After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 421 Obtain longevity pills and invest in a paper mill!

The Chinese giant salamander, also known as the giant salamander, is the largest amphibian.

Carnivorous, ferocious temperament.

It likes to move in streams with little sand and backflow caves, and has high requirements for water quality.

Chen Yang was stunned for two seconds.

When he first came here, he had a guess, but he didn't expect it to be this thing.

Is the water quality in Jiapigou so good?

There are actually giant salamanders?

Besides, in such a cold day, doesn’t it hibernate?
To be honest, Chen Yang was a little surprised.

This was the first time he had seen a living giant salamander in the wild.

"Ding, a B-level creature [Giant Salamander] was found, the illustration is open, and the reward is [Longevity Pill]*1. The item has been placed in the system warehouse and can be used at any time."

……

"Item: Longevity Pills."

"Introduction: After taking it, you can increase your lifespan by at least 5 years. [Note: It is only effective for humans who have exhausted their lifespan and entered the state of the Five Decays of the Celestial Being.]"

……

Longevity pills?
Chen Yang was shocked.

This is even rarer than the reward for the illustrated book of protected animals!

It’s actually a medicine that increases lifespan?

However, judging by the description of this medicine, it is only effective for people who have entered the state of the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man.

The five signs of decay for celestial beings refer to the state they are in before death when their life span has run out.

In other words, for someone like him, it is useless to eat it, and it will not increase his lifespan at all.

At this moment, he thought of his ancestor.

If this pill had appeared a month earlier, would my ancestor have not died?
Chen Yang had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Regret.

I can't express my regret.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yang pushed away the gloom in his heart.

The dead are gone, just like the water in the ditch, they will never come back, and time cannot be reversed.

Maybe this is life!
……

"Ding, the mission is released."

“Mission: Rescue the giant salamander. Progress (0/1)”

"Reward: Jade Bone Pills*5"

……

A mission information suddenly appeared in his mind.

Chen Yang was a little surprised.

For such a task, the reward is 5 Jade Bone Pills?

Are you kidding me?
Is there a bug in the system?
Just then, Huang Can came.

"Grass, what is it?"

When this guy came to the shore, he saw the big creature in the water and his eyes widened instantly.

He jumped down with a plop and came to Chen Yang in a few steps.

"Giant salamander?"

Huang Can exclaimed, "Oh my god, it's a giant salamander..."

"take it easy."

Seeing his startled look, Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was just a giant salamander, why was he so excited?

"Chen Yang, giant salamander..."

Huang Can pointed at the big guy in the water and was still excited.

"I know."

Chen Yang was helpless and didn't understand what he was so excited about.

Huang Can said, "This is the first time I've seen it. I heard that this thing can live for hundreds of years. Eating its meat can prolong life and make you immortal..."

Chen Yang's face was full of black lines.

And immortality!

I don’t know from which elder he heard this.

"About three to five years." Chen Yang said suddenly.

"What?"

Huang Can looked at Chen Yang in confusion.

Chen Yang said, "If you dare to eat this, you will be punished for more than three years but less than five years..."

This……

Huang Can was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and was no longer excited.

"I just said that, just for fun. Superstition is not good."

Huang Can laughed dryly and said awkwardly, "However, this thing is indeed rare. I heard that it requires very high water quality. Is the environment of our broken ditch so good?"

Chen Yang didn't say much. He picked up a stone and quickly smashed the ice that trapped the giant salamander.

"Wow!"

The giant salamander escaped from its trap and cried a few times, and it was not known whether it was expressing its gratitude to Chen Yang.

It swayed its body and quickly retreated into a cave at the edge of the ditch.

"Ding, mission completed, reward [Jade Bone Pills]*5."

The system prompt appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

finished!
It's that simple.

This task is not difficult at all, and you can get 5 Jade Bone Pills for free.

Chen Yang actually felt a little guilty.

Huang Can squatted down, lowered his head, and looked into the cave.

"Chen Yang, how about taking it back and raising it? Otherwise, once the paper mill starts operating and the lye water is poured in, I'm afraid it won't survive. Also, if it's discovered by the villagers, who knows who will catch it and stew it. I heard that the meat of this thing is very tender..."

Huang Can frowned and talked about food again.

"Can you raise one?"

Chen Yang turned around and looked at him.

Huang Can paused when he heard this, then shook his head, "It's very difficult to raise giant salamanders..."

"Isn't it over then?"

You know it's hard to raise a child, don't I know that?

If this giant salamander had some intelligence, or if it had any spiritual perception, it would still have some value in keeping.

But this is just an ordinary giant salamander. I can't eat it if I keep it, so isn't that like finding myself a big shot to worship?
Huang Can scratched his head and said, "Leaving it here is not a long-term solution..."

At this point, he seemed to have thought of something, "How about asking an animal protection worker to come and take a look?"

The last time a black bear appeared in the mountains, we asked animal protection personnel to deal with it, and it was eventually taken to the zoo.

The giant salamander is a protected animal, so it would be most appropriate to let the government protect it.

Chen Yang nodded and said, "Let's contact the county TV station. I think we can increase the publicity for this matter."

There was a strange light in his eyes.

This matter is definitely enough to be reported on the county news.

Chen Yang's move is to use the power of others to gain advantage. The intervention of the authorities and the media can put some pressure on the village and make the villagers realize the importance of this river.

There are other ways to treat paper mill wastewater instead of just discharging it into rivers.

Perhaps because he took the five Jade Bone Pills for nothing, Chen Yang felt a little guilty. He thought he could do something more for this giant salamander and this ditch.

"Hey, I have the phone number of reporter Liu from the county TV station. I'll call him later."

Huang Can looked very excited. It snowed heavily two days ago. Yesterday, the county came to the village for an interview. This guy kept getting in front of the camera. He appeared on camera very often. He was definitely a community idol.

It was still villager Huang who was on the news yesterday, and I’m afraid there will be an exclusive interview today.

Chen Yang also admired him. This guy had a desire to become famous.

But that’s okay. He likes to be in the limelight, so let him handle this matter. Chen Yang doesn’t want to appear on TV.

Chen Yang opened the bucket, caught a few stone frogs and threw them into the hole.

The giant salamander poked its head out, quickly swallowed the stone frog whole, and then retracted its head.

Huang Can felt so painful watching this.

……

They were not in the mood to continue catching stone frogs. The two men came out of the ditch, and Huang Can handed a plastic bag to Chen Yang.

It contains all the information he found when he got home.

I don’t know what I want specifically, but I brought whatever I could.

"Can't you just take a picture for me?"

Chen Yang was somewhat helpless. "Forget it. I'll help you. You can handle the giant salamander issue."

"O and K!"

Huang Can made a gesture and grinned.

The two men carried buckets of water and walked back.

……

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old house.

I sorted out Huang Can's information, took photos of them one by one, and sent them to Hu Kai.

Chen Yang returned to the bedroom and took out the [Jade Bone Pill].

Continue to temper the bones of your right hand.

6 phalanges, 5 metacarpals, 8 carpal bones, a total of 19 bones. These are what Chen Yang selected after careful selection.

If you want to advance further in Shaoyang swordsmanship, none of these 19 bones can be lost.

6 phalanges have been tempered, and 4 metacarpal bones have been tempered.

There are only 1 metacarpal bone and 8 carpal bones left to be tempered.

It was originally going to take 9 days, but now that I've unexpectedly obtained 5 Jade Bone Pills, the time has been further shortened.

In addition, there is another chance to use jade bone powder today, which means that 6 pieces of jade bones can be tempered today, and there are only 3 pieces of bones left to be tempered.

Three days, only three days are needed, the hand bones will be tempered and Shaoyang swordsmanship can be further improved.

……

evening.

By the time Chen Yang finished tempering the six bones, the sky outside was already hazy.

It was still very cold when the sun was out during the day, and the temperature dropped even more sharply when the sun went down.

Huang Can called and asked Chen Yang to go to his house to eat boiled stone frog.

When Chen Yang arrived, the dishes had just been served.

There is an induction cooker in the main room, and on it is a large basin, a full basin.

Water vapor rises and the fragrance spreads.

Although the wife that Song Kaiming married is not very good-looking, she seems to be pretty good in other aspects except her appearance, and her cooking skills are also very good.

There weren't many people at the table, the only outsiders being Chen Yang and Song Ping.

There aren't that many stone frogs, and if there are too many people it won't be evenly distributed.

Song Ping caught a cold and kept sneezing, looking listless, but as soon as the food was served, he immediately perked up.

The TV was on. Huang Can looked at the time and tuned to the county channel.

The news is playing.

A few people ate while looking forward to it for a long time, and finally what they wanted to see came.

"A giant salamander was found in a remote mountain village..."

"This afternoon, a wild giant salamander was trapped by the ditch. After enthusiastic citizens reported it, the government and the public joined forces to rescue it..."

……

A piece of news was broadcast for nearly five minutes. It seemed that this county TV station really couldn't find any news to broadcast.

The speed is quite fast. We came for the interview in the afternoon and it was broadcast on the news in the evening.

In the news, enthusiastic citizen Huang Can, dressed in formal attire, vividly described the process of discovering the giant salamander.

Finally, even Chen Guoqiang appeared on camera. Facing the reporter's questions, he controlled his tone and spoke with a smile about the village's efforts in environmental protection. He also promised to do better in the future to create better living conditions for wild animals.

……

"Hey, buddy, I've finally become famous today."

After the news was over, Huang Can grinned, still feeling unsatisfied.

Song Ping just buried his head and kept eating stone frogs. He didn't care about the news at all.

"Laugh, you can still laugh."

Song Kaiming had a gloomy face and seemed a little unhappy.

Huang Can is no longer submissive to his brother-in-law like before, "Did you take the wrong medicine?"

I'm in a good mood, you want to make things worse for me?

"Humph."

Song Kaiming snorted and looked at Huang Can seriously, "Do you know that you are in trouble?"

"What trouble did I get into? I'm a good person and doing good things. My colleagues at the TV station all praised me." Huang Can said unhappily.

"I can't explain it to you clearly."

Song Kaiming drank two liang of wine and was a little angry. "Such a big thing, you didn't discuss it with your family or the village, but reported it directly and even invited reporters. Do you know how much impact this matter has on the village?"

"After what you did, will the paper mill in the village still be open? If the paper mill is not open, where will the village's income come from? You think you have done a good deed, but you have cut off the way for the villagers. How many people will hate you?"

……

Song Kaiming's words were a direct attack.

Huang Can curled his lips, "So what? It's wrong for a paper mill to discharge sewage. Besides, look at Chen Guoqiang, isn't he smiling happily?"

"you……"

Song Kaiming felt like he was talking at cross purposes.

Because of his personal character, he was not well-liked in the village. Now Huang Can has caused such a trouble. If the paper mill is really affected by this incident and cannot resume production, his family will probably not be able to hold their heads up in the village.

To cut off someone's life is like killing their parents. If this happened in the past, it would be enough to make the villagers block your door.

"Are you talking about me?"

A voice came from the yard.

Then, Chen Guoqiang walked in, "Hey, are you eating? Xiaoyang is here too?"

"Uncle Guoqiang."

Chen Yang greeted him.

Song Kaiming also collapsed. He had a sullen look on his face just now, but now he put on a smile, "Guoqiang is here, come, sit down and eat something..."

"No, no, no."

Chen Guoqiang waved his hand and said, "I want to talk to Xiaocan about something."

When everyone heard this, their expressions froze.

Needless to say, most likely they are here to call for punishment.

"Sit down and talk. Sit down and talk."

Huang Xia hurriedly added a set of bowls and chopsticks for him, and forced him to sit down. Song Kaiming also quickly added more wine for him.

What a polite remark.

"Guoqiang, this kid is reckless and always makes trouble. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of him..."

"Alright, alright."

Chen Guoqiang couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted Song Kaiming and said, "Let's talk business, let's talk business."

He looked towards Huang Can.

Huang Can gave a dry laugh and didn't dare to say anything.

Chen Guoqiang said, "Your handling of this matter was indeed substandard. You should have at least informed me first. Reporters came to your house, but you were dressed in a suit and tie, while I didn't even change into clean clothes..."

"what?"

Everyone at the table was stunned. After talking for so long, is this the point?
This one sentence confused everyone.

"Guoqiang, are you too angry?" Song Kaiming looked at him blankly, a little confused about the situation.

Chen Guoqiang smiled, then became serious, "To be honest, the sewage problem of the paper mill has always been a problem, but the situation in the village is complicated, and the existence of the paper mill involves the interests of the entire village..."

"If the paper mill is gone, where will the bamboo stalks from the mountains be sold? If we can't make paper, how will we get money at the end of the year? Every household will lose some income, which is something no one wants to see..."

"In the past few months, many people have been asking when the paper mill will start operations. The pressure on the village is not small. We have also tried to communicate with everyone and do a good job of sewage treatment before the start of construction..."

"But when it comes to this issue, everyone says yes, protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility, but when it comes to money, everyone keeps silent..."

"There is still some money in the village account, but not much is left for the paper mill. It's not enough to rebuild the factory after the New Year. We may have to raise funds. Just raising funds is already a headache..."

"You all should know that it's easy to give out money, but it's hard to get it back. Not many people are aware of this..."

“So, if we want everyone to raise money for sewage treatment, there is really a lot of resistance…”

"Now that the higher-ups have intervened, once the news gets out, the whole county will know that the water quality in Jiapigou is good. If the paper mill is to reopen, sewage must not be discharged into it anymore..."

"This incident has given us a legitimate excuse to treat the sewage. If the paper mill is to reopen, we have to raise money to treat the sewage..."

"But if this happens, Huang Can, you'll have to bear some pressure. There will always be some people in the village who are less conscious and will definitely scold you in front of you and behind your back..."

……

Huang Can heard this and waved his hands indifferently, "Just scold me if you want. It's not like I haven't been scolded before. I have a mouth on someone else's body. I won't lose any weight if you scold me a few times!"

Song Kaiming had a gloomy face standing beside him. This kid really doesn't know his own limitations.

"It's best if you think so." Chen Guoqiang nodded slightly, "I came to you just to remind you that it's best to be mentally prepared..."

You will certainly be scolded, but don't start a fight, or else it will cause a lot of trouble.

"Uncle Guoqiang."

At this time, Chen Yang spoke up, "In fact, it's all about money. Isn't it okay not to ask the villagers for funds?"

The villagers will be angry because money will be taken out of their pockets.

The purpose of opening a paper mill is to make money. Now that they are asked to pay, many people will definitely be unhappy.

But if they are not asked to pay, they will not care whether the sewage is treated or not.

Chen Guoqiang smiled bitterly when he heard this, "If we don't ask the village to raise funds, are you going to pay for it?"

The village cannot afford this amount of money, just like when they built the road in the early years, the only way is for everyone to pool their money together.

Chen Yang smiled and said, "It's not impossible for me to go out."

Chen Guoqiang was stunned for a moment, then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Come on, I'm talking about business, I don't have time to joke with you."

Chen Yang shook his head, "How much does it cost?"

Chen Guoqiang's expression froze for a moment, "Are you serious?"

Chen Yang nodded.

Huang Can said, "Just name your price. Chen Yang is a rich guy!"

Ok?
Chen Guoqiang was stunned. He didn't know why Huang Can gave such an evaluation of Chen Yang, nor did he know whether Chen Yang was really rich.

But he still said, "At least a million or so."

About one million?
One million is already a considerable sum for the village.

There are one or two hundred households in the village, and if all the expenses are shared, each household would have to pay several thousand yuan.

Let alone thousands of dollars, even if it’s just a few hundred dollars, not every household can afford it.

Several people looked at Chen Yang, wanting to see what Chen Yang's attitude was.

Chen Yang smiled faintly, "I'll pay for this, including the money for rebuilding the factory. I can give it, but I can't give it for free..."

(End of this chapter)