Chapter 125: Initial Effects of the Banquet Achieved

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Initial Effects of the Banquet Achieved

Gu Weilan pursed her lips and said softly, "The professors prefer to order potions custom-blended by me because I personally oversee the cultivation of the medicinal ingredients used for extraction." Seeing the confused expressions on the five females’ faces, she led them to a nearby glass greenhouse to see for themselves.

Zhuoma belonged to the Tibetan Antelope Beast Clan, a Beast Clan naturally adept at tending to medicinal herbs. The moment she saw the herbs growing in Gu Weilan’s greenhouse, she immediately recognized their exceptional quality. "The pollution level of your medicinal plants is only between 5 and 12?" Zhuoma’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Gu Weilan nodded. "Yes. Generally, mass-cultivated herbs have a pollution level around 25. If they aren’t carefully tended, the pollution level can even reach as high as 60 or 70."

Liu Ruoxi gasped and said, "In Pharmacy, the grade of a potion is evaluated based on the quality of its materials and plants! In that case, wouldn’t the potions you blend reach at least the excellent level, or even the Selection Level?"

Jin Taoyao calmly asked about the market price for the Bloodline Purification Bath.

Gu Weilan answered her truthfully, "Nearly 600 million Star Coins. This is because it uses rare medicinal plants. The main ingredients, such as Angelica root, Astragalus, Chuanxiong, and Safflower, require plants with a pollution level of no more than 8."

Michelle exclaimed, "That’s so expensive!" As she spoke, she couldn’t help but place her hand over her Space Button.

Zhuoma, however, shook her head. "A whole, somewhat aged piece of Astragalus like Weilan mentioned costs tens of millions of Star Coins. Angelica root and Safflower aren’t cheap medicinal plants either."

Jin Taoyao asked curiously, "I heard it takes eighteen types of medicinal herbs to extract a single dose of the bath liquid?"

Gu Weilan nodded. "Yes. Actually, the academy wanted to set a higher price, but I feel that making it affordable for more Beastmen is the only way to quickly solve our interstellar population shortage.

"Therefore, I don’t want the Cultivation Liquid or the Bloodline Purification Bath to be priced too high."

Michelle gasped. "Oh my god! I was still feeling smug about passing my recent final exams, and yet here is a classmate who has already taken the future of the interstellar world upon her shoulders!"

Liu Ruoxi swallowed hard and said, "Don’t be like this. You’re making me feel like I don’t even deserve to be your friend."

Zhuoma’s eyes sparkled. Seeing how outstanding Gu Weilan was, she resolved to work hard to become just as excellent. They would all have wonderful futures!

Jin Taoyao directly transferred three billion Star Coins to Gu Weilan and said, "I want five sets of the bath liquid! The academy’s preliminary price definitely won’t be the final price. This means that, factoring in the academy’s production line and promotional costs, they might add even more to the preliminary price.

"I’ve already paid you, so you can’t raise the price on me along with the academy!"

Gu Weilan was slightly taken aback, but then she smiled radiantly. "Don’t worry. I wouldn’t do that."

Laura thought for a moment and immediately transferred 2.4 billion Star Coins to Gu Weilan as well. Her heart ached at the expense, but she felt that if this Bloodline Purification Bath really worked well, she would still be coming out ahead!

"If my Mother and Father could give me another younger sister or brother after using it, I’d be so happy!" Laura said with a look of longing.

Hearing Laura’s words, Zhuoma directly transferred 1.8 billion Star Coins to Gu Weilan too. "I want three portions—one for my Mother, one for my Father, and one for myself. Can we delay our trip to the Beast God Matching Center for a few days? I want to soak in the bath for a few days before I go."

Michelle’s eyes widened. "We can do that?"

When Liu Ruoxi heard Zhuoma say this, her face instantly scrunched up. "Ah! I’ve lost out! The males I was matched with are all Fifth Rank to Eighth Rank! I’ve suffered a huge loss!" She hastily transferred 1.8 billion Star Coins to Gu Weilan as well. "I want three portions too! I’m not very satisfied with my Beast Husbands’ attitudes. If I cancel over half of my matches, I can still make it for the next round of matching at the end of the year! With my Fertility improved, maybe I can match with better Beast Husbands!"

Michelle pursed her lips, looking left and right before saying softly, "How are you all so rich? Why am I the only one with just a few Star Coins on hand..."

The corners of Jin Taoyao’s lips curled up slightly. "You can wait until we see results before talking to your Mother. You’re still young, so there’s no rush."

The banquet achieved its preliminary purpose. The matriarch of the Python Clan had seen these incredible products, but because of one unfortunate child, their Python Clan had offended Gu Weilan. Although they had offered their apologies, Grandma Shi told them that to teach them to properly discipline their Beast Clan’s children in the future, the Python Clan would be barred from buying these wonderful items for three years!

Right now, the Python Clan matriarch’s mind was filled with nothing but the desire to expel Xie Jinglan’s Python Clan Beast Husband from the clan and beat him to a pulp. She vented her fury directly into the family group chat:

"From now on, anyone who fails to discipline their own cubs will have their corporate dividends suspended for thirty years! Do you speak and act without thinking? That female was able to research such an excellent formula as the Cultivation Liquid. Couldn’t you use your thumbnail-sized brain to consider whether she might invent even more incredible formulas?

"When it comes to contributing to the Python Clan, you’re nowhere to be found, but when it’s time to stir up trouble, you jump right in and cause a massive disaster! Are you out of your mind? Huh?"

The banquet concluded not long after. The vegetable salads on the tables had been completely devoured. After all, vegetables with a zero pollution level were a rare treasure for everyone.

In Gu Weilan’s personal account, the balance had truly reached the state of ’Money is just a string of numbers to me. —A certain Mr. Ma.’ After seeing off her friends, the professors, and the business partners of Zhan Heng and the Shi Family, she sat down on the newly replaced, extra-long red velvet sofa in the villa’s living room.

A gentle smile graced her lips as she looked at Lorenzo’s Mother and uncle, Sairiel’s Father, and Shen Mianzhou’s Mother and Father. "Hello, I am the Female Master of Lorenzo, Sairiel, and Shen Mianzhou. I haven’t paid a formal visit to your homes previously because, firstly, I’ve been too busy with my studies, and secondly, there were some other matters to attend to."

Lorenzo’s uncle naturally knew that the "other matters" Gu Weilan mentioned referred to the incident with the Gu family of the Mole Clan. Sairiel’s Father was unaware of this, but he clearly understood that his child had married an extraordinary female. He hurriedly replied with polite respect:

"For Weilan Female to have developed two crucial patents right after enrolling as a freshman, it naturally required a massive amount of time.

"We are not unreasonable elders. The fact that Weilan Female still kept us in mind when something good happened is already more than enough to satisfy us.

"We Sea Clan members of the Siren Sea Area only wish for our children to live well! As long as you all get along harmoniously, that is wonderful!"

The left side of the villa featured a massive living room, while the right side had been transformed into a small play area for the cubs. The eight little cubs belonging to Zhan Heng and Shi Lingfeng were currently in that soft-block playpen. In their Beast Forms, they stumbled and scurried around, playing boisterously—one would lick another’s face full of slobber, while another would shove someone down onto their bottom in a tumbling heap.

However, their joyous commotion didn’t affect Gu Weilan’s side of the room in the slightest. Some elders, though, simply failed to understand polite pleasantries.

Take Shen Mianzhou’s Mother, for example. Seeing Gu Weilan humbly apologizing first, she took it to mean that Gu Weilan had indeed acted improperly. She raised her chin slightly, the corners of her mouth pulling down into a frown, and said:

"Weilan, I won’t say much this time about your lack of proper etiquette. I came here with good intentions to discuss business with you today, yet you ordered your Beast Husband to drive away the business partners of our Dream-Eating Tapir Clan... TSK—shouldn’t you have a word with him?"