Fenghuo and Meng Lianying worked together to move Gu Fan's alchemy furnace to the car.
Gu Fan didn't want them to waste their efforts, but a space crystal with a capacity comparable to that of an off-road vehicle could cause a bloody fight between mercenaries. Her storage jade bracelet could hold a football field, and the risk of exposure was too great. Gu Fan would rather take the trouble to cover it up carefully, and then send Fenghuo and the others some more good medicine as compensation.
After returning to the base, the three did not return to the villa immediately, but went to the city center.
Gu Fan bought some daily necessities. She wasn't picky about clothes, as long as they fit her well and looked good. She also bought some body wash to disguise her cleansing spells. She chose an expensive laptop, as she would be using it to search for a lot of things. Finally, she wanted to buy herself a car.
Fenghuo friendly reminder: "If you want to drive, you must first get a driver's license."
Gu Fan: "Isn't this a very simple skill?"
She had learned it just by watching them drive.
Meng Lianying smiled brightly, "Even if you're a natural driver, you still have to get a driver's license first. Otherwise, if you're caught, you'll end up in jail."
So, Gu Fan didn’t buy a car, but signed up for the driver’s license test first.
After the registration was over, the three of them went to the City Hall again.
There is an area in the city hall that is dedicated to issuing various mercenary missions.
Gu Fan came here today mainly to visit and understand the process. He took a look around and then left.
After returning to the villa, Gu Fan said hello to the other team members and went back to his room with his newly bought notebook.
Fenghuo had already helped her with some basic settings of the notebook. Gu Fan leaned against the soft and comfortable headboard of the bed, eagerly flipping through an e-book - "Plant Encyclopedia - Latest Edition of the Apocalypse".
Her stock of elixirs and spiritual herbs is limited. If she wants to develop sustainably on Earth, she needs to understand what spiritual herbs are available here.
The same plant has different names in the cultivation continent and by humans. Whenever Gu Fan sees a high-definition photo of a familiar herb, he takes a screenshot and saves it in a specially created "Herbs" folder.
She was so hungry that she didn't even go downstairs to eat lunch. The search and proofreading task was not completed until the evening.
In summary, all the "inferior" elixirs that Gu Fan could refine could find the necessary medicinal materials on Earth, including flesh-growing and blood-replenishing elixirs, and even herbs that could be used by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, most of the herbs grew in deep mountains and forests, where monsters were roaming. The more precious the herbs, the higher the risk of collecting them.
Gu Fan touched her chin. As she expected, she also needed to post the task, but she didn't know if there were any mercenaries willing to take it. After all, collecting herbs required a lot of eyesight. What if she picked the wrong one after all the trouble? If she paid the reward, it would be a waste of money. If she didn't pay, what if she encountered powerful and arrogant mercenaries waiting for the opportunity to retaliate against her?
"Fanfan, come downstairs and have dinner!"
Fenghuo's voice came up, Gu Fan rubbed his long hair, and went downstairs with the notebook in his arms.
Fenghuo was serving food when he saw her walking down the stairs in a long dress with messy black hair. She was so beautiful that she didn't care about her image. Fenghuo clicked his tongue softly and said, "Fanfan, have you also been harmed by games?"
He also went through a period of being obsessed with games. Not only did he have to hold his laptop even when eating, he had to go to the bathroom.
Gu Fan didn't understand what he meant and looked towards the living room.
Taishan, Qingteng and Meng Lianying were sitting on the ground playing poker. Xinghe was sitting on the sofa wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and holding a newspaper in his hand.
Xinghe seems to like reading newspapers very much.
Gu Fan decisively walked over to Xinghe and sat down, turning his laptop screen towards him. "Captain, I need these herbs to make pills. If I post this kind of herb-collecting mission, will there be any mercenaries to take it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Lianying and Qing Teng came over and looked at the screen curiously.
Tarzan also stood behind the sofa.
Everyone was very interested in Gu Fan's alchemy skills.
Xinghe put down the newspaper, adjusted his glasses, placed the notebook on his lap, and slid the screen with his slender fingertips, carefully browsing Gu Fan's screenshots of medicinal herbs.
Each picture of the herb has an introduction to the name of the herb and its common growing areas. Some rare herbs even only grow in a specific mountainous area or lake area.
"Take the Hair Growth Pill as an example. You sell one for fifty points, and the raw material requires two Aconitum plants. So, when you post the task, how much reward are you going to offer?"
Gu Fan: "Aconitum grass grows in clusters. If we find one, we can gather at least ten. I'll split the profits 50-50 with the mercenaries. Ten Aconitum grass can be refined into five Hair Growth Pills, so I'll offer the mercenaries 125 points as compensation. Is that okay?"
Meng Lianying crossed his arms and pondered, "Any C-rank monster can be exchanged for 100 points. Finding them is much easier than gathering herbs. Just considering the reward, your mission isn't attractive to mercenaries. Let me put it this way, if I find Aconitum while doing other missions, I'll pick it. If I don't find it, I probably won't waste time looking for it specifically. There are so many weeds out there, it's too troublesome to identify them."
Gu Fan frowned slightly.
Xinghe looked at her and said, "Most mercenaries probably have the same idea as Fenghuo. Whether or not to collect herbs is completely random. If you have enough merit points, you can try posting missions and wait patiently. If you want a stable source of income, I suggest you join us on missions. You only need to be responsible for collecting herbs, and we will do our best to protect your safety."
This is a very sincere invitation.
Gu Fan was in a state of hesitation.
She wanted to buy a single-family villa and a shop, but she was short of merit points. She relied entirely on the random collection of mercenaries, which was too slow.
However, there are many dangers outside the base. She believes that Meng Lianying and others will not harm her, but if she really encounters danger and they are unable to take care of themselves, how much attention can they spare to protect her, a casual friend?
Gu Fan values her life very much and she doesn't like taking risks.
If she had to choose, she would rather slowly accumulate merit points and maximize her life safety.
She was an ant who had been to the gates of hell twice.
"Thank you, but I'm timid, so I won't go out. I don't want to burden you for nothing." Gu Fan apologized.
Xinghe smiled and said, "It's okay. Just send me this folder and I'll help you collect it when I have the chance."
Meng Lianying patted his chest and said, "And me. When we go out on missions, we don't fight monsters every day. When we rest, we can look in the bushes more often. Maybe we can get lucky."
"And me!"
Fenghuo suddenly ran over from the kitchen and expressed his opinion before I could even hear what was said.
Their enthusiasm made Gu Fan feel even more embarrassed. She was used to being alone and didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs or owe favors to others.
"Okay, you guys help me pick some herbs. If you have any minor health problems later, I might have the right medicine."
Fenghuo touched his red hair and felt that one day he would need Gu Fan's hair growth pill.
At the same time, at the dedicated scientific research base within the Lu family army.
In the rest area, Lu Ya stood in front of the French window in a military uniform. The setting sun was shining outside. Looking out, he could see tall buildings in the distance and busy traffic on the road. The base was peaceful and prosperous, just like the bustling city before the big radiation in movies and TV dramas.
Only by leaving the base can one truly understand what mankind has experienced in the past fifty years. Other cities outside the base have long since turned into wastelands. Humans who did not have time to escape were torn apart by monsters, and the blood and rotten flesh have long been washed away by rain, leaving only piles of incomplete bones.
Familiar footsteps sounded in the corridor and Lu Ya turned around.
Professor Ma was wearing a white coat. He was in his forties and half his head was bald.
Not knowing what he was thinking about, Lu Ya quickly shifted his gaze from Professor Ma's head to the report in his hand.
Professor Ma walked over to him and handed Lu Ya the drug ingredient analysis report in his hand. He explained in a low voice, "I only took a quarter of the pill you gave me. I analyzed half of it, and only found one herb that had a neutralizing effect. There's no herb that can match the rest. I used the other half to experiment on the monster, and it did have the effect of blocking the body's odor, but the dosage was too small, and the effect was limited in duration."
He explained it so clearly that Lu Ya didn't even look at the paper report. He asked, "Is it harmful to the human body?"
Professor Ma shook his head: "It's not toxic at all, so you can use it without worry. But, where did you get this pill from?"
He returned the remaining pills and the porcelain bottle to Lu Ya.
Lu Ya took the porcelain bottle, turned it in his palm, lowered his eyes and said, "Keep it secret for now. If I can get more, I will let you know."
After leaving the research base, Lu Ya got in the car.
Driver: "Are you going back to the villa?"
Lu Ya leaned back in his chair, looked out the window and said, "Let's go check out the company camp."
The driver understood and drove off silently.
When they arrived at the villa, Meng Lianying, Xinghe and others were discussing the next mission location. There were three alternatives in total, and they needed to reach a consensus.
Gu Fan curled up in the single sofa, flipping through the electronic version of "The Latest Monster Encyclopedia" while listening to their conversation distractedly, in order to increase his understanding of the outside of the base.
The atmosphere was quite harmonious when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
Taishan went to open the door and everyone stared at it.
After a while, Taishan came in with a man in a neat military uniform.
Ordinary strong people will make people afraid, but super strong people will make people instinctively submit.
To Gu Fan, Meng Lianying and the others were also strong men, but she was already familiar with them and did not feel any class difference. However, when Lu Ya appeared, Gu Fan subconsciously closed her notebook and put it aside, and stood up with Xinghe and the other four to show her respect for Lu Ya.
"Cousin, you are not here to see me, are you?" Meng Lianying hid behind the beacon fire, only showing his head to stare at Lu Ya.
Lu Ya: "No, I'm looking for her."
So, everyone's eyes followed him and fell on Gu Fan's face.
Gu Fan: ...
Lu Ya looked at her sofa and then looked around.
Meng Lianying was very grateful that his cousin was not here to arrest him. He immediately pushed another single sofa to Gu Fan's side and enthusiastically adjusted the positions of the two sofas so that Lu Ya could talk to Gu Fan face to face.
Gu Fan looked at Meng Lianying deeply.
Meng Lianying has already gone to make tea for Lu Ya.
"Miss Gu, please sit down. Don't be shy." Lu Ya sat down first. Seeing that Gu Fan was still standing, he made a "please" gesture.
On the sofa not far away, Xinghe, Taishan, Qingteng and Fenghuo all stopped their discussion and turned their attention over here.
Lu Ya acted calmly and took out Gu Fan's small porcelain bottle.
Gu Fan discovered at a glance that a quarter of the beast-avoiding pills were missing!
"you……"
"I took it for testing. I don't know anything about you. I need to make sure this oral medication is not toxic."
Gu Fan just felt sad!
She only had ten Beast Repellent Pills in total, and each one she used meant one less. Unless she was lucky enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, she would never be able to refine any more. One of them was actually wasted by this Earthling who didn't know the value of it.
"What are the test results?" Due to the difference in strength, Gu Fan asked politely.
Lu Ya: "It's non-toxic, but we need to try it to see if it can ward off beasts."
Gu Fan: "How are you going to try?"
Lu Ya: "There's an S-rank wind bear near An City. It can detect the presence of any living creature within a hundred kilometers. I've tried to kill it many times, but it always failed because it detected me beforehand. So, I want to try this beast repellent pill. I wonder if it will have any effect on its effectiveness if only three-quarters of it is left?"
Gu Fan: "A complete pill lasts for 24 hours, but now there are only 18 hours left."
Lu Ya: "There's enough time, but I need you to come with me. If this medicine doesn't work, you and I can confront each other on the spot."
Gu Fan: ...
Accompany him to kill the S-level wind bear?
Could she return the 10,000 merit points to Lu Ya and stop doing business with him?
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Fanfan: People on Earth are so cunning!
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