Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Lin Qi continued concocting the Potion. As one Extraordinary Material after another was integrated, the aggregation effect of the Spiritual Particles increased significantly.

But no matter how much it increased, it could never reach the level of the Doomsday World.

The concentration of Spiritual Particles in the Cyber World was still too sparse.

As time passed, the number of materials reached one hundred, yet just over an hour had gone by since Lin Qi began.

Fast!

Too fast!

Lin Qi saw Xu Qinghe’s expression in his Spiritual Vision and immediately realized it was time for him to hold back.

’I should probably slow down!’

Once the number of materials exceeded one hundred, the difficulty skyrocketed with each new addition.

After reaching the critical point of 150 materials, the difficulty would grow exponentially.

’I can’t let Xu Qinghe and the S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers who will conduct the blind review later see too much. I have to be more cautious.’

Lin Qi no longer maintained his pace of checking every ten steps. Instead, he returned to the basic principles of Pharmacy: checking after every single step.

He even performed multiple checks after every single operation!

From time to time, Lin Qi would also frown at the instrument’s analysis results, as if pondering his next move.

When Xu Qinghe saw this, the smile on her face broadened, and she thought to herself, ’That’s more like it! This is what normal Potion crafting looks like. He’s not that much more of a genius than me. At most, his inspiration is just a smidge stronger than mine, that’s all.’

Lin Qi began to drag things out.

Based on the crafting times in the Doomsday World, Lin Qi could finish an S-Class Potion in less than three hours.

But with multiple cameras recording him, Lin Qi couldn’t be so absurdly fast.

He could be fast, but not *this* fast.

He had to drag the time out to at least 12 hours, otherwise it would defy common sense.

According to the literature, even under the luckiest circumstances, crafting an S-Class Potion from start to finish would take over ten hours.

This was basically the absolute speed limit, and it was a rare feat that couldn’t be replicated on demand.

As long as he could drag the process out to 12 hours, Lin Qi would have a plausible excuse.

’I was in good form!’

’I was lucky!’

’I was fast!’

’And in the end, I succeeded!’

’So what if I made an S-Class Potion through sheer luck? Would the S-Class Pharmaceutical Society refuse to certify me because of that?’

’Of course not!’

’At most, the S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers in charge of the blind review might look down on me a little.’

Lin Qi wished that contempt were even stronger.

That way, it would be safer for him to secretly sell off-the-charts versions of the S-Class Potion!

Although Lin Qi’s movements had slowed, the chorus of praise from the 130th-floor conference room didn’t slow in the slightest.

"As expected of Chairman Lin! He controls the pace at will, a true master of his craft!"

"Chairman Lin handled the first one hundred materials with ease. Although he slowed down afterward, it wasn’t due to a lack of ability, but because he’s being exceptionally cautious. Only someone with such a disposition is destined for great things!"

"Chairman Lin’s mindset is something we can all learn from!"

The praise was unceasing as everyone’s eyes were glued to the screen.

No one noticed that amidst this chorus of praise, the corners of Liu Xuan’s mouth quietly curled upward.

Few had ever seen Liu Xuan smile, and no one knew just how beautiful the chairman, widely seen as an ice queen, was when she did.

It was a pity. These researchers could have had the honor of witnessing it, but no one was paying attention to Liu Xuan’s expression. They were all too busy lavishing praise on Lin Qi’s "performance."

Lin Qi was clearly just stalling for time, but in their words, this act was transformed into "caution" and "the spirit of a true craftsman."

...

Night enveloped Red Fruit City. The brilliant neon lights cast a dreamlike, fantastical glow upon the darkness.

It was already eleven o’clock at night. Theoretically, it was past the company’s closing time.

But whether it was the H3 Skyscraper or the other buildings around it, all of them were brightly lit.

Lin Qi, too, was uncharacteristically working overtime at the company—a truly unprecedented event.

Before Lin Qi now was the Potion he had been patiently refining for a full workday.

materials!

Lin Qi’s movements were extremely meticulous, filled with the rigor befitting a researcher.

Holding a pipette, he transferred the solution drop by drop.

After a new round of tests, the properties of the liquid were absolutely perfect.

Although the Cyber World lacked the concept of a "Spiritual Particle aggregation effect," the indirect data from the equipment could reflect the intensity of this effect.

Top-tier!

The highest possible A-Class standard!

It had nearly maxed out the instrument’s readings!

This meant that every single one of Lin Qi’s previous steps had been nothing short of perfect.

Even Lin Qi himself had never treated a Potion with such meticulous care.

It could be said that every single alteration to this Potion was a decision Lin Qi made after careful calculation and observation with his Spiritual Vision.

Using the pipette, Lin Qi gently added the final drop of liquid, a composite solution that had been processed from a mixture of multiple Extraordinary Materials.

The moment that final drop of Potion liquid fell, Lin Qi’s expression suddenly froze.

At just the right moment, Xu Qinghe activated "Exchange Sticker," pouring her Spiritual Power into it. The two Potions instantly swapped places.

Soundlessly, without a trace.

Even the most high-spec imaging equipment couldn’t capture any trace of this "cheating."

Standing outside the video recording area, Xu Qinghe gestured for Lin Qi to act quickly!

’Pretend you had a flash of inspiration and add the Extraordinary Item directly!’

’And the S-Class Potion will be complete!’

She didn’t notice at all that there was something wrong with the Potion that had been swapped into her pocket.

Lin Qi looked at the swapped, semi-finished S-Class Potion in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

But his hands didn’t slow down. He picked up the Extraordinary Item that had been delivered at noon along with the Extraordinary Materials and placed it directly into the Potion.

The next second, a miraculous change occurred.