Hidden genius: Black belly snake

The next day Tang Yue leisurely walked over to the alchemy association gates after a more than satisfactory happy good night's sleep.

Since the previous day ended up being more chaotic and confusing than anyone had expected, Examiner Giotto had asked her to meet with him today for further instructions.

The excited little snake happily waltzed in, eager to learn new things.

Since her childhood, she never had the chance to learn anything new or practice any of the special arts since she was a cripple.

But now things were different. She was genuinely interested in learning and improving herself in alchemy.

It was a miracle that she even had the chance to do this! There was no way she was going to let this chance slip by.

Tang Yue walked into the main courtyard and took a left turn to arrive at the Master Alchemist quarters.

It looked like Master Giotto was already waiting there, busily chatting with someone else.

Tang Yue hurried over and pleasantly greeted him. "Good morning, Master Giotto."

The tall middle-aged alchemy master turned around and so did the short chubby elf in front of him.

While the Giotto simply nodded in return, the other elf gritted his teeth and hissed back his reply.

"Greetings, Princess Tang Yue." Marvin sneered with a smug look on his face.

"Hmm…" Tang Yue pondered.

Why is this rascal not huddled up in his room in a puddle of his tears?

Did I not mess with him enough yesterday?

As if answering her mental rhetorical questions, Master Giotto quietly mumbled.

"Ahem. There seemed to be some issues yesterday with Trainee Marvin's cauldron and so, to be fair, we have decided to issue the first position to both the candidates."

"Both of you can now follow me to receive your high-grade cauldrons and trainee robes."

Master Giotto walked away without waiting for Tang Yue to respond as if he had just spoken something completely obvious.

Tang Yue chuckled. She didn't expect this but it wasn't too much of a surprise either.

She silently followed behind Giotto and Marvin who were now laughing and chatting about the weather outside.

They walked for a while, exiting the main building and entering the inner quarters of the alchemy association.

This is the place where trainee alchemists mostly worked, assisting the various masters they were assigned to and also taking care of the enormously vast expanse of herbal fields.

Behind the alchemy association building plots, acres and acres of herb farms spread out to a boundless area, almost until the distance eyes could see.

Tang Yue couldn't help but gasp at the sight of such a huge field filled with uncountable treasured herbs. Even the air in this place smelled like medicine.

"Is this your first time visiting here?" Giotto chuckled. He found Tang Yue's innocent open-mouthed expression very amusing.

Marvin next to him as usual had a smug face. He had, of course, come here several times and even purchased several herbs.

"We can come here later. Let me first hand over the cauldrons and register you both as alchemy Trainees." Giotto chuckled and continued walking.

They took several turns here and there, making Tang Yue's head hurt, and finally arrived at a corner chamber.

She was sure that she had no idea what route they had taken just now. The entire building was a complicated maze.

Once they entered the chamber, Giotto flicked his violet robes and retrieved a small bag.

And from within the bag, he took out two dark brown colored cauldrons.

The cauldrons were almost half the height of Tang Yue and were very peculiarly designed.

Cauldrons typically were thick and sturdy, so that they can withstand a lot of heat, high pressure, and unexpected scenarios.

Otherwise, every time a concoction fails, the ingredients along with the cauldron will blow up in the person's face.

But these two cauldrons were much thinner.

Won't they break apart on the first try? Tang Yue suspiciously glanced at the big cauldrons in front of her.

"These are special cauldrons which are covered by runes to withstand a lot of stress." Marvin rolled his eyes and explained, even though no one asked him about it.

Tang Yue tilted her head and gazed into his eyes, with a big smile plastered on her face. "Oh! Is that so? Thanks." She paused and replied.

There was something about her voice that made Marvin clench his fists.

The temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

"Ahem. So here are the trainee robes."

Giotto interrupted the duo who looked like they were about to claw each other into shreds and shoved a set of robes in each of their hands.

He shook his head and chuckled.

"Marcel here can instruct you both in your trainee duties."

Master Giotto then promptly turned around and left, almost running away from the bickering duo.