Alice Royal Institute of Technology, named after the greatest queen of the empire, is located in Donghai, a free city-state that was once under the protection of Queen Alice.
It is the oldest and most prestigious technical university in the empire. Nearly half of the most famous physicists, chemists and mathematicians in the history of the empire came from here.
Unlike its great reputation, this university is extremely simple. There are no magnificent teaching buildings, no exaggerated libraries, and all the buildings are no more than six stories high. There are green grass, rows of weeping willows, and the environment is very quiet.
The black Xuelong 950 slowly drove into the campus and stopped under an inconspicuous teaching building.
Sitting in the passenger seat next to the driver Park Soo-na was Sun Luting. He was wearing a brand new white T-shirt and black pants. The old man looked very energetic, completely different from his depressed look yesterday.
After making many phone calls, he contacted an unexpected person. Lu Ming had just gone downstairs and got into Park Soo-na's car when Sun Luting appeared beside the car. Lu Ming didn't say much, but gestured for him to get in the car.
The person Lu Ming wanted to meet was Wen Zaixu, a distinguished professor at the Royal Alice Institute of Technology.
Professor Wen can be said to be the leading light in the imperial chemical science community and an authority in the field of polymer science. He also has a wide range of interests. More than 30 years ago, he discovered the radioactive element radium and proposed the famous "Wen Theory", which is actually the valence bond knowledge and hybrid orbital theory of Lu Ming's world.
He is also a Royal Grand Fellow of the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences, the highest honorary title in the scientific community. There are only a handful of Royal Grand Fellows in the entire empire.
Of course, the person Lu Ming originally wanted to contact was not him. His status was too high and he could not reach him. What's more, he was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The problem he wanted to verify did not require a scientist of this level at all.
Lu Ming used roundabout ways to get in touch with a teacher through a distant relative of Wang Da'an who had a student studying at Alice Institute of Technology.
Who knew that by coincidence, when Lu Ming called, Professor Wen happened to be in the chemistry teacher's office.
The old man was the mentor of the chemistry teacher. He was scolding the teacher for a small mistake the teacher made in conducting new theoretical research. Lu Ming called him and the old man, who was also a weird guy, answered the phone and scolded Lu Ming. Why did he make a random call during working hours
Lu Ming didn't know what was going on, but he wanted to ask for help, so he patiently expressed his thoughts.
The old man became interested after hearing this, and immediately introduced himself and asked Lu Ming to come and see him directly.
Now getting out of the car and looking at this inconspicuous building, Lu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart. This is a real big shot in the scientific community. He seems to be very approachable and warm-hearted? He is willing to help with such a small matter
I am quite interested in the scientific community in this world, especially since I registered a technology company focusing on patents. Therefore, I often buy scientific journals and have a certain understanding of the scientific community in this world.
Speaking of which, Professor Wen is the only one among the Central Plains who is a Grand Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Firstly, there are no more than ten Grand Academicians in the entire empire; secondly, the Central Plains are more or less excluded from the top of all walks of life. Although, among the famous scientists in the entire empire, the Central Plains actually account for more than half, with the same environment and the same starting line, the Central Plains will never lose to any other ethnic group in the scientific community.
Lu Ming walked into the teaching building while thinking about something else.
When we got to the top floor of the sixth floor from the elevator, a slightly plump Western girl in a white coat and glasses ran over immediately and asked, "Are you Mr. Lu Qianxing?"
Lu Ming had an appointment with Professor Wen at 3 p.m., and when he got off the elevator it was 2:50 p.m.
Lu Ming nodded, "Professor Wen Zaixu invited me here."
"I know, please follow me!" The fat girl had some freckles on her face, which made her look more cute and lovely.
Lu Ming followed her and was led into a laboratory. There were several laboratory tables, pots and jars of chemical instruments everywhere, and no decent sofas or chairs.
The fat girl pointed to a small round stool and said, "Mr. Lu, please sit down and wait patiently for a moment."
Lu Ming nodded slightly and sat down as he was told.
The fat girl went to the laboratory table with a pile of test tubes and glass jars, apparently to continue her unfinished chemistry experiment.
Lu Ming was bored and saw a thick stack of information on the small table next to him. He picked it up and started flipping through it.
Fortunately, the information was in both Western and Chinese languages, so I could barely understand it. It seemed that they were all about research on chemicals. Many of them should be chemical reagents from Xinhecheng, and they were studying whether they had value for industrial production.
Lu Ming exclaimed in his heart, this is worthy of Professor Wen's territory, these precious research materials are just thrown away like garbage.
As he was watching, Lu Ming suddenly came back to his senses. He raised his wrist to check his watch. It was almost four o'clock, but Professor Wen had not come yet.
However, Professor Wen must be very busy, and it is a great honor for him to take the time to meet with me. It doesn't matter if I wait a little longer.
He picked up the bottom dozen pages of bound materials and started reading. Lu Ming's eyes suddenly focused, and he turned to the beginning and read carefully line by line.
The substances extracted from a plant called Hanzhou taro can effectively regulate the female body and have a good regulating effect on female menstrual disorders.
Looking at the description, it looks like the same thing.
Could this be the hormone named norethindrone in the previous life
What is the main ingredient of the first generation birth control pill
Think about the years, in the previous life, the technology was at about the same stage of development as it is today, and the first generation of contraceptives appeared.
Lu Ming was lost in thought and flipped through the pages quickly.
Then, my heart sank.
The second half of the information is about research on contraception using a drug with the extract as the main ingredient.
It turns out that people had thought of this a long time ago, and this is as it should be.
Looking at the information, not only have people thought of it, but this drug has also been undergoing two years of clinical trials. It seems that the side effects are not obvious, unlike in the past, when the first generation of contraceptives were in the clinical stage, there were still many side effects. Three women in the first batch who participated in the experiment died.
It seems that as long as it passes the review of the drug regulatory authorities, this first generation of contraceptives can be put on the market.
"Ah, this hasn't been destroyed yet?" The fat girl suddenly exclaimed and snatched the information from Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized: "It's not like they haven't applied for a patent yet? Don't worry, I won't disclose the contents, and it's better to apply for a patent as soon as possible." There's no need to talk about helping with the agency, after all, the other party has his own pharmaceutical company. Although I haven't heard of the name, it should be a small company, but they won't ask me to register a patent.
"No, I won't apply for a patent. Ah, you asked me to destroy it, how could I forget it and put it here?!" The fat girl was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Lu Ming's head was full of question marks, wondering what this meant.
At this moment, the door of the laboratory seemed to open automatically. The fat girl turned pale immediately and dropped the documents in her hand behind her back.
Lu Ming looked in the direction of the sound and was slightly stunned.
But outside, a small snow-white figure walked in. She was wearing a snow-white robe with a hood, similar to the ones worn by priests in games. At this time, the small figure had a hood on her head. Lu Ming could not see her face from the side, and it felt like a little girl.
"Ah, Your Highness..." The fat girl suddenly stopped talking, glanced at Lu Ming, and bowed deeply to the girl, "Miss!"
After thinking for a while, Lu Ming slowly stood up.
"You are so great!" The girl's voice was tender and very pleasant to the ear, but it also seemed to carry a kind of condescending pressure.
Lu Ming was stunned, but saw the girl turn around and look at him.
Sure enough, judging from her age, she was about the same age as Bis, about eight or nine years old. However, unlike Bis who was innocent and cute, she was as clear as water. At that moment, it felt like seeing the purest angel descending from the sky.
The little girl has delicate facial features, as if sculpted by magic, so perfect that it is hard to describe, as if it conforms to the so-called golden ratio and golden rule of human aesthetics. The top painters and the top 3D artists simply cannot create such a perfect angelic face in the virtual world, but it appears in the real world.
Her deep blue eyes were so clear that it seemed as if the entire universe was in them. On both sides of her angelic little face, inside the hood, her delicate long hair seemed to be platinum, very similar to silver, giving people an extremely cold feeling.
In addition, there was the small, extremely gorgeous snow-white sacrificial robe.
Although the girl was young, she seemed to have a huge aura, giving people a feeling that she was an angel descended from the sky, making people feel guilty that it would be a blasphemy to look at her any longer.
While Lu Ming was stunned, the girl had slowly sat on the highest chair, but she was young and not tall enough, so she jumped a little and almost fell off the chair.
The angel filter in front of Lu Ming's eyes was immediately shattered to the ground. He forced himself to hold back and lowered his head to prevent himself from laughing out loud.
"Lu Qianxing, you are so awesome. I am talking to you!" The girl's Central Plains dialect was very standard, childish and sweet.
"Oh, I don't understand what you are talking about..." Lu Ming was a little confused.
"I also saw the case of that Japanese slave. He is a bad guy, right?"
Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay. From the tone of his voice, it could be seen that he was still a child after all. He simply divided people into bad guys and good guys.
It was like the BGM came with it when it first appeared, and I got scared.
"We'll have to wait until after the trial to see what happens. Right now, we can only say that he is a criminal suspect."
"Tsk, lawyers are all hypocritical, and you are the same, boring!" The girl snorted, but after a while, she couldn't help but look at Lu Ming curiously, "Why are you so smart? Have you traveled in a time machine and been to the future several decades later?"
Lu Ming was stunned. Although children's words are not restrained, these words were too scary. They were almost tearing up his underwear.
"Me, how am I smart?" For a moment, I was just like a child, having the most useless debate.
If it was in court, he would be dead.
"You are smarter than me. I am the smartest person in the world. However, I have been thinking about the case of the Japanese slaves for a long time and couldn't come up with any good solution. Now you have figured it out. Aren't you smart?" The girl blinked her big eyes and looked at Lu Ming seriously.
Lu Ming looked at the girl speechlessly. This girl, who was a pure angel when she first appeared, turned into a pretentious kid, and now, is she a narcissist
It's simply mind-blowing.
"Oh, no. Theoretically, there is someone in this world who is smarter than me. I'm looking for him but can't find him. He is also from Central China. You should be the third smartest!" The girl held her chin with her hand, looking very serious.
Lu Ming looked at her and gradually felt that this girl might not be narcissistic, but was just speaking her true thoughts. The "cleverness" she said might be different from what ordinary people understand.
"Ah, let's not talk about him. I don't know if he exists or not. I've only seen him in my dreams! And my father's nightmares are all about him!" The girl suddenly stared at Lu Ming seriously, "It seems that you look a lot like him in my dreams!"
For some reason, all the hair on Lu Ming's body stood up.
"But I can't feel their scent on you!" The girl shook her head again and leaned back in her chair. Under her snow-white sacrificial robe, a pair of extremely small and cute snow-white sacrificial shoes were revealed, swinging back and forth.
However, Lu Ming could no longer feel her cuteness. He only felt frightened in his heart and he didn't know why.
"Yuori, break the thing you are holding behind your back now. I won't blame you, I am just a little disappointed!"
The fat girl's face turned pale immediately, "Yes, Miss, I was wrong, I won't make the same mistake again next time!" Tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Why do we need to destroy these materials? They have all been clinically tested and are obviously very good contraceptives. They are good things for women!" Lu Ming couldn't help but ask.
The fat girl was startled and kept shaking her hands secretly at Lu Ming.
"These are byproducts of my alchemy experiments!" The girl looked at Lu Ming in confusion. "Besides, everything is born from nature, and everything reproduces. This is the law of nature. It is wrong for us to intervene artificially!"
Alchemy? Probably the traditional name for chemical experiments in ancient families.
Lu Ming coughed, "That's true, but human society is not a society where the strong prey on the weak. Instead, it has its own moral rules and social order. For example, if the family is very poor and the child is born, the child may starve to death or be given away, then why can't we use contraception? Humans do that not just for reproduction, sometimes it's just for emotional pleasure, right?"
The girl shook her head. "You are not right. But you are the first person to talk back to me besides my father. You are the first person to preach to me since I was five years old. So, I will punish you lightly! You will be responsible for the byproduct. The more money you make, the more mistakes you will make!"
"You Aoli, give him all that garbage. Whatever he wants to do, patents or something, you help him do it. I want to see him apologize to me later."
Lu Ming was speechless. This little guy's brain circuit was completely different from that of normal people. He had his own set of rules.
This punishment? I really want to say thank you!
However, it is also possible that my current level is not high enough to understand how she sees the problem.
The fat girl You Aoli had already brought the information over and whispered, "There are some more. I'll sort them out and give them to you later. I'll also help you with the aftermath until the drug is available."
Lu Ming took it, but he did not feel any satisfaction of gaining wealth. Instead, he suddenly felt that what he received was a heavy burden of sin.
I took a look at the little girl. This little girl is really good at influencing people's thinking.
I should have said a few polite words, like if I made any money I should give you a share, 70% for you and 30% for me, but now I can't say it. It seems like I'd better bear this sin alone.
Or, it's like Sa looked at Ma and Ma said, I'm not interested in money.
This girl should be from the royal family, and moreover, an extremely important figure in the royal family. The concept of money is really not a problem at all.
The door of the laboratory was suddenly opened, and an old man in a white coat with long gray hair came in, like the evil doctor in anime.
"Lu Qianxing, is that you?" The old man stared at Lu Ming.
"Yes, you are Professor Wen?!" Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and became even more excited. Will his idea succeed
It’s just that the image of Professor Wen… well, it’s hard to describe in a few words.
"Yes, I have done experiments. No problem. You named this thing "Luminol", right? It can indeed detect processed bloodstains! Here, take it!" The old man was holding a four or five liter barrel with light yellow powder in it. "These are enough for you!"
Lu Ming was stunned. "Professor Wen, did you do the experiment yourself?"
"Yeah, I hate it most when someone is whining next to me while I'm doing an experiment!" The old man looked at Lu Ming, "Come find me again if you have something interesting like this in the future!"
Lu Ming felt like crying but had no tears.
Starting from Pamela, now that ultraviolet lamps have been invented, Lu Ming suddenly thought of luminol, which is a chemical agent often used by criminal investigators in the previous life to detect bloodstains.
Since I studied law and my family is prosperous, one of my cousins is a criminal policeman, and I have also participated in the investigation of some cases during my holidays. Of course, I was a non-staff member, so I gained the practical experience needed for the trial.
Therefore, I am very familiar with luminol reagent.
When I was on the phone, I talked to Professor Wen about the chemical formula of the main component of luminol, ?O. Of course, the name of this element is different in this era, and I automatically converted it into my native language in my mind.
In fact, according to current technology, luminol should have been discovered long ago, but it has not been used in criminal investigations yet.
Sure enough, Professor Wen quickly developed this chemical.
But what about the bloodstain detection experiment that the old man did himself
Lu Ming wanted to cry but had no tears. "Professor Wen, I didn't see the experiment. How can I convince the prosecutor when I go back? How can the prosecutor explain it to the jury in court?"
Professor Wen rolled his eyes. "Stop talking so much. Don't you know the principle? Because hemoglobin contains iron, iron can catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, turning hydrogen peroxide into water and single oxygen. Single oxygen is then oxidized, and luminol can make it glow. It's a very simple principle!"
"Okay, okay, if necessary, I can appear in court as an expert witness!" Professor Wen waved his hand impatiently, "But if you ask me to do the experiment again now, I won't do it. I don't want to repeat such a simple experiment! "
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then immediately overjoyed. This was a royal academician who was willing to appear in court as an expert witness. From then on, the luminol effect would naturally be recognized in the criminal investigation history of this world.
"Okay, then thank you Professor Wen!" Lu Ming bowed slightly.
"Go ahead! I have important things to do!" Professor Wen waved his hand.
Lu Ming was more than happy to receive this. The people here were all freaks, each one of them was much weirder than himself.
Holding the information about contraceptive pills in his left hand and the barrel full of luminol reagent in his right hand, Lu Ming walked out.
"Hey, my name is Alice, remember this! You didn't even ask me my name, don't you want to apologize to me later?!" The girl sitting at the highest point suddenly shouted.
Professor Wen and You Aoli both looked at the girl in shock. Apparently, this was the first time the girl told someone her name.
Lu Ming's heart also shuddered. Alice, because of Queen Alice, is the only name that is expressly prohibited in the laws of the empire.
Even among the royal family, there seems to have been no princess named Alice in the past thousand years.
Where did this girl come from
He walked downstairs quickly with all sorts of thoughts in his mind. A black car parked in the shade of a tree drove over quickly and Lu Ming got in.
Xuelong 950 slowly drove out of the campus, but Sun Luting frequently looked at the experimental building that Lu Ming had been to, his eyes full of fear and vigilance.
"Brother Sun, what's wrong?" Lu Ming asked.
Sun Luting let out a long breath, "I don't know either, but I feel like there are some very scary things in that building. They make my heart beat faster."
Lu Ming looked back and saw that the green trees had already shaded the experimental building, but lead-like dark clouds were rolling and gathering, faintly exuding a sense of inexplicable weirdness.