Chapter: 1082
According to the rules, one mistake meant he lost ten points. He would only be disqualified after three mistakes. He really could not comprehend how he ended up with zero marks.
"If it were just a regular mistake, I would not have given you zero points. But the problem is, you listed aconite as one of the ingredients, which reacts with the Fritillaria bulb in the medicine and becomes a deadly poison! If a doctor cannot even understand the difference between medicine and poison, what makes you think you can join the Stoneray Order? And this is the reason why I’ve given you zero points. Are you happy with my explanation?" the invigilator asked gravely.
"Of course not," Dustin answered.
"You were the ones who brewed the medicine. I’m only listing what I think is in there. So even if it’s poisonous, that’s your problem, not mine."
"How dare you!" The invigilator lost his cool right then and there.
"Why would the Stoneray Order put something poisonous into our medicine? You are simply spouting nonsense!"
"Hey, rascal! Are you just here to create problems for everyone? You know you can’t win, so this is your way of disrupting things?" Preston asked with irritation.
"We should drive this troublemaker out, or things will only worsen." Miranda looked at him with contempt.
"Get out! Get out!" Many of the people there echoed in agreement. How dare a person who scored zero marks behave so arrogantly? He was only going to embarrass himself even more.
"Guys, throw him out of here!" The Stoneray Order’s disciples rushed toward Dustin on the invigilator’s order.
"Hold on." Just as they were about to grab Dustin, Linden, who sat at the main seat and had watched everything happen, spoke up.
"He’s a promising talent. Let’s keep him around."
Upon hearing that, everyone was taken aback. No one expected Linden to speak up for someone who was trash.
"Dr. Watkins, this person is making baseless claims and slandering"
"He said nothing wrong. There is aconite in the medicine." Linden’s words shocked everyone.
"What?" That invigilator froze in disbelief.
"Dr. Watkins, you must be mistaken. I remember that aconite wasn’t listed in the recipe.
The elders beside Linden did not say anything but had puzzled expressions. The medicines were brewed according to a recipe, and no one would dare to change it. How is it possible that it contained aconite?
"Originally, Aconite was not included. But I just felt like adding it, so I did," Linden said casually, "You felt like it?" When the crowd heard that statement, they exchanged looks with each other. Wasn’t Linden too carefree?
"Dr. Watkins, when aconite is combined with the Fritillaria bulb, it becomes poisonous. Why would you add it?" The invigilator frowned.
He had said the same thing just now to criticize Dustin. Now, Linden had confirmed that there was really aconite in the medicine.
"It’s to test everyone, of course," Linden said casually.
"If we strictly follow the recipe, it would be too simple and boring. They would easily be able to guess the ingredients.
"However, adding aconite would make things more interesting Everyone must think outside the box to notice the little surprise I prepared for you.
"Unfortunately, none of you noticed it. Except for this man, who was sensitive enough to spot it. So technically speaking, he is the only one with a perfect score!"