Shen Yao raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing the name. She was familiar with it; it was one of the names frequently appearing on the military channel, a Major General of Hua Nation.
"General Xu, hello."
Shen Yao held a favorable impression of those who defended the country, as long as they didn't cause her trouble. Kuaishu Ge.
"Comrade Shen, hello. I am Zhang Zhiyuan, Chief of Staff to your elder brother, Shen Huaisang. I apologize for the uninvited visit. I believe your brother, Shen Huaisang, should have explained the reason to you," Zhang Zhiyuan said earnestly to Shen Yao, with a hint of apology in his tone.
Shen Yao nodded, indicating she understood the reason.
"We don't know what exactly you gave your third brother, but we hope you can provide some of that life-saving item for our troops. It is incredibly important to us."
Zhang Zhiyuan's tone was sincere, and Shen Yao was satisfied with their attitude.
She had been prepared for the worst, ready to negotiate and even spar with them. She hadn't expected them to make such a request.
Shen Yao looked at Xu Weiguo, "Aren't you worried that I might not have what you want?"
Xu Weiguo paused, then stated with certainty, "We are not worried."
If there had been any such worry before, it had disappeared after meeting Shen Yao.
"Then do you know what I gave my third brother?" Shen Yao asked them.
"We don't. Please enlighten us, Comrade Shen."
Shen Yao pulled open a small drawer by the chair and took out three small porcelain bottles, containing a hemostatic pill, a yuan replenishment pill, and a blood-generating pill.
"These are pills, refined by me according to ancient secret recipes," Shen Yao said to Xu Weiguo.
"Ancient recipes? Refined? What do you mean?" Zhang Zhiyuan asked, confused.
"I discovered it in an antique shop while traveling abroad. I saw it was tattered, and upon flipping through it, I found ancient script. The shop owner said it was an antique, so I bought it," Shen Yao explained, then took out a yellowed and slightly damaged ancient book.
This ancient book was the one that Zhao Tie Zhu had artificially aged.
Everyone's gaze fell upon the ancient book. "What does it record?"
"It should be a medical book. Much of the beginning is damaged and unclear, but the latter part contains many pill formulas. The Yuanwang Dan I gave my third brother was refined using the methods described within."
Shen Yao spoke casually, completely unaware that her words were being received as earth-shattering news by the others.
"The thing you gave your brother is a pill you refined!!!"
It wasn't surprising that Xu Weiguo and the others were shocked. After all, refining pills was something they had only encountered in books and on television, something out of science fiction.
Furthermore, Shen Yao had only refined the pills based on ancient texts; whether they would work was still uncertain!
The most crucial point was that the item her third brother had actually worked!
Then, everyone's eyes turned to the small porcelain bottles on the table, filled with astonishment. There was so much of this life-saving item!
"This is not the same thing as what my third brother has. His was the only Yuanwang Dan, and it's gone now."
As soon as Shen Yao spoke, everyone's faces clearly fell.
Indeed, how could something so precious be available in large quantities!
"Don't underestimate these things. Although they aren't as miraculous as the Yuanwang Dan, they can still perform about half of its functions."
Everyone became excited again upon hearing this. Their emotions felt like they were riding a rollercoaster today, going up and down.
"So, these things you..."
Shen Yao extended her hand, interrupting Xu Weiguo's unfinished sentence. "I can give you these things, but I have conditions."
"What conditions, tell us," Xu Weiguo said.
They had come here with complete sincerity. If they wanted someone's possessions, they naturally had to give what was deserved.
"You can take this ancient book for research, but you must prioritize my family's sourcing of the medicinal materials," Shen Yao stated.
Xu Weiguo frowned upon hearing this. "But do you have all the medicinal materials mentioned in the ancient book? Is the quantity sufficient?"
Once they obtained the ancient book and confirmed that it could be put into use after research, they would certainly produce and utilize it on a large scale.
"According to the pill formulas in the ancient book, you can indeed develop pills, but the efficacy of the developed pills will absolutely not be comparable to what I have. You can try it if you don't believe me."
Shen Yao said, then handed them the ancient book and the pills. "I bought this ancient book for 1 million. You must give me the money. As for the pills, they were also refined using medicinal materials I purchased. Each is thirty thousand, ten pills per bottle, three bottles totaling 900,000, which makes it 1.9 million in total. WeChat or Alipay?"
Xu Weiguo: ...
Instead, Wan Cheng, with his keen insight, took out his phone and directly transferred 1.9 million to Shen Yao's Alipay.
"Alipay received 1.9 million yuan."
Shen Yao smiled happily upon hearing the deposit notification.
Xu Weiguo looked at Wan Cheng, thinking how prodigal he was! To just give away so much money without even trying to negotiate!
"General Xu, there's no need to feel bad. After all, my items are worth more than the price. As for your concern about the quantity, I think you must understand that for such precious items, large-scale production is impossible, right?"
Shen Yao looked at Xu Weiguo, her meaning clear.
Such miraculous items, if they could be mass-produced, would no longer be considered precious.
"I was short-sighted," Xu Weiguo said.
Shen Yao looked at Xu Weiguo, knowing he meant no ill intent, and decided not to argue. "I will give you a few medicinal herbs, and you will understand the difference. However, let me state upfront, our family's medicinal materials are, in a word, expensive!"
Zhang Zhiyuan's heart trembled upon hearing Shen Yao's last word. As expected, they were true siblings, both loving money!
Zhang Zhiyuan recalled that when Shen Huaisang was recruited into the special forces, he had refused all persuasion. Only when he heard that there would be generous bonuses after the mission did he agree without hesitation.
At that time, Shen Huaisang had agreed immediately, and he had indeed received quite a few bonuses!
Xu Weiguo's heart also skipped a beat. The 1.9 million he had just paid had caused him considerable pain, both emotionally and financially. Although it would be reimbursed, it was simply too expensive!
"Alright!"
Xu Weiguo gritted his teeth and indicated that he understood.
Just then, someone knocked on the door of Shen Yao's house again.
Shen Yao was puzzled. She had already instructed her family to stay at the farmstead if military personnel arrived, and not to return.
So, who was knocking at the door now?
Shen Yao stood up, apologized to Xu Weiguo and the others, and walked to the door.
As Shen Yao opened the door, a large group of people stood outside. Professor Zhang and Professor He were among them.
"Yaoyao, we need to discuss something with you."