My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"The three of you, come with me." Xia Zuo smiled as he looked at his junior classmates and cast a detection spell on each of them.

He stretched out his arm, leading the three towards the purple stone door by the wall, explaining as they walked:

"I am Shazo from Rosac, and I am honored to be your teaching assistant. You can call me Shazo or senior."

"Good afternoon, Senior Xia Zuo." After a brief greeting, Yulanda and the other two introduced themselves.

Xia Zuo led them through the doorway, past a series of orbs of light floating in the air:

"These are elemental servants deployed by the castle administrator, Dim. Specifically, they are called surveillance guards. Their only purpose is to monitor the area."

The four of them went to the shower room.

This place has been completely renovated by Dim. It has been divided into men's and women's shower rooms. The men's shower room is on the left and the women's shower room is on the right. There is a guard at the entrance of each shower room.

Xia Zuo went in to check when no one was around. Neither of the two surveillance guards could see what was happening in the shower room.

He took three keys out of his pocket and handed them to the three new students:

"Here are your wardrobe keys."

"Remember, every time you enter or leave the toxic alchemy zone, you must shower for 5 minutes and change your clothes here."

"The Poison Alchemy Zone is completely separate from the rest of the castle. There is only one passage in and out. Dim has deployed twice as many guards here as in the other alchemy zones."

Do you know why?

Dim had said these things before. Shazo rearranged the word order and copied them verbatim.

"Is it because there are many poisonous things in the poison alchemy zone?"

Yolanda raised her right forearm and looked directly at the assistant coach as she answered. She had served as a soldier on Mitland Island for two years, and some of her habits hadn't completely worn off.

Her beige hair was only slightly longer than a boy's, and it would take some time before it reached her shoulders. She spoke with an upright posture and a strong voice, even more robust than Hodge and Bisanger beside her.

Yolanda's face bore the marks of sun and wind. Her skin was rather rough, and her nose was peeling.

But it's alright. The food at the university is very nourishing. In a few months, she'll be just as pretty as the other girls.

“Correct answer.” Xia Zuo nodded, then smiled:

"No need to be so formal, relax. In academia, you only need to raise your hand to speak during class."

"Yes, Senior Xia Zuo." Yulanda probably realized that her tone was still too serious, and smiled at the three people beside her after she finished speaking.

Xia Zuo took out his wardrobe key. "Go change your clothes. Then we'll meet here."

About five or six minutes later.

Xia Zuo put on his specially made leather robe and stood in front of the three freshmen, adjusting their collars, cuffs, and trouser legs one by one.

He led the new students through the misty corridor that purified the poisons, and into the poison alchemy zone.

The rows of toxic substance cabinets lining both sides of the corridor shocked everyone who came here for the first time. The three freshmen immediately realized that the previous showering, changing, and purification procedures were absolutely necessary.

"Senior, why isn't there a surveillance guard here?" Hodge, with his short, choppy hair, asked after thinking about the term the teaching assistant had mentioned.

Xia Zuo stopped and looked at the curious freshmen, blinking his right eye as he said, "We'll only know the reason when you start practicing meditation."

Chapter 38 Black Eye Poison Trial

Xia Zuo kept the new students in suspense and quickened his pace as he passed through rows of toxin cabinets.

In the basic alchemy room, Kurov sat behind a desk as four students filed in through the door.

Xia Zuo stood aside with his hands at his sides, leaving the scene to his mentor.

“I am Kurov, Professor of Poison Alchemy. Your temporary mentor.”

Kulov emphasized the word "temporary".

He stood up slowly and walked over to the new students:

"The raw materials and products of poison alchemy are all highly toxic. All three of you are excellent talents, and I don't want to lose any of you because of an accident during the production of poisons."

Kulov pointed in the direction of Shazo:

"At this time last year, including your teaching assistants, there were three freshmen in Poison Alchemy. Now there's only him left."

These words caused the expressions of Yolanda and the other two to change slightly.

Xia Zuo suppressed his laughter with a straight face, not expecting his mentor to actually make a joke.

Kulov stroked his beard and said solemnly:

"The other two went wrong during the poison testing. I transferred them to the field of potion alchemy before they made any bigger mistakes."

"This is a unique rule in our poison alchemy."

"No one can make a mistake during the first four months after enrollment. Otherwise, I will force them to transfer to another subject."

Yolanda and the other two nodded in agreement.

Kulov pointed at Shazo again:

"For months, Xia Zuo has never made a mistake in the process of refining poisons. His cautious and meticulous character is something you should learn from."

There were over 100 students in his class. Only nine passed the final exam six months later. He was one of them.

"From now on, you three can ask him for advice on both general alchemy courses and the specialization of poison alchemy."

If Xia Zuo were to recount his past achievements himself, he would inevitably be seen as boasting.

But if these words come from the mentor, the effect is completely different. They help young teaching assistants establish basic authority.

The three freshmen looked at the teaching assistant with a warm smile, a hint of respect flickering in their eyes.

Kulov manipulated the timetables and bronze pendants, distributing them remotely to the new students, saying, "Keep these two things safe."

He gestured to the teaching assistant beside him, "Shazo, take them around the castle and let them get familiar with the environment."

"Yes, Professor."

Xia Zuo led the new students on a tour of the poison alchemy area.

He introduced all the equipment and rooms inside and out, including the ventilation duct rods, the cleaning pool, the basic alchemy table, the shelves for storing poison bottles, the storage room, the small classroom, the advanced alchemy room, and so on.

Before leaving the poison alchemy area, he stood in front of the three and gave them some instructions:

"There is a soft sofa next to the desk, which is where the mentor meditates, right next to your alchemy table."

"He chose to meditate by your alchemy table so that he could lend a helping hand as quickly as possible if something unexpected happened."

“His meditation will not be interrupted by his normal classes and drug-making. But we should still try to keep our footsteps and voices low to avoid disturbing him.”

The three new students nodded in unison.

Xia Zuo pointed to the doorway not far away:

“I spend almost all day in the advanced alchemy lab concocting poisons. You can come there and ask me questions whenever I have time.”

"Senior," Yolanda instinctively raised her right forearm and asked,

"Is there anything we need to pay special attention to?"

Hodge nodded in agreement. "Could you tell us what mistake those two senior students who were transferred to the Potion and Alchemy department made?"

Xia Zuo stroked his chin, recalling the precautions set forth by his mentor. The booklet did not mention that this matter could not be revealed.

"There is a basic textbook for general education courses called 'Encyclopedia of Toxic Agents'."

Xia Zuo gestured the shape of a book in front of him:

"The description above mentions a trainee-level poison that causes hallucinations. You will learn how to make it later, and you will also have to test it frequently to combat the hallucinations it causes."

"A hallucination effect," Yolanda muttered to herself.

"Everyone sees different visual hallucinations."

Xia Zuo pointed to himself:

"What I saw were distorted lines. Apart from making me dizzy, they had no other unbearable effects."

"But my two classmates weren't so lucky. Their visual hallucinations were frightening, or..."

He couldn't find the right words for a moment.

What Mason saw were countless black dots that flickered before his eyes, constantly magnifying and shrinking.

Brandon, on the other hand, mistook everything for bananas... causing quite a misunderstanding.

Xia Zuo skipped over this topic and looked at the brown-haired boy who had remained silent among the three freshmen:

“Bisang, is there anything you’ve thought of? Just ask, and I’ll tell you anything I can.”

The brown-haired boy was somewhat introverted; he smiled shyly and said:

"Senior, the professor just said that only 9 people in your year passed the final exam. What about the people who didn't pass?"

Yolanda and Hodge didn't react to the question, clearly having already learned about it through their own channels.

"They'll be studying those 25 general education courses again with you; in the academy, that's called retaking them." Xia Zuo said as he strode towards the entrance of the poison alchemy area.

"The first class tomorrow morning is Alchemy Linguistics taught by the Dean. She will give you a detailed introduction to the final exams. Now, let me show you around the cafeteria and dormitories."

A message from his cheat system popped into his mind, indicating that he had received some experience points. The amount wasn't much, so Xia Zuo quickly glanced at it and tossed it aside, no longer paying attention to it.

...

It was a little after 5 a.m. that night.

After settling Yulanda and the other two in, Xia Zuo went to the restaurant alone.

The area here has expanded considerably.

The large round table in the center, once set with fruit, desserts, and drinks, has been expanded from one to three. Various styles of dining tables are placed around these three large round tables, with two kitchens located at either end of the dining area.

There's a welcome dinner tonight. Most of the people in the restaurant at this hour are from the previous year.

Xia Zuo didn't attend the banquet last year, and he doesn't plan to join the fun this year either. According to Anru'er's description, it was a colorful light show performed by elemental servants, and apart from being grand and magnificent, there was nothing special about it.

It would be better to finish dinner early and then go to the poison alchemy area to concoct poisons.

"I'm here!"