Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 1918

"Emery is an alchemy genius who is almost on Celeste's level. If anyone can outshine her, it's Celeste!"

Severin was oblivious to the discussions going on outside the tower. He was already on the third floor, and the surroundings changed yet again. A cauldron and hundreds of third-grade ingredients materialized before him, all of which were simulations created by the alchemy tower.

"Craft a flawless third-grade pill within an hour to progress to the next floor," the voice directed.

Severin frowned when he heard that. Third-grade pills posed no challenge for him as a fifth-grade alchemist, but rather, it was the time constraints and quality specifications that made things difficult.

The crafting process introduces subtle variations in the finished product due to the varying degrees of mastery an alchemist had and how good they were at handling the ingredients. Severin understood that fact very well after experiencing several failures with the Prima Spirit Pill in Nontwo City.

Alchemists categorized pills into inferior-quality, mediocre-ordinary, top-quality, and elite-quality. An inferior-quality pill indicated low proficiency, a high failure rate, and an abundance of impurities. Mediocre-quality pills were decently crafted with minimal impurities, making them the minimum for practitioners. Meanwhile, top-quality pills demonstrated an alchemist's skill as they contained negligible impurities., and perfect elite-quality pills demanded an exceptional amount of proficiency that resulted in nearly zero impurities. Such perfect pills would produce nine lines, and they were much more potent than mediocre-quality pills.

'Perfect elite-quality pills are incredibly, incredibly difficult!' Severin thought to himself.