My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The difficulty of poison alchemy lies in exploring compound toxins.

According to pure mathematical statistics, 60 different symbols, combined with 2 different symbols as 1 combination, can yield 1770 completely different combinations.

By combining 3 different symbols into 1 group, 1711 completely different combinations can be obtained.

Similarly, 60 bottles of basic toxins can be combined to create tens of thousands of different compound toxins.

The book on the isolation of toxins only records information on 60 basic toxins and does not list information on complex toxins.

Other branches of alchemy all start with a goal and then look for a path.

Poison alchemy, on the other hand, involves having a path already established, and then exploring what lies at the end of that path.

This is the allure of poison alchemy.

“Professor Kulov, you have 60 vials of basic toxins on your table,” Shazo said confidently.

"Oh? Then tell me what's in the 3rd row and 7th column?" Kulov crossed his arms and pointed with his chin at the poison bottle.

Xia Zuo cast a detection spell on the target, then calmly replied:

"Chlorophyll, derived from the tender shoots of vines, can produce a strong paralyzing effect when applied to humanoid creatures."

"Where's that bottle? Row 6, column 2."

"Anemones, derived from the spiny sea anemones of the deep sea, can produce a strong dizzying effect when applied to humanoid creatures."

Xia Zuo answered his mentor's questions with a calm expression, pausing for a few seconds before each sentence while staring at the poison bottle, pretending to be discerning and thinking.

Kulov then asked for the names of several other toxins.

Seeing that Xia Zuo answered fluently and without error, he picked out two bottles of poison and placed them on the alchemy table:

"What will we get if we mix these two toxins in a 3:7 ratio and then dry-steam them? What will we get if we crush them and then dry them? What will we get if we soak them in water and then filter them? What products will we get from these three different alchemical processes?"

Xia Zuo smiled in surprise, "Professor...aren't you going beyond the scope of the curriculum? The course on toxin isolation only includes tutorials on isolation and introductions to basic toxins."

Kulov chuckled a few times, encouragingly saying:

"The uses of alchemical processes are explained in the book on alchemical linguistics. The head of the department said you've already finished studying it on your own. You can definitely imagine what effects the alchemical processes I just mentioned would have on the raw materials. Unleash your imagination and make some bold guesses."

The professors at the university are quite well-informed; Beatrice had checked his self-study progress that morning, and Kurov already knew about it before class that afternoon.

Xia Zuo calmed himself down and mentally simulated the alchemy process the other party had mentioned.

Kulov selected two toxins: flavonoids and oxaliplatin.

When flavonoids act on humanoid creatures, they cause convulsions. They are derived from certain willow twigs that turn yellow in autumn and can only be stored in cool, dry places; high temperatures and sunlight will destroy their toxicity.

It was obvious that Kulov had set a trap in his question.

"Professor, steaming and sun-drying will make flavonoids lose their toxicity, but not linalool. Therefore, the first two alchemical processes will result in linalool with impure components and weakened effects."

As soon as Xia Zuo finished speaking, footsteps sounded behind him.

Both being Kulov's students, Mason and Brandon arrived precisely at the designated class time.

Good day, Professor.

Ma Sen and his companion bowed to their mentor and then nodded to Xia Zuo in greeting.

Kulov tied his sleeves around his elbows, put on leather gloves to protect his forearms and hands, and stood in front of the alchemy table.

"You two have come at the right time. The two vials of toxins on the alchemy table contain flavonoids and oxaliplatin."

"You can find the specific effects of these two toxins in the analysis of toxin isolation."

"Now, I'm going to steep them in clean water, let them stand, and then filter them. The three of you can identify what the alchemical product is."

Kulov paused, then emphasized, "..."

"Although you haven't become mage apprentices yet, I must remind you of one thing: when concocting poisons, do not use spells, and do not let elemental servants do it for you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, teacher, we understand," Xia Zuo and the other two replied in unison.

Kulov nodded, faced the students, picked up the poison bottle, and demonstrated the entire alchemy process.

"Boom"

The bottle of flavonoids was opened. A sweet and sour aroma filled the alchemy room.

Xia Zuo's eyelids twitched as he noticed that the health regeneration data on the character template had changed.

..

Health regeneration speed

Base health regeneration speed

0.1 points per minute 6 points per hour

Real-time health regeneration speed

0.10.0020.098 points per minute 5.988 points per hour

..

The bottle of toxin we just opened contained a concentrate of flavonoids. Its odor can cause a slight loss of blood.

Xia Zuo glanced at Ma Sen and the other man out of the corner of his eye. They stared at their mentor with unchanged expressions, seemingly unaware of the unusual atmosphere.

No wonder only those with high enough Willpower can join the Poison Alchemy class.

Xia Zuo gently shook his head to dispel the distracting thoughts in his mind and refocus his attention on his mentor's operation.

Kulov first used tweezers to take a little flavonoid and put it in clean water. Then he plugged the bottle of flavonoid and used another pair of tweezers to take out the moth cyanin.

The odors of the two toxins were mostly absorbed by the ventilation vents above the alchemy table, while the rest drifted in the air, becoming increasingly faint and gradually absorbed by the four humanoid air purifiers.

After the health recovery data fluctuates, it returns to its initial state.

Kulov stirred the solution with a glass rod until all the black particles dissolved, then let the glass bottle stand, allowing the swirling water to stabilize naturally.

Five minutes later, the solution separated into two parts: the upper part was a purple oily substance, the lower part was a white flocculent substance, and the middle part was clear water.

Kulov used a fine mesh strainer to scoop up the purple substance and placed it into a glass container nearby.

Once it leaves the water, it turns into a puddle of jelly.

It is a byproduct of alchemy, that is, raw material that has not undergone an alchemical reaction. After separation and processing, the byproduct can be used to obtain flavonoids and oxaliplatin.

The white, flocculent substance is the product of this alchemy.

Kulov picked up the glass bottle and slowly poured it into the funnel, allowing the water to flow steadily and evenly through the three layers of mesh.

Next, use tweezers to evenly distribute the amount of the three strainers, and place the three equal portions of white flocculent material in front of the students.

“Let’s see what effect it has, following the identification methods described in the toxin isolation report,” Kulov said as he took off his gloves.

Xia Zuo turned and walked to the shelf by the wall, took out a mask and put it on. This was the most important preparation step to prevent poison from splashing into his eyes, mouth and nose.

Masson and Brandon were stunned for a few seconds before remembering the opening section on toxin separation, which emphasized safety precautions in poison alchemy. They quickly reached for their masks.

Kulov stood to the side with his arms crossed, taking in the different reactions of the three men, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

He deliberately didn't remind the three students to wear masks, intentionally using this detail to distinguish their individual personalities.

Xia Zuo pretended to take out the toxin separation and opened his book with Ma Sen.

In fact, Kulov had already examined the white flocculent substance using his Detection spell when he was making the compound toxin.

"Unknown toxin, a compound toxin made from flavonoids and styracin, is expected to cause spasms and nasal and pharyngeal constriction. If the patient enters a state of suffocation due to the dual toxic effects, 30 points of health will be deducted per minute."

With the help of the Detection Technique, there is no need to use your brain, perform identification operations, or even observe. You can know the effect of the compound toxin simply by releasing the skill.

In the future, after using basic toxins to formulate compound toxins, we can skip the most difficult, time-consuming, and dangerous identification process and directly know its effects from the information fed back by the detection technique!

The combination of detection techniques and knowledge is simply a perfect match for drug detection!

When Xia Zuo realized this, his hands trembled with excitement. He had to pretend to be looking for alchemy equipment, and turn his back to everyone in front of the shelf to try his best to suppress his joy.

While calming his turbulent emotions, he recalled the identification methods recorded in the book.

The approach to identifying complex toxins is similar to that for identifying basic toxins, both involving the use of more than a dozen alchemical procedures to test the effects in various aspects.

As long as you carefully follow the instructions on the toxin separation and test the white flocculent substance step by step, there is nothing that requires innovation or confusion.

Since it was their first time operating the equipment, the three new students inevitably made some minor mistakes.

Kulov turned a blind eye to these minor mistakes that did not cause any harm.

They worked from 1 p.m. to around 5 p.m., barely finishing the identification work just before dinner time.

Ultimately, three standardized identification reports appeared on the alchemy table.

Masson and Brandon wrote down numerous speculations in their respective identification reports.

To avoid revealing his abnormality, Xia Zuo fabricated more than a dozen logical guesses. He placed the only correct diagnosis result in the first position.

Kulov picked up the identification report and looked through it. He then asked the students to put the white flocculent substance into a poison bottle and tidy up the alchemy room.

Five minutes later.

Kulov smiled, neatly arranged the three reports, and placed them in the desk drawer.

“Very good. Although the process was a bit complicated, all three of you have been able to roughly identify leukoplakia.”

He took a thick book from his desk, placed it on the table, and beckoned the students to come and look at the contents of a certain page.

This book is specifically about the polymerization of toxins, which is complementary to the separation of toxins, and introduces methods for making compound toxins.

Xia Zuo quickly read the contents of the book and memorized the key information about leukoplasmin in his mind.

When the detection technique was used again on the white flocculent substance, the name column accurately displayed "leukoplakia" instead of "unknown toxin".

Chapter 12 Born to Make Poisons (Part 2)

"From now on, I will prepare a compound toxin for each class and have you identify it."

"This lays the foundation for your future exploration of unknown complex toxins."

"I will send the toxin aggregation data to whoever can make no mistakes in the identification process for four consecutive months and whose identification results are roughly correct for four consecutive months."

"Did you understand?"