Chapter 727 - 598: Biological Dilution and Filtration

"Alright, Dr. Xie, the wound has been treated properly. It’s not deep; the heavy bleeding was due to vigorous activity. Just be careful from now on."

Zhong Xiaoshan swiftly finished treating the wound, checked it once more, and, confirming everything was in order, packed up her things to leave.

"Thank you, Nurse Zhong, your skill and compassion are remarkable."

Xie Yanshan touched the bandage on his face and flattered her quite naturally.

"Thanks to Teacher Zuo’s help, I could handle it so quickly. I’ve left some medication; remember to change it once a day. It will heal in about three or four days. I’m heading off now."

Zhong Xiaoshan left some medicine and, after a few instructions, hurriedly departed.

"Brother Zhang, Dr. Xie, I’m going upstairs too."

Zuo Fengjuan tidied up, left the lab, leaving the conversation space to Xie Yanshan and Zhang Su.

"Mr. Zhang, I strongly request another chicken for more experiments, so we can be better assured of its efficacy."

Xie Yanshan’s eyes were full of sincerity.

Zhang Su rubbed his chin, not agreeing immediately, and instead asked, "Old Xie, in your opinion, the dosage given to the hen earlier, if applied to humans, what effect would it have? Also, are there any potential side effects?"

The purpose of providing the pills for Xie Yanshan’s research was to find a dosage safe for human consumption, or further develop a formula. Human capacities have limits; there comes a time to extract potential, and the pill is the final lifeline.

"Uh..."

Xie Yanshan took off his glasses and thought deeply.

Such a question, if given to Fu Weijun, he could quickly provide a reliable answer, as he excels in using human subjects for experiments. But Xie Yanshan is not; he is more conventional.

"From a pharmacological standpoint, a person’s body weight is roughly fifteen times that of a hen’s. With that dosage earlier... the reaction certainly won’t be as intense as the hen’s. As for side effects, I haven’t had a chance to observe yet..."

Speaking of this matter, Xie Yanshan grew frustrated again, annoyed, "I have another hypothesis: if the drug is too intense for humans, we can use biological dilution. But I didn’t get the chance, it died so quickly!"

"Biological dilution?"

Zhang Su caught an interesting new term, slightly puzzled, "How do you dilute biologically?"

"Let me give you an example, Mr. Zhang, you’ll understand. Feed ginseng to pigs, and when we eat pork, it’s also nourishing; feed the pills to hens, then consume the chicken, using biological digestion and absorption for drug dilution, filtering some harmful substances. As for how much chicken should eat or at what stage to slaughter, I need to explore further."

Xie Yanshan said thoughtfully, glancing again at the dead chicken on the ground, frowning.

After listening to Xie Yanshan, Zhang Su fell into contemplation, finding the hypothesis of biological dilution and filtering quite promising.

"Alright, I’ll put in a word to Old Ma and get you another chicken. This time, be careful. Use a cage or something, test more parameters, and clarify your biological dilution method. Focus on this task for now!"

"Sure, sure, I’ll be cautious. I’ve gained experience and ensure nothing goes wrong, and will produce results quickly."

With special permission for a chicken, Xie Yanshan quickly made a pledge.

"Does this chicken... still have any use?"

Zhang Su nudged the dead chicken on the ground with his toe.

"Hmm... utilize it fully, I noticed that Corgi seemed quite interested in it? You could try feeding it to him; I’ll observe his reaction."

"Are you sure this dosage is safe?"

Zhang Su hesitated a bit; Good Fortune, now increasingly formidable, is a trump card on Celestial Horse Island, having it fall ill wouldn’t be good.

"Don’t worry, the dosage is absolutely safe. The chicken merely turned aggressive, and after being spent, the drug potency decreases. No issue, and I’ve seen the clever creature can discern danger!"

Xie Yanshan confidently assured.

Zhang Su thought about it, indeed as described by Xie Yanshan, Good Fortune is discerning when choosing food, avoiding overly technical or complex items...

"Okay, I’ll find him later to observe his response, but don’t provoke him too much, or you’ll end up injured again!"

"No, no, I’m just observing his reaction."

Xie Yanshan chuckled awkwardly.

Zhang Su picked up the hen and left the lab, stood in the yard, and yelled loudly, "Good Fortune!"

A few seconds later, a golden figure appeared on Qingfeng Xiaozhu’s rooftop, swiftly descended, wagging its tail, eyes gleaming at the hen.

"Hey, I called you, shouldn’t you be looking at me instead?"

Seeing Good Fortune’s greedy gaze, Zhang Su felt amused.

"Woof!"

Good Fortune gave Zhang Su a perfunctory glance, barked once, and pawed at the hen, seemingly urging to have it.

"Are you sure this is edible, without any processing?"

Zhang Su still felt a bit uneasy.

Unexpectedly, Good Fortune confidently puffed out his chest, grinning ear to ear, nodded enthusiastically.

"You can eat it, but you have to promise me one thing!"

Zhang Su placed his hand behind his back.

Good Fortune tilted his head to look at Zhang Su, then nodded, panting.

"You eat it right here, afterward, Dr. Xie wants to observe your reaction. Be cooperative, understand?"

"Woof!"

Good Fortune intelligently nodded, circled around Zhang Su, kept his gaze fixed on the hen in his hand.

"Alright, alright, take it and eat."

Zhang Su tossed the hen into the air.

Good Fortune leaped into the air, caught the hen, and trotted happily towards the corner wall, where he seemed to feel it was cozier to eat. Tail swaying like a victory flag.

"Bro, what’s the situation?"

Zhao Dezhu saw Zhang Su return to the parking lot, rushed over first, baring his teeth in inquiry, curiosity etched on them.

"Nothing much, experimenting with the chicken, didn’t succeed."

Zhang Su patted Zhao Dezhu’s shoulder and subtly signaled with his eyes, then addressed everyone, "Get ready quickly; today’s operation won’t be easy. Bring the equipment and weapons, if anyone messes up, two more practice hours every day for a month!"

On hearing this, except for a few, everyone seemed as if electrified, facial expressions becoming awkward.

Watching the busy crew, Zhang Su headed to the blacksmith’s shop.

"Old Ding, how’s the work going?"

In the blacksmith shop, Ding Yong Country was tuning tools, while Zheng Ziwen was stooped, adding zombie body parts to the furnace.

"Haha, work starts today."

Wearing a black apron, holding tongs in the left hand and waving a hammer with the right, smilingly asked, "Boss Zhang, want to place an order? New shop opening, three free orders for you!"