Chapter 57
Lin Qinghen is a person who never plays by the rules.
Before, when everyone was confused, he whipped fiercely. But now, the whole Yin family was anxious after hearing that the Alchemist Association intended to unite with the Wolf Clan. He changed his temper and gently invited people to see the medicine garden.
At this point, what’s so good about the medicine garden!
Just as Yin Hengxie was about to speak, he was stopped by Lin Qinghen's gaze and subconsciously sat back.
Mu Jiu didn't expect this either. He was slightly stunned, squinted his eyes, and replied: "What are you planning?"
"I really want to cooperate with you," Lin Qinghen sighed, "and to tell you the truth, Hongyuanmai getting that seed is just the beginning. I'll take you to see it, so you don't disbelieve it."
After completing the advanced tasks, the system changes in many aspects.
Lin Qinghen soon discovered that the four points of natural affinity he was rewarded with increased the elixir bonus to 10%.
When the addition reaches this level, it is the point where quantitative change leads to qualitative change.
The original hemostatic powder was already a top four-star level, and it was just a little bit away from breaking through to another star level, and the system just happened to stack it up at this time.
So from the point when the task was completed, the hemostatic powder produced by the system for Lin Qinghen was no longer four stars, but five stars.
Even if it is just touching the threshold of five stars, it is the lowest level of five stars, but it is indeed five stars.
Lin Qinghen has not told anyone about this matter. He took out a bottle today and now threw it to Mu Jiu.
After Mu Jiu finished reading, his expression became obviously much more serious.
Five-star hemostatic powder... I don't know how Diemeng came up with it.
Then Lin Qinghen continued to speak.
"So, President Mu, the best things are always in my hands. If you use this kind of seed to trade with the Wolf Clan, the other party may not be satisfied. Your cooperation will sooner or later go wrong," Lin Qinghen said, staring at him. "Now, are you willing to go with me?"
Mu Jiu was silent for a while, and then Lin Qinghen saw him nodded.
If it were just him and Lin Qinghen, nothing would really happen.
The alchemists' combat capability was basically zero, and the people in the Alchemist Association were worried, but they were being watched by the Yin family and could not move.
"I'll be back soon," Mu Jiu said, "don't worry."
Lin Qinghen didn't need to shoot him in the back at this time, he knew it in his heart. Going to the medicine garden at this time, firstly, the other party really wanted to show him something, and secondly, there must be something he didn't want to say in front of the Yin family.
He also wanted to find out Lin Qinghen's background.
The deal was temporarily settled and there was no need to waste time. Yu Yinyin took them there. Lin Qinghen originally wanted to let Yin Jiuxiao go as well. There was no need to take him with him for this matter, but Yin Jiuxiao refused to let go.
"Qinghen, take me with you," he whispered, "I'm worried, and I won't hold you back."
Lin Qinghen couldn't persuade him, and Mu Jiu glanced at him and didn't take Yin Jiuxiao to heart.
In everyone's eyes, Yin Jiuxiao was just a pendant on Lin Qinghen's body. He posed no threat, so they just took him with them.
After the four people arrived at the medicine garden, Yu Yinyin only helped to open the formation and let Mu Jiu in. She did not follow them all the time.
"Master, please do one last thing for me," Lin Qinghen said to her before entering. "It will take me some time to finish these things. Remember to bring Lin Yunsi here in the evening. I also have something to say to him."
Lin Yunsi has a good heart. At least in the Lin family, this person has never bullied Lin Qinghen.
And more importantly, he has a really good talent for alchemy.
The last time I saw you, it seemed like you had already reached a high level of Xuan rank, right?
This level is more than enough for Die Meng. After all, the materials of heaven and earth grades are precious. Not to mention that Die Meng can't get them, the inventory of the Tears City Alchemist Association is not much, and it is not something for daily refining.
But to deal with this person, scaring him alone is not enough, and Lin Yunsi has natural weaknesses.
This kid ran all the way from the Lin family to the City of Tears just for a piece of red round wheat. If he saw more, he would not run away.
Yu Yinyin nodded to indicate that she understood.
On the other side, as soon as Mu Jiu entered Die Meng's medicine garden, he knew what Lin Qinghen wanted to show him.
All his current research results are there, and he can show them to the other party openly. After all, he can't take these things away.
There was no need for Lin Qinghen to explain much about the yield of red round wheat and the five improved yellow-level spiritual plants in front of him. Mu Jiu felt dizzy at the first glance.
This person always has more than just grass in his hands.
What surprised him the most was of course the Gale Powder. A yellow-grade pill could already be used as a low-end substitute for a black-grade pill, and its function was also very practical in battle.
Thinking deeper, the healing and recovery categories, auxiliary training categories, and combat bonus categories, the things in Lin Qinghen's hands basically cover the most important categories of basic elixirs.
If the hemostatic powder alone is not enough to make the Alchemist Association feel threatened, then the things in front of them are enough to alert any pharmacy.
This will basically crush the basic elixir market. Once it is promoted, any spiritualist with brains will know what to buy.
Mu Jiu took a few deep breaths and asked, "Why did Master Lin show me these?"
"I've always said that I'm sincere in my cooperation," Lin Qinghen said, "If Rongcao is just the beginning, and if the Alchemist Association is really obedient, I don't mind supplying more."
Then he lowered his voice slightly and told the truth: "Diemeng is still in its infancy, and I really need allies. This is why I came to you, President Mu, we can't act on impulse, right?"
A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. The Alchemist Association has been entrenched in the City of Tears for so many years, and Diemeng cannot avoid the other party for many of its businesses. Even if Lin Qinghen has mastered the core technology, it will probably be troublesome to deal with such a local force.
Therefore, it is better to cooperate than to confront.
And Diemeng does have some shortcomings now.
Even if Lin Qinghen absorbed Lin Yunsi, there would only be two alchemists in total, him and the other party. Although the new pill recipes in the system were also affected by the proficiency and the production time would slowly decrease, the reduction ratio was not as good as that of the Hemostatic Powder.
In other words, even with two production lines, the amount of medicines produced by Lin Qinghen alone is very limited.
In addition to this, Lin Qinghen has many other concerns.
After completing the advanced task, Lin Qinghen carefully looked over the three updated pill recipes. These were very different from the hemostatic powder. He couldn't just do it bit by bit. He had to plan carefully and do something big.
Therefore, what he did to the younger generations like Yin Rongyu in the beginning was really not the point. What happened yesterday was paving the way for today and laying the way for future events.
"Not only do I need it, but you do too," Lin Qinghen said. "You and I both know that alchemists have no ability to protect themselves. They must always cling to combat spirit masters like vines clinging to trees to survive. Otherwise, they will be bullied. You have experienced this before."
Mu Jiu stopped talking.
Lin Qinghen knew what he was thinking of, and he wanted to make him remember it on purpose.
Yin Jiuxiao mentioned that the Tear City Alchemist Association had experienced an incident where their medicines were seized, and this incident was one of the most important reasons for them to break up with the Yin family.
"Your partners started with Yin Hengxie, who was indecisive and a pushover. Then it was Xu Yaoyang, who was even more unreliable. Then it was the Wolf Clan. Can they be trusted? You know that the more you look for someone, the worse they are, but you have no choice," Lin Qinghen sighed. "It will never last long if you keep looking for someone to rely on. President Mu, why don't you do as I say? Instead of relying on someone, it's better to need each other and control each other."
When two people work together, problems will arise endlessly, but a triangular relationship is the most stable.
The alchemist has the ability and manpower, Lin Qinghen has exclusive technology, and the Yin family has military force. Once the key points and balance points are found, this structure will be relatively stable, and Tear City will be able to find direction in the chaos.
Lin Qinghen knew from the beginning that he didn't have many chips in his hand. Diemeng's current development status could not be compared with the Yin family, nor could it be compared with the Alchemist Association.
Even though he knew he had been drawn into a vortex from the moment he first stepped into the City of Tears, with only red round wheat on hand, Lin Qinghen hid himself obediently and did not dare to show up.
When the advanced task was completed, Lin Qinghen knew that he had enough chips.
He knew that if he just focused on development, this place would not be able to provide Die Meng with a normal environment. If some things were not resolved, they would always be obstacles, and it would be even more uncomfortable to take one step at a time. No one would listen to him if he talked to these people and presented facts and reason, so Lin Qinghen began to make trouble step by step.
The Yin family is the first step. To deal with a spiritual master family that values force, you must first whip them, use blood sacrifices to convince everyone, and then give them some sweet treats and hope.
The Alchemist Association is the second step. Using force is not applicable to the already fragile alchemists. We have to lure them in with benefits first, then tie them down bit by bit. Once you get on this ship, there is no way of escaping.
Lin Qinghen only got what he wanted when the forces in Tear City could truly form a stable triangle under his influence.
And if this triangle is formed, it will be centered around Lin Qinghen. So there will be stability in the triangle structure, and someone will have the final say, without too much wrangling between the three parties.
On the one hand, Lin Qinghen can rely on the formula in his hand and the Yin family's deterrence to clamp down on the Alchemist Association and make them willing;
On the one hand, the Yin family was clamped down by the supply of elixirs and the Spirit Source Stones given by the Alchemist Association - there were two pieces of stone, and Lin Qinghen certainly would not give them all at once.
In addition, there is the emotional factor.
Yin Hengxie's weakness is Yin Jiuxiao. Mu Jiu actually still has feelings for Lei City, otherwise he would have run away long ago. At his level, he is not afraid of being unwelcome if he goes to other better-developed cities.
As a result, emotions and interests are combined, and both sides cannot and will not run away.
Even Lin Qinghen's own weaknesses can be included. His low spiritual power and poor talent can reduce the threat by contrast while providing deterrence, making the term "cooperation" indeed tenable.
Mu Jiu is a smart man. He knows many things by himself without Lin Qinghen saying much.
"Stop struggling, aren't you tired? I just want to make Tear City better." Lin Qinghen continued to persuade, "This used to be the largest city in the Northern Province and even in the Spirit World. Now the population is dwindling. Don't you want it to recover? You've stayed here for so many years, isn't it just for this?"
Mu Jiu stood there, silent for a moment, but Lin Qinghen was best at forcing people to make decisions.
"Whether the City of Tears can rise again depends on your hands."
"President Mu is probably very clear about my character. If I can't get the result I want, I won't give in. At worst, I can leave Tear City with Die Meng. I can always find a partner that suits my heart," Lin Qinghen continued. "To be clear, I want the Gathering Spirit Source Stone from the Alchemist Association now. I'm not actually exchanging it for the Ruorong Grass. I just want to see your sincerity. President Mu, I won't wait too long."
Lin Qinghen stopped here, and he indeed did not wait too long.
He was not wrong. Mu Jiu was a smart man who knew the times. Smart people would choose the best solution that suits their current interests.
At this time, the Alchemist Association could not choose the wolf clan, but there was a big difference between being forced and being willing.
So in less than half a cup of tea, the other party took out a small cloth bag from his waist, and then handed it to Lin Qinghen with both hands.
There is no need to say what is inside.
The Spirit Gathering Source Stone was not big. It was the first time that Lin Qinghen had seen one. It was about the size of a walnut, light blue in color, and dazzling. He opened the bag and saw that the two stones inside collided with each other, making a tinkling sound.
Mu Jiu responded to his thoughts with actions, but he opened his mouth and asked Lin Qinghen one last question.
This somewhat unexpected question surprised Lin Qinghen for a moment.
"I have never seen the alchemist of Diemeng," he said, "I didn't understand why he hid it so well at first. Master Lin, is the alchemist from the Shen family the one you hired?"
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