Chapter 722: One Point Difference
Many spectators looked at Albert with a bit of schadenfreude, discussing in low voices whether he had been eliminated.
There are many people who speak harshly and ridicule him for overestimating his abilities, but few people can understand their weirdness.
Albert was talking to Isobel and ignored the gossip, acting like as long as I am not embarrassed, I will be you if I am embarrassed.
At this moment, the referees have walked to the work table of the Ilvermorny School players, surrounding the cauldron, checking the potion that Williams has just brewed, and whispering to exchange their opinions.
“This pot of vitality tonic is excellent both in appearance and smell.”
The judges were chatting in low voices about the contents of the ingredient list, sometimes stirring it slightly or leaning in to smell it.
Finally, they exchanged glances with each other, took out a spoon, scooped some potion from the crucible, put it into their mouths, and tasted the pot of vitality tonic.
“However, the Vitality Tonic seems to work like…”
In fact, everyone was just watching Albert brewing the Buffy Awakening Potion and neglected to observe other contestants brewing the potion. As a result, the judges were a little embarrassed when scoring other contestants. They could not pass the test of adding materials. The order and the number of times the potion was stirred gave a judgment, and the merits and demerits of Williams' modified vitality tonic could not be told.
So, getting some vitality tonic and trying the effect is the easiest way to judge.
As for, why don’t the referees try the effects of Bafe’s brain-refreshing agent?
I can only say that vitality tonics are easy to judge, and even if there is any problem, the harm will not be great. But Baffy's Brain Awakening Potion is different. No one is willing to risk their brains, and even if they actually taste it, it's hard to make a judgment. Most potion masters won't go out of their way to come into contact with this thing.
All right.
Of course they can cook it, but they can’t produce a perfect finished product.
No one would like to have too much money to spend.
Everyone is very busy, who would waste time on potions that are destined to fail?
Of course, they can also judge whether it is a perfect finished product, but unfortunately they have never seen a perfect finished product, let alone drank a perfect Bafa brain-refreshing potion. Even if they can really make a judgment, how accurate is it?
The referees did not make rash comments for fear of getting their faces swollen again.
“The effect of the Vitality Tonic is slightly weakened, but it is gentler than the usual Vitality Tonic when it comes to replenishing energy for the drinker.”
"Yes."
Williams nodded and introduced: "This improved vitality tonic is more mild and can be mixed with endurance potions. The purpose of the improvement is actually for this, in order to enhance the endurance of the drinker and replenish the energy they consume in a short period of time. Strength and energy make users last longer.”
It has been said to this extent, and the referees also understand the purpose of the vitality tonic.
Some potions can be drank together, but others cannot. Just as some magic potions can cause bad things to happen when mixed, the improved Vitality Tonic and Stamina Potion can have positive effects when mixed together.
In order to prove that Williams was not lying, the judges drank the vitality tonic and the endurance potion together, and soon discovered the incredible effect of the potion: the whole person was instantly full of vitality, and even running around the village several times would not feel the same. tired.
After some discussion, the referees gave their scores one by one. When it was announced that Williams from Ilvermorny School finally scored 90 points, the surroundings became eerily quiet. There was no applause or cheers, because everyone It was noted that several judges, led by President Bernard, gave Williams high scores.
No one was satisfied with this score, except Williams, because he only scored 86 points in the first round, plus 65 points in the second round, for a total of 241 points.
This total score is really not high, but Williams knows that he still has a chance to compete for the final championship.
Several other players are secretly calculating their scores, mentally estimating how many points they need to score in this round to surpass Williams of Ilvermorny and win the final championship for themselves.
The remaining two players have advantages, and their scores in the second round are far higher than Williams.
After the judges gave their scores, they walked together to the crucible of Fujii Hiroki of the Magic Institute.
The quality of this pot of love potion is pretty good. The surface of the potion has a unique mother-of-pearl luster, but... the taste is a bit bland.
Most of the love potions can make those who are close to smell the scent of the person they like, but the pot of love potion in front of them has a very weak smell in this regard.
If you don’t identify it carefully, you can’t even tell it apart.
This is obviously not Fujii Hiroki's mistake in brewing the potion, but the result of his improvement of the love potion.
However, what makes the referees very helpless is that they don’t know what the pot of potion will look like after Fujii Hiroki improves the love potion.
When you are unable to make a judgment, taking a small sip is the best choice.
So, a reluctant unlucky guy was elected, carefully drank the potion in the crucible, and closed his eyes to experience the effect of the potion.
"Mr. Fujii Hiroki, the effect of the love potion you brewed seems to be...particularly poor. It can hardly produce strong obsession or infatuation in the drinker, but...this potion does have an indescribable feeling." The first one. The wizard who tasted the love potion came to this strange conclusion.
To ensure fairness, the second referee continued to drink, but he did not feel as nervous as the first one and gave a similar evaluation.
The third referee gave a similarly similar evaluation.
So, all the referees looked at Hiroki Fujii, waiting for the opponent’s explanation.
“Intentionally?”
"This kind of love potion will not make the drinker's face become very pale, as if he is about to be sick, nor will it make the drinker's temper irritable or irritable." Hiroki Fujii stood up and explained, "Its infatuation effect is very weak. It will only make the drinker feel a little better about it, just like the illusion when falling in love. It will not make the drinker feel that something is wrong, nor will it cause the drinker to do embarrassing things. behavior, so it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day to express affection for each other.”
"Everyone knows that so far no pharmacist has been able to create the kind of truly unbreakable, eternal, unconditional emotion that can be called 'love'." Fujii Hiroki continued to add: "But, why do we just Why can't we change our thinking? The relationship between two people is never created out of thin air. It needs a process. Why can't the love potion be used as a catalyst for the 'love' between the two parties? "
The referees looked at each other and felt that Fujii Hiroki's statement was very novel.
Since we know that love potions cannot directly create love, why not try to create love indirectly?
However, the referees felt that Fujii Hiroki's idea was still too ideal.
The pharmacists who can come here to act as referees have obviously passed their ideal time and are a group of more realistic people.
"how are you feeling?"
Albert feels that he has a lot of experience. It is indeed an island country in the far east that can come up with such a thing.
"It's suitable for those who are shy, can't muster the courage, but love each other. If the effect is as he described." Isobel looked at Albert, who was very interested in the love potion, and raised an eyebrow. Said: "Aren't you worried about being eliminated at all?"
"Don't worry, they didn't directly say that my Bafei Awakening Potion was substandard." Albert suddenly asked, "Do you know the formula of this potion?"
“You can exchange it for a golden cauldron.”
"I will."
Finally, the judges gave their scores one by one. When it was announced that Hiroki Fujii of the Magic Institute had scored 83 points, sporadic applause began to ring out at the scene. Many girls applauded Hiroki Fujii. They were obviously very interested in it. I am very interested in finding an improved love potion.
Although he is 7 points less than Williams, Hiroki Fujii's total score is still far one point ahead of Williams, with a total of 242 points.
The unlucky Williams was completely out of the chance to win the Potions Championship just because of a one-point difference. This cruel reality made his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Williams won the final round but lost the championship by just one point, feeling as if someone was stuffing gold chips into his mouth.
This contestant from Ilvermorny School hated President Bernard who cheated him in the second round. If it weren't for him, the championship would definitely belong to him.
No one cared about the change in Williams' expression.
But they definitely noticed the ugly-looking Fujii Hiroki. Although his total score exceeded that of the players from Ilvermorny School, it was only one point higher. It was almost announced that he had no chance of winning the Potions Championship.
Everyone’s eyes followed the judges to the last crucible.
The judges looked at the crucible and the list of ingredients for a long time, but no one knew what this pot of sticky purple potion was.
Finally, one of the referees couldn't help but asked: "Miss Daniela, can you tell me, what kind of potion is this?"
“Protective medicine.” Daniella stepped forward and introduced.
“Protective medicine?”
“Literally, drinking it can give people some magic resistance, just like fire dragon skin can resist most spells such as the coma spell. Of course, its effect is not as strong as imagined.”
The judges looked at each other. They had heard similar things before, but most of them were lies. If the potion provided by Daniella really had that effect, it would be really something amazing.
Unfortunately, things always go a little wrong. The effect of the protective potion is really not very good. After drinking the potion, a certain unlucky referee was hit by a coma spell and fainted on the spot. This bottle of protective potion seemed to have no effect. Have a protective effect.
There was an awkward silence, and player Hiroki Fujii could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, clenching his fists to encourage himself: There is still a chance.
“This protective potion can only resist some less powerful spells.” Daniela explained awkwardly, “Spells like the Pimple Curse or the Soft Leg Curse.”
Everyone looked at the referee who had just woken up. The latter shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he would no longer participate in the test.
Well, it turned out to be somewhat useful.
However, this thing is too tasteless.
Finally only scored 76 points.
Although she is at the bottom among the three, Daniela is very satisfied because her total score exceeds that of several other players, with a total of 243 points.
Yes, one point higher than Hiroki Fujii.
As soon as the final score came out, Fujii Hiroki, who was still smiling, froze, and his face was so gloomy that it almost dripped water.
He felt like he was being played.
There is no way around it. Player Hiroki Fujii also experienced Williams’ mood changes firsthand. The feeling of being constantly stuffed with gold in your mouth is not pleasant.
Just when everyone thought that Daniela had won the championship of this potion championship, a staff member came towards this side with a house elf. Seeing this scene, Daniela's expression froze instantly, and her heart A bad premonition arose, and the joy of winning the championship was gone.
Principal Castrobuše and the students, who were still applauding vigorously, had frozen expressions, as if they had been constipated for several days.
(End of this chapter)