I Really Can't Refine Elixirs (2)

The earliest elixir-refining competitions had been rather crude.

Everyone simply prepared some medicinal ingredients and went all out refining elixirs. The quality of the finished elixirs determined the level of one's elixir-refining skill.

But Zhou Zhi believed that such competitions were actually very unfair.

Now, a thousand years had passed.

Modern-day [elixir refining], put in more contemporary terms, was essentially pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The process of refining elixirs had also been divided into several more meticulous stages.

"Drug formulation—that is, we must refine the elixir according to a given prescription and document the entire formulation process."

"Elixir toxicity evaluation. Plague Exterminators need to assess the drug's toxicity, including toxicity tests on experimental animals or human cells—though cellular studies are too cutting-edge, so they generally aren't used."

"Finally, there is drug label design, including the drug's name, dosage and administration, precautions, and so on."

A bright moon hung amid sparse stars.

Snow fell through the dark night.

Inside the room.

Tang Yu was confidently explaining the usual procedures of an elixir-refining competition to the great senior Zhou Ran, who could not refine elixirs. Of course, beyond replication, actual competitions also included events for developing and improving new drugs—but the great senior would not understand any of that anyway.

"Are you really that confident?"

"I only told you to compete in elixir refining, and you bet all your shares?"

Zhou Zhi smiled.

Tang Yu shook the sachet at her waist. "In a plague fight, this heroine might not be able to beat the Lead Surgeon, but when it comes to refining elixirs, hmph!"

"These are the dowry my family left me. This heroine will definitely make them shine!"

Zhou Zhi said nothing.

Tang Yu, one of the Children of Pharmacology.

She did not look particularly reliable, but she was extremely confident in her