Chapter 1257: NO. 161: Ailisuzhi, who works in pharmaceuticals, has a lot to consider

NO．161: Ailisuzhi, who is in pharmaceuticals, has a lot to consider.

As everyone knows, human enlightenment cannot be separated from the effort of postnatal education, but it also equally cannot lack the superiority of innate foundations.

That astonishing proportion of brain to body size is precisely the reason humanity has stood firm to this day.

Likewise, those small animals with brains so small they ought to be called a cerebellum.

Without assistance from source energy, it would indeed be difficult to sustain the information expansion brought about by the awakening of self-consciousness.

Many monsters first cultivate human form in their training, so that their future path will be smoother; and many people cursed into animals in stories become muddled, because the cursers did not leave them such a way out.

Although the human soul is also a memory backup, as long as the soul is unharmed it will constantly try to boot up, but the shrinkage of the hardware will always make the software difficult to run.

Even if it can run, it is especially sluggish, and the CPU is overloaded to the point of max temperature, as if one would immediately open the task manager to end the task.

Therefore, in the field of natural pharmaceutical chemistry, there are hardly any records of producing shapeshifting drugs, whereas magic potions are abundant in that regard.

There are random transformations, there are designated switches, and even turning into huge phantom beasts—all those seemingly peaceful times that completely violate the law of energy conservation are the result of extraordinary plants bearing the medicinal properties of source-energy load.

If this were placed a few hundred years ago, perhaps it would still be a major expense.

Especially when the spiritual energy recovery plans for each district had just begun, extraordinary plants were scarce; a single stalk of mandrake grass could earn a three‑person household's yearly income, but productivity has long since been freed.

Not only is it spiritual energy recovery, it is completely a recreation of the air quality of the Age of Gods; most extraordinary plants can be cultivated normally, while the few with harsher conditions simply have a dedicated nursery built, and for the more special year-specific ginseng fruit trees—one would mostly need to buy development rights to a wilderness ecological planet from the Star Alliance.

With such distance, such prices, and such policy support, investing would still be somewhat cost-effective.

Ailisuzhi certainly doesn't need to go to that extent; although her pocket money is already plenty, for her who spends over twenty days a month doing experiments, arranging experimental funds still requires special attention.

In addition, one must consider the maintenance costs of certain equipment; a single such accident could easily exceed the funds of several projects.

—just like some otaku who live frugally in daily life but splurge online, Suzi is actually quite casual about food, clothing, and lodging; only her demands regarding experiments and black tea are exceptionally strict and professional.

"But even so, offering a mouse Keemun black tea is still too strange."

It is already the size of one and a half palms, compared to the beginning it has evidently become 'fat' by three loops, the demon guinea pig; even the double horns on its head and its drooping ears have enlarged proportionally, but what is even more astonishing is obviously that 'it' used its non-mouse-like paw to hold the tea cup, sip, and then utter a sentence in a low-pitched young male voice.

"Isn't your choice of potato chips not strange either?" She glanced at the demon guinea pig sitting at the small table, Ailisuzhi nonchalantly flicked her sleeve, "Rich red-braised flavor… normal guinea pigs should avoid spiciness; their overly keen sense of smell is one of the reasons they are used as experimental animals~"

"Is this normal?" He raised his paw and tapped the small scale on both sides of his forehead, making a click-click sound; the demon guinea pig's black big eyes looked at Suzi, then toward the horse-eared girl on the distant playground, "The training is still a bit rushed; I still haven't recalled the three-wave values from a week ago."

"Is the Crystal Core still unresponsive?" Suzi asked with a grin, seemingly enjoying seeing him in this troubled state.

Even if this appearance were replaced by a fellow like Gui She, they would probably shout "You can't even see any expression change, right!" but this mad scientist generally doesn't care.

"The Crystal Core can't identify this biological information as it is, but at least it hasn't caused neural disruption; that counts as an initial success."

The demon guinea pig lifted its little paw, crossing its fingers as usual, yet caused the Tianlangxing symbol beside it to snort and fail to hold back.

"Your clasped paws really look like something of a wronged weakling."

Hearing this, the mouse shifted slightly, turned its head to look at her, fell silent for a few seconds, and asked: "……You're still here?"

This sentence instantly made Tianlangxing's brows rise.

"How dare this mouse speak to its master like that!"

"Don't you have your own pet?" Suzi raised her sleeve to block her gaze at the mouse, "You don't prefer dogs more? This is my guinea pig Mr."

"Where does this guy look like a mouse? Doesn't he look like a dog?"

Even opening his mouth would hurt you.

"Where does it resemble?"

"Being scolded shouldn't be my illusion," the mouse raised its paw and scratched the not-so-obvious whiskers beside its mouth, "How long will this situation last?"

"About five minutes, you'll grow two more sizes, and the Crystal Core will then be able to identify you…" Suzi, who was arguing with Tianlangxing, turned her head and quickly replied.

"After all, the essence of this bodily expansion is your original bodily information being repeatedly invoked and recalled by the soul… This is a training field; can the senior girl who isn't competing please not interfere with others' training?"

She had just finished saying that when she turned her head again to argue with Tianlangxing, not knowing why she needed to be so nitpicky.

Usually Suzi doesn't care about Tianlangxing's shouting at Aomo, but toward this guinea-pig-shaped trainer, she seems to truly consider herself the owner.

Meanwhile, Aomo couldn't be bothered to deal with those two's quarrel; after all, he had already recovered most of his self when Tianlangxing tried to set him up in the activity room earlier, leaving no embarrassing record that would be picked up by recording, and more naturally began greeting the girls for training according to time.

—but perhaps this appearance itself is already quite embarrassing.

Facing the gazes of many training staff passing by the periphery, the guinea pig merely ignored those looks and glanced at the small table beneath it.

This was still brought from the equipment warehouse by Xiao Lu, but perhaps it will soon be unusable.

Thinking of this, he instead turned his head to look at the youth not far away who was peeking at him together with a girl beside him.

"Xiao Lu, any news on that fellow Sai Luo yet?"

"Ah?! Yes, yes," said Chao Cang Lu, who had thought he was caught peeking, feeling a bit guilty; after hearing the question clearly, he fell into another kind of panic: "Has something happened to Mr. Sai Luo? I've often been unable to contact him these days."

"Then you must have seen him at some point, right?"

"Actually, I see him every day."

"Then you should have asked him as well."

"Every time I get a vague answer! Why not ask Aomo-san as well?"

"No, I don't ask; I see he doesn't post any updates, so he must be up to some secret activity."

"Then why are you asking me…" Xiao Lu felt rather wronged.

However, Aomo merely remained indifferent and asked again: "Has he had any girls around him? Especially horse girls."

"No, but I've always felt he has a hint of oil smell on him."

"Oil……" Aomo wordlessly lifted his paw to scratch his chin, and this action caused Xiao Lu and Mi Yu to glance at each other again, the latter even secretly swallowing.

"In that case…"

The mouse, lost in thought, then asked Suzi, who was discussing with Tianlangxing whether dogs or guinea pigs were better: "Suzi, can the Crystal Core identification be delayed a few minutes?"

"Huh? You want to delay it?"

Not expecting to hear such a request, Suzi turned her head, blinked for a moment, and then reached out from the sleeve of her loose coat—whose inner contents were uncertain—holding a pinched test tube.

"At a 3g dosage, even a bit more could make you become muddled like before; you'd better be careful of Chao Cang Lu and Mi Yu, as they look like they can't resist rubbing you."

"……" He turned his head to glance at those two's guinea pigs, seeing only a prince's awkward smile and a little girl lowering her head.

And this too—I hadn't meant to pull it out so early. She reached into her other hand and produced another thin, plastic‑wrapped pill.

Besides this, I originally didn't intend to take it out so early. She, with her other hand, again pulled out a thin, plastic‑wrapped pill sheet.

If something goes wrong, just chew it; the tests Clara ran on those special guinea pigs showed they work within twenty seconds, instantly neutralizing the drug's effect.

If there's a problem, just chew it; according to the tests on the specially supplied guinea pigs that Clara brought earlier, they take effect within twenty seconds and can instantly destroy the original medicinal potency.

This is the first time I've heard of an antidote.

This is the first time I've heard of an antidote.

After all, it's a brand‑new attempt; it can't be done the same way as before.

After all, it's a completely new attempt; it can't be the same as before.