Chapter 40

Qin Zheng carefully examined the photo he had received and realized that he had never seen this type of medicinal herb before.

“Send me a photo too, I’ll contact my mom and have her send someone to look for it,” Gu Ming said.

“I’ll forward it to you,” Qin Zheng immediately replied.

He then copied the image and sent it to Gu Ming.

Chu Ning continued, “In addition to the Promotion Pill, the Soul Nourishing Pill should also help Xiao Ye improve his spiritual power.”

“Soul Nourishing Pill?” Gu Ming heard about another pill he had never heard of before.

Chu Ning glanced at Gu Ming and explained, “The Soul Nourishing Pill nourishes the mind, somewhat similar to a tonic for the spirit.”

“People who are mentally exhausted and have damaged spiritual power will see good results after taking the Soul Nourishing Pill. Moreover, normal people can also take it to speed up the growth of their spiritual power.”

Gu Ming opened his mouth in surprise.

A spiritual tonic? Speed up spiritual power growth?

Another miraculous pill!

“But… Wife, don’t you already have very few Soul Nourishing Pills left?” Qin Zheng asked with concern.

He was aware that his wife took the Soul Nourishing Pill every day.

He also knew that her urgency to advance to rank A was partly to be able to refine the Soul Nourishing Pill earlier and replenish her supply.

Gu Ming, hearing this, also turned his gaze to Chu Ning with concern.

Chu Ning met Qin Zheng’s gaze.

“There are indeed not many left. So, you need to hurry and get the herbs ready for me. It’s best to have them delivered by this afternoon so I can start refining,” she said, sending Qin Zheng a list of the necessary herbs.

She hadn’t planned to refine the Soul Nourishing Pill so soon, because with her current spiritual power, refining it was still a bit difficult.

But “a bit difficult” didn’t mean it was impossible to refine.

With Jade Dew Pills on hand, she could still refine the Soul Nourishing Pill while taking the medication. The quality might be a bit lower, and the yield not as high, but it was still doable.

Qin Zheng scanned the herb list and immediately forwarded it.

“Got it,” he responded.

Chu Ning turned her gaze away.

“Aside from the Soul Nourishing Pill, the Bone Cleansing Pill should also help him…” she murmured.

“But, forget it… I’ll just give him the Jade Dew Pills and Soul Nourishing Pills first, and see if they can improve his condition.”

“Once his body is in better shape, we can try the Bone Cleansing Pill. Even if it doesn’t have any extra effects, just removing impurities and cleansing the body can make him feel much lighter.”

Gu Ming looked at Chu Ning, a look of envy flashing in his eyes.

Brother Ye hadn’t even met the wife yet, but she was already so attentive to him.

Wait, maybe they had met.

Brother Ye had contact with the wife and could easily make a video call.

It was all his fault. He had resisted the marriage back then and, aside from sending some angry words to the wife, he hadn’t actively reached out to her for a week.

Chu Ning didn’t notice Gu Ming’s emotions.

She took three medicine bottles from her Xu Miring.

Two bottles of Jade Dew Pills and half a bottle of Soul Nourishing Pills.

Then, she called for Uncle Zhong to send the medicine to Xiao Ye.

After everything was arranged, she opened her light brain and sent Xiao Ye a medication guide.

Once done, she continued eating her meal.

She couldn’t tell if it was her imagination, but she felt like the two beastmen at the table had grown quieter than before.

After the meal, Chu Ning went to the refining room to continue her work.

Qin Zheng and Gu Ming had matters to attend to, so they didn’t follow.

As soon as she entered the refining room, a video call from Zheng Yuan came in.

After Chu Ning answered, she learned that Li Huan’s live broadcast of the Jade Dew Pills she had bought from her had caused quite a stir.

“Lady Chu, the video about the Jade Dew Pills is starting to go viral on the Star Network, and its influence is growing,” Zheng Yuan said.

“I have an idea, would you be interested?”

Chu Ning wasn’t too concerned. “Go ahead.”

Zheng Yuan, Qin Zheng’s subordinate, wasn’t one to try to deceive her. If he wanted to plot something, he would do it to someone else, not her.

“Besides our military, could you temporarily hold off on selling the patent rights for the Jade Dew Pill formula?”

Before Chu Ning could respond, Zheng Yuan hurriedly continued, “I want to use this formula to attract some mid-level alchemists to sign contracts with the military. Even if we can’t get them to sign lifelong contracts, we could still sign some alchemy contracts. While other organizations don’t have the formula, we could refine a batch of Jade Dew Pills.”

“When the pill is first released, it’s rare and expensive. The military will make a profit. At the same time, we can continue to raise awareness of the Jade Dew Pills and make other organizations envious.”

“This way, the patent rights for the formula will be worth more in the future.”

Chu Ning looked at Zheng Yuan, making him feel a little nervous.

Zheng Yuan was about to act pitiful and beg for a favor, but to his surprise, Chu Ning agreed.

“Sure,” she said. She wasn’t in urgent need of money, so it didn’t matter if she waited a little longer.

Zheng Yuan froze for a moment, not expecting Lady Chu to be so easy to talk to.

“Great! I’ll send you the patent authorization contract for the Jade Dew Pills immediately.”

“Our military plans to purchase the first-level patent authorization for your formula, with an estimated cost of 10 billion star coins. Earlier, you agreed to give us a 50% discount, so the total will be 5 billion star coins. If you have no objections, once we sign the contract, I’ll arrange for the finance department to transfer the money to you.”

“By the way, taxes will be handled by us. The amount you’ll receive will be 4 billion star coins,” Zheng Yuan added. The Federation offers tax benefits for patent authorization fees, with only a 20% tax rate.

Chu Ning’s heart skipped a beat, not expecting the patent authorization fee to be so high.

“Cough, just send me the contract,” she said, suppressing her excitement.

“Okay!” Zheng Yuan smiled brightly.

He immediately sent the pre-drafted contract to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning opened it, skimmed through it, and signed it.

Then she clicked submit.

Zheng Yuan received the notification, checked the signature, and sighed in relief.

Soon after, Chu Ning received a payment notification.

She checked the balance in her account and found that the money had indeed arrived.

Zheng Yuan confirmed the payment with her and then sent her the patent authorization management contract.

“This management contract, once signed, will allow me to contact the patent office and upload the military’s authorization information for the Jade Dew Pill formula into the pill database.”

“After that, our military will be able to help you sign contracts with organizations or individuals who wish to purchase the patent rights.”

“Originally—”

“Cough, originally we would have charged for this service, but since you’re Lady Chu and gave us a 50% discount on the patent authorization fee, our boss has agreed to handle this for you for free. We’ll also take care of the tax-related matters, and from now on, you just need to collect the money.”