After Ying Taiji got his points, he came to Menglin with a gloomy face.
"What are you laughing at?
I, Ying Taiji, am willing to accept my loss. At worst, I'll become your Squire.
However, if there's a chance, I'll win it back.
When that time comes, you'll have to cancel the Squire contract. "
"Then we won't do the contract ceremony. I'll wait for you to win it back." Menglin smiled.
"The next test is the basic potions test. Do you want to bet?" Ying Taiji laughed, "Let me introduce myself. I'm a core genius of Ying Valley.
Potions are my forte. If you don't want to bet, you can tell me. "
Menglin smiled.
"Then I won't bet."
"Hehe!" Ying Taiji laughed proudly.
"Mm, at least you know your place.
If I, Ying Taiji, want to win, I'll win fair and square. In potions, hehe, even the other three factions can't compare to us. "
Ying Taiji's words revealed a strong sense of confidence.
"Mm, it's not that I know my place.
In potions, if you bet, you'll lose even more. You won't be able to make a comeback. "
"What?" Ying Taiji shouted, "Kid, don't be so arrogant.
Although I lost, it's your Squire!
However, I, Zhan Lang, will definitely not lose to anyone in the younger generation in terms of pharmaceutical attainments! "
Ying Taiji couldn't believe it. In his opinion, Menglin was just an ordinary warrior. What could he achieve in potions?
Potions weren't martial arts. Not only did it require talent, but it also required a faction with a strong background in potions.
Ying Valley, Awakened Dragon King Stronghold, Soul Returning Swamp, and Gangjuling were the four factions. Ying Valley was second to none in potions.
Menglin smiled faintly.
"What?
Is this how a guy who is willing to admit defeat when he's willing to bet will admit defeat? "
Ying Taiji laughed and scratched his head.
"Boss, fine. You're my boss now.
However, I still have to say, don't boast in front of me. "
"I'm really not boasting."
"Then what do you mean?"
Ying Taiji's expression didn't look good. He was the strongest genius of Ying Valley's younger generation, but he wasn't being valued.
"I don't want you to lose so badly." Menglin shrugged and smiled.
"I'll lose?" Ying Taiji jumped up. "I was careless just now and accidentally let you win a round.
If you want to bet with me in the potion test, I can easily beat you even with my eyes closed. "
It was obvious that Ying Taiji was very confident in the medicine test.
"Haha, it's good to be confident." Meng Lin didn't continue to pester him. He said a few perfunctory words and planned to leave.
"Why are you laughing?
Do you think I'm lying? "Ying Taiji was even more depressed.
In terms of potions, he couldn't stand Menglin's disdain.
Talking about potions in front of Meng Lin, what kind of joke was this? He had obtained many incomparably miraculous ancient potion formulas from the Azure Dragon Stele. Not to mention Ying Gu and the other three forces, even in the vast Wilderness, it would be difficult to find another force that could compare with them in terms of potions.
"Then let's bet again." Ying Taiji's pride was completely provoked.
"You've already lost. What else do you have to bet?" Menglin smiled.
"Let's bet one more round. If we lose this round, we'll lose.
If I lose, I, Ying Taiji, will be your Squire for life. I will never break our promise.
Do you want to bet? "
"Really?" Menglin smiled.
Ying Taiji slapped his chest.
"Those who know me, Ying Taiji, know that I'm a man of my word.
If you can really beat me in the potion test, I won't even frown if I have to call you Grandpa, let alone Master. "
"There's no need for Grandpa. If you follow me for life and make a vow, you'll be my Life and Death Squire. That's what you said. Won't you go back on your word?" Menglin found this guy's stubbornness rather amusing.
"Regret?
I, Ying Taiji, don't know what regret is! "
Ying Taiji shouted. "I won't take advantage of you. If you lose this round, we'll call it a draw.
We'll bet again next time. "
"I won't lose." Menglin smiled.
Ying Taiji had made many bets with martial artists in his life. He had seen many who pretended to be confident.
However, he had never been as serious as he was today. Seeing Meng Lin's confident and calm face, his gambling nature and competitive spirit were completely aroused.
"Fine, you think you won't lose. I also think I won't lose.
Let's see who will lose. "
Ying Taiji strode toward the potion test area as he spoke.
The sudden appearance of such an interesting opponent made this boring foundational assessment a little more interesting.
Menglin treated it as a pastime as he followed Ying Taiji to the potion test area.
Menglin didn't dare to say he would win in other aspects.
However, Menglin was absolutely certain to win in the potion test. There would be no surprises.
The potion test was full of tricks.
The five subjects were completely different.
The first subject was identifying herbs.
There were eighty-one rare herbs. They had to be categorized in the shortest time possible without any mistakes.
This was too easy for Menglin, who had mastered the Two Book Path Secret Technique.
"Let's begin!"
After the judge learned about Menglin and Ying Taiji's bet, he seemed to think it was a good thing and gave them the same test content.
In a few breaths, Menglin raised his hand.
"Done."
Ying Taiji was dumbfounded when he heard that. He had only completed half of it.
However, he was a core genius of the Ying Valley and had a strong mind. He wasn't affected and quickly finished.
"The first subject, number ninety-one." The judge was fair and announced Menglin's victory.
Ying Taiji couldn't believe it. He glanced at Menglin as if he was looking at a freak.
However, he was still stubborn.
"Hmph, these are just some common herbs. It's nothing.
Out of the five subjects, whoever wins three of them first will be considered the winner. "
Menglin smiled. "That's how it should be."
The judge seemed to enjoy watching these young geniuses clash, especially when one was a secular genius and the other was a Ying Valley genius.
This kind of clash would definitely create many sparks. It would be very exciting.
"The second test is matching herbs.
As everyone knows, all herbs are divided into the five elements. Their herbs reinforce or neutralize each other.
A qualified apothecary must know herbs and pharmacology like the back of his hand. If you can't even figure out whether herbs reinforce or neutralize each other, you can't become a powerful apothecary. "
After pausing for a moment, the referee looked at Meng Lin and Ying Taiji with a meaningful smile and said, "For the second test, there are 30 types of medicinal herbs. Please pair them up.
Remember, you don't have to pair them up.
This test is to test your understanding of herbs and pharmacology, as well as your understanding of how herbs reinforce or neutralize each other. "
Menglin obviously knew that understanding herbs was actually helping an apothecary learn about pharmacology.
In layman's terms, in order to obtain a prescription, under normal circumstances, a pharmacist would first need to study the theory of pills and understand the mutual promotion and restraint of all the medicinal herbs in the liquid. Only then could they attempt to refine the medicinal liquid.
This was the basic knowledge of an apothecary. Menglin and Ying Taiji were familiar with it.
Ying Taiji had an eager look on his face. Falling behind in the first subject made his fighting spirit even more exuberant and filled with fighting spirit.
This was a guy who grew stronger in adversity.