"I did it!" Gale exclaimed. He had cleaned 53% impurities from one of the four ingredients! Gale felt happy. With such a result, he could finally face slap the smug face of instructor Alex, who was looking down on him and the other students while degrading them a week ago.
Many pairs of eyes turned towards Gale, and when they saw that he had succeeded, their eyes widened in shock. Just a week ago, he was failing miserably. And now, after a week, he improved by leaps and bound and mastered the first step of alchemy. What had he gone through in a single week to gain such an impressive improvement in his alchemy technique?
While Gale was self-indulging in his happiness, someone else also finished his task.
"I did it too, and I did it better than you. See how vibrant this flower is looking? It makes me believe that my ingredient probably only has 30% or so impurities left." Eric Ambrose chimed in from the sides.
