The dinner guests entered one after another and began to talk to each other with wine glasses. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info followed the first few guests, and Colin and Wald entered the ballroom. Colin glanced briefly at the guests, and could see that the guests in the Grand Ballroom were divided into two parts: a group of costumed scholars gathered in the center of the room, toasting each other, leaning backs and chin up, and talking to each other, and on the other side was a group of unobtrusively dressed scholars, some even dressed in casual clothes, who were talking softly on the edge of the room, holding wine glasses in their hands, but they were never seen taking a sip.

"Hmph, that's kind of interesting. Colin looked at Wald with some amusement.

"Looks like you've seen the telling. Wald, of course, knew it.

"Master Colin, this way, please. Northson, who was in the crowd not far away, spotted Colin and hurriedly greeted him.

Colin and Wald answered the call and walked over. Norson reappeared, dressed in a dark red robe in the style of a scholar's gown, with the pattern of a nightingale looming under the heavy jujube velvet - the emblem of the Toxicologists' Guild, and this robe was supposed to be the Toxicologists' Guild's president's robe.

Beside Northon stood a slightly inappropriately dressed scholar, with some medicine stains on the cuffs, but the scholar was full of energy and his eyes were very attentive, giving people a strong sense of enthusiasm.

Colin also noticed his enthusiastic gaze and smiled in response.

"This is Master Toksi, a registered toxicologist in the Bierre District and a professor of pharmacy at the Imperial School of Medicine. Northen was on the sidelines making a presentation.

After listening to Northon's introduction, Colin hurriedly saluted Toksi, his identity is really a little special: most of the registered members of the Toxicologists Association are pharmacists or work in the fields of medicine and forensic science, but there are still very few top masters like Toxy, who are known as one of the top universities in the mainland. What's more, the Imperial School of Medicine is rumored to be one of the first few institutions initiated by Hecras, and his first president was Mieda's husband, the great pharmacist Hieroni, so such a prominent professor of the academy naturally attracted Colin's special respect.

"You don't have to salute, this is a place of academic exchange, where there is no higher and who is lower. Toxey helped hold Colin in his hands, "Master Northon just told me about your detoxification process earlier today, and I'm shocked that you were able to crack a new poison so quickly. After that, you will be invited to take the time to help with the detoxification work. ”

Colin smiled embarrassedly and said: "On the one hand, it was really good luck to be able to crack this poison before, and on the other hand, Master Northon was also an important promoter of this cracking work, if he hadn't properly arranged the experiment and relief manpower, I'm afraid that the poisoned area would have killed and injured countless people by now." ”

Toksi patted Northon on the side again, smiled heartily, and said: "Indeed, the two of you are not in the limelight this time, so I look forward to your future cracking results sharing." Speaking of this, he glanced at the entrance of the hall again, "I saw a few acquaintances over there, went to say hello, and lost company first." ”

A few people briefly clinked glasses and drank, and Toksi smiled and walked towards the two scholars in the direction of the entrance of the hall.

"Well, do you see anything interesting about Master Colin at this banquet tonight?" Noxon looked at Colin with a meaningful smile.

"It's not surprising that everyone has their own good, as long as everyone is still working on the same volunteer. Colin looked at the group of academics in the middle of the field who were busy socializing.

"I hope so, but it's really worrying that scholars aren't academics. Northon frowned.

A handyman walked briskly, whispered a few words to Wald, and then withdrew.

"Teacher, the dinner is ready to start at any time. Wald whispered to Northon.

"Let's get started, Master Colin, I'd like to start the meeting sooner. Northon made a gesture to Colin inviting him to take a seat.

Colin nodded and walked in the direction of the table.

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After a short while, Northon stood in the center of the ballroom and loudly announced the start of the banquet to the guests, informing them that the banquet would last for half an hour, and then moved to the laboratory lecture hall for the exchange meeting.

Six round tables were divided into the ballroom, and Colin sat at the table of a scholar in fine costume. After the feast, these social enthusiasts have been chatting with each other. And the fresh-faced Colin was naturally ignored by everyone, sitting in the corner of the dining table and eating quietly and quickly.

The menu was simple, with a starter, a soup and a slice of garlic toast, a main course of stewed chicken thighs with mashed potatoes, and a small cold pudding served to the guests at the end of the meal. However, it was already a very good dish for Colin, and compared to the other guests at the same table who had only eaten a few bites, Colin could be said to have eaten a lot of food, and there were no side dishes left. This move also deepened his impression of being a "backcountry nerd" in the eyes of others, and some scholars even cast a look of disdain.

But Colin naturally didn't see this, he was busy eating, and he had the strength to speak when he was full. The amount of reading in the library had already made him hungry, and he took the opportunity to fill his belly.

Half an hour passed quickly, and night fell. One after another, the scholars got up and followed the guidance of the handymen to the oratorium.

In accordance with the previous notice to participants, there will be two presentations tonight. The guests sat down in the audience, and Northen stepped onto the podium, and the room fell silent.

Northen cleared his throat and began his opening remarks with a warm smile: "Distinguished gentlemen, today we are honored to have two of our colleagues share their knowledge and insights with us. Allow me to invite Master Marov to the stage to share his insights on the method of confusion!

There was a round of applause, and an old scholar with gray hair stepped onto the podium. Northen stepped forward to shake his hand and give way to the podium.

"Mr. Wald, could you please explain to me what this 'method of confusion' means. Colin whispered to Wald.

"It is a poison preparation technique used to trick the cracker into thinking that it is another kind of poison and cause the crack to fail. Wald's answer was standard. It wasn't surprising that Colin didn't know what the confusion method was, and it was clear from previous conversations that Colin wasn't a professional toxicologist, so it wasn't surprising that he didn't understand this very theoretical term.

"But it can still be brute-force by curing the symptoms of poison. Colin was a little confused about the value of this science.

"Most toxicologists are not good at symptom cures and experiments, and they usually rely on the characteristics of memory agents, poison characteristics, and corresponding antidotes to crack the poison. Obfuscation is very effective against these toxicologists. Wald patiently explained for Colin.

In fact, few people would have dared to try to crack the symptoms of poison directly, as Colin did during the day: the risk of failure was high, and the experiment was very draining. However, it is undeniable that early toxicologists used this method to solve sudden poison disasters. This is also a kind of "classical method".

This classical method has been discussed scientifically in the writings of some early toxicologists. Written in the early days of the First Empire, the Antidote is still one of the most important textbooks in its own right, and it devotes an entire chapter to "test-based detoxification." It describes in detail the creation of various types of tests, the control methods of conditions, the simulation methods of the environment, and other considerations.

Unfortunately, as more and more poisons are discovered and cracked out, this "primitive" way of cracking poisons is becoming more and more despised. Few of today's toxicologists have the ability to crack the classical method.

Master Malov's speech referred to a method of confusion he invented called the "Wrapping Method", which presumably uses Agent A as the "surface agent", which causes the main poison reaction, and some of its components act as inhibitors to prevent the active reaction of Agent B. This way, if Agent A is cracked, Agent B will attack immediately.

"Master Maroff's method is really sinister. In this way, the classical method will also be tricked, no, this is even beyond the scope of confusion, more like a mixture of things. Wald sighed under his breath.

Colin on the side nodded secretly when he heard this, and at the same time, he was worried about whether the poison found during the day would use this technique. However, Colin was quick to dispel his fears, after all, the woman who ate the wild herb was indeed no longer affected by the poison, which at least proved that the mysterious wild herb could save the life of the poisoner.

Swept away his doubts, Colin leaned back in his chair and continued to listen to the speech.