction time takes 20-50 minutes. The longer it takes, the greater the possibility of accidents and the lower the quality. Reasonable allocation of time is required.

Gordon exchanged views with the mentors on the podium: "Xue Qian, stable guidance is the most critical step to success. What do you think?"

Xue Qian nodded and reminded: "Yes, because the core of Ghost Tears is the soul energy in the essence. If there are any emotional fluctuations, they will be exposed in the finished product, and it will take a lot of energy to deal with this pollution. .”

Gordon asked again: "Maggie, do you have any suggestions?"

Maggie smiled and said: "Stable, fast, and concealed. The soul fire you control can't detect the loss of soul energy, which is half the battle."

While talking, the players have already started processing their own medicinal materials.

Li Daoxian noticed that some of the people below were skilled in movements and operations, while some were clumsy and obviously inexperienced.

Zuma is a member of the skilled group.

His condition is visibly good and he is in high spirits. The essence was ignited early and is being adjusted and stabilized.

"Before I refined the potion for the workshop, I processed medicinal materials for two full years. I have processed most of the materials, including this of course. I have complete processing experience. This is the part where I am ahead!"

As Zuma spoke, he kept calibrating the part of the soul fire to ensure that it was under the control of his magic power.

Equally skilled is Yuan Hua. He handles soul fire steadily and his progress is equally rapid.

But, for other people, this is obviously not the case.

There were drops of sweat on George's face, and his soul fire waxed and waned, obviously he was not in a good condition.

"Damn, I know all the methods of processing herbs, but I have never tried to juice a stone. But it doesn't matter, there are some herbal medicines that require careful operation, I just need to do my best."

……

Gordon's voice echoed throughout the audience: "110 minutes left!"

Imogen performed very well in the last round, and Spellbreaker Dagger was her masterpiece. But I didn't expect that my teammates didn't even have a chance to take action in the last round.

Lost the game cleanly.

This is very frustrating.

Because of his teammates' mistakes and being suppressed by his strategy, he completed the task perfectly, but fell into the loser group.

Imogen was very determined and planned to perform well this time and show her mentor her abilities.

However, it seems that this time the problem is not within her safe area, so... something unexpected happened!

The soul fire escaped her control, and the essence resurrected in the flames. A kind of hatred for the living appeared and rose sharply, attracting the attention of the entire audience in an instant.

"Oh my God, look at that!"

Funni exclaimed. Actually, she didn't need to say anything. From the perspective of the stands, it was clear that the burning soul fire was much more dazzling than the magic lights at the moment!
  Gordon shouted: "Suppress it with magic!"

Imogen seemed a little panicked. She was at a loss as to how to get the essence from the extraction device.

Gordon saw this and said sternly: "Don't take it down!"

It's too late.

The moment the essence was separated from the extraction device, the soul fire surged again. Imogen seemed to realize that she had made a mistake and increased the magic power to suppress it. However, the violent reaction caused the scream of soul fire.

At the same time, all the essences resonated, and the soul fire fluctuated violently in an instant.

Along with the curses and exclamations, three more torches burst out in an instant, and the soul fires of other people also jumped up!
  　Thanks to shareholders for their encouragement and support.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)