Return to Jiangnan City, Announcement of the New Drug Formula

With Liu Yun having successfully transplanted the nine precious Spirit of Vegetation onto the warship and utilized its high-tech systems for protection and cultivation, he embarked on the journey back to Jiangnan City. This trip to Mist Island had not only provided Liu Yun with resources capable of changing the world, but had also allowed him to eliminate a formidable enemy.

Upon returning to Jiangnan City, Liu Yun did not rush to announce the existence of the Cell Evolution Fluid, choosing instead to focus on the impact already caused by his previous traditional Chinese medicine formula.

As expected, the entire China Region was the greatest beneficiary. Because the China Region possessed a complete system for the production and manufacturing of traditional Chinese medicine, it had monopolized roughly 99 percent of the new medicine's output in one fell swoop. The new medicine developed by the Machine Race Clone was groundbreaking; as a phenomenon, its success was logical, leaving other human bases on Earth to only contemplate how they might get a piece of the pie.

The existing bases, such as India Base, EU Base, and North America New Town, joined forces to pressure the China Region. They not only demanded that the China Region report all production figures of the new medicine for redistribution by the Human Council, but also insisted that the China Region transfer its entire traditional Chinese medicine production technology system to disperse manufacturing capabilities to the major human bases.

The China Region would certainly never agree to such harsh demands. In truth, while these human bases put on a show of strength, they possessed absolutely no coercive means at their disposal.

Due to the rampant monsters, the major human bases could only maintain extremely limited contact, with most communication restricted to radio conferences, making it difficult to form a unified front! Furthermore, with Hong and Thunder God as the two great experts of the China Region, even if a War God wanted to secure benefits for their own base, they ultimately had to choose silence, hoping to replace confrontation with cooperation.

If the traditional Chinese medicine production technology system could be transferred, it would be possible to cultivate human warriors all over the world, eventually raising the overall combat power of humanity. From a global perspective, this would inevitably help the China Region share its burden.

Unfortunately, such rhetoric would only be viable once the people of the China Region had pushed the power of the traditional Chinese medicine to its limit, at which point they might have the capacity to transfer some production, provided that many treaties favorable to China were attached. Everyone was well aware of these facts, yet there was no other way.

Liu Yun and his group had already returned from Australia; with the Excalibur Brave, everything was naturally simple! The main cannon of the Excalibur Brave possessed star-level combat power, so how could they encounter any obstacles?

On the contrary, the people from the Limit Dojo returned later due to the beast tide, and it was said that Luo Feng had also been forced to stay behind for a period of time, but Liu Yun could not concern himself with that for the moment.

After they returned to Huaxia Base, they first went to Liu Yun's residence at the HR Alliance. Now that these young girls knew Liu Yun's "secret," they trusted him implicitly.

Liu Yun, however, went alone and with great sorrow to the grave of Little Red. It could be said that since he transmigrated, he had not trusted anyone, and Little Red, whom he had hatched himself, was the only one he had truly held dear.

"Hmph, is sincerity the ultimate technique? I think, from beginning to end, you were the only one who truly understood me..."

Liu Yun muttered to himself before the tombstone. The heavens, seemingly understanding, became overcast with dark clouds, eventually leading to a light drizzle.

An umbrella popped open beside Liu Yun, followed by a woman's voice filled with slight apology; someone was holding an umbrella for him.

"Have you still not let go? Sorry, this was just an accident, and now that the secret formula for the traditional Chinese medicine has been made public, I suppose no one will care about you anymore."

It was the voice of Xueni, and on her person was a shining crystal—the symbol of their friendship with Liu Yun.

This crystal had been created by the Machine Race Clone to deceive others. Its computing power was still quite strong, though it certainly could not be compared to the Machine Race Clone itself. It could help Xueni and the others hack into any network, provide combat and training guidance, and facilitate communication between them.

"None of that matters. I intended to make the traditional Chinese medicine formula public anyway. Rather than that... don't you know that I have new Cell Evolution Fluid and Spirit of Vegetation?"

Under Xueni's attentive care, Liu Yun still found it hard to forget the past. He discussed future actions with her, and some information had already been disclosed within the team.

Little Red would not die in vain; Liu Yun secretly swore that once he reached the stage of a Universe Master in the future, he would definitely resurrect Little Red.

There was some information that Xueni would later prefer she had never known. She had followed Liu Yun the entire way, her goal being the issue of the new evolution fluid's distribution.

In the drizzle, the two walked on the grassland surrounding the cemetery. Xueni watched the rain clear and sighed slightly as she looked up.

Some people gained extraordinary abilities, like Yang Xiaolong and Ruby, only to be in a rush to use their super-computing power to hack into others' networks and pry into their privacy. Blacka, on the other hand, was more ambitious; as soon as she received the crystal ball, she immediately used it to assist in her cultivation, spending her days solely focused on practicing the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. Such were the differences in personal interests.

As a daughter of a major family, Xueni naturally needed to have a sense of the big picture; she wanted to secure benefits for her own family.

"I know that these things will completely change the landscape of this world. The Excalibur Brave is like the Mayflower from several hundred years ago, landing on Earth to change everything."

She walked beside Liu Yun and voiced her concerns. The traditional Chinese medicine formula had already caused such a massive upheaval; if the subsequent Cell Evolution Fluid and the cultivable Spirit of Vegetation were to appear, wouldn't it make the whole world boil over?

"Captain, I won't concern myself with the lives of others, but could my family obtain a franchise to manage a portion of the Cell Evolution Fluid? I mean, this is purely based on what is beneficial to you; after all, there are some markets that only we can open."

Xueni had been thinking about how to phrase these words. She certainly dared not overreach, but if she could secure an extra share of benefits under the right circumstances, she would definitely strive for it.

In comparison, Blacka, Ruby, Yang Xiaolong, and the others were much simpler; they hadn't even thought of such things.

"That you could think to this extent is already quite good! As for the matter of the Cell Evolution Fluid..."

Liu Yun briefly explained the next steps of his plan. First, the Cell Evolution Fluid was a benefit for the ordinary people of the China Region; it would certainly be provided to other survival bases only after the basic needs of the China Region's citizens were met.

Amidst the grass, Liu Yun spoke very bluntly.

"Let me put it this way! In the future, the Cell Evolution Fluid will be the new currency. If people from other bases want it, they can naturally exchange it for enough resources."

This statement made Xueni frown. She was incredibly clever; how could she not understand Liu Yun's meaning?

"You mean that in the future, other bases will only be able to provide cheap resources to the Huaxia Base? Fine, I understand what you mean. I think my family can still profit from this, I won't worry about it anymore."

In this world, only strength was hard currency, and the value of the Cell Evolution Fluid would be recognized as never before. In that case, the Cell Evolution Fluid would be the standard for measuring everything—it would be the new currency.

At the same time, inside the Huaxia Base, a group of military representatives were circling around Liu Ling.

"My god! Liu Yun really does have a new medicine formula. Quick, we must immediately put the formula into production!"

The group looked at the information sent by Liu Yun with great excitement. They saw the new medicine and its new active ingredients, the effects of which could turn every person into a warrior, or even a warrior at the War God stage.

This was enough to change the fate of the entire China. The most terrifying ability of the Machine Race base was the impact that technological breakthroughs brought to human society; now, the entire world was about to be changed by this alien technology base.

Liu Ling was among them, but her face held a sense of trepidation; she hadn't actually obtained much effective information.

"Liu Ling, you are now the highest person in charge of the Huaxia Research Base. The order is effective immediately!"

Two military representatives conveyed the order to Liu Ling once again. While it was Liu Yun who had chosen the military to enhance China's strength, Liu Ling's role in this could not be ignored.