252. Research successful

Anye Town.

The metal lab bench was spotless, with various modern instruments neatly arranged on it.

Lin Fuman, dressed in a lab coat, leaned over the lab table, her eyes fixed on the microscope. Her eyes were bloodshot, yet she couldn't hide her excitement.

"It's done...it's finally done...penicillin and cephalosporin have been successfully extracted!" She sniffed excitedly, "All my hard work was worth it."

During this period, she lived in the basement, following the tutorial step by step. She would sleep on a makeshift bed on the floor for a while each day, drink cold water when thirsty, and eat sweet potatoes when hungry. Several times, she almost collapsed in front of the lab table because she was working too hard.

Fortunately, all the hard work paid off.

She carefully placed the test tube into the incubator and then put it in a cloth bag to disguise it as a bundle.

I rubbed my sore eyes, took off my lab coat, and changed into coarse cloth clothes.

"Yes! I knew I was a genius!" Lin Fuman cheered and celebrated for herself.

The next second, her legs suddenly went weak, and the lab table in front of her instantly became a double image. She staggered and grabbed the corner of the table to avoid falling headfirst.

"Ouch..." She skillfully made her way to the corner of the lab bench, picked up a sweet potato and took a couple of bites, then grabbed a handful of glucose and sodium chloride from the lab bench and stuffed them into her mouth.

"vomit……"

It was both salty and sweet, and the taste was quite terrible.

Fortunately, the body, which had been feeling weak, received a timely energy boost.

"All done, now I have the energy, time to go!" She clapped her hands, stuffed the remaining sweet potatoes into her pocket, wrapped her coat tighter, and ran towards the exit.

The moment she pushed open the iron door of the laboratory, Lin Fuman exclaimed "Wow!" with her eyes wide open.

The outside world was nothing like the familiar place she knew!

The world was a vast expanse of white, the snow so thick that you couldn't even see the road beneath your feet.

"It's snowing? Such heavy snow!" She took two tentative steps, the snow reaching her thighs. "No wonder it felt cold on the ground, it's snowing so heavily outside."

Now, here's the problem.

With such heavy snow, how is she supposed to see the little dumpling?

Lin Fu scratched her head, her eyes quickly scanning her surroundings, when she suddenly noticed a few planks piled up against the courtyard wall not far away.

A brilliant idea struck me: "I've got it! Let's make a sled!"

She ran over and quickly used rope and nails to firmly fix the planks together, forming a simple sled.

She looked at it again and again, extremely satisfied: "I knew I didn't pick up trash, I picked up treasure. It'll come in handy sooner or later."

So, now that we have sleds, what about sled dogs?

She climbed up the wall and stared outside for a long time.

Three big yellow dogs were playing excitedly in the snow, their fluffy tails swishing back and forth.

...ready-made sled dogs.

Fortunately, she knew which family owned these dogs.

Lin Fuman immediately ran over and knocked on the door. When the door opened, she handed over the two remaining sweet potatoes and said with a smile, "Grandma! Can I borrow your dog for a bit? I have to go to the city urgently, so these sweet potatoes are a thank you gift!"

When the old lady saw it was her, and then glanced at the sweet potato in her hand, she smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Girl, don't be so polite! Quickly take the dog away and be careful on the road!"

Lin Fuman thanked her repeatedly.

Since they were neighbors, Lin Fuman would often take her three dogs for a walk on the street, so they got along quite well and were quite familiar with each other.

She smoothly led the three big yellow dogs back to the sled, tied the dogs to the sled with ropes, and didn't forget to stroke each dog's fur: "Doggy, we're off on a big mission! Run fast, or I'll give you meat later!"

The big yellow dog seemed to understand, barking twice and wagging its tail even more enthusiastically.

Lin Fu carefully held the cloth bag containing the medicine in her arms, sat on the sled, and patted the back of the dog in the front: "Let's go! Charge!"

The sled glided forward with a whoosh, leaving a long trail in the snow. The cold wind stung her cheeks, but Lin Fuman excitedly spread her arms as if she wanted to fly: "Whoosh—exciting!"

Three big yellow dogs ran ahead with abandon, the sled bounced on the snow, and she laughed even harder, clutching the cloth bag tightly in her arms, her heart filled with joy.

The medicine was made, and the sled was ready.

I'll be able to see the little dumpling soon.

The medicine will be delivered to Qiuhe City soon.

The people are saved!

The wind whipped her robes fluttering wildly, and Lin Fu felt like a heroine about to save the world. Her heart pounded with patriotic fervor, and she began to sing to herself: "...I love your tattered clothes, yet I dare to block fate's gun. I love how much you resemble me, even our gaps are the same. Shall I go? Am I worthy? This ragged cloak!..."

The three dogs ran around happily, barking to the accompaniment of music.

Singing war songs, she glided joyfully all the way to the gates of the imperial capital.

She couldn't enter the capital, so she decided to go find the gatekeeper first.

A while ago, she had to work on an experiment all night, so to avoid arousing suspicion, she sent him back first.

The gatekeeper wasn't entirely at ease either, so he told her that he lived near the city gate and that she could come to him if she needed anything.

Lin Fuman noted down the address and found the doorman smoothly. She told him that she had important business to attend to and needed to see Xiao Tuanzi.

The gatekeeper was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it, he agreed and told her to wait outside the city gate while he went to the Marquis of Beiding's residence to report.

The snow on the roads in the capital has been mostly cleared, and news should be available soon.

Lin Fu agreed and found a sunny spot with no one around, where she squeezed in with the three dogs and went to daydream.

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Tao Wanbi was woken up again by the system's sharp mechanical voice. She turned over, buried her head in the blanket, and mumbled, "Don't make a sound, sleep a little longer. Anyway, Xie Wenling is about to die, can't we wait until dawn to talk about it?"

[Host! Emergency! We must get out of the city now! It will be too late if we wait any longer!]

Tao Wanbi rubbed her aching forehead, her face full of impatience: "What's the rush? It's snowing outside, freezing cold! Besides, I'm currently under house arrest by the Marquis of Beiding's mansion. If I sneak out and get caught, it'll be troublesome!"

The system remained silent, only urging the system on.

Tao Wanbi had no choice but to slowly put on her clothes, her fingers stiff with cold, cursing the system a thousand times in her mind.

Ever since she was bound to this lousy system, she hasn't had a good night's sleep. She's been bossed around all the time, and instead of getting any benefits, she's suffered a lot.

[Lin Fuman is going to see Jin Lanyue; the situation is bad, we must stop her!]

"Lin Fuman? Who is Lin Fuman?" Tao Wanbi was taken aback. "Oh, I remember now, the rich woman from Jin Lanyue's team, right? Does she have something that can turn the tide? Explain yourself clearly!"

[Specific details are unknown; the host needs to accumulate enough points to redeem items and then check.]

Upon hearing this, Tao Wanbi rolled her eyes: "Points? Points again? Where do I get points? I get my points by gaining people's favor. Do you see anyone who likes me?!"

"I worked so hard to accumulate these points, do you know how difficult that was? And you keep sneaking a few to spend, checking this and that, and before I know it, my points are all gone again!!"

She got angrier and angrier, slamming the comb she was holding onto the table: "I'm not going! You go if you want. I don't have enough points anyway, and I don't know what to do. Going would be a waste of my time!"

[Host, watch your attitude!]

"This is not the time to bargain with me! If you don't go, and Xie Wenling survives, he won't let you go, and the Marquis of Beiding's mansion won't protect you. At that point, you'll only have one way out: death!"

Tao Wanbi was speechless at the system's words. She knew the system was telling the truth; she was now dancing on the edge of a knife. If Xie Wenling turned the tables, she would indeed not have a good ending.

But the thought of her repeated failures made her feel incredibly frustrated.

But there was nothing they could do.

She gritted her teeth, grabbed the cloak draped over the back of the chair, and strode out: "Fine, fine, I'll go, okay? I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to be bound to such a broken system like you!"

Tao Wanbi secretly slipped out through the back door. She wrapped her cloak tightly around herself, hunched her shoulders, and walked towards the edge of the city. The cold wind felt like knives on her face, making her eyes well up with tears.

"This road is so difficult to travel, isn't there any way to get around?" she couldn't help but complain.

【No. 】

"What about things to keep warm? Surely we have something to keep warm? I'm freezing to death!"

No, I'll just bear with it.

Tao Wanbi was furious.