Lin Qianyi and the others didn't stay there for long at most, they spent an hour before returning to camp.
After Su Mandong's condition stabilized, she didn't show any obvious abnormalities.
Still, she needed to be observed.
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Day 24.
Su Mandong woke up early and started preparing supplies for the team.
Lin Qianyi was a bit surprised by her industriousness.
Upon asking, he learned she simply had too much energy and nowhere to expend it.
Just like the fish and that squirrel they had experimented on.
This energetic state lasted until noon before it fully subsided.
She didn't seem particularly tired afterward, just returned to normal.
> "So this Poseidon Pill works as a stimulant with no side effects?" asked Zhou Hong.
> "It feels like it not only stimulates mentally but also boosts physical stamina," said He Yanghui, examining one of the Poseidon Pills.
Lin Qianyi agreed with this judgment.
If it was just a mental stimulant, it would only increase alertness, not eliminate physical fatigue after activity.
But whether it was the fish, the squirrel, or Su Mandong, none of them showed signs of fatigue after their activity ended.
To some extent, the power of Poseidon seemed to convert into physical strength. Because of the rapid cell regeneration, any damage caused by physical exertion was quickly repaired. So, high-intensity labor didn't result in significant wear and tear no muscle soreness or similar side effects occurred.
Going deeper into it was beyond what Lin Qianyi and the team could do.
The second Poseidon Pill was taken by He Yanghui.
His wound hadn't fully healed yet, so he wanted to test its effects.
He slightly reduced the dosage.
After taking it, he felt a heat throughout his body, though not as intense as Su Mandong had.
Just a gentle, full-body warmth after light movement.
This warmth seemed to radiate outward from his pores, and he experienced longer-lasting mental stamina that day.
The next day, he removed the fishline stitches himself.
His wound had mostly healed, with only faint marks left even the scar was fading.
According to Rena, his recovery wasn't expected to go well and would normally take 20 days to remove the stitches.
Now not only had it happened early, but the healing was also excellent.
The Poseidon Pill was genuinely effective more so than expected.
After two successful trials, Lin Qianyi no longer hesitated. He took one himself to test it.
As expected, effects varied by individual constitution.
He took a slightly smaller dose than Su Mandong and only felt a mild warmth.
Upon careful reflection, Lin Qianyi realized the Poseidon Pill felt somewhat familiar.
That's it it was somewhat like Marrow-Cleansing Grass.
But it wasn't as intense as the Marrow-Cleansing Grass and didn't offer full body purification. Instead, it simply sped up cell regeneration, repaired internal damage, and provided some stamina and mental endurance support.
In this sense, Sea God Grass and Marrow-Cleansing Grass had their own strengths.
> "But hang on if it speeds up cell division, shouldn't it shorten lifespan? Why does Sea God Grass seem to extend it?" Lin Qianyi asked Su Mandong, puzzled.
> "Cell division itself isn't inherently limited," Su Mandong replied. "It's the genes that place restrictions on replication to avoid errors from excessive copying. But the power of Poseidon overrides the standard division process. It suppresses gene expression and allows cells to self-replicate accurately, without consuming their replication quota."
> "Doesn't that mean it could increase the risk of cancer?" Lin Qianyi asked.
In any system, prolonged operation tends to entropy. Accelerated processes tend to create problems eventually.
> "Although our understanding of Poseidon's power isn't yet complete, this isn't something we need to worry about for now. At least, none of our test subjects have shown such issues. In fact, cancer cells are destroyed when exposed to Poseidon power. Cells without consciousness can't absorb or contain Poseidon's power," Su Mandong explained.
In fact, the Poseidon Corporation's research into the power was limited.
They simply lacked the capability.
This power involved elements tied to biological consciousness.
And to this day, even modern science can't fully confirm the objective existence of consciousness.
Human consciousness might just be a memory bundle programs driven by electrical signals.
Perhaps Taiyi's territory had more advanced research into this. Lin Qianyi recalled reading a related book.
In the library of Shuangyu Middle School, there was a book titled Spirit Determines Matter.
The author believed that spiritual consciousness existed as an information-based state.
It influenced the shape and energy state of matter, and how it behaved.
In other words, the way you perceive the world would, to some extent, cause the world to change accordingly.
Perception equals interference.
Maybe Poseidon's power worked like this on a microscopic scale only when it encountered conscious particles and was interfered with correctly would it operate in the way organisms required. Otherwise, it would simply kill unconscious cells.
These messy thoughts briefly passed through Lin Qianyi's mind before he returned to his work.
They currently weren't short on food, but preparing to leave the island was critical.
They couldn't live like savages forever.
Without hope of escape, their social order would gradually collapse.
Lin Qianyi himself was fine with staying for three months, but unfortunately, the others didn't know that.
Once hope was lost, people would give up, develop psychological issues, and potentially self-destruct conflicts would emerge.
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Day 27.
By now, everyone had taken the Poseidon Pill.
It greatly benefited the group.
They needed less rest to regain energy, and fatigue from labor was significantly reduced.
Everyone's dosage varied Lin Qianyi took the most, while Rena took the least.
He could consume five pills a day, whereas Rena could only handle one.
During this period, Lin Qianyi also taught the first 24 moves of the Sanbao Ruyi Routine to the team.
In theory, completing these 24 moves would raise a person's body interference value to above 65 roughly equivalent to a trained athlete.
While it was basic training, it still depended on the world it came from.
This routine was developed by the Deep Space Federation using their AI "Deep Space-9."
Of course, such a routine wouldn't need all of Deep Space-9's computing power, but it still showed how valuable it was.
Breathing patterns, movements, exertion details every element had been optimized through massive simulations.
In theory, as long as one was human with a relatively normal body, it would work.
It was compatible with over 99% of humans.
Surprisingly, the fastest learner wasn't He Yanghui (the ex-soldier) but Rena.
Young bodies had more plasticity, and she had apparently studied some dance due to personal interest, so she had great flexibility.
She quickly mastered the first 12 moves.
The rest would take more time.
Meanwhile, Lin Qianyi was already pushing through the 37th move in a single session.
If he could complete all 48 moves in one go, that would mean reaching the theoretical human interference limit of 80.
With the help of a Marrow-Cleansing Grass seedling, he'd previously managed to reach 36 moves, but hadn't progressed further due to lack of external assistance.
Based on his physical potential, getting to the 37th move would've taken at least two years.
But now, with Poseidon Pills, it was different.
After completing the 36th move, his blood circulation surged, but he wasn't overly fatigued. He began trying the next movement, channeling his energy into his bones and muscles.
There was pain, but it faded within two minutes.
If he had used Marrow-Cleansing Grass, there'd be no pain at all the transition would've been smooth.
Poseidon Pills lagged slightly behind in this regard.
However, they didn't require additional nutrient intake like the Marrow-Cleansing Grass.
Five minutes later, Lin Qianyi successfully completed the 37th move.
It marked his breakthrough a step toward the human limit.
It took 13 Poseidon Pills to make this miracle happen.
After taking one more pill, he ended his training and got back to work.
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Day 30.
Lin Qianyi successfully completed the 38th move.
Everyone else had improved as well and was pleased with the Sanbao Ruyi Routine's effectiveness.
Rena, in particular, had reached the 16th move her coordination, strength, and reflexes had all notably improved.
The slowest progress belonged not to Su Mandong, but Zhou Hong due to poor flexibility. He hadn't even mastered the fourth move yet. But this was expected in the early phase. Once he adjusted and with the aid of the Poseidon Pills, he'd likely catch up.
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Night of Day 31.
Lin Qianyi's consciousness entered the farming space.
Nearly ten days had passed. With the 10x accelerated growth buff, his planted Sea God Grass was now mature.
It was even healthier and larger than the one that had grown in the sinkhole.
That was the power of the farming space.
It simulated the optimal theoretical environment and produced the best possible result.
> [Prompt: Harvest the current plant?]
> "Harvest!"
With that thought, the gleaming harvesting blade flew up and cleanly cut the Sea God Grass, automatically sending it into the warehouse.
> [Prompt: Obtained 1 Sea God Grass.]
> [Sea God Grass (Common)]: A fern-like plant that grows only in special environments. When its juice is neutralized properly, it can be refined into Poseidon Pills, which replenish physical stamina, extend lifespan, repair cellular damage, and enhance physical constitution. [Repair Enhancement]
> [Repair Enhancement]: Boosts the effect of cellular repair.