My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The shelf contained many metal boxes with labels, each containing a sample of a poison that needed to be identified.

"I recommend that you start by identifying the most recent poison."

Lanlot led Xia Zuo to the depths of the room.

“Even with accurate identification results, it is very difficult to track down poisons older than three months. They may have already gone to the next state.”

Lanlot reached out and swept his hand across the shelves on either side of him.

"The toxins in these metal boxes were collected no more than three months ago. This makes it the most likely time to track down the target."

Xia Zuo walked back and forth in front of the shelf.

The label on the box indicated that the poison inside was left by the Transformers.

Xia Zuo asked, puzzled:

"Have there been any blood addicts in the last three months?"

Lanlot shook his head, pointed to the front rows of shelves, and said:

"No blood addicts have been seen in the past year. This is related to the promotion requirements for blood addicts. The Magina State is well-developed, and there are very few powerful magical beasts roaming in the wild, making it unsuitable for blood addicts to hunt magical beasts and drink their blood."

Xia Zuo took two metal boxes from the shelf. "I'll take two with me. If they can be authenticated today, I'll deliver them before I leave work this afternoon."

"it is good."

Lanlot glanced at the tag on the metal box the other person was holding, pondered for a few seconds, reached for another metal box, and said:

"Why don't you take this box with you? In my memory, these three poisons appeared in relatively close locations, so they might have been left behind by the same transformer."

Xia Zuo stuffed the three metal boxes into his alchemy pouch, chatted with Lanlot as he walked towards the door, and then took the elevator to the poison alchemy room on the third basement level.

A stack of papers appeared in the iron box next to the alchemy room door; it was a new research schedule.

The first page shows that his supervisor at Vickers assigned him work, starting this morning.

Xia Zuo had barely stepped into his alchemy room when he turned around, locked the door, and headed to the stairwell.

He arrived at Laboratory 13 on the 6th basement level, wearing a leather robe used for making poison.

"Mr. Xia Zuo".

A female researcher in a white lab coat stood guard at the laboratory entrance and went to greet Xia Zuo as soon as she saw him.

Researchers are on equal footing; there is no superior-subordinate relationship between them.

However, expert-level poison alchemists represent a higher level of alchemical qualifications.

The female researcher naturally used honorifics when addressing Xia Zuo.

Xia Zuo glanced at the other person's name tag. "Good morning. Anna Gallia."

“Just call me Anna, Mr. Shazo.”

Anna smiled faintly, unlocked the laboratory door with her alchemy card, and stepped aside to make way for her. "Please come in."

There were five other researchers in the room. Hearing the sound of the door sliding into the wall, they temporarily put down what they were doing and greeted Xia Zuo.

Good morning, Mr. Xia Zuo.

Hello.

Xia Zuo's gaze lingered on the faces of the five researchers for a moment before he spoke simultaneously:

"We've become colleagues in the same lab, and I look forward to working with you all."

Xia Zuo noticed that the five researchers' name tags had the letters "b12" on them.

This is their citizenship class.

Anna's citizenship level is B14, and she also appears to be older than the others, approaching 30.

This means that Anna is the leader of this research group.

The deputy group leader, whose citizenship level is B13, may have been on night duty last night, which is why he didn't come to work today.

Xia Zuo looked at Anna beside him, "Let's begin. I'll keep an eye on the Blood Demon from the side."

Supervisor Vickers adjusted the work arrangements for expert-level poison alchemists.

There are currently four expert-level toxicologists.

Each person, according to their assigned shifts, takes turns using a toxin sensor to monitor Blood Demon Number 13.

Xia Zuo was assigned to the morning shift today.

At this point, all you need to do is find a place to sit, face the incubation tank inside the glass partition, and maintain the spellcasting state of toxin sensing.

The Blood Demon looked like a mass of red sand, held in place in a culture tank by four beams of light.

The Vickers director wrote a few lines of notes on today's research plan:

Deep within the red sand lies something called the Blood Essence Stone, which is the core of the Blood Demon.

The red sand is actually the outer shell protecting the blood essence stone, and is known as the blood demon's shell.

The identification of the toxic effects of Blood Demon No. 13's shell was for the purpose of creating an antidote to destroy the Blood Demon's shell.

Dissolve the Blood Demon's shell with the antidote to obtain the Blood Essence Stone.

They used an unknown method, one that even someone of Xia Zuo's level couldn't fathom, to obtain the secret within the Bloodstone.

This is the ultimate goal of researching the Blood Demon.

Using the Blood Demon's body for experiments is like testing an unknown poison.

The eight researchers were divided into four groups of two.

The team members worked together to cut a small piece from the red sand using instruments in the culture tank, then separated the toxin on a closed toxicology workbench, put it into a metal box, and had it taken away by an expert toxicologist.

The four groups took turns using the instruments in the culture tank, which allowed them to continuously cut the red sand.

Blood Demons are very difficult to destroy unless they self-destruct.

Although the red sand has been fixed in place, it still possesses strong physical and energy resistance.

A small amount of gravel can only be cut from the red sand using a specially made multi-layered blade.

Xia Zuo stared at the red sand with his bright green eyes, a question on his mind.

Can you eat Red Sand? Can you eat the Blood Demon's shell?

A substance can only be called a poison if it has a specific toxic effect after being ingested.

If taking it only causes simple physical damage, then it is not considered a poison.

If you want to obtain the toxins from the Blood Demon's shell in one go...

Taking a standard dose for testing might be the fastest way.

Xia Zuo's lips twitched slightly, as if he were yearning for something...

Since discovering that the elemental toxins were not so potent, he hadn't touched his free attribute points and hadn't had a chance to spend them.

How about we find an opportunity to examine the Blood Demon's body?

Maybe it can provide more elemental resistance?

The four-elemental resistance has remained at around 12% for a long time.

The thought, once it appeared, quickly grew in my mind.

Xia Zuo began to consider the possibilities.

Using the Blood Demon No. 13 in front of us as a test subject is impossible.

Every tiny grain of sand cut from it is closely monitored, and the Vickers director personally approves every dose of poison.

So... we need to find another Blood Demon...

Furthermore, after the resistance is increased, more small glowing spots will appear on the body.

Without the elemental shell to conceal it, the anomaly would be quickly discovered by others.

Xia Zuo rubbed his chin, realizing that this was not a simple matter, but a large-scale, systematic project.

At noon, he took the poison away in a sealed metal box, put it away in the alchemy room first, and then went upstairs to the restaurant for lunch.

...

12:30 PM.

Xia Zuo returned to work in the alchemy lab.

The red sand that forms the body of Blood Demon No. 13 was placed inside a closed poison control station.

Xia Zuo used his gloved hands to reach into the round hole of the glass dome to manipulate the poisons and alchemical instruments.

The detection technique returned a blank stare on the red sand, just like the previous detection results on the airship.

We have no choice but to follow the drug testing procedures carefully.

After a flurry of activity until 4 p.m., Xia Zuo finally finished all his work for the day.

First, go to the second basement level to report to Supervisor Vickers, submit today's poison samples and Blood Demon hull identification report, then go upstairs to find Captain Dunk.

Three drug testing reports from the task force indicate that the three massacres in the old town north of Poseidon were committed by the same transvestite.

Deng Ke leaned against the window, exhaling smoke as he looked down at the low-rise buildings and streets, listening to Xia Zuo's report. Then, holding the report, he walked and read it aloud. When he arrived at the poison room, he took out a few more iron boxes and handed them to the support personnel behind him.

"Xia Zuo, could you also analyze these three samples of poison? If the results of these three samples match the previous three, then we'll have something to do."

Xia Zuo glanced at the labels on the boxes; the dates ranged from eight months to six months ago, indicating that quite some time had passed.

One hour later, at 5 p.m.

Xia Zuo returned to Dunke's office and placed the new drug identification report on the other's desk.

Deng Ke raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by Xia Zuo's speed in making the identification.

He picked up the drug test report and looked at it for a few seconds before realizing what was going on.

The results of today's six drug testing reports are all the same.

Deng Ke stared at Xia Zuo, who looked young and inexperienced, feeling somewhat uncertain.

Could it be that they just threw something together and submitted it without any real effort?