Chapter 56: On Poison
In the reception room of Soul Hunting Town, Shen Feng and Dugu Bo sat opposite each other.

In order to answer the doubts in his mind, Dugu Bo asked everyone to leave the room, leaving only Shen Feng to sit and discuss with him.

That’s right, it’s about discussing the Tao.

Just based on the fact that the paraquat prepared by Shen Feng was colorless and odorless, had a nearly 100% mortality rate, and he was unable to come up with an antidote to save the patient, Dugu Bo had to admit that Shen Feng was a master of poisons who was no weaker than himself.

Although the fields are different, he can draw inferences from other areas. What if he can learn something?

What if it could just happen to solve the problem of his own martial soul defects?

He himself doesn't care, but his granddaughter Dugu Yan is in her prime, and Dugu Bo can't bear to see her die before him again.

It's enough to endure that kind of pain once.

That was why he was willing to travel thousands of miles on this journey, and even waited calmly for Shen Feng in this Soul Hunting Town for half a month.

"Boy, your eyes are very much to my liking, sincere and unpretentious."

"And I am also a man of my word, so let's be frank and speak frankly."

Shen Feng nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, please speak."

“What is the antidote for paraquat?”

Shen Feng shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no antidote for paraquat."

"If an average person accidentally ingests more than five drops, there is a 100 percent chance of mortality. Even large-area skin contact can result in a high mortality rate."

Dugu Bo frowned slightly: "Toxic without an antidote? You didn't lie to me?"

Shen Feng nodded: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty."

“Paraquat is a unique poison that is different from those found in nature. Once it enters the human body, the damage it causes is completely irreversible.”

"As long as the dose reaches a certain level, the human respiratory system will be completely destroyed, which means the lungs will completely dry up and lose their original function."

"And the human body will naturally suffocate and die because it cannot breathe."

Dugu Bo recalled his previous experiment with paraquat and nodded: "It's similar to the conclusion I came to when I did the experiment with death row prisoners."

"But there's still one thing I don't understand, and I need you to help me figure it out."

Shen Feng smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Dugu Bo thought for a moment, "I think my poison skills are already quite advanced. I know half of the poisonous substances in the world."

"But why can't I analyze even one raw material of your paraquat?"

"Are you using some particularly rare poisonous configuration?"

"No, no, paraquat, paraquat, you are so extravagant that you use it to kill weeds. It is definitely not a particularly rare substance."

As he was talking, Dugu Bo started to get stuck in a rut again.

Dugu Bo's attitude towards poison is just like those mathematicians' attitude towards various mathematical conjectures, or like a prostitute's attitude towards a famous prostitute. If he doesn't study it thoroughly, he will feel like he is being scratched by a cat and will never be at peace.

Shen Feng covered his mouth and chuckled: "Your Majesty, it's better to try it yourself than to explain it a thousand times. How about I teach you how to configure it yourself?"

Dugu Bo came back to his senses instantly, his eyes brightened and he asked, "Really?"

Shen Feng nodded affirmatively: "Of course."

Dugu Bo showed joy on his face: "Do you need any materials? I can provide them all."

"No matter how hard it is to find, I can find it for you."

A new type of poison with extraordinary power and no antidote. Dugu Bo really likes this poison.

Since Shen Feng was willing to teach him the formula, Dugu Bo naturally did not hesitate and said that he would provide him with materials, which naturally meant that he wanted to use some rare materials as tuition fees.

But is Shen Feng such a superficial person?
Using these things to test cadres? Which cadre cannot withstand such a test?

It's just some material, I'm not that valuable at all.

Waving his hand, Shen Feng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the raw materials of paraquat are not rare. I have a lot here, so there is no need to prepare them specially." "But the place where these dangerous materials are stored is not here, so Your Majesty, please move."

Dugu Bo thought for a moment, shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "It's okay, just lead the way."

After leaving the guesthouse, Shen Feng brought Dugu Bo to his exclusive laboratory.

The laboratory is not big, with an area of ​​less than 200 square meters.

But there were quite a lot of things inside, including laboratory tables, test tubes and beakers, various bottles and jars with labels, and all kinds of exquisite instruments whose functions were unknown.

At first glance, it is a modern chemistry laboratory. Well, for Shen Feng, it can also be used for physics experiments.

After all, conditions are limited and cannot be perfect.

But as soon as Dugu Bo entered here, he immediately looked like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and was dazzled.

But think about it, although Shen Feng's laboratory is a bit crude, the various experimental equipment are much better than what they have with just a medicine cauldron.

"Your Majesty, how is this kid?"

Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction: "It's clean and tidy. There are many items but it doesn't look messy at all. Not bad, not bad. It can be compared with my alchemy room."

Shen Feng smiled and did not expose Dugu Bo: "Your Majesty, come with me. The preparation of paraquat needs to be done on the test bench."

As soon as the experiment began, Dugu Bo had a hundred thousand questions.

Because he didn't recognize any of the raw materials that Shen Feng used to prepare paraquat.

Either pour some of this transparent liquid or that transparent liquid, or add some white powder and stir it with a glass rod.

After a set of smooth configurations, Dugu Bo not only did not solve his doubts, but he became more confused.

What is dichloride, what is dimethyl sulfate? One new term after another is not only difficult to understand, but also extremely tongue-twisting.

When he asked where these things came from, Shen Feng's explanation made his scalp tingle again.

Filter and filter again, filter and filter again, then distill and blend, and do it again.

Time passed quickly, and until the moon rose above the branches, Dugu Bo had only just reached the stage where he could use the measuring cylinder and beaker proficiently.

After failing a small chemistry experiment again, Dugu Bo sighed and carefully put the measuring cylinder and beaker in his hands back on the laboratory table.

"Xiao Feng, how did you come up with such a complicated thing?"

"At your age, it seems that you don't have the time to research such a systematic method of preparing poisons."

Facing Dugu Bo's question, Shen Feng, who had been prepared, smiled and admitted generously: "Your Majesty is right in guessing, these are not my research at all."

"I am just following the records in the book and replicating the achievements of my ancestors step by step."

"In fact, I only have a vague understanding of the production principles of most raw materials. I know the results, but I don't know the reasons."

Afterwards, Shen Feng told Dugu Bo everything about the ancient corpse he encountered when he was hunting souls at the age of six.

After all, soul hunting is real, the corpses of the ancients are real, and the knowledge inheritance from a travelogue is also real.

Everything about it is true and can stand up to scrutiny and questioning.

It’s just that Shen Feng concealed some details, causing Dugu Bo to mistakenly believe that these inheritances all came from there.

Dugu Bo raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Are you saying that these are the wisdom of our ancestors?"

Shen Feng nodded without disguising, "Yes, these are all the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors. I am just one of their successors from another generation."

It could also be that there is a universe between us, anyway I am not lying.

As he spoke, Shen Feng took out from his right wrist guard a booklet of chemical formulas that he had prepared long ago, and an unsystematic manuscript that he had compiled himself.

"Your Majesty, these are some of the inherited knowledge obtained from that senior. If you are interested, you can take a look first."

(End of this chapter)