Chapter 167: General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials

The old magic user looked at the name on the test paper: "Gao De."

He didn't know Gao De, but he knew the name Gao De.

After all, Gao De's affairs spread among the instructors first, and then spread among the students.

Interesting! Too interesting!

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and sighed in his heart at this name.

Of course, he still controlled his face to be expressionless.

Although the old magic user is a neutral faction, according to common sense, he, like most people, is not optimistic about Gao De fighting for this first place in credits.

But now, he has changed his mind.

Being able to learn a water course so well shows that this is a serious student.

A student with this kind of character will definitely have some grasp of the "crazy" thing of choosing sixteen courses at the same time.

"Young people nowadays!" Thinking of the terrifying number of sixteen courses again, the knowledgeable old magic user still felt it was too exaggerated.

But part of the facts has been placed in front of him, so he can only admit he is old.

For Gao De, who handed in the paper first, although other students in the classroom who were answering questions were disturbed, they didn't have many thoughts.

The image of the "General Spells Recognition" water course is still very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It's like a "math" exam, someone hands in the paper first, you will feel he is awesome, but in a "Chinese" exam, someone hands in the paper first, you at most feel that this kid writes really fast! After handing in the paper and leaving the examination room, Gao De didn't return to the dormitory, but rushed to another building of the academy.

He has to catch the show.

The course completion assessment of "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" is also arranged on this morning.

Of course, in order to avoid students who choose two courses at the same time from being unable to participate in the assessment of one of the courses, the specific assessment time is staggered from "General Spells Recognition."

Because of handing in the paper early, when Gao De arrived at the "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" course examination room, the examination room was not even open, and students were not allowed to enter the examination room for the time being, just letting students wait outside the classroom.

Gao De, who had nothing to do, simply closed his eyes and focused, recalling the composite rune diagrams in his mind, and started to kill time.

Once there is something to do, time flies.

When Gao De noticed that the conversation around him was getting more and more chaotic and opened his eyes, it was almost time for the assessment.

And outside the examination room, it was already full of students who were about to participate in the assessment.

"General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" is also a required branch course of "Pharmacology."

After all, if you don't even know medicinal materials, how can you be embarrassed to call yourself a pharmacist?

So, the attendance rate of this course is also not low, and the number of students participating in the assessment is also not small.

Gao De, who came back to his senses, noticed that many of these students frequently cast their eyes on himself, accompanied by discussions.

Under the attention of a pile of "melon-eating masses" and "gamblers," the sixteen courses Gao De chose had already been exposed.

Therefore, most people also know that in these two days, Gao De will usher in the course completion assessment of three courses.

Excluding the water course "General Spells Recognition," the assessment of this "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" is undoubtedly the first test to verify Gao De's level.

These students who are looking forward to the good show are full of curiosity about what grades Gao De can get.

Now that the main character is in front, it is not surprising that there is more attention and discussion.

While the students were discussing enthusiastically, the examination room finally opened, allowing students to enter.

The course completion assessment of "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" is also an indoor assessment.

But the specific assessment form is very different from "General Spells Recognition."

In the spacious room, dozens of bluestone platforms were placed, and a box sealed with a seal strip was placed on each stone platform.

As soon as they entered the "examination room," the students who were still discussing enthusiastically just now also quieted down, and their expressions became serious.

The atmosphere became a bit oppressive and anxious.

Because the failure rate of "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" is actually quite high, everyone is more or less nervous and uneasy.

Gao De, according to the seat arrangement, came to the bluestone platform he was assigned to and sat down.

Similarly, the staff member first checked the students' identity badges, and after that, the supervising instructor responsible for this assessment officially announced the start of the assessment.

With a crisp bell, a hazy light shield slowly rose around the bluestone platform.

The light shield was in the shape of an inverted bowl, wrapping the bluestone platform together with the candidates in front of the platform.

As the light shield covered down, Gao De found that his vision was limited to the bluestone platform, and he couldn't see the scene outside at all.

Anti-cheating means? Gao De secretly said.

"Everyone open the box in front of you, note, no sound is allowed during the assessment, and no exchange of medicinal materials or viewing other people's answers is allowed..." At this time, the supervising instructor's voice with a trace of unquestionable majesty came from outside. Gao De tore off the seal strip on the box without changing his expression, and then opened the box.

A medicinal fragrance mixed with the unique smell of various medicinal materials had already rushed to his face.

There were many medicinal materials placed in the box, each with a corresponding number, and each medicinal material was a carefully selected sample.

In addition, next to it, there was a scroll made of parchment.

Gao De picked up the scroll and opened it.

On it was the test question.

Question 1: "Please detail the name, most common origin and geographical characteristics, medicinal parts, medicinal properties, and common directions of medicinal material No. 1."

Gao De took a deep breath, and his gaze turned to the medicinal material numbered 1 in the medicine box.

This is a medicinal herb with a unique shape, with slender leaves and serrated edges.

The stem is covered with fine fluff, and the top blooms with small pale purple flowers, emitting a faint fragrance.

"Medicinal material No. 1..." Gao De muttered in his heart, and the information about it didn't need to be deliberately recalled, and it jumped out naturally.

Gao De picked up his pen and answered under the question.

"'Purple Velvet Grass,' produced in large quantities on the southern slope of the Aistella Mountains. The climate there is humid, the sunshine time is long, and the soil is rich in active substances, which is an ideal place for the growth of Purple Velvet Grass."

"The roots of Purple Velvet Grass are rich in a variety of active ingredients and are commonly used to make potions that promote wound healing..."

"In addition, Purple Velvet Grass can enhance the stability and effect of potions, and is also commonly used as an auxiliary medicinal material for unstable potion preparation."

Question 2: "Please analyze and compare the similarities and differences between medicinal material No. 2 and No. 3."

Gao De quickly adjusted his thoughts and turned his attention to the medicinal materials numbered 2 and 3 in the medicine box.

Medicinal material No. 2 is a seemingly ordinary herbaceous plant with broad, dark green leaves, covered with a layer of fine dew on the surface, emitting a faint grassy fragrance, and its roots appear thick and powerful.

The appearance of medicinal material No. 3 looks almost the same as medicinal material No. 2 at first glance.

But Gao De picked up both medicinal materials and sniffed them slightly next to his nose, and could faintly smell a slightly bitter exotic fragrance on medicinal material No. 3.

Immediately, he had a preliminary judgment in his heart.

He picked up the pen again and began to write the answer on the parchment: "Medicinal material No. 2 'Evergreen Vine,' known for its tenacious vitality.

Its vines are rich in magic power, the medicinal properties are mild, and it has the effects of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals and relieving fatigue, and is often used as an auxiliary medicinal material to enhance physical strength.

And the roots of Evergreen Vine, because of their powerful vitality, are regarded as one of the important components for making life recovery potions..."

"And medicinal material No. 3, although the appearance is no different from Evergreen Vine, the slightly bitter exotic fragrance it emits is unique to 'Bitter Green Vine.'

Except for the taste, the edges of the leaves of Bitter Vine often have fine serrations, which is not possessed by Evergreen Vine. Bitter Vine has moderate toxicity... If it is mistaken for Evergreen Vine, it will lead to..."

Question 3: "Please describe and explain the special growth conditions of medicinal material No. 4 and its impact on medicinal properties."

Question 4: "For medicinal material No. 5, please elaborate on the importance of its picking season, and explain the changes in medicinal properties of the medicinal material collected in different seasons, and how these changes affect its effect in potion preparation."

Question 5: "Please list and compare three medicinal materials that are similar in medicinal properties to medicinal material No. 6 but have differences, and analyze their respective characteristics, medicinal advantages, and possible alternative use situations."

A total of twenty questions, each question is five points.

The breadth and depth of knowledge points covered in the questions are enough to make most students feel a headache.

But as long as it is an assessment biased toward theoretical knowledge, for Gao De, who has "advanced studies" under the blessing of 【Guidance+】, it will not be a problem.

In terms of complete theoretical knowledge, no student can compare with Gao De in this course.

So these twenty questions were brushed all the way down, and Gao De did not appear stuck in any question, and the time spent on each question would not exceed three minutes.

About fifty minutes later, Gao De packed up his things, stood up, left the light shield, and handed in the paper early again.

As soon as he left the light shield, Gao De found that although he couldn't see the scene outside from the inside, he could see the scene inside the light shield clearly from the outside.

Gao De swept over, and could see the students in each light shield at this moment, either frowning, or writing hard, and some students were holding medicinal materials with their eyes wide open, as if they could see something... the sentient beings in the examination room.

Gao De handed in the paper silently and left the field leisurely.

At this time, another benefit of the light shield was reflected.

Its effect of isolating the line of sight allows all students to focus on themselves and not know the answering situation of other students in the examination room.

In this way, their mentality will not be affected by the outside world.

Poor students should have this experience: during the exam, when you feel that the questions are difficult and scratch your ears and cheeks, someone in the same examination room hands in the paper early, and the psychological pressure this brings is sometimes even greater than the questions themselves.

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