Success
Lu Yuan glanced at the Pharmacology experience that had arrived, and while the liquid from the Holy Light Vine had completely dissolved, he reached out and picked up the black-aura-filled Crystal of the Deceased's Wailing Crystal, and steadily placed it into the medicinal liquid.
The Deceased's Wailing Crystal continuously dissolved and solidified in the liquid, as if a shell had been removed from the entire crystal, while its original shape remained intact.
But all the impurities and messy resentment within it were completely lost, and at this moment the crystal remained in place like a transparent empty shell.
The medicinal liquid in the vessel emitted a faint glow. As the light flickered, the empty shell began to slowly melt. The melted crystals seemed to have a sense of self, gradually climbing and condensing along the medicinal liquid, eventually forming a crystal-clear snowflake-shaped crystal in the center of the container.
The entire processing was surprisingly quiet, without a hint of danger emanating from it, and Frey, sitting next to her, didn't sense any danger at all.
Frey watched Lu Yuan handle the Wailing Crystal, and then looked at the crystal-clear, snowflake-shaped crystal in his hand. She was shocked and couldn't help but stand up from her stool and lean forward to ask Lu Yuan, "You actually know how to do this? I've never heard of such a technique before, and I never expected it to have such an effect."
The snowflake-shaped crystal looked exceptionally beautiful under the light. Frey stared at it for a long time, her eyes filled with undisguised joy, and she deeply admired Lu Yuan's skill.
After the Wailing Crystal was finished, Lu Yuan looked down at the crystal in his hand, and suddenly new Gray-White Text popped up in front of him.
[Eerie Inscription Studies II: +2...3/100]
As Lu Yuan watched the Eerie Inscription Studies appear, he knew he had indeed succeeded. Oden in his mind praised him, "You're a genius! You succeeded on your first try, not bad at all! And your proportions are even better than I expected."
Although the processed Wailing Crystal was successfully produced, no one knew whether its actual effect would be good or not. Lu Yuan placed the crystal on the workbench, preparing to test it immediately.
This crystal only detects and reacts to special sanity fluctuations caused by Plague Water or similar diseases. It has no effect on ordinary sanity fluctuations. Therefore, as long as Frey is not infected, theoretically there should be no reaction when blood is dripped onto it.
After hearing the test principle, Frey immediately pricked her fingertip and dripped a drop of her blood onto it. The snowflake-shaped Wailing Crystal remained calm after the blood was dripped in, without any fluctuation.
"Done!" Oden responded in Lu Yuan's mind the first time he saw this.
Frey stared blankly at the motionless crystal, then looked up at Lu Yuan and asked, "There's no reaction at all. Does this mean it's successful or not?"
"It's working," Lu Yuan nodded to her, explaining in accordance with Oden's meaning, "Because this thing only works on specific mental fluctuations related to the epidemic. As long as you haven't been infected and haven't shown any symptoms, it's perfectly normal."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then his gaze fell on the metal box next to him that was locked with samples. Each person had a fixed quota of one bottle of Plague Water per day, and he planned to try dripping the undiluted Plague Water directly onto it.
Oden mentally reminded himself, "Directly testing the undiluted potion might not detect it. Theoretically, this stuff only works on mental shocks, so your method might not be able to detect it."
Since the quota was idle anyway, Lu Yuan decided to give it a try. He first set up Isolation Protective Barrier, then reached out and opened the Isolation Inscription on the table. When the Inscription lit up, Lu Yuan placed the processed Wailing Crystal on the table and carefully took a small drop of Plague Water concentrate and dripped it on.
The moment the medicine was dripped in, numerous pinhole-like cracks instantly appeared on the originally clear and transparent crystal surface.
Clearly, this substance not only detects fluctuations in sanity caused by disease, but also has some effect on the potions themselves related to the plague. This was completely unexpected, even surprising Oden in his mind. "Wow, this actually works!"
The original solution test confirmed its effectiveness. Next, they would use the Heretic's blood in its latent state to verify it. Lu Yuan put away the crystal and walked out of the Pharmacy Group with Frey, heading towards the detention hall deep inside the Hanging Tower.
The guards outside the hall saw Lu Yuan and Frey arrive again, and as they opened the door, they instructed, "Hurry up."
The two entered the hall. This time, they encountered a new Heretic, the very Heretic the Academy had captured earlier and given Plague Water for observation. Several days had passed, and on the surface, there were no obvious complications. The heretic was still under Isolation and observation.
Lu Yuan stepped forward and collected a drop of the Heretic's blood, dripping it onto the Wailing Crystal. After a brief silence, tiny pinhole-like marks appeared inside the crystal.
Although the needle mark was not very noticeable, it was clearly effective during the asymptomatic infection period.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this Heretic was only detected several days after ingesting the Plague Water, and the current detection result is somewhat weak. The detection effect may not be very obvious for those who have just been Contamination. However, Lu Yuan does not currently have any newly Contamination samples to test.
Seeing this, Frey nodded, indicating that it was already acceptable. "If you suspect someone is infected, just lock them up, test them in a couple of days, and release them only if they pass the test, right? There's still room for improvement."
After completing several rounds of testing, Lu Yuan looked at the snowflake-shaped crystal on the table and had a better understanding of the overall effect. It would be difficult to completely solve all the problems of the Plague Water with just this one crystal, but at least in terms of the incubation period, some things could indeed be found.
Frey quickly jotted down the test results in her notebook, then looked up at Lu Yuan and asked, "Would this method work if the rest of the group tried it?"
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment. It was definitely not enough for others to just watch. The processing method of the Wailing Crystal was Oden's unique formula. Strictly speaking, the formula belonged to Oden and did not belong to Lu Yuan himself. Whether he could teach it to others or not, he had to ask Oden's permission first.
Oden, in his mind's eye, saw through Lu Yuan's thoughts at a glance and waved his hand readily. "No problem, you can take it and use it. Just remember to exchange it for a lot of Knight Token for me."
With Oden's words as a guarantee, Lu Yuan turned to Frey and expressed his willingness to hand over the entire processing method, provided that the Academy offered a suitable price.