Chapter 65 - Improve Formulation
Chapter 65: Improve Formulation
Translator:Lordbluefire Editor:Lordbluefire
The study of gene potions was very profound to begin with.
Each mature formula was a result of countless geneticists' hard work. They must have conducted many clinical trials to ensure the stability of the medicinal effects. Otherwise, they wouldn't be accepted as an approved formula.
It was far too difficult to improve a formula on top of what had already been achieved!
However, This was an extremely important task. The R&D departments had always been the core technical department of a company, let alone the Giant Pharmaceutical Company that had an oligopoly in the solar system. It wasn't an easy feat for a person to stay on in the organization as the competition was very intense.
Therefore, although the task assigned was very difficult, Feng Lin must still complete it.
It might be fine if he failed to complete one task. However, if he continued to fail for multiple times, he would be kept out from the core of the research team sooner or later. He might even be chased out of the R&D department.
This wasn't a result that Feng Lin wanted.
He would only be able to acquire the Giant Pharmaceutical Company's core technologies by staying in the R&D department.
Feng Lin opened up the Adrenaline Potion's formula and started to study it seriously.
When Feng Lin's new colleagues in the R&D department saw his troubled scene, they kept on exchanging strange glances, secretly gloating over his misfortune.
"It isn't that easy to enter our R&D department! This newcomer is going to have it real bad!"
"Don't take on jobs that you aren't capable of accomplishing! Which one of us who managed to join the R&D department isn't a talent amongst genetic researchers? If this newcomer doesn't have the capabilities, he'll be chased out sooner or later!"
"This guy is really unlucky. Furthermore, he has offended the team leader. The team leader is a very petty person!"
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In their eyes, Feng Lin was going to end up as a passerby. They felt that he didn't have the capabilities and had even offended the team leader. His luck was really bad and he would be chased out very soon. Therefore, no one was interested to make friends with him.
However, Feng Lin didn't pay them any heed and just focused on studying his Adrenaline Potion.
This wasn't a high-grade gene potion. Like the potion of life, it was also a potion without any grade. Its formula was very simple and only required seven ingredients and 31 steps.
However, the simpler something was, the harder it would be to improve it.
It was because the formula was already as simple as it possibly could get. So how could one still improve it?
It was like if a person was given a cup of plain water, would they be able to formulate anything out of it?
Clearly, this was extremely difficult—close to being impossible!
However, a subordinate didn't have the option and reason to reject tasks assigned by their superiors to begin with.
Feng Lin didn't have much of a choice. If he wanted to let Team Leader Aike be speechless, he must submit an improved gene potion formula.
Since he wanted to improve the formula, he must first understand it.
Feng Lin pondered seriously.
The Adrenaline Potion, true to its name, was a gene potion that stimulated the human body to secrete adrenaline.
Adrenaline was a hormone that was naturally secreted by the human body. When a person experienced excitement, horror, or other intense agitation, their bodies would secrete a large amount of such chemical substances. They could make one's breathing become a lot faster, their nerves to be completely excited, and their reaction speed to exceed the normal rates.
This potion itself was also a kind of powerful stimulant.
If a person were to drink it whilst in a battle, their thoughts would move at a faster speed, their reactions would be a lot swifter, and their actions would become more agile.
When fighting it out with an opponent, being one step faster would make all the difference between life or death.
This made the amazing effects of the Adrenaline Potion very clear. Amongst interstellar cultivators, it was also considered the most popular and commonly used gene potion.
Thankfully, the ingredients for the formulation of gene potions were supplied for free in the R&D department. Feng Lin started experimenting.
The Adrenaline Potion's formula: dragonblood flower's nectar 30 milliliters, waterjade powder 15 grams, losoto solution 100 milliliters, catalytic cream 10 grams, spirit powder 12 grams…
Feng Lin measured out the ingredients according to the formula and started formulating the gene potion.
He followed the instructions on the formula, first heating up the dragonblood flower's nectar slightly to 60 degrees Celsius, before then diluting it with losoto solution. He then added in waterjade powder at a stable rate, mixing it in to present a murky condition.
Although this was only the initial phase of the formulation, there was already a strange aura emitted from the mixture that caused one's blood to seeth and for an individual to feel restless after smelling it.
Clearly, the gene potion was already showing some hints of its medicinal effects while in the midst of the formulation.
Feng Lin didn't stop what he was doing. He continued to add in the various ingredients according to the specified methods and order, doing things very orderly.
In the end, he increased the strength of the flames, and the liquid from the gene potion started to evaporate. Very soon, a small bottle of gene potion that had a volume of 20 milliliters appeared in Feng Lin's hand. It was clear and translucent, with its ingredients perfectly integrated with no signs of impurities at all.
There was only the last step left—Spiritual Conception.
Feng Lin tasted one drop of the potion to sense its medicinal effect. He discovered that its taste was too light, and the stimulation to the nerves was insufficient. He added in a small amount of the dragonblood flower's nectar and spirit powder to complete the formulation.
"To think that this newbie manages to formulate the Adrenaline Potion successfully on the first attempt!"
"It seems that this newcomer isn't a good-for-nothing!"
"He might have learned this before!"
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Some of Feng Lin's colleagues mumbled when they saw this scene.
However, Feng Lin couldn't be bothered to pay them much heed, and he drank the potion he formulated in one go.
If he wished to improve this formula, he must experience it first hand in order to notice the areas that were unreasonable or inadequate.
The Adrenaline Potion was different from the potion of life. Its medicinal effects were more intense. The moment Feng Lin drank it, it immediately turned into energy that seethed and boiled like magma. It was extremely scorching.
Fire, fire, fire...
It was as if this was a gene potion that was formulated from flames, wanting to incinerate Feng Lin into ashes.
However, this flaming energy didn't tear apart his body and strengthen his vitality. Instead, it seeped deep into his body, continuously stimulating his nerves.
Twitching green veins popped up on Feng Lin's face, making him appear extremely hideous.
Heat currents gushed to his head like ferocious flames. Feng Lin's mind instantly went blank as if his soul had left his body. He was able to sense everything in the surroundings, and they had all become extremely slow.
This was a very mysterious feeling.
Everything in the world became extremely slow, and the voices of the people around him became drawn out. The opening and closing of their mouths and the movements of their tongues could all be seen clearly...
In an instant, Feng Lin only sensed that his consciousness had broken away into an unknown space, like he was watching down on the mortal world from God's perspective.
However, this feeling disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A massive force of attraction rose up in Feng Lin's body like a black hole, instantly pulling back his soul back to his body.
After Feng Lin's soul returned to his body, he regained his senses and started panting profusely, breaking out in sweat.
His mental state had taken on a great load, and it was also a huge burden on his body.
As expected of the Adrenaline Potion. Its medicinal effect was very strong, and the effect where the entire world seemed to have slowed down was truly amazing.
However, this wasn't a good thing to Feng Lin. It was because the better the effects, it would imply that that closer the formula was to perfection and that there wasn't a need to improve on it.
Other than the fact that the medicinal effect was only ten seconds and was far too short, there were almost no flaws to it at all.
Feng Lin had no idea how on earth he should improve this formula.
Genetic potential -8%!
Suddenly, the change to Feng Lin's genetic potential was brought to his attention. He hadn't done anything at all, so why did his genetic potential suddenly decrease?
Feng Lin couldn't make sense of it at all. He looked toward the bottle that contained the Adrenaline Potion he had just finished. Was it due to this gene potion?
He observed it carefully and suddenly noticed that a dim silver star on the genetic map of the human body had become a little bit brighter. He scanned it with his thoughts and discovered the Adrenaline Gene. Information soon started to flow out.
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Gene: Adrenaline
Grade: Perfect basic gene
Strengthening Tally: 0 (8%)
Ability: Bullet time (Secrete a large amount of adrenaline, causing one's thinking to become faster and obtaining the reaction speed that makes one capable of avoiding bullets)
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A hint of a smile crept up on Feng Lin's face.
He had an idea of how he could improve the formula now!