Chapter 109: The Matter of the Dragon Blood Tree, Thundercloud Fruit and Cultivation Plan!
Regardless, the Clear Blood Powder was finally successfully made.
This batch is about two liters, which can be divided into 20 packets.
As for the production cost, it’s a bit high.
The cost of medicinal ingredients is about 80,000 Federal Currency, and the Spiritual Fire is produced by burning special wood, costing 20,000 Federal Currency.
In other words, each packet is worth five thousand Federal Currency! Ordinary people simply cannot afford it.
The ingredients used vary depending on the severity of the Black Blood Disease infection.
Currently, the number of potential infected individuals is unknown, but assuming 1,000 people for now, if each person needs one packet, that’s 5 million.
Expenses related to Supernatural Events are covered by the officials, which is quite good and part of the supernatural economic system.
But Wang Wen doesn’t care about such small money at all!
Compared to the hundreds of millions in research funding, having the recipe for Clear Blood Powder directly is just too great, isn’t it?
“Haha~ It seems fifty million was still too low. I’ll add some more to you when I apply for funding this month.”
“How much is ‘some more’?”
“Double, one hundred million!”
“Can’t it be super-doubled?”
“Hey~! You’ve got quite an appetite, kid! But… it’s not impossible, though it depends on how serious the Black Blood Case you’re responsible for is. Once Clear Blood Powder plays a more significant role in the Black Blood Case, more funds will naturally be approved from above.”
“That’s not bad! Next time, I’ll try to save up and buy out the entire auction house.”
Speaking of which, Bai Yu thought of the Dragon Blood Tree that was still gathering dust, and his eyes twinkled as he said, “Professor Wang, my…”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
When Wang Wen heard Bai Yu suddenly call him Professor, he knew the kid wasn’t up to anything good and quickly interrupted.
“You brat, what do you want from me again?”
“… This Clear Blood Powder is a benefit I’m giving you, right? Tell me, isn’t that a significant contribution?”
Wang Wen sniffed the strong medicinal aroma and thought, “It is indeed quite good. But it wasn’t like I was begging for it. You found me because you were responsible for the Black Blood Case.”
He couldn’t be too definitive; what if the brat had something else up his sleeve?
Bai Yu heard this and thought, “This old guy!”
He immediately sighed and said, “Alas, when you gave me that bank card last time, you also mentioned Spiritual Plants and told me to get some industries set up in advance. That touched me greatly, and I became a little interested. So, I specifically spent thirty to fifty million at the auction house! To buy a Dragon Blood Tree, thinking of giving it to you, Professor, to help cultivate.”
When Wang Wen heard this, how could he remain calm?
If others talked about the Dragon Blood Tree, he would think they didn’t know its value and were just bragging, but Bai Yu’s words…
“Look, with our relationship, we can be considered friends of different generations, right? We call each other brothers. What’s yours is mine. Come, come, come, I’ll help you take good care of this Dragon Blood Tree!”
“Professor Wang, I’m very happy that you can help me cultivate the Dragon Blood Tree, but I don’t really like your attitude just now.”
Wang Wen immediately said, “How about this, I’ll decide on the super-doubling right now. Two hundred million, that’s enough money for you, kid, right?”
“You… why are you being so polite? I originally thought it was most suitable to entrust the Dragon Blood Tree to you, elder. Of course, the fruits belong to me, and the tree belongs to you, elder.”
Professor Wang Wen’s face darkened. Was this him giving me the Dragon Blood Tree?
Wasn’t this making me spend money and time to carefully cultivate it for you? And in the end, you’d take all the fruits!
But this is a Dragon Blood Tree! Just planting it could lead to several major theses.
Isn’t that appealing?
“I should at least keep one or two… three fruits, right?”
“That’s fine too! We’ll see how many fruits it bears then. I’ll bring the tree over tomorrow.”
“Yes! As soon as possible, as soon as possible!”
Professor Feng, standing by, felt like an outsider watching this old man and young man engage in extreme negotiation, feeling somewhat speechless.
These two are really…
After Bai Yu finished talking, he remembered Professor Feng beside him and felt he shouldn’t neglect him.
It would make him seem petty and vengeful.
He was a model of magnanimity!
After thinking for a moment, he asked, “By the way, Professor Feng, didn’t you say you were coming to the city to prepare for new research? How’s it going?”
Professor Feng knew the reason for Bai Yu’s sudden conversation with him and smiled.
He replied seriously, “Recently, I discovered a new type of unstable lightning-attribute ore, which the industry is temporarily calling Thunderstorm Stone.”
“Because the lightning attribute inside these stones is unstable and difficult to utilize, I plan to use them to research super grenades.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu spoke his mind; he actually quite liked Professor Feng’s research direction.
The aesthetics of violence!
He really liked this type of supernatural weapon.
Modern firepower might be one of the keys to turning the tide on Blue Star.
He smiled and said, “Haha, when Professor Feng finishes his research, give me a few super Thunderstorm Grenades, preferably the size of a stone block. I’ll go fishing.”
“Okay! No problem.”
“By the way, when does Professor Feng plan to return to the Thunder Laboratory?”
He was thinking about the Sin Blood Research Institute.
Wang Wen, standing nearby, interjected, “You don’t like Old Feng, but you don’t have to be so direct, do you?”
Bai Yu’s face darkened, and he could only say, “There are so many Blood Monsters appearing near Professor Feng; it’s clearly not normal. I’m afraid Professor Feng’s carelessness might lead to an accident. What if I have to attend another funeral?”
Professor Feng felt that this explanation sounded like he was being mocked.
And he was reminded of his student’s situation…
But he kept his emotions buried. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Probably around the middle of the month.”
“Then I wish Professor Feng great success with his super grenades!”
After a brief chat, everyone ordered a large takeout meal, set it out, and ate dinner in a room in the laboratory building.
Today was a day of super double good fortune, and everyone was in a good mood.
After eating, Professor Feng received a phone call, seemingly about an official order related to the Gungnir, and naturally left first.
Seeing Professor Feng leave, Professor Wang Wen smiled at Bai Yu, winking, as if hinting at something.
Bai Yu looked confused and asked, “Do you not get along with Professor Feng?”
“You brat! Old Feng and I have known each other for over twenty years, since we were students.”
“Then what does that smile mean?”
“You haven’t forgotten about that Blood Demon, have you?”
“Oh, so that’s what it is! But I think there’s no rush for this matter. You already have Clear Blood Powder, which can be researched for a long time.”
He said that, but Bai Yu’s intention was to gain benefits.
Although he wasn’t suitable to be in the spotlight himself.
He couldn’t just hand over this intelligence without getting anything in return, could he?
However, he had already asked for so much money, and it felt like Professor Wang Wen didn’t have much else to offer.
Regardless, he would try fishing first.
“No rush? Do you know how serious this matter is?”
“I know, it’s just that…”
Bai Yu rubbed his index finger and thumb together.
Wang Wen smiled.
“Talking about money! That’s easy. But, you don’t really have any use for so much money, do you?”
“But it can’t be for free, right?”
“That’s true.”
Wang Wen considered it carefully. This matter was quite important, involving hidden dangers lurking in the shadows, and they had to be eliminated quickly!
Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn’t have distributed some samples to them and kept the researchers from knowing each other.
He couldn’t mess around with Bai Yu on this!
However, this little sly fox also needed to be appeased, and his appetite wasn’t that big anyway.
Thinking of this, Wang Wen’s eyes lit up and he said, “I heard the power you inherited is from the Ancient God – Zhang Jiao, of the Lightning System. And at the auction, you were able to unleash power comparable to the Spirit Sea Realm in a short period, right?”
“That’s right! That night, I was like the God of Thunder descending, slaughtering all around.”
“Haha, I did hear some news. Coincidentally, I have many friends in the research circle. One of them specializes in creating environments for the birth of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fruits.”
“For example, the fourth-tier top-grade Spiritual Fruit – Crimson Flame Serpent Emperor Fruit, its growth conditions require soil above the lava layer and the essence blood of a Crimson Flame Serpent.”
Bai Yu was very much looking forward to treasures like these that leaned towards Cultivation and Heaven and Earth Treasures.
He started cultivating quite late.
It’s already been 17 years since the Spiritual Qi Awakening!
To rapidly increase his strength, he would definitely need such treasures.
“And then? Is there anything I want?”
“Of course! Thundercloud Fruit can be eaten by those in the Qi Gathering Realm. There are higher-grade qualities above that, but you can’t handle them.”
“No, no, no! Don’t underestimate me. Maybe I can even eat the Spirit Sea Realm ones. Even if I can’t use them, it’s good to get them in advance.”
“Alright, I’ll help you contact them.”
“But… this doesn’t feel like enough.”
Wang Wen’s smile froze slightly, but he quickly recovered and said, “Oh, right, I also know a professor who trains Spiritual Beasts.”
“Professor Lin Chenghua?”
“Oh? You know him?”
“Yes, I met him once when dealing with that Catfish Spirit in Cloud Lake. Besides the Catfish Spirit, I currently have a very good Spiritual Pet under me. In a couple of days, I should be able to get another one with even greater combat power.”
Professor Wang Wen fell silent.
He suddenly felt that this kid’s abilities were exceeding his expectations.
His appetite might not be big, but he lacked few things, making him hard to satisfy!
“Don’t worry, wait for me to think again.”
He thought carefully and felt that he really didn’t know what would be suitable for Bai Yu.
He could only say, “Right! That old guy who researches Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fruits also has an ability to arrange cultivation resources for different systems. I can ask him to tailor a cultivation plan that suits your path.”
“Think about it, with your talent, if you also have a perfect cultivation plan and various Heaven and Earth Treasures, your future could be Qi Gathering in one year, Spiritual Essence in two years, Spirit Sea in three years, and Heavenly Yuan in five years!”
Bai Yu rolled his eyes. This rhetoric sounded so familiar.
It was how he was tricked into applying for postgraduate studies back then.
“Are you drawing a pie for me?”
“How could that be! With your temperament, talent, and aptitude, can’t you achieve this?”
Bai Yu: Does this old guy have mind-reading abilities?
“Erm, what you’re saying doesn’t seem wrong.”
He also knew when to stop. More importantly, he really needed to hand over this Blood Demon Scroll.
Keeping it wouldn’t be very effective.
One copy for Director Yang, and one for Professor Wang Wen. Perhaps Professor Wang Wen could research different approaches.
“Then it’s settled. The thing that restrains Blood Demons is a Western Magic Scroll, and the required materials are… do you have them here? If so, I’ll make it on the spot. As for the inscription pattern, it depends on your skill, elder.”
“We definitely have the materials!”
With that, Professor Wang Wen went to the warehouse to search, thinking to himself, ‘If this relies on Magic Scrolls, my Talisman Making skills are rather hard to describe.’
Bai Yu began to consider.
Director Yang was already busy with the Blood Demon matter.
Professor Wang Wen’s inscription proficiency wasn’t high, so it was normal that he didn’t get the remaining discarded talisman paper I made.
Handing over a part of the Blood Demon to Wang Wen was definitely to have him research the nature of this creature.
He wondered what kind of results it would yield!
‘I kind of feel like I’m scamming them this time.’
‘But scamming Professor Wang Wen isn’t a big deal! I only asked for some Thundercloud Fruits and a cultivation plan. Besides, they haven’t been delivered yet.’
A moment later, Professor Wang Wen brought the materials.
Looking at the prepared materials, Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, “Oh, right, the Magic Scroll I made was taken by Director Yang. He should be researching it too.”
“Ah? So I wasn’t the first one to get it? Where’s my belt!”
“Should I apply for a minor refund?”
“Bah!”
Judging by Professor Wang Wen’s reaction, he wasn’t particularly angry.
Upon learning it was a Magic Scroll, he felt it would be difficult to handle.
And the superiors would definitely ask Bai Yu for it; this was expected.
As for the promised Thundercloud Fruit and cultivation plan, he had intended to prepare them for Bai Yu when discussing the matter, thinking that Bai Yu indeed had talent in cultivation and shouldn’t be buried.
After thinking for a moment, Professor Wang Wen said, “It’s fine, it’s not my field anyway. The merit of Clear Blood Powder is already enough.”
“However, you brat, you have to make me a few Magic Scrolls. I’d like to see how your thing restrains that peculiar Vampire monster; it might be helpful for my subsequent research.”
He had already tried today. By using blood and some Qi and Blood replenishing materials, he could cause the Blood Demon’s partial tissues to proliferate.
It was like a starfish; a single tentacle could grow into a new starfish.
If this were to spread unchecked, what would happen!
“Alright! That’s definitely no problem. And I can even give you two pieces of intelligence about Blood Demons for free.”
“Oh? What intelligence?”
“The abilities of the Blood Demon. The first ability is to control the host’s behavior and emotions, and it can also emit special substances… The second ability is evolution.”
Wang Wen frowned upon hearing this.
He could see some clues regarding the second ability, evolution.
But the first one!
Then his frown relaxed, and he said in a good mood, “This intelligence is quite good. I will arrange the Thundercloud Fruit and cultivation plan for you as soon as possible.”
“Okay!”
Bai Yu immediately began making the scrolls, his proficiency having increased significantly this time.
After two hours of work, Professor Wang Wen watched intently.
Finally, Bai Yu succeeded in making one scroll using nine sets of materials.
“Done!”
“I thought you knew everything, kid. Turns out you need practice too.”
“Of course! Otherwise, I’d just sweep everything away with the Great Heavenly Thunder Palm and go back to being…”
As Bai Yu finished speaking, his phone rang.
He checked the time.
20:44
It was the Captain calling.
“Hello, Captain, what’s up?”
“How did your chat with the two professors go? There are four patients with Black Blood Disease at Xiangya Hospital, and their condition doesn’t look good right now. You might need to come over.”
