Life After Prison by Silencieux
Chapter 1258

Diane nodded in agreement. "Yes. Being an alchemist is beneficial to a lot of people."

Sofia nodded in approval. "Many sects would give anything to snatch up alchemy geniuses and highly-proficient alchemists. After all, the pills they refine have very good effects on warrior kings, and even to those who are at the level of warrior emperors. However, it is difficult to become an alchemist, and even harder for an alchemist to make breakthroughs."

Sofia paused, "Many people end up plateauing at second-grade low-rank or second-grade high-rank. Going any further is incredibly difficult."

Sheila scratched her neck when she heard that and thought to herself, 'Severin became a third-grade low-rank alchemist so quickly. I bet all the other alchemists will be envious if they find out." Time trickled by, and Severin eventually put away the alchemy furnace after two more sessions. 'I can't believe it... I wasted ten sets of materials. I'm glad I made some progress, but I guess I'll continue tomorrow.'

He went downstairs immediately after because it was almost time for dinner. He would not want to be a bad host to Sofia and make her unhappy.

"You finally realized that it's time to stop, huh? You've been cooped up in your room while you have guests around! Aren't you concerned for Sofia's happiness?" Diane rolled her eyes at Severin when he came down.

Severin smiled awkwardly and said, "I had no choice. There's no taking back lost time. I can't let my alchemical skills lag behind."

He then looked at Sofia and said to her, "I'm really sorry, Miss Sofia. I tend to be very busy most of the days, so I hope you'll forgive me for not attending to you more!"

Sofia smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Diane and Sheila kept me company, and I had a great time shopping today. It's been a while since I went out like this. I bought a lot of stuff too."

Severin smiled and said, "Perfect, let's go get dinner then."

Megan immediately said, "Sure! By the way, can Benjamin come along? He said he wanted to ask you for pointers on alchemy when you have the time."

Severin nodded. "By all means! He'll be my brother-in-law once he marries you, and we'll all be one big family. He's more than welcome to have dinner with us."

Megan smiled and said, "Let's get dinner at the food street then. I'll call him and ask him to wait for us there." Megan happily went out and made a phone call.

Severin only remembered Benjamin after Megan mentioned the latter's name. He could not help but mutter to himself, "Benjamin is a talented and hardworking man. I've been wondering why he hasn't come to see me recently. I guess I can find out how much progress he's made since he's coming."

Diane then said, "I didn't think you'd remember your apprentice. I thought you'd forgotten all about him. His progress has been going well, or so I heard. Megan told me a few days ago that he's broken through to a first-grade high-rank alchemist. He's probably already trying his hand at refining some second-grade low-rank pills. He must have encountered some hurdles, so that's why he wants to seek your advice." Severin could not contain his surprise when he heard that. "That's great! I'm glad to hear that he's improving!"

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