Chapter 52: Watching Foreigners Drink Traditional Chinese Medicine is Truly Amusing

The issue of measurements and weights turned out to be surprisingly worry-free.

The large-scale trade network constructed by the Eden people inevitably required the unification of many units of measurement, which they could accomplish relatively easily, given their tight control over circulating currencies other than precious metals and being the most frequent communication channel among the city-states.

The mathematics guided by Adam in Eden was undeniably decimal, but they also adopted the local Sumerian sexagesimal system for seconds, minutes, hours, and angles, making the Mesopotamian plain today eerily similar to its historical modern counterpart in form.

However, there was a significant difference in the standards for length and weight due to the use of the Kabbalah tree species, which could be standardized and mass-produced—certainly better than the peculiar imperial system.

The vertical height of a tree species was called a “Ka,” which, according to Leonardo da Vinci’s visual estimation and Adam’s conversion, is approximately 2cm.

The total weight of a hundred seeds of the tree species was termed a “Ba,” also based on observations by the two, and was about 10 grams

With a standardized system in place, herbalism, which requires precise control of dosages, became feasible.

Adam himself took the lead in demonstrating with past knowledge.

The main ingredients he chose were wasabi root, fish sauce, and rutabaga.

Wasabi root, as the ingredient for green mustard, its unique spiciness led people to believe it possesses a strong “Yang” attribute, and since it is buried in the soil, it also has the “Earth” attribute.

Fish sauce, being fermented and pickled, according to the common understanding of Eden and Sumer, is closely related to the atmosphere and the sky. In the absence of microbiology today, they naturally considered it the effect of something in the air, thus assigning it the “Sky” and “Water” attributes.

As for rutabaga, a tuberous plant somewhat similar to white radish, its heat intolerance and preference for coolness give it the “Yin” attribute. Notably, Adam used the yellow flowers of the rutabaga, not the tuberous part eaten at the table, because he wanted to control the amount of “Earth” attribute.

These three types of materials could gather all five attributes of Eden’s herbalism. When the blend’s proportions closely match their perception of the planet’s environment, consuming the product can effectively replenish the planet’s life force transformed.

Although indeed originating from culinary concepts, as Adam explained to Jeanne d’Arc Alter, in practice, this is a rigorous and professional field.

Even Adam needed da Vinci as an assistant.

Her intelligent brain could help him with accurate dosage calculations, while what he did was demonstrate the standardized extraction standards of a modern laboratory.

Grinding the wasabi into a paste and then lightly heating it in a container to increase the relatively scarce “Yang” attribute, and for the rutabaga flowers, doing the opposite then placing it in a cloth-wrapped flask, pouring in fish sauce and wasabi paste, shaking to mix, with specific angles and strength, occasionally opening the cover to let a bit of moonlight in.

Repeating the process and adding new materials, adjusting his breathing rhythm to guide the planet’s life force as a catalyst for a violent reaction in the contents, they would rapidly condense into a dense and pure essence, eventually needing a funnel to separate out the impurities.

After using several jars of raw materials, the product obtained was only a small bottle of brown liquid as thick as an arm and as long as a palm.

“I really wouldn’t think to drink this stuff voluntarily.”

Jeanne d’Arc Alter looked at the potion in Adam’s hand with a complex expression.

Just imagining the taste made her feel severe discomfort from her throat to her stomach.

Alchemy may mix even more bizarre things, but the beauty of distance is precisely because those things are far removed from daily life and the processing is mysterious, making it less of a concern for the drinker.

However, the “restorative potion” made strictly according to Eden’s herbalism uses familiar ingredients, and the process is understandable.

“Rather, did the Eden people really use this as a basis for cooking before?”

“Of course not… I’ve told you, we’ve organized many scattered but consensual concepts. Many of them originally didn’t consider much interaction, so when forming a system, it naturally seems somewhat earnestly strange.”

Adam shrugged.

He was quite calm about this kind of thing.

Well, although he’s often misunderstood when introducing himself, he undoubtedly grew up in China.

Traditional Chinese medicine itself contains many spices and ingredients, and in most cases, it’s hard to swallow.

The saying that good medicine tastes bitter comes from this.

In a sense, this type of herbalism, operating on concepts like the Five Elements, could indeed be considered a variant of traditional Chinese medicine.

He went to the other side of the forest, where the trainees who had just finished dinner were, with a bit of a playful mindset, glancing over everyone’s extremely tired faces. He snapped his fingers to draw attention, then raised the potion in his hand.

“Congratulations on completing the training task’s target for the first time. As a reward, you will become the first group of Sumerians to drink a standardized Eden magic potion product.”

Adam’s words turned everyone’s gaze towards him, though at this moment, most weren’t thinking about honor; their only thought was that drinking that stuff meant they wouldn’t have to experience the state of being so tired they were about to meet the goddess Ereshkigal in the underworld.

Supporting each other to stand, the trainees shakily received the ceramic cups filled with clear water distributed by Jacob and his companions, queuing up to receive the magic potion as instructed.

Naram, who had vaguely become the team leader, was at the front, his nervousness visibly increasing under fatigue.

He hadn’t been this close when the progenitor of Eden pointed him out last time. Now, observing closely, the other had a subtle sense of pressure, as if the entire earth and atmosphere were connected to him.

“Your name is Naram, right?”

“Yes, yes.”

“You did well before, keep it up.”

A simple compliment suddenly made the short boy feel an invisible force surging from within.

Becoming a soldier was to change his once insignificant and weak self, and now he had even received praise from the progenitor of Eden.

“I will not let you down, whatever the goal, I will complete it.”

“Then set an example and drink this down properly.”

Adam, with a mysterious smile, opened the bottle’s cork, gently dropping in a drop of the magic potion filled with the essence of the five attributes.

Instantly, the clear water in Naram’s cup completely changed color, with a pungent smell that was spicy, bitter, and faintly sour hitting him.

Is this really something people drink?!

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