Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

"There’s no need for a rigid process. They’ll be using the [100 Base Potions] in batches to craft their own. You just need to watch and offer a bit of guidance."

The S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers spoke casually. After all, they weren’t the ones paying the Credit Points.

Lin Qi, however, felt he couldn’t be too careless. He prepared to take this seriously.

Do the job, get paid. That was the mercenary’s code, and Lin Qi, after all, came from a Mercenary Corps.

Meanwhile, Xu Qinghe came over to his side. "I’ll go with you! I can help cover any gaps if there are oversights in the guidance."

Xu Qinghe had been prompted by Xu Zhengming. He was worried that Lin Qi, as a "newcomer," might hold back while providing guidance, so he had gestured for Xu Qinghe to assist.

Lin Qi was naturally happy to have the help.

The veteran S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers certainly had no objections.

Lin Qi and Xu Qinghe were likely the two most Talented individuals of the younger generation in the Asian Administrative Region’s Pharmacy Domain. Having them guide together made the Credit Points spent seem well worth the price.

But that was only if the two of them didn’t hold anything back.

Seeing Lin Qi and Xu Qinghe ready, Lin Qinghong immediately started assisting.

He announced to the researchers in the laboratory, "Groups of thirty. Every half hour, a new group will begin..."

Lin Qi listened from the side. According to Lin Qinghong’s schedule, it would take a full six hours for everyone to get started. This was to make it easier for Lin Qi and Xu Qinghe to observe and provide guidance.

By the time everyone finished, it would likely be late into the night.

’This pile of Credit Points won’t be easy to earn,’ Lin Qi thought, steeling himself.

As Lin Qi and Xu Qinghe entered the workspace, the first batch of thirty Pharmaceutical Researchers began.

They all used the [100 Base Potions], skipping the tedious preparation phase. This made it clear that Base Potions were actually quite common within Nanyun Potion, not an exclusive product of other administrative regions as Lin Qi had previously assumed.

This made Lin Qi think about United Pharmaceutical’s future plans. It seemed the production of Base Potions was a critical part of any enterprise in the Pharmacy Domain.

Seeing Lin Qi watching one researcher’s work intently, Xu Qinghe quietly reminded him, "You should focus on the researchers with red name tags. You can pay less attention to the ones with white tags. A red tag means they have the potential to become an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher."

Lin Qi gave a slight nod upon hearing this.

Identifying S-Class Talent in the Pharmacy Domain wasn’t difficult. Anyone with it could concoct Potions "by feel" to some extent, without needing to rely solely on memorized formulas.

This "feel" could be strong or weak, but its very existence was proof of S-Class Talent. It was the embryonic form of so-called "inspiration."

Beyond that, Lin Qi knew some deeper secrets.

Lin Qi had once read the S-Class Pharmacy Literature written by Nan Tianming, and from it, he had learned of the connection between S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers and Extraordinary Professions.

Shamans, Wizards, Priests, and Native Extraordinaries—these four Extraordinary Professions had practically monopolized the S-Class Pharmacy domain.

It wasn’t a hundred percent certain, as some people hid their Extraordinary Professions, but according to an easter egg left by Nan Tianming, this theory was all but confirmed.

Perhaps the bearers of these red name tags were the Talented who corresponded to those Extraordinary Professions.

Lin Qi didn’t dwell on the matter. It was a detail that didn’t need confirmation. In fact, he preferred that theories like this remained vague; it would make him safer.

Focusing on a researcher with a red name tag, Lin Qi carefully observed their work.

The longer he watched, the more Lin Qi’s brow furrowed.

"What is it? Is there something wrong with his process?"

Tasked by Xu Zhengming, Xu Qinghe was deliberately watching Lin Qi’s expression, ready to smooth things over for him at a moment’s notice.

Lin Qi answered bluntly, "I feel like many of the processing methods he’s choosing aren’t optimal."

This time, Lin Qi wasn’t using his Spiritual Vision. It was purely an abstruse, profound feeling.

Xu Qinghe understood immediately. "His choices are based on literature and formulas," she explained. "He’s chosen a material processing method with the most stable variations and the widest range of subsequent options."

"But that doesn’t mean your feeling is wrong. I get a similar feeling. That’s the ’inspiration’ that belongs to S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers. But we can’t let that lead us to believe the literature and formulas are wrong."

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Xu Qinghe explained it to Lin Qi, speaking as one genius to another.

Having learned everything from the ground up, Lin Qi knew Xu Qinghe was right.

But that... gave Lin Qi a bit of a headache.

He had no idea how he was supposed to guide them!

These researchers from Nanyun Potion, even the A-level ones, had probably read more literature than Lin Qi.

It would be difficult for Lin Qi to guide them from a theoretical standpoint.

’He couldn’t just walk up to someone and say, "I feel like if you use this and process it like so, the results will be better," could he?’

That wasn’t guidance; that was just being a show-off...

Xu Qinghe saw Lin Qi’s expression and knew exactly what was going on. She had experienced the same frustrating dilemma herself.

’Those old men always think geniuses have some special trick they can teach,’ she thought. ’But in reality, as a genius myself, I know that so many key moments in concocting Potions come from pure instinct!’

’There isn’t always a theory you can use to guide someone!’

"Don’t stress about it," she said. "For a Pharmaceutical Researcher to advance to S-Class, the most important thing is Talent. The second is to work hard and try to make every Potion they concoct reach a Base of 150 or higher. It’s like opening a blind box—do it enough times, and you’ll eventually get an S-Class Potion."