The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage novel Chapter 1647

"Also, the participant who takes first place may name a wish—Kornac's Keep will grant it, as long as it's within our power to grant it."

As Mole Cricks—the black-robed elder—finished, he turned to look at another white-haired elder who walked casually out of the keep and sat on an armchair placed beneath the signboard.

He nodded, and Mole continued, "Then, let's not drag our feet. The first trial starts now!"

At this announcement, over a dozen apprentices carried a giant cauldron filled with a herbal soup with a weird scent, placing it in the middle of the crowd.

Mole then explained, "Everyone will have a chance to taste this soup. You will then list down the ingredients used and its purpose on the piece of paper given to you."

As soon as he finished, the crowd was pushing their way toward the giant cauldron eagerly, dipping into it with the spatulas prepared for them and sipping the soup.

Yosil Darman—the white-haired elder who was seated on the armchair—stroked his beard and smiled as he watched the participants scrambling to get a taste of the soup.

Ira was among the first who tasted the soup.

Despite being a spoiled rich brat, he was actually skilled, and he chuckled coolly after tasting it.

Picking up a pen and piece of paper from the table nearby, he began writing down the ingredients and chemistry.

Lizard skin, bull horns, poison caps, white sugar…

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Later, Mole nodded approvingly as he took the paper Ira handed him and read through the list.

The kid did have a few tricks up his sleeve, listing all the herbs used and stating the correct effects: clearing the mind, energizing the lungs and removing body waste.

Then, seeing Kairo smiling gleefully at him, his eyes narrowed while his knuckles clenched in clear frustration.

However, he had lost, and it only added insult to injury that he tried to diss Kairo before.

"That's a Cloudnine Sect apprentice for you. Actual perfect score."

"Yeah, it's been years since any participant got that…"

Still, amid the noisy discussion, the trial continued.

No one else got close to Kairo and Ira after that, however, as the best was seventy-five points while the others failed.

Over ninety percent of the participants were eliminated from the first trial alone, except for Horey, who participated too and got a perfect score just like Kairo.