Chapter 2798 the Devil in the Ergot

Many tests conducted by Joan on rats showed that ergot is indeed a "double-edged sword".

On the bright side, its active ingredients have the effect of promoting vasoconstriction, muscle spasm, and nerve paralysis. It is very suitable as a hemostatic agent and midwifery agent, and has broad application prospects in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

But on the other hand, since ergot can be used to induce labor in pregnant women, it means that it can also abort preterm fetuses.

It is not difficult to understand why eating ergot by mistake is particularly harmful to pregnant women and fetuses, and often leads to the tragedy of miscarriage.

Joan was not satisfied with these preliminary conclusions, but was more interested in the hallucinogenic effects of ergot.

It is well known that the toxicity of those fungi or plants that can cause hallucinations in the eater often comes from specific alkaloids.

The famous drug "Phantom Dew" extracted by alchemists from cactus bulbs, and the "psychedelic spores" collected by Joan in the blood tundra mushroom tribe are all alkaloids in nature.

Based on the above experience, Joan has reason to suspect that the hallucinogenic function of ergot bacteria also comes from a certain alkaloid contained in it.

In the field of alchemy, it has been a long-standing problem to separate and purify mixtures one by one. However, with the "mythical advanced supernatural workmanship", an "artifact" specially used for separation and purification, this problem can be easily solved.

Using this powerful tool, Joan successfully extracted a variety of substances with hallucinogenic effects from ergot, and also tried to use the amines and alkalis extracted from ergot to artificially synthesize a brand new alchemical compound. It's called "ergot".

Ergot is a colorless, odorless and tasteless liquid alkaloid that has a strong hallucinogenic effect and is easily absorbed by the body.

In order to test the hallucinogenic effect of ergot, Joan took Conti to search the jungle and successfully "persuaded" the kind-hearted goblin friends to volunteer to test the drug.

Joan brought these green-skinned volunteers back to the laboratory, gave them a physical examination, and selected healthy volunteers to be fed trace amounts of ergot, and monitored the changes in various physiological indicators in real time with "advanced endoscopy".

About 30 minutes later, Joan noticed that the experimental subject had abnormal reactions such as rapid heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, and dilated pupils.

After another hour, it was obvious that the subject had fallen into strong visual, auditory, and hallucinations, accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and nausea.

What kind of hallucinations will goblins who smoke ergot produce?

This question made Joan very curious.

Driven by curiosity, he drew a "power of myth", established a "myth link" with the experimental subject, and shared the other's senses, so as to achieve the purpose of experiencing the hallucination for himself.

As if stepping into a dream, the world before Joan's eyes became colorful.

The utensils in the laboratory, the goblin as the experimental subject, including Candy next to him, all turned into sharp-edged polyhedrons, with strands of colored lines emerging from their bodies, as if they had grown cilia, and it was like the waves surging in the deep sea. jellyfish.

The edges of buildings and walls radiate countless colored rays. The rays are repeatedly refracted in the laboratory and interweaved into densely packed colored grids, showing wonderful fractal features. From a macro perspective, they look like blooming flowers. And all these hallucinations together form a colorful kaleidoscope...

Accompanied by magnificent and strange hallucinations, Qiao An experienced an unprecedented sense of euphoria, as if stepping on a cloud, doing whatever he wanted, being omnipotent, and gaining the ultimate freedom.

And when the effect of the medicine disappeared and the psychedelic period ended, he seemed to fall back to the earth from the sky flying freely, his body was bound by heavy shackles, and the strong psychological gap made him feel depressed, and even a sense of world-weariness arose in him. The slight discomfort in the body is magnified thousands of times, and it becomes more unbearable than before. If you can't re-experience the ecstatic hallucination, it would be better to die.

Joan soon realized that ergot had negatively affected his mental state, so he quickly cut off the "mythical link" and adjusted his mentality.

As for the goblin test subject, he was exhausted by the powerful hallucinogenic effect of ergot, and collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.

The results of the experiment made Joan shudder, but he didn't want to stop there.

In the morning of the next day, Joan set up an anonymous account on Yunwang, and placed an order on the black market to buy some "Phantom Dew". Do a comparative experiment.

The results of the experiment shocked him.

The same dose of ergot, the hallucinogenic effect is equivalent to 200 times that of "magic spores", and is equivalent to 3000-5000 times that of phantom dew (prickly alkaloid)!

Joan suspected that he might have inadvertently synthesized the most powerful hallucinogen in the Vales world so far, and awakened the demon that had been sleeping for thousands of years from a small ergot.

What to do with a research result that is as alluring and dangerous as a poisoned apple?

Joan couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he wrote a report on his research results on ergot, in duplicate, one for Conti to give to Ms. Valentina, and the other for Roland in Fort Colas, Please His Majesty take the time to have a look.

If Valentina and Roland have no objection, Joan plans to rewrite this report into a paper and publish it publicly, which can be regarded as a summary of his scientific research work at this stage.

His Majesty's reaction to this research report was so strong that it far exceeded Joan's expectations.

On the afternoon of the day he sent the report, Roland cast a spell from Fort Colas to the "Land of Green Fields". He communicated with Valentina first, and then came to Joan's laboratory together.

His Majesty the Emperor and Ms. Jinlong visited together, and Qiao An was baffled by the posture of mobilizing teachers and mobilizing the crowd.

After the three of them met, Joan sent Kandy to the kitchen to prepare refreshments for the guests. He also wanted to talk about the weather and exchange pleasantries according to the social routine, but was interrupted by the serious emperor.

"Dr. Vader, I have read your research report. Frankly speaking, I admire your ingenuity and profound knowledge, but the newly synthesized alkaloid you proposed in the report, ergot, makes me deeply feel uneasy."

"I won't say too many polite words, I hope you... No, Dr. Vader, I beg you, don't publish this report, at least you shouldn't publish the synthesis method of ergot!"

"Your Majesty... Your request really confuses me. There must be a reasonable reason to prevent me from publishing my research results?"

Joan couldn't help but question her face to face.