Hearing Ning Yao's words, Shen Bei'an's expression improved considerably, but he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Gu Nanyan calmly fed Shen Bei'an a cup of jasmine tea, saying, "It's perfectly normal for something like this to appear in this kind of setting."

"Not to mention Fuyun Island, I'm afraid many clubs and bars in the capital of the empire also have them."

Her voice was flat, as if it were such a mundane and ordinary thing that there was no need to take it to heart.

“But most of the places I’ve been to don’t have it…” Before she could finish speaking, Shen Beian closed her eyes when she met Gu Nanyan’s smiling phoenix eyes.

Indeed, how could such filthy and unsavory things be found in the places he went?

Who would dare to display these things in front of Shen Bei'an?

Gu Nanyan reached out and ruffled the top of Shen Wuye's head. "Most of them won't cause any harm to the human body. It's just a temporary surge of adrenaline. You'll be fine if you don't smell these things for a short time."

"It can be said that in many situations, the presence of aromatherapy or music is a generally accepted rule."

"This rule is invalid for me, isn't it?" Shen Bei'an looked up at Gu Nan'an, his expression slightly better and his emotions calmed down a lot.

Gu Nanyan smiled and gently pinched the tip of Shen Bei'an's nose. "Mmm."

"If you like something, just bid on it. Don't worry about those white and yellow things." She didn't say much, but simply gestured for Shen Bei'an to look at the items for auction.

"I know, you don't need to say more." Master Shen's attention also shifted to the items being auctioned.

The eldest son casually glanced at Ning Yao, who immediately sat up straight, afraid that she would make the slightest mistake.

"Why are they almost all medicinal herbs?" Shen Bei'an frowned. No matter how eloquently the auctioneer spoke, he only knew that the medicinal herbs were very expensive and rare.

"Medicinal herbs and potions are the base, it's always the same." Shen Juanqing explained. He had already bid on one of the five medicinal herbs, and the Tian Shan Twin Snow Lotus would surely be his as well.

"There are also potions?" Even after living in this world for more than twenty years, some of the terms still gave him the illusion that he had traveled through time.

The Twin Snow Lotus of Tianshan has arrived. The starting bid is five million Imperial Coins. Shen Juanqing casually clicked the button and continued to answer his uncle's question, "Well, the Medical Alliance researches a lot of random potions every year. Some are auctioned off as single tubes, but most are auctioned off in bulk."

Cell repair devices are certainly useful, but you can't carry them around with you.

This is where the cell repair agents developed by the medical alliance come in handy.

"Will you build a starship in a while?" Master Shen asked expressionlessly.

Shen Beian had also read some science fiction novels about stars.

In this world, aircraft carriers, space stations, and manned rockets are nothing special anymore; it feels like the next step is to truly explore space.

"It might be a matter of time," Gu Nanyan said, not directly answering Shen Bei'an's question.

Technology is developing very quickly, who knows?

Most of the young masters of the Gu family stationed on Fuyun Island are engaged in scientific research or medicine.

Shen Bei'an: Suddenly there's a chance to survive.

I wonder if he'll ever actually see the starships come to life and ascend to the heavens.

The auctions of the twin snow lotuses from Tianshan are very popular, with one after another going up.

Each price increase was no less than 30,000.

Shen Juanqing seemed a bit bored and directly added ten million!

After that, no one competed with him anymore.

Chen Juanqing smoothly and easily captured the twin snow lotus of Tianshan.

Even after spending tens of millions, Young Master Shen showed no sign of heartache whatsoever.

The next step is the auction of the potions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the GM144 drug, the latest product developed by the Medical Alliance. It is an update to the original GM44 drug and can last for a longer period of time." The auctioneer introduced the GM144 drug with great enthusiasm.

"It can even be said that the GM144 potion has completely overcome all the drawbacks of the original GM44 potion; it has completely overcome the drawbacks of not standing firm!"

Many families present had participated in the "Embryo Project," and this statement caused a stir among the audience!

"Starting price: 30 million; each bid must be at least 500,000 higher!"

"They really developed GM144?" Shen Beian was somewhat incredulous.

Moreover, Shen Bei'an did not believe the latter part of the sentence, which stated that the drawbacks of not standing firm should be broken.

Gu Nanyan sat casually in the chair, his gaze shifting back to Ning Yao, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Ning Yao was shocked to hear this news. In her memory, GM144 had not yet been successfully developed, and GM132 was a failure. The researchers of the Medical Alliance conducted repeated experiments based on GM132 and GM44, but they were hampered by the lack of test subjects and had to slow down their progress.

As of last night, GM144 was still not successful.

"It's not about whether we believe it or not, but about whether those families with 'Number Two' are willing to believe it." Xie Yunyu spoke slowly. Although she herself was not the second experimental subject, she also suffered from the pain of rapid cell division. If it weren't for the help of Young Master Ziya and Young Master Zhou, she would probably be eager to pounce on GM144 like a hungry wolf.

“GM44 actually has quite a few side effects…” Xie Yunyu knew that GM44 had many side effects, but she had no choice but to take it. “Drowsiness is just the most basic one, secondly it makes people irritable, and finally it increases libido.”

Sex education in the empire is relatively widespread; not only men have sexual desire, but women do too.

Xie Yunyu started buying GM44 from the black market, the dark web, and Fuyun Island when she was eleven or twelve years old. She began to feel sleepy, inexplicably irritable, and even had an increased libido.

From the very beginning, Thumbelina was used, but later on, some tools were needed.

It wasn't until recently, when Ziya and Zhou treated her for a long time, including drinking a lot of traditional Chinese medicine, eating medicinal meals, and undergoing acupuncture, that she began to recover.

Apart from her, everyone else present was already over twenty, so Xie Yunyu didn't shy away from discussing these matters at all.

Shen Juanqing held Xie Yunyu's hand tightly, her eyes filled with heartache.

"But if it's useless, then wouldn't those people..." Shen Bei'an knew this principle, so how could the people in the Medical Alliance not know it?

"The GM132 potion is a significant improvement over the GM144 potion, and after so much time, it has probably improved even more, but it still can't achieve what they described."

Xie Yunyu, as a former victim, was well aware of the perpetrators' intentions: "As long as it's effective, that's fine. Besides, these things have a limited shelf life. They can use drug development as an excuse to leave some second-generation drugs, which would probably speed up their research."

"Even if a 'Number Two' dies, they can simply say it was a medical accident. They can compensate them with a brand new Number Two. Once the GM144 is developed, any number of perfect 'Number Twos' can be cultivated in the future."

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Girls, face your sexual desires! We are all human, and it's perfectly normal to have sexual desires!

P.S.: But you need to use the right methods, don't just casually have one-night stands!!!