Chapter 287: A Stroke of Good Fortune in Nanshan District

"Hmm, didn't you go to Yongan City to carry out an assessment mission? By my calculations, you should have arrived by today."

"Yes, President, Zhang Xue and I are in Yongan City right now."

"Oh?" Kong Ming couldn't help but feel a bit curious. "How was the assessment result? Is he a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist?"

"This..." Qi Heng felt slightly awkward, but quickly continued, "President, the assessment hasn't been conducted yet, because I have a more important matter to report to you."

"A more important matter?"

"That's right."

Qi Heng began to recount what had happened earlier.

He had barely finished more than half when a gasp came from the phone.

"What did you say! A whole furnace of Pills, all of them Top-grade Blood Qi Pills!" President Kong's voice was so loud that it startled Zhang Xue, who was pricking up her ears to listen nearby.

"Yes." Qi Heng felt a bit between laughter and tears; he hadn't expected that President Kong, who was always composed and kept his emotions hidden, would lose his composure like this upon hearing the news.

However, this news was indeed far too shocking; he guessed that even if the President of the Headquarters heard it, he would likely be shocked wide-eyed.

"Qi Heng, you aren't joking with me, are you?" President Kong's tone quickly returned to normal, but a trace of doubt still lingered in his words.

After all, such a thing was truly too inconceivable, making it hard for anyone to fully believe it at first.

"President, how could I joke about such a thing." Qi Heng hurriedly shook his head and said with a serious face, "Zhang Xue is right next to me; let her tell you."

"Good."

Soon, Zhang Xue took the phone.

"Zhang Xue, you tell me, what exactly is going on."

"Yes, President."

Zhang Xue cleared her throat and explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail again, not only adding many details that Qi Heng had omitted during his report but also stating one by one that Lu Yu had later refined two more furnaces of Blood Qi Pills, and that every furnace was Top-grade Blood Qi Pills.

"Let Qi Heng take the phone."

Qi Heng took the phone and said, "President, I'm here."

"So, you have confirmed that the young man named Lu Yu truly possesses the ability to refine a whole furnace of Top-grade Blood Qi Pills?" President Kong confirmed again.

"That's right, President." Qi Heng answered without hesitation, "We witnessed the entire process of these three times of alchemy with our own eyes, and we saw every detail clearly; there is absolutely no mistake."

A sound of deep breathing came from the other end of the phone; clearly, President Kong was trying hard to calm his excited mood.

"Good, I know. You wait for me to make a phone call first."

After saying this, Kong Ming hung up the phone and looked ahead, his eyes filled with a look where shock and joy were intertwined.

His intuition told him that the young man named Lu Yu was not lying, because the Association's existing Prescription, after countless verifications, had an upper limit for the success rate of Top Grade pills of only 30%.

Even for the Awakened Association's Prescription, although the upper limit was slightly higher, it was still far from reaching such an exaggerated degree of one hundred percent.

If it were truly as Qi Heng and Zhang Xue said, then the Nanshan District Martial Arts Association had hit the jackpot.

As long as they were given a few more years, relying on this improved Prescription to cultivate more excellent Alchemists and provide more Top-grade Blood Qi Pills for Martial Artists, their strength would definitely be able to surpass the Martial Arts Associations of other districts.

Perhaps the number of Vein Refining Realm Martial Artists would also increase significantly due to the availability of sufficient resources, and thus, President Kong could no longer sit still; he hurriedly dialed a phone number.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable, please dial again later." The prompt tone from the phone made President Kong frown slightly.

He was unwilling to give up and dialed again.

It was still the same reply.

"Forget it, I'll go there myself." President Kong stood up abruptly, walked out of the office in a burning hurry, and strode toward the elevator.

The elevator went all the way down, stopping only when it reached the third basement level.

The elevator doors opened slowly, and before him was a brightly lit office area.

The elevator doors opened slowly, and before him was a brightly lit office area.

He saw various research personnel wearing white lab coats, some sitting in front of computers with full concentration, their eyes fixed tightly on the dense data jumping on the screens, their pens recording something from time to time.

Others were holding various documents and data, walking back and forth in a hurry; the entire area was permeated with a tense and busy atmosphere.

Seeing President Kong arrive, everyone was startled and hurriedly stopped their work to respectfully greet him.

"You all go about your own business, don't mind me." President Kong waved his hand, signaling everyone to continue working.

Then, his gaze fell on a young woman in front of him, and he asked, "Yao Lao is in the Alchemy Room, right?"

"Yes, President." The woman hurriedly nodded and replied.

"Good, take me there."

The two walked one after the other and soon arrived in front of a large door.

"President?" The woman looked at the door and shrank her neck in some trepidation.

"Open it," Kong Ming took a deep breath, "I'll take responsibility if anything happens."

Only then did the woman place her access card on the sensor device.

"Beep!"

Accompanied by a crisp electronic sound, the alloy metal door slowly opened to both sides.

"Who is it!"

A roar of anger came from inside, "Which blind fool dares to barge in while I am conducting an experiment?"

An old man with white hair and a beard glared toward the doorway and cursed loudly.

The woman was immediately so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, looking at Kong Ming as if for help.

"Yao Lao, calm your anger, it's me." Kong Ming walked in with a smile on his face, one hand behind his back, and waved at the woman.

"It's you brat?" Yao Lao was slightly stunned, then sneered, "Don't say it's you, even if that brat Zhou Yu came, it wouldn't work; get out for me!"

Kong Ming smiled awkwardly; having such an old senior in the Association was like finding a treasure, so he naturally wouldn't get angry, and instead, his smile became even brighter.

"Yao Lao, I came this time because there is an extremely important matter I want to tell you. If after I finish speaking, you still feel it's uninteresting, then I won't say another word, I'll immediately roll myself into a ball and roll out of here."

Yao Lao frowned deeply and squinted his eyes to size up Kong Ming.

This kid, it looks like he came prepared.

"Fine, then speak."

"Yao Lao, are you currently trying to improve the Prescription for the Blood Qi Pill?"

"Nonsense!" Yao Lao was so angry he blew his beard and stared wide-eyed, "Everyone on this entire floor knows I am improving the Blood Qi Pill Prescription. What exactly are you trying to say? If you don't make yourself clear, I will really blast you out of here!"

"Yao Lao, what if I said I know how to further improve the modified Prescription?"

"You?" Yao Lao looked Kong Ming up and down several times, then sneered and said, "Kid Kong, it's not that I look down on you, but you really don't have this ability."

"I indeed do not," Kong Ming smiled, "but that doesn't mean others don't."

"What do you mean?" Yao Lao's smile froze instantly.

"I know of a person who improved the Blood Qi Pill Prescription and can increase the appearance probability of a Top-grade Blood Qi Pill at the Consummation Realm to ten tenths. Yao Lao, do you want to meet this person?" A meaningful smile appeared on Kong Ming's face.