An alchemist was someone that was able to concoct pills out of the ingredients provided. However, the level of mastery of an alchemist was determined by how pure the pill he or she concocted.
"Why is there no demonstration this time?" asked one of the crowd.
"If Renduval showed them how to do it, then they could do it as well?" answered another.
"Is that an answer?"
"It's a guess."
"Meh, fine I guess, I'll take it."
Meanwhile, on the field, the two rookies were palpitating without even making an effort to hide it. They were nervous to the neck. With no demonstration from the more experienced alchemist, getting a seventy percent and above purity would be a hard feat. However, Lyon was not.