Chapter 138

The cultivation room was originally a warehouse of Ceris Academy, located in a remote corner of the academy.

After Instructor Xiao Er rented it for a long time, he transformed it into a poison insect cultivation room.

The entrance to the cultivation room is a sturdy hardwood door commonly used in warehouses, and there is also a simple small barrier.

You need to insert the special key into a slot recessed in the middle of the wooden door, unlock the barrier, and then the hardwood door can be opened.

The entire poison insect cultivation room is about more than 100 square meters, divided into two rooms, one is the "hatching room" and one is the "cultivation room."

The hatching room is carefully arranged, full of staggered hatching boxes.

The hatching boxes also have special temperature regulation and humidity regulation according to the different types of insect eggs, simulating the environment required for the development of poison insect eggs.

Luminous magic crystal lamps are embedded in the walls, emitting soft and uniform light, which not only meets the lighting conditions required by the poison insect eggs but also is not too dazzling to affect observation.

The air is filled with an unpleasant but not difficult-to-smell aura.

This is the "nutrient solution" that Xiao Er obtained through careful proportioning of various materials, which can be added to the hatching box to promote better development of poison insect eggs.

As for the cultivation room, it is much simpler, arranged with three large hatching boxes according to the needs of the three kinds of poison insects, and higher concentrations of "nutrient solution" are added to them.

"Mastered 【Detect Poison】?" Xiao Er confirmed.

Gao De nodded.

"That's good... you must check the insect eggs in the hatching room at least once a day through 【Detect Poison】."

"Once you find that toxins appear in the insect eggs, it means that the larvae in the insect eggs have fully developed and will hatch within 1-2 days."

"You must hurry to transfer these insect eggs that are about to hatch from the hatching room to the three hatching boxes in the cultivation room."

"This is the hatching box for Fire Kiss Ants, this is for Ma Scorpions."

Xiao Er explained the specific details to Gao De in detail, he pointed to the last large hatching box, "This is the hatching box for Phantom Thorn Centipedes... Phantom Thorn Centipede is a hybrid of Phantom Centipede and Thorn Centipede."

"The healthy Fire Kiss Ant larvae just hatched should have a smooth surface without flaws, the fire-red patterns on the back should be clearly identifiable, the color should be uniform and shiny, and in addition, the movement should be agile and powerful."

"If features such as blurred patterns on the back, dull color, physical deformity, or sluggish movement appear, it means it is a defective product."

"You must take it out of the hatching box and handle it in time to avoid adverse effects on the entire group."

"The characteristics of healthy Ma Scorpion larvae are... Phantom Thorn Centipede is the same, if you find defective products, you must screen and handle them at the first time."

"Finally, remind you, their mothers have all been specially cultivated by me, so these larvae, even if they are defective products, the toxins contained should not be underestimated, you need to pay attention yourself when handling them."

"Do you understand?"

"I remember." Gao De nodded seriously.

"Here, there are a total of 137 Fire Kiss Ant eggs, 89 Ma Scorpion eggs, 43 Phantom Thorn Centipede eggs. Under normal circumstances, it will take about a month and a half for them to all hatch."

"Finally, if the number of qualified larvae does not reach 50% of the number of insect eggs, this task is considered a failure, and there will be no remuneration, which is equivalent to you working for nothing for two months."

"If the number of qualified larvae reaches 50% of the number of insect eggs, the task is considered completed. In addition, for every 10% that the number of qualified larvae exceeds, I will pay you an extra reward of 5 gold coins." This instructor from the Potion Department looked solemn and used both kindness and power.

"I will definitely do my best and complete the task with quality and quantity." Gao De said respectfully.

Seeing Gao De's posture, Xiao Er couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

Afterwards, after explaining several details that need to be paid attention to to ensure the survival rate of insect eggs, he threw the key to the poison insect cultivation room to Gao De and left in a hurry without looking back.

Potion masters have always been very busy.

After watching Xiao Er go far away, Gao De put away the key and began to wander in the hatching room.

Since he is here, he will finish today's work by the way.

The next moment, Gao De had already cast 【Detect Poison】 and began to check for any insect eggs about to hatch.

Don't say, after spending half an hour checking a total of 269 insect eggs, Gao De really found four insect eggs that had already produced toxins.

Gao De hurriedly cast 【Mage Hand】, carefully took these four insect eggs out of the small hatching box in the hatching room, and then put them into the three large hatching boxes in the cultivation room according to the species.

After doing the inspection work, and confirming that the temperature and humidity of each hatching box were in the optimal range for insect eggs, Gao De closed the door of the poison insect cultivation room again.

Today's 【Poison Insect Cultivation】 work is considered completed.

He took out the pocket watch he carried with him and looked at the time, and it was already dinner time without knowing it. Gao De hurried to the cafeteria.

He was honest for this meal.

He ordered a civilian set meal worth 4 copper coins of "black rye bread + pea soup + a piece of smoked pork."

After dinner, Gao De returned to Building 30 in the First District.

Almost as soon as he returned to the room, Gao De couldn't wait to come to the kitchen and open the clay pots that were fermenting fruit drinks brewed with Water of No Leakage.

At this time, a whole day had passed since the time he cast 【Create Water+】 yesterday.

Now is the time to verify whether his conjecture is established.

When Gao De opened the lid of the clay pot, that familiar peculiar and ethereal fragrance mixed with faint fruit fragrance drifted out from the mouth of the clay pot and into his nose.

Gao De's heart suddenly surged with uncontrollable joy.

The Water of No Leakage in the clay pot did not disappear!

After half a day of fermentation, the Water of No Leakage in several clay pots had slight color changes, representing that they had produced some minor essential changes.

It was this change that allowed the Water of No Leakage to still exist.

Conjecture established!

In fact, the loophole of the Create Water spell is not difficult to discover.

The reason why it has not been discovered, or should be said to have not been widely known, the biggest reason is that there is no need.

The purpose of 【Create Water】 is to create drinking water for emergency use.

And creating drinking water is for drinking.

If the water created by 【Create Water】 is not drunk within a day, causing them to dissipate, no one will care at all.

Because as long as you need it, just cast 【Create Water】 again.

Who would spend that much effort to study how to preserve the drinking water created by 【Create Water】?

Gao De wouldn't either.

He spent a lot of effort to preserve the "Water of No Leakage" created by 【Create Water+】.

"Wait until tomorrow to try it and see if the effect of the Water of No Leakage is still there after fermentation changes," Gao De clenched his fists and said secretly.

If even the efficacy can be maintained, this remaining nearly 1 gallon of "Water of No Leakage" fruit drink can support for almost a month if drunk sparingly.

And within this month, he persists in "daily lottery," if he can draw another "Water of No Leakage," he can continue it.

If there is one, there will be two.

Gao De believes that the "Water of No Leakage" will definitely not appear only once.

Thinking this way, he scooped out the fruit pieces in the clay pot to avoid further fermentation of the fruit drink, causing the Water of No Leakage to produce more possible efficacy changes.

After doing all this, Gao De covered the small clay pot again, and then came to the large clay pot.

Gao De's heart moved, and mana began to flow.

Liquid immediately began to gush out of the empty large clay pot.

This is today's "daily first draw."

In a few seconds, two gallons of liquid appeared in the clay pot.

Gao De sniffed.

The familiar rich and sweet scent rushed toward him.

Damn, it's "guaranteed" again! For the remaining time at night, Gao De's task for himself is: read through the general books involving various fields borrowed from the library.

He must make up for the "common sense" he lacks in these aspects in the shortest time.

(End of chapter)