The Blood Pearl, once regarded as an ominous thing, had suddenly become a prized delicacy.
Reclining in his chair, Gu Yuan watched the villagers leave one after another, lifted his cup, and took a sip of tea.
There was still plenty of time. No rush.
At this moment, Gu Yuan's cultivation had risen to the eighth rank of the Ninth Tribulation.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.
Three months had changed far too much.
Whether it was the villagers here or those from nearby villages—
Even at night, people knelt before electric fans, praying for the gods' protection.
Qi Refinement cultivators were everywhere.
Those with good luck and thriving businesses had now reached at least Foundation Establishment.
The quality of this batch was lacking, but their numbers were quite considerable.
No.
There were also some of excellent quality.
For example, An Changhai, who had been modified by technological civilization.
Peak Foundation Establishment.
It had taken only three months.
His comprehension had truly undergone a qualitative leap.
It had to be said, that so-called Empire's technology was indeed impressive.
The only pity was the Thought Steel Seal.
During this period, Gu Yuan had also been keeping an eye on Zhang Wei.
This man's movements were confined entirely to the city. He simply never went anywhere else.
Still, since he could freeload, there was no reason not to.
Over the past three months, Gu Yuan had guided quite a few people with fairly good talent to wander past Zhang Wei.
The results were not bad.
Including the one who had just emerged from the laboratory, there were already thirty-one.
What a good man.
Even Gu Yuan could not help praising this senior researcher.
If this wasn't a good man, then what was?
After all, Gu