Chapter 353: Causing Trouble?!

Contrary to popular expectations, within just three days, rumors about the Holy Flame of the Illuminators being the Hellfire spread rapidly from Dan City, radiating to every corner of the continent at the speed of light.
在云苔的一番话之后, 光明教的名誉受到一定的损害, 这显然已经成为了不可避免的事实。所以他们能做的就是尽力将负面的影响和损失降到最低。
It is said that on the night after the preliminary competition ended, the Bright Sect submitted a protest letter to the Pharmacy Guild in Dancheng. At the same time, they strongly refuted Yun Tai from the Ulun faction. (Translated content)
不出众人意料之外, 宇澜方半点反应都没有。当然，以宇澜对光明教一贯强硬的态度来看，没有人会认为他们的这一举动是对光明教的示弱, 它更多的被解读
为是对光明教的无视。本来么，这仗都在打了，谁还在乎这不痛不痒地批判两句。在这强者为尊的世界里, 谁拳头硬谁说了算。
Surprisingly, a day has passed and the Pharmaceutical Guild has not made any response, despite the numerous speculations about the Sacred Flame of Light increasing in the streets and alleys with seven or eight different versions. It seems that even if the guild president doesn't come forward to clarify, others will still perceive it as... Translated: Surprisingly, a day has passed and the Pharmaceutical Guild has not made any response, despite the numerous speculations about the Sacred Flame of Light increasing in the streets and alleys with seven or eight different versions. It seems that even if the guild president doesn't come forward to clarify, others will still perceive it as...
Tài, There are always one or two senior pharmacists who have a close relationship with the Church of Light and would speak up in defense of the Church. However, there is not a single one!
没反应也是一种反应；没表态同样表明了一种态度。
不过公会内部倒是有一些小道消息传出。据说炎□□师对于光明教呈递的这份抗议书很是不屑。他说：“抗议个屁。药师炼制的是丹药，让人吃进嘴里的救人
The elixir of life is not something trivial. Since someone has expressed doubts, it would be best to present evidence to prove it instead of babbling nonsense. Useless to talk so much rubbish!"
说话的那名药师说的同时把炎□□师的神态学了一个十足像, 就好像他就在现场一般。
“对对，我也听说了。好像是一回去光明圣子就直接把自己住的院子给轰了。”
"Is it true? So aggressive! I didn't notice anything like that before."
"Why would I deceive you? Many people around the Church of Illumination heard and saw it last night."
“Isn't it normal to have doubts about the prescription during alchemy, different interpretations of a certain herb's extraction, or varied opinions on controlling the heat? Afterward, discussing these matters together is a natural thing, isn't it?"
Furthermore, she's just a young girl of around ten years old. Even if she speaks bluntly, is it necessary to be so relentless? Since when did the Guangming Sect become so overbearing?"
"You just realized it, the Light Sect has been domineering for a long time."
“要我说，也不能怪人家暴躁。想想如果换成是你，会只轰了自己住的地方？恐怕砍人的心都有了。”
“那倒是。那可是八品丹啊。我这辈子恐怕也就见到这么一次了。就这么废了。只能说那个姓云的小姑娘的嘴巴太厉害了。”
“听你这么一说，难道说那个叫云苔的宇澜国一品小药师说的都是真的？光明教的所谓圣火真的是地狱冥火？那枚八品丹真的染上了亡灵气息？”
"Eight to nine out of ten. Otherwise, why doesn't the Bright Church simply throw out evidence to refute the words of the Flame Disciple directly? They're just going on and on, talking about useless nonsense."
"Come on, it can't be that serious. If the Olympic torch really is the fire from hell, then the Bright Church is in for a big joke!"
"Who says it's not?"
"And I heard that the Bright Church has a tradition of rewarding distinguished individuals with elixirs made from the Olympic torch."
“对对对，之前我有幸参加了一次光明盛典。盛典中有一个环节就是教皇亲手赠与专门有圣火炼制出来的丹药。”
“噗……这真的确定是赏赐不是杀人灭口？”
当然也有不少药师认为云苔是在胡说八道，故意诋毁，妄图借此帮宇澜国扳回一点局势。
“这个云苔乳臭未干的小女娃，信口雌黄，她说光明圣火是地狱冥火就是地狱冥火了？居然还真就有那么多人傻得相信了。”
“可不是么。那可是光明圣火，传了几百年的光明圣火！是一个十来岁的小丫头可以非议的！真是不知所谓。”
“就是。如果真的是地狱冥火，那火焰势必带有大量的亡灵魔法气息，我们这么多人，怎么可能会没有一个人感受到？难道说在场那么多法皇对魔法的感知能
力还比不过一名小小的三品水系魔法师？搞笑呢！”
但无论光明教的簇拥或是信徒，还是看热闹不嫌事大的，炎□□师的话倒是获得了两边一致的认可。丹药毕竟不是寻常物，无论怎么小心都不为过。特别，那
Still a Grade Eight pill! So the most effective way to resolve the issue is for the Bright Church to present evidence proving that the Holy Fire of Brightness is not the Hellfire. Once this is proven, the claim that a Grade Eight pill is contaminated with the aura of the undead will naturally be debunked.
Everyone stared eagerly, waiting for the hidden surprise before the rematch of the Pharmacist Competition.
没成想三天一晃而过，光明教在递交了两封抗议信之后就没有了任何后续动作。这让不少看热闹的人大失所望，让不少信徒愤愤不平。有的心里也不禁泛起
I'm wondering, could it be that everything Yun Tai said is true? Many people are also curious, how could the Guangming Sect surrender so easily? This doesn't seem like their usual style of doing things!
复赛当日，天公作美，艳阳高照，万里无云。
这次没有了什么种子选手的特别包厢，主看台曦尘会长和丹城的众位高级药师坐在一起。云苔坐回了宇澜的观战团队中。
The arena is still vast, but there are only fifty alchemy stone platforms left in the field.
“五十进五。火邈药师，你觉得今年哪五位能进决赛？梓苏院长有没有希望拿到一个名额？”坐在后一排的唐尼一脸忧心忡忡地身体前倾，问前排的火邈，想
要从他那里得到一个心安的答案。
“单从炼丹的实力看，七品药师中除了两位分会的会长之外，其他药师之间的差距其实并不大。不出意外的话，两位会长应该能够拿到两个决赛名额。剩下的
三个名额会落在谁的头上？”火邈摇头，“不好说。”
往届是五十取八，今年可是硬生生少了三个决赛名额！十取一的概率！
“基本上不拼七品丹就不要说什么进决赛了。”闻楠石双眉紧锁地说道。
对于复赛上炼制七品丹这一点，云苔并不意外，她好奇地是：“哪儿来那么多的灵气来让人炼制那么多七品丹药？”
初赛的时候，为了炼制几枚七品丹，宇澜的众位药师就事先进行了详细的计算，进行灵气的分配还有弥补方案。
“所以复赛与其说是药师炼丹术的比拼，不如说是一场团体赛。”火邈说道。
团体赛？
看着进场的参赛药师，云苔若有所思。
“无论炼制何种品级的丹药都需要灵气，品级越高，灵气的需求越大……”
“所以那些六品药师进入复赛，其实不是为了学习，不是为了冲击一把，而是为了帮助某位七品药师争夺炼丹所需要的灵气？”云苔问道。
这让云苔想起了前世破了多项网络记录的玄幻网文，萧某人最后一场炼丹比赛之所以能够炼丹成功，就是因为获得了另外三位对手炼制的半成品丹药……
火邈点头：“没错。用六品丹争夺灵气，在后面将六品丹送进七品药师的丹炉，以增加七品丹药炼制的成功率。”
“所以进入复赛的自己人越多，进入决赛的名额就越有保障。”闻楠石补充说道。
Currently, the team with the most participants in the competition would be the Pharmacist team from Dancheng. The team with the fewest participants is not the Northwest Alliance, but rather the Southern Domain and the Polar Ice Country. These two sides don't even have a single pharmacist who could enter the competition. Translation:
赛呢！
“可是，不同的丹方，难道药材之间不会有冲突……吗？”云苔的话一出口，就马上发现自己问了一个超级愚蠢的问题。
不用问，谁炼制什么丹药，这种事情肯定都事先就已经制定好了方案，而且依照不同的人数，还不止制定一个方案！
In order to cover up her foolish mistake, Yuntai quickly changed the subject and glanced at the two participating pharmacists. With a lighthearted tone, she asked, "So, does this mean that the two seventh-grade pharmacists from the Bright Light Sect have no chance?"
Ding ding ding...
“咦，出了什么事？比赛时间还没到啊？难道说这是预备铃？”
众人窃窃私语的同时将疑惑的目光都集中到主看台上的曦尘会长身上。
曦尘也是一脸疑惑地从位子上站了起来，上前半步，想看看发生了什么事情？
这时，就见光明圣子从侧看台的位子上站了起来，向曦尘施了一个牧师礼：“在下想借用药师大赛几分钟时间解决一件事情，请会长准许。”
光明教参赛的几位进入复赛的药师也纷纷从石台上下来，走到了赛场最前端，以示对光明圣子举动的支持。
场上响起了明显的抽冷气的声音。
这是要……砸场子？！