บท 284: Hal's Preference.

Once done with the rank one pill which Glenn assessed and graded to have met the criteria while looking mildly surprised that the examinee who had been destroying ingredients just a while ago could actually complete the pill so flawlessly.

It really seemed as though Hal had been faking all along.

Hal ignored him and did not wait to be told he had passed as he asked to take the test for a rank 2 Alchemist.

With furrowed brows, Glenn went over to a different cupboard and withdrew the ingredients which he set before Hal and once Hal ascertained that he had been given the best grade ingredients, he repeated what he had done with the rank one test.

He failed as many times as he could in an attempt to fine-tune his skills and only proceeded to succeed on his very last try.

The whole refining took at least an hour, what with the failing constantly.