Completing the commission
More importantly, with Oden's reminder in his mind, Lu Yuan deliberately drew an extremely ingenious threshold slot design at the three Pattern-Setting Node that were distributed in a triangle.
He pointed to the miniature engravings next to the three Pattern-Setting Node and told Gregory.
By adjusting the depth of the Line Tracing at these three Pattern-Setting Node during the engraving process, one can directly filter out ordinary wild beasts or hunting dogs with weak rational fluctuations.
It only triggers a reaction against human Transcendence or supernatural beings with a certain level of rationality, which perfectly solves the problem of accidentally blowing up wild beasts that Gregory was worried about yesterday.
Gregory gripped the edge of the workbench tightly, almost leaning over the two sheets of draft paper. He stared at the two sets of reverse-engineered Inscription diagrams and node breakdown annotations drawn by Lu Yuan, reviewing them repeatedly. The more he looked, the more rapid his breathing became. He felt as if he had found a treasure, and finally, in excitement, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed in admiration.
"Incredible! Lu Yuan, your design with the double-ring ripple pattern and node slots is absolutely brilliant! Not only does it completely connect the reverse circuit, but it also significantly reduces the difficulty of engraving compared to the original. Now I can really fit it into the third core!"
Lu Yuan looked at Gregory, whose face was flushed with excitement, gently put down the quill pen in his hand, and new Gray-White Text quietly popped up at the edge of his vision.
[Eerie Inscription Studies II: +3...6/100]
Looking at the three points of Eerie Inscription Studies experience that had increased, Lu Yuan was quite satisfied. He had not only gained a lot of real experience for free, but he had also officially fulfilled his promise to Gregory regarding the reverse Person-Finding Inscription and the modification plan.
Yesterday, Gregory directly exchanged Lu Yuan's plan for the medicinal herbs, without accepting the bounty that Lu Yuan had posted in the Abundance Tower Bounty District. The two of them immediately took out their respective Academy badges to confirm that the transaction had been completed and withdrew the two bounty posters from the Bounty District to settle the matter.
The thirty Knight Token Lu Yuan Lu Yuan had placed when he put up a bounty in the Abundance Tower Bounty District were returned to him intact.
Lu Yuan lowered his head to sense the thirty Knight Token that had been replenished in the badge. Instead of putting the badge away and leaving, he raised his head and spoke to Gregory, who was still carefully putting away the blueprints, explaining that he needed more Bone Eerie Bone Powder and Human-Armor Beast Scales.
Gregory paused for a moment upon hearing this, then waved his hand heartily and said:
"Oh, I thought it was something serious! Since you've already participated in my bomb experiment and helped me solve the biggest problem that's been stuck for months, how could I possibly charge you for these two medicinal herbs? I still have quite a bit of stock from home that I picked up yesterday; just take as much as you need from me!"
Lu Yuan shook his head after hearing this, showing no intention of taking advantage of Gregory. He looked at him seriously and said:
"Let's keep things separate. The reward for helping you reverse-engineer the Inscription and modify the plan, which is the first batch of medicinal herbs I took last night, is already in hand. Moreover, this Three-Layer Bomb and the Inscription we just reverse-engineered are still just blueprints; we haven't actually created a viable finished product yet. I can't keep taking your medicinal herbs for free."
Lu Yuan paused, placed the badge on the table, and continued:
"The Bounty District just returned the thirty Knight Token they had previously held as collateral. You Knight Token and use them to exchange for the Bone Eerie Powder and Human-Armor Beast Scales later."
Gregory stared at Lu Yuan's earnest expression, determined not to take it for free, and paused for two seconds. He held Lu Yuan in even higher regard, knowing that this friend was a man of principle and kept his word. If he were to refuse again, it would seem like they were getting on each other's nerves.
He stopped being coy and polite, readily took out his badge, swiped the thirty Knight Token, and patted his chest vigorously to assure Lu Yuan:
"Alright, since you insist, I'll accept these thirty Knight Token! But since we're partners, I can't let you suffer a loss. I'll resell you all the bone meal and scale materials that my family transported here at the lowest possible cost price, enough to last you for quite a while!"
Having finalized the two most scarce main ingredients for the next few batches of Dragon Blood Potion, Lu Yuan felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. He arranged a time with Gregory to pick up the goods, then pocketed the badge and turned to leave the Research Room.
After leaving the Research Room, Lu Yuan first took care of his daily check-in, easily earning the daily minimum of Knight Token. After finishing, he turned towards the Hanging Tower and headed towards the room where the Pharmacy Group stored Plague Water.
The "Deceased's Wailing Crystal" that was created the night before last successfully resolved the initial screening for asymptomatic incubation.
But that only verified that the direction was feasible. The ratio of the Purification solution and the stability of the crystal after multiple tests still needed to be tested. He planned to go to the room where the Plague Water was stored to obtain some relevant information and conduct further tests on the Plague Water's formula and testing plan.
When Lu Yuan passed through the rest area outside the Pharmacy Group and pushed open the archway on the left leading to the Plague Water room, he immediately saw that the Lantern Knight, who rarely appeared, had arrived and was standing in front of the control panel in the center of the room, talking to Frey.
The night before last, when Lu Yuan was in a hurry to refine the Dragon Blood Potion, he left Frey with the Deceased's Wailing Crystal, which had been processed into a shape resembling a crystalline snowflake, asking her to help organize the test records and report the formula.
As Frey was standing by the table, looked up and saw Lu Yuan push the door open and enter, her eyes lit up. She quickly waved for him to come over and immediately took out the new testing method that Lu Yuan had developed, along with the transparent container containing the snowflake-shaped crystal, and presented it to the Lantern Knight with both hands.
After listening to Frey's well-organized report, the Lantern Knight's gaze fell on the crystal, which showed no trace of resentment and was instead as clear and translucent as an ice flower. A clear look of surprise flashed across his face.
He immediately reached out and activated the Isolation Inscription on the control panel. He personally used a slender glass dropper to take a small drop of the undiluted Plague Water from the sample box and steadily dripped it onto the surface of the snowflake-shaped crystal. He then carefully examined it against the test record of the blood sample from the Heretic who had been detained in the hall the night before.
The moment the tiny drop of liquid touched the crystal surface, fine, pinhole-like cracks appeared visibly inside the originally clear and transparent snowflake-shaped crystal. There was only a slight delay, but that was no longer important.
Even a delay of a day or two is fine; Isolation is extremely easy to do.