Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

Chapter 169 My head exploded

After collecting all the data, Byron took the vial of potion he had just concocted and walked toward the nearby terrarium.

The eco-box is square in shape and contains small landforms such as green plants, streams, and lakes. The light also changes with the time of day.

Although the space is not very large, it is not small either, and a complete ecosystem suitable for Corolo has been built within it.

It allows the coronolactones used for drug testing to live and reproduce in it.

But when Byron reached the terrarium, he saw that it was empty except for a few scattered Chorolos. It was no longer the terrarium that had been teeming with Chorolos when he first acquired it.

Upon seeing this, he suddenly realized what was happening, his lips twitching. He had almost used up all the Chlorol he had used for testing the drug.

It's important to understand that as a creature that can satisfy a wizard's need for drug testing, the reproductive capacity of the Corolo is undoubtedly exceptional. Otherwise, which wizard could afford to buy new ones every now and then?

But looking at Byron's current terrarium, which only has a few big cats and kittens left, you can imagine how crazy he's been lately.

However, Byron simply made a mental note to replenish the corolla later before reaching back into the terrarium.

Although only a few Chorolos remain, it's enough to complete this side effect test.

After picking out a small, thin Chrollo, Byron immediately took a fingernail-sized amount of potion from the test tube and poured it into Chrollo's mouth.

As for why only a fingernail-sized amount of potion was fed to Chrollo, it's because Chrollo could only withstand that much.

If you were to actually force-feed it a whole vial, there would be no need to observe any side effects; it would just die instantly.

Once he was certain that it had been swallowed, Byron tossed it into an empty, transparent crystal box.

Having done all this, Byron activated his All-Seeing Eye to observe the changes in the Chrollo.

Within 0 to 3 seconds of the potion taking effect, Chrollo's body stiffened instantly, his originally gentle pupils suddenly burst forth with a silvery-purple light, and all the fine hairs on his body stood up and trembled.

In 3 to 20 seconds, the light in Chrollo's eyes disappeared, but he looked up at Byron with a sharper gaze.

From 1 minute to 12 hours, Chrollo remained motionless, his pupils began to dilate, clearly indicating that his thinking had stalled, or rather, he had crashed.

Between 12 and 18 hours, Corolo exhibited persistent abnormalities, suddenly running around in terror, repeatedly curling up in self-protection, and his eyes began to turn bloodshot.

Eighteen hours later, the Corolo had completely mutated and began to gnaw on the crystal box, becoming extremely aggressive.

Several hours later, when the 24-hour mark was reached, Chrollo's body suddenly stiffened, and he stopped all movement.

Upon seeing this, Byron looked at Chrollo's bloodshot eyes and a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart. He silently moved his feet and took a few steps back.

"Bang—!!!"

Just as Byron was backing away, without any warning, the head of the Coroloo exploded from the inside out, just like a watermelon bursting open.

Red and white fragments of bone were scattered everywhere.

Upon seeing this scene, Byron's eye twitched. Seeing data while sightseeing is one thing, but seeing it with one's own eyes is much more direct and shocking.

If this potion were taken without being tested, the scene would truly be—

Byron also gained a clearer and more direct understanding of the madness of the ancient wizards. They dared to take such unverified potions directly. It's hard to say whether they were brave or just lucky.

Developing a new potion is like gambling with your life.

Byron then caught several more Chloros and fed them the appropriate dose of the potion.

Then, according to the development nodes of each stage, they were killed one by one and used as experimental materials to study the different performances of each stage.

Once all the materials were prepared, Byron took out his scalpel, activated his all-knowing eye, and began a detailed analysis.

Phase One, from zero to three seconds: without a slow-release buffer, the potion is released instantly... The rhythm of blood and qi in the chest cavity becomes violently disordered, breathing becomes short and tense, and primal instinctive nerve signals are violently severed...

Phase Two, lasting three to twenty seconds, involves the entire body's mental network being stretched open, allowing impurities from the potion to seep into the surface of the mind and begin to interfere with it...

In Phase Three, bodily perception is greatly enhanced, but the roots of the pores continue to wither... the soul begins to shatter.

In stage six, the backlash from the potion reaches its peak, causing a surge of mental energy that the brain cannot withstand, leading to a brain explosion.

Byron put down the scalpel he was holding and looked at the anatomical records and the records of changes in mental energy recorded by the All-Knowing Eye.

Upon seeing these detailed records, Byron's expression became somewhat solemn.

Indeed, one cannot understand the true changes simply by looking at data and external changes.

The reality was even more complicated than he had imagined.

Byron frowned as he pondered what to do next.

But as he thought about it, Byron's furrowed brows relaxed, and he shook his head with a wry smile.

Although the situation was more severe than I had imagined, it wasn't too bad.

At least the general direction is correct, and the materials used and replaced are also correct, so let's adjust them step by step.

Having survived so many previous encounters, now that we're finally at the last hurdle, why are you still hesitating and worrying?

Since there are problems, why not identify them one by one and then address them specifically?

With this in mind, Byron regained his fighting spirit and began to list out the All-Seeing Eye and the problems he had identified, so that he could address them in a targeted manner.

If the potion's effects are too potent and lack a slow-release buffer, then add a slow-release matrix to weaken the energy peak impact.

If there are too many impurities, they can easily seep into the soul, so we need to continue purifying and neutralizing them.

As Byron broke down and listed each problem, he also wrote down the solutions he could think of one by one after each problem.

In the end, only a few problems remained that could not be solved.

But it's no big deal. There's no solution right now, so we'll leave it for later. Maybe we'll figure out a solution as we work on it.

Looking at the listed problems and solutions, Byron's previous anxiety and worry completely disappeared, replaced by excitement and relaxation.

"Sure enough, breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts makes it simpler. That's great!"

Byron then posted a white sheet listing the problems on the wall and began preparing to add these areas for improvement to the brewing process to continue preparing the potion.

Before starting, Byron contacted Daphne, who was away, and asked her to buy another batch of Chlorol.

After all, without Chrollo, the subsequent experiments would have been much more difficult.