In early December, the recruitment of pharmacists was finally completed, and a total of 162 pharmacists were recruited, which was a larger number than expected.

All these apothecaries, with the exception of those who already had a place to live in the city of Nice, were all placed on the second and third floors, and the rooms were limited, and only two people could share a room, but no one had a problem with this. Both the high salaries and the upcoming research had fueled the apothecaries, and the rooms at the Dawn Hotel were large enough that even if two people shared a room, they wouldn't be crowded at all.

The slightly larger rooms on the third and fourth floors of the institute were all converted into laboratories. Donner retrieved the crystals from Pompeii and his party, which were used to pay for all the remodeling and purchase of equipment, and there was a slight surplus.

He gave the surplus to Moen, who bought a smaller building next to the institute and set it up as a simple pharmacy school. This pharmacy school will be used to train poor people who are as gifted as Doris, but who do not have the opportunity to study pharmacy. During their studies, students can also go to the institute to undertake some simple chores.

On December 7, the institute was officially inaugurated, and Donner met with all the pharmacists in the largest laboratory on the fourth floor.

After a few brief words of encouragement, he came up with two plans.

"As you know, in the initial stage of the institute, there are only two research objectives. I've received ninety-seven Forbidden Potion Plans and one hundred and thirty-two Grain Production Plans. The two copies I have now are the most detailed and creative in my opinion. ”

Donner picked up one of the plans. "Who is Penalbon?"

"Master," a mediocre-looking middle-aged pharmacist stood up. "I'm Penal. ”

Donner glanced at the pharmacist, who had chosen this one from a long list of plans. He also inquired about Moen, who was very fond of Perner.

"Okay, you'll be in charge of the Forbidden Potion team, and all ninety-seven pharmacists who have submitted their plans will be assigned to this team, and you'll be on the fourth floor of the Institute. I will allocate 10 million magic crystal budget to you, and any purchase plan, you can submit it directly to Irina. Within a year, as long as I can research the kind of forbidden potion I requested, I will reward the entire team with one million magic crystals. Your personal bonus part, Irina will let you know later. Still have questions?"

Hearing the budget of 10 million magic crystals and the reward of 1 million magic crystals, Penal was almost speechless with excitement. Ten million magic crystals is equivalent to an unlimited budget for potion research.

And for a person like Penal who is immersed in pharmacy, a team of nearly 100 people, coupled with an uncapped budget, is a good thing that he can't even think of in his past career, let alone a huge reward once the research is successful.

Donner blushed at the sight of him. Speechless, Wan Er smiled and continued: "Okay, since you have no problem. I'll just add that if the research project is completed ahead of schedule, the prize money will be paid out early. And, the team will continue to be led by you. Do other research. But...... If it is not completed by then, not only will the bonus terms be void. The team will also be disbanded, and everyone will be integrated into the food production team. Questions?"

Penal nodded silently. If he had spent so much money and still hadn't produced any results, he felt that he might not be able to stay in this institute any longer.

Then, Donner made a distribution of the food production team, and the budget for this research is also 10 million magic crystals in a year, but there is no time limit.

The number of people in this team is smaller than that of the Forbidden Potion research team, but the division of labor is more mixed.

For example, the work of breeding and selecting seeds was entrusted to Luna, who would have a dozen pharmacists working under her, and Irina had already purchased several experimental plots for them on the outskirts of Nice.

Breeding may not seem to have much to do with pharmacy, but the pharmacists knew in their hearts how valuable the research might be, and that they had the patience and analytical skills they possessed as pharmacists that the average farmer could not have, let alone the huge budget that Master Kevin had prepared for them.

After arranging all the work, Downer appointed Moen as the deputy director of the institute in front of everyone, and if he was not at the institute, Moen would take full charge of the work.

At this moment, Moen did not know that the practice of "Master Kevin" was tantamount to entrusting this research institute to him, and he would become one of the most influential pharmacists in Middle-earth.

Once the institute was officially launched, Donner would spend some time each day with Moen on the rounds. He did not interfere in specific research, but made reasonable adjustments to the personnel team that had just been built, put the right people in the right positions, and repeatedly reminded several project leaders to do a good job in the division of labor, and handed over the specific experiments to his subordinates to do, and he only needed to design the experiment and grasp the direction.

With every adjustment, he explained his intentions to Moen, and instilled the ideas of the modern laboratory into Moen little by little.

Time is limited, his energy is also limited, and there are some words that Moen may not be able to understand for a while, and Donner can only do these things for the time being. However, he believed that with this framework, and the huge amount of money, the institute would become the pinnacle of pharmacy in Middle-earth. If one day, he can return from the Magic Continent, maybe it will help him with his next plan.

One night in mid-December, Donner pulled away and called Moen to him, who looked at his cautious expression and vaguely felt that something important was about to happen, and his face became solemn.

"Moen, in two months, I'll be away for a while. So I'm going to tell you a few things now. ”

"Grown, you want to ......"

Donner shook his head slightly, interrupting Moen: "I have something very important to do, and I hope you don't tell anyone about it." ”

Moen nodded heavily.

"The research on the forbidden potion that the institute is doing is important to me, and this research will be successful no matter what it takes. Once you've done your research, you'll have sixty standard servings ready, washed and packed with irontooth swim bladders from the Forgotten Sea, and someone will pick them up in a year's time. You give me a token now. ”

Moen thought for a moment, took a lanyard from his neck, and solemnly handed it to Donner. At the end of the lanyard is a small iron lump, which resembles a cow and a horse.

"This is what my father tied to me when he sent me to the nursery. ”

"Okay, when the time comes, that person will give this back to you, you just give him the potion. (To be continued.) )