Upon entering the Alchemy Academy, it was clear that it was a completely different world compared to the previous academies, not in terms of construction quality, which was the same throughout the Royal Academy, but in terms of the difference in popularity.
The other academies were bustling with people, but here, one could walk a long way without seeing anyone, sometimes not even a single soul. The Alchemy Academy, while not as large in scale as the other two, appeared significantly more spacious due to the scarcity of students, giving the illusion that it was the biggest part of the entire Royal Academy.
The Royal Academy's alchemy students were mostly divided into two classes, totaling less than a hundred people. This was normal, as those who could enter the Royal Academy were from noble families, and they wouldn't choose a subject that was not highly regarded.
However, the Alchemy Academy had a unique characteristic—the number of teachers was much higher than the students. This made sense because most of these teachers wanted to use the resources of the Royal Academy to verify their alchemy skills, resources that ordinary people could not afford.
The Royal Academy liked to hire such alchemy teachers, and those with achievements would be absorbed as Royal Alchemists, and the same applied to some students.
As a result, the Alchemy Academy had the oldest students and those who had been in school for the longest time, a record that was constantly being broken.
Of course, new students like Thirteen Young Master would not encounter such students. They were usually immersed in experimenting in the laboratories. Thirteen Young Master's class was the only new class in the Alchemy Academy, with twenty-one students, including nine girls. This was the largest number of female students in history.
In the Royal Academy, the Magic Academy had the largest proportion of female students, followed by the Martial Arts School, and the Alchemy Academy had the least. In addition to being few, the quality of female students in the Alchemy Academy was not high. Among these nine girls, there were both fat and skinny ones, and among them, one named Zhen Xiaoyan was obese enough to occupy half the space of the female students in the class.
Of course, there were also beautiful girls like Shan Lan. According to some lecherous, I mean, female connoisseurs, they said that after Shan Lan grew up, she would become a beautiful and sexy woman.
As for the other girls in the class, they were all described as having a certain amount of elegance and would look good after dressing up, except for extreme cases like Zhen Xiaoyan.
However, Thirteen Young Master rather liked Zhen Xiaoyan because she never chased after him. He didn't know that it was not because she didn't want to, but because she knew she couldn't catch him.
When Thirteen Young Master and Tiger Girl entered the spacious and bright classroom, the discussions in the classroom stopped abruptly, and everyone stared at Thirteen Young Master as he slowly walked in and took a seat at an empty spot.
"Phew…" Almost everyone near him immediately stood up and moved to the other side of the classroom. The distance between them and Thirteen Young Master was as far as they could get. Then they started discussing their own thoughts as if nothing had happened before.
Thirteen Young Master didn't care and took out his alchemy book to read. Seeing him reading, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. They knew he would be the quietest when reading, without making any other moves, so they could discuss in peace.
As for Thirteen Young Master, he never discussed anything with others. First, his debating skills were limited, and second, his ideas would drive people crazy and would not be accepted for discussion.
Soon it was time for class. As usual, their class instructor arrived, and as usual, the lesson started. Alchemy Academy students could choose any alchemy teacher as their mentor, but there was still a class instructor to guide them. After all, not all students would seek a mentor.
Or, it could be said that some students couldn't find a willing mentor. These mentors were proud and not willing to take just anyone. It would be different if the student was exceptionally talented, but people like Thirteen Young Master had no chance.
If Thirteen Young Master was just dull, they might have been willing to mentor him, as it could help them establish a relationship with the Ye family and get a lot of free materials, which was their purpose for staying in the academy, right?
The problem was that Thirteen Young Master's alchemy was truly incomprehensible, and no one could guide him unless Lu Ban was reborn.
"The most important things in alchemy are the alchemical formulas and the alchemical arrays, both of which are precious treasures left by our predecessors. So, you must understand these things thoroughly," was the class instructor's opening statement.
"Alchemy formulas are extremely complex and the most difficult part of alchemy to master. Their effects can vary widely, so you need to experiment on your own. Alchemical arrays, on the other hand, are simpler. They consist entirely of basic alchemical arrays, and can be divided into conversion arrays and synthesis arrays, as well as categorized by their effects like attack, defense, and recovery."
As the instructor spoke, some students in the class repeated his words almost verbatim, as if they had memorized them by heart.
"I will repeat this every day to make you understand that alchemy requires a strong foundation. You need to memorize these basics and repeat them every day. Only with a strong foundation can you make more attempts and have a chance to reach the pinnacle of alchemy. Maybe one day, you will find that these seemingly useless basics are actually what you have been pursuing all along, and they hold the key to solving your problems," the class instructor said emotionally. It seemed that he had also noticed the reaction of the students, but he insisted on this habit, giving the same speech every day.
That's what you call being consistent!