The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

"You truly hit the nail on the coffin, girl! Felix is a perfect match for you. If he doesn't get the Ice Dragon furnace, who else would?" Delilah exclaimed.

Huh? A couple? Natalie's expression quickly changed. Her? Coupled with that pervert? That was absolutely impossible!

"Alright, alright, Nattie. Since Delilah is asking for it for once, I cannot refuse. As for whether you get with him or not, that's for you youngins to decide. We won't care about the matchmaking," Bern said with a chuckle.

Immediately, a silver-white furnace appeared. There were two dragons carved on each side—a total of four dragons. On the silver surface of the furnace, the dragons truly looked like they were real.

"I've lifted the restrictions on it. Now, let's allow Felix to try."

The smile on Delilah's face grew even wider. "Ah, you old man, you're still so kind. Let's wait until he comes out before letting him try it. He's refining the Breath Concealment pill currently."

Bern nodded. "Alright. Then let's wait for him to finish his refinement-wait! You said the Breath Concealment pill?"

Beside him, Natalie's eyes widened in shock. The Breath Concealment pill was an intermediate-level pill. Could Felix truly refine it?

"That's right! My disciple is a super genius that only comes once in a thousand years. Are you surprised that he can refine an intermediate-level pill? He could refine an intermediate-level pill just after three months of studying medical books!"

What the hell?

Bern pointed at himself. "Is he better than I was back then?"

"Oh, nonsense! It's only a matter of time before he surpasses you. I would never lie!" Delilah declared.

When she saw the stunned expressions of the grandfather and granddaughter, Delilah couldn't be happier! Her old acquaintances had always boasted about their disciples.

Now, she finally got to experience this feeling! It was truly riveting!

"My goodness, no wonder you were so eager to accept him as your disciple! If this boy was left alone, I don't know how many alchemists would want to snatch him up!" Bern exclaimed.

Natalie remained silent, unable to accept it. Didn't that mean Felix would take away her title as the top alchemist of the new generation? She had been practicing alchemy for many years-yet she had only started refining intermediate pills last year.

Felix must just be exaggerating.

"When will the ceremony to accept disciples be held?" Bern asked.

Delilah shook her head. "There's no plans for that yet. Felix is in a critical stage, and he hasn't been systematically taught alchemy. before. These are our top priorities now, and we can't delay them just for the ceremony." noveldrama

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Soon, three days passed by in a flash. The door to the secret room finally opened, and Felix appeared, looking quite depressed.

"Madam Goddard, I'm so sorry. You prepared three sets of ingredients for me, but the first two attempts failed. However, the third attempt succeeded."

There was a huff as Bern spat out the tea he was drinking. "You rascal! This is your first time refining an intermediate pill, and you succeeded on the third try! Are you still not satisfied?

"My god, someone kick this show-off out of here!"

Natalie had a complicated look in her eyes. Just for this reason, she had lost completely. Back when she first refined an intermediate pill, she had used a lot of ingredients and

finally succeeded on the 15th try.

In comparison, this was simply indescribable.

"Oh, hello, Mr. Earnhart!" Felix quickly greeted Bern once he noticed him and Natalie there. Felix didn't want to be perceived as rude after all.

Even Delilah, who knew Felix better, was shocked once again.

"It's alright, it's okay! Success on the third try is already incredible! How many pills did you make? Let me check the quality."

Felix walked over, seeming even more dejected than before. "Madam Goddard, it seems like I'm not as skillful as I thought. The intermediate refinement process really pushed me. I only made six pills..."