Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 1647

Harris could only smile bitterly after Felix's suggestion. "There's no doubt over his status as an alchemist if he possesses a cauldron like that. He must have some skill as well. That's the most plausible explanation aside from a possible connection to someone powerful."

As the notion of a connection to someone powerful crossed Harris's mind, he inhaled sharply and added, "Wait, didn't they mention earlier that our sect leader arranged for them to stay here? Are they close with our sect leader? Could our sect leader have given him that cauldron?"

Felix shot a glare at Harris. "You're always overthinking things. Why would our sect leader give him that? That's a stretch, even from you!" After a brief thought, Felix added, "Don't worry. He's probably just trying to bluff us. He hasn't even taken out his materials yet. I'll make it more challenging for him so we won't necessarily lose the challenge even if he does succeed in producing a third-grade pill."

"Ahem! What are the two of you discussing? You've been whispering between yourselves for quite some time now. How long do I have to wait until you're ready to witness my demonstration?" Severin interrupted. He had a serene smile on his face as he unveiled a set of materials for third-grade medium-rank pills.

"Isn't that material used for crafting third-grade medium-rank pills? Is that what you've chosen to craft?" Harris inquired in surprise as he came closer.

Their challenge to him was to create a third-grade pill, and Severin could have chosen a less complicated task by refining a low-rank one. They all knew that medium-rank was far more challenging than the low-rank.

Felix seemed delighted with Severin's decision because a third-grade medium-rank pill was undoubtedly more difficult than a low-rank one. At that moment, he pondered for a while and then asked Severin for his name. "May I know your name?"

In response, Severin introduced himself. "My name is Severin Feuillet."

Felix nodded and elaborated, "Very well, Severin. We agreed that we would only kneel in apology if you could create a third-rank pill successfully on the first try. We won't acknowledge your success otherwise."