Douluo: Starting by Building Guns

Dugu Bo's face revealed his delight: "Do you need any materials? I can provide everything."

"No matter how hard they are to find, I can get them for you."

A brand-new poison, one with extraordinary power and no known cure—Dugu Bo was absolutely enamored with such a lethal toxin.

Since Shen Feng was willing to teach him the formula, Dugu Bo naturally wouldn't be stingy. Offering to provide materials was his way of paying tuition with rare items.

But was Shen Feng the type of person to be so shallow?

Trying to test a cadre with these kinds of things? Which cadre couldn't withstand such a test?

Mere materials were nothing; he didn't care for them at all.

Waving his hand, Shen Feng smiled and said: "Your Excellency, the raw materials for Paraquat are not rare. I have plenty here, so there is no need to prepare any specifically."

"However, the place for preparing these dangerous substances is not here, so I must ask Your Excellency to move to another location."

Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "No matter, just lead the way."

Leaving the guesthouse, Shen Feng brought Dugu Bo to his Exclusive Laboratory.

The laboratory was not large, covering less than two hundred square meters.

But the items inside were quite numerous: laboratory benches, test tubes, beakers, various labeled bottles and jars, and all sorts of exquisite instruments whose functions were unknown—it had everything.

At a glance, it was clearly a modern chemistry laboratory; well, with Shen Feng, it could also be used for physics experiments.

After all, conditions were limited, and it couldn't be perfect.

But as soon as Dugu Bo entered, he immediately looked like a country bumpkin visiting the city, his eyes instantly dazzled.

It was understandable, though. Although Shen Feng's laboratory was a bit crude, the various experimental apparatuses were far superior to their method of refining everything in a single alchemy cauldron.

"Your Excellency, what do you think of this place?"

Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction: "Clean and tidy, with many items yet not the least bit cluttered. Not bad, not bad at all. It is enough to compare with my Alchemy Room."

Shen Feng smirked, not bothering to expose Dugu Bo: "Your Excellency, follow me. Paraquat must be prepared on the laboratory bench."

The moment the experiment began, Dugu Bo turned into a fountain of questions.

Because he didn't recognize a single one of the raw materials Shen Feng used to prepare the Paraquat.

He was either pouring this transparent liquid or that transparent liquid, or adding some white powder, then stirring it with a glass rod.

After a smooth and flowing sequence of preparation, Dugu Bo was not enlightened; instead, he was even more confused.

Dichloride this, Dimethyl Sulfate Salt that. One new term after another—not only were they difficult to understand, but they were also incredibly tongue-twisting.

When he asked where these things came from, Shen Feng's explanation made his scalp tingle.

Filtering, filtering, and filtering again; screening, screening, and screening again; then distillation and fusion, followed by another round.

Time flew by, and by the time the moon hung in the treetops, Dugu Bo's progress had barely reached the stage of skillfully using a graduated cylinder and beaker.

After failing another small chemical experiment, Dugu Bo sighed and carefully placed the graduated cylinder and beaker back on the laboratory bench.

"Xiao Feng, how did you ever research such complex things?"

"At your age, it seems you wouldn't have had the time to develop such a systematic method of poison preparation."

Facing Dugu Bo's inquiry, Shen Feng, who had long been prepared, chuckled and admitted generously: "Your Excellency guessed correctly; these were not researched by me at all."

"I am merely following the records in a book, replicating the achievements of my predecessors step by step."

"In reality, I only have a superficial understanding of the principles behind the extraction of most raw materials. I know what to do, but not necessarily why."

Subsequently, Shen Feng told Dugu Bo a carefully curated version of the story about the ancient corpse he encountered while hunting for his spirit ring at age six.

After all, the spirit hunt was real, the ancient corpse was real, and inheriting knowledge from a travelogue was also real.

Everything was true, fully capable of standing up to scrutiny and questioning.

Shen Feng simply omitted some details, leading Dugu Bo to mistakenly believe that this heritage came from that source.

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: "You mean these are the wisdom of our ancestors?"

Shen Feng nodded without hesitation: "Yes, these are all the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors. I am merely a successor separated by generations."

Or perhaps separated by a universe, but I'm not lying anyway.

As he spoke, Shen Feng took out a chemistry formula booklet he had prepared in advance from his right wrist guard, along with a disorganized manuscript he had compiled himself.

"Your Excellency, this is part of the inherited knowledge I obtained from that predecessor. If you are interested, you may take a look."

In less than a day of contact with Shen Feng, Dugu Bo's worldview had been constantly refreshed.

From the incomprehensible Paraquat to the unheard-of high-end laboratory, to the magical chemical poisoning, and finally, the various inscrutable poison formulas.

Everything was constantly provoking Dugu Bo, a native master of poison arts on the Douluo Continent.

A sleepless night passed. At the break of dawn, with the sky just beginning to brighten, Dugu Bo arrived early at Shen Feng's residence with bloodshot, emerald eyes.

"Xiao Feng, stop sleeping, get up quickly. What does this formula mean?"

Hearing the shouting outside the door, Shen Feng, who was dressing inside, curled his lips into a smile.

Phase two, plan successful.

Using Paraquat to pique Dugu Bo's interest, using the laboratory and the wonders of chemistry to get him hooked, leading him into a field he was familiar with, and then suppressing him with a wealth of experience—this was how he established a dominant position.

Finally, after gaining Dugu Bo's trust, he would use the guise of concern to draw out the problems within him, then propose a solution to trade for sufficient benefits.

Although the entire process was somewhat complex and time-consuming, for a transmigrator like Shen Feng who lacked a powerful background, this was undoubtedly the safest strategy.

Someone like Tang San, who didn't even understand his own situation yet, would open his mouth to mock Dugu Bo's poison as trash; that was absolutely a suicidal path of ignorance.

If Tang San's father wasn't Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang's father wasn't Yu Yuanzhen, his personality of risking his life just to show off would have likely left him with grass growing three feet high on his grave by now.

Even so, Dugu Bo still poisoned him three times to test him.

Tsk tsk, Shen Feng wouldn't dare play games like that.

Forget it, no point in mentioning Tang San; he was the protagonist, after all, and couldn't be compared to.

Quickly putting on his clothes, Shen Feng pulled open the door: "Your Excellency, it's so early, is something the matter?"

Dugu Bo grabbed Shen Feng's wrist: "Come, come, let's go to the laboratory. You need to explain the meaning of these formulas to me again."

"I've lived for so many years, yet I've never seen such exquisite things. So, poison-making can also be like this..."

"Art!" Shen Feng reminded him.

"Right, right, it's art. Poison is also a form of art; it's just that those vulgar people don't understand it."

"Especially these colorless, odorless, and instantly lethal mixed poisons—they are the art of arts."

At this moment, Dugu Bo appeared extremely excited. Clearly, after a night of contemplation, he had grasped a few things based on the manuscript Shen Feng had given him.

Shen Feng smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, I have even more 'artistic' things here."

Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly contracted: "Let's go, let's go. You've made me itch with curiosity, let's hurry to the laboratory."

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had gone by.

In Shen Feng's laboratory, quite a bit of equipment had been added, along with an extra Laboratory Bench.

At this moment, Shen Feng and Dugu Bo, both wearing white lab coats, were standing in front of the Laboratory Bench, observing something with solemn expressions through their respective Optical Microscopes.

Suddenly, Shen Feng seemed to have discovered something and immediately called out to Dugu Bo, who was nearby.

"Old man, come take a look at this!"

Dugu Bo immediately abandoned his own observation target and flickered to Shen Feng's side, appearing to place great importance on this particular observation.

"What is it? Did it succeed?"

Shen Feng's face was full of joy as he nodded slightly: "Old man, the No. 6 Jade Phosphorous Serpent Antivenom has been successfully synthesized!"

Dugu Bo's expression shook, his face also filled with joy: "Really? Let me see!"

Lowering his head and aiming his gaze at the eyepiece of the microscope, what Dugu Bo saw were completely healthy blood cells.

Clenching his hands tightly, his body trembled with excitement, and the massive soul power fluctuations belonging to a Title Douluo leaked out uncontrollably.

"Hahaha, hahaha, Yanyan is saved, Yanyan is saved!!"

Shen Feng's expression changed drastically: "Old man, don't get excited, don't get excited! You can't let your soul power erupt in the laboratory!"

Half a year ago, on that morning when Dugu Bo came to find Shen Feng, everything had been steadily progressing according to Shen Feng's expectations.

It started from nothing, teaching Dugu Bo everything from the extraction of raw materials to personally formulating Paraquat.

Then, using the excuse of observing biological poisoning phenomena, he led Dugu Bo to use the microscope to observe changes in human cells.

With Dugu Bo's body already nearing the point of being terminally ill, he naturally began using the microscope to observe his own ailments.

Since everything in the laboratory was provided by Shen Feng, and only Shen Feng knew how to use the various instruments like the microscope, they were inseparable.

As their discussions deepened, through back-and-forth interactions, Shen Feng naturally gained Dugu Bo's trust and was subsequently pulled into the research on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent toxin.

It wasn't that Dugu Bo trusted Shen Feng so easily; it was that Shen Feng had been sincere toward him the entire time.

No matter how scheming Dugu Bo was, after half a year of wholehearted teaching in the laboratory, it was difficult for him to harbor any vigilance toward Shen Feng.

This increase in favorability wasn't determined by personal likes or dislikes.

Rather, humans are social animals; even two people who are completely hostile to each other will develop a certain degree of favorability after living in isolation for a long time, and may even open their hearts to one another, making the other a pillar of their life.

Although the environment Dugu Bo and Shen Feng were in didn't quite reach that level, these six months of getting along were enough for Dugu Bo to let down his guard against Shen Feng.

This could be seen from the fact that Shen Feng affectionately called Dugu Bo 'old man'.

Hearing Shen Feng's shout, Dugu Bo immediately realized the impropriety and quickly restrained his soul power fluctuations.

The instruments in the laboratory were very troublesome to make, especially in a world like the Douluo Continent, which basically had no industry.

If they were damaged, it would definitely slow down their subsequent research.

Moreover, there were many dangerous goods in bottles and jars throughout the laboratory; if Dugu Bo had truly erupted with his soul power, the entire Soul Hunting Town would likely have had to be evacuated.

After all, the toxicity of chemical waste was no joke.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Shen Feng said with lingering fear: "Old man, the antivenom is just an antivenom, but the toxins in your body come from your own martial soul."

"The antivenom treats biological toxins, but what your martial soul produces is soul power toxin. I wouldn't say injecting the antivenom has no effect, but in reality, the effect won't be very significant."

"If we rely solely on the antivenom, I think you've mostly just saved your granddaughter."

Dugu Bo's expression darkened: "Are you saying that after half a year of effort, we still can't save Yanyan?"

Shen Feng shook his head: "It's not that we can't save her, but that we are only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

"If we use the blood from your body to create an Antitoxin Serum, it would certainly alleviate your granddaughter's poisoning."

"But the toxins in her body originated from you, and even you yourself are not completely immune to that poison. How can you be sure that the serum extracted from your blood can completely detoxify your granddaughter?"

Dugu Bo furrowed his brows, lost in thought for a long time, and said with a hint of dejection: "You're right, I was too impatient."

"However, the gains from these past six months are greater than all my gains from the previous decades. Thank you, Xiao Feng; at the very least, you've allowed me to see a glimmer of hope."

Hearing Dugu Bo say thank you, Shen Feng was slightly stunned, then smiled knowingly: "Old man, if you trust me, I might be able to help you completely cure the hidden dangers in your body."

The half-year period was not only a time to gain Dugu Bo's trust, but also a time for Shen Feng to evaluate Dugu Bo's character.

If Dugu Bo were truly the kind of villain who would turn his back on others, Shen Feng would never have bothered with his life or death.

Perhaps, like Tang San in the original work, he would have swindled people and goods, taking everything without leaving a trace of greenery behind.

Fortunately, Dugu Bo's character was quite good, basically consistent with the description in the original work; he was indeed a man who valued loyalty and friendship.

In this day and age, there aren't many good people left, and Shen Feng would certainly not let a good person feel disheartened, nor would he let a good person suffer a loss.

"Three treatment plans."

Shen Feng held up three fingers: "Old man, after six months of research, I have come up with three plans to resolve the hidden dangers in your body."

Dugu Bo was dumbfounded, his emerald pupils filled with disbelief as he grabbed Shen Feng by the shoulders.

"Xiao Feng, are you telling the truth? You aren't just trying to make this old man happy, are you?"