New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 209 Frog Factory
Leaving my dilapidated home again, it was already 6:30 PM, and the sky was a deep, dark gloom. The persistent dark clouds high in the sky, coupled with the hurried pedestrians on the road, created an ultimate sense of destiny, like that of Oddish.

Looking at the streetlights that have already lit up on both sides of the street, the mist drifting away at the end of the road, and the shops with brightly lit colorful signs that still give the illusion of a black and white picture.

Yuan Zhu sighed deeply, "It's far inferior to Taixi City!"

A sense of unease and disdain arises when returning to one's hometown, a remote and less developed area, after working in a major city. Although the streets are bustling with people coming and going from shops, the atmosphere remains desolate and oppressive.

Snake analyzed, "It's probably because Running's buildings are old, its aesthetic leans towards dark industrial style, and the fog is too heavy, so the light from the streetlights and signs can't penetrate and is absorbed."

On his way to the warehouse district, Yuan Zhu, following She She's advice, re-examined every blade of grass and tree in his hometown.

Okay, this run-down city is located inside the Misty Mountains, where land resources are limited and air quality is excellent. Therefore, they don't care about greenery at all, resulting in extremely high land utilization. The roadsides are only lined with strange totems, statues, and small shrines that exude a 'polluting aura'...

The city's buildings are old, with most being around five stories high. They exude a strong sense of history, and their weathered surfaces are either gray or blackened by industrial fumes.

As night falls and the fog blankets the area, combined with his own background, the "Oliver Twist" vibe kicks in instantly.

Suddenly, he realized something: "I get it! This is a strange style that combines industrialized London with a scaled-down version of Little Gotham!"

At this moment, Yuan Zhu strongly felt that Running City should have its own Batman! Look at these dark alleys, they're perfect for sacrificing one's parents.

Snake: "What's that thing that goes into the alley with six legs and comes out with two legs?"

Yuan Zhu flashed a bright smile: "Ah, yes, yes, that's it! One more, please."

Snake: "What's rolling around in the alley, and there are several holes?"

"bowling!"

"amazing!"

During the fun-filled brain teasers, Yuan Zhu first took a car to the warehouse area. He changed into the [Shadow Uniform] with one click, then put on the mask and successfully contacted Zheng Hao, the deputy of the [White Feather Society] who was guarding the warehouse and discussing business there.

The other side has now selected several members from the team who are willing to pledge allegiance to the 'Demon God' and actively gravitate towards the core of the team. This group is small, consisting of seven people, all of whom are ambitious individuals from the lower ranks who are optimistic about the development prospects of the [White Feather Society].

Over the past few days, they have been working diligently and enthusiastically on the tasks set by Yuan Zhu. Lacking exceptional talent, they can only prove their worth through attitude and hard work.

After meeting, Zheng Hao, the 'vice leader' Yuan Zhu had appointed, proudly and confidently reported on the progress of the past few days: "President, you're finally back. I received a message from [Cat House] yesterday that the goods you ordered will arrive the day after tomorrow and will be delivered to our designated warehouse."

Seeing the excitement and eagerness in his attitude, as if he wanted to take credit, Yuan Zhu asked, "Is there any other good news?"

The other party didn't hide anything: "I used some connections to successfully acquire a 30-acre plot of land for you. It's located near the foothills of Dongshan, with a road leading to [Yuyuan]. We've already arranged for the land to be leveled, and once the design drawings are ready, I can contact the team to start construction."

Before heading to Taixi, Yuan Zhu invited his senior to dinner several times and finalized a cooperation agreement to start an experimental frog breeding farm.

His current public identity is very clean. He has lived in Runing since childhood and has a complete school enrollment record.

After graduation, he worked part-time at the [Fire Fang Cleaning Company], risking his life, but almost met with disaster. This experience led to a complete awakening and gave him the opportunity to access the extraordinary system. Through a letter of introduction, he completed the [Holy Mark Ritual] at [Rain Academy], demonstrating extraordinary talent.

Now that Yuan Zhu has some capital, he is naturally not satisfied with the traditional path of advancement of 'working + asceticism + entering the church', which is arduous and slow.

He needs some 'disguise' to conceal his abnormally rapid increase in strength, and incidentally, to gradually whitewash the [White Feather Society], serving as cover for a deeper second layer. (Below the second layer is the third layer, [Happy Home]. Below the third layer is the atmospheric layer, [Boss Template].)
Therefore, 'starting a business' becomes the best option, and all the resources obtained from 'Happy Home' (the wealth continuously generated by 'Boss Template') are rationalized and laundered.

Therefore, he's not worried about losing money at all. Even a pure loss is still a profit! But as long as he's not completely out of his mind, he'll definitely choose a profitable industry to launder his money and make an extra buck.

That's why he consulted with his senior classmates multiple times and finally decided to focus on the "experimental-grade frog supply." As long as he could raise high-quality, clean, and "zero-pollution frogs," the academy would buy them in unlimited quantities.

Once the cooperation is established, the frog can be used as a stepping stone to establish a connection with the Frog School. With the help of the senior student, a contract for the production of Body Tempering Fluid, which requires a lot of effort but yields little reward, can be obtained, thereby gaining access to the local 'potion distribution channels' in Runing.

Further on, as long as Yuan Zhu continues to invest money and with the help of his senior, he can invest in impoverished students within the Frog School as a supplier of raw materials for "Potions," thus gaining entry into the pharmaceutical industry.

The specific procedures have long been governed by a set of rules:
They took the initiative to be the ones to invest in and support impoverished students at [Yuyuan], hiring them from their own company (a breeding farm) for internships and providing them with opportunities and venues to showcase their talents.

The students at the academy provided technical services to help him optimize the "breeding farm" and conduct experimental collaborations with the school of thought (to swindle funding and gain protection).

Once the 'new product project (graduation design)' yields results, it will immediately be transformed into a technology investment by [Yuyuan], becoming a protective umbrella behind Yuan Zhu.

Thus, after years of hard work, he leveraged the resources of [Yuyuan] to become one of the many small companies under the academy's umbrella. He could then utilize the academy's channels and influence to formally enter the pharmaceutical industry.

If an intern is good enough, they can also become a minority shareholder. Yuan Zhu, on the other hand, latched onto a powerful figure (【Yu Yuan】) and successfully achieved a class change, transforming from a lowly nobody into a 'small business owner'.

The above is a classic story of someone from humble beginnings who defies fate and changes their destiny.

His rapid rise to 2 seals gives him more leverage in negotiations by simply waving the flag of the [Taihuangdao]. He can even bring the [Sanctuary] into the mix to counterbalance the [Rain Academy], allowing him greater flexibility in maneuvering between the two factions.

For this reason, Yuan Zhu plans to invest a lot of energy and money in frog farming.

Unexpectedly, before he even made a move, his employees had already secured the land; all that was left was the blueprints for the factory.

Snake exclaimed in admiration, "This [White Feather Miscellaneous Fish Wishing Gathering] is not to be underestimated; its initiative is so strong!"

"I never expected these small fry to be so capable?"

He looked at Zheng Hao, who was eager to make a name for himself, and praised him, "Well done. I'll give you the exchange rights for [Blood Eggplant and Elixir]. Keep up the good work."

"We will never let the president down!"

On the other side, Zheng Hao was also filled with joy and anticipation.

This new White Feather seems easy to deal with. The guild leader has a background in the Holy Temple, so he doesn't seem like a 'wild, unorthodox cult' that just tries to make a quick buck and run. The several tasks he's given out in quick succession are all easy to complete. Buying a haunted house for sale, renting a warehouse to buy ordinary supplies, and acquiring a piece of land in the eastern suburbs to start a small-scale breeding farm... all without any difficulty. Most importantly, this guild leader is paying him!
The money for the haunted house was prepaid, and members were frequently invited to participate in dream-themed team-building activities. Although the 'supplies and land' were temporarily paid for out of pocket, the other party offered genuine extraordinary items as exchange goods.

That's much more reliable. It's more dependable than many legitimate 'churches' that exploit their members.

At this moment, Zheng Hao had the same thought as Yuan Zhu secretly stealing from [Mao Mao Wang], and was secretly praying that his boss wouldn't go bankrupt early.

Unaware of all this, Yuan Zhu simply felt that these men were 'usable'!
"Is there anything else?"

Zheng Hao thought for a moment and nodded: "There's one more small matter. In the past few days, members of the [Taixi Chamber of Commerce] have been continuously transporting supplies to the warehouse. Although the value isn't very high, it has attracted the attention of some idle people in the warehouse area. Some have been secretly inquiring about information, some have been scouting the area, and some have even hinted that I should pay protection money. What do you think we should do, Chairman?"

Having no entrepreneurial experience whatsoever, Yuan Zhu immediately thought of poisoning the crippled goblin and lamented, "Damn this real business war!" "For such a tiny, insignificant amount of cheap supplies to support the Insect City, you have the heart to extort me?"

At this moment, all he wanted was to call out a few security guards from [Insect City] to escort the goods. Any few low-level cultivators could easily crush the local thugs.

Yuan Zhu countered, "What suggestions do you have?"

Zheng Hao thought for a moment: "It would be beneath your dignity to take action personally. If you have any capable men under your command, you can send them out to intimidate them. Alternatively, I can ask [Cat House] to provide manpower to resolve the issue. We can also cooperate with local gangs and recruit one or two leaders to join the [White Feather Society] to enjoy the benefits and become their backers."

During his subordinates' introductions, Yuan Zhu realized that he wasn't actually from the bottom rungs of society; he just hadn't made a name for himself yet. He figured that a simple collaboration between the [Taixi Chamber of Commerce] and local gangs would solve the problem. Sending out a few more 'extraordinary' subordinates would make the situation even more convincing.

Unfortunately, Yuan Zhu had quite a few henchmen, but none of them were any real threat. 'Eggplant Demon, Shadow Insect, Parasitic Goblin'... any one of them was a classic 'monster' that should have been burned alive.

Yuan Zhu thought for a moment and decided to find an excuse to approach 'Miaomiao', so he said, "Go and contact [Cat House]. I hit it off with their boss at first sight."

"understand!"

...

After spending 20 minutes dealing with the matters in the warehouse area and leaving Zheng Hao with a few bottles of [Insect-type Pills], Yuan Zhu had his men bring him a truck.

There are many trucks in the warehouse area. Renting one is perfect for transporting the goblins who have overflowed at night.

After getting on the bus, he contacted Lü Rang through [Shushu] and asked the Pipe Wiper Sword Immortal to go to the abandoned building to unlock it and wait for his arrival.

After completing all this, he stepped on the gas and sped off towards Lü Rang's house.

During the journey, Snake analyzed, "Big Brother, there's good news. The experimental environment required for [Classical Chemistry] is consistent with the breeding environment of our planned [Frog Farm]. It's just that the intensity is different. We can entrust [Rain Academy] to provide the technology to raise the level several grades."

Using Earth's sterile laboratories as a comparison, the experimental frogs required by the academy need to be cultivated in a sterile (zero-contamination) environment. Similarly, the laboratories for classical chemistry must also be conducted in a safe and sterile environment.

However, there are still significant differences between the two. Assuming sterility levels are categorized into ten grades, from 1 to 10, the higher the number, the more stringent the environmental requirements and the higher the maintenance cost.

For frog farming, only levels 1-3 are needed. However, for pharmaceutical production, level 5 or higher is required.

Snake strongly suggested that Yuan Zhu spend more money to upgrade the [breeding farm]. Inside the farm, a more advanced 'mini-laboratory' should be built.

Ostensibly, they sponsor and hire a weak and easily bullied impoverished student from the "Frog School" for an internship at their company to develop a drug that helps 'experimental frogs' grow. Secretly, they control this student, making them their puppet.

The other party must have mastered basic pharmaceutical skills since they were able to study at [Rain Academy]. Isn't this perfect for a part-time job as an [Anti-Lawyer]? Sign him! Make him your employee and henchman!

"Boss, didn't you want to get into [Classical Chemistry]? There's no need for you to expend the effort to learn it all yourself and pick up the techniques you've lost. It's too much work. Let's just control the interns and use them as our tools to do the hands-on work and realize your grand dream. Once we succeed, we'll replicate this experience and use the [Inverse Law] to control more henchmen to pave the way for us, becoming the modern-day [King of the Fur]!"

As Yuan Zhu drove, he nodded, "That's feasible. I don't need to do anything myself; I can just provide technical guidance and ideas. Let them work for me, develop veterinary drugs, and then turn those into dragon drugs... It's just like the 'Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin' scheme, right? Hand-molding 'Clenbuterol Hydrochloride' is one of my specialties!"

The thought of his tragic future, foretold within the [Spatial Fault], made Yuan Zhu feel compelled to maintain the [Sacred Timeline].

To avoid becoming the "Dragon Medicine Wolf King" and developing too well in the "Holy Light" cause, which would trigger fluctuations in future time and space and lead the "Time and Space Security Bureau" to specially arrange a group of useless people to come back to the present to mess with him.

It would be better if he took the initiative and became the father of the new era's "Sacred Dragon Medicine," developing the "Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Holy Medicine" to secure the future in an alternative way.

The thought of a bright future filled Yuan Zhu with a burning fighting spirit, making him eager to go all out!
...

At 8:20 p.m., Yuan Zhu parked the truck outside the abandoned building and then met Lü Rang, who had been waiting for a long time.

The boy was carrying a strip of cloth on his back and leading a giant gray wolf that was 1.3 meters tall at the shoulder. The wolf's eyes reflected a ghostly green light as it warily stared at Yuan Zhu, ready to pounce at any moment. It let out a low growl to warn its master.

Startled by his pet, Lü Rang gave a low shout to quiet the large gray wolf before Yuan Zhu called out, "Brother Yuan, I'm here."

After saying that, he bent down, patted the wolf's head, untied the rope, and released it: "Go and guard the gate."

Upon hearing the command, the gray wolf looked up and responded before darting into the darkness.

Yuan Zhu got out of the car and walked over, staring curiously at the vanished gray wolf. He could sense a considerable power lurking within it. But compared to the goat who hadn't been 'established through his Dao Seed' and wasn't wearing a 'vest', it was still a bit weaker: "This, is that the 'gray wolfhound' you mentioned before?"

Lu Rang said excitedly, "Yes, it was given to me by the Security Bureau. Isn't it cool? I'm a temporary member now. I passed the test and can get a 'Grey Wolfhound' as a pet. It has many abilities and is very smart. It's a great helper. It can continue to grow and become even more powerful. It can even be trained into a 'Dormo wolf'."

"I thought the Security Bureau was sending over puppies, but it turns out they're sending over a big dog. Are you planning to join the Security Bureau?"

Lu Rang shook his head: "I didn't have that idea. I'm just using the resources of the Security Bureau to learn and train, and to accumulate experience. They also welcome civilians with special abilities to join the periphery and provide assistance. It's a win-win situation."

At this moment, Yuan Zhu thought of the Wolf School of the Rain Academy and the story of how he was tortured by the Rain Academy and became the Medicine (Wolf) King in a fake future timeline.

Hmm... Is this dog perhaps a product of a collaboration between [Rain Academy] and [Security Bureau]? Why wasn't it friendly at all when it saw me just now?

Snake: "You now come with a built-in cat template, greatly reducing your dog smell. It probably won't recognize you."

(End of this chapter)