Abandoned by the Alpha, I Became the Lycan King's Mate-Chapter 252: Benjamin’s New Discovery

[Donald’s POV]

Of course, Louis and Mark didn’t dare to defy my orders.

They quickly accepted the task and went on their way, holding the satellite phone as they headed back to the front passenger seat of the RV, where their work wouldn’t disturb Benjamin or me in the main cabin.

Gazing at their retreating figures, I leaned back in the seat and tiredly pinched the dry corners of my eyes.

The past few days had been too chaotic, too full, wearing me down, especially when I thought of the things related to Austin. An air of gloom and confusion filled my heart.

I couldn’t understand why Austin would do such things, what was going through his mind as he kept those things hidden from me. Was he, like Angel, harboring a lot of dissatisfaction towards me?

When exactly did we, friends who had grown up together, start to change?

No one could answer these questions for me; I could only bury them deep within my heart, hoping perhaps that no answers would ever surface...

"Your Majesty!"

Benjamin’s sudden outburst from inside the cabin interrupted my contemplation, and I instinctively looked up at him, curiosity and inquiry in my eyes.

Benjamin’s expression was very excited, one hand holding a dazzling notebook, the other pinching a vial of green liquid, as he exclaimed enthusiastically, "I’ve finally figured out the ingredients of the serum that allows weak werewolves to complete a special shift!"

Upon hearing it was related to ’MASTER’s’ serum, my interest was instantly piqued, and I sat up straight, gesturing with my hand for Benjamin to continue.

"You would never guess how the serum that turns ordinary werewolves into ’killing machines’ was created! This ’MASTER’ is truly a genius."

I had heard endless praises of ’MASTER’ before and didn’t find it surprising anymore, so I stayed silent, looking at Benjamin.

Realizing his excessive excitement, he swallowed before finally getting to the point, "The special ingredient that can alter the physical strength of a werewolf post-shift might be unheard of by us, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!"

"I just found an old notebook from when I was studying abroad, which recorded a herb that can instantly strengthen bones and muscles. It’s called—Blood Crystal Grass!"

"This herb is very rare and precious, and for the past decade, few pharmacists have been able to find it! I also heard about it from a teacher during my studies and saw its picture once. We also identified similar traces of this herb in the serum bottles we obtained from the enemy..."

Listening to Benjamin suppress his excitement, I pondered for a moment before quietly asking, "If you were able to analyze that serum before, why did you only remember the name of this herb now?"

"Your Majesty, that’s an excellent question! That’s what I’m about to explain to you..."

Benjamin wasn’t frightened or flustered by my inquiry; he flipped through his notebook, pointing at a pencil sketch of a herb, just about to continue when the sudden opening of the rear room door cut him off!

"What are you and Benjamin discussing? He looks like he’s won the lottery."

Margaret and I exchanged glances at the door. She looked at Benjamin’s excited face and asked with some confusion.

I gestured for her to come over, quickly explained the reasons for Benjamin’s excitement, kissed her cheek, then whispered, "Why did you wake up so soon? Are you hungry, should we get something to eat first?"

Margaret gave me a light glare, seemingly dissatisfied that at this moment, I was still only concerned about getting her to eat.

"Benjamin, continue, I want to hear what this is all about," Margaret said to Benjamin, setting aside my suggestion without hesitation.

I looked at her with a slight sense of helplessness and nodded at Benjamin, indicating that he could continue.

Benjamin, having been abruptly interrupted mid-sentence, almost choked on his own words. Waiting for Margaret and me to finish talking, he took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, the issue I’m about to explain to you is what I just mentioned!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Although I was successful at analyzing that serum before, I just couldn’t figure out the proportions of the various substances and didn’t know the primary ingredients!"

"I just flipped through this notebook and saw the entry about Blood Crystal Grass, and suddenly recalled its medicinal properties and uses. Then I linked it to the similar effects of that serum, and everything made sense!"

"The enemy’s injection-type serum, which is used to alter body size and enhance combat ability, is made from a large amount of Blood Crystal Grass extract, along with some special ingredients to stabilize its medicinal properties, thus it was directly developed successfully!"