Chapter 585 - 357: A Resounding Success, Ushering in the Pharmacy 3.0 Era (Part 2)

Chapter 585: Chapter 357: A Resounding Success, Ushering in the Pharmacy 3.0 Era (Part 2)

He just had to keep doing his job.

As for the Round Table Knights and the two T0-level Mercenary Corps, they were currently nothing more than a powder keg without a fuse.

Whether or not it would ultimately explode would only be determined once the "Phase Theory" was fully rolled out.

When that happened, either the fuse would be lit, sparking localized combat...

Or the Round Table Conference would have to concede defeat, allowing the Eastern Alliance to usher in the era of Pharmacy 3.0 before the conference even began.

With his Spiritual Vision active, Lin Qi stopped his deliberate observations and returned to arranging his experiments as usual.

Time flew by, and soon it was morning.

But World City was still in the midst of its polar night, so no sun rose. The standoff outside the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion continued as before, except now, the crowd had grown even larger.

It wasn’t just the powerhouses from the two major administrative regions and the T0-level Mercenary Corps. Many T1 and even T2-level Mercenary Corps had also arrived in the vicinity, apparently hoping to fish in troubled waters and gain some advantage.

In addition, top powerhouses from the American and African Regions had also arrived and were now watching the spectacle from the top floor of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion.

Plenty of people knew about the grudge between Baili Xueyuan and MacLeod. After the two had faced off for an entire night, many were eager to be the first to know the final outcome.

Would Baili Xueyuan destroy MacLeod’s Steam Iron Bull, or would MacLeod succeed in spreading his disease to Baili Xueyuan, further strengthening his Knight’s Will Badge?

If it were the latter, MacLeod would likely be on the verge of becoming a Tier Five Knight.

But Baili Xueyuan seemed to feel no pressure at all. She was still lounging in her chair, holding an encrypted external terminal and messaging someone.

Judging by the rapid movement of Baili Xueyuan’s fingers, she was likely typing a great deal.

Although the encryption prevented Lin Qi from reading the terminal’s content with his Spiritual Vision, it didn’t stop him from guessing that Baili Xueyuan might be in a heated chat with Master Ma.

This wasn’t just a baseless guess. Both Master Ma and King Arthur were now within a three-kilometer radius, and Lin Qi could clearly see Master Ma’s prosthetic eyes glowing as data was constantly exchanged.

They were both chatting rapidly, and the Highest Level temporary conference call was silent. If they weren’t in a private, heated conversation, what else could it be?

But Lin Qi didn’t focus too much of his attention on them. Instead, he saw an armored Floating Vehicle slowly landing in front of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion’s main entrance.

The armored Floating Vehicle was also emblazoned with the words "Eastern Intercontinental Equipment Group."

’The core experimental equipment is finished!’

And built by one of the Eastern Alliance’s own Intercontinental Giant Corporations, no less.

Many of the mercenaries looked ready to pounce when the Floating Vehicle appeared, but the Intercontinental Giant Corporation’s logo kept them in check.

In World City, you could break the law. You could even cross the Big Business Alliance of an entire administrative region. But it was best not to cross a single Intercontinental Giant Corporation.

If a matter touched upon the core interests of an Intercontinental Giant Corporation, then the laws of the world could, within certain limits, be... adjusted.

These Intercontinental Giant Corporations might play by the rules when it came to maintaining world peace, but when it came to defending their own interests, they wouldn’t show the slightest courtesy to lower-level powers.

For this very reason, the experimental equipment was delivered to the 66th floor of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion without a hitch.

This allowed Lin Qi to proceed with the next phase of the experiment.

He personally returned to his room to wake Liu Xuan. Currently, she was the only one capable of operating this equipment.

Even with the blueprints, no one else could be expected to understand the function of a single module.

After working for a long time, Liu Xuan announced, "The equipment has been calibrated. We can begin data acquisition."

"We need a batch of Extraordinary Materials for ’Phase State’ calibration. Once that’s done, we’ll use more ’Phase State’ data to run a puzzle-piece simulation."

"If we’re completely successful, Pharmacy will enter a new era."

Hearing Liu Xuan’s words, the numerous project teams in the Circular Experimental Field felt immense pressure.

With the exception of Xu Qinghe’s project team, none of the other teams had fully completed their portion of the experiments.

Xu Tianyun, who had originally planned to just coast and get his name on the project, was now scrambling around providing technical support.

’These juniors are so much trouble!’

’They’re holding me back from making history!’

Luckily, however, the first phase didn’t require complete project data. It only needed analysis of the most basic materials, which would serve as a warm-up and data-loading phase for the equipment.

The experiment’s progress didn’t stall as a result.

As he watched the equipment run, generating piece after piece of data in the form of complex, three-dimensional polyhedral ’puzzle pieces,’ Lin Qi knew the "Phase Theory" was a success.

As the equipment’s designer, Liu Xuan knew this as well.

Liu Xuan whispered to Lin Qi, "Due to technical bottlenecks, the ’Phase State’ detection will probably be stuck somewhere between 130 and 140 base. That’s the limit of our current precision."

"Unless Extraordinary Items Engineering can break through its generational bottleneck just like Pharmacy, the technology itself can’t advance."

Though her words seemed directed at Lin Qi, they were actually meant for everyone present to hear.

From the very beginning of the design process, Liu Xuan and Lin Qi had decided to limit the upper capabilities of the "Phase State" detection equipment.

Otherwise, while S-Class Potions wouldn’t exactly become commonplace, their annual production would have easily increased a hundredfold—a staggering feat.

If that happened, Lin Qi and Liu Xuan, who held the core technology—not to mention United Pharmaceutical and Nanyun Potion—would inevitably become a target for everyone.

Only by imposing this limit would United Pharmaceutical have the breathing room to properly digest the profits brought by the "Phase Theory."

Liu Xuan played her part convincingly, and Lin Qi was no less impressive.

In his paper on "Phase Theory," Lin Qi had included a "Conjecture on the Chaotic Nature of Phase States Above 150 Base," directly stating that S-Class Potions could still only be produced by S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers.

The ultimate purpose of the "Phase Theory" was to serve as a tool for S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers.

It would allow them to understand Pharmacy through the lens of "Phase States," combining "inspiration" with "rational judgment" to redefine the potion-crafting process.

According to Lin Qi’s projections, any researcher with S-Class Talent who fully grasped the "Phase Theory" and supplemented that knowledge with extensive hands-on practice would find their journey to becoming an S-Class Researcher greatly accelerated.

In the future, S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers in their early twenties might no longer be a rarity.

’This theory’s real impact will be on M, L, and A-Class Potions. From now on, over ninety percent of Pharmaceutical Researchers without S-Class Talent might find themselves out of a job.’

With the dawn of the Pharmacy 3.0 era, most traditional pharmaceutical theories would become obsolete.

Lin Qi’s "Phase Theory" would become the new root system for Pharmacy, from which more applied theories would sprout and flourish in the future.

...

At 1:00 AM on April 15, 2089, just as Lin Qi finished typing the last word and lifted his head, a massive cheer erupted across the Circular Experimental Field on the 66th floor of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion.

The other researchers had little to do during the latter half of the experiment. They simply watched as the results from one project after another were fed into the instrument, which in turn produced the final data.

The visualized, polyhedral "puzzle pieces" were incredibly intuitive. The S-Class Researchers present knew with a single glance—the data was correct! The puzzle pieces fit!

Which meant... the theory itself had to be correct!

What’s more, upon seeing these puzzle pieces, some researchers had an epiphany. Their vague "inspiration" crystallized, and they immediately attempted to create a potion using a 140 Base Potion.

In a single afternoon, Nanyun Potion had gained five brand-new S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers!

Xu Tianyun immediately organized everyone present for a group photo.

In the group photo, Lin Qi and Liu Xuan stood together in the very center, with Xu Tianyun standing by Lin Qi’s side.

S-Class Researchers like Xu Zhengming, Xu Qinghe, and Lin Qinghong all stood in the front row.

...

"My hearing is pretty good. I couldn’t help but overhear the noise from downstairs. Coincidentally, I also understand the Eastern Alliance’s language. I believe I heard them celebrating in the mansion, saying something about the ’era of Pharmacy 3.0’ arriving."

On the top floor of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion, the dark-skinned, top-tier Tier Four Powerhouse from the African Administrative Region suddenly spoke.

He looked toward MacLeod, then his gaze shifted to Baili Xueyuan.

He finally understood the reason for the Eastern Alliance’s major reaction.

The era of Pharmacy 3.0!

The Eastern Alliance had actually completed breakthrough research on the eve of the World Peace Conference!

They wouldn’t use that kind of name lightly. If this was true, it meant the Asian Administrative Region was very likely to seize a massive amount of influence in the Pharmacy Domain.

This would have an enormous impact on the final outcome of the World Peace Conference.

Would MacLeod just sit by and let this happen?

The powerhouses from the American and African Regions exchanged thoughtful glances, their eyes drifting between MacLeod and Baili Xueyuan.