Chapter 236 Snake Venom Acquired
Gu Qing patted Sun Mo's hand, which was gripping her arm excitedly, and said, "I'm 70 or 80 percent confident. I just tried it out, and although it didn't work, it's still an improvement. I think it's because I didn't measure the amount of stuff I added properly."
Gu Qing said this entirely to put their minds at ease. He was afraid that if there wasn't some substantial progress soon, Zhu Jian would be hastily packing up and setting off.
After all, Gu Qing wanted to collect snake venom. If she didn't have enough bamboo slips, it would be perfect to go back and collect them now, since planting them herself was the best way to ensure sustainable development.
"Really? That's great! Sister-in-law, then I'll make a deal with you."
Could you please process these Lobelia chinensis we've harvested? We'll offer you 1/7 of the extract as payment for your processing.
Processing Lobelia chinensis requires additional materials, which we can provide. If not, we can offer a portion of our essence, credit points, and military merit points as compensation.
As the component just mentioned, the reason for mentioning the last compensation was because the amount of added components was not properly controlled.
Gu Qing quickly shook her head, "No, no, my level is too low and I'm not skilled enough to handle this. If I handle it all by myself, I won't be able to do anything else for the next month."
"Then?" the bamboo slip asked cautiously.
"I'll tell Sister Sun how to handle it, and we'll discuss it together and process it together; that way it'll be faster. You can provide the supporting materials, and we'll earn a handling fee."
It wasn't that Gu Qing was particularly generous, but rather that this method was indeed incredibly simple. Given time, the alchemists would figure it out sooner or later.
Gu Qing told them her plans, and Zhu Jian immediately showed a gentle and polite smile, his gaze towards Gu Qing changed.
Was it appreciation, or something else? But he quickly adjusted.
"Hehe! Sister-in-law, look, we've taken advantage of you again. How about this, what do you need from our spoils this time? Sister-in-law, I'll decide to treat it as an exchange."
Gu Qing's eyes were genuinely smiling this time. "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I see you've collected so many snake corpses, I wonder if you've collected the venom?"
Bamboo Slip nodded quickly, "I've collected it, quite a lot. Sister-in-law, do you want Venom? That stuff isn't really useful to us. We usually keep a little as a reserve, and the rest is traded to the research institute."
"I want some to keep for research purposes," Gu Qing said, feigning indifference.
“Okay, then I’ll keep what I have in reserve and give the rest to my sister-in-law. If it’s not enough, I’ll have them go in and get some more.” The bamboo slips were given to her generously.
"That's enough, that's enough. I'm just interested. I don't have any ideas on how to use it yet. By the way, Sister Sun, let's quickly figure out how to process Lobelia chinensis!"
Gu Qing got a satisfactory answer, so she made up a story, half true and half false, that she had discovered a way to process Lobelia chinensis, and finally summarized it.
"Hmm, I always felt that I didn't add enough bile last time because I didn't succeed."
"Then I'll have Liao Wen bring all the snake gallbladders over right now." Zhu Jian was genuinely anxious; he was afraid that if he left, he might need to deal with the Lobelia chinensis and have to come back for the necessary items, which would be a hassle.
If they don't leave, they have other tasks to complete, and besides, it's not safe for them to stay here for an extended period.
Now that he had a solution, he couldn't wait to process the Lobelia chinensis. After all, this creature looked too delicate, and he would feel bad if it were lost.
Following Gu Qing's advice, Sun Mo increased the amount of bile used slightly, and the first Lobelia chinensis was processed quite well.
After being taken out of the furnace, the essence of Lobelia chinensis resembled a bright green gemstone. After undergoing various tests, it was confirmed that the medicinal effect remained unchanged and that there were no harmful substances present.
The entire essence is just like a gemstone, possessing the corresponding hardness, clearly indicating that it can be stored for a long time.
Relieved by the results, Zhu Jian rested there for a whole day, dealing with the damaged Lobelia chinensis.
The rest is to stop and deal with it slowly after finishing the journey each day.
In the first few batches, they experimented a bit, so some were successful and some were not. The two of them made a record of it and kept track of the results before they began the formal refining process.
After a whole day, Gu Qing finally finished refining the damaged bamboo slips and returned to her tent to refine her own Lobelia chinensis.
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