C1774 Verification!
All of them were clad in white, the garb of professional alchemists, except for Qin Ming, who stood out in his black attire.
Only the middle-aged man sported a leaf emblem on his chest; the rest were unadorned.
Clearly, they were apprentices in the art of alchemy.
Alchemy required innate talent. With it, one could advance rapidly.
Without it