Chapter 382 Old Yuan's Little Calculation
That evening, after Qu Tong treated Gong Yun, Old Man Yuan, with the help of a robotic arm, moved him to the sanatorium.
After checking the data on the treatment pod panel, the person was awakened.
"Your mental state has been almost healed; it's time to fulfill your promise." Old Yuan stroked his beard and got straight to the point.
Gong Yun sat up in the intensive care unit and saw that the mental sea was 89% intact, which shocked him once again.
There was still a slightly cool feeling in my body, which was comforting.
After each treatment, I can clearly feel the pain in my mind decreasing. After the last treatment, I was able to fall asleep even without using sleep aids at night.
He only needs one last treatment before his mental state can be fully restored.
Overwhelmed with unprecedented anticipation, Gong Yun assured Yuan Lao, "Don't worry, Yuan Lao, everything has been prepared in advance. I'll find time to issue a joint announcement when I get back."
After the first treatment, he went back and had the dedicated military doctor examine him again. After confirming that it was effective, he went to talk to Si Chen about military affairs all night and began to work on the Fifth Army Corps.
"Since that's the case, it's time to talk about compensation." Old Yuan pretended to be very generous. "You know that the maintenance cost of each use of the treatment pod is expensive, and it also consumes a lot of precious medicinal materials. I won't ask you for the labor and medicine costs. Just settle the maintenance cost of the treatment pod and the cost of the medicinal materials for me."
Old Yuan pretended to be troubled, furrowing his brows in a convincing manner.
Gong Yun already held Yuan Lao in high esteem and had no doubts whatsoever. Upon hearing that the payment would be made at cost, he was even more grateful.
"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Yuan."
Old Yuan coughed twice, covering his mouth to hide his guilty conscience. "I'll give you a list of the materials we'll need later. I'll waive the last fee since you've helped me so much."
After saying that, he told Gong Yun to wait outside and went into the inner room.
Ten minutes later, a simple spreadsheet was sent to Gong Yun.
When Gong Yun saw the amount, it wasn't too much, much lower than he had expected. He immediately transferred money from his savings account, and used the Glory Points he had accumulated over the years to make up the difference if it wasn't enough.
Old Yuan glanced at the account balance, nodded calmly, and acted as if he regarded money as dirt.
"Elder Yuan, do you think the next treatment time can be brought forward? I have to go to the Fifth Legion after the announcement is issued..." Gong Yun discussed.
If there's anything left unsaid, both sides will understand.
"This matter cannot be rushed. The treatment time has already been shortened to the minimum. It can only be postponed, not brought forward." Old Yuan was quite meticulous about treatment. "If it really doesn't work, we can only reschedule for another time."
Gong Yun pondered for a moment, then sighed, "That's the only way."
Since Elder Yuan brought it up himself, the matter of the legion should not be delayed any longer.
Having received the benefits, he naturally had to show Yuan Lao his sincerity.
"Is this method really impossible to promote?" Gong Yun asked again, unwilling to give up, thinking of the soldiers who had suffered as much as he had, and even sacrificed their lives for their country.
"The treatment costs are exceptionally high; ordinary people can't afford it," Old Yuan stated bluntly.
“But some families with good financial conditions may not be unable to pay, and some with high merit can also exchange for honor points. If the army provides appropriate subsidies, it may be possible,” Gong Yun said.
While Old Yuan appeared calm and collected as he pondered, he was already hatching his own scheme.
He still owes Di Changxin a lot of money, and the share of the medicine his good apprentice gave him has all been used to buy equipment and medicinal materials.
He loves research, but pharmaceutical research is an expensive field.
He didn't want to sell the planet either. He heard that Lin Mo had a dedicated planet agency team and was even planning to have his daughter help him grow some medicinal herbs when she had time.
The little girl's special ability even makes the medicinal herbs she grows more effective than those of ordinary herbs.
This way, you don't have to go through the trouble of searching for medicinal herbs everywhere, and you can also increase the success rate of the medicine.
Old Yuan remained silent, and Gong Yun, not wanting to disturb him, waited for a reply from the side.
Finally, Old Yuan stopped stroking his beard.
"Let me think about it."
It depends on the girl; he can't give an answer rashly.
Seeing that there was still room for maneuver, Gong Yun was overjoyed: "Good, let me know when Elder Yuan has made up his mind."
Before Gong Yun left, Old Man Yuan relayed what Qu Tong had told him to do.
"You can try using some of your mental energy now. Although it won't reach your original strength, it will still be more than enough to deal with SS-level enemies."
"Really?" Gong Yun was overjoyed, but even more so, she was incredulous.
In this way, the previous concerns are easily resolved.
Old Yuan nodded mysteriously and added, "To be on the safe side, make sure to retain more than half of your mental reserves each time. As long as the integrity of your mental sea doesn't drop below 80%, you don't need to add any more treatments."
Upon hearing this, Gong Yun was understandably excited.
This means that if one's mental energy is overused and their mental sea is shattered again, even if the integrity of their mental sea drops below 80%, they only need to undergo a few more treatments.
However, he will not take the risk unless absolutely necessary.
Only after Gong Yun's figure completely disappeared from the laboratory door did Qu Tong walk out from the inner room.
Old Yuan excitedly turned on his personal terminal. "The money for the sanatorium has been paid. I'll take the money for the medicinal herbs. Girl, you don't have any objections, do you?"
Old Yuan would naturally not hand over the real list of medicinal herbs, as it included many precious but unnecessary herbs.
Old Yuan had no qualms whatsoever. There was only one like it in the entire interstellar space, so Gong Yun had made a fortune.
The list was made by the two of them together. Qu Tong also knew the amount, which was roughly split 30/70, with her receiving 70%, so she naturally had no objections.
Old Yuan handed over Qu Tong's share, then hugged his own small fortune of twenty million, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"You heard Gong Yun's suggestion, right? Why don't you consider it? You only need to spend a little extra mental energy to easily earn a considerable income. The initiative is in our hands, and we can also screen reliable clients," Old Yuan tempted them with all his might.
Qu Tong shook her head.
"Human hearts are hard to guard against, so let's just forget about it."
"Alright." Old Yuan was somewhat disappointed, but still respected Qu Tong's choice.
Looking back, it's probably for the girl to keep a low profile, so she won't suffer the same fate as me.
Qu Tong greatly admired Gong Yun's character of always thinking of others in the army.
Although we cannot grant him his wish in this matter, we can make some concessions in other matters.
For example, sleep aids have become more affordable.
She has no shortage of mental energy now, and sleeping pills don't require much mental energy, so she can just use ready-made tranquilizers, which are also inexpensive.
Mr. Yuan told Gong Yun the good news, and at the same time conveyed the news that he could not treat other patients with broken mental seas for the time being.
Although Gong Yun did not get the answer he wanted, the other good news was enough to make him happy.
Si Chen was informed of the good news that the quantity of sleep aids would increase significantly next month and the price would drop to 1,000 star coins per dose.
After a discussion in the National Assembly, it was decided to add sleep aids to the veterans' benefits program next month, which can be redeemed with a small amount of honor points.
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