Chapter 2800 Compensation

Valentina noticed that the atmosphere in the room was getting more and more tense, so she forced a smile and walked over to smooth things over.

"Dr. Vader, in fact, besides ergot extract, we have many other drugs that can treat dystocia and mental illness, and the side effects are not as severe as ergot. Why do you have to let the devil of ergot break into the world?"

"Ms. Valentina, you once said that it is not the weapon that kills, but the murderer who uses the weapon. Isn't the same with ergot?"

"Sealing up drugs because of their side effects, and not daring to study them in depth, is like destroying all weapons because they can be used to kill people. Don't you find this kind of self-deception ridiculous?"

After hearing his rebuttal, Valentina couldn't help but shake her head with a wry smile, unable to think of how to respond.

"Your Majesty, ma'am, why don't we each take a step back? In my published papers, I specifically noted the side effects and contraindications of ergot. Manufacturers who recommend using this substance to make medicines should mark the above warnings on the drug instructions and make them prescription drugs. What do you think of the idea that you can only buy it in pharmacies with the permission of a professional doctor, so as to remind the public to avoid the abuse of hallucinogenic drugs?" Joan suggested.

"Unfortunately, Dr. Vader, your words are purely scholarly, ungrounded, and meaningless!" Roland criticized coldly, "The methods you mentioned have been practiced in Blue Star. What is the result? Said To put it mildly, it means 'preventing a gentleman but not a villain', it can't stop the spread of drugs at all!"

"Dr. Vader, just listen to Roland's advice!"

Valentina tried her best to persuade Joan.

"Roland has lived a lifetime longer than any of us, and has experienced many things we can't imagine. No one knows more about the potential harm of ergot than he from another world!"

Joan scratched his head, the doubts in his heart continued unabated.

What is the hint of what Ms. Jin Long said just now?

As a mature golden dragon with a life expectancy of 300 years, could it be that her life experience is not as rich as that of Roland, a young man in his twenties?

Valentina also said that His Majesty had lived in two lives. Is this a rhetorical hyperbole, or does it imply reincarnation?

These doubts made Joan hard to let go, but he knew in his heart that it was not appropriate to ask about these privacy right now, so he could only take a step back and reluctantly accepted the request of His Majesty the Emperor and Ms. Not a single word was deleted from his own research report.

Maybe it was because she felt sorry, or maybe she wanted to compensate the young mage for His Majesty, Valentina asked Joan in a soft voice: "Dr. Vida, I heard from Kandy that the three Ilminsu plants in the New World Er Gu Shu has a good relationship with you, and even gathered the power of the three brothers and sisters to create a secondary artifact for you?"

"That's what happened."

Joan dug out the "Branch of Irminsur" from the storage bag and handed it to Ms. Jinlong.

Valentina took it and observed it for a while, nodded thoughtfully, and then asked Joan: "Dr. Vida, if you have no objection, I can cast the legendary magic 'Heart of Nature' to help you strengthen it." This magical branch."

Of course, Joan would not object to the good thing of "pie in the sky". He thanked Ms. Jinlong with gratitude, and he was not so depressed because of being forced to delete the paper.

Valentina put away the "Branch of Irminsur" and told Joan that it would take a whole day to perform the spell-casting ceremony to keep the legendary magic power for the branch, and return the branch to him the next morning, and then pulled Roland Say goodbye and leave.

It wasn't until His Majesty the Emperor and Ms. Jinlong left the laboratory that Kandy sneaked back from the kitchen with a tea tray, trying to pretend that nothing had happened, but was exposed by Joan in person.

"Kandie! Don't pretend to be okay. I asked you to prepare refreshments and entertain guests. It turned out that you came back after all the guests had left. What are you doing hiding in the kitchen? Are you eavesdropping on my conversation with the guests?"

"No, no!" The druid girl lowered her head guiltily, not daring to look directly into Joan's eyes, "I heard you and His Majesty arguing fiercely in the kitchen, as if a fight was about to start, it scared me You don’t dare to let out the atmosphere, how dare you show your face.”

Seeing her frightened and pitiful appearance, Qiao An couldn't bear it, sighed, and comforted her softly not to worry.

"Your Majesty and I, as well as Ms. Valentina, are just having academic discussions. We have different opinions. Arguing is normal. It's not a quarrel, let alone a grudge. Don't take it to heart."

"That's good."

Conti patted her chest, showing a relieved smile.

Noticing that the research report was scattered on the table, he hurried over to tidy it up and handed it to Joan.

Qiao An waved his hand in a disinterested manner.

"Conti, you take this report, delete all the content about synthetic ergot, and then rewrite it into a paper, the format is as I taught you before, and show it to me after you finish the first draft."

"Okay, what's the topic of the thesis?" Canti asked, leaning over his head.

"The process of synthesizing ergot is deleted, so the original title can no longer be used. Let's change it to "Studies on the Toxicology of St. Fire Disease and Ergot Fungus." Joan thought about it.

Kandy nodded and wrote it down, and asked expectantly, "Which journal do you plan to submit to after this paper is finished?"

"Of course it's "Exploration of Arcana."

Joan couldn't help but sigh again.

If you keep the original appearance of the thesis, you still have a chance to hit the full score evaluation, but now you are forced to delete the chapter on the synthesis of ergot, which is only in the 90s.

The two papers he contributed before, "Society and Ecology of Beholders" and "Society and Ecology of Mind Flayers" were both masterpieces with full marks. Now he publishes a cut version of "mediocre" work. I feel so ashamed, and I don't even want to contribute.

Joan and Conti work under the same roof, in different positions and in different moods.

Knowing that the thesis is expected to be published in the top core journals, Kandy's small thoughts came alive, holding Joan's arm, shaking it against his chest, and asked coquettishly: "Can I publish the paper?" Put a name on it, and you can do two or three works!"

"You want to be a top student too?" Joan asked half-jokingly.

"Hey! I don't have the ability to be a top student! It's not all my nosy classmates who always want to find out what I do in your laboratory. If I just say that my daily work is raising mice, catching Goblins, cleaning, serving tea and water for you...you will be laughed at by them! You asked me to put a name on the paper, and it would be face-saving if I said it?"

The Druid girl looked at Joan expectantly.

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The prototype of ergot - lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

In 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (Lysergids, LSD for short) for the first time by using ergotamine and ergometrine contained in ergot.

This is a colorless, odorless and tasteless liquid, which is a semi-synthetic alkaloid.

LSD is the most powerful hallucinogen known, its hallucinogenic effect is equivalent to 4,000 times that of mescaline (prickly ash), and it is easily absorbed by the human body.

After taking the drug for 30 to 60 minutes, drug addicts experience rapid heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils and other reactions.

Visual, auditory, and hallucinations occur in about 2 to 3 hours, and the sensitivity to surrounding sounds, colors, smells, and other things increases abnormally, and the ability to judge things and control oneself decreases or disappears.

At this time, physiologically, it is often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting.

When the drug wears off and the hallucinatory period ends, addicts often experience severe depression, and some experience flashbacks.

Fearful reactions to this phenomenon sometimes lead to suicidal behavior.