Felix was indifferent to the proposal. He planned to produce nine pills this time. After all, the reward was too tempting, and having one single precious herb could make a difference in cultivating pills.

Josie's face turned ashen as she stood frozen. She never expected Ezra to make such a suggestion.

The Brennan brothers started to tremble in frustration, knowing Josie's alchemy talent was actually mediocre. In fact, she had relied on cheating.

Everything should have gone according to plan, but an unexpected challenger had appeared. It had even pushed them into this difficult position.

"Mr. Whitwell, isn't this... somewhat against the rules?"

Josie struggled to argue, but Wyatt frowned and spoke up, "How dare you question Mr. Whitwell's authority?"

Terrified by the rebuke, Josie quickly backtracked and said, "Then, I'll concede first place to Felix. Creating the Phantom Mist Pills has drained me considerably, so I won't recover for at least ten days."

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