163: 163.
Refining Essential Oil 163: 163.
Refining Essential Oil Back at the hotel, Jessica hopped into the room with Lu Li’s arm in tow.
“Did you get scared today?”
“With No.0 and Ah Da standing by my side like walls, my spirit was undisturbed.”
As they chatted, Jessica took the initiative and lit two sticks of Calming Incense, already deeply familiar with Lu Li’s lifestyle.
At this moment, the Flying Swords in the backpack were still clanging loudly, and Lu Li had to feed them seventy percent of his spirit to calm them down.
“It’s too expensive to maintain.
It’s already affecting the Sacrificial Refinement of the Kunlun Mirror.”
Lu Li massaged his temples, finding it troublesome.
The Flying Swords were not only costly in daily maintenance but also extravagant in use.
The “Blood-Drinking Sword” took a loop outside and consumed one-third of the spirit energy he had instilled.
Fundamentally speaking, Flying Swords were not just basic tools for Fetal Breath Cultivators but essential skills; there wasn’t capital to squander.
“Should I ask Wanqing to help maintain a few?
Or maybe refine the Calming Incense?”
While pondering, Lu Li got up and made a pot of Spiritual Tea.
The aroma of the tea filled the air, and even the seven Flying Swords seemed to sense it, flitting around the electric kettle.
Lu Li was about to laugh at them for hovering around as they couldn’t drink it anyway,
But the next moment, the Flying Swords generated a slight suction force, faintly absorbing some of the tea vapor?
The tea’s fragrance immediately became less intense!
Lu Li was suddenly startled and then remembered:
Spiritual Tea was produced by relying on a substance called “Spirit Mechanism,” which naturally contained this ingredient.
At this moment, the “Spirit Mechanism” was clearly being pilfered by the Flying Swords!
“Can they also consume this?”
The answer was clear.
The seven Flying Swords, drunk as if inebriated, wobbled and flew under the bed and stayed still.
Through his spirit, Lu Li felt a wave of comfortable and pleasant emotions.
He smiled, didn’t bother with them any further, and took a sip of the Spiritual Tea.
The effects were halved, lacking the nourishing effect that made one feel almost celestial, but it was still suitable for ordinary people.
Lu Li then called Jessica over to drink.
“Xia Country Tea?”
Jessica, curious, took a small sip and her eyes instantly lit up!
Ignoring the heat, she hurriedly gulped down the entire cup and finally took a long breath.
Lu Li smiled and poured her another cup, and the two enjoyed the tea under the moonlight.
It was a serene moment, but, unfortunately, the heavens had to interrupt, as two sounds occurred simultaneously—
First was a voice call on Lu Li’s phone from the long-unseen Professor Qian Ping.
Then, someone knocked on the hotel room door.
Jessica ran to open the door and saw Teresa.
“You’ve come just at the right time, come drink some Xia Country Tea~”
The two girls sat at the table enjoying the tea.
Lu Li, relieved, answered the voice call.
Professor Qian Ping’s hearty voice sounded: “Happy New Year~ Wishing you a prosperous and fortunate New Year!”
Lu Li was stunned for a second before he remembered it was New Year’s Day on Blue Star.
Having celebrated once in the Otherworld, he had forgotten about it here.
He responded with a smile, “Happy New Year, it should be me wishing you instead.”
“It’s alright, it’s all the same~”
Technically, since Lu Li was younger, it was indeed proper for him to take the initiative to send New Year greetings.
But with respect given to the accomplished, Professor Qian Ping took the initiative this time.
After exchanging pleasantries, he was about to hang up, but Lu Li suddenly remembered something:
“Professor Qian, since you’ve called, let me ask, is there a way to purify the Calming Incense to enhance its effect?”
Professor Qian, not expecting to have work on New Year’s Day, after a moment’s consideration, confidently said:
“Of course.
The ancient method of incense-making involves grinding the ingredients into fine powder for processing.
On this basis, extracting it into an ‘Essential Oil’ can at least double its effectiveness.”
Lu Li, facing a deficit and needing this, quickly responded, “That’s wonderful, could you help me develop it?
Is a million dollars enough?”
“Enough, enough, there are already products developed and it really wouldn’t take that much…”
“I’ll transfer a million dollars to you immediately.
And if you can complete it within half a month, there will be another million as a holiday bonus.
The stronger the effect, the better!”
Having just been sponsored ten million dollars, Lu Li didn’t mind spending a bit of it.
But Qian Ping was so excited his head was smoking in the cold weather!
Without caring that it was the first day of the New Year and that he had to accompany his wife back to her parents’ house the next day, he immediately gathered his team to start work!
At that time, the graduate students under Qian Ping were chatting idly in a self-made small group:
[Brother Sun said that his boss, Professor Wei, was still making them work during the Lunar New Year’s Eve.]
[I heard about that too, making toys for the rich during New Year’s, what a pity.]
[It’s really sad, but I just want to laugh—haha.]
Everyone was laughing and joking when they simultaneously received a message, and their faces turned green instantly…
Meanwhile, on the side of the two young girls,
Teresa bowed to Jessica, “Can I stay over tonight?”
Jessica was taken aback, “Shouldn’t you be resting properly?”
Knowing herself that she needed to rest, Teresa looked even more disheartened and forced a smile,
“I’m sorry, I really need to stay.”
Jessica hugged her and whispered, “Is it because of Lady Maria?”
Teresa showed a bitter smile and lightly nodded her head.
Jessica’s expression became quite complex, filled with sympathy,
“Alright then, I’ll go sleep with Aurora.
You’re not feeling well, so get a good night’s sleep here.”
“Thank you, Jessica.”
“No need to thank me… but, I think you should have a proper talk with your mother.
You are not a tool.”
“I will.”
The two chatted softly for a few moments, then Lu Li called after finishing his call.
Jessica shouted, “Hey, I’ll let Golden Canary keep you company tonight, I’m heading out~”
She drained her Spiritual Tea in one gulp and waved goodbye.
Lu Li, who was busy sending out New Year’s greeting messages, looked up confused, “What’s going on?”
Teresa laughingly took off her stockings and said, “Nothing, I’m just feeling down, and Jessica has given you to me~”
She swayed her hips as she walked over to the wall near her mother’s room, leaned against it, and turned her head,
“Eagle, show me your greatest strength!”
~~~~~~~~~~~
Some children hurt themselves to punish their parents.
At that moment, Lady Maria was reviewing various charts and documents.
The next second, cries from her daughter came from next door, and the walls banged loudly.
The noise continued for half an hour, which pleased the lady.
After all, she didn’t currently have the grounds to negotiate terms with that young man from the East; everything was just drawing a pie in the sky.
Thus, something had to serve as a bond between the two parties.
A beautiful, elegant, dignified Golden Canary couldn’t be more suitable.
As for so-called love, it was merely a revelry of desires.
Listening to the cries, Lady Maria issued an order to her team members:
[Depart for “Veracruz” tomorrow.]
This was the largest city on the East Coast of Moxico, a voting bloc that couldn’t be missed.
No one questioned her orders, only Aurora called to inquire,
[Ma’am, the new cannons purchased by Lu Li through the Marine Corps have arrived at the port.]
Lady Maria directly responded, “Good, have them airlifted to Veracruz.”
At that moment, the noises from her daughter suddenly stopped.
Lady Maria furrowed her brow, relieved when the shouting resumed, but this time it was filled with joy, as if a real Golden Canary was singing.