Chapter 1692: Lord of Northern Zone One, No. 206 — Wu Liu

"If Big Brother Wu is that confident, then there's nothing more to say!" Xia Qing continued the process. "Third Brother, Professor Wu, shall we sign the agreement now?"

The two big shots nodded simultaneously.

After receiving the agreement, Wu Chengyu noticed that, besides the terms Xia Qing had previously promised, an additional clause had been added: after the surgery is successful, if Wu Chengyu joins the Territory Alliance Precision Instrument Manufacturing Plant by contributing technology as equity, the proportion of shares held by the Wu family shall be negotiated separately.

After enduring a bout of abdominal pain, Wu Chengyu read the new clause carefully again, and his eyes couldn't help but widen. "Third Brother has a way to lower my cancer recurrence rate?"

Wu Huan and Wu Le stared solemnly at Zhang San, but Xia Qing's eyes lit up.

Zhang San glanced at the New Human whose head was full of nonsense, successfully shutting her up, before making a promise to Wu Chengyu. "After the surgery is successful, regularly taking the medicament I prepare can keep your cancer recurrence rate within 5%."

Wu Chengyu doubted his own ears again. "You said within 5% over how many years?"

Zhang San answered lazily, "Theoretically, as long as you keep a regular routine, eat a reasonable diet, and no longer stay in environments that induce cancer, or ingest foods that induce cancer, it's within 5% for life."

At this, not only did Xia Qing's eyes grow brighter and brighter, even Wu Chengyu's mouth couldn't help but fall open. "Third…"

Zhang San grew impatient. "Hurry up and sign, I'm hungry!"

Wu Chengyu closed his mouth, picked up the pen on the table, and swiftly signed his name on the three copies of the agreement, then handed them to Zhang San with both hands. After Zhang San and Xia Qing had both signed, the greatly relieved Wu Chengyu asked, "Director Xia, I should be Lord 201 of our Hui-3 Base, right? When registering the lord's name, can I use 'Wu Liu'? I want to completely sever ties with the past like Third Brother, and start life anew here."

Zhang San shot Wu Chengyu a look. "I didn't completely sever ties with the past."

Xia Qing replied with a smile. "Not necessarily Lord 201. I'll go to the Safe Zone tomorrow to submit the application. If it succeeds, the 14,000 mu of Evolution Forest to the south will all be incorporated into Northern Zone One, divided into seven territories in total. From 201 to 207, pick whichever number you like."

Zhang San reminded coldly, "You're just an ox that hasn't grown up yet." Once the bragging is exposed or blown away, it's gone.

Yet Wu Chengyu had absolute faith in Xia Qing's words. "I'll choose 206. Thank you, Sister Qing."

February 6th was the birthday of Wu Chengyu's wife, Shi Youning, and also the day they adopted Wu Huan and Wu Le.

Zhang San……

Xia Qing nodded. "You're too kind. Just call me Xia Qing from now on. Once the land use right certificate is processed, I'll bring it over to you. It's noon now. Third Brother, Sixth Brother, shall we go to the cafeteria together for a meal?"

Zhang San irritably opened the medicament case on his left, took out two packs of medicament and three printed sheets, and slapped them down in front of Wu Chengyu. "Drink this pack now. Eat according to the diet on it in half an hour. Take the second pack of medicament one hour after eating. From now on, come to me every day at eleven in the morning to get your medicine."

"Thank you, Third Brother." Before the two border collies could go sniff the medicament bags, Wu Chengyu had already picked up the first pack of medicament, unscrewed the cap, and drank it down without hesitation.

Then he picked up his water cup, skillfully poured some warm water into the bag, swished it around, and gulped it all down into his stomach. Only then did he carefully put the agreement, dietary requirements, and the second pack of medicament into his pocket, stood up, and solemnly thanked them. "Third Brother, Sister Qing, words cannot express gratitude for saving my life. I, Wu Chengyu, will surely repay you with my life."

Zhang San tossed him a chicken foot and said lazily, "If you violate the Northern Zone One Territory Alliance agreement, you won't need to give up your life yourself."

The idol played the bad cop, so Xia Qing took on the good cop role. "Sixth Brother, rest well. Once the land use right certificate is processed, we'll hold an alliance meeting, and you can officially meet the other allies."

"Thank you, Third Brother, Sister Qing. I will definitely keep this chicken foot safe and eat it right after I recover." Wu Chengyu put the chicken foot in his pocket and left Zhang San's office with his two family dogs.

After Xia Qing closed the door, she gazed at her idol with eager eyes.

Zhang San shot a look at this wolfish New Human. "Stop looking at me. The bull you blew yourself, you round it back yourself."

After saying that, Zhang San pressed a button to have someone deliver lunch for three. He ate one portion himself; the New Human across from him, who had already eaten a dragon fruit and half a box of snacks, ate two portions.

Finding that her idol didn't understand what she meant, Xia Qing began to ask, "Third Brother, what is the medicament Sixth Brother will take after surgery? Is it difficult to mass-produce?"

If Hui-3 Pharmaceutical Factory could mass-produce this medicine, the No. 7 Territory Research Institute wouldn't have to worry about research funding in the future.

Zhang San answered, "It's harder to mass-produce than the β-group active evolutionary protease."

Xia Qing's eyes went wide, her expression far more animated than when Wu Chengyu had been here earlier. "Who is the host?"

Having slept well last night, and with the contract signing going smoothly today, Zhang San was in a good mood and had the patience to say a few more words to Xia Qing. "October 27th last year, the giant salamander you brought back from Mountain 62."

Xia Qing had brought back many creatures and samples from the Evolution Forest for her idol. That giant salamander capable of emitting a Yi-element magnetic field, although brought back by Xia Qing, had actually been discovered by Does Daigua during a patrol of the Evolution Forest.

Because that fish matched the weakness symptoms Xia Qing had described, Does Daigua thought it might be infected with evolutionary anaerobic bacteria, so she reported it to Xia Qing, who sent it to No. 7 Territory. "Later I never heard you mention that fish. I thought it had died of illness."

Zhang San shot Xia Qing a look. "Its number is 11-9."

She seemed to have seen this number in the documents Third Brother regularly sent her. So it represented that fish… Xia Qing grinned foolishly…

This New Human, who invested tens of millions into her research institute every year, actually didn't even look at the detailed expense list of how her investment was spent. Zhang San's feelings were complicated, and he patiently explained, "Unlike 11-4 in the chestnut grove, 11-9 can emit a Yi-element magnetic field because it contains the natural Yi synthetic element Yi-4 in its body. Simply put, Yi-4 is a kind of enhancer. After the Yi-4 in 11-9's body combines with metallothionein, its main use is to better scavenge free radicals and heavy metals in its body."

Zhang San paused here, stopped, and took a sip of water.

Xia Qing understood. "Third Brother, this fish can not only save Wu Chengyu, but also detoxify Pian Hu?"

Qiang-18 is a Qiang-synthetic thallium poison, belonging to the heavy metal class.

Zhang San's expression softened a little. "The Yi-4-metallothionein in 11-9's body is one of the six main medicines for detoxifying the Evolution Tiger."

After understanding, Xia Qing began to worry whether one fish would be enough to share. "Third Brother, is the protein extracted from 11-9 enough for both Wu Chengyu and Pian Hu?"

"Detoxifying the Evolution Tiger requires the Yi-4-metallothionein extracted from 11-9's body, which is enough. I plan to jointly research the artificial synthesis technology of Yi-4-metallothionein with Bai Jiangxia's team from Bai Qi Research Institute and Meng Xianglai's team from Bai Yi Research Institute."

Zhang San paused, noticed that Xia Qing had no intention of interfering with who he cooperated with, and continued, "The extract used to lower Wu Chengyu's cancer recurrence rate is not the special evolutionary protein in 11-9's body, but rather the metabolites of 11-9's symbiotic bacteria…"

Huh?

Xia Qing blinked. The metabolites of symbiotic bacteria are… feces?

Half an hour later, Xia Qing, whose stomach was full but whose head was spinning, was chased out of No. 7 Territory by her idol. She immediately shook out of her ears all the Qiang-something bacteria her idol had stuffed in, and began to consider how to push forward the next two important negotiations.

In her idol's words: how to make the bull you've blown land steadily on the ground.