The Alchemy World Is Too Dark

The Alchemy World Is Too Dark

Ji Nanyuan looked at Chen Yu in confusion. "Of course it's a drawback. Medicines without addictiveness can't pass review."

"Are you speaking Chinese?"

Realizing that Chen Yu genuinely did not understand, Ji Nanyuan clapped his hands. It seemed their boss was not omnipotent after all; he did not know much about pharmaceutical regulation.

Thinking that he actually knew something his boss did not, Ji Nanyuan immediately felt a little smug.

Straightening his nonexistent chest, he said proudly, "This is a rule set by the Pestilence Star Lord and the Joy Star Lord. Any nourishing medicine must have its addictiveness marked."

"It's rare for those two Star Lords to do even a tiny bit of good."

"The major pharmaceutical companies followed suit, firmly implementing the requests of the two Star Lords. Industry regulations even stipulated that a medicine's addictiveness could not be lower than twelve percent."

Covering his face, Chen Yu felt his reasoning ability suffer a devastating blow.

How did pharmaceutical companies make that leap?

After Chen Yu voiced his confusion, Ji Nanyuan was puzzled for a while longer. Once he understood Chen Yu's question, he explained, "The reason is simple. All nourishing medicines are addictive. That way, users become loyal customers. Skip it for one day and they feel awful; skip it for two days and they feel even worse. Besides, a lot of medicines are packed with nasty tricks. They can cause joint pain, irritability, and hallucinations after being taken, so appropriately increasing addictiveness helps ease those symptoms."

Letting out a long breath, Chen Yu seemed to hear the notification: "Sociology Knowledge +1. Sanity -1."

This world was too dangerous.

The more he learned, the more he could feel how low capitalists' bottom line was. It had probably already smashed through the