She felt too embarrassed to continue her words.

Aside from craving a good meal, Julie also yearned to go shopping and enjoy herself.

What was going on with her? Why did she suddenly want to do nothing but have fun?

“Mr. Gregory, do you know what kind of pill Maria's making?" Julie whispered.

“I'd rather keep it a secret for now."

Goodwin's face twitched when he suddenly recalled something unpleasant.

“Let's wait for Maria to illustrate her work." Goodwin chose not to say that.

Maria opened the pot. It meant Maria had refined the pill.

“After you, gentleman," Canaan gestured politely. The judge rolled his eyes in irritation and silently judged Canaan.

Even though the pills were out of the furnace, no one knew what kind of pill Maria refined. It would be demeaning for him to judge her work without knowing what it was exactly.

Once he had a chance to collect himself, he gathered the courage to check.

As a professional judge, it was his job to know about the pills refined by juniors.

The pill looked similar to the Tien Hsin Pills and Essence Pills, but he wasn't entirely sure. It could also be Purge Pills.

The judge browsed through those common grade-three and grade-four pills in his mind to figure out which one Maria had made, but none matched the medicinal materials Maria used.

The pill sat quietly on the tray and was red as the sunset glowed. From a close distance, it seemed to everyone that Maria wasn't refining any pills. Maria's work looked like a glowing sunset with the shape of a pill.

They wondered what it could be.

The judge felt helpless as he tried to determine her creation.

Canaan was also puzzled. It was the first time he'd ever seen a pill like that. Her creation didn't match any recorded pills in The Classic of Pills. Did Maria mishandle the fire and burn the pill?

Soon enough, Canaan denied it and knew it would be impossible.

If anyone burned a pill, the smell would have given it away.

However, the mysterious sunset-Like pill before him emitted a faint fragrance. It was extraordinary!

“Gentlemen, can we proceed with announcing the results now?" Maria reminded politely. She didn't know what was going through their minds at that moment.

“Well...”

The judge flushed with embarrassment.