rsha’s eyes widened so much her glasses almost slipped off.
"Y-You want to make the supplent even better...?"
Garion nodded without hesitation.
"Indeed. You’re from a poison clan, right? That ans you understand ingredients, reactions, mixtures, and doses better than anyone here."
rsha fidgeted with her fingers.
"But... but Master... I excel in poisoning people, not improving supplents that help people. It’s different."
Garion laughed loudly, leaning back in his chair.
"rsha, have you ever heard this sentence?"
He raised a finger dramatically.
’All things are poison, and nothing is without poison. Only the dose decides if sothing is not a poison.’
rsha tilted her head. "I’ve... never heard that before, Master."
Garion smiled and explained.
"Exactly what I said. Anything can be poison."
He tapped the glowing bottle on the table.
"And anything poisonous can beco useful if the dose is right."
rsha blinked, confused. "So... you an... the only difference between poison and dicine is the amount?"
Garion nodded.
"Correct. You already understand how to calculate lethal doses. That ans you also understand how to calculate a safe dose."
He leaned forward.
"You know how to create danger... which ans you can create safety too."
rsha lowered her gaze, her voice small.
"But... I never learned healing formulas. Or dical mixtures. Or proper supplent care. I don’t know anything about creating beneficial things..."
Garion gently tapped her forehead with one finger.
"That’s why you’ll learn."
rsha looked up at him, surprised.
Garion pointed toward the massive divine door leading back into the dojo.
"The [Divine Dojo] has a library filled with books about herbs, dicines, alchemy, and advanced brewing. All the knowledge you need is there."
rsha blinked softly, unsure. "...Really?"
Garion nodded with his arms crossed, proudly smiling.
"Dozens of books. Auto-organized. They float to you if you ask."
He tapped her forehead gently.
"You just need to read. And test."
rsha frowned, fingers tapping against each other nervously.
"I... I’ll try, Master. But what if I ss up?" She rubbed her arm.
"What if I accidentally make actual poison instead? And... I can’t test it. We only have cadavers. No living subjects."
Garion smirked, already expecting that question.
"Don’t worry about that. I’ve already figured it out."
He turned around. "Follow ."
rsha hurried behind him like a tiny ghostly shadow.
Garion led her toward the very back of the Divine Cafeteria.
Down a short hallway, he stopped in front of a door with a glowing symbol.
He pushed it open, and rsha’s eyes widened instantly.
Inside was a room filled with strange, shiny equipnt she had never seen in her entire life.
rsha covered her mouth. "W-What is all this...?"
Garion stepped inside proudly.
"Welco to the supplent lab of the [Divine Cafeteria]."
He spread his arms wide.
"This is where you will learn, create, test, and perfect every supplent for the God Gym."
rsha took slow steps inside, her eyes darting from machine to machine.
"This place... it feels like another world."
Garion chuckled. "It should. My special relic made most of this. Even I’m still learning so of the functions."
He then walked to a small pedestal and pointed at sothing lying on top of it.
It was a simple-looking doll with neutral expressions and a soft body.
rsha tilted her head. "...A doll?"
Garion picked it up and held it in front of her.
"This isn’t just a doll. This is a [Divine Doll]."
He tapped its chest, and lines of light spread across its body.
"This doll can be preset to match any body type, any physical condition, and any cultivation stage... up to the second realm."
rsha gasped softly. "It... it can mimic a real person?"
Garion smirked and nodded.
"Exactly. Whatever supplent you feed it, whatever mixture you spray, inject, or test... It will react like a real living human."
He wiggled the doll’s arm at her.
"So you don’t need real test subjects. Whatever happens to the doll will tell you the effect precisely."
rsha walked closer, eyes shining.
"Amazing... I never thought sothing like this would exist..."
Garion stroked his chin.
"Well, this is the God Gym. We don’t do things normally."
She smiled shyly. "True..."
Garion then led her to another large piece of equipnt.
It was sothing shaped like a massive box with a glowing rectangle on the front.
It looked like a giant, magical flat-screen television.
"Here," Garion said, patting the side, "is where you can check all current God Gym supplent formulas."
The screen lit up instantly, displaying formulas for [Demonic Creatine], [Demonic Protein], and other terrifying supplents.
rsha gasped again. "I can read all of this...?"
Garion nodded.
"And modify it. Combine it. Improve it."
Then he pointed at a floating crystal next to the screen.
"And this is connected to the God Gym’s main spatial storage. You can summon any ingredient we have: herbs, minerals, beast parts, essence powders, anything."
rsha’s jaw dropped.
"W–Wait... anything? Even precious items from the sect treasury?"
Garion nodded casually. "Of course."
rsha waved her hands nervously.
"B-But Master! Those are valuable! Rare! Shouldn’t we save them?!"
Garion smirked and placed his hand gently on her head.
"rsha."
She froze.
"A treasure is only valuable if it’s used. Herbs sitting in a chest are useless. Supplents made from them can strengthen our disciples and strengthen our sect."
He pulled his hand back and crossed his arms.
"If we hoard everything out of fear, our enemies will just beco stronger and take those treasures anyway."
rsha lowered her gaze.
"...That makes sense."
Garion smiled warmly.
"So. Use everything you need. Don’t hold back."
She looked at the lab again, filled with shimring tools, glowing shelves, and the divine doll slowly blinking awake.
Her heart thumped with excitent.
"...Master," she whispered, "I’ll do it. I’ll learn everything. I’ll make supplents that help everyone grow strong."
Garion nodded proudly.
"That’s what I want to hear."
He stepped aside and gestured toward the lab, offering her the entire room.
"rsha of the God Gym. From today onward, this is your domain."
rsha took a deep breath.
Then she stepped forward into the center of the lab. Her hands trembled with excitent.
"I won’t disappoint you, Master Garion."
Garion smirked.
"I know you won’t."
He turned around to leave but paused at the doorway.
"And rsha?"
She looked up.
"Yes, Master?"
Garion gave her a dangerous grin.
"Let’s create sothing this world has never seen."
rsha smiled for the first ti with genuine confidence.
"Yes."
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