Chapter 75

Originally, the tone was sarcastic and sharp, but the last sentence turned into a furious roar, the sound echoing in the classroom, and the second boy burst into tears.

"Still have the nerve to cry? Not bad, at least you know shame. You're not so stupid that you can't be saved!"

Jiang Junming looked on in shock. How could the teacher at the Church Academy be so caustic and harsh? It really was as his first impression had suggested, difficult to get along with. Compared to Severus, even the most terrible teachers he had encountered from elementary school to university seemed so gentle and kind.

One after another, Severus tasted the potions, humiliating the newly enrolled boys with his expressions and actions. The boys who had originally been full of hope for the Church Academy were now all dispirited after Severus's criticism.

Walking up to Jiang Junming, Severus glanced at him but said nothing, nor did he taste the stamina potion Jiang Junming had made. Instead, he walked past Jiang Junming to the side of the red-clothed girl, Idris.

"Favorite of the God of Dawn?" Looking at Idris's handsome and delicate face, Severus showed no mercy, the sarcasm in his words obvious to all.

Idris's delicate eyebrows were lightly furrowed, and she looked at Severus without backing down, saying nothing.

"Good." After taking a sip of the stamina potion Idris had made, Severus said something unprecedented, "Is this your first time making a stamina potion?"

Idris nodded, her fists tightly clenched under the potion table.

"Your first attempt, and it's already this good. The legends are not wrong; you truly deserve the title of the God of Dawn's favorite. The divine power in the potion is pure and abundant. You've just entered the Church Academy, so study hard and don't let this title down," Severus praised.

It seems the red-clothed girl's stamina potion was really good. Hearing Severus say this, Jiang Junming thought to himself. But why did he skip over me? It's really strange. No matter how much Jiang Junming thought about it, he couldn't understand what Teacher Severus was up to.

Idris let out a sigh of relief when she heard Teacher Severus say this. The fists she had been clenching tightly at her sides relaxed, her palms drenched in cold sweat.

Next came another round of cold ridicule. It seemed that Severus didn't mind using words to make all the boys understand that no matter what praise they had received outside, they had to start anew at the Church Academy.

One by one, the boys either turned pale, were utterly dejected, or blushed with embarrassment, their hopes and beautiful dreams shattered by Severus's words.

Tirada stood calmly behind the potion table, feeling a bit nervous but mostly excited as Teacher Severus approached. He had a clear understanding and absolute confidence that the stamina potion he had made was not bad. Severus's caustic and harsh nature was well-known at the Church Academy. For years, the first class had always been taught by Teacher Severus, with the purpose of shattering the pride and self-importance of the boys who had received countless praises outside. To make them understand that they needed to put aside their past and focus on their studies at the academy.

To prepare for this moment and to surprise everyone, Tirada had started learning to refine stamina potions very early on, and even higher-level potions. By this point, Tirada could mix almost perfect stamina potions with his eyes closed.

It would definitely not be worse than Idris's stamina potion. As for that Junming whom Severus had ignored... Tirada sneered inwardly. Let everyone see that the word "genius" only fits me, Tirada. And that boy, hmpf!

Severus took a sip of the stamina potion Tirada had made, and his squinted eyes suddenly opened, filled with surprise and admiration.

"Remarkable!" Severus exclaimed.

The surrounding boys were stunned by Severus's praise, the originally suppressed emotions bursting forth. It was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, the ripples of surprise spreading through the classroom.

Tirada smiled slightly in response to Severus's praise. Everything was exactly as he had expected. Only now did everything return to its proper course. Smiling calmly, Severus's praise was entirely deserved and not excessive. He didn't show excessive joy, which would have been too vulgar. Nor did he remain expressionless, which he thought was too artificial. A faint smile suited his noble identity, was polite, and made everything seem natural.

The fangirls outside would surely be captivated by him, Tirada thought smugly. As for the surrounding boys, their uncontrollable gasps of surprise had already given him the answer he wanted. Everything was perfect. Tirada glanced at Jiang Junming out of the corner of his eye, thinking that in that boy's mind, Severus's praise and the surrounding gasps of surprise must have turned into invisible hands, slapping him in the face.

His face must be swollen by now, which is good. Tirada felt a bit smug; the more embarrassed and awkward Jiang Junming was, the happier Tirada felt.

Severus was not stingy with his praise. After taking a sip of the stamina potion Tirada had made, he closed his eyes, seemingly savoring the taste and the divine power it carried. After a long while, he finished the potion in the test tube and opened his eyes again, looking at Tirada seriously and saying, "Truly remarkable! Even if I were to mix a stamina potion myself, it wouldn't be any better, and I might not even be able to achieve such an effect."

The suppressed gasps of surprise came in waves, like the waves of the sea, eventually turning into a noisy, meaningless chatter.

It seems that the boy named Tirada is really strong, Jiang Junming thought. But the potion I made shouldn't be bad, although it doesn't look as clear and transparent as a stamina potion. What's going on? The surrounding gasps and praise didn't distract Jiang Junming; he continued to recall the process of making the stamina potion, perhaps it was the "impurities" the AI mentioned?

Severus continued to "taste" the stamina potions made by the boys. After tasting Tirada's potion, Severus seemed to lose interest in scolding the boys, giving brief comments, and the class looked like it would end hastily.

Finally, Severus seemed to regain his energy, walking to Jiang Junming's side and resuming his original demeanor, looking at the stamina potion in front of Jiang Junming with disdain and saying sarcastically, "You're Junming, the one the Church of the Guardian God fought over to convert."

"Yes, my name is Junming, Teacher Severus," Jiang Junming replied politely.

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