Even the most skilled fifth-grade pill alchemists only achieved 90% efficacy at most.

If someone managed to create one higher than 90%, it would be equivalent to the Attention Pill of the second grade.

These rumors quickly flashed through Vivian's mind, but she didn't take them seriously.

She initially learned how to make pills from Elton. Whenever they had spare time, Elton would share stories about the pill alchemist world with her.

Boom!

An explosion suddenly erupted in the room, and sparks flew out everywhere. Smoke hung in the air.

It so happened that someone was forging weapons. Because she couldn't control the duration and heat of the furnace, she made it explode.

“Novalee Jenkins has failed to forge the weapon! She has lost the competition!"

A judge walked over to assess the situation. After confirming that no one was injured, he announced Novalee's results.

Under the crowd's watchful eye, the weapon maker, Novalee Jenkins, was escorted from the room. Novalee's face was covered with dirt, and her eyes glistened with tears.

A few moments Later, another healer was eliminated from the competition after performing a first-grade ancient martial acupuncture procedure.

In less than half an hour, over ten contestants of the Literary match were eliminated.

On the other hand, the martial matches were moving slowly due to the one-on-one fights.

Grover immediately defeated his opponents, but the others after him all fought for Longer before their results were declared.

“Miss Maria Jenkins, Grover already won two rounds! He's doing amazing!" Isla couldn't help but voice out her admiration.

"Stay focused on what you're doing. If you don't do well, I'LL make you write the book The ABC of Pill Alchemist one hundred times when we return to Lemna Yard," Maria replied as she readjusted the heat of the furnace.

Isla was surprised by her words. She didn't have the opportunity to read much as a child, and Isla was eager to learn more.

However, she was also afraid of her teacher's punishment.

The pill Maria created was a first-grade Concentration Pill.

Maria had the ability to create more advanced pills, but the Literary match was divided into three parts: the preliminaries, the semifinals, and the finals. Maria needed to make three pills if she could make it to the finals.

Materials needed for the pills were prepared and shouldered by the contestants. Maria even paid for the materials Isla used.

At the thought of the amount of money she spent to enter the competition, Maria felt uncomfortable in her heart.

She vowed to do her best in the competition, but Maria's main objective was to be as frugal as possible. As a result, Maria and Isla chose to create the Concentration Pill for the preliminaries.

Time quickly passed as they scrambled to create the pills. An hour later, the preliminary literary match was over.