Chapter 254: Urging

Doctor Luo also wanted to get those Money Vouchers into his hands as quickly as possible to cope with the impending changes and risks.

He had most of the materials needed for the medicine, and for some medicinal herbs unique to the south, he could find substitutes. The efficacy certainly wouldn't be as good as the original, but in this day and age, it was good enough to have something to use.

Of course, Doctor Luo wouldn't smash his own reputation. Even if the substitute medicine was slightly worse than the original, it was still better than everyone else's!

As it happened, he had collected quite a lot of medicinal herbs from the mountain folk during this period, and he had long since had his apprentices process them; he only needed to do the actual crafting himself.

He was making this batch of custom insecticide, and once the various types of medicine were made, they would be in small jars as bulk stock, leaving the buyers to portion them out themselves!

He didn't have that many small medicine bottles here, and portioning them out was too much trouble.

The portioning of the finished medicine still required him to do it personally; he didn't trust leaving it to others. Therefore, he would avoid these scattered tasks whenever possible.

In any case, as long as he delivered the quantity of medicine the buyers requested, that was enough.

While Doctor Luo closed his doors to visitors and focused on making medicine, several small conflicts occurred within the Shenyi Gu Medicine Gang.

Several of Doctor Luo's apprentices were having restless thoughts.

Before they had even finished their training as Doctor Luo's apprentices, various factions had already approached them in advance, wanting to poach them.

They hadn't learned the sect's unique secret recipes, but they had learned at least some other medicine-related knowledge.

For a Pharmacist with a reputation like Doctor Luo, even a little bit leaking through his fingers was enough for ordinary people to ponder for a long time. Among his apprentices, except for Lao Wu, who had the worst aptitude, the other four were all top-tier technical talents.

Mastering a skill and then choosing a wise master—this was the glorious path recognized by everyone.

Of Doctor Luo's five apprentices, the first three had already made other choices; they were keeping an eye on the situation within the valley, and someone would pass them news from time to time, so they could react quickly once the situation changed.

Doctor Luo, who was single-mindedly making medicine, had his fifth apprentice to attend to his food and drink, so he didn't need to care about other matters, nor did he want to. Focusing on making medicine, the progress of the rush job was gratifying.

On the other side, the Tang Sect.

This day, Wen Gu went down the mountain, and when he returned, he brought a batch of supplies for the mountain, which were basic medicinal herbs used for nourishing the body during the local winter.

The quantity of these basic medicinal herbs was not large, and they weren't expensive, but they were practical.

Everyone was happy about things that didn't cost money, and the medicine workers grinned from ear to ear.

All the miscellaneous chores of the sect were managed by You Dashixiong; he accepted these medicinal herbs and registered them into storage.

The supplies were provided by the Patrol Guard Division of the Zhao Clan, but You Dashixiong felt that Rong Huan must have been maneuvering behind the scenes.

In these chaotic times, supplies were scarce, and both food and medicine were expensive; in the eyes of major factions, these things that weren't worth much were fought over by many.

From this, he deduced: for the junior apprentice brother to be just a runner, he must have put in a lot of effort to help the sect obtain these supplies!

Therefore, it wasn't that they didn't like people with connections; a connection like Rong Huan was very good—he didn't take up quotas, didn't snatch resources, and instead brought business to everyone and subsidized the sect.

They liked such connections the most!

You Dashixiong's young yet steady face looked even more enthusiastic when he looked at Wen Gu.

Even though the Master had said there was no need to worry about Rong Huan usually, You Dashixiong still showed this junior apprentice brother extra care.

Calling him "junior apprentice brother" was too abrupt, and calling him Young Master Rong was too distant.

The Dashixiong's voice was warm: "You've gone to great lengths! These medicinal herbs were not easy to come by!"

Wen Gu said: "The winter is cold, and everyone has been working hard for days. The Patrol Guard Division is also worried that everyone will wear out their bodies, so the herbs are for everyone to nourish their bodies."

You Dashixiong was moved and promised: "I will definitely keep an eye on these medicinal herbs personally to ensure everyone can use them."

The medicine workers and medicine boys selected to work at the Tang Sect were all in good health; after finishing this batch of orders for the Patrol Guard Division, fatigue was certainly

inevitable, but they would recover after resting for a few days. Now with the medicinal herbs, the recovery would be even faster.

Wen Gu looked at the medicine workers not far away; several of them had rosy complexions and were full of energy, looking very positive and motivated.

Wen Gu pointed to those people and said to You Dashixiong: "For those like them, nourish everyone according to that level of blood and Qi! If it's not enough, I'll go find the Patrol Guard Division for more!"

You Dashixiong didn't take it seriously and just smiled.

He thought to himself: Do you think you can get things from the Patrol Guard Division just by asking?

These medicinal herbs were already an act of charity from the Patrol Guard Division; how could one dare to hope for more.

Wen Gu didn't care what You Dashixiong thought; he had brought the herbs and asked the Dashixiong to nourish everyone's bodies so they could withstand the continuous work intensity later.

After talking with the Dashixiong, Wen Gu took a letter and went to find Old Tang, slipping it over during Old Tang's break.

Doctor Tang had been focusing on his own research these past few days and hadn't paid attention to anything else; seeing the letter Wen Gu brought from down the mountain, he felt unhappy.

Could it be that the Patrol Guard Division was going to arrange more things?

Unfolding the letter, the first thing he saw was Patrol Lieutenant Yang's handwriting, which could hardly be called neat.

Doctor Tang was very impatient.

He had already obtained the medicinal herbs he wanted, and he had his own research ideas recently, so he didn't want to take on other tasks.

Looking at the content written at the beginning of the letter, Doctor Tang's brows locked tightly.

Sure enough, there were other tasks arranged, and it was still researching the insecticide of that guy Luo Teng; a thousand and one kinds of unwillingness immediately rose in his heart.

"That man surnamed Yang is going too far!"

He was a famous doctor with a reputation and his own field of expertise; it would be fine to research medicine for humans, but why make him research insecticide?

Famous doctors who had made a name for themselves through their own skills all had a confident and strong side.

Doctor Tang was angry looking at the letter and was about to refuse, but when his eyes swept to the reward mentioned at the end of the letter, he calmed down again.

As a reward for this task, the Patrol Guard Division was generous and brought out the Exorcism pills developed in Xinzhou!

These were pills unique to Xinzhou!

So many people in Shenyi Gu and so many famous Pharmacists in Beidi hadn't been able to make them; only Xinzhou had succeeded. It was said that the output was extremely low and it was also a technical secret of Xinzhou.

They were willing to take this out?!

Weren't they afraid I would crack the formula?

Whether the Xinzhou side was afraid or not, Doctor Tang didn't know, but at this very moment, he was tempted.

His mood immediately turned from anger to sunshine.

Doctor Tang had a lot to say, but looking at Wen Gu, he thought that his cheap Apprentice was just a runner at the Patrol Guard Division, so he said: "I am aware of this matter. Wait for me to write a reply, and you can send it to Patrol Lieutenant Yang."

Wen Gu immediately said, "Master, call me once you finish writing the letter; I will have someone send it down the mountain."

Doctor Tang had his mind entirely on the contents of the letter at this moment, waving his hand to signal that his apprentice could leave.

Wen Gu did not say much more, leaving on light feet and considerately closing the door behind him, giving old Tang a quiet space to write the letter.

Returning to where he lived, Wen Gu pondered the matter.

Regarding treatment for the Evil Plague, rapid progress would be difficult in the short term, but in terms of weapon strikes, he could put in some effort!

He would have liked to use firepower suppression, but with current productivity, mass-producing heavy Fire Powder weapons was too difficult.

As for the firearms that could currently be produced, they were fine against cavalry, but not efficient against Plague Ghosts, and the production burden was quite high.

Aside from firearms, he would then start from the aspect of medicine.

Luo was familiar with Poisonous Insects.

Old Tang understood the human body.

If the direction was not wrong, perhaps they could develop attack weapons aimed at Plague Ghosts.

For example, the medicine provided by Doctor Luo would be equivalent to a core chip. Doctor Tang would then layer on his own techniques to assemble a more practical, more targeted, and more precision-strike weapon.

What results could be developed would depend on how much effort Doctor Tang poured in.

Old Tang's talent and temperament were both fine; if he were to wash his hands of it, or have an attitude, or drag his feet on work, that would only mean he hadn't been given enough!

As it happened, with Wen Gu's current status as Deputy Envoy, he could apply for a lot of funding.

Preliminary screening of medicines, layering on techniques, assembling weapons, subsequent testing—

No matter which item, none of it was simple.

Wen Gu estimated the time, manpower, and materials required, whispering, "It's not enough; I still have to spur them on more!"

To support this project and increase efficiency, many parties had to work together.

Thinking this way, Wen Gu skillfully took out paper and pen to write another letter to Xinzhou.

Take advantage of the cold weather to send more information, especially letters with a large volume of information. Once spring arrives and the flowers bloom, the situation will become complex and crises will increase, so there won't be as much back-and-forth communication.

Seize the time to spur them on!

The Patrol Guard Division of Shenyi Gu is already working hard, so the Patrol Guard Division of Xinzhou shouldn't slack off either.

Qingyi Daozhang is busy with winter business? Not important; if he squeezes his time, he can do more things.

Hmm, add more burdens to Huang Gushi as well.

The last "Full Server Announcement" gave Huang Gushi a thrill; given the other party's temperament, he didn't believe he wouldn't covet a second one!

A "Full Server Announcement" requires effort!

The winter is cold and the Gu insects aren't adapting? But haven't the expensive greenhouses all been built? Huang Dashi still needs to work much harder.

Of course, the most important person is still Lao Zhao; he must continue to be diligent!