Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 1952

An average person might not find the Purplecloud Cauldron's combat function useful, but its usefulness toward an alchemist could not be understated. After all, its success rate was boosted by twenty percent! By allowing Emery to use it, Daniella was blatantly handing her a clear advantage over Severin.

Knowing that Ferland deemed her actions somewhat unjust, Daniella shamelessly remarked with a smile, "She insisted on using my cauldron because she was afraid of losing."

The surrounding elders were not pleased to hear Daniella's remark, for they felt that she had gone too far in protecting her apprentice. Her actions left Ferland speechless, but since the contest was already underway, all he could do was remain silent and hope that Severin might not have it too difficult.

Meanwhile, Raymond and Celeste were showed a similar disapproval of Daniella's actions. Celeste, being a sixth-grade alchemist herself, was particularly disgusted by Daniella's coddling. The Purplecloud Cauldron was a four-chambered cauldron that functioned to increase the alchemist's success rate by twenty percent. The percentage rate seemed small, but it was significant enough to possibly impact the quality of Emery's pills.

Raymond turned to Celeste and asked, "I'm curious to know your opinion on Severin's chances of winning."

Celeste frowned and found his question to be rather tricky to answer. After a moment of silence, she replied, "Not very high, if I'm honest. Severin might have surpassed Emery in the Alchemy Tower rankings, but the fact remained that Emery is Daniella's apprentice. The added guidance that she received, and the high-quality cauldron she had been allowed to use, are factors that seem to tip the scales toward Emery's favor."