Today's test was another major failure.

Perhaps because it was the first time the relevant content was triggered, the information observed on "Half-Knowledge" also increased, just like the extra "failure value" on some things.

Due to a lack of samples, You Yonghuai can only tentatively assume that once this failure value reaches 100, a major failure will be triggered, or the system will be corrupted.

But You Yonghuai was certain that he had used the alchemy furnace far less than a hundred times.

Surely this thing can't have critical hits, right?

Looking down at his stomach again, You Yonghuai felt immense pressure.

So, after a while, he won't even be able to eat properly anymore.

In any case, now that the alchemy furnace is broken, You Yonghuai naturally can't continue wasting materials. The finished potions also use materials from the bureau, so he can't just mess with them on his own.

But more than anything else, he was concerned about Ling Xiuqi and the other person who hadn't returned yet.

Whether it was a premonition or something else, the walkie-talkie beside You Yonghuai finally responded. After a brief static, Ling Xiuqi's somewhat distorted voice came through:

"Hello, hello, can you hear me?"

"Yes, yes."

"Did we disturb you? We're done here, could you please come pick us up... Never mind, let Captain Li pick us up, I can't wait for you stuck in traffic for so long."

"Hehe," You Yonghuai chuckled helplessly and asked, "A big truck?"

"...No, one police car is enough. Have Captain Li take one more person and bring the car we drove here back with him."

"Okay." After explaining the situation to Li Yongyong, Li Yongyong took a police auxiliary officer who could drive to Wenjiang Middle School.

Not long after, two police cars pulled up in front of the police station. Ling Xiuqi and Ye Qingchen got out of the cars one after the other, and they didn't look very well.

The former's police uniform was covered with fine cracks, and the exposed skin looked as if it had been constantly cut by a knife, covered with long and deep wounds.

The latter had no obvious wounds, but his police uniform was half-stained with blood, and he looked listless.

"Luckily, the students are on holiday today, otherwise such a big commotion would have been impossible to keep quiet." Ling Xiuqi scratched his head, seemingly unaffected by the wounds on his body.

"What's the situation with that outpost?"

"None of them are human."

"?"

"Literally, remember that delivery guy from before? The lab's outpost was full of those dolls, and they could be used repeatedly, and even resurrected after being defeated..." Ling Xiuqi clearly had a lot of complaints about this. "The individual strength isn't high, but when you pile them up in numbers, it's really annoying."

Ye Qingchen nodded. The blood on his body was mostly from those puppets. He was only occasionally ambushed, but it wasn't a big deal.

"...Oh right, you can have this to drink." Ling Xiuqi seemed to remember something. "This is a potion we found at the base. It was probably made for one of their test subjects, but it's ours now."

"It's been tested, there are no problems, and no hidden information, so you can take it with peace of mind."

After saying that, Ling Xiuqi took out a glass tube containing a light blue liquid and threw it at You Yonghuai.

The two were not far apart, but...

I didn't catch it...

"Don't worry, the container is specially made and won't break." Ling Xiuqi didn't care much. He knew You Yonghuai's current condition and naturally wouldn't carelessly cause any trouble.

After picking up the bottle of medicine from the ground, You Yonghuai looked at it, and his lips twitched slightly.

【Awakening Elixir (Premium) (Failure Rate: 1/100)】

[Effect: Spirituality +5 (Note: The effect weakens with increased consumption), restores a large amount of spirituality]

It was the same potion he had made that morning, but the ingredients were of higher quality, resulting in a better effect.

"This potion seems to not only restore spirituality, but also increase the upper limit of spirituality, which should be quite helpful to you," Ling Xiuqi explained simply. "Moreover, its formula is currently unknown. If you have the ability after taking it, you can try to reverse engineer its formula, which would be a great achievement."

"Of course, it's okay if we can't get it to work. We still have one tube. We can just send it back to headquarters for further research."

"Uh..." You Yonghuai raised his eyebrows slightly, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong?"

"This is my recipe..." Si Xuanyin spoke on behalf of You Yonghuai, her face full of displeasure.

Just how much did that biological mother of hers take away...?

I wish I didn't have a mom.

"That's perfect, how about handing over a copy of the recipe?" Ling Xiuqi's eyes lit up. If he didn't have so many wounds on his body, he probably would have already leaned on You Yonghuai's shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll get a reward."

Of course he knew that You Yonghuai and Si Xuanyin had many more recipes, but he didn't think of asking them. On the one hand, there weren't many alchemists to begin with, so having too many recipes wouldn't be of any use for the time being. On the other hand, they hadn't done anything wrong, so keeping secrets was normal.

Moreover, even if You Yonghuai really revealed all the recipes, the headquarters might not believe him. And if there were too many recipes, how would the rewards be calculated?

He believed that the two were reasonable people, and if they encountered any problems and he had a corresponding formula that could help, they would tell him themselves.

You Yonghuai looked at Si Xuanyin. These formulas belonged to other people, and whether or not to tell her was up to her.

However, since they were already making medicine in the police station, Si Xuanyin naturally had no intention of hiding it.

"There are finished products in the storeroom. You can take a look. I'll have Yonghuai write down the recipe for you later," Si Xuanyin said, pointing towards the storeroom.

Afterwards, the group headed towards the storeroom. On the way, You Yonghuai returned the phone to the two of them and told them about Ling Xiuqi and Su Rou.

"There's a result... I sent so many things back, who knows which one it was..." Ling Xiuqi pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and then decided to give up thinking about it and call back later to ask.

Upon reaching the storeroom, Ling Xiuqi first picked up the few finished products he could find and examined them. Then, looking at the otherwise empty table, he asked, "Hey, where's the alchemy furnace?"

"...It's blown up." You Yonghuai avoided eye contact and pointed to the trash can next to him.

The remains of the alchemy furnace are inside.

Ling Xiuqi and Ye Qingchen remained silent, while Si Xuanyin secretly smiled from the side.

"I underestimated your bad luck." Ling Xiuqi raised an eyebrow, not paying much attention, probably because it wasn't his money that was being spent. "Anyway, you submitted a formula, so headquarters won't make things difficult for you. An alchemy furnace isn't worth much; at most, they'll deduct it from your reward."

Afterwards, Ling Xiuqi and Ye Qingchen said they needed to leave for a while to change their clothes and receive some simple treatment.

They also told You Yonghuai to drink the medicine while he had the chance.

Sitting in the storeroom, Si Xuanyin also took a quick look around and didn't find anything wrong.

Then, You Yonghuai tilted his head back and swallowed the medicine.