Full-Time Wizard: Starting with Harvesting Wheat

"These... all have antidotes, right?" Roy swallowed and asked.

Of course, every toxin has a corresponding antidote, otherwise how could I feel safe giving you an injection?

Soraya offered a word of comfort, then raised the syringe in her hand, which was filled with pale yellow reagent.

—Then let's start with king cobra venom.

The location where snake venom is injected is quite arbitrary; after all, if a king cobra bites you anywhere, you can die from the venom.

Soraya simply inserted the syringe directly into Roy's forearm, which was quick and easy.

The moment the needle was pulled out, Roy felt a slight soreness in his forearm, like being bitten by a mosquito.

Moreover, given his recovery ability, that tiny pinhole healed in an instant, almost indistinguishable from the original.

For the first ten minutes, the toxin seemed to be slowly spreading under the skin. Apart from a faint bluish-black discoloration around the injection site, he did not experience dizziness and was even able to get up and run.

However, with the intense exercise, it is conceivable that the spread of the toxin accelerated, and the bluish-black color gradually enveloped his entire arm, moving towards his torso.

A chilling sensation suddenly shot from his forearm to his heart, and Roy's calm expression froze on his face.

He began to tremble uncontrollably, his teeth chattering, his vision gradually becoming clouded, a metallic taste rising in his throat, and even his lips involuntarily going numb.

The bluish-black lines climbed upwards along the veins, wrapping around the wrist and elbow, each pulse bringing excruciating pain.

Palpitations, difficulty breathing, and other symptoms followed.

—The snake venom has breached your body's defenses and begun to wreak havoc.

Seeing Roy's face turn ashen and almost purple, Soraya immediately pulled out another transparent syringe and plunged it into his upper arm vein without hesitation.

With ordinary antidotes, it would probably be too late at this point. But this is a specially made antidote for king cobra venom, prepared by a wizard, and it has a powerful effect.

The clear antidote first spread rapidly through his blood vessels, and Roy's tense muscles eased slightly. Then, the bluish-black lines under his skin began to fade visibly.

—From the injection of toxins to respiratory muscle paralysis, before organ failure, it was used…

Soraya glanced at the hourglass on the table.

—2.5 hours.

"Is this normal?" Roy asked, trying to suppress his dizziness.

Without an antidote, no mortal can withstand king cobra venom; only a true knight can purify it using the Seed of Life. Your 2.5 hours are still within the normal range.

However, the poison only takes 2.5 hours to take effect, which is a bit too slow for those who want to use it for body tempering.

Soraya frowned.

—Next, once you recover, we'll try a more potent toxin.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Roy exclaimed. "I was just poisoned by king cobra venom, my body's defenses haven't recovered yet, isn't it a bit too early to use another venom now?"

—Who said it's in use now?

Soraya asked, puzzled.

"That is..."

—Wait two more hours.

The wizard apprentice spoke with righteous indignation.

……

Is there a difference?

That poison was life-threatening, how could I possibly recover to my best condition in just two hours!

Moreover, the king cobra venom, combined with the Lothar lion's instincts in his blood, made him want to simply sleep and end it all.

He simply slept for two hours.

result……

"All healed!?" Roy exclaimed incredulously.

—The antidote that was just injected not only contains antidotes, but also ingredients that repair the damage caused by king cobra venom, which is why I said two hours would be enough.

Soraya explained, picking up the syringe as she did so, the needle spraying out a fine jet of water.

—The venom of the banded krait is about twice as potent as that of the king cobra, but visually it is not twice as strong.

Without saying another word, she injected every last drop of liquid from the syringe into Roy's body!

……

After a day of turmoil, Roy had narrowly escaped death more than a dozen times before finally choosing a poison.

Its name is Shadowscale Serpent Venom, and its venom is four to five times more potent than that of the common King Cobra venom.

The poison took effect very quickly; less than a minute after it was injected, the purple color, indicating its toxicity, spread throughout Roy's entire body, even reaching his forehead.

Just as Roy thought Soraya was going to inject him with Shadow Scale Serpent venom to strengthen his body, she waved her hand, indicating to Roy that she wanted to prepare a poison herself.

"Can't we just use Shadow Scale Serpent Venom?" Roy was taken aback.

—Refining the body with toxins isn't that easy; any kind of toxin can be used.

Soraya had already started working, and remembering that Roy had finished reading the Ancient Byron, she tossed him a notebook she had written.

See for yourself.

The cover of the notebook prominently displays the words: "Life Factions: A Detailed Explanation of Toxins."

He turned to the first page and found it somewhat difficult to read.

There are too many technical terms, which is quite difficult for someone who has just learned Old Byron.

It took him more than an hour to roughly understand what it meant.

Based on the organism's reaction to poisoning, toxins can be classified into seven categories.

Conventional toxins are classified into four categories: first, septicemia-causing to destroy and coagulate blood; second, neurotoxic toxins that target the nervous system; third, reactive toxins that disable the detoxification system and hinder vital functions; and fourth, necrotic toxins that destroy cells through strong acidity.

In addition, there are two other types of rare toxins: one is radioactive, which is caused by rare natural radioactive stones that release light waves and rays, resulting in the overall weakening of cells; the other is parasitic, which are microscopic parasites that can only be observed under a microscope. They absorb energy from cells to reproduce and at the same time form a membrane to protect the cells.

The principle of toxin-based body tempering is to utilize the ability of parasitic toxins to form a protective film on cells, thereby strengthening cells and gradually improving physical constitution.

Snake venom can be either blood-staining or neurotoxic, and has absolutely nothing to do with parasites. Forget about body training, continuous injections will only cause adverse reactions to the body.

Soraya didn't have any readily available parasitic venoms similar in toxicity to the Shadow Scale Serpent's venom, so she had to create one herself!

In the wizarding world, the methods for creating parasitic poisons have been greatly simplified.

But when Roy looked at the text describing the production methods, it was as if there was a fog in front of his eyes, making it difficult to see clearly.

"...CNKI?"

He recalled that Soraya had previously said that CNKI would process knowledge marked with "prohibited dissemination".

The wizarding world values ​​patents even more than he had imagined.

What exactly is CNKI? To block related information, wouldn't it have to scan all written text and read out any "prohibited from dissemination" text?

At the same time, it's also necessary to determine the reader's permissions.

Putting aside the sheer scale of the project, Blackwater Territory is just a small dimension, yet CNKI managed to infiltrate it.

The only way to describe it is as a masterpiece of nature.

However, unlike the previous theory of the World Serpent which could not be disseminated, Soraya could convey to him through experimental manipulation how parasitic venoms are made.

He observed the entire manufacturing process from the side.

Fortunately, the Eye of True Sight can see what she is using, so she is not completely confused.

Soraya took out a piece of dark green gelatinous tissue from the cryogenic crystal bottle. It was called the Abyss Moss Protoparasite and was intended to be used as a base for parasitic toxins. It needed to be stored at low temperatures to prevent inactivation.

These miniature parasites have no fixed toxicity adaptation and are naturally capable of attaching to cell surfaces, making them excellent "toxin carriers".

Based on this, a wide variety of parasitic toxins can be produced while retaining their properties.

Next, she used a small knife to scrape off the edge of the gelatinous tissue, and the scraped tissue, mixed with a few drops of Shadow Serpent blood, entered the crucible.

This crucible is also a magical artifact, capable of maintaining the activity of substances during the refining of poison.

Then she added morning glory juice, a parasite activity regulator that can suppress the excessive reproduction of spores.

Finally, to balance the toxicity with that of the regular Shadowscale Serpent venom, the body fluid of the Rot Mist Worm was added, and it was added drop by drop using a special dropper.

The liquid in the crucible churned, and Soraya's eyes seemed to see through everything. She would occasionally add a little bit of the body fluid of the Rot Fog Insects, or sometimes the juice of the Morning Light Grass, and stir it constantly in the pot.

What gradually formed was a dark green, viscous liquid.

The ingredients for making the parasite seem simple, but Roy knew nothing about the dosages used in the process and had to constantly monitor the changes in the crucible.

As the sun began to set, Roy began to have the illusion of stewing Chinese medicine. Finally, Soraya covered the crucible and waited for it to be stewed, which only deepened this feeling.

—The Shadow Serpent Parasitic Venom is complete.

She acted like a master chef, confirming the accuracy of the dish without even opening the pot lid, displaying the confidence of a highly skilled apprentice.

By the way, does she really have the abilities of a high-level apprentice in terms of life factions?

Despite his doubts, Roy still watched with anticipation as the parasite was cooked.

A pleasant aroma? Not at all. Instead, there was a stench of mud, sewage, and grime mixed with the smell of feet.

In the realm of odor, it has successfully reached the level of poison.

Karazhan couldn't stand it any longer, so he quickly took the half-read "Ancient Byron" outside and took a deep breath of fresh air.

—Skin infection, respiratory infection, or oral medication?

Soraya poured the purple liquid from the crucible into a test tube and waited for Roy's answer.

—Of these, oral administration is the fastest to take effect and also produces a greater response.

In other words, oral administration is more painful, but the effect is definitely better.

Roy first used his True Sight to examine the test tube and found no unexpected side effects, but he still couldn't let his guard down.

Sometimes, due to his low mental attributes, the Eye of True Sight cannot display all the information.

"Is it free?" He took the test tube, ready to drink it directly.

Do you really think something that consumed my materials and time would be free? Besides, I'll have to keep a close eye on you afterwards to prevent any unexpected accidents.

Soraya spread her hands and held up three fingers.

—300 magic stones, this price is very reasonable.

Roy was unaware that even his five-story magic tower would only cost 1000 magic stones, but after thinking about it, he agreed.

After all, we've already created the parasitic toxins, so we can't just not use them, right?

In a sense, Soraya's actions were a case of acting first and asking questions later.

—Since you've decided to take it orally, then drink it quickly.

She urged.

……

"Ugh... Ugh..."

Roy growled.

Three days have passed.

I felt weak all over, as if I had taken off more than ten times last night, and cold sweat was pouring down my back and forehead.

His skin had an eerie dark red hue, and his breathing was weak and feeble, like that of an old man on his deathbed.

"It's only been three days, Roy, how come it's already failing?"

Karazhan stood by, relentlessly mocking him.

His breathing was unusually strong because two days earlier, under Soraya's guidance, he had secretly sneaked into the room where the male lions of Lothar were imprisoned, successfully killed one of them, and obtained its blood.

After the blood was bound to the soul of Karazhan, it was diluted by Soraya and could be used to draw a simple sorcery circle. He followed the pattern Roy had drawn earlier and sketched it stroke by stroke for several hours, finally completing the sorcery circle.

Then, just two days later, I successfully entered the realm of the Lion Breathing Technique and can now be called a knight's squire.

Before he came, he never dared to imagine that he would become someone of the same level as Perland so quickly... well... one level below him.

Roy was breathing heavily, not wanting to say a word. Even sitting at the table reading a book felt like running around a mountain.

Looking at the metal plate, I saw that my physical condition had dropped to 0.5, only slightly better than when I first came to this world. I was basically powerless.

Moreover, due to his declining physical condition, he can only stay awake for less than six hours a day, which he has to spend entirely reading. His memory has also declined; what used to take him ten seconds to memorize now takes him the time it took him to memorize a poem when he was a child.

It has been cut by at least several times.

He asked Soraya weakly:

"How long will this situation continue?"

—Until you overcome this toxin and your body begins to recover, I will use medication to accelerate your recovery. As for when you will overcome it…

Soraya hesitated for a moment.

My estimate is three months.

"How much!?" Roy exploded.

—Three months.

Soraya repeated herself, and even though it was transmitted through thought, Roy definitely heard her clearly.

"In three months, I could probably improve my attributes by at least one point just by practicing breathing techniques. Are you sure you want to use poison to refine my body..."

—The effects of the poison body tempering on you should be more than just a slight increase in attributes.

Soraya interrupted.

Moreover, by using this method to refine your body, your body will develop resistance to the venom of the Shadow Scale Serpent, making it easier to refine your body with other toxins later on.

"Three months..." Roy tried to use his True Sight to see if there was a way to speed things up.

Then he realized that even the Eye of True Sight has its limits.

I really can only maintain this state for three more months.

"Miss Soraya, what book are you reading?"

Since the danger period has passed, Soraya's attention has shifted to books, and in her spare time, Roy would reluctantly try to strike up a conversation with her.

Even though the other party basically never replied to him.

Roy slowly moved closer, but what Soraya had spread out behind the book was not a book, nor a notebook, but a thin piece of paper.

Like a newspaper on Earth.

The headline reads this prominently.

Three body-refining wizard apprentices attempt poison-based body-refining techniques; two die and one is injured!