Chapter 172: A random passerby who died in a pirate raid in an interstellar novel (9)

Jiang Yue's life was quite peaceful, but things weren't so calm for the female lead. Recently, the female lead had almost completely exposed the white lotus Fifth Princess's disguise, and the struggle between the two had reached a fever pitch. Jiang Yue had no intention of getting involved, and her presence at Imperial University wouldn't affect her.

With the advisor's support, Jiang Yue's research on the upgraded potion progressed significantly. However, Jiang Yue did not make the research progress public. As the saying goes, "The tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind." The empire still had many enemies. Not to mention humans, Jiang Yue remembered that there were Zerg spies in the Imperial University. She decided to wait until the female lead had dealt with all the spies before making any further plans.

Jiang Yue has almost finished her research on nanotechnology. She has developed a nano armor similar to Iron Man's. Although it is not as good as a mecha, it is enough for Jiang Yue. She has also completed the medical pod. While the advanced components cannot be replaced by nanomaterials, Jiang Yue has purchased the accessories separately. The remaining tasks are to develop the supporting artificial intelligence and medical database, which Bai Ze has also stored. All that is left is the repair fluid.

Jiang Yue has made quite a few low-level repair fluids using recipes she bought. She also has high-level ones from her master and grandmaster, and she has taken a lot of them, which is enough for her current needs. Most diseases can be resolved on their own now, but there's nothing she can do about the remaining difficult and complicated diseases. Even in interstellar space, doctors need to specifically research treatment plans. Jiang Yue is currently studying medicine, after all, studying medicine is a long-standing tradition for her.

For spaceships, faster-than-light or warp-capable spaceships are out of the question, as the strength of nanomaterials is insufficient. However, spaceships flying within a galaxy are fine, as the spare space has been filled with nanomaterials. So, the space is still insufficient. But 8888 has never rewarded space expansion, and minerals are nowhere to be found, so Jiang Yue doesn't have any good solutions.

Time passed by as Jiang Yue studied. A few years ago, her mother and her family stayed here for a few years, but they felt it wasn't as interesting as home, so they went home. Jiang Yue didn't stay in the capital either. She hadn't gone out to explore the interstellar world yet. She borrowed her advisor's spaceship to go on a trip and also visited other universities for exchanges.

According to his master, it is not feasible to work behind closed doors. Other federations or empires also have their merits. We should learn from their strengths and make up for our weaknesses instead of working behind closed doors. Jiang Yue also had this idea. Perhaps we can find minerals that can expand space in the high-altitude markets in other places.

For the next few decades, Jiang Yue traveled and studied at the same time. When she had learned enough, she was ready to return to the Empire. Just then, she also developed an advanced version of the potion, or rather, an advanced version 3.0 potion. The first version was developed when she was in the capital, and the second version was developed when she went to study at other academies. This version can perfectly repair mental damage.

Now it's version 3.0, which can not only repair the original mental damage, but also has the opportunity to go further. Jiang Yue thought that when she returned to the Empire, she would only announce the second version. The third version would depend on whether there was a suitable opportunity. Jiang Yue wanted to take this opportunity to ask the Emperor to bring out some minerals that were not available on the market. It would be too slow to find them on her own. If the national machinery could help, it would probably speed things up. If such minerals really existed in the interstellar world.

Before heading home, Jiang Yue bought some local specialties. After all, one should always bring back some souvenirs after a trip. Her little niece, whom she hadn't seen for decades, had been born. After preparing to go home, she set off. Teacher Jiang Yue's spaceship had a whole management team. As soon as Jiang Yue gave an order, the entire spaceship would start moving.

After three years of traveling, she finally returned to the capital. When she arrived at Xinggang, her teacher and Jiang Yue's family came to pick her up. Her advisor was too busy to come. While Jiang Yue was having a reunion dinner with her family, her advisor finally managed to contact her. They only talked for a few minutes before hanging up. After dinner, she shared some interesting stories from her journey with everyone and also sent the 2.0 version potion recipe to her teacher and advisor.

Teacher Jiang Yue looked at the materials needed to concoct the potion and tentatively asked, "Will this version of the potion also work on high-level mental power? To what extent?"

"Theoretically, both are possible; the specifics depend on the experiment."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue's master didn't even have time to reminisce with her. He hurriedly said goodbye and returned to the laboratory. Jiang Yue chatted with her parents for a while and soon became familiar with her little niece. The niece wanted Jiang Yue to hold her while she slept. After staying at home for a few days, she learned about the news of the empire over the past few decades. The protagonist had already taken power and was now vying for the throne with the crown prince.

During her time with her family, Jiang Yue didn't forget to keep track of the drug's research progress. Her teacher had already contacted her mentor, and it was well known that it was very difficult to find experimental personnel at the S level or above. Overall, the progress was slower than before, and it would take another year to complete the verification.

After the medicine was completed, the emperor even gave Jiang Yue a special audience. He originally intended to bestow an official title upon her, but Jiang Yue refused. She said that she would lose her freedom if she became an official, and there would be a lot of trouble for her, which she was too lazy to deal with. In the end, Jiang Yue's citizenship was upgraded to level two, and she was also granted access to the Imperial Library without any restrictions. This had its advantages and disadvantages; it would not be so easy for Jiang Yue to go abroad in the future.

The emperor asked her if there was anything else she wanted, and Jiang Yue requested to see the minerals. The emperor was very generous and instructed someone to list all the minerals currently in the royal collection for Jiang Yue to choose from. Unfortunately, 8888 said there was no usable energy. Jiang Yue was a little disappointed and ultimately did not choose anything.

The emperor was a little curious and asked her what kind of ore she was looking for. The empire was willing to help her search. Jiang Yue didn't know how to describe it because she didn't understand that kind of energy. She just asked the emperor to help her collect any ore she had never seen before. The emperor readily agreed, as it was a small matter for him.

After returning from the palace, Jiang Yue's family had a new batch of security robots, upgraded to more advanced models, and their security capabilities increased significantly. Aside from other privileges, even Jiang Yue's family members were now protected. Many people who had been healed by the mental restoration potion—all pillars of the empire—rejoined the battlefield after recovering.

The Empire gained the upper hand in the war between the Empire and the Zerg, and the Empire's territory expanded considerably. The Emperor was so pleased that he gave her many good things. When the war temporarily came to an end, a lot of spoils of war were transported back from the front lines. Among them, a whole space button was filled with mineral samples. Jiang Yue had no hope, but it turned out that 8888 really detected that the energy contained in a piece of mineral could be absorbed and used.

Jiang Yue jumped up excitedly: "Ah~! It wasn't easy, we finally found it!" She then quickly opened her personal terminal to contact the person who delivered the ore, and then inquired about the yield of this type of ore: "Please wait a moment, I'll check."