"Mr. Webb, please evaluate this," Ezra said.

A middle-aged man stepped forward. As Harmony Clinic's chief steward, Wyatt Webb served as the head examiner for this Intermediate Alchemy Assessment.

"Josie and Felix, you completed your pills at the same time. Now open your boxes so we can check your pill-forming rate."

Josie opened her box, revealing six Phantom Mist Pills.

The crowd gasped. Producing six pills on the first attempt just proved her terrifying talent.

"Josie Brennan, six pills."

The Brennan brothers smiled. With such a pill-forming rate, the outcome seemed clear. Though Felix had caught them off guard by appearing at the same time as Josie, the final result had not changed, so it didn't matter.

Ezra and Dickson exchanged pleased glances.

Felix was quite surprised. He hadn't expected Josie's pill-forming rate to be so high. Clearly, talent had little to do with character.

When he opened his box, another wave of gasps arose. Inside lay six pills, identical to Josi