Although the process of the competition was very thrilling and exciting, the final result was satisfactory for everyone; the four of them had successfully advanced to the offline competition.
From the fifth round onwards, it would be the real competition. Both the mecha warrior’s piloting and the pharmacist’s potion making would be conducted in the real world.
An Yan and Cheng Yang were looking forward to this. Although the virtual map was made to be very realistic, it was still different from the feeling of competing in reality.
The rules for the next rounds of the competition will also be different from the previous ones, as there are only 100 teams left.
Just thinking about the next three to four rounds of offline competition to determine the ultimate champion was enough to get everyone’s blood pumping.
The break between the next rounds was longer than before, as all the successful contestants had to be brought together to Central Star.
Cheng Yang seized this opportunity to take Gu Qing out for some fun. They were already very satisfied with their advancement to the offline competition, and were not under any mental pressure for the next round.
On the other hand, An Yan was working on his research on body potions.
The second paper he had written had not been approved, and the director of the institute had contacted him to explain why.
It was not that they thought the arguments in the paper were wrong, but that they were highly subjective and lacked sufficient evidence to support them, so they did not pass.
At the same time, they felt that even if the paper was correct, it would not contribute much to the research on body potions.
But even so, most of the researchers agreed with what was described in the paper.
An Yan was not really surprised by this result, nor did he feel much disappointment; he had written the paper as a cushion for his next moves.
He understood the significance of animal traits for humans better than anyone else, and he knew exactly how to reveal these benefits through body potions.
With just one transformation potion, humans could freely switch between their animal and human forms. This not only enhances their physique and potential, but also effectively improves their spiritual domain range, enhances the control of spiritual power, and so on.
One could imagine how much of a stir it would cause if these changes were directly presented to humans. It would have a far greater impact than the new concept of body potions.
But the problem was that An Yan had not yet decided when and in what way he should present his second concept.
On top of that, he had to consider another issue; whether he was the only one who could successfully make a transformation potion or not.
The matter would have to be treated more cautiously if making this potion successfully was related to his spiritual power and that he was the only one who could do it.
Otherwise, he would become an alternative existence in the eyes of humans and even encounter many troubles as a result.
The issue would be much simpler if the transformation potion was also the same as the body potions after the new concept. Many people would be able to apply the new concept smoothly even if the data differed among pharmacists.
So An Yan wanted to let Cheng Yi try it out and see if he could make a transformation potion without any problems.
There was no hurry; after all, the most important thing right now was the competition. But Cheng Yi took the initiative to bring up the matter during the break.
Cheng Yi did not directly mention the transformation potion. He said, “We don’t need to spend all of our time on training since we are on a break. Why don’t we do something interesting with our free time? ”
An Yan blinked, “What kind of interesting things?”
Cheng Yi smiled both gently and ambiguously, “I want to practice with Yan Yan.”
Although he was from a different time and space and had never heard of the mysterious term “dual cultivation,” Cheng Yi was smart enough to understand the pleasure of two people cultivating together through the process.
An Yan was so simple that he agreed to it straight away.
It was only after the cultivation that he and Cheng Yi talked about related issues.
In this regard, Cheng Yi’s principle was always very simple; he unconditionally approved of all the little one’s decisions, but only if they would not affect the little one’s safety.
Cheng Yi pondered for a moment and then spoke, “Why don’t you let me try? If I can successfully make the transformation potion, then others should theoretically be able to as well. ”
During this period of time, Cheng Yi had already cultivated many times, but the transformation potions he took were all made by the little one. He had never thought of trying to make the potion.
An Yan’s eyes lit up at this proposal, “Great!”
If Cheng Yi could succeed, then things would indeed be much easier.
So the two went to the pharmacy room together.
The transformation potion could also be considered a body potion. After all, its effects were all about changing the human body.
The only difference was that the transformation potion works in a different direction to the normal body potion, or even in the opposite direction.
One was to cover up the animal traits carried by humans and bring them closer to the normal human form, while the other was to stimulate the animal traits carried by humans and bring them out completely.
But strangely enough, the materials An Yan used to make the transformation potion were the same as those used to make the body potion.
In other words, An Yan had used the same ingredients and the same spiritual power to smoothly create two potions that acted in opposite directions, and the results were, by chance, both successful.
Under this premise, it was easy to think about how the state of the pharmacist influences the outcome of the potion; when you want to make a potion that appeases human animal traits, the potion made will work accordingly. When you want to make a potion with the opposite effect, it still works according to the desired outcome.
However, this was only An Yan’s guess. The next step was to see what happens when Cheng Yi makes the two potions.
Cheng Yi had already made normal body potions before, so the main part of this experiment was to make a transformation potion successfully.
For his first attempt, Cheng Yi followed An Yan’s instructions and used the steps for making a normal body potion, only changing his mindset.
The process went smoothly, and he produced the potion smoothly. An Yan put the potion into the testing instrument and the result came out quickly.
Potion level: Discarded potion.
Potion side effects: Huge side effects.
An Yan was naturally happy at these results. His previous transformation potions also had similar test results. However, he could not just rely on this test result to conclude whether this was a successful transformation potion.
After all, the transformation potion was considered a discarded potion, but a discarded potion did not mean that it was a transformation potion.
An Yan picked up the potion and was ready to drink it when Cheng Yi gently held him back: “I can’t be sure of the potency of this bottle, but drinking it directly would be too risky.”
When he first made the transformation potion for Cheng Yu, he also felt it was too risky to drink. However, Cheng Yi was so confident in him that he drank it regardless.
Now the situation has reversed. An Yan thought it was fine to drink the potion, and Cheng Yi was the worried one.
Like Cheng Yi at that time, An Yan also had confidence in Cheng Yi, and aside from that, he also had confidence in himself.
An Yan smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m a hamster spirit. I will be fine even if it’s a truly discarded potion. ”
An Luo had given the original owner a discarded potion by the time he crossed over. Since he was able to wake up successfully without any lingering side effects, it meant that discarded potions would not have a fatal effect on him.
Cheng Yi wanted to say something else, but An Yan had already tilted his head and drank the entire potion. He even smacked his lips in retrospect.
Cheng Yi sighed helplessly and could only keep a nervous eye on the little one, fearing that he might feel sick.
However, the rest of the story was quite stable. An Yan did not feel any discomfort, but also did not show any signs of turning into a hamster.
In other words, the potion did not have any positive or negative effects.
Although he was mentally prepared, An Yan was still a little disappointed, but he soon regained his spirit: “So a change in mindset did not work. Let’s try adding something else that hamsters like. You can add a little carrot, or green vegetable leaves. Melon seeds are also possible. ”
Speaking of food, An Yan went and brought back a big plate of food. He left some for Cheng Yi to use as ingredient, while the rest became his snacks.
So Cheng Yi was making another transformation potion while An Yan was eating.
Cheng Yi finished making the potion, and An Yan paused his eating to drink the potion.
This potion did not bring about a transformation either. But he finally felt something after drinking it.
“I seem to have a slight desire to transform!” An Yan looked at Cheng Yi with bright eyes. Although he only felt a little bit, it was still progress!
Cheng Yi was also very happy. They tried a few more times with different ingredients, and each result was better than the last.
