Rain getting out of the exam room after the written test. "Now where should I wait for the result." He looks left and right in the corridor and finds who has submitted their papers walking to the left and disappears in a turn.
"The right side is the waiting room where my mother is waiting but they are walking to the left."
When he thinks about his mother waiting for him in the waiting room, he starts thinking of Albus who was absent and did not come when he reached the guild. Till the time of the start of the test, he did not come. The priest came but wishing him the best luck, he went back to the church, which he understood because of the birth of the original Tree Spirit.
"I should visit his house after the test."
"let's check the left way first."
And he starts walking, and after some time he hears footsteps and turns to see a male walking behind him.
He takes the turn and sees at the end of the path a room with a guard by the door.
When he reaches the guard, Rain hears the guard asking him, "Guild Pass."
He took out the leaves when his touch felt like metal but it was not artificial but from a rare tree.
He shows the leaves, and the guard nods, " You can enter."
Rain enters the room and finds a huge university lecture hall, most of the seats are filled with people.
Rain walks forward to find a seat, " Everyone here is a Tree-spirit." and he a half-tree spirit. That made him decide to a take seat at the back where the seats were mostly empty.
He starts to walk toward the back and sits on a chair, waiting for the result.
Rain sitting on a chair in the back of the room. He is thinking " Why there are so many people this time participating in the test of the guild."
"Albus mentioned before as I recall in every season test 5 to 20 people participate."
" But in the room now there are like 100 people leaving the people still participating in the written test."
"There must be a reason so many people are participating in this test."
"Maybe because of the birth of the original Tree-Spirit tomorrow."
"Should I ask someone the reason?"
"But I do not know anyone in here."
Rain starts surveying the room for anyone to inquire, finds most of the Tree-Spirits are sitting together, and before he can decide whom to inquire.
A female tree spirit sat two chairs from him, Rain looked at her carefully.
" In human age looks like 10-12 years little girl, but cannot be said about Tree-Spirits whose life-span 10 times than human."
" Her age can be above 20 years."
"She is near me, Let's ask her."
Rain whispers, "Miss, Miss."
The female tree spirit turned to face him and calmly spoke, "Yes." looks at him carefully noticing him not a tree spirit, "Do you need anything?"
Rain," Miss, Do you know why there are so many people participating in this test?"
Female tree spirit thoughtfully looks at him," You do not know?" seeing the confusion on Rain's face.
She continue," Because of Princess Narisa arriving in our city, a party will be held." Rain hearing this thought " Is becoming a potionist a ticket for going to the party."
" Princess Narisa decided to reward the top three performers in the potion test and the top 10 getting an invitation to the party."
Rain raises an eyebrow he guesses half right," What is the reward for the top three?"
She spoke," For the third place-1000 white leaves, second place- 3- Bronze leaves and a fine robe made from the thread of crystal spider."
"But everyone came for the reward of the 1st place."
" A life seed."
Rain was astonished when he heard the reward for the first place was a life seed and frantically spoke for confirmation," The Life seed you are talking about is the one I think it is."
Her face broke in a small smile seeing the half-tree spirit's reaction, her reaction was similar to when she first heard about the reward." Yes, The life seed that the guild gives to every potionist when they become Master Potionist."
Rain hearing this spoke, "Thank you." and started thinking, "Today before he arrived at the potion guild, he planned to act low key and pass the test with the least point."
"In the written test whose passing mark was 100 of 250 full mark. I only answer 150 questions while knowing the answers to all the questions."
" I want to pray to the God of life and plants that the written test mark is not considered in the final marking."
"I want to rank first for the life seed."
Rain murmured 'Life seed' and thought about what he had learned about life seed- An activation seed made by the Grandmaster potionist. It merges with a body and comes alive. When being attacked the life seed from the armor protecting the body merges with the life seed.
In the body of Potionist and Alchemist, the life seed from a self-defense treasure turns into a weapon that can be used to attack. They can control the life with the power of mind or soul. The life seed with the power of a Potionist or an Alchemist can be turned into anything from a sword to a clone. It depends on the imagination and power of the Potionist or the Alchemist.
"I leave the Endless Forest, tomorrow I will not be able to leave the city because of the birth of Original Tree-Spirit."
"So, the next day I leave the city to return to the Village. Then in three or four days, I leave the Endless Forest for the City of Freedom."
"And in the middle, I have to pass multiple Human Kingdoms hostile to Alchemist and Tree-Spirit and a dangerous environment."
"Alchemist can control small weapons and create illusions with the power of the soul. It is effective against a single enemy, not multiple enemies."
"With the life seed, It will be much easier to reach the City of Freedom."
Rain stops his mind and starts to pay attention as three tree spirits enter the room. And stands in front of the room. Rain did not recognize any of them but he recognized their dress that symbolized their status.
Rain hears a whisper from the crowd and figures out the name of the female tree-spirit standing in the center and steps forward wearing a light green color robe with bronze leaves with purple threads woven in the robe symbolizing him as a Great Master Poitionist," Great Master Solarius."
Rain's attention is now fully on Great Master Blaine as he starts speaking.
"I am Great Master Solarius."
"With me are Master Grey and Master Allerick will call out the name of those who fail to pass the written test."
Rain watched as one of them came forward introducing himself as Master Allerick and started to mention names of those who failed which led to crying and shoulder hunching, heads down in sadness among many audiences as they left the room.
Rain is happy that his name was not called but he already knew he would pass the exam.
"If I had a soul chip in my previous life, I would breeze past every exam."
He watched as Master Allerick went back to stand behind Great Master Solarius again. And Great Master Solarius steps forward and starts speaking.
" This is the first time so many people have participated in the test of joining the guild."
"I know why you all participate in the test for the rewards announced by the princess."
" So, this test will not require you to make one first-rank potion but three first-rank potions."
"And after completing a potion, we will judge every potion of their quality in which we will eliminate participants, and after the completion of the third potion we will select 10 participants."
"We will rank them with the quality of the potion."
Rain mind, "It is not difficult for me to produce high-quality potion but even with the help of soul chip it is difficult to produce the best quality potion."
Rain's attention was again on the front of the room as Great Master Solarius's place was taken by Master Grey.
Rain's attention is on him as he starts speaking," I know many participants may not be able to make the best quality potion but there is no problem for all of you to make a high-level potion." Rain becomes nervous hearing this if every participant can make a high-level potion then the chance of getting the first place is bleak and among the participants, if there is someone who can make the best quality potion, his chance of winning the first place or any place will become bleak.
Rain's wide eyes stare at Master Grey as he continues, "So to help us select the ranking among you, we decided after you get the potion recipe, you all notice some herbs for the potion are not present." Rain watched as Master Grey started smiling as a commotion spread among the participants.
And he continued smiling," You will have to add an alternate herb for the missing herb which will improve the potion or make the potion ineffective from the usage of the potion."
"And now follow me to the venue."
"Everybody should behave other Master, Great Master potionist, the guild leader, other city officials, and the Princess with your families that came with you will be present to watch the competition."
Rain stands with everyone and follows them.