Yang Wudi was so excited that he patted his chest and guaranteed, " Pavilion Master, don't worry! Within two months, I will definitely double the production of the three basic pills!"
Luo Can patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best. Good luck, Hall Master Yang."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the Medicine Hall, heading towards Baican Village. Before long, he found the village's old chief Bai Shi.
Upon seeing him, Bai Shi hurriedly tried to bow, stammering, "Greetings, Lord Luo..." Luo Can waved his hand, interrupting him.
"The day for another batch of children to Spirit Awakening is approaching. How many children of the right age are there in the village this year?" Luo Can asked bluntly.
Bai Shi quickly replied, "Yes, sir, there are seven in total."
Luo Can nodded and said, "If any of the children inside awaken the White Silkworm Martial Soul, gather them all together. I will then send a dedicated Spirit Master to teach them about Martial Souls and proper cultivation methods."
Upon hearing this, Bai Shi trembled with excitement and said in a trembling voice, "This old man... this old man will definitely do it! I will absolutely not let you down!"
Luo Can added, "By the way, talk to the young people in the village more often and encourage them to have more children. I'll reward them with ten silver coins for each child they have; if the child awakens the White Silkworm Martial Soul, I'll add another ten silver coins; and if the child is also found to have Innate Soul Power..."
He paused, then said, word by word, "A direct reward of ten Gold Soul Coin."
"Hiss--" Bai Shi gasped in shock. He knew all too well that one silver coin was enough for a family of three to live comfortably for a month, let alone ten Gold Soul Coin, which was money that an ordinary family could not earn in a lifetime!
"Don't worry, sir! I will make sure all the young men in the village have lots of babies!!!" Bai Shi's originally hunched and old body straightened up instantly, and he patted his chest and made a loud promise.
Luo Can didn't say anything more, turned around and left Baican Village, heading towards Yaowang Town.
Soon, he arrived at the main store of the herbal medicine shop in Yaowang Town. After entering the store, he did not disturb the busy clerks at the front desk, but went straight into the inner room, picked up the account book on the table, and looked through the revenue of the past few days.
Before he knew it, Bai Ningshuang walked in looking exhausted. Luo Can looked up and saw her, then placed the account book on the table.
"Are you still managing?" Luo Can asked.
Bai Ningshuang shook her head, a hint of helplessness on her face. "The old staff members were taken to a branch by A-Chen and Yang Yan, so the staff is still quite inexperienced and can't keep up with the pace. Sometimes I really can't handle it all by myself."
Luo Can nodded, glanced at her again, and asked, "Your cultivation has reached level twenty-five, right? How's your cultivation feeling lately?"
Bai Ningshuang gave a wry smile and replied truthfully, "My cultivation speed has slowed down a lot. At the current pace, it will take at least two years to reach level 30."
Luo Can stroked his chin and said, "Two years is too slow. How about this, I'll give you one bottle of Soul Power Pill and five bottles of Soul Condensing Liquid every month. But you have to promise me you'll break through to level 40 within a year. Can you do that?"
Luo Can knew very well that Bai Ningshuang, as the manager of the main store, couldn't have too low a cultivation level. In two months, Tang San would awaken his martial soul, and he didn't have that much time to let these people slowly hone their cultivation.
His plan was to open more than fifty herbal medicine shops before Tang San entered Shrek Academy. At that time, the owners of all the branches would have to be at least Spirit King, and Bai Ningshuang, as the head of the main store, would have to be at least Spirit Emperor.
Bai Ningshuang sensed the expectation in Luo Can's words, and her eyes instantly became incredibly determined. She loudly replied, "Yes!! I can do it!"
Luo Can nodded in satisfaction, took out six Jade Bottle from his Storage Soul Tool, and placed them on the table. "I hope you won't disappoint me."
Bai Ningshuang carefully put away the Jade Bottle and nodded solemnly.
Seeing that she had packed her things, Luo Can got up and left. By the time night fell, he had already returned to the Fate Defying Valley.
Later, when Luo Can accompanied Qian Renxue in their "sparring" session, he told her everything that had happened that day.
While fending off Luo Can's attacks, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and replied with difficulty, "You seem... a little too hasty."
"Hmm." Luo Can didn't deny it, and reduced his strength a bit. "Maybe I'm being a bit too anxious. I just want to quickly accumulate enough strength to deal with Tang San's future rise."
Qian Renxue stopped her counterattack, reached out and took Luo Can's hand, pressing it to her chest, and whispered, "You have me, you have Ju Zi, and maybe even more people will join us in the future. Tang San is just one person, but we are a group."
Luo Can smiled, feeling the softness and reassurance in his hand, and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's continue."
After his "sparring" with Qian Renxue, Luo Can went to Ju Zi's room and gave her a soothing massage. By the time he finished, it was already past midnight.
Luo Can arrived at the lakeside, took out his fishing rod, and began his Fishing for the day.
Time flies, and four hours passed in the blink of an eye during the repeated casting and reeling in of the line.
I'm having exceptionally good luck today; I've caught several high-age Spirit Bone in a row, including a 90,000-year-old Mental Head Spirit Bone.
After collecting another 80,000-year-old Soul Spirit, Luo Can threw his forty-third shot of the day.
At this point, there were less than twenty-five minutes left for today's Fishing.
Ten minutes...
Twenty minutes...
Twenty minutes had passed in a flash, and the float still hadn't moved an inch. Luo Can's eyes lit up instantly. "Another good catch is coming tonight!"
When the time reached the twenty-fourth minute, with only ten seconds left before the end, the taut fishing line finally began to bob up and down.
Luo Can suddenly exerted force and pulled back hard! The next moment, a small figure with dark green braids was pulled directly out of the lake and thrown to the ground.
She was an extremely cute little girl, petite in stature, with delicate and pleasing features, and big, round eyes. At that moment, her face was filled with confusion and bewilderment.
If Luo Can hadn't reacted quickly and caught her, the little girl would probably have landed face-first on the ground.
That hair color, that adorable look... could it be Xiao Xiao?
Luo Can's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately opened the system panel to check the other party's information.
[Character: Xiao Xiao ]
[Age: Six years old]
[ Innate Soul Power: Level 10]
[Martial Soul One: Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron ]
[Martial Soul 2: Nine Phoenixes Flute ]
[Brief Introduction: A genius Spirit Master from the Douluo Dalu II era, possessing rare Twin Martial Souls. She has a likable personality, though a bit of a fangirl. Unfortunately, despite her top-tier talent with Twin Martial Souls, her Soul Ring Configuration is mediocre, wasting such a great foundation.]
While Luo Can was reading the news, the little girl blinked her big, round eyes and spoke in a clear voice, "Big brother, who are you? Did you kidnap me to be your bandit queen?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Can almost lost his composure on the spot, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.