31 Potion of Life (2/2)

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!