Blowing up cells a few hundred times to eat them? They'd be as nasty as chewing on wood chips. The worst part is, giant food has the exact same nutrition as normal-sized food.
That means eating these oversized things just dumps unknown hormones and potions into your body, doing zero good and probably wrecking you instead.
So if it's real, Dr. B's research is insane, basically doubling everything and every nutrient. Could you call that anything but impressive? Even two years later, nobody's tech could pull off giant food like that.
After hours of long testing and evaluation, the materials finally settled, slowing down until there were no changes left.
"Now, except for these small seeds still dividing, all other food and minerals have stopped. Let's use more scientific data to see just how much stronger these materials are compared to ones without the Water of Life."
This part, of course, had already been staged. The data had been calculated in advance.
As Dr. B excitedly rattled off each set of numbers, the farm owners were genuinely envious.
"The corn kernels increased total cell count by sixty percent. The strawberries didn't just grow larger—their seeds grew too. Their next generation will be even better. And look at these minerals! Extracts can double, so in the future, the same quality ore treated with Water of Life can give double the yield!" Dr. B's excitement made his nose red from the cold.
He pulled all the test samples out of the lab again, displaying them for everyone to inspect.
Jing Shu stared at her two dramatically transformed herbs in disbelief. "Oh my, not only did the herbs double, the seeds I planted doubled too! Fine, Doctor, I still don't trust you. I'm going in to see for myself and check if you cheated."
Mrs. C pulled out a gun, fuming. "Enough. The doctor doesn't need your trust. This is our secret base, no one's supposed to go in."
Jing Shu arched a brow arrogantly. "Oh? Feeling guilty? Afraid I'll inspect it?"
Dr. B waved with a smile, in a godlike tone. "Let her go, she won't understand much anyway, not even English."
The farm owners burst out laughing.
Everything Jing Shu wanted to do or say, she'd already voiced and done. What could they do? Nothing but let her go.
She went inside, checked the microscope, demonstrated it for everyone, inspected all the instruments, even rifled through hidden compartments to prove nothing had been pre-switched.
Finally, she frowned, still unwilling to admit she'd lost the bet. She asked the farm owners, "Do you have any other way to test this? Let's expose this fraud."
Dr. B tilted his head back, smiling his trademark saintly smile, radiating magnanimity.
"How about I test it with a pinch of salt? It's carbohydrate and has life cells, so it should work too, right?"
A skilled shill knows how to push the pace, slap their own face, get everyone hyped and jump straight into the trap.
But then one farm owner said, "Salt's worthless, there's tons in the castle. I drink coffee, so I just happen to have a small ten-gram bag of sugar. That stuff's valuable now. If we can make it double right before our eyes, it proves Dr. B's research actually works! Since you need resources and rewards, Doctor, I'll provide plenty for you to enhance with the Water of Life."
The air froze for a moment. Quietly, a few exchanged looks—this wasn't in the script.
The plan was for Jing Shu to test with salt; coarse salt could be faked to look like it doubled, and normally, who carries a test item around? Yet here someone actually had sugar.
Given the farm owners' meticulous habits, they'd normally dissect a corn kernel or inspect strawberry seeds. Testing sugar openly would instantly reveal a cheat.
Mrs. C frowned and pulled her gun again. "Where's all this trouble coming from? Questioning the doctor's results? Do you intend to cause trouble? After all these tests, do you know how much resources were spent?"
Jing Shu knew Mrs. C was just trying to cancel the test.
Dr. B smiled, silent, seemingly thinking of a strategy.
"No, no, we trust Dr. B completely, but…" a farm owner shrugged.
Jing Shu glanced at a couple who frowned secretly, knowing that without the full test, they'd never feel at ease. She stepped forward, standing with the farm owners. "This gentleman's right. We need to test this sugar on-site. Until we witness this miraculous tech ourselves, we won't believe it, and I won't admit losing the bet. After all, the doctor hasn't dared this review yet."
Dr. B frowned slightly. What was she up to? Didn't know this step wasn't done?
Jing Shu blinked, continuing, "Not just that, I'll go in as your assistant, in case you try anything funny. And, of course, to satisfy my curiosity—I want to see this miracle with my own eyes."
A professional shill knows when to turn criticism into praise.
Dr. B cleared his throat, looking at her back toward the group. "Really? Beautiful lady, you've already made countless unreasonable requests. Next, and the next after that—do I have to satisfy them all?"
Jing Shu answered confidently, "This is the last one. If it's real, I'll have you help with all my future herbs, and there won't be any more doubts."
With her saying that, who could still doubt?
"Fine, just this once."
Dr. B finally agreed, resuming preparations, telling everyone, "This is just for the test. Full-scale use wouldn't be nearly this complicated." Eyes lit up—maybe their resources could double too.
Even though the results weren't out yet, the farm owners relaxed. They trusted Jing Shu, the constant skeptic, since she hadn't found flaws, just like with Dr. B's magical wall at the start—they doubted at first, but eventually gave in.