Chapter 299

Chapter 299

"Making mold into medicine is so difficult..."

"Yes, it’s very tough."

"Completely clueless."

"Yes, extraordinarily difficult."

Garrett Nordmark and Mage Morton sat shoulder to shoulder in front of seventeen or eighteen dead rabbits, sighing in turn. Mage Morton sighed because the project was too challenging, while Garrett sighed because making penicillin was indeed too troublesome!

"Old Morton!" Another magician walked in. The badge on his chest sparkled with three golden stars, evidently a level 13 powerhouse. Garrett quickly stood up to greet him: "Excellency Novak!"

"Little Garrett? What are you doing here?" The visitor paused. He had come to rescue when Aurora accidentally poisoned herself with chlorine gas, having met Garrett once before. He sized up Garrett and smiled slightly:

"Oh, I remember now, the penicillin project is yours. —Why haven’t you come to see me when you had the chance?"

Garrett could only smile back at him. Pointing to the dead rabbits all over the floor, he spoke in a faint voice:

"Busy, busy..."

"Indeed busy, this project isn’t easy." Master Novak sighed. He turned to Old Morton and asked:

"What’s your success rate with the spells? I’ve only got 10%..."

This was even more tragic. Garrett nearly covered his face, listening to the two great magicians exchanging spellcasting experiences:

"Choosing the right penicillin mold is a problem."

"Yes, we must control the timing well. Currently, the experience is to cast spells 3 to 5 hours after purchase, which results in the lowest death rate for the rabbits."

"Magic output also needs to be controlled... Ah, I have a model curve here, do you think it works?"

Garrett listened, facepalming. Great lords, when you use penicillin mold for casting, you’re not considering its active component content at all!

"Old Morton!" Another person quickly stepped in. Entering the room and seeing the dead rabbits everywhere, he immediately showed a schadenfreude smile:

"Hahaha, you too failed! —By the way, have you tried extracting the solution from the penicillin mold?"

"We’ve tried!" The two great magicians answered in unison: "But it’s utterly useless! The efficiency of the spellcasting drops dramatically!"

This time, Garrett truly began to facepalm.

Indeed, penicillin is very unstable in aqueous solutions. It decomposes faster when exposed to acid or alkali, and even without adding anything, it will decompose on its own over time in water. Not to mention the decrease in medicinal effect, the components causing allergies would increase, imagining half of a medication solution is allergenic components...

Oh well.

Inject a vial of medication, or throw a spell, and leave aside the therapeutic effect, the death effect is guaranteed!

The newcomer didn’t notice him, still complaining to Old Morton:

"I mean, you’re not setting me up, are you? This project of his—Garrett Nordmark—is just too difficult to do, completely different from usual practices, with entirely different considerations.

"Alright, alright, let me first look at what you’ve made. —Is it connected yet?"

"Yes, it’s connected." Archmage Carlisle made a gesture. Garrett leaned in to see, the circuit connected to a small glass vessel, pear-shaped, with a pool of shimmering mercury at the bottom. Two wires extended below the surface of the mercury, and several graphite rods were embedded in the top part of the glass vessel, fitting seamlessly with the glass.

This is...

A mercury arc rectifier!

Such an old piece of equipment, in my previous life, it had been obsolete for half a century, hadn’t it?

Garrett suddenly turned back to look at the alchemist. At the same moment, Archmage Carlisle pointed a finger, and the handle of the generator began to turn. Once, twice... until it blurred into a residual image, yet the glass vessel remained calm and spark-free.

"Why is there no reaction?"

Garrett muttered quietly. However, this soft murmur ignited the alchemist. Master Norwood immediately became frantic, lunging forward:

"Impossible! I made it and it was good! You said it was good before too! Don’t think of cheating me out of my contribution points! Five thousand points!"

His voice was high and sharp, his eyelids and fingers trembling constantly. Garrett’s internal alarm rang louder, and after a moment’s thought, he suggested:

"Maybe the current isn’t strong enough? Why not... try generating a current first?"

"That might be possible." Archmage Carlisle snapped his fingers, and instantly, an electric arc burst out in the glass vessel. The entire circuit seemed to be instantly energized, the glass vessel humming, the blue light inside shining brilliantly, the scene both cool and magical. Master Norwood immediately halted, standing still for a moment, then clapped his hands:

"Eh! It’s working! This is it!"

This is it! Garrett

clenched his fist. Indeed, his memory was correct; the mercury arc rectifier required a larger trigger power, and the current from the hand-cranked generator might have been too small to activate it...

But that’s no issue, they could just make the generator bigger!

Archmage Carlisle also showed a pleased expression. Garrett wanted to join their excitement, yet the doctor’s instinct made him pull Master Norwood back, retreating all the way to the corner, and bluntly stated:

"You’ve been poisoned!"

"What?" The alchemist was stunned. He immediately became enraged:

"What poisoning! I’m not poisoned! I’ll tell you, don’t think of using this to deduct my money!"

"You used mercury in this rectifier! Excessive skin contact with mercury, or inhaling mercury vapor, can lead to poisoning, don’t tell me you didn’t know!" Garrett retorted:

"Have you been frequently experiencing dizziness, headaches, nausea lately? Do you often have palpitations, mood swings, and difficulty sleeping at night? Do you have more mouth ulcers and loose teeth? Do your hands tremble when you work?"

I hate patients who don’t listen the most! I hate patients who stubbornly deny their condition the most!

Patients should act like patients!

Compared to the rectifier, treating the condition is more important!

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