The Strongest Princess Consort in the Interstellar

 Chapter 57: Recovery of Mental Power

"Yes," Xiao Qingyang nodded earnestly.

"I'd like to ask why you didn't take the pharmacist profession in the entrance exam?" the teacher continued.

After giving it some thought, Xiao Qingyang decided to answer truthfully, "I didn't have any mental power back then."

The fact that the original owner lacked mental power was not a secret in the Imperial Capital. Many people knew that once he entered the pharmacist profession, it would immediately become public knowledge that he had regained his mental power and could refine potions.

Rather than letting others speculate wildly, he might as well come up with a good excuse from the beginning.

In the future, he would be engaging in systematic learning in the pharmacist profession, and it would be impossible to hide the fact that he could refine potions once he possessed "mental power."

"No mental power? Then what about now..." The teacher was surprised by his words, yet also somewhat annoyed.

He didn't have mental power before, so does he have it now?

It had only been two months since the entrance exam. Could he have produced potions in such a short period? That was simply a joke!

Seeing the expression on the teacher's face, Xiao Qingyang knew what was on his mind and quickly said, "Teacher, my name is Xiao Qingyang."

In fact, the name Xiao Qingyang was more useful than many explanations, as many people in the Imperial Capital knew that the son of the Xiao family had extremely low mental power, almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

However, he also possessed the bloodline of the Du family, the pharmacist family. Moreover, he was the son of Du Qiulan, who had the highest mental power and the greatest talent for potions in the Du family.

The achievements of the Du family in the field of potions were unparalleled by other pharmacist families. They had produced many outstanding potion masters with exceptionally high mental power.

When Xiao Qingyang was born, many people were looking forward to seeing if the son of the potion genius Du Qiulan would have a breakthrough in mental power.

However, the results of the mental power detection left everyone dumbfounded.

The most talented pharmacist with the highest mental power in the Huaxia Empire had actually given birth to a son with almost zero mental power, a useless waste.

This news spread, eliciting a mixture of sighs, regrets, schadenfreude, and people kicking a person who was already down. No one truly cared about Xiao Qingyang.

"Two months ago, I went to the Yalan Star and had a little accident there. When I woke up, I gradually discovered that my mental power was recovering," Xiao Qingyang explained the excuse he had come up with from the beginning.

He had done some research beforehand and found cases in the empire's history where individuals initially had low mental power but unexpectedly recovered it due to certain accidents. Those people, without exception, later became renowned potion masters.

Of course, this excuse he came up with wasn't entirely just an excuse. The original owner did have an accident, and after he inhabited this body, his magic power slowly began to recover. It was equivalent to the gradual restoration of the original owner's mental power.

Moreover, the original owner's mental power wasn't always zero; there were opportunities for recovery.

Perhaps the original owner was unaware, but after entering this body, he detected the presence of toxins within the original owner's body.

These toxins were not fatal but had a suppressive effect on mental power.

As long as these toxins were eliminated, the original owner's mental power could be restored.

Unfortunately, the dispersion of the original owner's soul also caused his mental power to dissipate along with it.

If this excuse were used by someone without any mental power, the reporting teacher probably wouldn't believe a single word.

However, because it was Xiao Qingyang, the son of Du Qiulan, the potion genius who had once shocked the empire.

It was said that the dragon begets dragon, and the phoenix begets phoenix. The son of a mouse knows how to dig a hole. How could the son of a woman with such talent and high mental power in potions truly have no mental power?

Perhaps the other person's mental power was too high and would cause damage to the infant, so it was sealed at the very beginning and only broke free when an opportunity presented itself. In history, haven't many famous and great individuals faced numerous hardships at the beginning?

This was probably what they called "Heavy is the head that wears the crown."

The reporting teacher, who had already mentally completed the entire plot, looked at Xiao Qingyang with a changed gaze.

"The assessment for transferring majors is extremely difficult and strict. It requires the completion of refining a potion. Are you sure you want to proceed?" the reporting teacher confirmed once again.

He believed what Xiao Qingyang said, but he didn't think Xiao Qingyang would be able to complete this assessment.

Even if his mental power had recovered, even if his mental power was as formidable as his mother's, even if he would become an extraordinary potion master in the future, it had only been two months since his mental power had started to recover.

To be able to refine a potion within two months, that would require an incredible genius. Even his mother couldn't have achieved that back in her time.

"Yes," Xiao Qingyang nodded earnestly, without the slightest trace of reluctance.

At this point, there were fewer students coming for registration, and the teacher who had been attending to Xiao Qingyang stood up and said to the two other teachers next to him, "I'll take him to participate in the transfer major assessment. You guys continue to welcome the new students here."

"Director, are you really taking him for the assessment?" Another teacher who had been present throughout the process but still had no hope for Xiao Qingyang felt that his participation in the assessment was simply a waste of their time.

His mental power had only recovered in a mere two months. How could he really refine a potion? If he could focus on studying and researching, maybe he could directly apply for their major next year.

Unfortunately, he was still too young and restless at the moment.

"Since he has already registered, let him give it a try," Director Zhao Guoqi replied with a smile.

He had a premonition that the young man before him might bring him surprises. Even if he couldn't pass the assessment, it would be fine.

Since the director had spoken, the other teacher naturally had no objections. They also wanted to go and observe the assessment, but the reporting time hadn't ended, so they couldn't leave their posts without permission.

Xiao Qingyang obediently followed behind Zhao Guoqi and arrived at the Potion Master Laboratory.

This place was specifically designed for students to practice potion making and was equipped with complete facilities.

"You can find a seat and sit down for the exam," Zhao Guoqi said.

"Okay," Xiao Qingyang obediently found a seat. There was a display screen on the table in front of him, which was the equipment used for the exam.

He had already learned about these advanced devices in advance, and with the memories of the original owner, Xiao Qingyang quickly got the hang of it.

Before long, the laboratory door opened again, and two more teachers walked in.

"Director Zhao," the two teachers respectfully greeted Zhao Guoqi.

Zhao Guoqi replied, "This new student is about to undergo the transfer major assessment. You both will invigilate together."

During the transfer assessment for changing majors, there must be at least three teachers present on-site to prevent student cheating and also to prevent students from bribing the examiners.

Of course, there were hardly any students who would take the transfer major assessment for the alchemists department because it required strong expertise. Even if a student managed to bribe the teachers successfully, they would eventually be discovered if they couldn't actually produce potions after entering the program. The consequences would be even more severe.

Therefore, no one would take the risk of cheating during the transfer major assessment.

However, to ensure fairness, Zhao Guoqi still called two more teachers to invigilate.

When the two teachers arrived, they were initially unaware of what was happening. But when they heard that someone was going to take the transfer major assessment, they immediately focused their attention on Xiao Qingyang.

One of the teachers furrowed their brows while looking at Xiao Qingyang, while the other seemed quite eager.

With everyone present, Zhao Guoqi said to Xiao Qingyang, "I'll send you the exam content. Start with the written test, and then proceed to potion brewing."

"Yes," Xiao Qingyang replied, then opened the exam paper sent by the teacher and earnestly immersed himself in the test.

In reality, Xiao Qingyang was a bit anxious about the theoretical knowledge exam. After all, the knowledge regarding potions was vast and extensive. Despite studying some of it previously for potion practice and cramming for two days, there was still much he hadn't covered.

Fortunately, the knowledge covered in this assessment wasn't too difficult. Most of it was foundational, and many of the questions were from the review materials given to him by Long Jingze, which he had diligently memorized.

Xiao Qingyang quickly finished the parts he knew well. For the ones he wasn't sure about, he thought for about five minutes but realized he couldn't answer them. Instead of dwelling on them, he directly submitted his paper, allowing himself more time for the practical assessment.

"Teacher, I'm done with the written test," Xiao Qingyang said.

The theoretical knowledge exam lasted for an hour, and Xiao Qingyang submitted his paper after just half an hour.

The teachers would grade the theoretical exams on the spot, with each teacher having a copy of the papers to mark.

The teacher who had furrowed their brows earlier heard Xiao Qingyang's words and saw his completed exam paper, which made their brows furrow even tighter, and their expression became more displeased.

"You submitted your paper in just half an hour, and there are many questions left unanswered. Are all students nowadays so impatient?" the teacher with the furrowed brows complained, their voice uncontrolled and audible to everyone.

Xiao Qingyang felt somewhat ashamed and lowered his head. It was true that he hadn't studied the unanswered questions, and it was his fault for not studying enough to end up in this situation.

However, the other teacher's perception was different. The teacher smiled and said, "I noticed that he hesitated for a few minutes when facing these questions. He must have genuinely not known how to answer them before submitting the paper."

In the face of questions he couldn't answer, Xiao Qingyang decisively gave up, saving himself a significant amount of time. This impressed the other teacher.

After all, making such quick and decisive judgments was not something everyone could do.

Although Zhao Guoqi didn't say anything, the look in his eyes as he glanced at Xiao Qingyang carried a hint of satisfaction.

Xiao Qingyang's theoretical exam score was quickly announced: 76 points, which wasn't high.

"Our new students in the program have never scored below 80 points in the entrance exams for the theoretical section. How can someone only score this low on such basic questions?" the teacher with the furrowed brows became even more dissatisfied.