Chapter 32 Blood Coagulation Cream (Part 2)
In the farm kitchen, Gu Nian opened the light screen page and the two-star recipe showed that there were two more to be purchased.
Gu Nian used all the spiritual coins he had saved recently to buy the Mighty King Kong Pill. Although the name sounded a bit like a gangster, it was a farm product and must be a top-notch product. Gu Nian was still looking forward to this pill that could burst out with even greater power in a short period of time.
The prescription for the Mighty King Kong Pills was slowly unfolded. Gu Nian glanced at it and fixed his eyes on one of the ingredients.
A water cloud lotus seed.
Gu Nian had never heard of this. She could only ask Lianhua: "Lianhua, do you know what this Shuiyun lotus seed is?"
"Water Cloud Lotus Seed! Lotus still remembers!" Lotus lifted up its furry tail: "It is a kind of lotus seed, but it is different from other lotus seeds. Every time this kind of lotus seed appears, there is white mist floating next to it. It is so beautiful. I never catch a cloud every time I try to catch one."
Listening to the cat talk of the lotus, Gu Nian roughly sketched out an image in his mind. It seems that this is probably a lotus seed of a mutated spiritual lotus, and the mutated feature is that it is surrounded by mist. But he didn't know where to find it.
Gu Nian took note silently, not in a hurry, as she still had to continue making the blood coagulation ointment.
The Chinese medicinal materials bought from Wan's Company greatly enriched her inventory. Gu Nian roughly estimated that she could at least collect nearly a hundred portions of blood-clotting ointment materials. With ready-made medicinal materials, Gu Nian also greatly saved her planting time and spiritual coins, and most importantly, it also saved the limited water sources next to the farmland.
With enough spirit crystals in hand, Gu Nian devoted himself to the production of blood coagulation cream. It took two days, but the results were gratifying. A total of 50 portions of blood coagulation cream were packaged into 500 small boxes, neatly stacked together.
Gu Nian washed her hands and began to clean the kitchen counter. Even though she had been making ointments for such a long time, her hands were still white, delicate and smooth like jade. Gu Nian always wondered if these ointments also had moisturizing effects, and it was inevitable that she would get some of them when making medicine on a daily basis, so why didn't she have any calluses?
Shaking her head, Gu Nian laughed dumbly and stopped thinking about these irrelevant things. She was in a hurry to go out and sell blood coagulation cream. After all, according to everyone's enthusiasm for cleaning up mutant rats, it is unknown how many days this mutant rat can last.
After packing all the coagulant ointments into the backpack, Gu Nian hurried to the camp. It was almost afternoon and many rat hunters had already returned to the city. He didn't know whether his ointments would be easy to sell.
Gu Nian arrived at the camp. The spot where she had set up her stall last time was remote and no one was occupying it yet. She walked over and just took out the plastic sheet and put it up when people surrounded her.
What's going on? Are you planning to rob me? Gu Nian immediately grabbed the dagger, which was made of the fangs of a mutant python and was poisoned. He looked at everyone with caution.
The tall and strong man in the lead had a serious expression on his face, and he seemed to be unaccustomed to forcing out a smile: "Madam, do you still have the ointment I sold you last time?"
Although he said that, Gu Nian still didn't relax. He held the dagger and said coldly, "Why, are you here to buy medicine?"
The captain of the third company was about to speak when a clever soldier behind him pulled his clothes and whispered, "Captain, there are too many of us. It's not good to surround them, isn't it?"
The captain of the third company suddenly realized what was going on and quickly waved his hand to let everyone disperse: "It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding. We are really here to buy medicine. We are from the Jiangcheng garrison company to participate in the rat hunting operation." As he spoke, he pointed to the badge on his chest.
Gu Nian took a closer look and finally believed his identity. She was not worried. Even if the other party's identity was forged, she was skilled enough to hold out until the camp's law enforcement team arrived. That's right, in order to maintain order in the camp, the Jiangcheng authorities specially deployed a team of law enforcement officers to patrol the camp. They were all experts in the official special forces.
Gu Nian said slowly: "We have medicine. How many boxes do you want?"
The captain of the third company quickly stretched out his hand and said, "200 boxes, do you have them?" There were quite a few people in their company, and the rat hunting operation would probably last another four or five days, so it would be a good idea to prepare more.
"Okay, 50 contribution points per box, no bargaining." Gu Nian counted out 200 boxes from his backpack and placed them on the plastic sheet.
The captain of the third company gave her 5,000 contribution points, happily held the blood coagulation ointment in his hands, and left with his soldiers.
The soldiers next to him were also very excited: "Okay, Captain, with this blood coagulation cream, we don't have to go back to the camp just in the afternoon, and we can break out into the wilderness without worry. Let's let those little bastards in the second company see who is the first company!"
The captain of the third company coughed in a serious manner and said, "We are all comrades in the same unit. Friendship comes first, competition comes second. Such words..." He lowered his voice and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
Several soldiers understood what he meant, and immediately linked arms, smiled, and played with each other. Although they were elite soldiers in Jiangcheng, they were just young men in their twenties. In the past two days, the second company relied on the late return time to increase its contribution. Soldiers from the third company requested to return later, but were strictly rejected by the company commander. Even if the company commander of the third company valued honor, the safety of his men was far more important than the first priority.
The orderly of the third company waited in the camp every day just to find the girl who sold medicine. After one or two days, he still couldn't find her. He waited for the girl like a star and the moon, and finally waited for her today! What are you waiting for? The orderly quickly reported to the commander of the third company who had returned to the camp, and together with a group of curious soldiers, let's go buy medicine together.
"But, Captain, aren't 200 boxes too many?" asked a more careful soldier.
"It's better to be prepared." The captain of the third company evaded him. Compared with ordinary soldiers, the captain of the third company thought more when holding these blood coagulation creams in his hands. If the blood coagulation cream is really so effective, it will definitely be used in future missions. He knows very well that on the battlefield, sometimes a box of good medicine is a life. How many injured soldiers died in vain because they did not have time to wait for medical rescue. It was also because of this rat hunting operation that many previously hidden evolved people and strange people appeared. The contribution points earned can be exchanged for some good medicines. If you don't stock up some medicines at this time, what will you do if you have no medicines to sell in the future?
The departed company commander of the Third Company didn't know that buying 200 boxes of blood coagulation cream in one go became something he felt thankful for countless times afterwards.
"Manager Lin, Manager Lin, the customer who sells blood coagulation cream has finally come to the camp. He is now setting up a stall in the west district!" The assistant of Wan's Trading Company ran in hurriedly, shouting.
Lin Qi, who was about to scold him for not knowing the rules, suddenly changed his expression and turned from anger to joy: "Really? Did you see it?"
"Yes, I saw it. It's over there. We just arrived and not many people noticed it yet! I guess there's still some ointment left!" the assistant said without hesitation.
"Let's go! Let's set off now!" Lin Qi did not delay and immediately stood up from behind his desk and rushed to the West District with his assistant.
Along the way, Lin Qi was lost in thought. The blood-clotting ointment she had exchanged last time only had 20 boxes in total, and the quantity was too small to sell at the counter. It just so happened that she was going to send a batch of medicine to her boss's rat hunting team, so Lin Qi simply packed the blood-clotting ointment and stuffed it into the supply box.
Thinking that this was the work of an unknown pharmacist, Lin Qi did not give any special instructions. He only noted on the supply list that this ointment had the effect of stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration.
However, that same evening, as soon as Lin Qi returned to his home in Jiangcheng, he received a call from Special Assistant Tong.
Seeing that the phone notification was from Special Assistant Tong, Lin Qi stood up. Everyone in Wan's Enterprise knew Special Assistant Tong Liangcai. As the special assistant of the big boss Wan Xingteng, he often helped the boss deal with various events, big and small. He was the top confidant of the big boss and held a pivotal position in the entire Wan's Enterprise!
Could it be that his business talent has finally been discovered by the higher-ups? Yes, coming to the wilderness camp to run Wan's Business, specializing in the sale of mutant materials, is a project that no one in Wan's company is optimistic about. It's not because no one sees business opportunities, but because everyone is worried about danger - if the camp is attacked by mutant animals and plants that day, the employees of Wan's Business are on the front line, and they can't escape even if they want to, right? Compared to this, working in Wan's Construction Company, specializing in house modification projects, or joining some of Wan's underground city construction projects, is safe and has a good salary. Isn't it good?
Lin Qi is a bold adventurer, or a gambler. She is deeply aware that the world has changed. If you want to live well in this world, playing it safe is useless! She would rather open Wan's business in the camp, and she is eager to really get in touch with this changed world, hoping to find her own place in this rapidly changing world.
Her choice was right. At least, if she stayed in her original position, she would not receive any calls from Special Assistant Tong before she retired. Lin Qi picked up the phone.
"Lin Qi?" said Special Assistant Tong on the opposite side.
"It's me, Special Assistant Tong." Lin Qi said respectfully.
"Very good, Wan's Business in the camp is running well and has achieved the goal set by the boss. Thank you for your hard work." Special Assistant Tong was not overbearing, but Lin Qi did not expect that the usually cold special assistant would encourage her so kindly.
"By the way, there are some things I haven't seen before in the supply box you delivered today?" Special Assistant Tong asked, changing the subject.
The real show is coming. Special Assistant Tong would not ask this for no reason. Lin Qi's brain was working rapidly. Compared with the previous supply box... yes, the only extra thing is the newly collected blood coagulation cream. "Yes, a new customer came to the store today and sold a homemade blood coagulation cream. After the store's appraiser inspected the goods and conducted chemical tests, it was confirmed that the medicine is of high quality and non-toxic, so it was put into the supply box."
"Tell me about this new guest," Special Assistant Tong said with interest.
Lin Qi told the whole story in detail, and waited anxiously for Special Assistant Tong to speak. Is this ointment useful? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
"Find that customer, make friends with her, and make her your friend. You can buy this blood-clotting cream in large quantities, and see if this customer has any new medicines. Do you understand? The first purpose of running Wan's Company is to buy a large number of mutant materials, and the second purpose is to make friends with these capable masters. Among these capable people, combat masters are secondary. People who can use mutant materials and form high-quality products are the top priority!" Special Assistant Tong advised. Lin Qi heard a hint of caution in his words.
Lin Qi immediately understood that in the mind of Special Assistant Tong, the stranger was a key target worth making friends with. "Yes, Special Assistant, rest assured, I will complete the task."
"Well, next time you receive the coagulation ointment, just send it directly to the rat hunting team. They really recognize this ointment." Special Assistant Tong said before hanging up the phone.
In this way, Lin Qi sent assistants to wait at the only way to enter the camp every day, just to keep an eye on the girl selling medicine. As a result, she didn't show up for a day or two, which made Lin Qi so anxious that two blisters appeared in her mouth. Finally, she met Gu Nian.
"Hello, ma'am. Are you selling me the ointment I bought last time?" a female voice sounded.
When Gu Nian looked up, she saw the manager of Wan's Trading Company from last time. "Ah, it's you... Lin..." Gu Nian tried to recall. She remembered that the manager had a badge on his name last time, but now he had taken it off.
"Lin Qi." Lin Qi added her name considerately.
"Manager Lin Qi, what can I do for you?" Gu Nian asked, handing out blood coagulation cream to other customers. There were quite a few repeat customers last time. In just a short while, quite a few people came, and they all wanted quite a lot, buying eight or ten boxes at a time. Compared to last time, the sales were completely opened up.
"I plan to buy another batch of the blood coagulation cream I sold last time." Lin Qi said simply.
"How much?" Gu Nian asked.
Lin Qi glanced at Gu Nian's backpack, estimated its capacity, and quickly glanced at the customers waiting to buy medicine. She didn't want to shout out that she would buy the whole thing in public. It didn't matter if she angered everyone, but she had just established herself in the camp and didn't want to give people the impression that Wan's Company was overbearing. "200 boxes, please."
So much? Gu Nian was a little surprised. Now she understood that Lin Qi and the returning customer probably had a team, otherwise they wouldn't have used so much blood coagulation cream. Fortunately, she brought a lot today.
200 boxes of blood coagulation cream formed a small pile on the plastic sheet. After Lin Qi finished giving Gu Nian the contribution points, the assistant beside him quickly took the bag and started to pack the blood coagulation cream. They retreated to the outside of the crowd.
"Sister Lin?" Seeing that Lin Qi had no intention of leaving, the assistant asked in confusion.
"You take the goods back first, I'll wait here." Lin Qi didn't want to say more and sent the assistant away first.
She watched quietly from the outside, and the more she watched, the more frightened she became. Contribution points are not so easy to earn. This girl who bought medicine has only come to the camp a few times, but she has become popular, and the customers around her are scrambling to buy her medicine.
In fact, these customers were also stimulated by Lin Qi. Some people recognized that this woman was the experience of Wan's Commercial Bank. They bought 200 boxes at the beginning. If they were slow, wouldn't they be unable to buy them? When they thought of this, everyone scrambled for them.
Gu Nian quickly sold out the remaining ointment. Customers who missed out left disappointed.
Lin Qi walked up to him at this time and asked, "I haven't asked for your name yet?"
"My last name is Gu." Gu Nian said evasively. She knew Lin Qi wanted to know her full name.
"Ms. Gu, I came here today to discuss long-term cooperation with you. I wonder if you can supply this coagulation ointment to our Wan's Company for a long time? The price is negotiable." Lin Qi said with a smile.
Long-term supply? Gu Nian thought for a moment and shook his head to refuse: "Sorry, I may not have the time."
Lin Qi was a little disappointed, but she was not discouraged. How could a business be successful in one go? She handed Gu Nian a golden card: "This is the golden membership card of our Wan's Company. As long as you hold this card, you are our most distinguished customer. If you want to buy any supplies or materials, we will give you 20% off if we have them. If we don't have them, we will do our best to help you find them in the market."
20% off? Gu Nian raised her eyebrows. This discount is not low. Gu Nian has also heard of Wan's reputation. Before the natural disaster, it was a well-known large enterprise in the country. It seems that after the natural disaster, it is also actively exploring. It is clear that it wants to do the business of mutant materials.
Gu Nian's heart moved, and he accepted the golden card and said, "Manager Lin, does Wan's Company have any material called Shuiyun Lotus Seed?"
Water Cloud Lotus Seeds? Lin Qi quickly recalled, but had no impression. However, there were many materials in the Wan's warehouse, and she couldn't remember them all, so she asked, "Ms. Gu, can you tell me in detail? What does this Water Cloud Lotus Seed look like?"
"It is a mutant lotus seed, obtained from a mutant lotus that is surrounded by clouds and mist."
Lin Qi remembered it firmly and said with a smile: "I will go back and look for it. If there is a letter, how can I contact you?"
"No rush, I'll find time to go to Wan's Trading Company later." Gu Nian said.
Seeing that Gu Nian was unwilling to give her contact information, Lin Qi decided to stop while she was ahead. She greeted Gu Nian warmly and turned away. As long as Ms. Gu made a request, it meant that the other party was not opposed to contacting the Wan family, and there would be no shortage of opportunities to deal with them in the future. It was precisely because of this that Lin Qi made up her mind to find the Shuiyun lotus seed.
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In the center of Jiangcheng City, the original CBD area, there is an extremely luxurious high-rise building in the middle.
Many people wanted to buy this building, but they were told that it was only for rent and not for sale. Among these people, there were some who were unwilling to give up but were self-reliant and would always find ways to find out who the owner of the building was, hoping to buy the office through other means.
However, what they were able to find out was that the building belonged to an extremely ancient family, whose family tree could be traced back to the days when there were dynasties and the Imperial Observatory was still needed.
But this is not all about the owner of the building. If they had a little more background and connections, they would have heard that in this tall building, there is an entire basement hidden in the elevator, which belongs to the Lihuo Gantian Forum.
Yuan Yu is the director of the Jiangcheng branch of the Lihuo Gantian Forum. As the director of the branch, he also clearly knew that the forum had a group of masters of cultivation long before the natural disaster, and he himself was one of them. At the beginning, Yuan Yu couldn't understand why the branch was hidden underground. Although this was very suitable for their setting of practitioners hiding among the people, living in the basement was really not as comfortable as living on the sunny ground floor. However, when the cold wave natural disaster occurred, Yuan Yu suddenly realized that it was a wise decision to build the branch underground. At least they didn't have to move.
Yuan Yu walked out of the branch and drove to the ancient courtyard in Qingpu District. About a month ago, he received a notice from the headquarters that the forum administrator would come to the Jiangcheng branch to work, and asked the Jiangcheng branch to cooperate with the administrator in all work. Yuan Yu did not dare to neglect it at all. Having been in the forum for so long, he knew the hidden power of the organization better than outsiders. It was also because of this that he was particularly respectful to the core administrators of the forum who came from the headquarters to guide the work. According to the other party's request, he bought an old mansion in Jiangcheng as the administrator's residence here.
He walked along the long corridor and the white walls into the courtyard, and suddenly he had the illusion of going back in time, as if he was walking in the ancient times thousands of years ago. He breathed and stepped lightly unconsciously. Following the butler, he entered the main house.
"How is the search for the laboratory behind the mutant rats going?" asked the forum administrator. He had an overly beautiful face and silver-white hair that was different from that of ordinary people.
Yuan Yu quickly replied: "We have sent people from the forum to search, but they haven't found it yet. Sir, should we send people deep into the wilderness? I'm afraid that's the only way to find the trace of this laboratory."
Yue Jian shook his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, withdraw all your subordinates first. When the time is right, we can go deeper into the wilderness."
The right time? Yuan Yu was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask. He just bowed and left quietly.
After Yuan Yu left, only Yue Jian and the butler in a black suit behind him were left in the large room.
"Bring it up." Yue Jian said lightly.
The butler respectfully handed him a stack of book pages with both hands. The book pages were antique and when the moon book was opened, there was a question written on each page, and the name of the questioner was below.
He folded the stack of books and placed it on his left hand side, then took out a pair of shells. They were two extremely beautiful shells, with colorful light glittering on their surfaces. The light flowed slowly, as if they were breathing with life. One side of the shells was flat, and the other side was convex.
Opening the first leaf, Yuejian lightly threw out two茭 cups.
"I believe it, yes."
He took the first book fold to his right hand, opened the second book fold, looked at the question on it, and threw the茭杯 again.
"Xiao Jiao, this matter is not yet decided, you can choose for yourself."
"No, I can't."
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As Yue Jian spoke, the folds on his left hand became fewer and fewer, while the folds on his right hand became higher and higher, until all the folds were completely opened.
The butler behind him has been recording all the divination results.
After the result of the last book folding came out, he put away the record book and asked carefully: "Master Yue, I heard that the official side also sent people to find the laboratory, but they didn't find any clues. It seems that the official side still intends to explore on their own? Then should we transfer some people from our family and go to the depths of the wilderness with the Jiangcheng branch?"
"No need." Yue Jian said calmly. "They will come to us soon."
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The official purchasing point of Jiangcheng Camp has become extremely busy. Originally, it was only Uncle Yiyan who was the purchasing point, but now it has become a small team of more than a dozen people. They are responsible for recycling mutant rats and distributing contribution points.
Every night, the contribution points distributed will be sorted in real time and passed all the way to the official top management.
Mayor Jiang, General Xu, Shi Hong, and several other high-ranking officials from Jiang gathered in a room, listening to the report of senior researcher He Cong. As the first researcher of the mutant rat incident, He Cong was also named by Shi Hong to take on the subsequent research responsibilities.
"…According to the data currently sent back from the camp, the number of mutant rats eliminated in Jiangcheng is more than a thousand every day. At the same time, we estimate the total number of rats in the wilderness based on sample observations. Currently, the total number of mutant rats in Jiangcheng has reached a turning point and is about to decline. In about three to five days, the total number of rats will be reduced to a controllable scale." He Cong finished reporting the research conclusions of the laboratory.
After hearing this, the senior officials finally put down their worries. The rat hunting operation had been going on for five days, and the number of rats killed per day had dropped from 2,000 to 3,000 at the beginning to 1,000 per day. Even so, this number still frightened the senior officials of Jiangcheng. If they had hesitated for a few days, the difficulty of killing the mutant rats would have increased exponentially, and Jiangcheng would have faced a surging rat tide, and it was very likely that the city would be destroyed and people would have died!
Thinking about the consequences, everyone present was terrified. Shi Hong was also very proud, as the result of the mouse hunting operation proved that his judgment was correct.
General Xu nodded and said to He Cong kindly: "Comrade Researcher, thank you for your report. It is very clear! You can go out first."
After He Cong left, General Xu coughed lightly and said, "Director Shi, tell me about the situation of your action team."
Shi Hong said, "Yes. At present, our Noah Research Institute has sent out a 20-member investigation team, including all the best talents in the institute. We have also invited a group of people from the Yangcheng branch to support us. We have explored the western and eastern parts of the wilderness, but so far, no traces of human beings have been found."
A square-faced major general also said: "Our military also sent out a team of evolved people from the special forces to conduct an in-depth search of the southern and northern parts of the wilderness, but they did not find any suspicious people related to the mutant rat experiment."
The mayor couldn't help but question, "Is it possible that the traces of the experiment on the mutant rats we saw last time were just a coincidence? This time it was just an accidental incident. After the mutant rats evolved, their reproductive capacity was greatly enhanced. They have already formed a certain scale in the depths of the wilderness and spread to the urban area, so that they cannot be controlled?"
General Xu coughed lightly and said, "What the mayor said is not without reason. However, the official recycling point established in the wilderness has carefully checked all the mutant rats handed in. The number of mutant rats with traces of experiments has accumulated to about ten."
The mayor suddenly fell silent. Faced with nearly a dozen mutant rats that showed signs of experiments, accidental was no longer enough to explain it.
"If there is a laboratory, it is impossible to conduct mutant mouse experiments in the city without causing any alarm. The only possible hiding place is the wilderness, and we have searched everywhere but can't find any traces. I think it is very likely that this laboratory is located deep in the wilderness that is difficult for us to enter, which also means that this laboratory has stronger wilderness survival ability than us." The square-faced major general said cautiously: "General, I think we can only break out to the depths of the wilderness regardless of sacrifice. We must find the trace of this laboratory as soon as possible."
Ignoring the sacrifice, that means sacrificing human lives. General Xu frowned deeply, his heart heavy. Regardless of how many young lives would be sacrificed, if too many of the military's evolvers were killed, would that also mean that the subsequent defense of the city would be weak? Is a laboratory whose hazard coefficient is still difficult to determine and whose location is unknown, worth such sacrifice?
Shi Hong spoke up at this time. "General, I have a suggestion."
"Tell me about it." General Xu perked up.
"We might as well seek cooperation with that forum. They have explored deeply on the road of evolution. That family has continued its inheritance and practice for thousands of years. There is a big difference between what they have and the few words about evolution left in our hands. Maybe they have a way to get through the wilderness." Shi Hong said.
General Xu fell silent upon hearing this, and everyone present also kept silent.
It's not that there's anything wrong with Shi Hong's suggestion. Everyone knows the power behind the forum, which is probably more unfathomable than the official power on the road of evolution. It is precisely because of this that the conservative General Xu is extremely reluctant to let the forum get involved in official affairs. He wants to retain absolute initiative.
But the situation is in front of us. General Xu exhaled and said tiredly: "Okay, let Director Shi handle this matter. Director Shi will also coordinate the subsequent exploration operations, and the military will cooperate. Thank you for your hard work."
Shi Hong took on this job, but he did not feel relaxed. He felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. The major general beside him also had no doubt that compared with the military, an official-led institute like the Noah Institute, which often interacts with the public, is more suitable to cooperate with the forum.
The office staff left one by one, and Shi Hong walked out of the office building, from the warm interior to the cold and windy outdoors. He couldn't help but wrap his thick coat tightly and pull his fur hat down. It was already evening, and the sky was gray and dark, with a winter atmosphere of bleakness and depression. I hope this mutant rat incident can be solved smoothly. Shi Hong sighed in his heart.
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