Chapter 522 - 285: Beasts Can Think

Chapter 522: Chapter 285: Beasts Can Think

With a single step, Lu Cang vanished from the castle’s entrance hall and appeared in the young Blood Race member’s Potion Synthesis Room.

Until now, Lu Cang had concealed his presence so as not to disturb him.

WHOOSH!

The pale-faced Blood Race member was clearly startled by the sudden appearance of a figure.

"You... are?"

Lu Cang replied without hesitation, "Your savior."

As he spoke, Lu Cang’s gaze swept over the messy drafts on the pharmaceutical bench.

’I can’t understand it... With my current mastery of Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, and Magic Potion Science, I really can’t make sense of this.’

"Savior?"

The Blood Race member was utterly confused by Lu Cang’s response.

But with the completion of his Potion research, his Perception extended outward, and what he saw was a world reduced to ruins.

’While I was researching this Potion...’

’What happened?’

"You..."

Lu Cang was direct, pointing a thumb behind him. "This dragon wanted to kill you."

"I stopped it."

"However, my abilities are limited, so I couldn’t protect everyone."

Lu Cang’s tone was calm as he replied, "So, the only ones left alive are you and a few other powerful individuals who could protect themselves."

After stealthily touching him with his Core, Lu Cang learned his true identity.

This Blood Race member was a Level 7 Pharmacist, the third Level 7 being in this city.

His name was Yukelyn.

"Do you recognize him, An Su? The guy’s name is Yukelyn."

An Su chuckled. "A nobody. How could I possibly have an impression of him?"

"Although this old man is widely experienced, I don’t recognize every single nobody in the world."

’It seems Yukelyn really isn’t famous at all.’

"Kill me? Why?"

Lu Cang saw that as the other party asked, his will had already spread, and a faint poisonous gas began to drift in their direction.

A Level 7 Pharmacist.

’He wasn’t entirely without combat ability.’

If his poisons were used properly, he could absolutely poison a Level 7 Reincarnator to death.

However, Lu Cang’s physical resistance was far beyond what ordinary poison could harm...

"I’d advise you not to get any funny ideas."

Lu Cang took a step forward.

FWOOSH—

The invisible gas throughout the room instantly condensed.

’Tier Five Root Magic - Wan Ge Transformation.’

The atmosphere formed by the poisonous gas was instantly solidified by Lu Cang, turning it into a solid state.

Lu Cang made the poison float beside him. Originally formless and intangible, the poison, now condensed by Lu Cang, merely formed a completely transparent substance.

But if one were to touch it, they would feel its solid form.

"There’s no comparison between you and me in a fight."

"You came looking for me for a reason."

Lu Cang said calmly, "The formula for this Potion of yours, you were planning to release it, weren’t you?"

Lu Cang looked at the draft papers, and in the distance, he even saw a research report.

’It seems he planned to submit this research to the White Tower.’

Once a formula is developed, it can be made public by submitting it to the White Tower. This earns a large amount of contribution points, which can then be used to redeem more resources from the White Tower.

Of course, if one didn’t want to make it public, no one would say anything if they kept it for themselves.

The Golden Dragon had learned of this from a Divination Master. The Divination Master predicted that a Pharmacist within this city would develop a Potion that could grant Demons High Spirituality.

From then on, Demons would be able to think like humans.

"Do you know what the Effect of the Potion you’ve developed will be?" Lu Cang asked.

Yukelyn: "I do. It’s a drug that can stimulate Spirituality, but it only works on Demons."

Lu Cang: "How does it work? Can your Potion just inject Spirituality out of thin air?"

’Spirituality has never been something one can obtain just by drinking a potion.’

’Acquiring Spirituality is extremely difficult. If a potion that could grant Spirituality to Demons truly existed, then sentient life forms could also use it to activate even higher Spirituality...’

Lu Cang looked at the Potion bench. Besides the newly developed Potion, there were several other bottles of potions with different effects placed all around.

"You’re interested in my research?" Yukelyn was a little surprised.

Lu Cang: "Mhm, I’m a part-time Pharmacist myself."

After hearing Lu Cang claim to be a Pharmacist, Lu Cang felt Yukelyn’s hostility lessen somewhat.

The Golden Dragon behind him, however, showed a hint of confusion.

’Pharmacist?’

’Wait... since when are you a Pharmacist?’

’You can go head-to-head with a Golden Dragon in physical combat, and you’re telling me you’re a Pharmacist?’

Yukelyn: "Actually, rather than saying my Potion grants Demons Spirituality, it’s more accurate to say it awakens their Spirituality."

"In my view, all Demons in the world are inherently born with Spirituality."

"It’s just that because of some kind of Special Rule, the expression of this Spirituality is as if it were under a Seal, unable to manifest."

"Only a very small number of Demons have some innate defect, causing this Seal to be ineffective. That’s why they exhibit a certain degree of Spirituality..."

"This, perhaps, is a kind of disease."

"I call it: moron’s disease."

??

’Your naming convention...’ Lu Cang felt a bit helpless, but it was indeed a fitting name.

Demons were, for the most part, morons.

"If this problem can be solved and this disease cured, it should be possible to awaken their original Spirituality."

Lu Cang understood what he meant. "You’re saying that Demons don’t lack Spirituality, but rather that its expression is suppressed."

"However, according to current research, they simply don’t have Spirituality..."

’Based on my knowledge, that was the current consensus from the White Tower’s research.’

’Besides, if they did have Spirituality, with the vision my own Spirituality grants me, I should be able to see at least a faint trace of it in Demons.’

"Their Spirituality doesn’t manifest in a way we recognize. It’s like water that has frozen into Ice, which is why we can’t detect it."

"And what I’ve done now is melt this Ice, allowing it to return to its liquid state."

’There’s such a theory?’

’Unheard of.’

"If we can make Demons think and communicate like humans... perhaps we’ll have the chance to talk and negotiate with them."

"From then on, the people of this world might no longer have to live under the threat of Demons."

"Can you imagine it? A peace where humans no longer need to hunt Demons, and Demons no longer harm humans?"

As he said this, Yukelyn’s eyes shone, as if filled with a vision for a new world!

Lu Cang shook his head slightly. ’So... you’re a follower of the Peace Church.’

’So that’s the hope you carried while doing this research?’

’It’s a wish that’s truly hard to agree with.’

’Yukelyn... just because something has intelligence doesn’t mean it will coexist peacefully. Humans are constantly starting wars among themselves.’

’Let alone between humans and beasts.’