Unexpected.
The vast, sealed laboratory was surprisingly empty inside, a stark contrast to the cramped chaos outside.
A crystal sphere at the center instantly caught Feng Lin's attention.
Inside the sphere was a completely vacuum-sealed, sterile environment, floating within it were chunks of a paste-like substance. They looked unremarkable, soft and limp like mud.
But Feng Lin recognized them at once—they were the ancient divine medicines excavated from the mythical ruins, as recorded in the research files.
"Those are the ancient divine medicines! There's a scanning machine here that can analyze their internal composition and structure. Handle them carefully and don't touch anything recklessly! If you damage the ancient divine medicine, you couldn't afford to pay for it even if you sold yourself!" Aiko didn't step inside, only issued a stern warning to Feng Lin.
As the project leader, he was no stranger to these ancient divine medicines. He had seen them enough times without yielding any research results, so looking again was pointless.
Now it was up to this kid to see what he could uncover.
Watching Feng Lin walk inside, his eyes darkened.
The metal walls sealed shut naturally, leaving Feng Lin alone in the closed experimental lab, enveloped in absolute silence—an ideal environment for conducting experiments.
But Feng Lin didn't act recklessly. A lab this important was surely equipped with surveillance. For all he knew, Director Frank and Team Leader Aiko were watching him from behind the scenes.
He obediently began his observations, studying the ancient divine medicine.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
In the office, a holographic projection monitored his every move. Frank and Aiko watched the scene and began to converse.
"Aiko, do you think he can figure it out?" Director Frank asked with a faint smile.
"Highly unlikely!" Aiko shook his head. "Though the kid has talent, the ancient divine medicine is a product of ancient mythical technology—not so easily cracked. Remember, we have plenty of certified geneticists here, and none have succeeded. The main obstacle is a massive technical barrier. The ancient divine medicine is solid, while potions are liquid. They may seem like just two different states, but there's a fundamental difference!"
Despite his current good rapport with Feng Lin, Aiko remained deeply skeptical of his chances, and his reasoning was convincing.
Director Frank wasn't surprised either. "It's unlikely, but I still hope the kid can make some breakthrough. This ancient divine medicine was discovered in the mythical ruins. The reason I specially recruited Feng Lin into the R&D department was his knowledge of mythology. I wanted to leverage his expertise to see if we could reconstruct the truth behind the ancient divine medicine. You know, headquarters has been pushing harder and harder. The plan needs to start soon, and those rebel rats on Mars have been getting more active lately, like they're planning something big. The situation is unstable."
"Let's hope so."
Their voices gradually faded.
Feng Lin, of course, had no idea about this little aside. He was now meticulously studying the ancient divine medicine.
Only by seeing it firsthand did he grasp its mystery.
The medicine was in solid form, completely different from the usual liquid state of genetic potions.
Genetic potions were liquid because liquids allowed the medicinal properties to take effect more quickly.
How did this solid medicine work? How could an ordinary person take it without being overwhelmed by its potency, let alone awaken mythical genes?
These were the questions lingering in Feng Lin's mind.
He began scanning with the instruments, projecting light onto the ancient divine medicine, which yielded data.
"Carbon: 27.23%, Oxygen: 21.54%, Mercury: 18.25%, Copper: 10.2%..."
Feng Lin observed the scan results, which displayed various elemental ratios.
He wasn't satisfied with this.
The universe had only so many elements—what good was knowing the ratios?
The key was understanding its synthesis structure!
But something peculiar happened. The scan showed many strange shadows. Feng Lin could only make out countless tiny circular structures connected together, vaguely forming a whole, but nothing else was discernible.
He continued testing with various instruments, but to no avail.
"He's scanning the medicine's composition!"
"Won't do much good. The ancient divine medicine has超凡特性, with too many spirit particles that interfere with ray scanning!"
Frank and Aiko closely monitored Feng Lin's movements, commenting.
At that moment, Feng Lin also noticed this.
The instrument images displayed a mess of garbled code—traces left by the irregular movement of spirit particles.
The spirit particle content of the ancient divine medicine was beyond imagination, capable of interfering with rays, creating chaos. Dense snowflake points had covered the entire image, obscuring the truth.
It wasn't just him. According to the research records, previous scanners of the ancient divine medicine had encountered the same issue, forced to use crude methods to probe the medicine's effects step by step.
They would administer small portions of the medicine to test subjects and observe their reactions, reverse-engineering the medicine's effects.
But this was like feeling for stones to cross a river—far too slow.
Feng Lin knew that to stay ahead, he couldn't choose this method. Step-by-step exploration was too slow. Seeing through the essence and replicating the ancient divine medicine was the real path.
The prerequisite was to thoroughly understand the ancient divine medicine!
Unfortunately, these scientific instruments were useless. Feng Lin couldn't think of a good solution for now.
His mind raced, and his mental energy unconsciously seeped out from between his brows.
An idea struck him: mental energy could probe the external world—why not use it to analyze the ancient divine medicine's composition?
He acted on the thought.
But to avoid revealing his awakened mental gene under surveillance, Feng Lin pretended to record observations in front of the instruments while secretly extending his mental energy, penetrating into the ancient divine medicine.
Immediately, he felt a difference.
The spirit particles seemed to harmonize with mental energy, causing no interference.
The composition of the ancient divine medicine became clearly visible.
Feng Lin was astonished to see that inside the medicine, instead of large molecular structures, there were countless crystalline substances forming the paste.
Each crystal was independent yet tightly bound together, like a single entity.
Feng Lin marveled inwardly. How could such a rational yet scientific structure exist? It was like a work of art!
This was an entirely new technology.
Current genetic potion technology could never achieve such an effect.
Feng Lin's mind wandered. What kind of technology could refine a drug at such a microscopic level?
A divine skill!
With his current abilities, he couldn't comprehend it at all.
Because of this, Feng Lin felt that the R&D department's previous attempts had all gone down the wrong path. Without understanding this peculiar technology, it was nearly impossible to replicate the medicine's effects. Blind exploration was utterly useless.
It was like a frog at the bottom of a well—no matter how intelligent or imaginative, it could never know what the true sky looked like.
Feng Lin began to observe with focused mental energy.
The more he concentrated, the finer his perception became.
The crystals before him revealed perfect polygons, not a single facet too many or too few, exuding a mathematical beauty.
Thump, thump, thump!
Suddenly, he sensed faint vibrations in the void—subtle yet distinct.
Feng Lin could no longer control his expression. His eyes widened as he sensed those crystals trembling slightly, as if alive, and even slowly writhing like tiny microorganisms.
This wasn't an illusion!
These crystalline substances actually had a life magnetic field.
What was this?
Feng Lin was utterly stunned!
Life alchemy?