Kevin was busy in the lab.
After obtaining the desired material from Mito yesterday, he immediately immersed himself in the experiment.
The experiment went very smoothly; this material was indeed an extremely peculiar and precious substance.
Furthermore, it was an excellent fusion agent, as if it were naturally made for the copper scale.
If this material were used as a fusion agent, at least half of the potion types Kevin had on hand could achieve more or less improvement in quality.
And the two materials that previously could not produce ideal effects due to the continuous inability to find a suitable fusion agent, but would also cause desire, now finally had the potential to be made into satisfactory finished products.
Today, a well-rested Kevin had adjusted his condition to the best.
A pharmaceutical table appeared before him.
He placed the already prepared materials on it.
gold scale: Double-Headed Wolf Shedding Horn
Silver Scale: moon milk opal
copper scale: Unknown Petals (Crushed Dry)
Effect: Nen becomes more sensitive to emotions and will, and can make subtle feedback.
"With the Nen I've trained now as energy, it should be enough," Kevin judged to himself.
This time, he used extremely rare materials he possessed; whether it was the shedding horn or the unknown petals, he only had one copy of each.
Once the experiment failed, the loss would be too great.
However, based on his understanding and application of Nen Ability over the past few months, he felt that his current Nen should be able to meet the demand.
Even if there were slight fluctuations during the process, they should be within an acceptable range.
Kevin took a deep breath, and Nen erupted suddenly, then instantly entered the state of "Zetsu."
All of the Nen poured into the pharmaceutical machine.
The scales spun rapidly, so fast that one could not see them clearly, only a blurred phantom circle.
Half an hour passed, and sweat began to seep from Kevin's forehead.
An hour passed, and at this point, Kevin's face had turned pale, and he was covered in sweat.
An hour and a half passed, Kevin's face showed his weakness, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and one hand had to prop him up on a nearby table to support his body.
He couldn't continue; he was about to collapse.
The problem was that Kevin couldn't determine how much longer it would take to refine the potion.
During the refining process, unless it was the final moment of success, the entire pharmaceutical table would continue to operate at full speed, without giving any feedback during the period.
Kevin felt his vision blacken in waves, and he could only rely on his strong will to force himself not to fall into a coma.
Persevere, just a little longer.
According to his judgment, even if the required Nen was more than he expected, it shouldn't be this much, and it should be completed very soon.
Just a little more, otherwise, if it failed, the loss would be truly severe.
"Click!"
When this crisp sound came, Kevin unhesitatingly used his last bit of strength to pull out the potion.
"Thud..."
Kevin had exhausted all his strength, his body went limp, and he directly fainted, falling heavily onto the floor.
As Kevin fainted, the pharmaceutical table also dissipated, and the potion he had pulled out of his hand fell to the ground.
These potions were carried by Kevin, so the material of the entire potion bottle was very strong; it was custom-made by him at a high price.
It wasn't until night that Kevin slowly regained consciousness.
His entire body was enveloped by a sense of powerlessness and weakness; this feeling of mental exhaustion was truly unbearable.
He tremblingly got up, his steps slow, and it took several steps to move to the cabinet nearby.
He took out several types of potions from the cabinet and poured them all into his mouth.
As the liquid flowed in, his body began to recover quickly.
These few bottles of potions were not high-grade goods, but merely concentrated reductions of commonly used modern medical drugs.
There were those for treating fever, providing nutrition, and balancing physiological states.
Fifteen minutes later, the effects of the medicine were complete.
Kevin then stood up again; his physical condition was finally better than before.
He picked up the fallen potion from the ground.
The final product, the liquid in the bottle, was a purplish-pink color, with twinkling starlight within, looking as dreamy as a fantasy.
Kevin sat on the sofa.
"It's a good thing it finally succeeded; the process was truly too dangerous… But this potion should still be C-grade; the limit of this grade is probably like this."
In Kevin's system for evaluating potions, in addition to classifying them based on materials and efficacy, the more crucial evaluation standard was the time and Nen he expended during the refining process.
Take D-grade and C-grade potions, for example; there was a qualitative difference in terms of consumption.
More than a month ago, making a D-grade potion, Kevin only needed a maximum of ten minutes.
At that time, making a bottle of C-grade potion took Kevin an average of about an hour or more.
If the amount of Nen in the body were quantified.
The amount of Nen consumed to make a D-grade potion did not exceed 1000 points at most.
And the average amount of Nen required to make a C-grade potion was above 5000 points; the stronger the potion, the greater the demand for Nen.
Kevin estimated that this new potion he made consumed nearly 10000 total Nen.
According to his previous classification standards for potions, if the Nen consumption exceeded 10,000, he believed the potion should have reached B-grade level.
But he felt that the total amount of Nen in his body might not have broken through this value yet, so the potion he made naturally could not reach the B-grade standard.
Fortunately, the new potion did not break through this value either, so he ultimately managed to complete it by the skin of his teeth.
Looking at the potion in his hand, how strong was this potion exactly?
Kevin found it difficult to judge precisely, but it was undoubtedly unique enough to allow Kevin's Nen to respond to emotions and will.
Nen originally had such a function; it was just unknown what the specific strengthening effect of this potion was.
However, it was certain that if it was related to Nen, the effect of the potion was indeed consistent with the main and auxiliary ingredients.
As for its use… using his Nen to detect the opponent's emotions? Or using it to sense hostility towards himself?
However, considering that the potion's effect only lasted for fifteen minutes, perhaps this potion could only be effective in certain special circumstances.
"Let's call this potion the Essence Sensing Potion," Kevin murmured to himself.
But no matter what, successfully creating a new potion and clarifying the potion effects that One Moment's Dream could achieve.
This was enough to satisfy Kevin.
"Now that it's confirmed, it's time to try building my Nen Ability."
He had been committed to making finished products that met expectations with these few materials, the main purpose of which was to explore the limits of his Nen Ability.
That is, whether he could imbue his Nen with certain characteristics or achieve certain changes.
This functional Nen Ability would not tell him itself; the remaining experimental records and the fragmented memories in his mind had no relevant knowledge at all.
It could only be that the original body, which was not sufficiently trained, was not enough to refine high-grade potions.
And the strength potion did not meet his idea, because you can essentially consider the effect it produces as a stimulation and strengthening of the body.
The change in Nen was the answer he temporarily wanted to get.
This was crucial for him.
During these three months in Sky Arena, besides participating in combat training and learning, the most frequent thing Kevin did was spectate battles.
And all of them were battles above the two hundredth floor.
Battles above the two hundredth floor were all duels between Nen Users, but the frequency of battles was not high, usually with several days in between.
Kevin attended almost every match.
The only reason he did this was to use his "Gyo" in the stands, relying on his excellent control over Nen, to carefully observe the combatants.
To determine the type of Nen Ability the opponent belonged to and deduce the specific effects of the opponent's Nen Ability.
Then, combining this with the battle results, he further deepened his understanding of the various Nen Ability knowledge he had previously learned from Bisky.
This allowed him to make rapid progress in his understanding of Nen Ability within just three months, and he developed his own understanding.
Observe, analyze, deduce.
These three seemed to be etched into his mind.
Understanding of Nen Ability, insight into himself, familiarity with the gold scale.
These three intertwined, helping Kevin build a Nen Ability he had always dreamed of, one that aligned with his initial goals.
Allowing his talent to perfectly combine with his Nen Ability, circumventing the body's defects, and achieving such a Nen Ability.
And now, the final crucial link has been determined.
He has already clarified the direction for building his Nen Ability and has a preliminary framework.