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A good friend had dropped from the sky-a good friend Zhang Xuezhou had rescued himself.

Luo Burang wanted to be good friends with Zhang Xuezhou, and Zhang Xuezhou certainly wouldn't refuse.

After visiting the A9 Research Institute in person, the two of them had settled their agreement.

Zhang Manqian didn't hear the news until dinner.

"So the money we saved for the exotic beasts will soon be gone?" Zhang Manqian asked.

"More or less. I need to buy around four hundred portions of culture medium from Professor Zhou. They're fifty thousand each, so that's twenty million. The exotic beasts will be the biggest expense, though. We can't catch that many, so we'll have to buy them outright. There's no getting around that expense, and the starting budget could be around two hundred million!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, indicating that the money they had saved was nowhere near enough.

If he hadn't been certain they could produce a finished product and sell it legally, a loss on this scale would have been enough to bankrupt an ordinary small Lineage outright.

Zhang Xuezhou was playing for high stakes. He hadn't even tested Luo Burang's actual ability to make blood serums, which left Zhang Manqian somewhat worried.

"There's no real problem. At worst, we can go back to Qinmeng and pick up exotic beasts again," Zhang Xuezhou said with a wave. "Besides, I can make money taming exotic beasts. Even if the research fails, saving up two hundred million to pay off the debt won't be a problem!"

With his reputation currently in good standing, Zhang Xuezhou figured borrowing money wouldn't be difficult, and even if things went off the rails, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Although it was hard labor relying on his own strength, Zhang Xuezhou really did have a well-paid