Chapter 44 Part 1 Renting

Xiào Mu hung up the call and said to the driver, “Go to the Zhao company.”

The captain of the guards, Ah Da said solemnly, “Master Xiào Mu, it’s dangerous for you outside now. It is safer to return to the marshal residence instead.”

Xiào Mu: “I won’t go outside to the public. It’s just going to the Zhao company and I’ll use the special passage from the back. There will be someone picking me up, so I won’t be discovered by others.”

As Xiào Mu said, he felt a little helpless, but this situation is really not what he wanted. Even if Golden Tower stopped forcing him to stay in the Golden Tower, he still has no freedom because he has to worry about his safety. After solving the problem of the Golden Tower, Xiào Mu now had to find a way to normalize his existence, so that he could live like an ordinary person, walking on the street without being watched.

Ah Da took out a peaked cap with a long brim, “If you insist, please put this on.”

Xiào Mu took the cap and put it on his head, “Don’t be so nervous!”

“Master Xiào Mu, the Internet is full of news about you. Many people hope that you can continue to make medicine and that Delish can open as soon as possible. Because of the announcement Delish put up, some people even went to leave messages on the official website of Golden Tower so that they will not interfere with your life.”

“Yeah, those sentinels are crazy. If they see you, they will definitely pounce and get you to make medicine on the spot.”

“There have been some bad rumors in Golden Tower recently. Some people suspected that you have been treated unfairly in the Golden Tower and secretly ran out to hide your identity. Reporters from major news agencies are thinking of finding you as soon as possible to interview you.”

“There are still many high-level sentinels who want you to be their guide and fought. They also open bets on the Internet who can become your partner. They all look forward to meeting you and showing their best to you!”

“Of course, although Major General Leo hasn’t responded in recent days, his position is still the highest.”

Xiào Mu’s face became darker as he listened. He looked at his guards who have stiff expressions and deeply felt that he shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. His first impression of them was they are people who don’t speak much!

“You guys sure know the information on the Internet really well.” Xiào Mu sighed.

“It’s related to the safety of Master Xiào Mu, of course, we have to keep an eye on it.”

“Furthermore, Master Xiào Mu doesn’t take us when you go out. We have time so much time in our hands.”

The corner of Xiào Mu’s mouth twitched but he didn’t speak. He didn’t like that someone is following him all the time. Leo left the 4 guards in Zone A because he(L) could take care of him, which the arrangement is particularly to Xiào Mu’s liking.

The aircraft landed behind the Zhao company, and Xiào Mu is escorted off the aircraft. Zhao Sheng greeted him, and the group used the president’s elevator to the 26th floor. The adjustment value of the measurement device requires many people with different spiritual powers for the data and the accurate value will be recorded as mentioned by Xiào Mu. Hence, all the people who work in the Zhao company are called upstairs in batches by Zhao Sheng to test the measurement device. Even the 4 guards around Xiào Mu joined as the testing subject. Even so, the numbers are still not fully adjusted.

Zhao Sheng saw that it is almost half-past five, and quickly said, “We will continue tomorrow.”

Xiào Mu nodded, “Okay, we can’t get any more people today so there will be no progress. By the way, I have something to tell you.”

Zhao Sheng paid attention the moment he heard Xiào Mu is specifically mentioning a matter. He knew that Xiào Mu went to Planet Ba to find herbs last time, so he could guess what Xiào Mu is going to say. It should be about the new medicine, so he motioned to go to the office to talk. There are only two of them in the office. Zhao Sheng turned on the sound insulation system.

Xiào Mu told Zhao Sheng about his cooperation with Planet Ba and Irwin, “I tried to make more medicine in the past 2 days. When the measurement device is officially usable, Delish will reopen. ” He thought for a while and said, “The measurement device needs to be put into production as soon as possible, and multiple testing sites should be opened too. People who want to buy medicine can buy it after getting tested with the device.”

Zhao Sheng looked at Xiào Mu in surprise. To think he could actually make such a highly effective medicine so quickly. Zhao Sheng wanted to say something but seeing Xiào Mu’s indifferent expression and doesn’t look excited at all, he secretly praised that Xiào Mu’s temperament is surprisingly calm. Zhao Sheng nodded in agreement with Xiào Mu’s proposal, “The measuring device is being produced, and I have tentatively decided to make 100 units.”

As expected of a big company’s boss, Zhao Sheng is very thoughtful. After finished talking about their business, Xiào Mu asked with a smile, “How are Hawke and Gu Miao?”

Zhao Sheng looked gentle as he said, “Hawke has been practicing to control his spiritual power. Miao Miao has made some medicine in the last 2 days. He didn’t dare to let me take it, but I ate it secretly anyway. The effect is good. If you have time, please help him check his result.”

When Xiào Mu heard that, he had a new idea. He pondered for a moment before speaking, “Our goal is to let sentinel get used to medicine gradually and no longer rely on the guide. The number of sentinels is too large so we have to buy medicine from guides who can make it. If only relying on me to determine the effect of the medicine, it will be too slow and not practical.” Xiào Mu asked, “Can an instrument be made to measure the efficiency of the pills?”

Zhao Sheng replied, “At present, we know that guide pheromone agent has 3 levels; low, medium, and high. It’s the same as the spiritual power level where the levels only represent the approximate recovery range value. However, a device can be made to check the efficacy value, it should be no problem.” He finalized it in one fell swoop, “I will let people study it as soon as possible, and I may need your help at that time.”

Xiào Mu smiled and said, “It’s fine. I don’t know anything about various instruments, so this is the least I can help.”

Zhao Sheng looked at Xiào Mu and said, “You really surprised me. If I didn’t know your age, I would never believe that you are a minor.”

Xiào Mu blinked. He is not a minor in the first place.

Zhao Sheng knocked on the table, “According to the original plan, I will transfer Delish to you after you come to age. But now, your identity is exposed. Although you are a minor and cannot be the boss, I still want to hand over the executive rights of the company to you.”

Xiào Mu is taken aback for a moment, and then he thought about it seriously. Delish Meds is created according to his plan. It was only because of his age and status that Zhao Sheng became the boss. For Zhao Sheng, the money he makes in Delish is not even enough for him to invest, so he is actually doing voluntary labor and it is just so he could achieve his goal for the freedom of guides.

Zhao Sheng saw Xiào Mu is silent, thinking that Xiào Mu might be worried that he would not be able to handle it, he then said, “You know the best about the medicine, like when you will make new ones, how effective it will be, and what price to set. On the other hand, the company will be handed over to you sooner or later, so it’s better to operate according to your idea from the start.” He smiled, “Of course, I will provide all the technical support you need.”

Xiào Mu thinks what Zhao Sheng said is right, but he still has concerns, “I have a lot of things I don’t understand. Although I temporarily dropped out of school, I will be taking entrance exams for university next year. I am afraid that time will not be enough.”

Xiào Mu’s medicine-making skills came from the system. He himself has almost no understanding of medicine. He has to master the skills himself, and also study the differences and commonalities between the system’s medicine-making skill and the one in reality. In this way, he may be able to make greater improvements, and also find a method suitable for guides to make the medicine. The success of his plan depends on how many guides can learn to make medicine. This will provide the guides sufficient independence and guarantees that the supply of medicines is adequate. Only if the medicine supply is sufficient, the sentinel’s reliance on the guide will be reduced. When it gradually evolves to the point where guides are not necessary, then the sentinel’s obsession with the guide will be reduced accordingly.

This is beneficial for the sentinels too. After all, the number of sentinels is much higher than that of guides, so even if they are matched 1-to-1, there are still a lot of sentinel bachelors. Without having to consider their safety anymore (from mental confusion), sentinels will be able to choose someone else, other than guides. And because of the uniqueness of the guide and their medicine-making, they will still have an advantage in society. Therefore, they don’t need to worry about the decline of the guide’s status.

“It’s okay. You only need to grasp the general direction of the company’s operations. I will arrange the subordinates that are needed.” Zhao Sheng said, “Actually, it is almost the same as now, but minus the step when I help to convey your message/directions to the public.”

“If you think about it, you actually are the one who decided the pricing and publicity of the company’s opening. I’m simply arranging the staff as you said.”

Xiào Mu is convinced by Zhao Sheng and agreed, “Okay, I will take over Delish. Delish and Zhao will be partners in the future, and the equipment will be purchased from you at market prices.”

Zhao Sheng shook his head, “We have a common goal. Although the company is yours, you can’t do things alone. Equipment and manpower are considered my support to you.”

Xiào Mu didn’t push it, this little money is not enough for Zhao Sheng to do anything anyway, “Okay, I will go back and think about the company’s development plan.”

Back at the Marshal’s Mansion, Xiào Mu happened to run into Leo, who is walking out with a sullen face. Leo looked at him up and down. When he saw that Xiào Mu is alright, his expression eased and he asked, “Why are you back so late?”

“I went to the Zhao company just now. Are you going to go out?” Xiào Mu asked casually.

“I was going to find you.” Leo turned back and went into the hall with Xiào Mu.

As soon as he entered, Xiào Mu saw Greene sitting in the corner of the sofa with swollen eyes, and Ren is talking to him.

Ren saw them coming in and smiled, “So you guys met at the doorstep?”

Leo nodded. Glancing at Greene, he couldn’t help frowning. Ren asked the butler to take Greene back to his room to rest and let him deliver some food as well.

“He got terribly scolded by Kain, and now he doesn’t say a word.” Ren sighed, feeling that Greene is quite pitiful.

Leo didn’t speak, but Ren warned, “I will ask him personally so you are not allowed to ask him anything. If you frightened him, he might end up not saying anything.”

Leo sneered, “I don’t want to watch him cry, it’s time for dinner now.”

Xiào Mu and the two had dinner. After a rest, Xiào Mu and Leo went to the training room to train. Xiào Mu’s training range is basically on the periphery of the gym. So sports equipment such as the treadmill or for strength training and sit-ups are all on the periphery.

Leo on the other hand occupies a large area in the middle. Most of the time he is practicing with his mecha. It’s not any majestic combat training, but simple exercises that are done repeatedly. For example, squat and stand up, or jump on the spot. Another training is putting an object in front of the mecha and roll it up with the panther’s tail, then put it back in place. Leo would practice only 1 movement throughout the night, and sometimes for several days in a row. Xiào Mu couldn’t help but admire Leo after seeing it. Such patience!

After Xiào Mu finished doing 100 sit-ups, he rested for a while and took a boost pill. Just as he is about to continue exercising, the butler walked in and said, “Master Xiào Mu, the marshal has something to look for you.”

Xiào Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed the butler to leave the training ground.

The panther, which was exercising its tail, stopped for a while. Then its big head looked towards the door. After a while, Leo jumped off the mecha and left the training ground in strides. When he arrived in the living room, he saw Ren holding a cup of tea and drinking. Leo asked directly, “Where is Xiào Mu?”

Ren: “Greene didn’t want to communicate with me. He asked to see Xiào Mu and will only tell Xiào Mu what happened after he got kidnapped.”

Leo frowned and turned to leave but Ren softly called out, “Stop. Greene can’t hurt Xiào Mu, I promise. And…even if Greene has the ability, he probably can’t bear to hurt other people. He was raised to become too timid by Kain.”

Chapter 44 Part 2 Renting

Xiào Mu walked into Greene’s room and saw him sitting in the corner of the sofa with his hands on his knees. His whole body was shrunk into a ball, his eyes were dull, and his eyes only moved when he heard his footsteps. Xiào Mu sighed. Greene makes him feel distressing for his sake. He is like the kind of kid he had seen in the hospital before. Because lacking family love since childhood, he grew up to become timid and inferior. Xiào Mu sat down in front of Greene and tried his best to keep a distance from him to make Greene feel safe. Then he said softly, “I’m surprised that you are willing to communicate with me.”

Greene pinched the hem of his clothes, “You… you are willing to lend me your clothing.”

Greene lowered his eyes. He used to be bullied at school and his body would be so dirty that no one wanted to approach him, let alone lend him clothes. He bit his lip and raised his eyes courageously, “Also, I want to ask you what happened after you were misidentified by my father.”

Hearing that, Xiào Mu is stunned. He remembered that when he returned to the marshal’s mansion, Ren said that Greene was scolded terribly by Kain. But now Greene is asking about Kain and what happened after he misidentified him? Did Green still hold hope in his heart? Xiào Mu hesitated and answered it honestly. Actually, there was nothing to say. He didn’t even see Kain.

After listening in silence for a long time, Greene whispered, “Sure enough, it’s like this. I, am I annoying? No one likes me.” As Greene said, a solemn face flashed in his mind. He pursed his lips. Although the person is protecting him, he did not say that he liked him. That person is probably just doing that to express his gratitude! Greene doesn’t know or can’t help with anything, so it’s normal that the man didn’t like him.

Xiào Mu shook his head, “No, I don’t think you are annoying. You should be more confident in yourself. Don’t deny yourself because of your father’s attitude towards you. Maybe you will be angry if you hear this, but I have to say that your father is the annoying one.”

Greene is stunned by Xiào Mu’s words. There is a trace of doubt in his eyes, but his eyes lit up slightly. He whispered, “Don’t deny myself because of their attitude? But, I’m really useless. I’m just an ordinary person. I’m not a guide so I can’t give the sentinel spiritual treatment.”

“The largest amount of people in the world is ordinary people. I know a doctor and he is also an ordinary person, but he is very powerful.” Xiào Mu is patient as he explained, “Actually, ordinary people are pretty good. You should know that the guides are kept in the Golden Tower to study. Unlike ordinary people, who have the freedom to do whatever they want.”

Greene is stunned again, “As a god-level guide, you also envy ordinary people?”

“Of course,” Xiào Mu smiled bitterly, “I don’t like being stared at by a group of people when I go out in the public, I prefer a free life.” If he is not a guide, with his game system, Xiào Mu can live a much easygoing life than now.

Greene stayed silent for a long time before saying, “Thank you, you are willing to listen to me and answer my questions.” Before Xiào Mu could speak, he continued, “I don’t know much about what the marshal asked.” He tilted his head as if thinking back, “After being caught by the guide kidnapping syndicate, I quickly fell into a coma. When I woke up, I was on a strange planet. That planet looked strange and there were rocks everywhere. At that time, there are 3 guides in the aircraft and a pale-looking man. I thought he was also kidnapped, but…” Greene stopped before continuing, “His name is Mitte, the person in charge of the kidnappers. They only stayed on that planet for a while, and then the Nathan space pirate arrived. Later on, I was taken on board by Mitte the Nathan space pirate’s aircraft and we went directly to Planet Jiu. As for the rest of the kidnapped guides, I don’t know where they were.”

“Mitte took me to hide in a remote location in Planet Jiu. The members of the Nathan space pirate group have been disguising themselves as miners and secretly instigating them. There was a riot not long ago.”

Xiào Mu wondered, “What is Mitte doing in Planet Jiu? From what you said, he seems to have done nothing?”

“He is a supervisor. I have heard them talked about it before. His people rescued Jonassen. In return, the Nathan space pirate needed to steal the ores from Planet Jiu’s mine and transport it to the organization where Mitte is located. He also…” Speaking of this, Greene’s eyelashes quivered quickly, “He has devices that could attack spiritual power, as well as a lot of lethal weapons. He provides technical support to the Nathan space pirate, I know only so much.”

Xiào Mu: “Have a good rest and don’t think too much.”

“En, thank you.” Greene nodded slightly.

The moment Xiào Mu walked into the hall, Leo’s eyes immediately fell on him. Seeing that he is okay, Leo turned away. Xiào Mu relayed Mitte’s words to Ren. Ren pondered for a moment and smiled at him, “Thanks for your help. Go and rest early!”

Xiào Mu nodded and went back to his room to rest.

Leo couldn’t help but said, “There must be a jump point near the place where they disappeared. Maybe it’s the planet with lots of rocks like what Greene said.”

Ren glanced at Leo, “Louis had tested it a long time ago. There is indeed a jump point there, but after the jump, it is dark all around. He tried several times and got the same result so he thought that place is just a quiet area.” He solemnly said, “I will inform Louis of this matter, don’t interfere.”

Leo furrowed his brows, “Grandfather, I can fully control my spiritual power now, and I won’t lose control. I want to take over.”

“Do you not believe in Louis? This matter is final. I have lost my son and son-in-law. You must not get into any accidents, not when there is the slightest possibility of danger to you.”

Leo couldn’t help but said, “But I also want to find my father and dad. I don’t believe they are really, really dead.”

Ren’s voice is flat and in a tone that could not be rejected, “I have been searching for so many years, and now we finally have new clues. Louis will take care of it. You have dropped a lot of classes recently, and you promised An Rui to be a substitute teacher in school. You gave your promise so you must do your part properly.”

Leo’s jaw tightened and he clenched his fists. He stood up right away and said, “Grandfather, after next year’s spring beast tide, if you haven’t found them yet, I will definitely do it myself.” After speaking, he strode back to his room.

Starting at Leo’s back, Ren sighed lightly. When there is no progress for so many years, Leo could still hold back. But with so many clues this year, Leo couldn’t contain himself anymore. Ren looked out the window, he couldn’t help himself too. He always felt that he would be able to find them in the next moment. Taking a deep breath, Ren calmed down and called Louis’s number.

Xiào Mu didn’t know about the conversation in the living room. After returning to his room, he looked at his energy bar that has become full not long ago. Xiào Mu didn’t want to go back to the training room anymore so he simply did push-ups in the room. When he felt tired, he would take a rest until his bar shows low energy. Xiào Mu sat directly on the ground and took out the Wolfberry leaf to make intermediate low-grade healing pills. After that, he took a bath and sat on the bed to look through the encyclopedia.

The medicine he wants to find is Honeysuckle, which makes Level 50 medicine – an intermediate mid-grade healing pill. Another one is Pinellia, which makes the dispel pill. Xiào Mu is very familiar with Honeysuckle, but he doesn’t know about Pinellia. He has been looking in the system for a long time and remembered Pinellia’s appearance in his mind. So he compared the image with the various plants in the Herbal Encyclopedia. It didn’t take long before he found the introduction for Honeysuckle, which looked similar to the Honeysuckle in his memory. The place of origin is in Bran Forest, Area C. After Xiào Mu takes a note of it, he continued to look through the pages. It is almost 11.00 pm when he saw Pinellia, but it looked bigger than the picture in the system. Many people called the plant Summer grass instead. Xiào Mu is worried that he got the wrong plant. So he marked the page and closed the encyclopedia. Next, he went online to search for Bran Forest on its official website.

Bran Forest is at the junction between Zone C and Zone D. The climate is quite frequent and the normal temperature is above 36 degrees. There are also frequent heavy showers. Bran Forest has a long history. It is a primeval forest with all kinds of beasts and poisonous insects, which sets the forest at a very dangerous level. Xiào Mu thought to himself, no wonder there isn’t anybody selling Honeysuckles. Xiào Mu remembers that back on Earth, Honeysuckles come in season in summer and can be seen in many places in the countryside where they grew naturally in the wild. The climate of this Bran Forest is somewhat similar to the summer in his world. How to collect herbs in such a dangerous place?!

Xiào Mu couldn’t think of a way for a while. However, thinking that his current prescription is enough for him at the moment, he shouldn’t be too impatient. Due to he had been resting on the starship for a long time during the day, Xiào Mu couldn’t sleep. Hence, he opened the herbal encyclopedia again and continued to search for Pinellia. Until he finished reading the book, he did not see the same herbs as Pinellia, except for an enlarged version of it, the Summer grass. Xiào Mu felt that perhaps Pinellia had mutated in the interstellar space. He jumped to the introduction page for Summer grass and got stunned when he saw the place of origin. It is Bran Forest again. Thinking for a moment, Xiào Mu went to check the materials needed for the intermediate mid-grade boost pill – it is Siler root and Magnolia berry. Among the 2, Magnolia berry is also found in Bran Forest, while intermediate mid-grade healing pill requires Siler root and Pinellia. Siler root is an ingredient needed at level 40 too, for intermediate low-grade boost pills. This means that all the new materials needed for level 50 medicines are in Bran Forest.

Xiào Mu searched for Bran Forest again and kept flipping through the search page to see if anyone mentioned it. When he turned to the 3rd page, Xiào Mu stared at a post. The title of the post says ‘Going to Bran Forest soon, place your order if needed.’ Xiào Mu clicked in, and the upper left corner showed [Suixin for hire]. There is a hexagram sign in front of the title. This post was published 3 days ago, and many people have responded to it.

“My God, the Suixin mercenary team is as capable as usual. Daring to even go to Bran Forest, impressed!”

“Capable people are sure brave. I once went to Bran Forest and was accidentally bitten by a spider. I was just outside the forest, don’t know where the spider came out from. Half of my body was paralyzed. Fortunately, I was rescued in time, otherwise, I’ll die.”

“That’s great, I just recently needed the green crocodile skin to make some parts. You must bring it back for me!”

“Upstairs, are you not sent by another mercenary group? You want the green crocodile? I think you just want the Suixin team to get destroyed!”

Xing Chen [Hexagram sign]: “It’s okay. As long as you can afford to pay, you can say order you want o(*￣▽￣*)o”

“Old Fifth sighted!”

“Taking a photo with Old Fifth!”

“Suixin mercenary team, Old Fifth is indeed the most ‘meng’ and soft!”

After Xiào Mu read until here, he thinks he probably understood what happened. He supported his chin while thinking. Since there are mercenary teams here, things should be easily done. Xiào Mu sent a private message to Xing Chen: [Hello, do you still take the order for Bran Forest?] Then, glancing at the time, Xiào Mu saw that it is already half-past twelve. So, after confirming that his private message is sent successfully, he saved the post, and then closed his terminal to sleep.

The next day, Xiào Mu finished his morning exercise and ate breakfast, he went straight to the Zhao company. He busily worked until noon, and finally finished adjusting the value of the measuring device.

Zhao Sheng said, “The rest will be handed over to the technicians. It should be available to use in about 2 days.” He raised the terminal and took a glance. Then he smiled, “Miao Miao invites you to my house for lunch, and Hawke is also there.”

Xiào Mu happened to have something to discuss with Gu Miao and Hawke, so he accepted the invitation. The lunch is prepared by Gu Miao himself and it tasted good. After eating, the 3 guides strolled on the lawn and went to Gu Miao’s medicine-making room together.

Chapter 44 Part 3 Renting

“This is the latest one I made using the peony you mentioned. What do you think?” Gu Miao held a small box with a white pill inside.

Xiào Mu picked up the pill, and a notification appeared in his mind: [Instant recovery of 700 spiritual power, usage is 2 hours apart.]

“You have improved almost half from last time.” Xiào Mu said.

Gu Miao’s eyes lit up instantly, and Hawke patted Gu Miao’s shoulder, “Cousin’s wife, you are amazing!”

Xiào Mu put the medicine back in the box and looked at Gu Miao questioningly, “May I see how you make the medicine?”

Gu Miao nodded nervously, walked to his work table. Taking out 2 grams of peony powder and placed it in the medicine processing instrument, Gu Miao pressed the Start button. The instrument rotated quickly, and at the same time, Gu Miao infused his spiritual power into the medicine. Soon, the medicine turned into a spherical shape and the instrument stopped. Gu Miao retracted his spiritual filaments and looked at Xiào Mu nervously.

Xiào Mu couldn’t help but praise, “Good job.”

The whole process is almost the same as making pills using the system, except, in reality, the ingredients need to be weighed. Turning the ingredient into a spherical shape will require instruments, and the finished quantity is different each time.

Gu Miao’s eyes curved with a smile, and his face flushed. He said, “But the effect is still not as good as yours.”

Xiào Mu thought for a while. This may be related to the accuracy of the system, “Can you use extracts? If you use the extracted essence to make medicine, the effect may be better.”

“That’s right!” Gu Miao’s eyes widened, “I didn’t think of that. I’ll try it now.”

Xiào Mu smiled and said, “Wait,” he walked to his side, pointed to the three-layer circular hole on the medical processing instrument. He asked, “Does this instrument makes more than 1 medicine at once?

“There are 10 holes in each layer, so 30 portions of medicinal ingredients can be put in. To make ordinary medicine, 30 medicines can be made at one time.” Gu Miao replied.

“How many pills have you tried to make at once?”

Gu Miao was taken aback for a moment, “Huh? Is it possible to make multiple pills at one time when infusing spiritual power into the medicine?”

“Of course, otherwise the medicine-making speed is too slow.” Xiào Mu smiled, “Your spiritual power is quite high. It’s okay to make 30 at a time.”

“But, I’m afraid that my spiritual power is not well controlled.” Gu Miao is moved by the thought but is worried at the same time.

“It doesn’t matter. Peony is not very expensive anyway. You can try it a few times, but you should pay attention to your remaining spiritual power. Keep your spiritual power above 20% so as not to feel uncomfortable.”

Gu Miao carefully noted, “I will pay attention,” he looked at the medical processing instrument, “Then I will try it now?”

Xiào Mu nodded and turned to Hawke, “How about your spiritual filaments?”

Hawke released his spiritual filaments and smiled brightly, “16.” He moved the spiritual filaments, and finally formed a circle, “Look, I have become more and more proficient in controlling them.”

“Awesome!” Xiào Mu gave Hawke a thumbs up, “Be careful when you are outside.”

“En, I seldom go out recently.” Hawke looked serious. He hadn’t used inhibitors because he wanted to practice his control on spiritual power recently, so he was very careful.

“I made 2!” Gu Miao’s surprised voice suddenly came from behind.

Xiào Mu picked the pills up and looked at them. Both recovery value is at 700, “Both also a finished product (successful).”

Hearing that, Gu Miao is full of joy, “I will try to make 3 this time.” Seeing that Gu Miao wanted to continue, Xiào Mu thought for a while and stopped him, “Wait, I have something to discuss with you.”

Gu Miao looked at Xiào Mu curiously and Xiào Mu said, “Zhao Sheng handed me the operation right of Delish Meds. For our plan wants to be carried out smoothly, we need a lot of medicine to be sold. Recently, the Golden Tower has no news about any success. I suspected that they might have encountered problems with their medicine-making method. I want to record the process of your process and put it on Delish’s homepage. Not only this will attract the attention of the guides, but it also allows the guide to learn how to use their spiritual power in medicine-making more quickly.”

“Record mine?” Gu Miao was surprised, “You can do better than me. It’s better to record yours.”

Xiào Mu: “You are more suitable than me, and your spiritual power level is closer to the public.”

Gu Miao said in realization, “Oh, that’s right,” he twisted his fingers, his face flushed, “Can I not record my face? Otherwise, Ah Sheng will be angry.”

Xiào Mu felt he got inexplicably fed a mouthful of dog food, but nodded, “Of course, I won’t record your face, but people who watched the video should be able to guess it’s you.”

After all, the process will show their hands. With the discerning eyes of the masses, even if they don’t recognize the person at first, they will always find out and confirm the identity of the person in the video in the end.

“That’s okay,” Gu Miao smiled, “Just don’t let them see my face.”

Gu Miao started to make medicine again. Xiào Mu turned on the recording function in his terminal and captured the whole process. After that, he showed it to Gu Miao and confirmed that he did not show his face at all.

After they chatted for a while, Xiào Mu announced that he is leaving and returned to the marshal’s mansion. He thought about development issues for Delish and wrote down his thoughts as he thought about it.

First of all, he is going to open a physical store but no medicines will be sold in the store. The main purpose is to test people’s spiritual power and give them the prescription to buy the correct meds. There are 2 other purposes, 1 is to receive guides who are interested in cooperating to sell their pills, while the other is not related to Delish Meds. Xiào Mu wanted to open a spiritual treatment business in the store and activate more skills as soon as possible. His identity as a guide has been exposed anyway, so he might as well give treatments in an upright manner. He could earn money and activate skills at the same time.

Thinking of this, Xiào Mu started looking for information on renting or selling houses centered on the marshal’s mansion. After seeing many units, Xiào Mu finally took a fancy to a commercial building in Pingle Square not far from Zhao’s residence. The commercial building is built in the early days, so the area is not very large. It happens that the entire 3rd floor is for rent as a whole. Due to the good location, even if the area is small and the hardware is not new, the rent is not low as it cost 200,000 coins per month.

If this is the old Xiào Mu, he would be reluctant to rent, but now he could make a few million with the medicines he made in a batch. He didn’t care so much about the 200,00 so Xiào Mu immediately decided to rent the 3rd floor. Just as he is about to contact the business building’s owner, his terminal suddenly shook to indicate that he has a notification. Xiào Mu clicked on it, it is a reply to a private message from the forum.

“Excuse me, the team doctor has something to do temporarily. The trip to Bran Forest is temporarily suspended and we won’t be going in a short while o(╥﹏╥)o.”

Xiào Mu looked at the text emoji and wanted to laugh for some reason. But he thought the reason sounded strange and asked, “Isn’t it enough to just bring a treatment device with you?” The effect of the treatment device in this world is so good that there is no need for an accompanying doctor.

“… The treatment device cannot treat sentinel’s problem… The guide pheromone agent cannot be used to solve emergencies, please understand.”

Xiào Mu stayed silent for a moment before asking, “The pills from Delish Meds also cannot help?”

The other side stayed silent for a moment as well, and then replied, “If we can buy the pills, we would have left 3 days ago!!! Are you not from the Empire? Delish has been closed for several days now.”

An idea flashed in Xiào Mu’s mind. He posted pictures of Honeysuckle, Magnolia berry, and Pinellia, “I need these 3 medicinal plants. It doesn’t need to be too much. Just a mature stalk and bears fruit for each type is fine… The reward is a high-grade healing pill, is that okay?”

If Xiào Mu didn’t have the homeland in the system, this matter may be a bit troublesome. After all, Bran Forest is so dangerous. The more medicines one needs to collect, the longer they need to stay. And the longer they stay, the more dangerous it is. However, he has the homeland. As long as he has the seeds, he can plant anything. According to the harvest rate of the homeland’s vegetable field, even if there is only 1 seed, Xiào Mu can harvest the whole piece of land in a few days.

The other side responded quickly this time, “How many do you have?”

Xiào Mu thought for a while before replying, “Have you seen these kinds of medicinal plants before?”

“I have seen summer grass, the location of summer grass production is deep in the forest, and the risk is very high. A high-grade pill is only worth 25,000 coins which is not enough to pay.”

Xiào Mu has searched the news about Bran Forest before so he had a deep understanding of possible danger. He asked, “How many people are going?”

“Huh? You are not really from the Empire, are you? There are 5 members in this mercenary group. Except for the doctor who has a personal problem, it will be 4 people going.”

Xiào Mu: “Since there are 4 people, then I give you 8 high-grade healing pills. I hope you can come out smoothly.”

“8!!” The punctuation marks in Xing Chen’s reply fully showed his shocked mood at the moment. He added, “I just lost a bargain. If I said 5 people, won’t you be giving me 10 then? (>_<)”

“Do you accept or not?” Xiào Mu asked.

“Accept! You, who are you?”

Xiào Mu: “Confidential. So, how do we trade?”

Xing Chen transferred a contract over and said, “I have stamped our mercenary’s stamp. As long as you sign it, it will take effect immediately. You will mail the pills to the address on the contract, and you will be given a return receipt after we received the medicine.”

Xiào Mu thought for a while and asked, “What if you took the medicine and did nothing?”

“It stands to reason that half of the commission will be paid first and the remaining half will be paid after the transaction for the usual case. But your commission fee which is the pills may be used when we enter the forest. For safety reasons, you have to pay it all at once. If you are not at ease, we can pay half of the price of the pills to you. Then, you can return the money to us after the deal is done.”

Xiào Mu thought for a while and found it reasonable, “Okay.”

After the discussion, Xiào Mu applied for express delivery service online and bought some raw materials for primary level pills. He also bought a large number of medicine containers online. Immediately afterward, Xiào Mu continued his previous task which is to call the business building’s owner in Pingle Plaza. He made an appointment to see the building the next day, and if it is suitable, he would sign a lease contract.

After confirming that everything is settled, Xiào Mu closed the terminal. Thinking that land No. 2 had not been cultivated, Xiào Mu returned to his room and entered the homeland. He cultivated land No. 2 and planted it with Wolfberry leaf. Then, he bought land No. 3 and started to reclaim it. After weeding for a while, Xiào Mu felt too tired and left the homeland. His body is sweaty, and the clothes stuck on his body made him feel particularly uncomfortable. Xiào Mu took a shower, lay on the bed, and fell asleep after a while.

“Xiào Mu, wake up!”

Half asleep and half awake, Xiào Mu seemed to hear someone calling him and his brows frowned. The voice sounded again, he half-opened his eyes and saw a face close to him. Xiào Mu is taken aback and woke up instantly. He kicked the bottom of the bedboard and moved back. With a ‘bang’, his head hit the top of the bedside, and his eyes burst into tears from the pain. Xiào Mu glared at Leo, who looked at him with a complicated expression. Leo’s face is indeed very handsome, but no matter how handsome people are, it is still shocking in such close distance.

Leo sighed imperceptibly, and stretched out his hand to rub the top of Xiào Mu’s head, “Be careful, don’t you feel pain in your head?” Xiào Mu’s head moved back so Leo shifted his hand down to Xiào Mu’s face. He moved his thumb to touch the end of his eyes, “Don’t cry.”

Xiào Mu slapped Leo’s hand away, “I didn’t cry. The tears only came out from reflex1. It hurt so much just now. How did you get into my room?”

Leo wrinkled his brows when he heard Xiào Mu’s words, “I knocked on the door but you didn’t respond. I’m worried that something will happen to you. You only wake up after I called you several times. Are you sick? Why are you sleeping so deeply?”

Xiào Mu didn’t expect himself to sleep so deeply too. He shook his head and said, “I’m fine, I’m just a little tired.” He looked at Leo warily, “Can you enter my room as you please?”

“Of course not,” Leo’s face turned black. “I must get permission first. But you didn’t respond within 5 minutes so I can activate the permissions to get in.”

Hearing that, Xiào Mu is a little relieved. He took a look out the window, and quickly got up, “It’s so late now.”

Leo stared at Xiào Mu, “How long did you sleep?”

Xiào Mu glanced at the time, and said, “Almost 3 hours.”

Leo: “What did you do in the Zhao’s house and why are you so tired?”

“I just made some medicine.” Of course, Xiào Mu couldn’t say that it is because he got too tired from reclaiming the land.

Leo went silent for a moment. He knew about Xiào Mu and the Zhao family’s plan. Hence, he can understand why Xiào Mu is eager to make more medicine.

“Don’t be too impatient. Kain has been convicted today. He will be exiled and will never have the opportunity to return to Area A in his life. Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about the Golden Tower. Many supporters voiced objection for you to enter the Golden Tower so Qi Sai will not force you to go in.”

Xiào Mu breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help asking, “Where is Greene then?”

“His identity is disclosed to the public already so he became the legal heir of the Greene family, and has returned to the Greene house.” Seeing Xiào Mu’s worries, Leo added, “Now that the people in the empire know that he has been treated unfairly since he was a child, the Greene family will treat him well now.”

As for whether it is true or not, it has nothing to do with him.

Xiào Mu smiled, “I hope he can have a good time then. Have you eaten dinner yet?”

“No.”

Xiào Mu felt a little embarrassed, apparently, Leo only came to ask him to have dinner.

The next day, Xiào Mu went directly to the business building and discussed the unit with a fat middle-aged man. The man looked surprised when he saw him, but said nothing. This attitude makes Xiào Mu more satisfied with him.

There are a total of 4 office rooms on the 3rd floor, 2 on the left and 2 on the right. In the middle is a large living room. The middle of the living room is blocked by a frosted partition that divided the space into interior and exterior halls. Each room is equipped with a basic soundproofing system. Xiào Mu is very satisfied after seeing the unit. He signed a 1-year contract on the spot and paid the rent in advance for 6 months. Next, Xiào Mu contacted Zhao Sheng and told him that he rented a unit and his plans with the physical store. But he concealed the part where he needed to activate his skills, and then said, “After the measurement device is ready, can you send someone to deliver directly to my front desk?”

“Yes, have you hire any helpers yet?”

“Not yet, I considered about it and thought to just use a robot at the front desk. Then I will need a receptionist guide and a public relations manager who will receive goods for me.” Xiào Mu said.

Zhao Sheng: “No need to find anymore, I got someone to recommend to you. He has always wanted to help, and is looking for a suitable position for him.”

“The person you recommend is definitely no problem. Well then, I won’t look for other people. The store will be renovated today, and I will meet with the person you introduced tomorrow!”

“Alright.”

Not long after hanging up the call, Xiào Mu received a call from Hawke.

Hawke sounded very excited, “Xiào Mu, my dad said he will be working in your company? Is that true? So you still need more people? I want to go too!”

Xiào Mu got taken aback. The person Zhao Sheng mentioned was Hawke’s dad? As far as he knows, Hawke’s dad is also a top local tyrant! Suddenly, Xiào Mu felt stressed.