Chapter 70 Swan Castle (First Update)
Almost reflexively, the Elf Prince used his spiritual power to condense a golden longbow, nocked an arrow, and prepared to strike at any moment.
The movements were as graceful as plucking the strings of a musical instrument.
The vampire duke's blood mist also rushed towards the other side without hesitation.
Yu Naixin took a closer look and discovered that the vampire was actually fighting the elf prince in a real fight.
It wasn't that the two male guests suddenly decided to put on a show together, nor was it that the vampire duke had lost his mind after being trained by her and wanted to vent his emotions casually. Rather, it was a real battle aimed at severely injuring the elf prince.
Yu Naixin: "..."
These two haven't even met her yet, and it hasn't reached the point where they have to completely break ties, so why are they fighting so passionately?
Aren't you afraid of a lose-lose situation, with the other two male guests reaping the benefits?
Before, whether in the two simulations or in the real-world instance, the Vampire Duke was not so impatient and reckless in his actions.
Yu Naixin couldn't quite understand the vampire duke's thought process, but she knew that his unusual behavior must be related to the training and punishment she had given him.
...Does he really enjoy being abused by her?
Never mind, let her respect and offer her blessings.
The Vampire Duke had gained an absolute advantage in his battle with the Elf Prince. In the short time Yu Naixin observed, the Vampire Duke had already forced the Elf Prince down several steps.
Yu Naixin doesn't need to worry about the impact these two male guests have on her in the short term; she's refocusing her attention on the laboratory.
The Ghost Wizard noticed Yu Naixin's distraction this time but said nothing, acting as if he knew nothing. He simply slowed down his movements slightly to prevent Yu Naixin from missing a step.
Wow, that little detail! The ghost's affection level after being won over is probably quite high!
[Congratulations to the female guest on the show "Heartbeat 1000%"! You have received 2 Sweet Coins from a viewer with the ID "Take Out the Microscope"!]
I love his cold exterior but warm heart! He doesn't say much, but he's already done everything for the female guest through his actions. So sweet!
[Congratulations to the female guest on the show "Heartbeat 1000%"! You have received 4 Sweet Coins from a viewer with the ID "The Stars in the Sky Twister"!]
Yu Naixin, focused on her experiments, became incredibly efficient. Before long, the Ghost Wizard began demonstrating how to make high-level potions.
“The properties of high-level potions are much more complex.” The ghost wizard shook the flask in his hand at a fixed frequency, mixing the deep blue potion inside evenly at the same frequency. “To ensure the effect of each step, sometimes it is necessary to use the potion master’s sense of taste to judge and adjust.”
"Taste has a different perspective than sight, smell, and touch, allowing for multi-faceted examination."
The ghost wizard's voice and tone remained as calm as ever, with the usual sinister undertone he used to speak, revealing nothing unusual.
Even his actions—taking a milliliter of medicine with a graduated pipette, putting it into his mouth, and carefully tasting and feeling it—were all performed with remarkable naturalness.
Yu Naixin missed a part of the demonstration and asked him to slow down and demonstrate it again, which the Ghost Wizard did silently.
[Wait, why is the female guest still leisurely conducting the experiment?! The deadline is approaching!]
[Huh? Is it really the deadline? But there was no plot-driven death, and no clearing out of the room by the other guests. The whole event was incredibly quiet. Is it because the scheduled start time for the banquet hasn't reached the deadline yet?]
[Let's switch to a calmer perspective, from the vampire's or elf's point of view; these two are fighting so fiercely they're almost blowing up the castle!]
[Wasn't the female guest's condition for ending the show simply to have a wedding in the banquet hall? Now's the perfect opportunity! The vampire and elf, those two troublesome ones, are fighting amongst themselves. Quickly take the werewolf downstairs and hold a wedding. The werewolf will definitely be more than willing once he's reached a certain level of favorability. Only the ghost, who already has some favorability with him, is left, and he's not much of a threat!]
[Does she look like she's planning a wedding? I can tell, anyway. The female guest's true love is clearly potions. She's studying how to make potions so diligently that she's neglecting her sleep and meals, even ignoring the deadline!]
Indeed, I feel she's studying incredibly hard, and having a wedding would interfere with her study time...
[Help! What kind of weirdo is this female guest? She's willing to risk her life for studying?! Was she a big shot at some research institute on Earth?!]
Under the seemingly calm yet expectant gaze of the ghost wizard, Yu Naixin did not hesitate at all, and imitated the ghost wizard's actions, tasting the dark blue potion in the flask.
Ghost Wizard: "...!!"
The ghost wizard's slender body, hidden beneath his black cloak, trembled slightly involuntarily.
It was a success!
The most difficult first step has been accomplished. He only needs to guide Yu Naixin to taste a few more doses of the medicine that are safe before he can add "Kiss of Death" to the subsequent medicines!
The ghost wizard deliberately arranged for all the potions he explained during this period to be dark-colored, further reducing Yu Naixin's wariness.
He had also planned the order in which the various potions would be administered, so that through the counteracting and tumbling effects of their ingredients, Yu Naixin would gradually experience extremely slight dizziness and sluggishness without alerting her, but this would allow her to drink the "Kiss of Death" more easily.
However, just as Yu Naixin took a milliliter of potion from the measuring tube and was about to put it in her mouth, she suddenly frowned.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Naixin threw the measuring tube back.
"It doesn't taste very good at first glance," Yu Naixin muttered, her face full of disgust.
Ghost Wizard: "...?!"
"...The more unique and complex the flavor, the easier it is for a potion master to identify it." The ghost wizard tried to suppress the anxiety and impatience rising in his heart, trying to persuade him with reasons that would not make the other party wary. "To make the ideal potion, just overcoming the discomfort of the taste is already a very small price to pay."
"Is it really necessary to go through all that trouble?" Yu Naixin looked at the ghost wizard with some confusion. "If you want to know the detailed spiritual energy structure of the various materials in the potion, why not just use your spiritual energy to observe it directly?"
This question made the Ghost Wizard chuckle.
This is the kind of question only an extremely inexperienced novice potion master would ask.
Typical beginner thinking: assumptions, naivety, and foolishness.
“…Theoretically, of course it’s possible.” The ghost wizard quickly suppressed his smile. “But that’s only in theory. To use one’s own spiritual power to probe the spiritual structure of a potion without affecting the potion itself, the spiritual power would need to be miniaturized a thousand times more than the highest-magnification material, which is simply impossible!”
"Therefore, the use of auxiliary techniques such as vision, smell, touch and taste is very necessary."
Yu Naixin's confusion deepened: "That's just because you can't do it, Mr. Ghost."
After speaking, Yu Naixin took the flask containing the dark blue medicine and, in just two or three seconds, described its extremely detailed condition.
Not a single word is wrong.
Ghost Wizard: "...??!!"
The ghost wizard's eyes widened.
Yu Naixin simply described the state of the potion accurately, which is not surprising. Any potion master with a little experience could tell the difference without any other aids.
What astonished the ghost wizard was that, at such close range, separated only by a table, he could sense that Yu Naixin had divided her spiritual power into incredibly fine threads and inserted them into the potion!
The ghost wizard couldn't quite sense how fine the thread was, but he was certain that such a fine thread of spiritual energy was perfectly capable of achieving what he had previously stated: not affecting the spiritual energy structure of the potion's ingredients!
Yu Naixin, just like that, did something that all potion masters considered impossible?!
The ghost wizard was almost dumbfounded.
How could this female guest display even more genius than Yu Naixin, just when he thought she was already a genius?!
No! Now is not the time to think about that!
The ghost wizard forced himself to calm down as quickly as possible.
Yu Naixin no longer needs to use her sense of taste to learn potion-making, so how can he get her to drink the "Kiss of Death"?!
This time, before the ghost wizard could come up with any solution, he suddenly felt that his body was becoming unresponsive.
A wave of dizziness washed over him from his forehead, and the ghost wizard instinctively grabbed the table in front of him to steady himself.
A fine, numbing sensation gradually enveloped his entire body. It took the ghost wizard a beat of delay before he finally realized... he had been affected!
Across the table, Yu Naixin was still holding the flask. She casually shook it like she was twirling a pen, and the dark blue liquid rippled, with tiny bubbles appearing on the surface.
Ghost Wizard: "...!!"
This potion shouldn't foam from physical shaking!
In an instant, the image of Yu Naixin asking him to demonstrate how to taste the potion flashed through the ghost wizard's mind.
...That was around that time!
"Looks like you've remembered," Yu Naixin said with a smile. "What a pity, you didn't even have time to drug me before you drank the medicine I gave you~"
It's so much fun to treat someone the same way they treat you.
【? !what happened? ! 】
I was almost falling asleep while watching, how could such a huge change suddenly happen?!
[Why is the ghost so unsteady on its feet, like it's drunk?!]
Yu Naixin never intended to taste the magic potion from the beginning.
She clearly has other, simpler and more accurate methods, so why doesn't she use them?
When the ghost wizard gave his first demonstration, Yu Naixin carefully observed where his blind spots might be.
Then, Yu Naixin spent 299 Sweet Coins from the system's special shop to buy a high-grade anesthetic, and added it directly during the Ghost Wizard's second demonstration.
To avoid being detected by the ghost wizard, only a portion of the full dose of the high-grade anesthetic Yu Naixin was added. Fortunately, the product had instructions that even an incomplete dose could still have some effect, though it wouldn't be as effective as using the whole thing.
Anyway, the Ghost Wizard has already drunk so much, and it's already working quite well.
Yu Naixin smiled and watched as the ghost wizard finally succumbed to the drug's effects, his hand holding the table went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
She quite enjoys watching stories where cleverness backfires.
“Mr. Werewolf,” Yu Naixin called out, “do you have a way to devour Mr. Ghost?”
Yu Naixin felt that her urge to experiment was kicking in.
With all the materials readily available, she could conduct another experiment to find the conclusion she had long wanted to know.
Yu Naixin looked at the werewolf knight with a sweet smile: "The essence of the dungeon guest devouring the show guest should be to absorb and seize the spiritual power within the show guest, right? If the target is changed to the same dungeon guest, can it also be devoured?"
"The awake Mr. Ghost might be difficult to deal with, but now he's in a deep, baby-like sleep, so you can do whatever you want with him~"
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Author's note: I was a little surprised that I didn't finish writing this simulation QAQ I'll only update once today, and I'll continue with two updates tomorrow!
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