Once again, Elder Godari controlled the formation and isolated them from the audience. Situations like this happened many times in the past, but the numbers were way too many this time, making him speechless.
"I think Elder Godari has the talent to be a cultivator therapist. Anyone who experienced a mental bottleneck should visit him for therapy. They might be able to break through." Leyvi joked. Although he said it as a joke, he actually believed what he said.
The ladies nodded together. They also thought the same thing.
Madam Goldstone overheard Leyvi's joke and asked Magnus. "Husband, should we visit Elder Godari later? Maybe a few words from him can help me advance to the Nascent Soul realm."
Magnus chuckled. His wife was stuck at the peak of the Core Formation realm for a while now, so she was worried about it too. But he didn't expect that she would believe Leyvi's joke to the point of suggesting a visit.
"That kid is clearly joking, and you actually believed it. Aina, are you a child?" Magnus teased her. His wife was from the Aventurine Family, a family that had a close friendship with the Goldstone for generations.
"A child? Are you calling me short?" Aina's temper flared after Magnus said the trigger word.
Selene sighed. She could see her parents bickering again. Her mom got triggered easily if someone said words related to short and her father liked to say them intentionally.
"Alright, where was I again?" Elder Godari looked up to recall the things he said previously.
"Ah, right. Be creative and make new products or formulas!" He remembered where he left off.
"So, the scoring criteria will be like this. There are seven ingredients in total. The number of ingredients you used will be the multiplier for the score you earn from successfully making an alchemy product."
"If you successfully made the product that I wanted, you will receive 30 points, plus an additional 5 points for each grade increase. Meaning, a low-grade product gets 30 points, a middle-grade product gets 35 points, and so on."
"On the other hand, if you made other alchemy products different from what I wanted, tier-2 products will receive 50 points, while tier-1 products will receive 20 points. And lastly, if you made something that already existed, you will only get 5 points, some pity points for those who couldn't come up with anything new. However, if you somehow managed to improve the existing alchemy formula by using fewer ingredients, you will receive the points as if you created a new product. Additionally, fewer ingredients will add to your multiplier. For example, if the original formula uses 5 ingredients but you improvise it and use only 4, your multiplier will become 6."
"In the end. These points will increase by the multipliers and become your final score for this round. Any questions?" Elder Godari asked after the explanation.
One contestant raised her hand and asked. "What if someone made a tier-3 product from the seven ingredients?"
"Hahaha! That would be impossible because none of the ingredients had the essence level of a tier-3 product."
"Well, if someone managed to do the 'impossible' and create a tier-3 product using these tier-2 ingredients, I will give them 100 points! Even if you are the lowest ranked now, you can become first place just like that. How about it?"
Elder Godari was confident nobody was capable of doing that. Why? Because there is no record of anyone ever successfully using lower-tier ingredients to produce higher tiered products. Even if they were alchemy prodigies, the chance was infinitely close to zero.
They might be able to do it in the future, but not now. The alchemists right now haven't been able to do it yet, considering this was something that could drive the alchemy world to another level. It would be a breakthrough that was countless times greater than discovering new alchemy formulas.
He had heard some speculation that the full version of the legendary art, 'Heavenly Touch Alchemy Method' could make it happen, but in the end, it was just speculation and couldn't be proven.
After all, it had been so many years, but the translation didn't progress by much.
"100 points? If I use 7 ingredients, that would at least be 700 points total. Holy! I can reach the first place in a single round! Hahaha! First place, wait for me!"
"You? You can't even fart properly. Keep dreaming!"
Some contestants started fantasizing about creating a tier-3 product this round.
"The duration of this round will be 5 days! For an alchemist who was creating a new product, this duration is extremely short, but for a competition of this level, 5 days were already the most we could spare for a round. So use your time wisely."
"5 days? So long....After that, there's another round. When can I be in bed with darling?" Nala complained.
Leyvi rolled his eyes. That's all she thinks about. However, this made him realize how time-consuming alchemy was. Thankfully, Anda's spirit root raised to the level above the top grade, or her cultivation might lag behind.
He wondered how Anda would perform in this round. Although the Alchemy Vision could guide her and increase her alchemy proficiency to a very high degree, he knew that it wouldn't help her create a new product or she would have done it already.
Therefore, it really depends on Anda's creativity and instinct as an alchemist this time.
While Leyvi was worried about Anda, the panda herself was chuckling. Why? Because Elder Godari had left a way out for her. No, not just her, but for every contestant. It was just much more favorable to herself.
If the task was to create a new product from any random ingredients, she admitted that it would be extremely hard for her right now, since she wouldn't be able to know what would react with what. She had not studied this aspect yet.
It might take her a long time to be good at this. After all, 3 years ago, without the Alchemy Vision, she was just a completely mediocre alchemist.
However, Elder Godari had prepared seven specific ingredients, meaning the essences from these seven ingredients would definitely result in something when combined. All they had to do was figure out the best mixing ratio for them.
For others, this would be a difficult task, but for her who owns the Alchemy Vision, it would be a piece of cake. Calculating the best mixing ratio between the essences was well within its capabilities.
Anda secretly praised her luck.
No, no, it must be because of my husband. Leyvi is the man who brings luck. No one can convince me otherwise.
Anda believed it was her husband's presence that allowed so many people to overcome their bottlenecks and break through on the spot.
After letting people digest the information, Elder Godari continued again.
"We have procured enormous quantities of these seven ingredients so you don't have to worry about them running out. So, within these five days, experiment as much as you want. Don't be afraid to fail."
"You only need to present only one copy of the product you made, obviously the best grade you achieved, for scoring. You can keep the rest."
"Alright, before we begin the fourth round, are there any more questions?"
The very next moment, Elder Godari saw someone raise their hand. It was Mia Fafifa.
"Elder, what if someone tried to steal my idea for a new product after many experiments? That would be annoying." Mia Fafifa raised a valid question.
Asmondol's lips twitched. He felt attacked, even though she wasn't talking about anyone specifically. I'm only copying, not stealing. He reassured himself.
Elder Godari immediately realized something he had forgotten. "Oh my, look at me. I totally forgot about this. Too many things to say, after all. Hahaha. Don't worry, in this round, you will be isolated from each other so you can perform your experiments in peace."
Mia Fafifa nodded and felt relieved. Creating a new product was her expertise, so she would hate it if other contestants could just plagiarize her product in the end.
"You won't be able to see other people, but the audience will be able to see you, so don't do anything weird, okay? Oh, lastly, if you need new ingredients, just raise your hand while making a number using your Qi. We have labeled the seven ingredients with numbers accordingly."
"Any more questions?" He asked again.
No more contestants raised their hands. They understood the task very well. Some had even formulated the strategies in their mind.
"Good! Since there is no more question, let's begin the fourth round of the Alchemy Competition!"
He waved his arm and seven kinds of ingredients in massive quantities appeared in the middle of the Grand Stadium.
At the same time, the contestants were isolated in an equally divided room where their spiritual sense couldn't penetrate the wall, preventing them from spying on others. Together with them were ten sets of ingredients for starters.
Leyvi saw this and praised the formation inwardly. The formation in the Grand Stadium really had many functions. He wondered who designed it.
Maybe it was the same person who designed the formation in the coliseum where he had the Beast Tamer Tournament, too. There couldn't be that many people who were that skilled in this field, right?
Thinking about formation, Leyvi wondered what happened to Bellion now. Was he still at the Mystical Array Valley?