CHAPTER 371: CHAPTER 371: TURNING THE TABLES

The three lucky individuals who were drawn immediately began processing the Snow Juice.

The surroundings were very quiet.

Ji You also quietly watched from the side, not speaking to disturb the three.

Snow Juice—actually a mucus extracted from a certain Star Beast—liquefies completely within a few seconds of being harvested. Due to its adhesive characteristics, humans have researched and transformed it into an adhesive, typically used in large machinery such as the production of spaceships, airships, starships, and mechas. This powerful glue is essential for bonding various materials with different properties.

It can be said that Snow Juice has a wide range of applications and is one of the most fundamental adhesives currently.

minute.

minutes.

minutes.

...

As time ticked away, the initially quiet audience began to grow restless—

Suddenly—

One of them stopped their work, revealing a frustrated expression, and said, "I made an error just now. In the process of decomposing the molecules, I acted slightly prematurely, causing the molecules to fail to recombine properly."

This error meant that the material in their hand was instantly ruined.

Missing by a fraction can lead to a gross misstep—that’s exactly what had happened.

"Shush—" Cheng Jing raised a hand, signaling the student to be quiet.

The student immediately fell silent and nervously watched the operations of the other two.

Then.

After about 5 minutes, one of them put down their tools, sighed in relief, and said, "Finally succeeded!"

As they spoke, they reached out to gently lift up a transparent glass tube, inside of which was a shining liquid, almost transparent, but upon comparison, it was a few notches inferior to what Ji You had produced, yet still significantly better than the regular standard of Snow Juice.

Very soon.

The third student also finished their work. They stopped their hands, couldn’t help but take a careful look at the Snow Juice they had processed, and revealed a satisfied smile, "Feels pretty good."

Audience: "Quick, run the tests!"

"Right, right... Don’t waste time, get on with the tests!"

"We’ve waited so long the flowers are wilting, hurry up and test it, will you!"

...

Without needing further urging from the audience, Jiang Tong, Xia Dong, and Shi Yin, who were responsible for testing, took up the two tubes of material and began to meticulously conduct the tests.

Then—

Under the tense and impatient wait of everyone present, the results were finally out.

The first person’s product had an effective usage rate of: 96.5%.

The second person’s product had an effective usage rate of: 97.54%.

Both were significantly inferior to the Snow Juice processed by Ji You but far surpassed the international standard of 95%. At this point, everyone’s mouths fell open in shock, and for a moment, they didn’t know what to say.

After a short while.

The audience boiled over again:

"Ah ah ah!!! So it’s true! It really can be done!"

"Ah ah ah!!! This means I could at least improve it by 1% as well!"

"The operations of the two individuals just now were a bit hurried, resulting in a lack of smoothness, but there is actually a lot of room for improvement. Given more time, they could certainly achieve the same effects as Student Ji You!"

"It’s over! I can’t hold back now. I want to go back now and start making it myself."

"Same here, I don’t have the patience to sit still anymore; I want to go back and try it out."

...

Listening to the discussions around the stage, Ji You smiled and said, "Everyone, please calm down. You have all seen the processing methods and results of the three students just now. Of course, you must also be very curious about what has caused such great astonishment. Allow me to share a few simple insights. Please be patient and let me explain what I understand."

The petite and slender silhouette of the young girl stood at the lectern. Her light voice fell gently on everyone’s hearts; each word, each sentence, although quietly spoken by her, inexplicably imbued a sense of formidable strength.

In an instant, the restless audience became quiet once more, everyone raising their heads and listening attentively.

Ji You spoke softly, "The first student was somewhat impulsive. They were unsteady while processing the material and accidentally altered the structure of two molecules, leading to failure. However, this situation can be remedied."

Remedy?

The single word stirred surprise among the audience!

"Indeed."

"Remedy." Ji You smiled faintly and continued, "That’s by removing those two damaged molecules and their complementary molecules from the batch. By doing so, the material’s properties won’t change, thus preventing the material from being wasted."

Though Snow Juice is a basic material, it is nonetheless extracted from Star Beasts, involving a certain degree of danger. Therefore, it’s imperative not to waste materials.

Ji nodded soberly and continued, "I’ve taken back the material wasted by the first student earlier. While it hadn’t completely degraded, there was a chance for reprocessing."

At this point, Ji You paused slightly and looked towards the audience, softly asking, "Would everyone allow me 15 minutes to process this material?"

"Of course!"

"Start it up quickly."

"Don’t even mention 15 minutes, we would wait even 150 minutes."

The idea proposed by Ji You had thoroughly piqued everyone’s interest. By this time, nobody was in a rush to leave. In fact, several students even quickly brought out their Light Computers and contacted their classmates, urging them to come and watch.

If Ji You had merely improved the Snow Juice to 98%, it would have already been astonishing.

But—

Now, she was about to utilize in front of everyone what seemed to be a wasted material, involving another area of knowledge.

This was incredibly rare.

Even some seasoned researchers would be greatly interested in this.

So—

As Ji You sat down at the workbench again, immersing herself fully in processing the material, the originally empty hall gradually filled with more students, starting with just two or three, and then arriving in groups.

Later on—

As news spread far and wide, many students from the Material Department housed in training rooms and labs were alerted and rushed over, dropping whatever they were doing.

Among them, some were senior students.

Then—

When Ji You put down her tools and raised her head, she was startled, "What’s going on?"

Due to the shock, the freshly processed Snow Juice in her hand shook, and it almost fell to the ground with a plunk. The audience couldn’t help but leap to their feet, "Calm down! Don’t move!"

Ji You tightly grasped the glass tube, stabilizing her shaking body.

The audience watched this scene and collectively sighed in relief, "Ji You, don’t be agitated. First, slowly put down the material in your hand and then we can have a proper conversation, good girl~"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You looked at the hundreds of additional people in the audience, forcing calmness on her face but feeling a complex mix of emotions inside:

Was this—

What success looked like?