Chapter 276


    Joaquin''s expression darkened significantly as soon as Katherine''s words hit. "Isn''t this the venom you


    mentioned today?"


    Katherine nodded slightly. "That''s right. The man-faced curse causes fatality because of its venomous


    properties. Initially, as the curse enters one''s body, one will not feel anything. That''s because the


    venom of the curse hasn''t developed. The effects of the curse will cause one to feel that something is


    off, but it is not fatal. The whole time, the man-made curse will slowly generate venom. The venom


    produced will then slowly disperse within the host''s body and muscles. It remains well-concealed so


    most of the time, the venom will not be detected by routine body check-ups."


    She frowned and narrowed her eyes. "Previously, I treated some of the senior officials, but I didn''t


    discover the venom in their bodies. Today, when I referred to the secret parchment scroll given by


    Grandma, I finally figured out that I''d somehow used the right method by ident."


    His eyesnded on the long andplicated form she had written on a piece of paper, and he


    paused for a moment as he appeared to ponder the situation.


    "Have youe up with an antidote that quickly?" His question wasn''t intended to sound doubtful. It


    was more of an exmation at her impressive capabilities.


    Katherine nodded, but she soon shook her head in response. "I''ve targeted the symptoms of this


    venom and came up with a form to an antidote that can relieve those symptoms, but I''m not too sure


    if it works. Further research is required. I''ve extracted the venom from the body of the three of them


    and would need to conduct more research in theboratory. I will need to run some repeated tests to


    come up with a unique antidote that is fully effective."


    Early morning the following day, she spoke about this matter to Marcus.


    Marcus had been curious and keen to learn about it the previous night. After hearing the situation, he


    instantly said, "I can sort out theboratory facilities! Lab 7 has the bestboratory facilities in Kynd.


    The equipment avable and the technologies in Lab 7 are thetest and mostprehensive. You


    can rest assured, Miss Cornell. Roughly when would you like to…"


    Katherine immediately responded, "As soon as possible, please. The clock is ticking. Right now, I''m


    unclear of the situation, so producing an antidote quickly is the only way to avoid future disasters."


    She wasn''t one to drag things along and since she had an idea, she wanted to implement it as soon as


    possible.


    Meanwhile, Marcus was naturally open to that since she had mentioned things on her own ord, and


    he confirmed things with a p of his hands. "Sure. I''ll sort everything out!"


    As such, one hourter, Katherine was led to Lab 7.


    It was inconvenient for Joaquin to tag along, so he remained at the Fraser Residence. Coincidentally,


    he could keep an eye on things at the Frasers. Until now, the Frasers were not allowed to interact with


    the outside world.


    At Katherine''s arrival at Lab 7, the professor in charge of theboratory, Howard Walt, was already


    waiting for her at the entrance. He wasn''t aware that Katherine was here to figure out the unique


    antidote for the man-faced curse. All he knew was that Marcus had found an imposing figure to conduct


    research.


    However, it was obvious that Howard had his doubts upon meeting Katherine. How can this young


    woman here be an imposing figure? Could it be that Marcus was mistaken?


    "Professor Walt, this is Miss Katherine Cornell. She will be using your research institute temporarily to


    conduct some experiments over the next few days. The actual details of the research are strictly


    confidential, so I would need you to clear the ce and allocate time for Miss Cornell. Thanks for


    amodating me." Marcus didn''t mention ''amodate Miss Cornell'' but instead, he mentioned


    ''me''. It was clear that this research was conducted on the country''s behalf.


    At that point, Howard became increasingly doubtful. Who''s this woman here? Does shee from an


    important background?! Marcus is respectful toward her and even included her in such a substantial


    research project!


    Of course, his questions were unsuitable to be asked in public, so he merely smiled and agreed.


    "Miss Cornell, I''ll show you inside." He gestured and led the way for Katherine.


    With a nod, Katherine went along and no longer bothered with being overly courteous. She walked into


    theboratory with a cold expression.


    Just then, there were a lot of researchers crowded in front of the lobby of the institute. They had gotten


    wind of things and wanted toe over to find out the exact situation.


    They noticed the figure that arrived was a stunning beauty. They were initially quite impressed by that,


    but they developed odd expressions soon after.


    The male researchers expressed their curiosity toward Katherine while the female researchers scoffed


    at her.


    "Tsk! I had assumed that the personing over would have a very prestigious background. However,


    she''s just a pretty face! Mr. Town must be out of his mind!"


    "That''s right. She must have pulled a lot of strings to be able toe and use ourboratory


    resources!"


    "Gosh. She''s got the looks and her figure''s impressive too, so it would be a piece of cake. Ha!"


    By then, Marcus had left after giving the instructions to Howard. Katherine was left alone in the


    laboratory, as per her request.


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    She didn''t like the unnecessary hassle and was always fixated on her work when she was conducting


    research. It would be a waste of time for Marcus to wait there, so it made much more sense for him to


    continue with his work.


    At that moment, the crowd''s whispers were audible to Katherine. However, she remained unperturbed


    and there was not even the slightest change to her expression as she ignored them andid out her


    request directly to Howard.


    "I won''t be using too much of your resources. I have a list here with the reagents and types of


    equipment I need. Professor Walt, please make the necessary arrangements for me as soon as


    possible. After that, you just need to allocate aboratory for my use. You guys can go ahead with your


    work and you don''t need to bother about me."


    Howard didn''t utter a single word, but as he took the list from her and nced at it, he furrowed his


    brows immediately.


    "Miss Cornell, your request is too much. There are several facilities needed in your list and the two


    reagents here are not only extremely expensive but also quite hard to get too. If you damage or waste


    them, the consequences are…"


    Although he did not finish his sentence, his tone and the slight sneering smile on his face indicated his


    point.


    "Professor Walt, do you mean to tell me that you''re not going to provide me with these?"


    Howard was of mature age and he had tons of experience, so he had a glib tongue. "Of course not,


    Miss Cornell. You''re Mr. Town''s guest, so I would need to respect him and help you as much as I can.


    However, I''m honestly unable to supply the things on your list despite my strong willingness to help. As


    you can see, there are so many researchers here and every team has a specific task to deal with. Lab


    7 is the most important research institute in Kynd and the research topics are pertinent to the


    country. I can''t possibly instruct my teams to stop their research and help you research this…"


    He didn''t finish his sentence this time either, but the mocking tone in his voice was unmistakable.


    Evidently, he was disdainful of Katherine and felt she had entered this research institute by pulling


    some strings, so her research topic was not of great importance.


    Just then, a woman in herte twenties walked over with a mocking expression. Taking Howard''s side,


    she stated, "That''s right. Professor Walt''s concerns are quite valid. If you utilize all of our expensive


    pieces of equipment and reagents, what are the rest of us going to do? Our three research teams here


    have been conducting our research over the past three years, so we won''t be able to stop our work


    halfway. I don''t think you would need to use these pieces of equipment and reagents in your study. It


    would be a waste of resources. Anyway, based on your capabilities, I don''t think that you''d be able to


    conduct decent research work. Would you be able to shoulder the responsibility of wasting the precious


    reagents or inflicting damage to our equipment?"