Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

Chapter 168 The Life-or-Death Potion

Seeing Daphne's current dejected appearance, Byron gently comforted her.

"Daphne, study hard now and work hard to improve your abilities so that you can better help me in the future."

"I don't want to become stronger and stronger in the future, and for my experimental level to gradually increase, while you remain the same as you are now, unable to participate in experiments to help me, and only able to be a spectator."

Upon hearing Byron's words, Daphne seemed to see something terrifying, shaking her head repeatedly, her voice filled with panic.

"Master, I don't want this! I don't want to be just a spectator, unable to help you in the future. I want to stay by your side and help you even more!"

Byron: "So Daphne, if you don't want to end up like that, you need to study hard now and work hard to improve your strength, right?"

"Besides, I spent a lot of magic stones to acquire this knowledge, Daphne, you don't want my magic stones to go to waste, do you?"

Hearing this, Daphne perked up again, looked at Byron with fighting spirit in her eyes, and nodded her little head vigorously.

"Don't worry, Master, Daphne will definitely not let you waste your time. She will keep up with you and stay by your side to help you!"

"Daphne will definitely study hard and won't let Master down. Please believe in Daphne!"

Seeing Daphne full of fighting spirit and energy again, Byron nodded in relief, thinking to himself.

He couldn't bear to part with Daphne, a self-deceptive and capable "nuclear-powered" woman, and keep her as just an eye-catching spectator, a pretty but useless vase. That would be a huge waste of resources.

Byron would never do such a thing.

After offering a few more words of encouragement to Daphne, Byron walked alone to the laboratory and closed the door.

He would never step out of the laboratory again until he had completely modified that ancient potion formula!

As Daphne stood at the laboratory door, watching Byron's figure disappear and the door slowly close, her eyes were filled with determination, and she made up her mind.

During the time I am in the master's experiment, I must work hard to learn all that knowledge and improve my own strength, so that the master's expense will not be wasted!

Time flies by, and many days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the laboratory, Byron stared intently at the test tubes containing a bright green solution on the lab bench in front of him.

Seeing the solution gradually stabilize, Byron was not in a hurry. Only after it was completely stable did he slowly introduce the last material, the essence extracted from irises, into the emerald green solution.

As the previously stable turquoise solution began to react with the iris extract, Byron calmly took out a crystal stirring rod and began to stir it slowly and steadily.

At the same time, Byron's mental energy was also steadily injected into the stirring rod and the solution, helping the two solutions to stabilize and blend, maintaining a boundary that was about to break.

At this moment, Byron's breathing involuntarily slowed down, and he dared not show the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Because even the slightest fluctuation could cause a subtle pulsation in one's mental energy.

That would likely disrupt this fragile balance and cause all efforts to be in vain.

Time passed slowly, and after an unknown amount of time, the solution stabilized again and turned a bright green color.

Seeing this, Byron breathed a slight sigh of relief and withdrew the stirring rod and his mental energy.

With this, the refining of this emerald green potion is officially complete.

However, Byron did not get excited. Instead, he solemnly extracted a drop of the potion and placed it on the analyzer.

Byron closed the analyzer and started the machine.

Watching the machine running, Byron continued to wait for the final result from the instrument.

Byron had rented this analyzer from the academy, since he didn't currently have the financial means to purchase such a high-precision instrument to aid his research on potion recipes.

Moreover, even if Byron could afford to buy, he wouldn't buy; he would still choose to loan.

After all, a complete experiment cannot be completed with just one instrument; it requires the cooperation of other instruments.

The analyzer is used to analyze the effects of the potion after it has been prepared.

Byron would not follow the example of those ancient wizards who would test their potions on themselves without any protection or even a thorough understanding of what they had concocted.

That's not researching potion recipes, that's courting death.

Byron strictly followed the standard procedures for researching potion recipes.

After the potion is prepared, an analyzer is used to determine its effects. Then, slaves or creatures specifically used for testing are used to verify whether the potion has any side effects, and if so, what those side effects are.

Once everything is in order, a magic potion that a wizard can safely consume can be declared a successful product, ready for personal use and sale.

However, for Byron, there was an extra step: using the All-Seeing Eye to analyze whether there were any areas that could be optimized, and whether there were truly no problems.

Byron would only take it if the All-Seeing Eye indicated there was no problem; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use even a drop.

He didn't want to concoct his own remedy, take it, and die suddenly.

"Beep beep beep~"

Suddenly, a rapid beeping sound rang out in the quiet laboratory, indicating that the analyzer had finished its work and analyzed the effects of the potion.

Byron carefully examined the data on the analyzer screen.

The potion increased mental strength by 49.0 units, a 48.8% increase.

Stability coefficient of the drug solution after action: 1.63

Duration of complete drug effect: 3.8 hours

Peak local concentration of the drug solution: 89.2 units; trough local concentration of the drug solution: 48.1 units; difference between high and low concentrations: 41.1 units; impurity percentage: 0.75%.

Sustained-release matrix content: 0 (no buffer structure)

Peak drop of energy impact waveform: 78.5 energy units. Peak mental impact 7 seconds after drug administration: 127.9 units (safe upper limit 60 units).

Instant Soul Shatter Coverage: 47.5%

Looking at the rows of experimental data displayed on the screen, Byron didn't say anything, and his expression didn't change.

But when Byron saw the last line of text highlighted in red, his lips twitched involuntarily.

# The probability of instantaneous soul shattering is 47.5%, which is already a typical lethality.

Who would dare drink that? To drink it would be gambling with your life!

However, the messy data did not distract Byron; he was currently focused on the line showing the rate of increase in the potion's effect.

Although the peak concentrations of this potion differ by 41% between high and low concentrations, and it lacks a slow-release buffer matrix, its lethality is extremely high.

However, the increase in mental power exceeded Byron's expectations, increasing by a full 48.8% compared to other mental power amplification potions.

This is such an outrageous figure! Even to ensure personal safety, the increase should be reduced by at least 20% or 30% compared to other potions, and that would be enough!

What he needs is a potion to perfect his mental power, not a potion that transforms his mental power. He doesn't need to try to reach that peak, instantly boost his mental power, break through the shackles of mental power, and reach a new realm.

Moreover, to achieve the level of a spiritual power transformation potion, this 48.8% increase is not enough.

Without an increase of 300% or 400%, it's not worth even considering the possibility of a qualitative change in mental strength.

Looking at the data, a smile appeared on Byron's face.

These data prove that the path he is taking is generally correct; he just needs to continue to refine it little by little.

The worst thing about doing experiments isn't failure, but going in the wrong direction.

If you go astray in the general direction, the more you do, the more mistakes you will make!