35: "Workplace rules?"

"Green, you're thinking too simply..."

"These are the lab's rules, and those who break them will pay the price."

"Don't bring your school-day mindset into your work."

"I can tell you this much: once you enter the lab, you are no longer just a student..."

Andy, in order to make Green understand the seriousness of the matter, patiently explained to him:

"Here, you are both an intern, a student learning Pharmacology, and we have a lot to teach you, in line with the academy's curriculum."

"At the same time, you are also a member of this lab's staff; you must complete the tasks the lab assigns you and abide by its rules."

"You have a new identity—a laborer."

"You work for the lab, and the lab provides you with such generous benefits because it needs you to create value several times greater than those benefits."

...Green understood.

Having been a wage slave on Aqua Blue Star, Green immediately grasped Andy's words.

His mindset also shifted from the ivory tower to reality.

But he still didn't quite understand why, just because Green's work performance was a bit subpar after only one month, they wanted to fire him. Wasn't that too arbitrary?

On Aqua Blue Star, Green had never encountered anything so absurd.

Andy, seeing the confusion in Green's eyes, said:

"Our Old Sam's Lab is at a critical juncture in the past three years, aiming to be promoted to a B-level lab."

"There are annual year-end evaluations, and your intern apprentices' performances are all recorded and become one of the scoring criteria, with a significant weighting."

"Your work performance has made Liam suspect that you might drag our team down."

...Green suddenly realized...it was all about self-interest.

No wonder, no wonder...everything made sense now.

Green's poor performance might harm Liam's interests.

So, Liam planned to casually kick Green, this annoying little pebble, out of the way.

Anyway, Green had no power or influence, his aptitude wasn't great, and he had no one backing him...so kicking him out was no big deal. Liam wasn't worried about the consequences at all.

Green had just thought that his sincere acting and earnest flattery had moved Liam, making him give Green a break.

It turned out that Mentor Jordan's prestige had inadvertently saved Green this time.

Green, who knew a thing or two about human nature and the workplace, immediately understood the truth by applying the knowledge he had learned in the Aqua Blue Star workplace.

Liam didn't care about offending Green, this little nobody, but he did care about the formidable Mentor Jordan.

If Green hadn't been using Mentor Jordan's reputation as a shield, he would already be packing his bags...Having understood all the causes and effects.

Green still felt a little scared now.

This feeling of his fate and future being in the hands of others was truly suffocating for Green.

A strong, unprecedented thought emerged from Green's heart.

Green must become strong as soon as possible!

He had to find every way possible to grow quickly to the point where he could decide his own destiny..."Andy, I'm sorry..."

"I made you worry too; I really did slack off this past month."

"I promise you, from now on, I will give two hundred percent of my effort."

"No matter how tedious, how boring, or how useless the work is. I will not complain anymore."

Green said with conviction, secretly planning in his heart.

In the coming time, he would apply all of the Golden Finger's extra quotas to lab work, even if the cost-effectiveness wasn't very high. He couldn't worry about that much anymore.

Is it about survival or development?

This was an obvious question.

As for the Path of the Knight, Green had already overcome the biggest hurdle. The next step was a slow, steady effort, cultivating to a high-level Knight in due course. It wasn't worth using the Golden Finger anymore...

"It's good that you have this realization..." Andy was also happy for Green's progress.

"Today, your task is still the processing of blue demon leaf. Hurry up, there will be new tasks tomorrow, and you'll be busier these next few days."

Green went to his workbench where he processed materials.

He began to work... The learning goal for the first year was to learn how to make three types of semi-finished magic potions. The main tasks for the first two months of observation, learning, and assisting were to process the various materials for these three types of semi-finished magic potions, making it convenient for Apothecary apprentices to directly refine them...

The three types of semi-finished magic potions were the cornerstones and Blender for three series of magic potions, respectively:

The semi-finished magic potion for the Knight Potion series—Knight's Water, made from Gesang flowers, sap from the demon blood tree, spinal fluid from black-ridged beasts, and several mineral powders. Green mainly processed the three main ingredients. This was the simplest; Green could process qualified materials after only three days of learning...

The semi-finished magic potion for the Magic Potion series—Magic Water, made from magic spring water, fermented wheat juice from enchanted wheat, seven-night grass, and several mineral powders. It took Green half a month to learn how to process these three main ingredients, and it wasn't very difficult...

The semi-finished magic potion for the Spiritual Power Potion series—Mental Power Water, made from blue demon leaf, magic spring water, red berry juice, and several mineral powders. This was the most difficult; he had only been learning for a few days, but the three washes and three roasts of the blue demon leaf had tormented Green quite a bit...

Since the content and distribution of beneficial substances in each blue demon leaf were different, Green had to be extremely careful, constantly monitoring the changes in each step, and controlling the entire processing flow step by step according to the experience notes given by Andy.

Half an hour later.

Green finally finished processing a portion of blue demon leaf, but he failed again.

He only extracted 30% of the beneficial substances; the rest were wasted by Green.

The gap to the standard 50% was significant.

Green was a bit dejected; he had already tried his best.

"Green, take your time..."

"The processing of this blue demon leaf is the most challenging in terms of experience and feel."

"But as long as you explore and refine your processing methods little by little according to the tips recorded in my notes, you will gradually improve."

"There's still more than half a month until the monthly exam, don't rush..."

Andy noticed Green's failure and comforted him.

"Green, you really need to work hard. If you're at the bottom again, it won't look good, haha..."

Lilith, seeing this from the side, said gloatingly. She was also assigned to the same group as Green.

The third intern was a bespectacled girl named Miller. She didn't mock Green; she just quietly processed materials there..."Hmph..."

Green turned his head away, ignoring Lilith's taunts.

In the first month, Green hadn't used the Golden Finger at all, relying entirely on his own talent.

The result was obvious: Green, with his average practical skills, was a bit clumsy, and in the first month's Apothecary Association assessment, Green ranked last in the lab.

But that was in the past.

This month, Green had used all of the Golden Finger's quota on the Path of the Knight, and the outcome was excellent—

He successfully passed Mentor Jordan's assessment.

Next, for a long period, Knight training would enter a stable phase, no longer requiring the "Hundredfold Harvest" for enhancement.

So, poor practical skills? No problem, I have a cheat code!