Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 215

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After lunch, Xiang Yu didn’t head straight back to the spirit vein. Instead, he decided to tackle the remaining Secondary Professions Pavilion matters that had been weighing on his mind. He needed to wrap up the entrance examinations for the schools that were still waiting.

He made his way to find Liu Qing, catching her as she was organizing some paperwork near the pavilion’s main office. "Tell everyone who’s interested that I’ll be conducting the entrance tests for the remaining schools today," he instructed. "That’s alchemy, appraisal, and farming."

Liu Qing nodded eagerly and immediately set off to gather the candidates.

Xiang Yu glanced up at the afternoon sun with a slight grimace. This was supposed to be his formation making time, and his heart genuinely ached thinking about missing out on crafting another defensive formation for the sect. Still, he forced himself not to dwell on it too much. His formation making skill was already past the halfway point to breakthrough and would advance after the next reset regardless of whether he practiced today or not. At least he wouldn’t be losing out on experience points completely.

Within a few minutes, an eager crowd of disciples had assembled in the pavilion’s central courtyard. Their faces showed a mixture of nervous anticipation and determination. Xiang Yu quickly sorted them into three distinct groups based on their chosen professions, with each cluster gathering in different sections of the courtyard.

He decided to start with the alchemy group, knowing that this test would probably take the longest to complete properly. The group consisted of about a little over fifty disciples, all looking at him with bright, expectant eyes. _{freeweb\n(o)v.e\l.com}

Leading them into the alchemy school building, Xiang Yu had already learned his lesson from the blacksmithing disaster earlier. He absolutely would not let these students attempt to actually refine pills. First, because creating pills was exponentially more difficult than forging weapons, and probably impossible for complete beginners. Second, and perhaps more importantly, he didn’t want the buildings getting destroyed by furnace explosions before they’d even properly opened.

His martial aunt was planning to hold her wedding ceremony in this very pavilion, and she had been the one funding the entire construction project. It would be disrespectful to damage the place before she’d even had a chance to "officially" open it. In fact, they might even bring bad luck by already using the facilities before the proper ceremony. He really hoped his martial aunt wouldn’t hold a grudge about this.

For the alchemy test, Xiang Yu had prepared something entirely different. He reached into his spatial ring and withdrew a massive stack of thick, leather-bound books, each one substantial enough to serve as a weapon in its own right.

Standing at the front of the classroom, he held up one of the enormous volumes for everyone to see. "This is a herb encyclopedia," he explained, his voice carrying clearly through the room. "It lists all the herbs that I know and their effects, properties, and interactions. Well, ninth-grade herbs that is."

The disciples leaned forward, studying the intimidating tome with a mixture of awe and trepidation.

"Your task is actually quite simple," Xiang Yu continued, gesturing toward the back of the room where numerous wooden crates sat stacked against the walls. "Each one of you will take a copy of this encyclopedia. The herbs listed in these books can be found in those crates back there. Your job is to use those herbs, with the help of this reference guide, to create a potion of any kind."

He suddenly remembered something, then added quickly, "Of any kind except poison."

Without waiting to check if they fully understood the instructions, Xiang Yu began walking toward the exit. "You have until I come back. Your time starts now."