While I was chanting a curse, the system said I was Xiao Yan?

In the laboratory.

Tianyan stood in front of the worktable, with a frying pan and a pile of medicinal herbs in front of him.

Mingming leaned against the wall, arms crossed, her long blue-white hair gleaming silver under the laboratory lights.

Shoko sat on a chair to the side, holding a new Coke, legs crossed, with a look of watching a show on her face.

Tianyan raised his right hand, and pink flames surged from his palm, burning quietly on the bottom of the frying pan.

He added the medicinal herbs into the pot in order, and the temperature of the flame changed precisely under his conscious control. The herbs melted, blended, and separated in the pot, and red and pink formed two clear dividing lines on the surface of the liquid.

The entire process was smooth and fluid, without any unnecessary movements.

Mingming looked at the pink flame and frowned slightly.

"Is this your technique?"

Not entirely.

Without looking up, Tianyan said, "This can be considered a derivative ability of the technique."

Mingming nodded and didn't ask any more questions. His gaze moved from the ball of flame to the medicinal herbs, then from the herbs to Tianyan's hand, and finally landed on the two streams of liquid medicine that were separating.

She stared at it for a long time.

Then she spoke, her voice filled with an undisguised confusion.

"These medicinal herbs... I don't know much about them, but they look like very ordinary Chinese herbal medicines."

Tianyan nodded.

"Epimedium, Cistanche deserticola, Cynomorium songaricum, Cuscuta chinensis, Lycium barbarum..."

Mingming pointed out the names of the medicinal herbs one by one: "I've seen these things in pharmacies before, they're not rare."

She paused, her gaze falling on the two streams of medicine.

"But with these things, plus your pink flame, you can make a potion with that effect..."

She shook her head, and the corners of her mouth slowly curved into a smile.

"To be honest, I don't understand the principle behind it at all."

Shoko chimed in from the side: "That's sorcery, isn't it? Anything that science can't explain is called sorcery."

Mingming ignored her and continued to stare at the pink flame in Tianyan's hand.

"The key is that fire."

She whispered, as if talking to herself, "Without that fire, even with the same herbs and the same steps, the same effect cannot be achieved."

Tianyan extinguished the flames, poured the two streams of medicine into two separate glass bottles, turned around, and looked at Mingming.

Mingming's eyes lit up.

"In other words..."

"In other words, you are the only one in the world who can make this drug."

Mingming's tone was as calm as if he were stating an objective fact.

Then she laughed.

That smile was different from before. It wasn't the confidence and fervor of a business genius explaining a grand vision, but a purer one, like seeing a mountain of gold slowly rising before your eyes.

"monopoly."

She uttered the word softly, as if savoring a glass of aged red wine.

"Absolutely irreplaceable, a monopoly with technological barriers so high that no one can replicate it."

She looked up at Tianyan, her gaze as if she wanted to etch his face into her mind.

"Lord Tianyan".

"Um."

Do you know what this means?

Tianyan thought for a moment: "Do we have the power to set the prices?"

Mingming paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, the laughter echoing in the laboratory, carrying an irrepressible excitement.

"It's not just about pricing power."

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then held up three fingers.

"First, we can set the price wherever we want because there are no competitors in the market."

"Secondly, we can control the supply and create scarcity, so that demand always exceeds supply."

"third......"

She paused, and a meaningful smile curved her lips.

"We can choose who to sell to and who not to sell to."

Shoko whistled from the side: "Sounds like they're selling weapons."

"It's more profitable than arms dealing," Mingming said without turning her head.

She walked up to Tianyan, reached out, picked up the bottle of pink liquid, and twirled it under the light. The pinkish-purple liquid shimmered with an ambiguous luster in the glass bottle.

"Lord Tianyan".

"Um."

"Can I try it out?"

Tianyan glanced at her: "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed." Mingming nodded. "I need to experience its effects myself before I can accurately determine its market positioning."

"The longer the experience, the better, Glass."

She instructed Shoko, "Use the Reversal Technique to treat me a little later."

Ieiri Glass gave an "OK" sign to indicate that she had received it.

The reason given by Mingming was perfectly justifiable.

Tenyan paused for a second, thinking that with himself and Shoko by his side, there wouldn't be any problems, and then he nodded.

He glanced at Tianyan, who was holding the potion, as if he were looking at a mountain of gold.

Shoko told her what happened that night. Although some details were vague, she could guess the general course of events. From Shoko's expression, she could also tell that she clearly had some vague feelings of affection for Tenen.

When Ming thought of this, her eyes narrowed, which made her feel a sense of crisis!

Kingsoft is about to be stolen!

This is something she cannot accept!

So Mingming decisively unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted her head back, and took a sip.

It's time to let the younger students understand the charm of an older sister!

The sweet, cloying aroma filled the laboratory, and Shoko subconsciously took a half step back, as if recalling her social death experience a few nights ago.

He swallowed the medicine and closed his eyes.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

Her face began to flush, starting from her ears, as if someone had lit a fire under her skin. The red color quickly spread to her cheeks, neck, and even her fingers were tinged with a light pink.

Her breathing became rapid, her pupils dilated slightly, and her eyes changed from clear to unfocused.

Then......

She reached out and touched Tianyan's shoulder.

Tianyan felt a burning sensation on his shoulder as he watched this scene: Here we go again?

Then, you see that slender hand turn and reach into its own trouser pocket.

Shoko Ieiri let out a silent "Wow!" and immediately felt that her senior was incredibly bold. She covered her eyes with both hands, spreading her fingers to continue peeking through the gaps.

Should I look at it myself? Or should I just look at it?

Then I saw that hand turn again and reach into Senior Sister Mingming's own pocket.

She took out a 10,000 yuan bill, held it up to her eyes, and stared at the portrait on it for three seconds.

Then she gave him a kiss.

"Pop".

The sound was loud.

Shoko's eyes widened.

Tianyan's expression underwent a subtle change.

Mingming took out another thousand-yuan bill and kissed it again.

"Pop".

He took out another hundred-yuan bill and gave it another kiss.

"Pop".

Then she placed the three banknotes side by side on the worktable, looked down at them, and a freakish, genuine, and utterly pure smile appeared on her face.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god..."

The laughter was deep and joyful, carrying a sense of satisfaction that "this is the greatest happiness in life!"

She reached out her finger and gently stroked the portrait on the ten-thousand-yuan banknote, her movement as tender as if she were caressing a lover's face.

"How wonderful..." she murmured to herself, "You guys are so kind..."

Shoko turned her head and looked at Tenyan.

Tenyan also turned his head and looked at Shoko.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Shoko's lips moved, and she silently uttered a few words.

Tianyan understood her lip movements.

"She really loves money."

Tianyan nodded silently, then looked at Mingming again.

The mature woman with long blue and white hair was still there, stroking the banknotes. The flush on her face hadn't faded yet, and a perverted smile was on her lips. Her laughter echoed in the laboratory.

Standing in front of the worktable, Tianyan thought to himself: This must be the legendary...born lover of money?

She seems like she'd be really good at business!