Chapter 247 The Title is Too Simple

为了确保比赛当日的气候变化对炼丹的影响，药师公会大手笔地让魔导师们驱散了比赛城市上空的云层，使得比赛当日，比赛点天空蔚蓝一片，万里无云。赛场周围的隔离屏障隔离了一切的风尘可能带来的影响。
The audience stands outside the arena have already set up tall magic display screens, simultaneously broadcasting the matches from other arenas. There will be a total of twenty-five arenas across the country holding matches simultaneously. This tournament has unprecedented numbers of both participants and viewers. Just the three arenas in the imperial city alone have over ten thousand participants. No wonder Vice President Zhan's mouth has been constantly open in astonishment after seeing the data. None of the other guilds' districts can compare to theirs. This is what you call influence!
今天是众人等待许久的药师大赛。天还没亮，各大赛场就已经人头攒动。虽然因为医疗改革，平时难得一见的药师现在容易接触了许多，但因为药师无以伦比的重要性，使得常人在他们面前依然保持着极大的热情和敬畏。
为了避嫌，所有澜云魔武学院的学生都被安排到了另外两个赛场，云苔的赛场是是宇澜皇家学院。
看着三三两两走入皇家学院大门的药师大军，水雪丽感叹道。“哇，好多人，真没想到我们宇澜居然会有那么多的药师。”
她虽然一直在学习医药知识，但并没有继续炼丹一途。所以没有报名参加大赛，今天是陪云苔和姐姐来的。
水雪倩同样没有打算当炼丹师，但她和其他药师的想法相同，想要借此难得的机会测试一下自己的实力。
"Since you decided to cultivate so many competitors back then, today's grand occasion should have been foreseen," a gloating voice came from the side. Reply: It seems like someone is relishing in the current situation and pointing out that it was predictable due to a previous decision to create many opponents.
"Seventh Prince, Tenth Prince," the guards quickly saluted.
"Seventh Prince, Tenth Prince," everyone quickly saluted.
"Seventh Brother, from the way you speak, do you mean that Yulan has so many pharmacists that you are actually unhappy?" Another clear voice interrupted.
众人回头一看，连忙再次行礼：“十二殿下。”
“我可没这么说。本殿下这次特意向皇爷爷讨旨代为监场，就是为了看云苔小姐在赛场上大放异彩，好回去汇报给皇爷爷听，让皇爷爷也高兴高兴，让他知道他没有看错人。云苔小姐可千万别辜负了皇爷爷的一片心意才是。”澜沧穹皮笑肉不笑地说道。
"I will do my best." Yun Tai replied unwaveringly.
"Then I, Your Highness, wish you success in your first battle here." Lan Cangqiong said.
"Thank you for your kind words, Your Highness." Yun Tai bowed and answered.
"These two royal highnesses..." Even the carefree Shui Xue Li can sense the heavy malice emanating from the two princes, especially when Tenth Prince deliberately turned his head and gave that look as he left, causing the hairs on Shui Xue Li's arms to stand on end.
"Don't worry about it," Yun Yi comforted.
"But what if they try to sabotage during the competition?" Shui Xue Li anxiously looked at Yun Yi.
"They wouldn't dare," Yun Yi replied. Seeing that the Shui sisters still looked worried, he added, "This is a competition organized by the Pharmacists Guild. Even if the Radiant Sect refuses to give Yu Lan face, they still have to consider the Pharmacists Guild's reaction. They wouldn't dare disrupt the competition. Moreover, all three guild masters have already spoken up. If Yun Tai cannot participate in the competition in Dan City due to unforeseen circumstances, it would be like slapping the three guild masters in the face. So instead, they will make an effort to maintain the fairness and justice of the competition, without giving anyone any handle to grasp."
“Then what are they here for?” Shui Xue Li asked, not understanding.
“扰乱军心。你们的心神乱了，比赛的时候自然容易出错。”云壕解释道。
“多谢。”水雪倩轻轻地说道。
“谁心神乱啦？”水雪丽松了口气，本能地抬杠道。好久没有看到云壕，听说他被云家爷爷扔进了军团，上了前沿，现在看到他安然无恙，水雪丽真的是很高兴。
“谁接口说的就是谁咯。”云壕也熟络地回敬道。上过了战场，让他真正感觉到了生死无常，更加珍惜身边的这一切。
“切，我又不参加比赛。”水雪丽一撇头。
“好了时间不早了。我们也该去观众席了。七殿下一起？”云逸抬头看了看天色，转头问道。
"Of course," Lan Cang Xī agreed readily. Then she ran straight to the Yun family team to chat with Yun Zhao Mei.
Yun Yi said to Yun Tai and Shui Xue Qian, "Good luck with the competition."
"Well, I will do my best." Yuntai nodded and separated from his brothers from the Yun family.
At the entrance of the arena, there were guild inspectors guarding it. Only guild staff and participants were allowed inside. The entrance to the spectator stands was on the other side.
站在贵宾席台前，看着喧闹的观众席，半晌，詹毅涂笑呵呵地说道：“现在让所有的参赛者入场吧。”
虽然此人赛场内依然人声鼎沸，但每个人都能清晰地听到贵宾席上詹副会长说的每一个字。观众席安静了一秒，下一刻喧闹声更甚。
“啊！我看到我表弟了，在那里，第三排……”
“快看，那是我女儿……”
“我哥可是四品药师，初赛绝对能过，根本就没有挑战性。”
“……”
赛场中已经整齐地排放着一溜溜的青石台。光洁的青石台上左边统一地放置着制式炼丹炉。这种赤红鼎炉是炼丹炉中最低档的一种。通常是给药师学徒和低级药师练习炼丹用的。基本上准备考三品的药师都会选择更换更好的炼丹鼎炉。
Three doses of medicinal materials are neatly arranged on the right side of the Blue Stone Platform. That means each person has a failure rate of two times. If they fail to refine the pill three times, there will only be one result, elimination.
In the upper right corner of Qing Shi Tai, there is a small hourglass fixed in place. Next to the hourglass, a small magical tool - a lighter - is thoughtfully placed.
And then, there is nothing more? Nothing more! What about the recipe? Without a recipe, how can they refine elixirs? Are they expected to identify medicinal materials and then rely on their own memory to follow a recipe in alchemy? In that case, independent alchemists would be at a great disadvantage! Their loss wouldn't be due to their alchemical skills, but rather because they have seen too few recipes. The pharmacists backed by influential forces would secretly rejoice. If this speculation turned out to be true, then their advantage would truly be too obvious.
不说参赛者心中的激荡。等看清楚青石台上的摆设，观众席上的议论更是不绝于耳。
"How can alchemy be practiced without a prescription?"
“那些背后没势力支持的药师能看过多少配方啊，万一需要炼制的丹药配方对方根本就没见过，这连比都不需要了，直接走人啊！”
"This is so unfair!"
"Buzz..."
Some participants continued to carefully search the blue stone platform, while others exchanged glances with nearby competitors. After all, it was not officially considered cheating since the competition had not started yet.
这时詹毅涂的声音再次响彻所有人耳畔：“想必你们都已经看清了一些事情。第一场考核就是用你们面前的炼丹炉和药材在一个月时的时间之内炼制出一品晋级丹。”
A Supreme Rank Dan? And there are three chances too? Isn't this too easy!
Those who were just criticizing the unfairness of the examiner from the Pharmacists Guild were suddenly left speechless. This question seems too simple. How many people will be eliminated by this?
Not to mention the audience on the stage, even the participants couldn't help but look at each other and wonder if they misheard.
The One Rank Promotion Pill is the most consumed pill besides the Hemostasis Pill and the Qi Gathering Pill. Basically, all low-level fighters will prepare the One Rank Promotion Pill to increase their chances of success in promotion. So, it can really be said that pharmacists who have not refined the One Rank Promotion Pill are rare. On the contrary, it is very likely that mid-to-high-level pharmacists have forgotten the formula for this low-level pill due to not refining it for a long time.
"The medicinal materials are used up, without forming pills, eliminated."
"The hourglass has finished pouring, without forming pills, eliminated."
"Did you all hear it clearly?" Zhan Yitu asked with a smile.
"Heard it clearly." Thunder roared in unison in the sky above the competition field. Reply: Understood clearly.
"Since that's the case, I now announce that the first round of elimination matches begins."
A resounding clang reverberated as the bell chimed. The first elimination match of the Pharmacist Tournament qualifiers officially commenced.