Chapter 22

This list of materials is what’s needed to refine the Spirit Nurturing Pill.

These past few days, she had taken a few Spirit Nurturing Pill, which quickly restored her mental power.

So far, she only had three Spirit Nurturing Pill left.

Fortunately, her strength was approaching the foundational period, and by then, she would be able to refine Spirit Nurturing Pill herself.

If she moved the spiritual essence pill she was supposed to take tomorrow morning to tonight, she should be able to raise her mental power to the foundational period by tomorrow morning.

Qin Zheng opened his light brain to look at the list of materials and immediately forwarded it.

“What are these materials?” he then asked Chu Ning.

“Materials needed for Spirit Nurturing Pill,” Chu Ning replied directly.

“Spirit Nurturing Pill are peak-grade pills, and the difficulty of refining them is comparable to third-grade pills. Previously, I didn’t dare to act recklessly due to my inadequate strength. But by tomorrow, I should be able to give it a try.”

Qin Zheng was astonished.

“Isn’t that the pill that the mistress has been taking—a pill used to restore mental power? Does the mistress have the formula for that type of pill?”

He had seen the effects of Spirit Nurturing Pill firsthand. When the mistress had severely depleted her mental power, one Spirit Nurturing Pill would quickly rejuvenate her mental energy, allowing her to continue refining pills.

“Yes.”

Chu Ning thought for a moment and continued, “I know that you’re very curious about the pills I’m using.”

Qin Zheng was taken aback but did not deny it.

“Those pills were left by my master, and she also passed the corresponding formulas to me.” Now that she was re-cultivating, she treated her previous self as her own master.

Qin Zheng was shocked.

“Who is the mistress’s master?” A master who could come up with such an impressive formula must be a divine-level alchemist.

Could it be one of the old experts Mu or Huang?

No, although those two had reached peak S-grade mental power, they had not produced many formulas.

Moreover, if the mistress were their apprentice, she wouldn’t have been bullied by the Chu family to that extent.

“She’s very low-key and has already passed away,” Chu Ning said flatly, appearing unwilling to delve further.

Seeing this, Qin Zheng didn’t ask more questions.

He changed the subject and said, “Spirit Nurturing Pill have not been recorded in the pharmaceutical library. Does the mistress intend to apply for a patent for the formula?”

Such a valuable formula, if it were to become public, would surely benefit the citizens of the Federation.

Chu Ning was taken aback.

She realized that it seemed she had found a profitable venture.

That’s right, all her pill formulas could be applied for a patent.

This way, in the future, anyone who wanted to refine her pills would need to pay a fee.

Even if she did nothing, she could just sit back and earn money.

Sitting back and doing nothing, of course, was not ideal. However, she certainly wouldn’t refuse money.

“Would it be very troublesome to apply for a personal patent?” Chu Ning then asked Qin Zheng.

“It’s not too troublesome. You just need to provide the formula, 200 pills, and pay a testing fee. The patent office will arrange for people to test and research the pills, providing the most comprehensive data.”

“How much is the testing fee?” Chu Ning hesitated and asked.

“It depends on the grade of the pills. For peak-grade pills, the fee is 1 million star coins.”

Chu Ning’s breath caught.

So expensive?

Qin Zheng couldn’t help but laugh.

“I can help the mistress cover this cost.” He said.

Chu Ning felt a bit embarrassed.

After all, she was the head of the family, yet she had been living off others recently.

Seeing her reaction, Qin Zheng laughed even more.

“If the mistress feels uneasy about it, when the patent comes through, you can settle the patent fee with our military for a lower amount.”

The military was a major consumer of pills and had many alchemists helping to refine them.

Therefore, no matter how many new pills were added to the pharmaceutical warehouse, the military would purchase the patent usage rights, and the portion of the purchased patent usage rights had very high permissions.

Chu Ning smiled slightly.

“I am now part of the military family, so whether you say it or not, I won’t sell you the pills at a high price.”

“Alright, let’s do it your way this time.”

There was no need for too much formality between a husband and wife.

Qin Zheng treated her well, so she would also treat him well in return.

Qin Zheng nodded with a smile.

It seemed that the mistress had accepted him more.

With still some time before dinner, Chu Ning didn’t idle around; she had Qin Zheng handle the materials for her and refined some pills to replenish her online store’s inventory.

Today, she had sold some pills again.

To avoid delaying the shipment to her customers, she directly gave the authority of the online store to Uncle Zhong.

With Uncle Zhong there, her store’s goods could now be shipped out very quickly.

Around 1 PM, Uncle Zhong contacted her, saying the items in her store had sold out.

Now that she was free, it was just the right time to refine some pills to restock.

At that moment, in the mercenary guild in the downtown area.

Xiong Zhuang checked his light brain frequently during a break while coordinating missions with friends.