Chapter 98: Refining Before the Guild Master
"Guild Master, what—"
Belen had never seen his Guild Master lose composure like this.
Not once in the twelve years he had served under him.
Aldric didn't even acknowledge the voice.
His entire world had narrowed to the six luminous pills resting in his hand.
He turned his back on Belen entirely and fixed his deep, penetrating gaze onto Rhain.
"Did you refine these?" Aldric asked with a tone of disquiet.
Rhain gave a simple nod.
"Now you might know why your roof has a hole in it, and why your cauldron is in pieces," Rhain replied calmly.
Aldric drew a slow, measured breath.
He glanced upward at the gaping hole in the ceiling, then looked back down at the ruined bronze cauldron.
It was unbelievable.
A pill with a pattern—a Pill Vein!
A pill vein meant that the person standing before him had to be a Grandmaster Rank Alchemist at the very least.
A Pill Pattern doubled the efficacy of whatever pill it adorned.
