<h4>Chapter 84: No Hurry</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Shiraishi <strong>Editor: </strong>TheAlliance


    ‘Forget it, I’m already here... I just have to do as Leader Monchi told me and teach these poor Alchemists what potioneering truly is!’


    Hawkins helplessly shook his head, hoping that he wouldn’t waste too much time here.


    “I came here today because I heard that the Gilded Rose had some aplishments in the potioneering field. The Hope Potion that has been released some time ago has been called the most mystical potion of the past ten years in Thousand Sails City... Haha...”


    Hawkins stopped there, his chuckle full of clear disdain as he made fun of his counterpart.


    “Great Alchemist Hawkins, howe you have time to visit the Gilded Rose today?” Faleau knew that he had no other choice but to step up and respond.


    Honestly, if it had been before, Faleau would definitely have turned around without a word upon being confronted by Hawkins. What a joke, with his status as a 9th Rank Mage and Alchemist, how could he oppose someone who was a Great Mage and a Great Alchemist? Wasn’t that asking for trouble?


    In fact, during his time at the ck Horn Auction House, Faleau had always done so.


    There wasn’t anyone in the ck Horn Auction House that was better than Faleau at reading bodynguage and adapting to the situation.


    He worked there for many years and the only time he made a mistake that got him in trouble was when he met Lin Yun.


    But Faleau had no n to retreat today.


    “Who are you?” Hawkins asked.


    “I am Faleau, the Gilded Rose’s Alchemist. I listened to your lessons a few times at Oand.”


    “Oh, Faleau. I’m sorry, I’m getting older and my memory is ying tricks on me,” Hawkins said, smiling contemptuously.


    Hawkins was only in his forties and was far from losing his memories due to old age. He only said this because he didn’t feel like speaking to a mere Alchemist. He was an esteemed Great Alchemist, so wouldn’t it be a loss of reputation if people learnt that he met an acquaintance in such a ce that was a mere Alchemist?


    Saying that his memory was ying tricks actually meant, ‘Sorry, I don’t know you, don’t act familiar with me!’


    Unfortunately, Faleau was far less tactful than Hawkins imagined.


    After being ridiculed by Hawkins, Faleau acted as if he hadn’t heard him and revealed an extremely passionate smile.


    “I really didn’t expect toe across Great Alchemist Hawkins in Thousand Sails City. Oh, right, I heard you mention an exchange of skill with the Gilded Rose? That’s very good, Great Alchemist Hawkins, I’ve always kept in mind your profound knowledge after your sses in Oand. If you have time, please give me some pointers.


    “This... Faleau, I’m very busy right now,” Hawkins muttered while showing obvious displeasure. ‘Fuck, did you not hear me saying I couldn’t recognize you? Was my meaning not clear enough? I don’t know you, okay?’


    “That’s strange, Great Alchemist Hawkins, didn’t youe to the Gilded Rose for an exchange of skills?”


    “Yes? What about it?”


    “Well, in my introduction, I did say that I was an Alchemist of the Gilded Rose...”


    “I...” Hawkins almost choked. At this time he really felt like pulling Faleau’s ear and asking if he was dumb enough to not understand what he meant by exchange of skills. ‘I came here to smash your reputation. You didn’t expect the great me toe from the ck Tower to give some pointers to the Gilded Rose’s inept Alchemists? I just received a lot of precious materials from Leader Monchi to cause trouble down here.’


    ‘Calm down, calm down...’


    Hawkins took a deep breath and kept telling himself to keep hisposure.


    He was an esteemed Great Alchemist, how could he lose his manners in front of an Alchemist and a bunch of onlookers? That would bring shame to the ck Tower.


    ‘Forget it, isn’t it just giving some pointers? What kind of knowledge could an Alchemist in his twenty have ess to? I could easily do it even if ten of him participated.’


    After convincing himself of this, Hawkins thought about how to proceed.


    ‘Okay, let’s just go with pointers, I’ll use this opportunity to show everyone how poor the level of the Gilded Rose’s alchemists is. If they still dare to talk aboutpounding the most mystical potion of the decade after that...’


    “Okay, Faleau, ask your question, I am in a hurry.”


    “Thank you, Great Alchemist Hawkins.” Faleau hurriedly fished out a paper from his pocket and exined, “You see, Great Alchemist Hawkins, this form onlycks one key piece of data. Iputed it for a few months, but there has been no result. Can you help?”


    “Sure, let me see...” Hawkins carelessly took the paper and checked the form written on it.


    One minuteter, Hawkins was faintly frowning.


    Ten minutester, Hawkins’ expression became grave.


    Thirty minutester, Hawkins finally pushed away the crowd to look for a table, before taking a quill and starting to jot down someputations.


    One hourter, his forehead was soaked in sweat.


    Two hourster...


    Two hourster, it was Faleau’s turn to be impatient!


    “Hmm, Great Alchemist Hawkins, have youputed the result yet?”


    “Hold on...” Hawkins wiped some sweat from his forehead and quickly wrote more calctions on a sheet of paper. One piece of paper wasn’t enough, so there were now several dozens of sheets spread before him, filled with all kinds of characters and figures.


    But the more he calcted, the more Hawkins felt powerless. From where did that damn Faleau get such a broken form? It was like a maze. Regardless of how hard he tried to solve it, it felt as if he was getting lost in that maze.


    “Great Alchemist Hawkins, it is already evening, do you want to eat dinner?”


    “Snap.” The quill in Hawkins’ hand broke.


    “Hmm... Go get a new quill for Great Alchemist Hawkins. Bring a nket too, he might be spending the night here.”


    “Understood, Alchemist Faleau.” There was no need to ask. Hauss knew that Faleau was asking him. He quickly changed Hawkins’ quill. But when he fetched the nket, he noticed that the Great Alchemist was ring at him in anger. He didn’t know whether or not he should hand it over.


    “Don’t worry, Great Alchemist Hawkins, there is no need to hurry, you should take your time to make sure you do it properly.”


    Faleau’s expression looked sincere, but he was already inwardlyughing. ‘What a lousy Great Alchemist, he really thought that he was omnipotent and dared toe to the Gilded Rose for an exchange of skills. Did you even check who this building belongs to? Do you understand now? A form that Great Mage Merlin casually gave me to practice can easily stump you.’


    Hawkins’ quill was filling page after page. Besides Faleau asionally asking a few concerned questions, there was actually no sound in the entire lobby as all the remaining onlookers were curiously wondering what kind of form would take a Great Alchemist like Hawkins a whole afternoon.


    Only Faleau knew the real reason.


    This form had been given to him by Great Mage Merlin some days ago. It was to be used as daily practice. Faleau remembered Great Mage Merlin saying that the day he was able toplete the calctions for the form would be the day he advanced to be a Master Alchemist.