Ninth class citizen

Chapter 358 Three Thousand Cents
This question was different from the hundreds of boring questions before it, and it was able to pique Nan Rong's interest a little.

This has been the focus of her recent research.

Combining his new understanding of energy in the universe with the "Basic Secret Text" obtained from the Cosmic Heritage Academy, he redefines the discipline of gene optimization.

Changing the preparation process of a medicine is just the most superficial and insignificant little thing.

The reason she hesitated for a moment was because several feasible options arose in her mind at that instant, and she needed to weigh them to decide which one to choose.

The most efficient improvement solution is naturally to directly simplify the energy source pattern.

Depending on the geographical characteristics of each planet, the formulas for the fourth-order universal gene repair agents are not exactly the same, but they all require two second-order life-type energy patterns: Repair and Vitality.

The second-level life system source energy pattern is the most complex in structure and has the most strokes among all source energy patterns.

It was only through the extraordinary intelligence and mental control of the gene optimizers that they were able to create such a meticulous drawing.

But after Nan Rong fully comprehended the book "Basic Secret Texts" and understood the connotations represented by those extremely simple secret texts, he found the various patterns commonly used in this plane to be extremely jarring.

It includes not only life patterns, but also existing patterns from various systems.

If Nan Rong hadn't entered the Cosmic Inheritance Academy and re-examined the matter from a higher level, he would never have discovered that most of the strokes in those profound and complex source energy patterns, which had extremely high requirements for users, were just superfluous additions.

Aside from weakening the effect of the original pattern, it offers no other benefits.

The way of Heaven is simple, and the greatest skill is effortless.

The more profound and effective the pattern, the simpler and clearer the strokes should be.

However, this cannot be blamed on the pattern scholars of this plane. The existing source energy patterns were all obtained by countless predecessors through occasional attempts, and anything that was effective was regarded as the ultimate standard.

Over the long years, many people have tried to make improvements, and many of them have succeeded.

However, these improvements only make the original patterns more complex, and the only one that actually works is probably just one stroke out of a hundred or so that happens by chance.

Entropy increase is universal and irreversible, while entropy decrease goes against nature.

Only Nan Rong, whose vision transcends mere planes, is confident in replacing the two life patterns with a simple, secret script.

The drawing time is greatly shortened, but the ability to absorb free particles is significantly enhanced, resulting in a qualitative leap in the effect of the synthesized drug.

However, all of this needs to be tested and verified on a synthesis platform, and it is not appropriate to bring it out in the fifth-level certification exam, which would cause a sensation and controversy.

In a flash, Nan Rong abandoned this optimal solution and chose the one with the simplest description among the remaining improvement options.

Her understanding of gene pharmacology far surpasses that of anyone else in the world. Looking back at the almost demanding processes in drug synthesis, she naturally understands that they are merely the crudest series of operations that can achieve results with a low probability, far from the optimal process.

The luminous pen began to write without pause, line after line.

"Cancel the traditional catalyst activation step." Jose pushed up his black-rimmed glasses in surprise, thinking he had misread it: "Change the final step of heating and polymerization after mixing all materials to ultra-low temperature compatibilization pyrolysis?"

After a brief silence, most people in the monitoring room shook their heads:
"Isn't this ridiculous?" "It was written so seriously, I thought it had some real insights, but it turns out it's all made up!"

"Actually, just looking at the first sentence, you know it's definitely impossible! Catalysts can significantly increase the molecular activity in materials, enhancing the probability of successful drug application—how can they be so easily eliminated?"

"And then there's that last one, ultra-low temperature compatibilization pyrolysis. I'm really speechless. Everyone knows that the final step in materials processing, heating and polymerization, is meant to blur the intermolecular walls, increase affinity, and lay the foundation for the next step of reagent synthesis—if you replace it with low temperature compatibilization pyrolysis, isn't that just getting it backwards?"

"Hey, why are you guys taking this so seriously?" Deng Hailun said. "It's just that Ms. Nan didn't want to leave a blank question and wrote something casually. Wouldn't we all be the same in that situation?"

“That’s true,” Sharp said, unusually agreeing with her. “We’re probably overthinking it.”

The quiz continued. Nan Rong maintained an extremely high efficiency in answering the questions, and in just over two hours, she had already turned to the last question.

This is another challenging question. The question presents a newly discovered virtual planet and lists hundreds of local materials, including their medicinal properties and molecular structures.

She was required to develop a specific first-order gene optimizer formula for this planet based on the above information.

In fact, this work is one of the main responsibilities of the Federal Genetics Association.

Whenever the Federation expands its territory and discovers a new habitable planet, the Association will gather mid- to high-level gene optimization specialists to develop localized formulas for various common medicines based on the materials and data provided by the reclamation team.

For experienced gene optimization specialists who are familiar with the principles and processes of drug synthesis, this is not a difficult task.

The problem is that even sixth- or seventh-level gene optimizers have to go through repeated verification and screening, carry out a lot of practical synthesis work, and undergo cross-checking organized by the association before the final formula can be determined.

Even the simplest first-order universal gene repair agent requires at least a month to develop its formula, let alone the most complex gene optimizer among drugs of the same level.

So when Nan Rong wrote down a recipe without even thinking, no one believed it was the correct answer.

This also includes Greg and Patricia.

They understood Nan Rong's capabilities and admired her decisiveness.

There's no need to spend a lot of time and effort on certification exams trying to figure out an impossible answer.

Within a minute of submitting the exam paper, the central AI system provided her written test score.

Nan Rong was not surprised by the score; she knew very well that every word she wrote was not without purpose.

But the people in the monitoring room are different.

They collectively fell into a state of existential doubt, and for a long time, no one spoke.

The deathly silence was broken only when Nan Rong, on the virtual screen, walked out of the written exam room, declined the staff's suggestion to rest, and went directly to the potion synthesis table to begin the practical exam.

“A score of exactly three thousand on the Level 5 certification written test.” His voice was dry and hoarse: “There has never been such a precedent in the history of the Federation. I have reason to suspect that someone has influenced the impartiality of the certification.”

As the head of the disciplinary committee of the Gene Optimizers Association, his suspicions seemed reasonable and resonated with many association members present.