A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Pushing open the gate of the Zhao family's new residence, Zhao Daxuan strode in. Shi Xi, the gatekeeper, saw Zhao Daxuan return and immediately came out to greet him.

Zhao Daxuan nodded casually. "And the ladies?"

"Reporting to Master, the two Madams Li are studying mechanical arts in the side courtyard, while Madam Lin is busy in the kitchen with Chunmei and Xiahe."

Zhao Daxuan gave a soft "hmm" and walked towards the side courtyard. Sure enough, Li Shishi and her sister were fiddling with something in the side courtyard. Zhao Daxuan exchanged a few words with them and then told them to make their own arrangements before turning around and going to the kitchen door.

"Zhiqing, stop what you're doing and come out for a moment. I have something to ask you." Zhao Daxuan stood at the kitchen door and waved to Lin Zhiqing, who was busy inside.

Lin Zhiqing looked up and saw that Zhao Daxuan had returned. She immediately put down what she was doing, washed her hands, and came out.

"Husband, what brings you here?" Lin Zhiqing asked curiously.

"Well, I'd like to ask if there's any way to quickly recover one's stamina after training?" Zhao Daxuan looked at Lin Zhiqing with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiqing thought for a moment and then nodded, saying, "Of course there is. My Lin family has a secret recipe that can make a Nine-Flavor Spirit-Nourishing Pill, which can quickly nourish the body's essence. However, there is a problem: most people cannot fully absorb the Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and most of its medicinal properties are wasted."

Zhao Daxuan raised an eyebrow. Under the effect of the skill [ ], everything that entered the stomachs of his soldiers was absorbed and squeezed dry before being excreted.

Zhao Daxuan waved his hand dismissively, "Absorption is not a problem."

Lin Zhiqing paused for a moment, then continued, "The rest depends on what kind of effect you want to achieve, husband. The better the effect, the higher the requirements for the medicinal materials. Often, the main ingredients are quite expensive."

Zhao Daxuan's eyes lit up. "Of course, it has to be effective."

"Then it needs to be paired with the main ingredient that is from a certain year. There are quite a few in the mountains further north, but nowadays we have very little contact with the Tartars, so these medicinal materials are actually not very common here." Lin Zhiqing shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Daxuan's lips curled into a slight smile, his expression remaining relaxed and composed. "It's alright, Zhiqing. Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the master bedroom. After closing the door, he waved his hand and took out the box of medicinal herbs from his personal space.

Zhao Daxuan casually picked out a few boxes, then turned and went out, returning to Lin Zhiqing and stuffing a few boxes of herbs into her arms.

"Zhiqing, do you think these medicinal herbs are usable?" Zhao Daxuan looked at her expectantly.

Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly, "Husband, please wait a moment. It's rare to see you in such a hurry."

After saying that, he lowered his head to examine the medicinal herbs in his hand. The first box of herbs he opened was the ginseng that Zhao Daxuan had looked at before.

Upon opening the medicine box, a rich, mellow, and slightly sweet woody aroma wafted out. Lin Zhiqing took a sniff and immediately felt her spirits lifted.

She quickly closed the medicine box in surprise, bit her lip, and looked at Zhao Daxuan. "Husband, this is a ginseng that is over a hundred years old. It is a rare and valuable product. It is a waste to use it to make the Spirit Nourishing Pill."

Zhao Daxuan smiled awkwardly and grabbed a few boxes at random. Unexpectedly, he happened to get this box of old wild ginseng. Even a layman like him could tell that it was top-quality.

He waved his hand casually, "If you can't, you can't. You still have a few boxes, see how it goes. If that doesn't work, I have some more."

Lin Zhiqing then carefully checked the remaining three boxes of medicinal herbs one by one, and was more and more surprised as he looked at them. He really did not expect that Zhao Daxuan could have so many high-quality medicinal herbs.

"My lord, these three boxes are also good stuff. This box contains wild ginseng, this box contains purple lingzhi, and this box contains polygonatum."

"Although these three ingredients are not as old as the ginseng we just discussed, they are still several decades old and have medicinal properties. They are more than enough to be the main ingredients for Yunyunling Pills, and it would be a waste to use them."

Zhao Daxuan's face lit up with joy. "That's wonderful! Zhiqing, could you make a hundred Spirit-Nourishing Pills tonight?"

Lin Zhiqing thought for a moment, "I'll give it a try, it should work, but now that we have the main ingredient, we're still missing some auxiliary ingredients."

"Then write it down, and I'll have Sixi buy it." Zhao Daxuan glanced at the sky and out of the corner of his eye.

Afterwards, Lin Zhiqing wrote down the required auxiliary medicines, and Si Xi hurriedly went out after receiving them.

At the dinner table, Lin Zhiqing couldn't contain her curiosity and asked the question that had been bothering her: "Husband, why do you suddenly want so many Spirit-Nourishing Pills?"

Zhao Daxuan remained silent for a while, but decided to tell the truth.

"These Spirit-Nourishing Pills are meant to speed up the recovery of our soldiers. Their training intensity has been too high lately, and ordinary food is no longer enough to help them recover in time."

Seeing the puzzled looks on the three women's faces at the dinner table, knowing they were confused, he sighed and decided to speak directly.

"I don't want to force things to grow like this, but time is really tight. In half a month, we will have to go to the northernmost village to guard it."

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi and the others were greatly surprised, and their eyes immediately reddened. "Husband, you just returned from the Liangshan Mountains, why are you going out on a mission again so soon?"

Zhao Daxuan gave a wry smile. "There's nothing I can do. Military orders are absolute. I stood out too much, so they specifically asked me to go."

Zhao Daxuan smiled and continued, "Actually, it's not that fast; there are still 14 days left!"

After a moment of silence, Li Shishi pursed her lips and said, "I understand, my husband. My sister and I will work on it carefully these next few days to see if we can make something that can help you."

Lin Zhiqing also hurriedly stood up, "I'll go see if Shiqi is back yet. I'll go make the Spirit-Nourishing Pills right away."

Zhao Daxuan hurriedly grabbed Lin Zhiqing, who was turning to leave, and said, "What's the rush? Let's finish our meal first."

Seeing the three women's concerned expressions, Zhao Daxuan felt a warmth in his heart.

That night, Lin Zhiqing did not let Zhao Daxuan into her room, only saying that she needed to focus on making Yunling Pills.

Helpless, Zhao Daxuan could only tell her not to rest too late before going to the room of Li Shishi and her sister.

The plot after entering Li Shishi's and her sister's room is omitted (10,000 words omitted).

【bite!...】

Strength +1, obtained blueprint [Simple Steam Engine]

Zhao Daxuan was astonished when he saw the blueprints he had just acquired; they were actually this divine artifact. He glanced at Li Weiwei, who was already asleep beside him, and took out the blueprints from the teleportation space.

The entire stack of complex pictures, texts, and explanations made Zhao Daxuan dizzy and his heart sank.

He couldn't understand the blueprint at all. He sighed and decided to let Li Shishi and her sister take a look tomorrow. If it could be made, it would be priceless!

The next morning, when Zhao Daxuan pushed open the door to come out of Li Weiwei's room, he saw Lin Zhiqing standing at the door, looking haggard and with dark circles under her eyes.

Zhao Daxuan was taken aback. "Zhiqing, why do you have such dark circles under your eyes? Did you stay up all night?"

Lin Zhiqing smiled faintly and shook her head, "It's alright, I can rest later."

She then handed the three small wooden boxes to Zhao Daxuan, saying, "I haven't disappointed you, my husband. These are one hundred and fifty Spirit Gathering Pills. Time is limited, so this is all I can do."

Looking at the three wooden boxes in his hands, Zhao Daxuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He opened the boxes, took out a handful of Spirit-Nourishing Pills, and placed them in Lin Zhiqing's hand.

"You've worked hard, Zhiqing. You should rest well today. Keep some of the Spirit Nourishing Pills for yourself to help you recover."

Seeing that Lin Zhiqing had agreed, Zhao Daxuan turned and headed towards the core camp. With the help of the Spirit-Nourishing Pill today, he could give his subordinates more responsibilities.