After get off work, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan drove to the Hai City Guard Station.

As soon as they arrived, they found the city's guard station bustling with activity. Upon asking, they learned that everyone had come to deliver energy rainwater to the guard station.

"Do you have a patient in your family infected with the unknown case number 1?" Shen Yanming asked the eldest brother in front of him.

"Yes, most of the families here have sick members. Sending the energy rainwater over sooner will allow their families to receive treatment sooner."

"But there are also some kind-hearted people. Look, those who are donating energy rainwater for free are all over there," the older brother said, pointing to a room not far away.

Shen Yanming looked up and saw that there was almost no one in line. After greeting his older brother, he took Bi Qiaoan and walked over.

There were only two staff members and three ordinary citizens in the room. Shen Yanming waited for them to complete the formalities before going upstairs.

Shen Yanming and the staff learned about the situation, while Bi Qiaoan handed over the 2L beverage bottle in her hand.

The staff member, holding the bottle, smiled and said, "Thank you both very much for your kindness. As instructed by our superiors, after testing and confirmation that the energy rainwater you sent is usable, the Qinghe Alliance will give each of you 100 contribution points to your personal accounts."

Although I cannot explain the function of contribution points to you right now, the Qinghe Alliance will not let down any citizen who makes a contribution.

Bi Qiaoan smiled and thanked them, watching as the staff sealed the bottle, affixed a label, signed her and Shen Yanming's names, and then recorded their identity information.

After completing the formalities, the two left. Bi Qiaoan smiled and said to Shen Yanming, "I didn't expect such an unexpected gain. It seems we've gotten a good deal again."

Shen Yanming hadn't expected the Qinghe Alliance to resort to such underhanded tactics. "Perhaps it was a last-minute decision; there's no news about it online. But with these contribution points, there should be many benefits in the future. Who knows, this might be the easiest opportunity to earn contribution points."

"Hehe, we're always lucky! Do you think anyone will come to donate energy rainwater after hearing that we're giving out contribution points here?"

"I don't think so. People who genuinely want to help will lend a hand without contributing any points. As for those who didn't step forward, either they really lack the ability, or they're reassessing the energy rain and want to stay to deal with potential future crises."

Bi Qiaoan nodded after hearing this, "That's true. Everyone only thought of collecting rainwater in the later stages of the energy rain, so they probably don't have much in stock."

Shen Yanming chuckled and ruffled Bi Qiaoan's hair. "We don't have much energy rain either, so we'll have to use it sparingly in the future!"

Hehe, Bi Qiaoan knew what Shen Yanming meant: keep a low profile, she understood!

The two laughed and joked all the way home. That evening, when Shen Yanming was browsing Weibo, he discovered that in just one day, the Qinghe Alliance had received many liters of energy rainwater. If all of this energy rainwater could be used, it would cure 400 infected people.

It sounds like a lot, but it's just a drop in the ocean for more than 20,000 infected people. What's more, not only is there an unknown first infected person in Qinghua Country, but the areas outside Qinghua Country are also severely affected.

Moreover, once the Qinghua Kingdom announced the discovery of a method to cure the unknown infected person No. 1, it caused an uproar abroad, with netizens from various countries asking their governments when they would be able to obtain the effective drug.

Li Cheng, the chief of the alliance, slept only three or four hours in the past day and night. He kept answering phone calls to reassure heads of state from various countries, while also stating that Qinghua Kingdom was truly unable to provide other countries with effective medicines.

But can things really be resolved with just a few words of refusal?

No!

Foreign netizens became anxious after learning online that Qinghua had cured patients and that there was no progress in their own country. After learning that their own government could not obtain the effective drug, those with infected family members took to the streets to demonstrate.

The government understands the feelings of these people in despair, but they are helpless. Qinghua Kingdom has made it clear that they do not have enough effective drugs to treat their own infected people, and they have to mobilize civilian forces to collect energy rainwater in order to prepare effective drugs. They really cannot care about others.

However, at the suggestion of the Li Cheng Alliance official, some countries have already published messages on their own media, requesting those who collected energy rainwater during the global rainy season to lend a helping hand.

At that time, only a very small number of people abroad knew about and believed the message from Qinghua Kingdom netizens. Therefore, since the message was released, governments around the world have not received a single bottle of energy rainwater.

Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were enjoying a sumptuous dinner at home, but in the Imperial Capital Qinghe Alliance office, after hanging up Zuo Siguo's call for help, Chief Alliance Officer Li rubbed his temples wearily and instructed his secretary to arrange a meeting that evening.

This is the umpteenth time this month. Chief Li isn't getting enough rest, and the big shots are on tenterhooks too.

The secretary placed the lunchbox in front of General Li, saying, "Please eat something before you go to the meeting!"

General Li sighed, rubbed his aching stomach, told his secretary to leave first, and then picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Within minutes, General Li finished a box of Kung Pao Chicken and a box of rice, but he still felt a bit of stomach pain. Could it be that he wasn't full yet?

General Li dared not delay any longer. He got up, made himself a strong cup of tea, and went to the conference room with a heavy heart.

"Everyone knows today's topic, right? What are your thoughts?" While waiting, General Li took a sip of hot tea. The warm tea flowed down his esophagus into his stomach, and General Li seemed to be able to feel the movement of the tea.

"What can we do? It's not like back then when we were given some fresh water. We're barely able to take care of ourselves!" a bigwig sighed.

"Everyone knows that. Don't those foreign presidents and their citizens know it perfectly well? But can they just stand by and watch their own people suffer and die?"

"The key issue is that even if we mobilize civilian resources, we can't save everyone! Besides, if we deplete the last bit of rainwater that our own people have, what will we use to treat them if they encounter any problems in the future? We will have no face to face the public!"

"Today, the Mincheng Guard called me and said that a young man wanted to send some special medicine to his friend abroad and wanted to inquire whether he could exchange it for energy rainwater, and whether the Qinghe Alliance had any channels to safely send the special medicine to Yadong."

"Actually, no matter how much we discuss it today, it's useless. After all, the energy and rainwater are in the hands of the people themselves, and we have no right to decide for them."

The research institute has already used up one-third of the energy rainwater in its development of a special medicine; the remaining amount absolutely cannot be touched and must be reserved for other situations.

After drinking a cup of strong tea, General Li felt the pain in his stomach gradually subside. "If all else fails, let's hold an online poll and decide on the next course of action based on the results!"