Chapter 285

He budged closer, inching as gradually as he possibly could without drawing any attention from anyone.

He peeped into Dr. Richard's notebook and discovered the entire list of the substances: capsaicin, vitamin C, tincture of Echinacea, oil of garlic, balm.

Now the eyes of Nova just went wide open. All such constituents were natural and easily available at a very nominal cost. He could not believe how Dr. Richard had fooled the whole world that it was such a complex and rare cure.

The scientist nodded as he scribbled away, making notes as Dr. Richard dictated, "And, of course, the ratio of capsaicin to Vitamin C is very important. On that, we can't afford to compromise."

Nova memorized the formula, racing in his mind as he knew he had to get this information back to Dr. Tofu so they could start manufacturing the cure themselves.

Dr. Richard's voice rose, the words surging with agitation. "I don't care about the cost, just get it done. We need to keep the produc