Chapter 31: Potion of Life

Translator: Lordbluefire  Editor: Lordbluefire

The potion of life in the Interstellar Era’s cultivation world was a kind of extremely famous but very common genetic potion. There were various kinds of nutritious substances within, including rare energy ions. Within it, all vital elements needed for human’s body could be found. It was a mystical product created by humanity’s study of genetics.

If a sickly person was to consume it, that person would be able to swiftly recover and become someone with a strong and muscular body. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had to be able to endure the powerful medicinal strength of the potion of life.

For common mortals that had not awakened their mythological genes, their life had not undergone any evolution yet. If they drank this, the powerful medicinal strength of the potion would instantly cause them to explode due to being too overwhelmingly packed with energy.

They would really explode…

This was not a joke. Something like this had happened before and there had been quite a few cases.

There would always be people who were completely ignorant about cultivation, yet they wanted to ascend to the sky with a single step, choosing to drink the potion of life. However, they had no idea that their bodies weren’t able to endure this, and all of them had extremely dire endings.

Only cultivators were qualified to drink the potion of life. Also, the so-called nutrient fluids were none other than an extremely simplified version of the potion of life, a liquid food that was mass-produced for ordinary humans to replenish their nutrients.

“Where can I buy potions of life?” Feng Lin asked the virtual beauty sales assistant.

“Potions of life? This item is easily found. At the west-southern corner of the 256th level, the potions of life can be found in the automatic shop there!” The virtual beauty smiled, instantly providing him with the answer, giving him an exact location.

“Alright, let’s go over there.” Feng Lin nodded. He didn’t delay and moved towards the elevator with the virtual assistant and arrived at the 256th level.

At the west-southern corner, a fully automatic and intelligent shop appeared before his eyes. Everything here was controlled by the A.I., and there were no salespersons around. The customers could pay directly by scanning their identity microchip. It was extremely convenient.

The door opened silently and Feng Lin entered, sweeping his gaze around. He discovered that various types of potions of life were stacked here neatly in rows, so many that it caused his eyes to be dazzled.

Red, green, blue, purple…there were all sorts of colored potion of life that had different flavors. The prices were different too, ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 star coins.

Feng Lin thought about it. He then asked again, “Why are the prices different although they are all potions of life?”

The virtual beauty had an intelligence level not lower than humans. She instantly distinguished that Feng Lin was someone who came to the Thousand Gold Building for the first time.

She was an A.I. and had no emotions. A polite smile appeared on her face as she spoke gently and explained meticulously, “The potions of life are only a general term for gene potions. According to their medicinal effect and their taste, they can be classified into various types. The disparity in their prices would naturally reflect the different kinds and grades. These potions here are one of the few gene potions that can be artificially synthesized by humans but they can be separated into different grades based on the synthesizing methods as well!”

“Oh?” Feng Lin was interested.

He had always assumed that there would only be a single method to create these gene potions, and he didn’t expect that they had different grades. This was the first time he heard of such a thing and he patiently continued to listen.

All these were common knowledge about cultivation resources. He knew nothing about them in the past. Hence, he wanted to use this chance to increase his understanding.

As he slowly accumulated more knowledge, they would all become a part of his foundation at the end.

The virtual beauty didn’t beat around the bush; she stretched out a holographic hand and put up three fingers. “Usually, items created by artificial synthesizing can be classified into three types. The first type is known as mechanical synthesis. This is the method used for mass production. In this type of production, high tech A.I. and machinery would work together to make the potions. A small-scale gene potion factory can produce about over 10,000 bottles every second, and the products are sold everywhere throughout the solar system. However, there are different grades to gene potions, classified by the strength of the medicinal effect. Hence, for gene potions of the lowest-grade, they are usually sold around 1,000 star coins.”

She then pointed to the potions of life that were the cheapest here. The vast majority of the potions here were the cheapest kind.

After that, the virtual beauty then walked towards a row of gene potions that clearly had better packaging. “As for the second type, it’s known as manual synthesis. In the Interstellar Era, human labor is too expensive. This method greatly increases the production cost of this type of gene potions, and the selling price would naturally be raised higher accordingly. Usually, it sells for about 2,000 coins per bottle!”

Feng Lin nodded, it was easy to understand. The more developed science and technology was, the more expensive human labor would be.

This was why some of the smaller clans encouraged their lower-level clansmen to reproduce in great numbers. This was because the clan wanted to send them into the clan’s factories to work, thereby saving costs on hiring manpower.

“Why do the gene potions need to be produced by manual synthesis? What’s the difference between the two types of potions of life?” Feng Lin asked the crucial point.

“There’s naturally a difference!” The virtual beauty smiled. “Life potions essentially is a kind of artificially synthesis gene medicine, and the composition of the various ingredients needs to be extremely precise. However, the strength of the medicinal effect can be extremely random, and a slight inaccuracy might render the expected results off by miles. For mechanical synthesis, although the speed is fast, they can only standardize the production method and had no way to accurately determine medicinal property. Although the production quantity is stable, the medicinal effect usually wouldn’t be too high. For this point, only humans can achieve it. Hence, manual synthesis will usually produce a better quality potion of life.”

“Oh.” Feng Lin declined to comment. He then pointed to a direction, “What about this bottle?”

A row of potions of life was placed at the most conspicuous location of the shop. This potion was completely black, like the darkness of the night sky. There were also specks of silver shining within like the stars, presenting a beautiful sight.

This potion was simply like a work of art!

“These potions are personally modulated by geneticist!” The virtual beauty slowly spoke, giving people a solemn feeling, clearly enunciating each word.

“Geneticist!” Feng Lin started. This was the first time he heard of this term.

Things that had a common reference to genetics, were usually not ordinary. This seemed to be a brand new occupation and gave him a feeling of mystery, causing an intense interest to rise up in his heart.

Upon seeing his excitement, the virtual beauty and as a sales assistant, naturally explained to clear his confusion, summarizing the information about geneticists to him.

The virtual beauty explained, “Every geneticist is an expert in the field of genetics. They deeply research genetic theories and attempt to deduce and prove the relationship between various genes, as well as their evolution methods. After that, they use their knowledge of genetics to invent different kinds of fantastic and bizarre treasures for interstellar cultivators. There were some who created mythical gene potions, some who created micro-machinery that can greatly increase a human’s strength. For example, the potions of life and mecha-suits are both their creations. Hence, a gene potion that is modulated by a geneticist would definitely have far superior effects compared to ordinary potions. This is why there’s also a great disparity in their prices. At the very least, this type of potions is sold for 10,000 coins or higher per bottle…”

As Feng Lin listened, his eyes grew brighter. So bright that the light from them was almost blinding.

He suddenly discovered that this occupation seemed to be extremely compatible for himself!