The Necromancer in the Wizarding World

In the competition, almost all wizard disciples present participated in it. This was not only to test themselves, but also to show the existence of the wizarding skills they learned in the wizarding world.

For these disciples, regardless of winning or losing, they can also get several precious potions as rewards. This is also an irresistible temptation, after all, those potions are fascinating magic stones!

However, there are three special types of apprentices who were not able to participate. They are the apprentices of potion, alchemy and auxiliary wizards. The skills of these apprentices are more reflected in the quiet laboratory or in the support in the battle, rather than directly participating in the confrontation on the battlefield.

When no one was ready to fight anymore, Master Megerit stepped forward and proposed to Master Fernando, "Since the fighting has ended, why don't we let our two outstanding disciples compete in a potion-making contest?"

Megerit himself was also a famous master of potions, but his reputation seemed to be always difficult to compare with Master Fernando. This subtle gap made him always burn with a flame of unwillingness to admit defeat.

Upon hearing Majorit's proposal, the wizards and apprentices present immediately showed eager eyes. They were looking forward to witnessing the style of this highly anticipated disciple in potion skills and to exploring whether he really possessed the legendary extraordinary talent.

Master Majorit clearly came prepared, and he took out a long table from his space pocket, apparently to provide his disciples with the best conditions for the competition. This action made the audience present feel a little nervous, and they guessed that this competition might be extremely fierce.

In contrast, Master Fernando seemed more relaxed. He also summoned a pre-prepared laboratory table, on which the equipment needed for potion making was neatly arranged.

Both potion preparation and witchcraft refining are extremely delicate skills, requiring extremely high amounts of materials and precision in the operation process, and changes in the experimental environment will also have a significant impact on the results. Therefore, both masters prepared familiar experimental tables and equipment for their disciples to ensure that they can demonstrate their skills in the best condition.

Then, the two masters took out dozens of medicinal materials needed for the potions and selected ten with exactly the same formula.

This move undoubtedly shows that in such skill competitions in the wizarding world, there is a set of recognized rules: using recipes recognized by both parties to make ten different potions.

Master Majorette gave an order to his disciple Jack: "Jack, show your strength and don't let me down!" Although Jack was a little in awe of his teacher, he responded with confidence: "Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely win!"

Master Fernando calmly signaled Matthews to come on stage without putting too much pressure on him. He had a clear understanding of Matthews' ability. Although Matthews had extraordinary potential, he had only studied pharmacy for a short time. Therefore, no matter what the result of the competition was, Master Fernando could maintain a calm state of mind.

Matthews and Jack stood in front of their respective laboratory tables, their eyes met, and the sense of competition between them spread unspokenly, as if confirming the old saying: competitors are enemies.

"No additional auxiliary means may be used during the competition. Now, you can begin!" Master Fernando's voice rang out, officially starting this contest of skills.

As soon as the voice fell, the two of them quickly threw themselves into the intense work. They handled the herbs at hand skillfully, and each step seemed to be handy and the speed was comparable.

For other audiences, they were shocked by the smooth and precise skills of the two apprentices. However, for the two masters, they paid more attention to the processing of medicinal materials and the quality of the extraction of the essence solution, because these factors are directly related to the quality of the final medicine.

Master Fernando observed Matthews' performance and secretly praised him. Matthews did not show any nervousness in the face of fierce competition, but remained calm and focused. He handled each of the required medicinal materials skillfully, and the extracted essence solutions were all of high quality.

In the process of processing medicinal materials, Matthews showed extraordinary skills, and even had a slight advantage in speed. However, the real test for him was the subsequent stage of merging and matching the medicinal liquids. This step was extremely demanding on mental strength, requiring both abundant mental strength and precise control.

Although Matthews has made significant progress in his mental strength recently, as a second-class apprentice, there is still a huge gap between him and the third-class apprentices.

Making ten kinds of medicines in a row was undoubtedly a severe test for his mental strength. Therefore, he had to use his mental strength carefully to ensure that the extraction of the medicine and the preparation of the medicine could be successful at one time, so as to avoid the waste of mental strength caused by repeated work.

In contrast, Jack seemed more relaxed during the preparation process, and he obviously did not have the same concerns as Matthews. As the best among the third-class apprentices, his total mental strength was nearly three times that of Matthews.

Matthews had a slight advantage in the process of extracting the medicinal liquid, but was slightly inferior in the process of preparing the medicine, which led to the two of them completing the preparation of the first medicine almost at the same time.

The two masters highly praised their apprentices' performance. Whether it was Matthews or Jack, the first potion they made met the quality standards, fully demonstrating their solid skills and strength.

However, as Matthews continued to make potions, by the seventh time, his mental strength had begun to show signs of fatigue, and the quality of the finished potion was also affected to a certain extent, and the quality was slightly insufficient.

Matthews originally planned to allocate his mental power reasonably in order to support the production of all the potions. However, the reality is harsh. The production of potions does not always go smoothly, the success rate is not always so high, and as the mental power is gradually consumed, the success rate will further decrease.

By the time he made the eighth potion, Matthews' mental strength was already quite strained, and he had to rely more on his vision, touch, and intuition to operate. Only at the critical moment, when he needed magic power to promote the fusion of the potion, would he use his remaining mental strength for precise control.

This method of operation undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of production. Although Matthews's hands-on ability and sense were excellent, the quality of the finished potion was still difficult to reach the best state and could only be considered barely qualified.

Although Matthews did not perform well in making the last three potions, his performance still exceeded Master Fernando's expectations.

Fernando had thought that Matthews could only hold out until the sixth potion, but Matthews proved himself with his tenacity and strength, and when making the first few potions, his success rate was significantly higher than that of his opponent Jack, demonstrating his talent and strength in potion-making.

At the same time, Jack on the other side was also making potions in a tense and orderly manner. Each of his potions was pure in color and of high quality. He was uncompromising in every failure and need for redoing, pursuing perfection.

Jack knew that the outcome of the competition depended on the best results, so he devoted himself to every potion making, striving to show his best condition to win.

In the preparation of the first seven potions, Matthews and Jack's works were evenly matched, but in the last three, Jack's potions were obviously better.

When both of them finished their work, Fernando couldn't help but burst into laughter. He felt sincerely proud and satisfied with his disciple's performance.

Master Majorette looked a little unhappy. He said sarcastically, "Fernando, it seems that my disciple won the competition. If I were not someone who knew the inside story, I would have thought that your disciple won!"

Master Fernando ignored Majorette's sarcasm and announced with a smile: "Jack wins this competition!" Then he rewarded Jack with several precious potions.

However, his evaluation of Matthews made Megerit even more furious: "Matthews, your performance is really outstanding and has far exceeded my expectations. I will give you another reward later."

All the wizards present understood the mystery, but the apprentices were a little confused. They even felt that the master was making specious arguments and was being stubborn!

Although Megerit was proud of his students' achievements, he could not refute the outstanding performance of his old rival's students. Hearing Fernando's praise for Matthews, he could only snort unhappily to express his dissatisfaction.

For those apprentices who did not have the opportunity to participate in the competition, Master Fernando also generously gave them two potions each.

This made the apprentices extremely happy. They had been watching the competition from the sidelines, and they were envious of the apprentices who could get potions as soon as they entered the arena. Now that they could also get potions, they were naturally overjoyed and felt that this journey was not in vain.