Chapter 18: Seclusion Experiment

  The next day, Duan Yue packed up his daily necessities and clothes, and didn't let Da Shan and the others see him off. He rode his bicycle to the lab alone. He sent a text message to Tang Lian'er, anyway it wasn't a farewell for life, no need to make a big fuss about it.

  According to the instructions on the data sheet, some experimental steps need to be continued for 24 hours. During the experiment, Duan Lei cannot leave the laboratory unless there is a special situation.

  So Duan Yue had already made psychological preparations to fight a protracted war in the laboratory, and various convenience foods had been stored in the kitchen and refrigerator on that side, enough for Duan Yue to cope with for a period of time.

  Upon arriving at the laboratory, Duan Yue tidied up a bit and then took out the data he had recorded earlier. From the beginning, he carefully analyzed every detail, striving to thoroughly understand these technologies. To be honest, it was a bit challenging for an undergraduate horticulture major like him to study such advanced chemical materials. Fortunately, Duan Yue only needed to know how to conduct the experiment and didn't need to know why it should be done that way, which relatively reduced the difficulty by a lot.

  Fortunately, the Maca civilization had also experienced a similar technological civilization to the current Earth, and the materials handed over to Duan Lei were from that period, which was quite similar to the technology on Earth, and in a way, it reduced the difficulty for Duan Lei.

  When Duan Yue felt that he had fully mastered the various steps on the data, Duan Yue began to experiment with the 'swallowing grass' culture.

  After getting the materials, Duan Yue purchased most of the materials according to the list above. Some materials that do not exist on Earth also have sufficient substitutes.

  Starting from high school, there were various chemistry experiment courses in school. When he got to university, as a horticulture major, he also had to take professional classes such as biochemistry, and experiments were naturally indispensable. Compared to the skilled experimental techniques of chemistry majors, Duan Lei was definitely somewhat lacking, but at least he wouldn't be one of those people who didn't even have any hands-on ability.

  Taking a deep breath, Duan Yue recalled some details in his mind and began the experimental action in front of the test bench.

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  In the following period of time, Duan Lei devoted all his energy to experiments except for occasionally calling his dormitory brothers and Tang Lian'er to report peace.

  Hungry, boil a bag of instant noodles; sleepy, lie down on the small bed for a while; if all else fails, set an alarm clock, just to ensure that the experiment proceeds normally.

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  Duan Yue had never realized that from childhood to adulthood, even during the college entrance examination, he had not been as fully invested as he was now. In order to restore the technology of the Maya civilization as soon as possible and earn his first pot of gold, Duan Yue worked desperately to wake up Dingding earlier.

  However, the progress of the experiment was not as smooth as Duan Yue had imagined. The cruelty of reality made Duan Yue understand that success is not easily obtained.

  Because the experimental technique is not so skilled, sometimes when configuring the solution, there will often be a phenomenon of insufficient accuracy, which will also affect the experimental effect to some extent. In addition, many materials in the formula provided in the data cannot be found on Earth at all, and using alternative materials will also produce subtle differences, resulting in unstable experimental results.

  At first, the solution was either over-reacted or had reduced activity, and sometimes even slight explosions occurred, fortunately without causing too much loss.

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  All kinds of difficulties concentrated together, invisibly increasing the difficulty of the experiment. The repeated failures kept coming, severely hitting Duan Lei's confidence. Sometimes, exhausted like a dog lying on the bed, Duan Lei's mind would even flash with thoughts of giving up.

  However, Duan Yue looked at the experimental equipment in the house, thought about his empty wallet, and then recalled Dingding's lovely figure. Those inappropriate thoughts dissipated. Duan Yue understood that he had invested almost all his capital in this laboratory, only allowing success and not failure.

  He forcibly pushed out various distracting thoughts from his mind, telling himself to calm down and carefully study the formulas on the materials as well as the steps of various experimental operations, striving to perfectly restore the original appearance of Maca technology.

  Duan Yue's brain isn't too dull, and under his diligent research and fairly detailed data prompts, his experiment has made considerable progress, and he can already see the dawn of victory. In the past two days, there have been several times when the final product prepared has been very close to the characteristics described in the data, and as long as some minor issues are handled properly, it should be a great success.

  The progress of the experiment invigorated Duan Yue, and even with consecutive all-nighters, he still felt an endless surge of power from within, and then he would enthusiastically throw himself into the next step of the experiment.

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  On the tenth day after the closed door, in the laboratory, looking at the sky blue solution in the distillation flask, Duan Lei's face with a full beard showed a satisfied smile.

  The solution in the flask, whether it's physical properties such as color, boiling point, refractive index, optical rotation, etc., or chemical properties such as pH value, content of various compounds, thermal stability, etc., are all exactly the same as the data marked. After countless failed experiments, Duan Lei finally prepared the first bottle of qualified 'Swallowing Grass' culture solution.

  Ten days is neither long nor short!

  If it weren't for the information and formulas provided by Dingding, Duan Lei wouldn't even know how to prepare the culture medium, no matter how hard he tried. Some very ordinary chemical materials can generate a magical solution through a clever reaction process.

  This sky blue solution, after being used to irrigate certain plants, can enable the next generation of plants to have a special ability to absorb heavy metals, chemical substances and other pollutants from water bodies, soil or air. Depending on the proportion and composition of the solution, the cultivated 'swallowing grass' can possess different absorption capacities, such as absorbing heavy metals cadmium, mercury, petroleum, etc., which can form a series of results.

  After the medium was prepared, Duan Yue did not relax, but instead promptly recorded every detail of this successful experience in written form. Next, he continued to verify it repeatedly until he fully mastered the technique and could prepare various media with different properties at will.

  Watching can after can of standard culture medium being born and personally sent into the refrigerator, Duanyue's sense of accomplishment in his heart is unspeakable. With these solutions, his first pot of gold will not be a big problem, and the recovery will soon be expected.

  After the success of the nutrient solution preparation, Duanduan has already had a plan for cultivating what kind of 'swallowing grass' and how to profit from it, just waiting for implementation.

  But now, Duan Yue's top priority is to rest well and then go out with a full spirit. He wants to return to school and see his roommates and Li Er, or else he will become stupid if he continues to close himself off!