NOVEL WEB Chapter 141 - Prescription
“This is something I bought from the campus website of the Imperial Capital University. It has the necessary selling permits, so you can use it with confidence, Uncle. The credit coins earned from selling the potions can be used to hire people,” Mai Dongzi said.
When Uncle Zhuang received compensation from the Xi family, he had intended to transfer half of it to Mai Dongzi, but she had refused to accept it.
Now, with Mai Dongzi taking the initiative to have Uncle Zhuang recruit personnel and expand connections, the expenses involved would definitely not be a small amount.
Mai Dongzi had considered setting up a regular monthly remittance to cover part of the costs.
However, Uncle Zhuang never mentioned the expenses needed for this operation. Whenever she tried to bring it up, he skillfully changed the subject, clearly not wanting her to address the issue.
This left Mai Dongzi in a bit of a dilemma. Forcing the issue of money in such a situation would really strain their relationship, but if she didn’t bring it up, things could become problematic in the future.
In the ancient Star, even brothers would settle accounts clearly. Now that Uncle Zhuang was taking the lead on this matter, it was still Uncle Zhuang who would provide the funds and resources. In the end, what would it matter to her, Mai Dongzi?
She believed that Uncle Zhuang didn’t have that kind of mindset right now; he genuinely wanted to follow the agreement they had made.
But human hearts can change easily, especially in the face of an apocalypse. People’s intentions are even more unpredictable in times of crisis.
At present, Uncle Zhuang seemed fine, but once a problem arose, in a situation where she had contributed almost nothing, what could she say?
So, Mai Dongzi was determined that she had to contribute something in this endeavor; only then could she have some leverage and a certain degree of say.
Therefore, she thought of the potion formulas. Before Mai Dongzi found them, Uncle Zhuang had been relying on the production of low-level potions to make a living.
Now that Uncle Zhuang’s wood-based ability had reached level five, he could learn to refine intermediate potions.
Although redeeming these three level-five potion formulas had nearly depleted the points she had worked hard to accumulate for half a year, she felt it was worth it when she saw Uncle Zhuang not eagerly stashing away the expensive potion formulas but rather worrying that she might be punished by the Xi family for taking their things.
The price of intermediate potion formulas was not only ten times higher than that of low-level ones, but they also couldn’t be purchased at various potion shops like low-level potion formulas.
Under normal circumstances, intermediate potion formulas were only sold by potion guilds.
The reason the Imperial Capital University had intermediate potion formulas was that they were provided by students in the potion department and needed to be exchanged for points.
If Mai Dongzi didn’t buy the level-five potion formulas for Uncle Zhuang, he would have to go to the potion guild to purchase them if he wanted them.
This would not only require him to spend a large amount of credit coins, but he would also be bound by the potion guild, meaning that for a long period afterward, the potions he refined would have to be sold through the guild.
On the other hand, the potion formulas offered by the students of Imperial Capital University could simply be exchanged for points, without any further requirements.
“Sis, these potion formulas are so expensive! How do you have so many points?” Zhuang Huaiya exclaimed.
Each formula cost five hundred points, so three would amount to one thousand five hundred points. Until now, his total points hadn’t even surpassed three hundred.
Mai Dongzi glanced at him and said, “Do you understand what it means to be the top student now? I had over two hundred points on the first day of school. After that, with various assessments and tests, not only did I manage to get the highest scores, but I also often received extra bonus points. Plus, I’m double majoring, so I’ve earned double the points. So far, I have a total of one thousand nine hundred points.”
Zhuang Huaiya was left speechless, deeply feeling the complex emotions of a struggling student looking up at a top scholar.
What left him speechless even more was that his grandparents and father, who had always been proud of him, looked at him with disdain after hearing his cousin brag.
“You need to learn well from your cousin in the future, got it?” Uncle Zhuang reprimanded his son.
“Yes, you should listen to your cousin,” both grandparents added.
Knowing how precious the potion formulas were, Uncle Zhuang didn’t refuse and carefully encrypted and stored them away.
His niece was also a wood-type ability user, and once her cultivation reached level five, she would also be able to learn to refine these potions.
Most importantly, with these formulas, he could sell the potions on the Star Network, which would provide ample funds.
After both father and son of the Zhuang family successfully consumed the cultivation potential enhancement potions, they would need to focus on consolidating their cultivation for the next two or three days. Therefore, after resolving the issue, Mai Dongzi returned to her small villa.
With the authorization from both family heads, the protective shields of the two small villas could be linked together, allowing Mai Dongzi to move freely between the two villas through the side door adjacent to her small villa without alerting anyone else.
The projection equipment in the training room of the small villa wasn’t as good as that of the special talent training center.
Although General Su could guide Mai Dongzi’s training through projections, she couldn’t accompany her in practice like in the projection training room.
As an experienced veteran, she quickly figured out that Mai Dongzi’s issue with her mental power cultivation was not about the cultivation technique itself, but rather that she needed to go out and gain practical experience to improve.
General Su, for the time being, didn’t have a good solution to this problem.
She could point out at least seven suitable locations for Mai Dongzi to undergo practical training, but the issue was that Mai Dongzi was a freshman and would need to spend most of her time in school for the next two years studying. Apart from the long vacations each year, she had virtually no personal time.
This was very detrimental to her cultivation.
“I’ll discuss this with the president of the Imperial Capital University later,” General Su said after a moment of contemplation.
Hearing this, Mai Dongzi felt reassured. From the limited interactions she had, she could sense that General Su was placing more emphasis on her cultivation.
Moreover, given General Su’s style, Mai Dongzi believed she would definitely find a way to balance cultivation and study.
After learning the sound therapy and sound attack techniques she wanted, Mai Dongzi no longer wanted to waste time staying at Imperial Capital University.
After all, academic subjects could be learned through the Star Network, and with her exceptional memory, she would never fall behind.
However, Imperial Capital University was a very rigorous institution that valued students’ individual abilities. No matter what special tier one was in, they would not grant exceptions.
For instance, Princess Mary was a living example; she received no special treatment at Imperial Capital University.
If Mai Dongzi wanted to go out for practical training outside of the school-mandated time, she would need General Su to intervene, and only by leveraging her unique learning progress could she hope to gain that time.
Mai Dongzi spent two days at the Zhuang family’s place. On the third day, she disguised herself and, under the guidance of Mu Bo, confidently left the capital city and headed towards the Central Forest of the Imperial Capital Star, which is over three thousand kilometers away.