Chapter 507: Combination Potions

Chapter 507: Combination Potions

Two days was not much time. In the evening, Dan Marina went to the Sanctuary Church’s Quarantine Camp. As the only female in the team, and a very pretty one at that, after she specifically went to do some work to earn benefits for the team, Oss and the others spontaneously acted as simple guards.

People on the brink of despair could act crazy, so this Quarantine Camp could not be called absolutely safe. Even though the Sanctuary Church eventually tricked everyone in the Containment Zone, during the following period, the injured Professionals behaved much more obediently. Although some still felt guilty or even feared death and continued to hide their injuries, at least the majority chose to come forward voluntarily.

At least this was hope, right?

Even if not everyone could be saved, those who were saved would receive a Contract of varying lengths—still much better than death, wasn’t it?

As for those who could not be saved, once problems arose, the people from the Church would coldly eliminate them immediately. Overall, this trick was a success. The next step was to maintain stability. Not everyone was of one mind, so even if some still chose to hide their injuries, as Professionals gained more understanding of the Human Form and accumulated experience moving within the Containment Zone,

the chances of getting injured would drop sharply. Once things completely stabilized, some expenses of the Sheng Tang Church would also decrease. More importantly, the time Zheng Yichen took to complete the related ‘Immunity Potion’ production was also being studied by the Church. Although they had some clues, it was not something that could be researched quickly. After all, Flesh Seeds were too deceptive.

Once problems arose, they would have to dig out flesh… The cost would not go down!

Dan Marina came here to negotiate. She had obtained a piece of information that was not too big but very important: what Zheng Yichen said would yield results in “these two days.” The Church did not know about this, and Zheng Yichen had not given a definite reply, so some plans could not be finalized accurately.

Upon hearing the news from Dan Marina, the person in charge of the Quarantine Camp could not help but exclaim inwardly, cursing Zheng Yichen for being untrustworthy. After achieving a certain degree of results, he did not come to them first but told an unrelated person instead?

And now this unrelated person came asking for money?

Tsk!

Alright, this woman was really persuasive. They still had to pay up…

“Did it work?” Green could not help but ask when he saw Dan Marina return.

Dan Marina nodded and took out two bottles of Magic Potion from a small bag. The color and the waves of energy they emitted made Green immediately recognize what they were: they were clearly Fixation Potions—good stuff that had been hard to buy lately!

“This is a huge gain!!” Green said excitedly. Just these three bottles of Fixation Potion were worth the rewards from two or three high-difficulty Quests she had painstakingly completed, and those Quest rewards were hers alone.

“Not bad…” Dan Marina handed the two bottles of Fixation Potion to Oss. As the team leader, he usually held onto the more valuable items. If she held them, they could easily be ‘snatched.’

“But is he sure he can finish within two days?” On the way back, Oss asked worriedly. It was easy yet difficult to get things from the Sanctuary Church. Easy meant that any information had to be completely accurate, with no deception involved. Under such circumstances, the Sanctuary Church would not pursue anything they gave out—like the Holy Spirit Potion before.

“He should be able to. If he fails, the reputation he built up will collapse.”

“…Hopefully.” After the initial joy, Garcia also thought of some headaches. Dan Marina’s move had pushed Zheng Yichen into an awkward position. If he succeeded, there would be no issue, but if he failed… Dan Marina, who tricked him, would be the first to suffer, right?

They were in the same team as Dan Marina, so they would not avoid responsibility either. As for the Church, they probably would not let the matter slide easily.

“Ah~ It’ll definitely be fine.”

Dan Marina chuckled softly. She came here because she had colluded with Zheng Yichen, so naturally, there would be no issues. Zheng Yichen was truly confident, not just making empty claims. If the testing process was fast enough, it might not even take two days.

On Zheng Yichen’s side, after nightfall, he went back to sleep soundly and then started testing some things, such as the potion’s effect on Flesh Seeds. He was not short of materials at all. In the Laboratory used by Annie and Irene, Flesh Seeds could not leak, so Zheng Yichen could safely attempt to create it.

This potion could not be called a complete potion but rather a semi-Magic Potion, belonging to the dark element. It had some characteristics similar to Dark Devouring Potion, but it was not as powerful, and the cost was lower. Zheng Yichen specifically strengthened its duration. Moreover, this potion spread through blood circulation. It was not meant to be consumed but injected. The potion would permeate the entire body through the blood.

It allowed one’s blood to produce a slight dark-element corrosive effect for a certain period. This corrosive effect would not seriously affect the user. Additionally, with the protection of Mana, the damage would be even lower. Professionals had strong enough physiques to resist most of the damage, but damage still occurred. After injection, the user would feel a long-lasting, subtle burning sensation throughout the body. This burning sensation was not intense but would become painful as the potion continued to take effect. In short, it definitely would not kill anyone!

At this point, another potion was needed. This potion was meant to buffer the burning pain caused by the Flesh Seed Immunity Potion without affecting its efficacy. Of course, if one did not want to spend money, they could choose not to use it…

After injecting this potion, one could basically become immune to minor invasions by Flesh Seeds. After all, Flesh Seeds were very fragile, and the Immunity Potion relied mainly on the corrosive nature of the dark element. Since the individual was strong, it was difficult for the potion to cause destructive damage. Flesh Seeds, however, were different. Initially extremely fragile, the moment they came into contact with the Immunity Potion’s effects, they would be affected by the demonic power in the individual’s blood. Those tiny Flesh Seeds could not possibly resist this corrosion.

Fighting poison with poison… Well, it was the best solution Zheng Yichen could think of. Other methods were too costly. Any low-cost targeted approach was about prevention, not treatment. Once treatment was involved, the cost would not be low.

“One black, one white. You really know how to pair them.” Looking at the two bottles of semi-Magic Potion Zheng Yichen made, Annie reached out and took them, pouring them into her mouth…

“Uh, wait, these aren’t meant to be drunk!”

“Oh? Would drinking them cause issues?”

“No… but the effect wouldn’t be as good.” After all, these were semi-Magic Potions, not true Magic Potions. They leaned more toward being regular potions, so their effectiveness relied partly on medicinal components rather than the magic-like power of Magic Potions. Therefore, injection was the best method of use. To achieve sufficient effectiveness through drinking, double the dosage would be required.

“Then it’s fine… Hmm… It tastes a bit bitter, but the effect is decent. Go ahead and use them.” After tasting both potions, Annie said to Zheng Yichen, leaving him completely bewildered.

“You didn’t test the Magic Potions I made before this way, did you?”

“Ah? What’s wrong with that?” Annie retorted.

“…Eating things recklessly!”

“It doesn’t matter to me, and this is the fastest way. Alright, don’t disturb me, you idle person.”

What the heck? Saying that made one unhappy. Zheng Yichen sorted out the formulas for the black and white Immunity Potions. Like their colors, black was for immunity, white was for neutralization. After sorting them out, Zheng Yichen returned to his room and went to see the person in charge of the Quarantine Camp. The person in charge was also somewhat stunned to see Zheng Yichen—had he finished the work this quickly?

It really was within the two days that woman mentioned earlier. Since what she said was correct, some ‘records’ about Dan Marina could be crossed out. As for what she gained, since the information was accurate enough, it was considered well-deserved. Though it was quite irritating, because Fixation Potions were currently scarce, the more they were used, the fewer there were. The refresh time was particularly long or something like that. Anyway, after the battle with the Undying Witch, the price of Fixation Potions had nearly doubled.

Although the price had recently dropped slightly as the situation gradually stabilized and production slowly increased, it still remained stable at about one and a half times the original price. After the Containment Zone appeared, the multiplier increased a bit again, maintaining it at about one point six times. Don’t think the increase was small—some people now simply “couldn’t afford” it.

The reason for the price increase was simple: there were many people in the Containment Zone, and Fixation Potions were currently the only thing that could effectively treat severely infected individuals. As for healing Magic, well, the Church already had people capable of performing surgeries, although they could only be used on mildly infected individuals.

Still, it counted as a way to save costs. It was not difficult for healing magic to regenerate a limb, but it was troublesome for severe internal injuries like organ damage. Moreover, Flesh Seed infections often targeted organs first. Once the organs were under control, the body would not dare to misbehave.

After all, if the problem started directly from the body and was discovered, one could resort to drastic measures and cut off the affected part. The problem was, not everyone had that kind of courage.

“It’s still mainly for prevention?” After hearing Zheng Yichen’s explanation of the effects of the black and white Immunity Potions, the person in charge of the Quarantine Camp said disappointedly. Zheng Yichen could not help but click his tongue lightly.

“After all, prevention is the lowest-cost method. If you focus on treatment, the cost would increase dozens of times at the very least. At that point, it would be better to use Fixation Potions.”

“What’s the difference between the effects of these two?”

The person in charge looked at the black and white potions and asked. Combination potions? Did such things exist?