strictlysupreme Chapter 417 The Origin of Drug A
Chapter 417 The Origin of Drug A
It turns out that the act of bestowing titles upon the gods on behalf of Heaven had a huge impact on Jiang Ziya. This enormous karma became a burden, preventing him from becoming an immortal. Even when he consumed rare and precious herbs to prolong his life, the effects were much worse than for others.
But using reincarnation to eliminate karma isn't for him to enjoy happiness! In each of Jiang Taigong's lives, he was basically plagued by misfortune, and even the protection of immortals couldn't help!
The karmic debts are too great! In most cases, the reincarnated body is not even a complete soul! One can only live a foolish and ignorant life, dying young!
Not to mention that not only is he unlucky, but he is also likely to implicate others, and those around him will also suffer misfortune one after another.
In each lifetime, being able to live peacefully to the age of thirty is considered extremely lucky. Having both a wife and children is extremely rare, in order to avoid harming people. The problem is that reincarnation is meant to dilute karma. Therefore, each of Jiang Taigong's reincarnations is basically a standard protagonist template!
And they were all against the wind the whole time! All sorts of strange and troublesome things came one after another!
Fortune changes every thirty years! Never underestimate a young person's potential!
Don’t bully the poor middle-aged people!
Don’t look down on the poor old people!
The dead are the greatest.
The tears of tomb raiders.
Now, things have come to this, and there is Hong Anguo in this lifetime.
I'm only able to be reincarnated now because I have old friends who have been taking care of me.
But in this life, surprisingly, nothing went wrong! Not only did he live peacefully to the age of eighty, but he also had a house full of children and grandchildren!
"...Perhaps it's because of Jiang... Oh, Junior Brother Hong, you've finally paid off your karmic debts and your good fortune has blossomed in this life, right?" Zhang Xuanlin analyzed leisurely. He wasn't particularly clear about the specifics, and the issues involved were probably only known to those at a higher level.
After learning about Hong Anguo's situation, Li Muyang became quite interested. This Jiang Taigong really had a tough time!
I still don't know why he wanted to see me.
Zhang Xuanlin was still unclear and asked, "What? Old Master Hong wouldn't say, or rather, he himself didn't know. He only said that he would have to see Li Muyang in person to find out..."
Having grasped the general idea, Li Muyang no longer cared.
Let's leave it at that for now. You'll find out when we meet.
After ending the call with Zhang Xuanlin, I came out and saw Ai Haibara, who rarely showed such a genuine smile of happiness… I have to say, Ai really wasn't lying to us! Aunt Elena's genes are truly amazing! She's definitely mixed-race…
In other words, it's not obvious enough in anime, but when you see it in real life... there's no harm without comparison!
Ahem, the above content represents the protagonist's thoughts!
Li Muyang: ? ? ? Is this something people say?
Seeing the family of three come to greet them, Li Muyang interrupted them before they could express their gratitude: "There's no need for thanks. It's only right. I treat Mingmei and Zhibao like sisters, so there's no need for formalities."
Even though Li Muyang had said that, after the three of them looked at each other, Miyano Atsushi still said, "You can't say that, sir. Our family owes you too much. We've already heard Shiho and Akemi's story from Shiho. If it weren't for you, our family would never have had the chance to reunite."
"Perhaps it's just a small favor in your eyes, but we will never forget this help. We will help you whenever you need it."
Li Muyang nodded calmly: "Alright, I'm not one to keep secrets. I wonder if Shiho has told you anything about virtual world games?"
The Miyano couple nodded; they had heard about it too.
"Then I'll have to trouble you two. Shiho is indeed quite clever, but he's still too busy dealing with some old foxes. I'm usually busy with my cultivation, so I probably won't have much time to deal with these things. I'll have to trouble you two to take care of things."
The Miyano couple readily agreed.
In fact, Li Muyang didn't have much confidence in their abilities; he was just saying it casually. Just like with Dianmi Company, Li Muyang couldn't really hand over all the power to Miyano Akemi; he would definitely keep a backup plan as a safety net.
However, Miyano Akemi's abilities were indeed quite good, and she did not disappoint Li Muyang, even exceeding expectations.
With Himeko-sensei's help, the company is thriving!
Incidentally, when Li Muyang said he was busy with cultivation, Shiho's disdainful look was almost tangible. Such words can only fool those who don't know the situation. Those who frequently talk to Miyano Akemi and know the real situation of Li Muyang know that this is just an excuse for Old Li to be lazy.
That's right, Li Muyang does provide a safety net, but that's all he does! Unless things escalate to the point where he has no choice but to intervene, he'll remain as compliant as anyone else!
No wonder he and the Emperor of Luck are fellow disciples; both of them saved lives on the spot, but in the end, it all comes down to luck.
It's just that Li Muyang usually doesn't say it outright.
Then they started chatting casually, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant. The Miyano couple didn't seem too reserved; they were more respectful. Perhaps it was because Li Muyang looked so young, not much older than Miyano Shiho when she returned to her original form.
As they chatted, the conversation turned to the Miyano couple and how they created 4869 for that old guy Karasuma Renya.
Although the Miyano couple had been unconscious for a long time, they remembered the original source of the drug's research very well—it was Karasuma Renya who gave it to them. Soon, a simple prescription was displayed in front of Li Muyang, but the contents of it...
Li Muyang blinked at the prescription: "...This looks like an incomplete pill formula!"
"Huh?" The Miyano couple were taken aback. Shiho, on the other hand, had been reading a lot of cultivation novels in Daxia recently, so she was quite familiar with the subject. She asked in surprise, "You mean, the prescription Karasuma Renya gave my parents was for making elixirs?"
Li Muyang nodded with certainty: "I'm sure I didn't misread that! You can tell from the contents of the prescription that it's for prolonging life and also for maintaining youth, oh, the so-called immortality."
"It's just incomplete... It's quite an achievement that you were able to research 4869 with this thing!"
During this time, Shiho Miyano had already obtained the finished product of APTX4869 from the organization's members. Therefore, Li Muyang also had the opportunity to study it. At that time, he had a somewhat familiar yet awkward feeling. Now he understands that it was evolved from a pill formula.
Using modern medical technology, replicating elixirs is not that easy!
In this respect, the Miyano couple are indeed talented! And Shiho is the same! Because her parents hadn't been able to complete 4869 until she took over the research.
It's quite interesting that an incomplete prescription has evolved into the current Drug A. I wonder where Karasuma Renya got it from.
After staring at it for a while and thinking, Li Muyang completed the incomplete pill formula. Because the content was not complicated, the effect of the refined pill was probably equivalent to the level of a fifth or sixth grade pill in the Dou Qi Continent. For Old Li, a ninth-grade peak alchemist, it was nothing.
This made the Miyano couple somewhat sentimental. They were both quite open-minded; so what if someone deciphered and completed a prescription they'd spent most of their lives researching in a few minutes? It's nothing.
Who can blame them when they're cultivating immortality?
In front of the family of three, Li Muyang showed off his alchemy skills by refining pills with his bare hands. He then gave the three finished pills to them to study. Since they had nothing better to do, the whole family went to Zhibao's laboratory to work on them.
It wasn't until lunchtime that Li Muyang had Pu Siqinglan and Xia He forcibly take the family of three out, finally pulling them out of their research mode.
Sure enough, those who do research, if they can't control their thirst for knowledge, will turn into single-minded research fanatics.
No one is an exception.
During the meal, Zhibao asked Li Muyang, puzzled, "How did you manage to suppress your thirst for knowledge and your desire to explore?"
It's clear from what Li Muyang took out that he has a lot of strange and unusual research ideas in his mind, and naturally he wants to create and research a lot. However, Li Muyang rarely seems to get so engrossed in his research that he can't extricate himself.
Li Muyang shrugged: "If you accidentally had a thought that could destroy a planet dozens of times over, I think you would be able to control yourself."
Shiho (???): "...A high-class Versailles!"
Is this the difference between ordinary talent and genius?
But thinking about it this way, it seems to make sense.
In this little world, there's a real, hands-on big shot! Second Brother Rabbit has nothing better to do than help Li Muyang realize many of his designs. Because of this, Second Brother Rabbit has exceptional respect for Li Muyang! And he enjoys doing it immensely!
Those inventions were truly wildly imaginative!
Li Muyang doesn't use many of his inventions, mainly because he's worried about their excessive power! Once they're turned on, they can't be turned off!
After dinner, the family of three went back to continue their research.
Seeing this, Li Muyang didn't stop them. Actually, there was nothing to study. If you really wanted to talk about it, the ultimate source of miracles was the influence of spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy, without the trace of the power of the laws of creation hidden in the pills, the effects of the so-called mysterious pills would be no different from ordinary Chinese medicine.
This is why modern medicine and alchemy have difficulty understanding each other, because their core ideas are different! Modern medicine, while not completely denying the existence of spiritual energy, certainly does not support it, making it difficult to study and understand.
Shiho Miyano is somewhat of a superhuman, and her Stand ability, based on the Shennong Beast, enhances her perception and utilization of spiritual energy. Therefore, the bottleneck between modern medicine and mystical spiritual energy is easier for her.
Li Muyang estimated that by tomorrow morning at the latest, the family of three would have lost interest in this thing.
Ordinary medical methods cannot achieve mass production. Even with the correct medicinal materials and following the correct steps, it is impossible to refine the correct elixir. The specific reason is that only the human power of an alchemist can create that miraculous power from creation.
If Li Muyang were to take action, he could use a rice cooker as a cauldron and still successfully refine the pills.
It's no wonder that in most fantasy worlds, professions involving alchemy and medicine making are particularly sought after.