Unexpected Events, Arrival at Hulai City!
Before the wasteland's medical system had recovered, alchemists—who had once flourished during the Middle Ages—quietly revived and reemerged.
They traveled through the ruins, using plants that could be found locally to concoct all sorts of novel things, reclaiming natural remedies that modern technology had long forgotten.
From common weeds to rare woodland flowers, after repeated experiments and attempts, the alchemists concocted a series of novel and effective medicines and treatments. Some could ease the pain caused by various illnesses, while others could enhance the human body's ability to adapt to harsh environments. There were even rumors of medicines that could temporarily improve a person's physical abilities and perception, giving them an extra chance at survival in the wasteland.
The one Su Mo was looking for now, Daud Meyer—the man who would later be hailed as "Little Shennong" in the ruins of the future—was one of the foremost alchemists.
It was his existence that gradually changed the survivors' views and allowed them to correctly recognize the value of the various native plants on the wasteland.
Su Mo still clearly remembered how Wan Jingnian had sighed more than once that his compilation of Wasteland Prescription Variations, as well as the plant-based herbal teas sold at the Ten Thousand Fish Teahouse, had been heavily influenced by Daud Meyer.
If Daud Meyer had not died young during the third year on the wasteland, humanity's research into wasteland plants might have progressed more than ten times faster.
That was already a terrifying figure.
One had to know that at least a hundred thousand people had taken the path of alchemy. The fact that one man could be worth a million people was enough to show Daud Meyer's abilities.
However, perhaps his luck had run out. The journey that followed