Genes are the source of life. Through constant expression, they use various nutrients to produce all life elements and organs, governing every structure of the human body.
The reason gene potions have such miraculous effects is that they are the pinnacle of geneticists' technological achievements in studying mythical genes. The potion's power can transform the human body, deeply stimulating genes and altering the body's essence at the microscopic genetic level.
The awakening of a new gene often requires specific external conditions, which vary depending on the gene's attributes. There are generally two methods: one involves internal refinement of the gene through specialized genetic techniques for active awakening, and the other uses gene potions for external stimulation. With prolonged use, the gene transitions from a latent to an active state, achieving passive awakening.
This is exactly what Feng Lin is experiencing now.
The adrenaline gene potion penetrates the human body, continuously stimulating the human adrenaline gene, gradually showing signs of awakening. It actively draws on genetic potential to strengthen itself.
In the gene attribute panel, behind the zero in the enhancement points column, the number 8% is marked, indicating the awakening progress. Once it reaches 100%, it becomes a gene point—that's when the adrenaline gene awakens.
This is the formidable power of genetic datafication. Every change in the gene is accompanied by corresponding data, clear and unmistakable.
Every subtle stimulation of the gene by the potion is detected by Feng Lin, allowing him to analyze the potion's properties.
He can perceive every minute change at the microscopic genetic level, thereby identifying the potion's flaws and improving it.
Unfortunately, the first time, he was immersed in the potion's miraculous effects and didn't carefully savor it.
This time, familiar with the process, Feng Lin continued his experiments. He quickly prepared another small dose of adrenaline potion from the ingredients and, without a second thought, swallowed it in one gulp.
The familiar fiery energy surged into his body again, like a flame scorching him, stimulating his nerves, accelerating his thoughts, and quickening his blood flow...
Once more, Feng Lin experienced the strange sensation of his soul leaving his body. Every subtle movement, every tiny change before his eyes, was crystal clear, as if the world had slowed down.
But Feng Lin knew it wasn't the world slowing down—it was him speeding up.
This time, he didn't waste the potion's active period. Instead, he calmed his mind, cast aside all distractions, and began to feel.
He noticed the heat continuously stimulating his adrenal glands, secreting adrenaline, promoting bodily changes, and accelerating his consciousness.
But the effect didn't stop there. The potion's power delved deeper into his body, stimulating the adrenaline gene, making it stir restlessly.
On the human gene map, the silver dim star representing the adrenaline gene flickered incessantly, its light growing brighter, as if on the verge of awakening.
But just then, the dim star's light abruptly ceased, the potion's effect completely dissipated, and it lost its function.
Everything felt abrupt.
His soul returned to his body. Ignoring his drenched state, Feng Lin was bewildered, feeling that the adrenaline gene potion's effect had a contradictory sense of anticlimax.
His intuition was correct.
Genetic potential: -7%!
Duration: 9 seconds!
He noticed the genetic potential had only decreased by 7%, 1% less than before.
The duration had also decreased by 1 second.
Feng Lin thought to himself, it seems this formula indeed has flaws. It can't fully stimulate the adrenaline gene, and its effect is limited. Just one sip has already led to drug resistance.
If he wanted to improve it, he could approach it from two angles: enhancing the potency or increasing the duration.
For now, Feng Lin considered starting with the potency.
So, which ingredient was responsible for that stimulation?
Feng Lin began a deep study of the formula, examining each material closely. His gaze finally settled on the dragon blood flower juice.
The dragon blood flower is a rare plant that grows in the planet's core. It is entirely black, with a stem that is extremely hard and highly heat-resistant, making it a natural insulating material. It absorbs heat from magma to sustain its growth, taking ten years to mature, ten years to bloom, and ten years to bear fruit.
Because its mature form resembles a small dragon and its blossoms are bright red like blood, it earned its name.
The dragon blood flower naturally contains a stimulating substance that can excite an organism's nerves, quicken breathing, and accelerate blood flow, making it a natural stimulant.
In fact, when this herb was first discovered, it was used to enhance bedroom activities.
At the time, numerous merchants widely purchased and sold it, with all sorts of advertising slogans. But the most famous one was, "All-natural, no side effects. The natural Viagra—you deserve it!"
Paired with an ad featuring a middle-aged, greasy uncle who instantly perks up after drinking the dragon blood flower juice, the imagery was striking.
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Later, this peculiar natural Viagra caught the attention of geneticists, who discovered its ability to stimulate the secretion of excitatory hormones. Through refinement, they developed the adrenaline potion, which could more deeply stimulate human genes.
It seemed that to enhance the potion's effect, he could start with the dragon blood flower juice.
Feng Lin acted on his thoughts and began experimenting.
The original formula required 30 milliliters of dragon blood flower juice. After some thought, Feng Lin first tried increasing the amount to 35 milliliters. The resulting potion was much redder than before.
He downed it in one gulp, and a far more intense heat surged into his body. Feng Lin once again experienced the thrill of nerve excitement.
But unexpectedly, he found the stimulation was much stronger than before, yet it only affected the body's surface, struggling to penetrate deeper and stimulate the gene.
When the potion's power faded, Feng Lin was panting, his body utterly drained.
Genetic potential: -4%.
Duration: 6 seconds.
Even though the dragon blood flower juice content had increased, the effect was significantly diminished, and the duration had dropped to 6 seconds.
Clearly, this attempt to improve the formula had failed.
But Feng Lin felt the idea of adding dragon blood flower juice wasn't wrong—the problem lay elsewhere.
He recalled the theory of gene pharmacists: every potion is a whole. It's not about a single drug working alone, but about the fusion of various drugs, complementing each other to achieve miraculous results.
Gene potions have main ingredients and auxiliary ingredients.
The main ingredients play a key role, while the auxiliary ones help the main ingredients fully exert their effects.
Dragon blood flower is one of the main ingredients in the adrenaline potion, and its auxiliary partner is water jade powder.
Right!
He should add more water jade powder to modulate the dragon blood flower's stimulating effect, while reducing the Losoto solution, which dilutes the dragon blood flower's impact.
With this in mind, Feng Lin made adjustments, increasing the water jade powder from 15 grams to 20 grams and reducing the Losoto solution to 90 milliliters.
Feng Lin drank it again. The familiar fiery energy surged into his body, this time much more intense. However, while the stimulation to the gene was greatly enhanced, it was too much—the sensation was unbearably sharp, like needles piercing his body.
If Feng Lin felt this way, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to endure it.
Genetic potential: -7%.
Duration: 9.5 seconds.
Feng Lin checked the duration. Although it had improved slightly, it still wasn't enough.
The dragon blood flower juice was too stimulating; it needed to be suppressed. The Losoto solution content should be increased—he had reduced it too much.
Moreover, he felt the various ingredients weren't blending well. Adding some catalytic paste, a catalyst that promotes the fusion of medicinal effects, might help.
Thus, Feng Lin derived a new formula: 35 milliliters of dragon blood flower juice, 17 grams of water jade powder, 95 milliliters of solution, 12 grams of catalytic paste... the rest unchanged.
He mixed it again, producing a new potion that was light red, clear and glowing, with a subtle fragrance.
Such an unusual aroma was clearly a sign that the medicinal effects had fully fused.
Feng Lin had a feeling this potion might be extraordinary.
He swallowed it in one gulp. The scorching potion had become quite mild, the stimulation greatly reduced, but the effect hadn't diminished. Instead, it felt like a gentle spring rain, nourishing things silently.
The gene seemed like bamboo shoots after a rain, having received a potent tonic, eager to break through the soil.
Feng Lin immersed himself in the sensation, only snapping back to reality after a long while.
Genetic potential: -9%, duration: 12 seconds.
Although more genetic potential was deducted, Feng Lin was instead delighted.
With the increase in duration, it indicated the formula improvement was successful.
Even though Feng Lin was usually mature and composed, he couldn't help feeling a bit proud.
He felt he had discovered a new technique for improving gene potions, one only he could use.
This technique was called...
Gene Micro-Manipulation!