I, a Warrior, Don't Do Academia!

Lin Yan had no experience with this sort of thing either, neither in his previous life nor this one.

It could be said that he knew absolutely nothing about extracting Lin Luosu.

But he was not making empty claims. With the help of the Mind Palace, he could do it. He had enough confidence in himself.

"I need the complete extraction process for Lin Luosu. Brother Wei, help me find out whether there are any such videos online. If not, have the military region arrange for researchers to do it immediately and send the video file to my mobile terminal."

Even though Lin Yan had repeatedly done astonishing things, they still found this hard to believe.

He actually wanted to learn on the spot?

In such a short amount of time!

Chu Wei had almost blind faith in Lin Yan. He nodded, but after failing to find any video materials on Lin Luosu extraction, he contacted the military region office.

"This is the military region office. Hello, Major. What can we help you with?"

"I'm Chu Wei of the Star Special Operations Squad. I'm in an emergency situation and need to understand the procedures for extracting Lin Luosu from Narrowleaf Poplar. Please have the military region arrange for professionals to carry out the extraction immediately, record it, send the footage to my terminal, and provide remote guidance."

"Understood. I'll report to my superiors immediately. Please wait a moment."

Less than half a minute later.

"Your request has been approved. We will urgently contact the Military Science Academy and fulfill your request as quickly as possible. Is there anything else you need?"

"No, thank you!"

"Understood."

The military region office immediately placed an urgent call to the Military Science Academy. It was the weekend, and most senior researchers were off duty. Unable to make the decision themselves, the call was transferred through the reception office directly to Hong Yue, director of the Military Medical Research Institute.

Hong Yue had been at home taking care of his grandson. After putting on his glasses and answering the call, he considered the urgent situation and decided to handle it personally. After informing his family, he immediately drove at high speed to the institute's laboratory.

Some graduate students who had remained at the institute had already prepared the experimental equipment and raw materials in advance. The moment he arrived, he began the extraction process.

He did not know why such a strange emergency assignment had come up. Lin Luosu was generally used in the synthesis of an antibiotic called Meilinsin, but Meilinsin had relatively severe side effects and was now rarely used in clinical medicine.

Other than that, it had no particularly significant uses.

The graduate students rarely had a chance to watch the director work in person, so they all observed Hong Yue's experimental process from the side.

They marveled inwardly. As expected of the director—the entire process flowed as smoothly as moving clouds and flowing water, every step a textbook-level operation.

Meanwhile, Lin Yan and Liu Mingxuan immediately rushed toward the abandoned research institute laboratory.

Bu Wenxing's condition was poor, so Jia Yan and Chu Wei were needed there to look after him in case anything happened that they could not handle.

Lin Yan himself was not lacking in strength or combat ability, and with Liu Mingxuan accompanying him, they should have been able to deal with any trouble.

Narrowleaf Poplar was not uncommon in City 032, and they easily gathered the raw materials along the way.

But when they reached the research institute, they discovered that a High-level Beast General monster had taken up residence there.

It was a Black Line Snake.

Lin Yan felt somewhat helpless. Snake-type monsters, rarely seen on ordinary days, had all come crawling out in droves today. The Black Line Snake possessed formidable combat power, especially its potent venom. It was nothing like the Jade Crown King Snake. The Jade Crown King Snake's venom was actually nothing remarkable among monsters, but if one were bitten by the Black Line Snake's fangs, they would die on the spot.

They had to put in considerable effort before they finally ended the fight.

They first used a miniature energy carrier to restore power to the laboratory, then searched through the research institute. Fortunately, the laboratory had not been damaged by monsters. Although most of the instruments could no longer be used due to years of neglect, they still managed to piece together the equipment needed to extract Lin Luosu.

Lin Yan performed some simple maintenance first, then began watching the video.

He watched the entire video at ten times speed. At the Same Time, his consciousness had entered the Mind Palace.

Time was tight. The full extraction process took more than an hour, and if it failed midway, they might miss the current golden window for treatment. Bu Wenxing's life was in his hands now.

He had to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Liu Mingxuan watched Lin Yan studying the recording with complete concentration and felt somewhat uncertain. Lin Yan had never disappointed anyone, but this kind of last-minute cramming still did not inspire much confidence.

Especially with the display flashing at an astonishing frequency.

Liu Mingxuan had watched it through once as well, but after finishing the entire video, he could not even remember the sequence, much less any techniques.

What he did not know was that Lin Yan, who appeared to be studying the footage intently, had already begun simulating the extraction in the Virtual Hall.

In the time it took to blink, Lin Yan had already conducted four hours of simulated extraction in the Virtual Hall. His data ability had elevated his learning capacity to extraordinary heights. However, due to his complete lack of experience, he failed once before succeeding three times in a row, confirming that he had mastered every trick.

At that moment, Liu Mingxuan's satellite phone connected to a video call from Hong Yue. This was the remote guidance Chu Wei had requested.

Lin Yan raised his brows. He did not actually need it, but considering that it would put the others more at ease, he said nothing.

"I am Hong Yue, director of the Military Medical Research Institute. I will be responsible for remotely guiding the extraction of Lin Luosu. May I ask who will be performing the experiment, and when will it begin?"

"Hello, Director. I'm Lin Yan, a member of the Northern Military Region's Star Special Operations Squad. We are carrying out a mission in the Wilderness Area. One of our teammates is in danger due to poisoning and needs Lin Luosu to neutralize the toxin, which is why we urgently sought help from the military region. Please forgive the disturbance."

Hong Yue froze for a moment. "Jade Crown King Snake?"

He was a leading authority at the Military Science Academy, not some half-baked amateur like Bu Xiangyang. The moment he heard that, he immediately understood.

"Yes."

"A Jade Crown King Snake has appeared in the country as well? ...We can discuss that later. How are your preparations?"

"Everything is ready. We can begin now."

"Good. Begin. Point the camera at the instruments. If there are any problems, I'll interrupt you immediately."

Lin Yan responded, "Understood, Director."

Liu Mingxuan watched as Lin Yan began securing the satellite phone and aimed the camera at the experimental equipment. He felt a little speechless. They were starting already?

He was starting after watching that video once at ten times speed?

Without another word, Lin Yan immediately began the extraction. His hands were steady, every movement smooth. He did not look like a beginner at all, much less a beginner who had taught himself from an online video.

The phone remained completely silent. Hong Yue wanted to offer some guidance, but he could not find an opening.

His thoughts went from "This young man has a solid foundation. Not bad." to "The Northern Military Region actually has such a promising talent. I need to think of a way." to "Are those graduate students at our institute slacking off? Why can't they do this?" to "Was I slacking off when I was young? Why can't I do this either?" to "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

This was far too outrageous.

Not even a robot could be this precise. Every step was perfect to the extreme.

Did he even need guidance?

Were they kidding him?

Only after the experimental process was complete did he barely manage to force out a question. "Who is your teacher?"

Lin Yan was a little confused. "I learned from your video!"

"No, I mean, who is your academic advisor?"

Lin Yan understood. "I'm a student at the National Defense University. I'll be entering my second year in September, and I study military politics. There are no courses related to this..."

"...Then your experimental skills?"

Lin Yan cautiously said, "Uh... self-taught?"

Hong Yue's worldview collapsed. Was he asking Lin Yan, or was Lin Yan asking him? Self-taught, my ass!

"Fine, fine, fine. I'll remember you!"

Hong Yue immediately hung up!

Lin Yan looked completely bewildered. Had he... offended someone?

But he did not dwell on it. Not only had he told the truth, but even if he had not, there was no reason for the other man to hold it against him.

I'm a warrior. I don't do academia!

Liu Mingxuan blinked, wanting to say something but unable to get the words out.

He really was self-taught!

When Liu Mingxuan had first met Lin Yan, he had pulled up Lin Yan's files. They recorded his family background, academic performance, hobbies, and military record. Not a single entry mentioned that he had studied any type of experiment.

At this moment, he gained an even deeper understanding of Lin Yan's legendary nature.

Lin Yan formulated the extracted Lin Luosu into a reagent, carefully placed it into the alloy case in his combat backpack to ensure it would not be damaged, then gestured to Liu Mingxuan.

"Major Merit!"