Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

"Why is it another young face? It can't be that he also has a strange fire."

The other guard also looked at Xiao Fan with a strange expression and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Young man, you need a letter of introduction to get in here."

Upon hearing this person's words, Xiao Fan understood what was going on after a moment's thought.

In the Alchemists' Guild of the Gama Empire, ordinary people need a letter of introduction from their mentor to prove their identity if they want to join, unless they have some extraordinary status.

Otherwise, anyone could enter the Alchemist Guild, and the threshold here would have been worn down long ago.

However, Xiao Fan did not have a letter of introduction, so naturally there was no way to call him out.

However, Xiao Fan's lips curled up slightly, and he stretched out his right hand.

Seeing Xiao Fan's actions, the eyes of the two guards lit up.

boom!

Purple flames suddenly appeared from Xiao Fan's palm.

The two guards stammered.

"Another... another real fire?"

Xiao Fan smiled faintly and said to the two guards with a beaming smile.

"I'm here to verify my alchemist status. May I go in?"

The two guards said respectfully.

“Yes…yes.”

Xiao Fan walked past the two men and stepped inside. After taking only two steps, he turned back and asked.

"What did you mean by 'again'?"

One of the guards turned to Xiao Fan and said.

"Sir, a young man just went in. He didn't have a letter of introduction either, and he also demonstrated real fire, just like you, but the flames he displayed were white."

Xiao Fan nodded. It seemed that Xiao Yan had already gone in, but because of his own butterfly effect, Xiao Yan had not obtained the Purple Flame and could only expose the existence of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

However, the guards at the gate can only distinguish that alchemists of the fourth rank and above can release real fire. Asking them to differentiate between beast fire and strange fire would be too difficult for them.

Xiao Fan stepped into the gate of the Alchemist Guild. As soon as he entered, he smelled a rich medicinal fragrance, which made him feel much more relaxed.

There weren't many people in the hall. Upon seeing Xiao Fan, one of the women came out from backstage and stood in front of him.

"Sir, this seems to be your first time visiting the Alchemists' Guild in Blackrock City, right?"

Xiao Fan glanced around the spacious hall, then turned his gaze to the woman. She wore a light blue dress, and although her appearance wasn't stunningly beautiful, she had bright eyes and white teeth. Her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, which made people feel quite comfortable.

"Yes, I'm here to verify the alchemist's rank badge."

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, the woman's eyes lit up. She bowed slightly and then spoke softly.

"You're an alchemist too. The specific procedures for obtaining the certificate are here. Please follow me."

Then he led Xiao Fan to a window and took out a parchment from the counter behind the window.

Holding the pen, he respectfully addressed Xiao Fan.

"Sir, my name is IELTS. We need to register your name, age, and tutor's name according to the procedure."

Xiao Fan was prepared and said to Ya Si.

"My name is Mo Shang, I am nineteen years old. My mentor lives in seclusion in the mountains and does not like to be disturbed. I should be able to get the certification without writing anything down."

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Ya Si put away the things on the table and respectfully replied to Xiao Fan.

"Yes, but in that case you have to take an exam and only if you succeed can you receive the Alchemist Badge."

"In that case, let's take the assessment!"

"By the way, sir, what grade of alchemist are you?" Ya Si suddenly remembered the young man Ya Han had just greeted and asked Xiao Fan curiously.

With a smile playing on his lips, Xiao Fan said.

"Third grade."

IELTS's beautiful eyes were wide open, and she covered her mouth with her hands in disbelief.

A nineteen-year-old third-grade alchemist means that Xiao Fan's talent is enough to shock the Jia Ma Empire.

Then, led by Ya Si, Xiao Fan arrived at a gate.

Ya Si bowed to the leader standing at the door and said to him.

"Uncle Teya, has the assessment started inside?"

The leader, known as Uncle Teya, said with a smile, "Not yet, but it will be soon. Yahan just brought a boy here."

As she spoke, Teya looked at Xiao Fan with a smile, her heart skipping a beat. It turned out to be another young man whose true strength she couldn't fathom.

I thought the boy who just went in was already quite special, but then another one came.

After checking Xiao Fan's information, Teya patted Xiao Fan on the shoulder with a smile.

"Young man, everything's settled, go on in." He then handed something to Xiao Fan. "This is your exam number, don't lose it."

Ya Si bowed to Xiao Fan and said softly.

"Wishing you success in your IELTS exam."

Xiao Fan glanced at his exam number in his hand. It was a big six. Was that a lucky number?

Xiao Fan strode in and entered the place where the alchemist was being assessed.

As Xiao Fan entered the alchemist assessment hall, he saw the crowd standing in the arena.

There were two fourth-grade alchemists, who, judging from their titles, were Otto and Frank from Blackrock City, along with two beautiful young women standing beside them, who were also their personal disciples.

Xiao Fan glanced around the hall, as if everyone present had just heard some surprising news.

Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone in the room turned their attention to this place.

Upon seeing Xiao Fan's face, Master Otto smiled.

"Hehe, I was just saying that Brother Xiao Yan is very young. It seems that this new examinee is also very young."

Xiao Fan bowed slightly to Master Otto and Frank and said.

"Young man, don't be hurt. Thank you for troubling the two teachers."

Xiao Fan's greeting clearly pleased the two fourth-grade alchemists, and Otto asked with a smile.

"How old are you, young man?"

Xiao Fan answered Otto's question.

"nineteen."

As soon as Xiao Fan finished speaking, everyone in the room looked back and forth between him, Xiao Fan, and Linda and Xue Mei, disciples of Master Otto and Master Frank.

It seemed everyone was watching to see which of the four would ultimately emerge victorious.

In the arena, Xiao Yan looked at the disguised Xiao Fan and said to Yao Lao in his heart.

"Teacher, this person is so young!"

The old alchemist chuckled. “Heh, you’re only nineteen, but you’ve already reached the level of a first-grade alchemist at such a young age. Your talent is evident. You need to know that there are always people better than you.”

Xue Mei's expression remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned. Only Linda's expression showed slight resentment, especially upon seeing Xue Mei's arrogant demeanor. She believed her alchemy talent was no less than Xue Mei's.

As for Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, Linda thought they were just two attention-seekers. At nineteen, they wanted to pass the first-grade alchemist exam. In her opinion, it was impossible for anyone who wasn't a genius disciple from a major family.

However, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan's introductions on the list were unremarkable, and there was no mention of them being disciples of any famous alchemists, so Linda naturally looked down on them. In her opinion, she only had one competitor, Xue Mei.

Chapter 45 First-Rank Alchemist Examination

Master Otto, seeing that most of the people had arrived, gave the instructions.

"Now that most people have arrived, let's begin."

After hearing Master Otto's words, everyone in the arena walked towards the huge stone platform in the center.

The stone platform was divided into more than a dozen areas, and each person participating in the assessment chose an area.

Xiao Fan's location wasn't too far from Xiao Yan's, and Linda and Xue Mei's locations were also right next to each other.

Linda raised her head, looked at Xue Mei with arrogance, patted the medicine cauldron in front of her, and snorted.

"Don't let the oven explode again later, it will affect my assessment."

Xue Mei glanced at Linda and said calmly.

"Hmph, even without my interference, your chances of failure are pretty high."

"Alright, the assessment is about to begin. Stop talking."

Master Alto raised his hand to stop the argument between the two and announced the official start of the exam.

Linda was stopped by Master Otto, and she snorted at Xue Mei before falling silent.

Everyone began to examine the medicine cauldron in front of them and the other tools on the stone platform.

The assessment for a first-grade alchemist requires the individual refining of a complete pill. As for what kind of pill it is, that depends on the arrangements made by the Alchemist Guild during the assessment.