An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Chapter 722

“Silence!” As everyone got into a heated discussion, a loud voice roared. Then, a group of elders of the Stoneray

Order entered the hall.

Dr. Linden Watkins, leader of the Stoneray Order, walked before the group. Several other elders and some of the

administrative disciples followed behind him.

“Is that Dr. Linden Watkins? He has such a grand aura coming from him!”

“Whoever does well in the examination today will be chosen as Dr. Watkins’ student. And will be learning from Dr.

Watkins himself. The chosen one will have a bright future ahead!”

The mood turned serious when Linden entered. Everyone looked at him with respect in their eyes.

Linden was the best of the great three doctors in Balerno. Not only was he a skilled doctor, but he also had many

students in the entire country. Everyone respected him. It would be a big achievement to become his student.

“We have some interesting candidates here today.” He looked at the crowd, briefly focusing on Preston and

Miranda

Asclepia had managed to make a name for themselves in the medical field. And now their influence increased and

would soon be on the same level as the Stoneray Order. Preston and Miranda’s presence within Asclepia helped

them recruit more geniuses. Linden paid close attention to these rising talents of the younger generation.

“Let’s begin.” Linden nodded to the rest of the elders. Then he sat in the center as the other elders sat on both

sides of him.

“The examination will begin.” An invigilator dressed in black stood before the crowd. Then he announced, “There

are three parts to this examination. First, you will need to identify some drugs. Second, you will have to produce a

medicine And finally, you will cure a sick patient.”

“Now, please get ready for the first test.” With a wave of his hand, more than ten disciples of the Stoneray Order

walked in. They held a wooden box with medicine bottles inside.

“These bottles contain medicine that we’ve prepared. For your first test, you will taste it and identify the herbs

used. Each of you will get a piece of paper, so list its components. Ten points will be deducted for each mistake. If

you make three mistakes, you’re disqualified,” the invigilator announced.

The hall immediately buzzed with discussion when they heard that.

“My goodness! They call this simple? How are we supposed to identify the herbs used by just the taste of it? Can

anyone even do that?”

“Exactly! I don’t think anyone can do that without at least 20 years of experience!”

“If the first test is this tough, I can’t imagine how difficult the next two tests will be!”

Everyone began complaining about how difficult the test was. Though everyone knew that the Stoneray Order had

strict criteria for accepting students, this was harder than they thought.

“Silence!” The invigilator roared. “If anyone is dissatisfied, you can choose to give up. The Stoneray anymore. Just

because he couldn’t be bothered to take action did not mean that he wasn’t capable of doing so.

“Wow! You’re finally acting like a man!” Preston gave a cunning grin.

“Alright, I won’t take advantage of you. Let’s just go through with Dr. Watkins’ examination. Whoever gets a higher

rank in the examination wins. The loser will be the winner’s dog. How’s that? Do you dare to take up the

challenge?” Preston was dead set on winning.

Preston was going to defeat Dustin so that he could crush him under his feet, utterly humiliating him. Only by doing

so could he vent the anger in his heart.

“Well, if you insist on becoming my dog, I’ll agree to it, then.” Dustin had an impassive look.

“Hmph! Keep talking tough. Let’s see how much longer you can stay arrogant!” Preston sneered.

“Everyone, did you all see that? We are all witnesses to the challenge. The loser shall be the winner’s dog.” Miranda

was quick to back Preston up.

“That’s right! The loser will be a dog!” The lackeys followed along.

It wasn’t every day that they came across someone they could humiliate. They were going to grab hold of every

opportunity that came their way.

“This young man is acting so recklessly. Why would he accept Preston’s challenge? At a medical examination too!

Isn’t he inviting defeat upon himself?”

“If he doesn’t have the ability, he should admit defeat. But he insists on being arrogant! He’s going to embarrass

himself when he loses.”

“Young people these days are too proud. They don’t know their limits.”

The crowd around them started whispering and commenting on Dustin’s actions. From their point of view, Dustin

was too arrogant and would end up embarrassing himself.

“Silence!” As everyone got into a heated discussion, a loud voice roared. Then, a group of elders of the Stoneray

Order entered the hall.

Dr. Linden Watkins, leader of the Stoneray Order, walked before the group. Several other elders and some of the

administrative disciples followed behind him.

“Is that Dr. Linden Watkins? He has such a grand aura coming from him!”

“Whoever does well in the examination today will be chosen as Dr. Watkins’ student. And will be learning from Dr.

Watkins himself. The chosen one will have a bright future ahead!”

The mood turned serious when Linden entered. Everyone looked at him with respect in their eyes.

Linden was the best of the great three doctors in Balerno. Not only was he a skilled doctor, but he also had many

students in the entire country. Everyone respected him. It would be a big achievement to become his student.

“We have some interesting candidates here today.” He looked at the crowd, briefly focusing on Preston and

Miranda.

Asclepia had managed to make a name for themselves in the medical field. And now their influence increased and

would soon be on the same level as the Stoneray Order. Preston and Miranda’s presence within Asclepia helped

them recruit more geniuses. Linden paid close attention to these rising talents of the younger generation.

“Let’s begin.” Linden nodded to the rest of the elders. Then he sat in the center as the other elders sat on both

sides of him.

“The examination will begin.” An invigilator dressed in black stood before the crowd. Then he announced, “There

are three parts to this examination First, you will need to identify some drugs. Second, you will have to produce a

medicine. And finally, you will cure a sick patient.”

“Now, please get ready for the first test.” With a wave of his hand, more than ten disciples of the Stoneray Order

walked in. They held a wooden box with medicine bottles inside.

“These bottles contain medicine that we’ve prepared. For your first test, you will taste it and identify the herbs

used. Each of you will get a piece of paper, so list its components. Ten points will be deducted for each mistake. If

you make three mistakes, you’re disqualified,” the invigilator announced.

The hall immediately buzzed with discussion when they heard that.

“My goodness! They call this simple? How are we supposed to identify the herbs used by just the taste of it? Can

anyone even do that?”

“Exactly! I don’t think anyone can do that without at least 20 years of experience!”

“If the first test is this tough, I can’t imagine how difficult the next two tests will be!”

Everyone began complaining about how difficult the test was. Though everyone knew that the Stoneray Order had

strict criteria for accepting students, this was harder than they thought.

“Silence!” The invigilator roared. “If anyone is dissatisfied, you can choose to give up. The Stoneray

Order will not accept incompetent students!”

His simple statement was enough to silence the crowd’s grumbles and complaints. None of them were ready to

give up so quickly after such a long journey there.

“If we have no objections, we will begin now. You will be given a medicine bottle and must list the ingredients within

30 minutes. Whoever completes this within the given time will continue to the next test.” The bottles were given

out, and the timer started counting down.

Upon receiving the bottle, everyone quickly tasted the medicine.

Every second counted. Whoever finished the test in the shortest time would show that they were better than the

rest. They might even attract the attention of the invigilators.

However, everyone frowned when they tasted the medicine. This was much more challenging than they had

thought.

There were all sorts of herbs in the medicine After they were brewed together, it was impossible to identify the

specific herbs used. The taste was a mixture of bitter, sweet, and sour. It tasted disgusting.

“Challenging indeed. But I’ll handle this just fine.