My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"But if you really want to memorize the information about Ersu, that's not impossible. However, you can only memorize it in the alchemy room. You can't take the reference book out of the alchemy room, otherwise you'll attract the attention of the temple guards."

Chapter 32 Massive Data and Expenses

In the dormitory corridor on the fourth floor of the teaching area.

Mars and Chazo whispered to each other in front of the door.

Upon hearing that the temple allowed students to memorize information about Ersu, Xia Zuo's eyes lit up instantly, and he asked again:

"Could I take an enlightenment elixir and memorize the knowledge through indoctrination?"

"Huh?" Mars was clearly puzzled by his question. "Are you sure? The mental medium can occupy a large part of the mental ocean."

“I’m sure, senior.” Xia Zuo thought for a moment, without revealing that light elements existed in his mental ocean, but simply explained in a low voice:

"My basic meditation technique is very effective, and I'm expanding my spiritual ocean at a rapid pace, about two to three times faster than an ordinary mage. Although the spiritual medium takes up a lot of my spiritual ocean, this side effect is nothing to me. In a year or two, I'll be able to have even more spiritual ocean."

"Oh, I see..." Mars scratched his head and then said:

“My mentor said that imparting knowledge is the teaching method advocated at the master level, and if possible, it is best to choose this method to acquire the necessary knowledge. So, I think your idea is feasible, but you need to get the consent of your mentor, Master Adanavados. Moreover, it is not free; acquiring knowledge requires a price, usually something like paying points for your home region.”

"Hmm... okay, okay, I understand." Xia Zuo nodded thoughtfully.

"Let's hurry up and get to class." Mars took out his pocket watch, glanced at it, greeted the other person, and walked towards the spiral staircase at the end of the corridor.

The daily physiological needs of the students are met through functional medications, so they don't waste time on meals.

The two went to the classroom floor; Mars went to the classroom, while Shazo went to the alchemy room.

The alchemical chamber occupies a very large area.

Standing at the door and peering inside, I estimated it to be about 10 times larger than the Great Alchemy Chamber I had been in before.

Just as Mars had said, the alchemy room contained information about Ersin. Rows of tall bookshelves appeared deep within the alchemy room, and several tracks were mounted on the ceiling near the bookshelves. Mechanical arms were suspended from the tracks, and the hooks of the mechanical arms could easily grab the books without damaging the covers.

The bookshelf and the alchemy table are separated by two glass partitions.

Xia Zuo needs to use the control panel on the wall to give instructions to the robotic arms so that they can help grab the corresponding books.

To read the books, he had to first shower and change into clean clothes, then walk through the shower room into a partition between two glass doors. This was to prevent the poisons in the alchemy room from contaminating the books.

The alchemy room contains more than a dozen high-level alchemy tables, which are separated by glass partitions.

Each alchemy table has its own uniquely styled chair in its designated space.

Xia Zuo memorized some knowledge about mental mediums last night and learned that this chair is a kind of observation chair.

At this moment, the observation chair is locked and needs to be unlocked by the instructor.

Shazo waited in the alchemy room for a short while before Master Adanavados pushed open the door and walked in right on time.

"Good morning, Master." Xia Zuo bowed in greeting.

"You look good; it seems the process of taking the secret medicine went smoothly." The master stroked his beard, his smile kind.

He gestured with his hand on the bookshelf where information about erox was displayed. "You should know what erox is now. Do you have any thoughts? Any insights, experiences, or conjectures? Feel free to share them with me."

“Master, I wish to acquire information about Ersu through indoctrination. This would allow me to more efficiently study Ersu and the raw materials for the alchemical bionic system. What price would I need to pay?” Xia Zuo asked earnestly.

Adanavardos, surprisingly, smiled with a hint of relief, unlike Mars' astonishment, as if what Shazo suggested was something a poison alchemist should do.

“When I was exploring the Western Continent, I heard about your exceptional memory. Before you arrived at the outer palace, I also learned about your special abilities from the inner palace.” Adanavados pointed to his head and silently mouthed the word “light element.”

Xia Zuo realized that the other party knew he possessed the Light Element, but might not know his identity as a pure-blooded mage, so he nodded in response without saying anything more.

"For you, the burden of the spiritual medium on the spiritual ocean is indeed not as great as for other students. Moreover, since you have undergone the loyalty ceremony, there is no need to worry about you leaking the information about the bait."

Adanavardos raised his right hand and tapped different areas of the bookshelf a few times. “But you’ll have to do it in many sessions. A blank mental medium can hold a maximum of five ‘Alchemy Language’ textbooks, which, if converted to pheromone data, is about all the information on five hundred pheromone species. Each infusion will cost you 500 Federation points.”

Xia Zuo did a quick mental calculation and figured it would take about 340 infusions to collect all the information on 17 types of bait into his [Knowledge Reserve], which would consume 340 million experience points and cost a total of 17 Federation Points.

Large portions, all you can eat!

Brilliant! Now I don't have to worry about not being able to keep up with the level anymore.

“How about this…” Adanavados pondered for a moment, “After you have memorized the existing knowledge on the mental medium, if you want to exchange for the enlightenment elixir that infuses you with pheromone information, go to Sylvia, she will bring you the elixir.”

"That would be wonderful! Thank you, Master." Xia Zuo appropriately expressed the high spirits befitting a poison-making fanatic, thanking him with slight excitement.

"Alright, let's begin the lesson." Adanavados waved his hand, walked towards an alchemy table, and unlocked the observation chair next to it.

Above the chair hangs three circular metal frames, each inlaid with lenses of varying magnification.

Once the user sits in the chair, the metal frame will descend from above to maintain a position level with the user's head.

Users can switch the lenses on the metal frame to observe the experimental samples in front of the seat.

Each of the three metal frames has lenses with magnification ranging from 1x to 10x.

Theoretically, by overlapping three 10x lenses on a three-layer metal frame and adjusting the focal length, the experimental sample can be magnified up to 1000x.

When observing bait, it's equivalent to magnifying a 1 mm diameter bait to the size of 1000 mm.

At this scale, skilled poisoners and bioalchemists can observe experimental samples relatively easily.

"Shazo, sit down in the chair. This is an observation chair designed and manufactured by Qiqiao Objects. I'll teach you how to use it."

Adanavardos gestured to the seat, and after the other person sat down, he lightly tapped his fingers on the armrests on both sides, saying at the same time:

"You can lightly grip the joystick with your right hand, and move it back and forth to adjust the focal length of the lens, while moving it left and right will switch the lenses on the metal frame."

"Your left hand is used to operate the buttons on the left armrest, switching the target controlled by the joystick. The three-layer metal frame and the sample holder can all be switched using the buttons."

After some training under his mentor's guidance, Xia Zuo gradually discovered that this thing was actually similar to an optical microscope, but more reliable.

Both work on the principle of using lenses to magnify optical images.

Due to the limitations of visible light wavelengths, the magnification of this observation method is limited to around 1000 times, which can meet the research needs at the mesoscale.

Prolonged use of an optical microscope can cause eye swelling, eye strain, and other discomforts. Over time, it can also lead to farsightedness.

However, the observation seat under Shazo's bottom does not cause these problems.

It was designed for long-term observation of experimental samples, and the lenses used have been enchanted—although the specific principles and methods of the treatment are currently unknown, they do not cause eye fatigue or other problems for users.

Xia Zuo kept switching the lens magnification and operated it continuously for more than 20 minutes without feeling any discomfort.

Seeing that he was familiar with the place, Adanavados took a sample of the experiment, which was encapsulated in a glass container, from the shelf and placed it on the sample rack in front of the chair.

Xia Zuo adjusted the lens magnification and aimed it at the experimental sample. Just as he examined a detail of the sample, he received a message from his "golden finger" in his mind:

"The host is being observed by a trainee-level bait. It is expected that after the appearance characteristics of the bait are fully recorded, 10 experience points and several perception attribute values ​​will be awarded."

Observing that a trainee-level bait only grants 10 experience points...

This is far too little...

Xia Zuo suppressed the urge to twitch his lips and, following his mentor's instructions, pressed the control button on the sample holder with his left hand, switching the control target of the right joystick to the sample holder in order to adjust the imaging position.

"Your left and right hands are quite dexterous, even more skilled than I imagined," Adanavardos said, stroking his long beard and praising Shazo's movements.

Xia Zuo responded with a subtle smile.

Actually... the way I use my left and right hands now is very similar to how I used the keyboard and mouse in my previous life. I use my left hand to press the keys and my right hand to hold the mouse...

Xia Zuo was simply "returning to his old ways," so of course he was extremely familiar with it.

"I have to go teach other students."

Adanavados glanced at the wall clock, gestured for the student who was about to rise and bow, and took a study manual from his alchemy pouch, placing it in front of Shazo:

"Continue observing the samples. Try to write a standardized observation report by this evening. This manual records the learning tasks you must complete this month while studying bait."

"If you encounter any questions, you can enter into deep meditation and look for relevant knowledge points in the spiritual medium. Or, you can go to the bookshelf to find information about this erogen and refer to the experimental ideas and report formats."

“Yes, Master.” Xia Zuo watched his mentor leave.

He fiddled with the lens a few times, then took his right hand off the joystick and picked up a pen to write down the observed bait characteristics in the notebook beside him.

Once the alchemy lab door was closed and he was alone in the room, Xia Zuo unleashed a detection spell on the experimental sample.

...

[Item Name] Unknown Bait

[Item Grade] Apprentice Level

[Item Quality] Completion rate 96%, Excellent

[props characteristics]

Left bait: This unknown bait element is part of a certain toxin. It is not toxic, but can be neutralized by the corresponding antidote.

Light reaction: It exists stably in visible light.

Alchemy reaction: unknown.

Elemental energy reaction: unknown.

Alchemy material properties: Unknown.

[Item Effects]

It can be used as a carrier of a certain type of trainee-level energy pulse.

[Item Description]

It is expected that after accurately identifying all the characteristics of this item, you will receive 30 experience points and a certain amount of perception attribute value as a reward.

...

Since I had just come into contact with knowledge related to bait, many new terms and unknowns appeared on the prop template.

The trainee-level erbium can only carry trainee-level energy pulses, which also means that the instructions it can transmit are the simplest kind.

The higher the grade of erox, the higher the grade of energy pulse it can carry, and the more complex the instructions it transmits.

The light reaction generally refers to the reaction that occurs when eroxane comes into contact with visible light.

Alchemy reaction refers to the changes that occur in alkali during alchemy operations such as heating, drying, and condensation.

Elemental energy reaction refers to the changes that occur when ergium comes into contact with pure elemental energy.

The compatibility of alchemical materials can be simply understood as the relationship between the alchemical element and the alchemical material. For example, when the two are placed together, can they coexist stably, or will one of them disintegrate the other?