Tang Sinian returned to his office and summoned his assistant, Xiang Mincong.
"Dean, you sent for me."
Tang Sinian thought of Meng Huai's predicament (not really), and her mention of testing rewards. Although she had tricked the female student, it was still a good suggestion.
Tang Sinian told Xiang Mincong, "From now on, we'll add another reward. The top ten in every test will receive a bonus. Write a plan with the specifics and bring it to me!"
Xiang Mincong, unsure why rewards were suddenly being established, agreed, "Yes, Dean."
The Dean's assistant was highly efficient and sent the documents over shortly. After reviewing them, Tang Sinian said, "Alright, let's proceed. We'll also retroactively award this year's tests!"
"Understood."
Thus, Meng Huai soon received a test bonus, and the reward for first place was quite substantial.
"Oh? It seems I was right?"
Meng Huai was also surprised but happy to receive unexpected funds.
Meanwhile, Tang Xuehai received the antidote recipe from Meng Huai and began preparations. The publicity was also rapid, and everyone soon learned about the antidote, though they were not very optimistic.
Some said: Just as the antidote pills appear, someone can't wait? For so many years, no one could develop an antidote for star beast toxins, and now it's been developed in a few days? Is it reliable?
But others said: Tang's is reliable, but it's too coincidental, isn't it? Did they steal the formula from a student? Then they changed it into an elixir form and sold it, which is also plagiarism, right?
Still others retorted: A large corporation like Tang's would stoop to copying a student? That's laughable! Moreover, there are so many elixirs on the market with similar effects, why aren't they accused of plagiarism?
The Tang Corporation's public relations department received news of this situation and asked Tang Xuehai for his opinion, "Mr. Tang, how should we respond?"
Tang Xuehai pondered for a moment, then contacted Meng Huai to inform her of the situation: "Student Meng, would it be alright to inform the public about our collaboration? Of course, if you prefer not to, we can find another way."
Meng Huai felt it didn't matter, "Yes, that's fine."
Upon receiving Meng Huai's reply, Tang Xuehai instructed the public relations department to handle it. With instructions from above, the public relations department found it much easier to resolve.
Tang Corporation Pharmaceuticals: To all our concerned friends who have inquired about this new elixir, we would like to clarify that this antidote is a product of collaboration between Tang's Corporation and Student Meng. There is no issue of plagiarized formulas. (P.S. This formula was indeed provided by Student Meng.)
Meng Huai also posted on her shop, stating that the new elixir from Tang's Corporation was more targeted for star beast toxin issues and that customers could purchase the elixir instead of the pills.
Those who saw the news felt rather awkward. Some commented: Isn't this like the Dragon King's temple being flooded by its own waters, where one family doesn't recognize another!
Some, seeing this comment, were puzzled: What is the Dragon King's temple?
This commenter was a lover of classical literature and couldn't be bothered to explain what the Dragon King's temple was.
Because of the previous antidote pills, when the antidote elixir was released and was revealed to be from the same person who created the antidote pills, many were waiting to purchase it.
Especially for restaurants, with the star beast toxin issue resolved, they could now sell dishes made with star beast meat. Merchants selling star beasts were overjoyed, and the price of star beast meat kept rising.
However, fans who had been consistently following Meng Huai's shop noticed that the limited monthly divination link had announced its purchase time, and many were waiting to grab it.
Of course, there were those like Wang Ziming who genuinely believed in the divination's effectiveness. There were also many ordinary people who were just curious and wanted to try it for fun.
The time arrived quickly, set for 8 PM that evening. These students felt a sense of déjà vu. That's right, it was very similar to the scramble for spots during freshman enrollment!
Others who hadn't experienced this feeling wondered: Why would they have to fight for a spot if they were paying? Who spoiled them? Oh, it was themselves!
As soon as it was past 8 PM, everyone was frantically operating their devices. However, only one person could secure a spot.
At this moment, in a popular streamer's live room, a young woman was broadcasting. As everyone was talking about this "ancient metaphysical divination," she didn't quite understand why they had to scramble for it. However, to get closer to her fans, she joined the fray.
Consequently, her fans were lamenting: Who recommended this to her? Why did she have to add competitors for herself!
But it wasn't just this one competitor. When the streamer mentioned the scramble, others watching the live stream who weren't aware of the situation also became curious. The streamer wasn't properly broadcasting anyway, and they had nothing else to do, so why not join in?
Thus, at 8 PM that evening, countless people were vying for that single spot.
"Ahhhh! I got it!"
While everyone else lamented not getting a spot, which was understandable given the single slot and the low probability of success, the streamer, Sister An Ran, was excitedly jumping around: "I think I got it!"
An Ran rechecked her orders and indeed saw the divination order. Spending five hundred thousand star coins did sting a bit.
But at the same time, it would also bring her popularity! She wasn't worried about not earning back the five hundred thousand! An Ran thought to herself.
Although she felt the pinch of the money, it didn't dampen her excitement! So many people were trying, and she was the one who got it!
"I got it, I got it!"
An Ran shared her joy with her viewers. The viewers in the live stream hadn't expected that the person who secured the spot was so close to them!