Seeing that Gu Qing seemed a little hooked, continually weighing reagents and mixing solutions, Zhou Yuan hurriedly spoke up to remind him.
At Zhou Yuan's words, Gu Qing stopped what he was doing.
"All the solutions are ready. Now it's time for me, the doctoral student, to step up and test them on myself."
Zhou Yuan rubbed his hands together, unrestrained excitement in his eyes. "If I have a severe reaction later, junior, remember to call me an ambulance."
With that, he picked up a nearby test tube containing a pale green solution and raised it to pour into his mouth.
"Wait, Yuan!"
Gu Qing hurriedly called out, "You're just going to pour it straight into your mouth? Aren't you forgetting to test its effects on lab mice first?"
"Relax. I'm a veteran researcher."
Zhou Yuan looked perfectly calm. "The solutions I had you mix have already been tested on lab mice plenty of times back in the laboratory."
"They're not particularly toxic. Even lab mice only a few days old could handle them."
"Now that a human as big as me is testing them, there's no reason I shouldn't be able to handle them."
"So..."
"Bottoms up!"
With that, Zhou Yuan tilted his head back and drained the pale green solution from the test tube, looking completely relaxed.
But the very next second, his expression changed dramatically, and he rushed into the bathroom.
"Bleeurgh!"
"Bleeurgh!"
"Bleeurgh!"
The sounds of vomiting kept coming.
Gu Qing could only shake his head as he listened.
This Biochemical Maniac really is fucking impressive. He dares to pour anything into his mouth. Respect!
With that thought,
Gu Qing's gaze fell on the remaining test tubes.
Even an ordinary person like Zhou Yuan dares to drink them. There's no reason I shouldn't.
Bottoms up!
Gu Qing casually picked up a test tube filled with blue solution and fearlessly poured it into his mouth, draining every last drop in an instant.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Gu Qing stood motionless, carefully sensing the changes inside his body.
Hmm, I don't feel anything at all.
He wondered whether that single point of biochemical resistance he had gained earlier was that useful, or whether his physical constitution was already high enough to grant immunity to some toxins.
Since nothing's wrong, I'll try some more.
Gu Qing simply let loose, picking up the other dangerous solutions on the table and drinking them straight down.
He drank one tube after another, but his body remained completely fine.
Damn, I haven't even unlocked knotted muscles or immune to all poisons yet, and I can already withstand this much?
What'll happen once I unlock them?
Won't I be downright invincible?
Gu Qing felt a little exhilarated.
He then picked up a test tube filled with a thick black solution from the table and went to pour it into his mouth without a second thought.
Just then, Zhou Yuan came out of the bathroom.
Seeing Gu Qing about to drink that pitch-black solution, he immediately shouted in alarm:
"Holy shit!"
"Junior, are you crazy?!"
"You can't drink that! That's for testing on the skin!"
But it was too late.
Gu Qing had already finished it.
Zhou Yuan hurried over and asked with concern:
"How do you feel? If you're feeling really bad, I'll take you to the hospital for a stomach pump right away."
"I feel fine."
There was no sign of discomfort on Gu Qing's face.
Zhou Yuan said, "Being fine now doesn't mean you're actually fine. Let's wait a few more minutes."
A few minutes later.
Gu Qing still looked completely fine.
Zhou Yuan was puzzled. "That's strange. I remember that black solution being pretty toxic. It's already killed several lab mice. How come you're completely fine?"
As he spoke, he took the test tube that had just held the black solution, dabbed a finger in the residue on its inner wall, and put it into his mouth for a taste.
Within just a few seconds, his expression changed drastically, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the floor, convulsing violently.
Seeing this, Gu Qing was about to call an ambulance.
Zhou Yuan said through his convulsions, "Don't. Don't call an ambulance. I feel like I can pull through."
Gu Qing chose to put his trust in this Biochemical Maniac.
Sure enough.
Before long, Zhou Yuan's convulsions gradually eased.
He lay on the floor, gasping for breath, his face still pale.
But he could already barely prop himself up.
There was no need to go to the hospital.
Gu Qing asked, "How do you feel? Are you still uncomfortable anywhere?"
Zhou Yuan said, "I puked."
Gu Qing was puzzled. "Where? I didn't see anything. Don't tell me the poison's made you delirious?"
Zhou Yuan silently stood up and walked toward the bathroom with his legs clamped together. "I fucking puked out the other end."
Gu Qing: "..."
Ten-odd minutes passed.
Zhou Yuan came out of the bathroom and looked at Gu Qing in bewilderment.
"Junior, this isn't right."
"I test poisons every day. My poison resistance is stronger than most people's."
"But why do I feel like you can withstand more than me?"
"..."
"Maybe my physical fitness is strong, and it's boosted my poison resistance quite a bit too."
Gu Qing smiled as he spoke.
Soon.
The two got back to work.
Mixing solutions.
Drinking solutions.
Running to the bathroom.
Repeating the cycle over and over.
Time passed, second by second, minute by minute.
In the blink of an eye, an entire afternoon was gone.
Just then, a string of familiar text notifications popped up before Gu Qing's eyes.
[You conducted biochemical research with your classmate Zhou Yuan for over an hour] x4 [Research skill +1] x4 [Biochemical resistance +1] x4 [Accumulate 100 points of biochemical resistance to obtain the attribute-immune to all poisons] [Points currently obtained: 5]
Gu Qing glanced at the notifications, the corners of his mouth rising involuntarily as an immense sense of fulfillment filled him.
Although Xia Shuran had collapsed from exhaustion, leaving them unable to practice martial arts and farm attributes together today.
Fortunately, though.
He still had a [Biochemical Maniac] to farm.
This weekend hadn't gone to waste.
After the experiments ended.
The two briefly tidied up the rented apartment, then had dinner at a small restaurant nearby.
After eating, they walked back to campus together.
By the time Gu Qing returned to the dorm, it was already eight in the evening.
Only Chen Zijie and Qian Duole, both single since birth, were in the dorm. Gao Fei was still out having fun with his girlfriend.
Gu Qing sat and shot the shit with them for a while.
Before long.
The dorm door was pushed open.
Gao Fei, who hadn't been seen for two days and two nights, walked in with his neck covered in densely packed hickeys, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
The moment he entered, he announced to the three inside:
"Bros, I've got some huge news for you!"
"What good news?"
Gu Qing looked up at Gao Fei and asked.
Gao Fei raised his chin smugly. "My girlfriend's organizing a get-together tonight. She's bringing the junior girls from her External Relations Department to a mixer with our dorm!"
"Holy shit!"
"Father, accept my bow!"
Chen Zijie and Qian Duole instantly perked up, springing out of their chairs in unison, their faces full of excitement.
Gu Qing wasn't particularly interested in a mixer. He waved a hand and said, "You guys go. I'm not planning on dating for now."
"Don't do that, Gu!"
Gao Fei hurriedly tried to persuade him. "To tell you the truth, the only reason this mixer happened is because my girlfriend posted your photo in her department's group chat."
"You have no idea. The moment those single junior girls in the group saw your photo, they all went into heat, clamoring for my girlfriend to introduce them to you."
"When my girlfriend saw that, she immediately went with the flow and organized a mixer."
Gao Fei patted Gu Qing on the shoulder. "If you don't go, this whole mixer will fall through."
Chen Zijie looked at Gu Qing pleadingly. "Father, I've been single since birth. Don't do this to me!"
Qian Duole chimed in from the side. "Exactly, Gu Qing. It's just hanging out for a bit. It won't take up much of your time. You might not want to date, but Zi Jie and I do."
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