Beast World: The villain mermaid cub refuses to become a good person

Chapter 236 Zhou Na [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

Lei smiled calmly. He hadn't given up hope, but after a long period of psychological torment, he gradually... got used to it.

"Don't be nervous. I won't die. It doesn't matter even if we can't find an antidote."

Ed looked at Ray and fell silent for a moment.

Lei seemed to be comforting himself, but he also seemed to have really stopped caring a long time ago.

He recalled how Ray used to be; he seemed to think everyone was an idiot, and his words were always sharp. But now, that arrogant, genius-like aura that once radiated an air of invincibility seemed to have vanished completely…

The moment Ed met Ray, he saw in him a kind of despondency that he had never seen in him before.

The man who used to easily crush his self-doubt is now depressed.

Ed felt very uncomfortable.

Lei shouldn't be like this.

"What? You underestimate me?" Ed sneered. "Let me tell you, in other areas, I might not be as good as you! But when it comes to researching poisons, I'm definitely no worse than you!"

Back then, he figured he had to be better than Lai in some way, right? So he started researching in that area! He'd seen countless poisons!

"I'm going to fight this drug to the death! If one year isn't enough, I'll do it for two, if two years isn't enough, I'll do it for five or ten! If I don't get rid of it, I'll stay here for the rest of my life!"

Lei lazily raised his eyes, "You wish! You're looking for a free place to stay, but you're just going to freeload off me without paying a cent!"

"So what if I freeload? Don't forget how you ripped me off back then!"

Lai retorted calmly, "Oh, you think you can live in my house for the rest of your life for a hundred dollars? Even loan sharks aren't as shrewd as you."

The two of them chatted back and forth, which dispelled the heavy atmosphere from before, but in reality, they both knew what was going on.

"Fourth Father, Instructor Ackerman recently discovered a drug that looks very similar to the one from back then, but unfortunately he was unable to bring it back."

Yu Manman posted her test results on the lab screen: "This was obtained by the instructor secretly taking blood from a degenerate animal."

"The results of this test are about 70% similar to what I found last time."

Lei stood up and quietly looked at the test report.

Ed stared intently, his gaze deep.

Lai's gaze shifted to Yu Manman. "After you finish your analysis, can you synthesize it?"

“It should be possible,” Yu Manman nodded. “Give me two days.”

When she was learning from Lai, she prepared the same poison that Lai had been poisoned with. With that experience, it shouldn't be too difficult.

Ray nodded. "Then you can do it."

If you don't practice for a long time, your skills will become rusty.

"Okay, no problem!" Yu Manman's eyes lit up. "I just analyzed it yesterday, let's try to get it done today!"

"Two days?" Ed looked at her in surprise. "That fast?"

"Soon? Perhaps they have prior experience with this; this poison is quite similar to the previous ones."

Then, Yu Manman said with frustration, "But if I were to develop this antidote on my own, it would probably take a week."

Ed's mouth gaped slightly, and he looked at Ray with a somewhat dazed expression. "This really isn't your biological child?"

Anyone who didn't know better would think he inherited his talent.

The word "genius" seems almost inadequate when applied to Yu Manman...

Meeting Lai's smug gaze, he thought that perhaps Yu Manman's talent was even greater than Lai's. Ed's eyes gleamed with delight, "Manman, are you interested in learning from me? I'll be your teacher!"

Given time, Yu Manman will surely surpass her teacher!

He might not be able to cure the ever-changing poison in Lai Yi's body, but with Yu Manman's help in the future, it's always possible!
"Thank you so much, Professor!" Yu Manman's eyes sparkled like stars. "I will definitely study hard!"

Ed sighed, "It's a pity you're not studying medicine..."

"Professor, I've already learned those basics, I don't need to learn them with them. Besides, I really enjoy studying literature!"

If it weren't for her fourth father, she might only have learned some basic medical knowledge.

Once her fourth father is cured of the poison, she will be able to concentrate even more on learning what she is currently learning!

"Professor, don't worry, I will spend more time studying poisons."

Hmm... Once she gets back, she'll team up to kill the Fallen Ones, accumulate more points, and exchange them for exempted courses, so she'll have more time to study with Professor Ed.

“Great!” Ed laughed. “My lab has all sorts of poisons, even more than medicines. You can’t go wrong if you learn from me!”

Moreover, poison is also medicine in a certain sense, only with more significant side effects.

If used properly, it can also lead to success.

For many years, he has been researching how to turn 'poison' into treasure and how to use poison to cure poison. This may seem unorthodox, but in certain special circumstances, this seemingly dangerous method can achieve unexpected results.

"Thank you Professor!"

“Hmm.” Ed glanced at Rye. “I won’t get in your way anymore. I’m going back tomorrow!”

“But I will continue to study your poison. You send me a blood sample every three days, and Manman and I will analyze it together and study the antidote.”

Ed pouted, "Who knows, maybe in the future, after I cure the stubborn poison in your body, I'll become famous!"

"Then I'll tell everyone that I've solved the problem you couldn't! Your daughter will even ask me to be her teacher!"

Ugh, my damn competitive spirit! I have to beat him completely this time!

Ed had already imagined the scene where Rye respectfully told him that he was better than him!

"Let's talk about it when that day comes," Ray said, looking at him.

They haven't even gotten the job done, and they're already getting cocky.

However, Ed is also right; Yu Manman would be better off learning from him.

He hadn't specialized in this area before, and he wasn't as comprehensive as Edna in some aspects.

“By the way, Fourth Father, Instructor Ackerman came back with me to ask if you have any clues about the Burroughs family,” Yu Manman asked. “For example, that Corbin! He disappeared back then, and we still don’t know where he is.”

"I think it must be related to him."

“Corbin…” Ray murmured.

Indeed, after he was poisoned by Ersi, he suspected that the people behind Corbyn wanted the poison.

After Yu Manman discovered that different Fallen creature last time, Lai Yi became even more certain.

But who exactly was behind Corbyn, he truly didn't know, and had no clue whatsoever...

“Oh, right…” Lai suddenly remembered something.

While he was imprisoned at the Burroughs’ house, he would sometimes deliberately provoke Freya in order to extract information from her.

On one occasion, she seemed to mention a name... Zhou Na.