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Chapter 156 The Holy Light Veterinarian Shaman?!

During the one-on-one consultation, Yuan Zhu quickly uncovered the inside story of the pharmaceutical industry in Runing City.

Over the years, numerous well-known large enterprises have successively invested in Running to establish 'research institutes and drug centers', mainly for two reasons:

The first to bear the brunt is the city of Runing's proactive 'self-transformation' or 'struggle for self-salvation'.

As an old industrial city adjacent to the mega-metropolis of Taixi, Runing has long been in a state of blood loss, brain drain, and being siphoned off.

In order to revitalize themselves, the local forces had to find another way, vigorously developing the "Extraordinary Prison" industry to take over the "super criminals" of Taixi; and actively relaxing the restrictions on "forbidden experiments". At the same time, they held underground fighting competitions in the inner world ("Spirit Realm") to promote the products of various companies, forming an industrial chain.

The reason why Runing in the present world cannot feel the changes brought about by the 'medical field' is mainly because these companies and research centers are all located inside the [Spirit Realm Layer], separated by a world, and revolve around ability users of different systems.

Only a small amount of the aftershocks leaked into the real world, affecting ordinary martial artists in the underground fighting circle. And this is also part of the play. It's the 'experimental data collection' that ensures the backward compatibility of different 'drug systems' and their contaminating effects on mortals.

Another reason why various forces are interested in Running, this old industrial city, and have established branches and strongholds there is the special "temporal and spatial connection" phenomenon that has lasted for nearly 20 years in Running.

Yuan Zhu had encountered this situation before. When he was walking home at night, the streets he passed through would suddenly connect with alleys in an unknown space and time, and then disappear quickly.

In addition, every night in Running City, enthusiastic citizens form groups to hunt and kill wild animals and marine predators released by the "Time-Space Connection" to obtain high-quality protein from nature.

He, along with Lü Rang, Mai Lili, and other friends from Running, were kidnapped by the "Happy Home" and forced to work illegally for "Mao Mao Wang." This is also inextricably linked to the overly loose spacetime rules of Running City.

According to the senior student's account, this unique temporal phenomenon revitalized an otherwise ordinary, gradually forgotten, and obsolete old city, attracting the attention of various forces. This led to a series of self-rescue actions and secured investment from major corporations.

Yuan Zhu rested his chin on his hand, switching into detective mode: "So, Running only gained renewed attention and subsequent investment because of the [Space-Time Connection], leading to the relocation of a series of 'research centers and pharmaceutical institutions,' the establishment of several heavy prisons, and large-scale development in the [Spirit Realm]. The reason for all this is that the outside world is using [Running] as a testing ground?"

The senior student confirmed this: "Yes, I heard from the professors at the academy that many cities or regions on the planet Duling have experienced [space-time connections] throughout history. Significant historical events occurred in all of them, but unfortunately the details are sealed, so I don't know much about them. The academy calls these 'abnormal' places [Spirit Descent Lands]."

Yuan Zhu: "I've learned something."

If this is the case, then Runing's hidden value is even higher. It's brimming with opportunities, a perfect place for entrepreneurship, and worthy of significant investment and development.

The senior student countered, "Why are you asking about these things?"

"It wasn't until I embarked on the path of transcendence that I realized I was short of money. Cultivation requires a lot of wealth to support it. With my current abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for me to live a wealthy mortal life without striving for advancement. But if I want to advance further in the [Holy Light Domain] and continue to improve my strength, I need a lot of cultivation resources. So, I have to make money, and a lot of money at that!"

Then, Yuan Zhu shouted a resounding statement: "Without money, how can you become stronger?!"

Upon hearing this, the senior student nodded repeatedly in agreement. The poor pursue literature, the rich pursue martial arts; but once one dabble in extraordinary powers, one is essentially tainted with irreversible "pollution," with no turning back.

This is no longer something you can stop at will; you can only keep going and maintain your pace while strengthening your control over the [Power of Pollution].

Finally, they temporarily tamed the [Power of Pollution] and made it their own, gaining a night of peace. Then, they were backfired by an even more intense 'pollution', and a new round of confrontation began.

This requires a tremendous amount of effort and investment. Even with vast amounts of worldly wealth, one might not be able to buy the right 'supernatural resources'. Moreover, lacking even the most basic money, the only option left is to sell oneself and join the [Sanctuary].

The senior student agreed: "Your idea is correct. So, you've set your sights on the pharmaceutical industry in Runing City? Aren't you going to clean up the trash at [Fire Fang] anymore?"

"How much money can you make cleaning up trash? I have a few ordinary friends who told me that many fighters in the underground boxing ring use [Body Tempering Fluid] or other magical potions and pills... They're expensive and in high demand. That's why I had some ideas. Besides, aren't you a top student from the [Dangerous Botany School]? You must know how to grow 'extraordinary medicinal herbs'..."

The senior student understood: "So you gave me these [polluted medicinal herb seeds] as a gift, and you also inquired about the [Frog School], right?"

Yuan Zhu gave her a thumbs up.

He did have the idea of ​​acquiring some properties in Running, firstly because he was indeed very poor and short of money.

He doesn't lack resources for cultivation. Firstly, he has the [Space of Gods] to exchange for, allowing him to frequently go to the 'Foam World' to accumulate resources through costless robbery; secondly, the vast [Garden of Disease] and the massive amount of polluted crops are all top-quality resources for cultivating [Holy Light].

He has zero wealth in the mortal world and is just an ordinary laid-off worker at the age of 18. Whether he wants to realize his dream of becoming a small capitalist, support his younger brother, pay the salaries of the followers of the New White Feather Society, or pave the way for the Anti-Law, he needs a business that can make money.

Currently, he is focusing on the field of medicine (veterinary drugs), which he is most familiar with. If he can be introduced by his senior to the Frog School, delve into this circle, complete his initial network building, and become familiar with the industry insider, that would be ideal.

So he asked, "Senior, do you think I could get a piece of the pie? For example, could we collaborate, contract a piece of land, grow 'medicinal herbs' with extraordinary properties, and sell them to the college for pharmaceutical production?"

The senior student shook her head: "You have a lot of ideas. But forget about 'growing medicinal herbs'. That requires selecting a spiritual site with extremely strong pollution properties in the [Spirit Realm], setting up a barrier to regulate it, and then arranging for professionals to take good care of it. It's not something you can do by just contracting two acres of land."

Yuan Zhu, on the contrary, felt that these conditions were not difficult to meet. His [Pastoral Village] met the conditions and was trying to cultivate the special medicinal materials of 'insect-type pollution' in large quantities. In addition, [Disease Garden] was obviously a paradise plantation that had been trained by 'disease pollution'.

The [Shadow Domain] he planned to redevelop was also a spiritual land with 'planting potential'. However, he couldn't reveal this information, so he could only keep it to himself and secretly begin working on it.

"Then... does the senior have any connections to introduce me to the seniors of the Frog School so I can become an agent for the Body Tempering Fluid in the Runing underground black market? I'm quite familiar with the underground fighting circle, so I can act as an intermediary, agent, and experimental assistant to help the academy discover and cultivate 'Frog School experimental subjects,' record their training data, provide professional training enhancement packages, and turn them into 'fighting stars' to fix matches and make big money."

Yuan Zhu was quite confident in his ability to train a mere [Way of Strength: Fighter].

First, he's very familiar with the underground boxing scene, a veteran who's been in the amateur ranks. Second, after returning from his studies in [Cicada City], he acquired a large number of 'insect-based techniques and martial arts moves' from the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture]. Even without the support of true qi, he can modify them to unleash considerable physical damage.

When training "The Way of Power: Extraordinary Migrant Worker Martial Artists", he can also use these practitioners as "test subjects" to conduct counterfeit analysis, explore the "Way of Power", and then replicate it.

Using the resources of the "Frog School," making money off them, stealing their technology, sharing their experimental products, figuring out their business network, and then throwing matches to promote your own 'fighting brand'—it sounds incredibly satisfying.

However, the senior student ruthlessly dismissed the idea, saying, "Don't even think about it, it's impossible."

"Why? I can negotiate the lowest possible pay, just give me a chance!" This is a golden opportunity to break into the professional circle.

Senior Chen retorted, "You know this is a good business, and you're willing to lower your pay and give it away for free, just to get a chance to enter the industry. So, with so many graduates from the [Frog School] over the years, wouldn't they have thought of this?"

Yuan Zhu: "Huh? So, people are already doing things like secondary distributors and boxer agents...? Are college students really that uncouth?"

The senior rolled her eyes: "Not everyone who studies at [Rain Academy] is truly talented. Aren't there any students who got in through connections? Or any mediocre students who used connections to get a degree? Or any outstanding graduates who don't have relatives or friends who can arrange lucrative jobs for them?" Thinking about it, Yuan Zhu looked disappointed and sighed: "Sigh, these days money is hard to earn and life is tough."

At this moment, the senior suddenly changed the subject: "However... if you are really willing to endure hardship and put in the effort to earn some hard-earned money, I do have a way."

Yuan Zhu's eyes lit up: "Oh? Good sister, what I need isn't just a way to make money. I need an opportunity to get in touch with the extraordinary circle and to 'improve' myself. I really want to improve!"

The senior student nodded: "Don't worry! I only thought of this path because I heard that you wanted to get close to the [Frog School] and become a distributor of secret medicines. And I must say, your qualifications... are indeed quite suitable."

Yuan Zhu asked curiously, "What exactly is this connection? And which extraordinary subject at Yuyuan is it related to?"

Instead of answering directly, Chen Yi asked, "Do you remember those 'contaminated living sacrifices' that the old temple priest used when you branded the [Holy Mark]?"

"Yes, yes, I remember!"

Not to mention the old temple keeper, last night he even ordered the goblins to dig up rat holes and collect toads, then throw the rats and frogs into the 'Garden of Disease' to be polluted, and then play with some [Holy Light].

It's very cost-effective, but the color fades a bit.

Senior student: "The academy's chapel regularly consumes a batch of 'contaminated experimental subjects' discarded from experiments in various disciplines. Purifying these 'contaminated bodies' is a form of training for [Holy Light]; for the academy, it's about destroying experimental waste. It's a win-win situation. Therefore, [Rain Academy] regularly sells similar 'experimental waste' at a low price to the 'Holy Chapel' or the 'Holy Light Exorcism Department' of the hospital."

Yuan Zhu's expression was strange: "So the connection you gave me is to contract the 'experimental waste' from [Rain Academy] and then resell it?"

How come I still can't escape being a garbage collector? Did I work as a cleaner at [Fang of Fire], and now at [Rain Garden] am I still contracted to handle non-recyclable hazardous waste?
"What are you thinking? This business has already been taken, and both [Taihuangdao] and [Fire Fang] are getting a share. You want to compete with your boss?"

Yuan Zhu: "凸(艹皿艹)!!!" Damn! They won't even let us pick up trash?!
"So what kind of connection did you offer?"

The senior student explained, "In the various disciplines of the School of Rain, there are a large number of 'contamination-related experiments' that need to be tested and verified every day, resulting in a huge demand for 'experimental subjects.' The mice and frogs used in these experiments are not wild mice or toads that are randomly captured in the wild. They need to be bred for five generations in an absolutely clean, closed, and isolated environment and selected to ensure that they are clean enough and have zero contamination. Therefore, the purchase price of these 'experimental-grade mice and frogs' is far higher than that of ordinary varieties on the market, and the demand is extremely high."

Yuan Zhu suddenly realized: "You mean you want me to raise these kinds of 'experimental mice and frogs'?"

"Yes! First of all, the current environment is very suitable for breeding and cultivating 'experimental mice and frogs'. This is because the current environment has the strongest inhibition, the lowest pollution level, and the most stable environment. In addition, on Duling Star, whether it is humans or other organisms, if they reproduce continuously for five generations without actively coming into contact with 'pollution', the deviation of the offspring will be reduced to the lowest level, that is, 'absolutely clean', and the pollution will be washed away."

Yuan Zhu replied, "I understand, 'The blessings of a virtuous person last only five generations.'"

The senior gave her an approving look: "And I wasn't just saying you're suited for this business. After you [Holy Light] purifies a 'sacrifice,' you leave behind a lot of 'ashes,' right?"

“That’s right, the temple keeper said he was willing to pay a price to buy back these ashes.”

The senior student explained, "Your [Holy Light] is a kind of pollution for laboratory mice. Once they get involved, they become unclean, and the academy won't accept them. However, the remains purified into ash by the [Holy Light] have all the original pollution expelled from their bodies, and the residual Holy Light will automatically dissipate over time. The final 'residual ashes' are a very clean 'attribute-free matrix' that is widely used in various experiments; at the same time, it is also a supplementary food for feeding laboratory mice and frogs."

"You want to contract a piece of land? Go for it! Then build an absolutely sealed building, hire a professional team to set it up, and ensure that the environment is 'clean, sterile, and pollution-free'. Then purchase a batch of experimental mice and frogs from Rain Academy as breeding stock, and start breeding work. Continuously produce and sell 'Holy Light Ashes' to purify your experimental subjects."

"Once an experimental subject is contaminated, use [Holy Light] to thoroughly purify it, wash away the contamination, and obtain new 'ashes' to re-introduce into the breeding cycle. If you have extra 'ashes,' don't panic, sell them to me. The academy has always cooperated with the [Sanctuary]. We sell 'contaminated offerings' at low prices, and they give us attribute-free ash in return."

After listening, Yuan Zhu suddenly understood. This was indeed a path to wealth for those at the bottom of society who could get in touch with the Rain Academy and the extraordinary school of thought.

The Holy Light monk's career change to a breeding tycoon, providing the academy with experimental-grade, pollution-free mice and frogs, is indeed a respectable job. Moreover, as long as one is willing to endure hardship, there is no end to the hard work, and one can also make a small profit.

"Sister, isn't there anyone else who takes on this business? Like those 'Holy Light Monks' who aren't doing so well?"

Senior: "You're not the only one cultivating experimental animals. Firstly, the academy has a huge demand for this. The pollution concentration in the [Spirit Realm] is too high, making it unsuitable. Those capable and powerful individuals disdain engaging in such a business in the mortal world, which would damage their status and not generate much profit. Secondly, animal husbandry is not an easy or comfortable job, especially for 'experimental animals.' They have extremely high requirements for drinking water, food, and living environment, requiring a lot of effort. They are also prone to illness, infection, and contamination... a large number of them die."

"Finally, the college signed contracts with several 'experimental biological breeding farms,' making it easier to compare prices and negotiate. In case any breeding farm suddenly collapses due to an epidemic, there are more companies to supply the products. Since you are in this line of work, it's a good fit for your major, and I can help you connect with sellers."

"Also, aren't you interested in the 'medical field'? I suggest you specialize in breeding [Experimental-grade Frogs]. These experimental subjects involve the purification of [Quenching Fluid]. I've heard that the [Frog School] is attempting to artificially guide and cultivate [Frog God's Kindred Frogs] with stable contamination traits. If you raise frogs well and feed them plenty of ashes, you'll have the opportunity to contact experts from the [Frog School] and participate in the cultivation of 'Frog God's Kindred Frogs.' You might as well use this as an opportunity to break into the new [Quenching Fluid] field."

Yuan Zhu nodded repeatedly: "This is good! I'm not afraid of hardship, and the difficulty doesn't seem too high?"

Chen Yi agreed: "Your [Holy Light System] is indeed well-suited for breeding. Before introducing the pure mother body, you can hide in the breeding farm and release several rounds of holy light to cleanse the pollution and purify the site. Those professional 'breeding companies' also need to regularly invite 'holy monks' to consecrate and exorcise demons in the breeding farm. Your expertise is perfect for this!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhu fell silent. Ordinary Holy Light cultivators, after graduation, would go to the hospital to work as doctors in the [Holy Light Exorcism Department], which is a human physician position.

This "little genius of holy light," having achieved mastery of the seal, inexplicably embarked on the "experimental frog breeding industry," beginning to release holy light from animals—this is the "Great Holy Light Veterinary Shaman"!
Damn! In my past life, I graduated from university but ended up working for a veterinary drug company as a part-time unlicensed veterinarian; in this life, I graduated with divine inspiration and am now serving livestock again? And I'm even trying to infiltrate the field of "body tempering fluid" to steal advanced "local frog medicine technology".

Is this destiny?

Senior student: "Huh? What are you talking about?"

"I said, when do we start?"

Senior student: "Don't rush. You can choose a location first, and I'll help you contact the senior students at [Frog School] and apply for a copy of the college's 'Enterprise Support Contract'."

Yuan Zhu: "What's the use of this?"

"When you build your farm, the Frog Academy will send outstanding students to help you with the design and planning, and provide professional guidance. When you start raising frogs, the academy will send top students to provide technical guidance. Also, since your company is registered under the name of the Rain Academy, you can enjoy tax breaks and other benefits. Do you really know a lot about frog farming? If not, of course you should hire professionals to operate it."

Yuan Zhu: "That's so good? What do I need to give in return?"

"First, 10% of the profits must be handed over to the academy. Second, you need to hire a group of students from the 'Frog School,' providing them with job opportunities and salaries. If you undertake in-depth collaborative projects, you must even sponsor designated students to complete their studies. Of course, if you get along well enough, they might even consider working for you after graduation. The prerequisite is that your company must offer sufficient compensation and development potential."

Yuan Zhu was quite pleased with this. They even arranged for a superhuman intern from the Frog School? He was just worried about not having a chance to steal the Immortal Scripture, and now this guy had walked right into his trap?

"The request is very reasonable, and I agree unconditionally. I'll leave it to you, senior!"

"I will handle it."

(End of this chapter)