Chapter 59: Hallucinogenic Potion (Deadly Poison Edition)

“Big sister, can I sit here and watch?”
Xia Xiaoan had just finished washing the large bag of beautiful mushrooms that Chang Jieming had brought over.
Su Miao glanced at Xia Xiaoan and casually handed her two gas masks. “You can, but put this on.”
A gas mask...
Xia Xiaoan was obviously startled.
Obediently, she took the mask and put it on her face.
To be honest, she’d been curious at first, but the moment she saw Su Miao take out the gas masks, her curiosity turned to fear.
It was her first time brewing a magic potion, and not just any potion—one that was lethally poisonous and incurable. Caution was necessary.
Su Miao consulted the potion book and began making the magic potion.
First step: Add water to the frying pan.
Su Miao fetched a large barrel of mineral water from her magical storage, unscrewed the cap, and filled the pan.
Second step: Turn on the induction cooker.
Not knowing the exact amount of heat required, she simply set it to maximum. After all, there were so many beautiful mushrooms to use.
The induction cooker worked well; five minutes later, the water was boiling.
Third step: Activate the magic array.
Su Miao stretched out her hand and, using her spiritual power, sensed the magic circle in front of her, letting her magic flow into it like water.
The sensation was somewhat like casting a minor waterball spell.
But in practice, it felt as if she’d gained some new insight.
Beside her, Xia Xiaoan watched as the circle on the floor suddenly turned a strange blood-red, and couldn’t help wanting to cover her mouth, only to remember she was wearing a gas mask.
She quickly lowered her hand, not daring to make any unnecessary movements for fear of disturbing Su Miao’s potion-making.
As the array lit up, the boiling water in the pan quickly grew still, as if it had never boiled at all.
The array had been successfully activated for potion-making; time for the next step.
Su Miao swiftly began tossing the washed mushrooms into the pan. The instant the beautiful mushrooms touched the water, they melted away like snow and ice.
The array was assisting in extracting the mushrooms’ essential components.
As more and more mushrooms entered the pan, the liquid within did not increase in volume at all. At first, Su Miao had worried the frying pan might not be large enough, that she’d have to switch to another or make several batches.
Now it was clear there was no need.
In no time, nearly thirty kilograms of mushrooms had been added, and the liquid in the pan had turned all the colors of the rainbow, with adorable bubbles occasionally rising to the surface.
Those bubbles likely contained toxic substances.

“Xiaoan, open the window.”
Su Miao, watching the iridescent liquid, gave the instruction.
“Big sister, there aren’t any windows on the second floor—they were all blown out.” Xia Xiaoan replied.
Right, after the last two battles, there wasn’t a single intact window left on the second floor.
Su Miao nodded, found a paulownia twig from her magical storage, and used it as a makeshift wand to stir the colorful brew in the pan.
She couldn’t even remember when she’d picked up this twig; probably saw it lying straight and wand-like on the warehouse floor one time and picked it up absentmindedly.
What she didn’t know was that after she took the twig, a twelve-year-old boy had cried for a long time.

Next came the most critical step.
Extracting and separating the unwanted ingredients, Su Miao fetched alcohol and flour from her magical storage.
She poured in the alcohol first, stirring thoroughly for five minutes until the liquid’s colors grew even more vivid.
Next, she added flour, stirring for ten minutes to ensure the unwanted substances combined fully with the flour.
In theory, these two steps required special potion materials, but Su Miao had none, so she had to make do.
Besides, she wasn’t making the [Hallucinogenic Elixir] for herself, nor was she going to consume it, so skipping a few essential steps was no big deal.
Bubbles rose even more vigorously in the rainbow-hued liquid.
Su Miao watched intently, continuing to stir.
After about thirty more minutes, the potion in the pan began to turn clear, though it retained a faint, dreamlike iridescence.
That signaled that the [Hallucinogenic Elixir (Deadly Poison)] was nearly complete.
But in potion form, would it really be easy to poison someone?
Su Miao pondered for a moment, then extended her hand, letting a potion-making magic array glow at her fingertip before infusing it into the mixture.
She decided to take the book’s method a step further.
In the blink of an eye, a special fragrance wafted from the brew, stimulating the appetite.
Su Miao took out a glass bottle and used a spoon to collect about 500 milliliters of the deadly hallucinogenic elixir.
She left the rest in the pan to cook down, reducing it further until it crystallized into transparent pellets.
At a glance, these crystals could easily be mistaken for ordinary seasoning MSG.
“It’s done!”
Su Miao beamed at the mass of crystals in the pan.
Though the process had consumed a great deal of her magic, it was all worth it.

In these days of scarcity, people were surely tired of living without MSG.
She hoped those from the company would enjoy their meal.
Carefully, Su Miao collected the crystals and stored them in a spice jar from the villa’s kitchen. To all appearances, it was just a jar of real MSG.
After considering, she took a bag of salt from her magical storage and filled another jar.
If both salt and “MSG” were discovered together, there’d be no suspicion, right?
She gathered the dark potion residue from the pan, packing it into plastic bags—one never knew when it might come in handy.
After all, tossing it carelessly could lead to unforeseen accidents.
Once everything was packed away, Su Miao began to process the collected liquid potion.
She filled ten small test tubes with the potion and left the rest in the glass bottle for later.
Finally, she found a cardboard box, placed all the finished products inside, and stored it in her magical space.
Now, the only problem left was how to deliver these potions to her targets’ dining table.

“Xiaoan, let’s go back upstairs.”
Su Miao led Xia Xiaoan up to the third floor. She took off her gas mask and let out a breath.
“Big sister, what does this potion do?”
Xia Xiaoan removed her own mask and asked curiously.
Su Miao replied, “This is a deadly, incurable hallucinogenic elixir. After ingesting it, within the first two hours, a person can’t distinguish reality from illusion. When two hours are up, the poison takes effect and they die.”
“At least, that’s how it should work...”
Xia Xiaoan looked at Su Miao, suddenly uneasy.
Was Su Miao really that unreliable—she didn’t even know exactly what potion she had made?
At that moment, a wave of hunger struck. Su Miao instinctively glanced at her phone.
“It’s already three in the afternoon?”
No wonder her stomach was so empty.
Su Miao pulled out a brand-new induction cooker. “Xiaoan, how about hotpot for lunch?”
Xia Xiaoan pointed to the generator. “Big sister, you used up all the stored electricity just now making the potion.”
Su Miao blinked. “Well, then let’s just have instant noodles.”