Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 92 Authorship and Supervisor's Reaction

After writing the final conclusion, Harris gently put down his quill and rubbed his slightly sore wrist.

"Finally finished!" Sandramea cheered, eagerly picking up a copy of the paper. Although she only vaguely understood most of the complex arguments, she was still incredibly happy to see her own and her partners' names written on it.

There is no dispute regarding the order of authorship. As the true creator of the drug, the provider of its core ideas, and the coordinator of the team's tasks, Li Ang rightfully deserves to be ranked first.

Sandra Meyer and Harris made outstanding contributions to material screening, extensive basic experiments, and the final drug trial. After some initial reluctance, they decided to tie for second place.

"Then let's split up and submit them." Li Ang picked up a paper and the carefully crafted [Dragon Power] potion.

The three of them smiled at each other, their eyes filled with anticipation for the future.

Li Ang stepped into his mentor Eve's living room once again.

"Professor," Li Ang bowed respectfully, presenting the paper and the reagents, "this is the final result of our research group, and we are applying for project approval."

Eve nodded slightly, took the thick stack of parchment, and her gaze fell on the title on the cover, "Research and Development Report of a Novel Dragon Power Agent Based on a Sustained-Release Structure," a subtle fluctuation flashing in her eyes.

She began to flip through the pages, her cool and aloof expression revealing nothing.

Li Ang sat quietly to the side and waited. After a long while, Eve finished turning the last page, gently placed the paper on her lap, picked up the bottle of medicine again, and carefully examined it against the light.

Within the dark red liquid, the suspended yellow capsule slowly rotated, emitting unique energy fluctuations.

"Slow-release capsules..." Eve murmured to herself, her fingertips gently stroking the cool bottle. She then looked up at Li Ang, her tone still calm, but with an indescribable undertone.

"Li Ang, you have once again broken out of the established framework, using the ordinary for the extraordinary, and your approach to alleviate... is indeed unique."

She paused, seemingly considering her words.

"Fortunately, although the results this time are unconventional, they are still within a controllable range. If they were as groundbreaking as your cold extraction method and muscle-building drugs, we might have to keep these results a secret again."

Li Ang couldn't tell if she was joking or serious.

He could only bow quickly and say, "You flatter me, mentor. These are just some of my immature thoughts."

Eve put down the potion, her gaze falling on the signatures: "Leon Carlson, Sandramea Maxwell, Harris White..."

She nodded slightly. "In my opinion, this achievement is far more valuable than ordinary research projects, and it is enough to qualify you for promotion to a formal wizard."

Li Ang was secretly delighted, but Eve continued:

"However, the necessary procedures still need to be followed. I will submit this material and the medicine to the school's review committee. The final decision will be made by the review committee."

"Yes, thank you, mentor." Li Ang bowed again.

"Go ahead and wait for news."

Eve waved her hand, picked up the paper again, and seemed to intend to read it carefully once more.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere was completely different in Karin's somewhat messy workshop.

"What? What did you guys come up with?" Professor Karin's voice suddenly rose as she looked at the papers and medicines that Sandra Meyer and Harris handed her, and she almost fell off her chair.

She snatched the paper and quickly began to skim through it. The more she read, the wider her eyes widened. The sleepiness on her face had vanished completely, replaced by utter disbelief.

"Sustained-release structure? Using tree bread and algae jelly to address side effects? Are you kidding me?"

She muttered to herself as she read, her brain seemingly about to crash from the overwhelming amount of information.

Moreover, she knew her two apprentices all too well.

Sandra Meyer has barely passed her pharmacology exams. Her strengths are her incredible strength and high endurance. She's good at testing drugs, but creating a completely new pharmaceutical process? Are you kidding me?

The so-called improved berserk potion she created was actually a failed product with excessively strong side effects.

While Harris has a solid foundation and is diligent in his work, he lacks innovative thinking and is more of an excellent executor than a pioneer.

Given their abilities, it was impossible for them to come up with such a brilliant, even bizarre, solution. Karin flipped to the last page of the paper, her eyes instantly locking onto the name of the first author.

Leon Carlsen.

It is him again!

That potions genius who got a huge windfall from Eve.

Karin put down her paper, took a deep breath, and tried to calm her turbulent emotions. She looked at her two expectant apprentices with a complex expression, her tone a mixture of disbelief and a hint of mockery:

"I say... what kind of luck did you two have to be able to latch onto such a powerful backer? Hmm?"

She blinked knowingly. "Could it be... using your body?"

Upon hearing this, Sandramea looked completely bewildered, her emerald green eyes filled with confusion:

"Body? Master, are you saying that our drug trials were very tough? That's right, this princess has had quite a few nosebleeds." She puffed out her chest, looking proud.

Harris, standing next to her, instantly blushed, even the tips of her ears turning crimson. She stamped her foot in embarrassment and anxiety.

"Mentor, what... what nonsense are you talking about?" She quickly tugged at Sandramea, who was still clueless, and whispered, "Sandramea, you should shut up too."

Karin, observing the starkly different reactions of the two, especially Harris's embarrassed and annoyed expression and Sandra Meyer's completely clueless bewilderment, couldn't help but chuckle and wave her hand dismissively.

"Okay, okay, don't get excited, I was just kidding."

Harris took a deep breath, adjusted his glasses, and tried to calm himself down before explaining:

"Mentor, it's because Wizard Sandramea and Wizard Leon knew each other before. I... I just happened to be in the same research group as her, and I benefited from her connections." Harris's tone was a little embarrassed.

Karin nodded, her gaze returning to the vial of potion, and sighed:

"Regardless of the process, the result is astonishing. This achievement... is enough to qualify all three of you for promotion. I'll submit it to the review committee. Just wait, the news will come soon." She carefully put away the paper and the medicine, her face full of regret. "That kid Li Ang... he really is a golden goose."

The review committee is located on the twenty-second floor, the same floor as the school contribution point exchange area.

Although it is called a committee, it is actually chaired by the faction leader Carlos. All potion school instructors are judges, but in accordance with the principle of avoiding conflict of interest, instructors cannot judge the works of their own students.

Eve, carrying the paper and the medicine, entered her father Carlos's department head's office, which, although spacious, felt somewhat crowded due to the bookshelves filled with various exotic plant specimens.