11: Chapter 11 Optimizing Antidote Formulas

Half an hour later, the car slowly drove into a villa.

The carved iron gates opened slowly amidst the sound of the engine, revealing a lush garden inside.

Lin Mo and Niu Dachun followed the Lu Family father and daughter into the living room, their feet just stepping onto the mirror-like marble floor.

They were startled by the scene before them.

The crystal chandelier refracted dazzling light, priceless paintings hung on the walls, and a faint fragrance drifted in the air; it was truly worthy of a famous Martial Soul family, indeed opulent.

Lu's father took off his suit jacket and handed it to the servant bowing and waiting nearby, his tone remaining indifferent: "Sit."

Lin Mo sat down on the sofa, his bottom just touching the cool leather fabric.

Lu Mengmeng picked up the fruit platter from the coffee table, leaned over, and pushed it in front of him: "Boss, eat some fruit! Don't worry, my old man wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"You rebellious daughter, shut up!" Lu's father glared angrily at his daughter, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Having a daughter like this, he felt he would live at least ten years less.

Fortunately, there was still an older daughter to give him peace of mind.

"I won't!" Lu Mengmeng put her hands on her hips, stiffened her neck, and wasn't afraid in the slightest.

Lu's father was instantly so angry that his beard bristled, but he seemed unable to do anything about her for the moment.

He could only turn his gaze to Lin Mo and Niu Dachun.

"Lin Mo, right? Tell me, do you have any explanation for inciting Mengmeng to absorb soul crystals recklessly?"

At this moment, Lu's father's heart was actually quite conflicted.

He still felt that his daughter's Martial Soul mutation was just an accident.

But to be honest, he was genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart that Lu Mengmeng's Martial Soul had mutated from the family's auxiliary Martial Soul into an S-grade attack Martial Soul.

This meant that the Lu Family finally had a Soul Master with combat power, and a powerful mutated Martial Soul at that.

Otherwise, a family with only auxiliary Martial Souls would always be suppressed by others, which really made him feel stifled.

But happy as he was, it was also a fact that Lin Mo had incited Lu Mengmeng to consume soul crystals recklessly.

If he didn't warn them sternly, what if this girl was incited to try and awaken Soul Skills recklessly again, and something went wrong?

Lin Mo just smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, Uncle, I guarantee there won't be a next time."

What a joke; after multiple tests, System AI's plan had been proven viable, so he felt completely secure.

There would be plenty of times in the future when others would come begging for his help, so why ask for trouble now?

Seeing that Lin Mo was sensible, Lu's father didn't make things difficult for him again.

After all, without Lin Mo, Lu Mengmeng might not have had the opportunity for her Martial Soul to mutate.

"Hmph, it's good that you know. I have already found a theoretical mentor for Mengmeng, and I hope you won't continue to instill those wild, whimsical ideas into her in the future."

Lin Mo immediately put on the appearance of a well-behaved child and nodded repeatedly: "Mm-hmm, I understand."

Lu's father nodded with satisfaction and asked again: "I heard that your Martial Soul is the auxiliary tool-type Martial Soul 'Medicine Cauldron'?"

"Yes, Uncle."

"Hmm, the Martial Soul is a bit lacking, but it can still be considered a somewhat useful auxiliary Martial Soul."

Lu's father took a sip of tea, changed the subject, "I suppose your teacher has already mentioned the Wasteland Secret Realm to you today..."

...

After finishing lunch at the Lu Family villa, they left.

Lin Mo and Niu Dachun went straight to the Linjiang City East Gate Market.

The East Gate Market mainly sold various soul tools and exotic beast materials.

Its target customers were also Soul Masters.

"Can this prescription really make an antidote for those viruses in the Wasteland Secret Realm?"

Lin Mo held the prescription given by Lu's father, his brows slightly furrowed, feeling a bit confused.

The reason Lu's father agreed to let Lu Mengmeng team up with them was entirely because of his Medicine Cauldron Martial Soul.

The Wasteland Secret Realm wasn't actually too dangerous, as long as one didn't get bitten and infected by the virus; this was also the reason the authorities dared to open it to students.

Lu's father was clearly eyeing his Medicine Cauldron's ability to refine medicine and heal.

Only then did he relent and let Lu Mengmeng team up with them for training before the college entrance exam.

"Hehe, Brother Mo, if this prescription is useful, won't we save the money for buying antidotes?" Niu Dachun rubbed his hands and laughed.

The current price of an antidote for the Wasteland Secret Realm was 1,500 per vial, which was truly not cheap for students from ordinary families like them.

"Perhaps. If it really is useful, it would show that the Lu Family has some official background."

Lin Mo was thoughtful: "The Wasteland Secret Realm was only discovered not long ago, yet they were able to get an antidote formula; that's not simple."

He thought for a moment and decided it was better to be safe, silently chanting in his heart: "System AI, please optimize this formula."

[Formula being analyzed...]

[Analysis complete... Confirmed that this formula can be used to prepare a potion to neutralize zombie-type viruses. After optimization, it can refine a "Zombie-fication Antidote Pill"!]

Lin Mo's eyes widened suddenly: "What the hell? You mean the monsters in the Wasteland Secret Realm are zombies?"

This world was very different from the world he had transmigrated from.

There was no such word as "zombie" in this world.

"Forget it, who cares if they are or not; let's go buy some medicinal herbs to refine it first, and by the way, buy the soul crystals and materials for your Soul Skill awakening."

"Alright, Brother!" Mentioning Soul Skills made Da Chun unable to contain his excitement.

Currently, he didn't have a single Soul Skill and could only use his Martial Soul crudely.

What kind of Soul Master is a Soul Master without a Soul Skill?

The two walked into a shop selling raw materials.

"Boss, how much for first-order attribute soul crystals?"

Lin Mo walked up to the counter and knocked on it.

Inside, on a recliner, an old man wearing reading glasses didn't even open his eyes, just said indifferently:

"Elemental attributes are 20,000, four-dimensional attributes are 15,000, no discounts!"

"So expensive?" Lin Mo frowned. He remembered that last week, elemental attributes were only 15,000, and four-dimensional attributes were 10,000.

The old man opened his eyes and looked at Lin Mo and the other person in front of the counter.

"You two must be students preparing for the college entrance exam, right?"

"Yes, does that have anything to do with it?"

The old man chuckled: "Of course it does. Every graduation season, soul crystals go up in price; you'll understand later!"

"Fine... One Gold, one Thunder, one Strength attribute soul crystal each, ten Spirit attribute ones, twenty non-attribute soul crystals..."

Lin Mo didn't waste any words and listed everything he needed.

The old man perked up immediately upon hearing this.

He hurriedly stood up from the recliner and began to take out the soul crystals from the cabinet.

"Hehe, young man, you are looking to awaken a Soul Skill, right?"

Attribute soul crystals combined with non-attribute soul crystals have a chance to awaken a random Soul Skill.

This was common knowledge, so Lin Mo didn't hide anything.

"Yes, there's a trial tomorrow, so I plan to try and awaken a Soul Skill for self-preservation."

"Heh, if it's for awakening a Soul Skill, this amount of soul crystals might not necessarily be enough to awaken one. Do you want to consider buying a few more?"

Lin Mo rolled his eyes.

That was for other people; he was capable of a 100% success rate in awakening Soul Skills.

"My family doesn't own a mine, so I can only leave it to luck. If you, old man, could let me buy on credit, then I'd take a few more."

"Ahem, you kid, you really know how to joke." The old man was choked up for a moment.

He hurriedly picked up Lin Mo's lists.

"Hmm? You've got both exotic beast blood essence and medicinal herbs here; are you using them to refine soul tools?"

On the lists, in addition to what was needed for refining pills, there were also materials for awakening Soul Skills. Lin Mo had listed them all together to prevent leaks.

Therefore, the old man was full of questions when he saw this mixed list of materials.

Lin Mo felt that this old man was too nosy and said impatiently: "Look, old man, just bring the things out; why do you care what I use them for?"

"Alright, alright, you kid really has no manners at all."