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Chapter 100 Drug Testing (Fourth Update)

Lu Chen was somewhat surprised.

Why is the system beeping at this point?

Under the host's guidance and impetus, Wang Er's fate has changed.

[Life Points +10, Total 40653]

"Giving someone elixirs can be considered changing their fate?"

His eyes lit up.

The logic makes sense.

Because of the elixir, my physical condition has obviously improved a lot, and I will get sick less often in the future. This can truly be considered a change in my fate.

So, will adding another one further increase the life points?

Lu Chen immediately took out a pill and stuffed it into the thug's mouth.

The thug's eyes widened.

Again?

What kind of elixir is it this time?

He was a little scared, but the pill he had just eaten seemed pretty good; he felt his body had become much stronger. If he ate another one now, wouldn't that mean—

The thug was lost in his fantasies, both afraid and imagining his future life.

Lu Chen waited for a while.

This time, the thug's performance was similar to last time; he didn't show any drug resistance, but he recovered to normal a little faster.

This time, there are no life points.

Lu Chen felt a little regretful, but then he thought that if the points could keep increasing, wouldn't it be possible to farm points indefinitely?

"Which gang did you belong to before?"

Lu Chen looked at the thug and asked in a cold voice.

"Sir, I used to be in the Big Whale Gang, following the gang leader Zhang Big Whale. Later I joined the Flying Eagle Gang, but I don't know when the Flying Eagle Gang all died. I, I just—"

Before the thug could finish speaking, Lu Chen nodded and slapped him on the head.

The thug's eyes bulged out, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

His neck was shorter and sunken into his chest cavity.

Under the host's guidance and impetus, Wang Er's fate has changed.

[Life Points +70, Total 40723]

After dumping the body in the alley, Lu Chen went to the Yunlai Inn again and asked the innkeeper to find Hu Bufan.

"Please wait a moment, esteemed guest, I will go and call them right away."

When the shopkeeper saw Lu Chen come over again, he immediately smiled and said.

Not long after, Hu Bufan arrived wearing a hat.

It was still the same familiar room.

"Didn't you say you'd be back in a few days? Is everything finished?"

Hu Bufan asked curiously.

"That's all for now. Your plaque is back in its original form!" Lu Chen handed the Huichuntang plaque to Hu Bufan and then took out a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills, containing a total of 20 pills.

"Here are 20 pills I've refined. They can enhance your qi and blood, replace medicinal baths, and improve your physical strength. They're not very toxic. I need your help with something."

Lu Chen placed a five-thousand-tael silver note on the table, and pushed the bottle of pills over as well.

Hu Bufan frowned as he looked at the silver notes on the table.

"What kind of help?" he asked in a deep voice.

Seeing his expression, Lu Chen smiled: "I'm not bribing you. I need someone to help me test the effects of the pills and see if there are any side effects."

"You refined these pills yourself? You mentioned you were interested in this back in Shanyang Prefecture. I thought you were just starting out, but you've already achieved results so quickly? You weren't just randomly refining them, were you? Where am I supposed to find people to test them on? What if someone dies? This is no joke!"

Hu Bufan had only heard of elixirs, but had never seen or eaten them.

This item is extremely rare; even the entire Hu family seldom sees it, let alone someone like him, a relatively unimportant member of the Hu family.

Seeing Hu Bufan's teasing, Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I had someone test the pill before. It was not poisonous and the effect was okay, but the time was too short to see anything. I need you to find a few death row inmates to test the medicine. This money is for you to use to bribe the prison guards and the like."

Lu Chen himself knew a lot about medicine, had maxed out his medical skills, and had even taken one himself, so he was relatively confident in the safety of the pill. However, since it involved the combination of energy and medicinal herbs, no one knew whether any abnormalities might occur.

He might be fine after eating it, but what if an ordinary person ate it and got sick?

Although according to his pharmacological knowledge, the elixir was a great success, he always wanted to be safe, and he also planned to give it to his younger siblings, so he couldn't be too cautious.

Once the alchemy entry appears, he won't need to worry anymore.

Anything produced by our system is guaranteed to be of high quality.

"Take it. Even if you don't take the money, the jailers still need to get something. Otherwise, why would they do things for you? Even if you're the magistrate, you still have to give them some benefits for this kind of work!"

Lu Chen doesn't need to save this money.

Anyway, all his money came from windfalls.

"Alright, how should I take this pill?"

"Take one a day. By the way, could I watch the death row inmates take it and record the changes?"

Hu Bufan thought for a moment and then nodded: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements. You wait for me in front of the prison gate tomorrow morning."

"Alright, thanks. I'll give you the first dose of the better pill I make!"

Lu Chen made a promise.

"There's no need for that, I wouldn't dare eat it." Hu Bufan quickly waved his hand, shaking his head with a laugh.

"Alright, I'll come tomorrow. See you later!"

Lu Chen clasped his hands in a fist salute to Hu Bufan, then turned and left.

Hu Bufan looked at the pill in his hand and fell into deep thought.

"A Qi and Blood Pill? It can enhance Qi and blood, and improve physical strength? If what he said is true, perhaps he could be the one to break the deadlock!"

Back home, Lu Chen retrieved the thousand-year-old soul-nourishing wood, intending to carve it into two wooden plaques for Lu Ming and Lu Tang to hang around their necks.

The rest can be made into pillows for them.

Actually, it can't really be called carving. It's just cutting out two pieces of wood about an inch thick, dividing them into pieces slightly smaller than half an ID card, polishing and grinding them, and then drilling a hole.

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Not a single word was engraved.

Without this technology, we wouldn't waste wood.

Soul-nourishing wood can nurture the soul, calm the mind, and is beneficial to children. It also makes visualization and meditation easier to practice.

After finishing these tasks, Lu Chen began to study other elixirs.

"The Qi and Blood Pill corresponds to the Body Tempering Realm, but its effects are more suitable for lower-level martial artists. For blood exchange and marrow cleansing, its effects are only slightly better than nothing."

Lu Chen began to think about more powerful pills.

"The martial arts manuals I obtained, which can be cultivated to the Marrow Cleansing Realm, contain medicinal bath recipes that vary considerably, making them very valuable for reference. In addition, I can add some precious herbs as the main ingredients to enhance the efficacy."

Lu Chen's table was covered with various books, including medicine books, medical books, cultivation manuals, and Yan Gudao's alchemy manual, which contained many pill formulas that could be referenced.

"Increase the amount of ginseng, add three qian of astragalus and five qian of eucommia, a little epimedium, some deer antler, and add licorice to harmonize the other herbs —"

As Lu Chen gradually grew stronger, a new prescription for a medicinal pill gradually took shape.

He repeatedly refined and deduced to ensure that there would be no problems such as incorrect compatibility, functional antagonism, or toxicity of various medicinal materials.

He named this elixir "Strengthening Pill," whose main functions are to increase bone density and muscle strength, improve the activity of internal organs, enhance vitality, and increase potential.

"Start refining the Body Strengthening Pill, first time."

Lu Chen took all the medicinal herbs and put them into the clay pot one by one.

For the entire day, Lu Chen was completely absorbed in his creative work.

The next morning, after reviewing the failed alchemy experiment and recording the reasons for the failure, he went to the Shahu County prison.

At the entrance, one of Hu Bufan's attendants was waiting.

Lu Chen stepped forward. The man recognized Qin Yi and quickly said, "Young Master Qin, my master has something urgent to attend to. He received an official document from above and cannot leave. He could only instruct me to wait for you here. Just follow me. He has already made the arrangements."

"Hmm, it's nothing!"

Lu Chen was only there to find death row inmates to test drugs on; it didn't matter whether Hu Bufan came or not.

Lu Chen arrived at the dungeon without any obstacles and met two prisoners.

One was thin and the other was strong and muscular, both wearing shackles.

Lu Chen watched as the jailer opened the door, went inside, and then stuffed two pills into their mouths before beginning to observe and record.