Moving Forward

Zhang Xuezhou thought he would just be spending his time playing PUBG in Beirehe and doing some testing on the Spirit-Forging Pill, but he never expected to be able to conduct some real related research.

In just five days, a fleet of large white trucks delivered the equipment to the North Rehe Institute.

The B13 Research Institute originally belonged to Wang Yi'an of the Wang Household, and with the help of equipment provided by Wang Haoran, it eventually became a medical laboratory with basic research capabilities.

This situation left Zhang Xuezhou with regret.

Xu Shengzhi and the others stared wide-eyed.

After raising the black-striped chickens for nearly two years, they finally saw signs of progress in their research.

Truckloads of equipment—this is the kind of equipment many people dream of owning.

This involves many instruments such as micro-observation, fusion, separation, culture, modulation, and detection, and the different levels of precision correspond to different experimental levels.

Some experiments cannot be carried out without these high-precision instruments and can only remain at the level of theoretical construction.

The B13 Institute originally had some research equipment, but as the research nature of this area declined, the equipment became old, damaged, or was moved away, leaving the institute with only a title and lacking the real supporting research capabilities.

"These black-spotted chickens we raise are really well-treated; they even have professional equipment for data testing!"

Xu Shengzhi murmured, imagining all sorts of scientific research tests on the black-spotted chicken. He felt as if he had participated in a major project.

Researcher Huang Xiaoya has been in Beirehe for seven years, and this is the first time she has seen these medical research devices.

Another new researcher, Zhu Feng, spent his days reading books, newspapers, and watching the news at the institute. Later, he even ended up raising chickens. If it weren't for the arrival of research equipment, he would have almost forgotten his profession.

As for Cai Li, who was in charge of security, he felt very excited. In the past, the research institute was deserted and even birds did not want to fly over to defecate. But now the research institute not only had a large number of experimental materials (black-tailed chickens) that needed to be guarded, but also a large number of medical instruments. He felt that his security skills had finally come in handy.

The group watched the installers busily installing and debugging the machines, their faces beaming with excitement.

"These devices may contain the primary blood agents needed for sequencers; should we give them a try?"

Zhang Manqian was both excited and somewhat solemn.

This was the prototype of Zhang Household's laboratory; she hadn't expected it to reach a preliminary scale so quickly.

Although even the few researchers involved were on secondment, this was indeed a laboratory under their control.

This laboratory may not need to generate actual economic output or sell its research products, but it is a project they must maintain and develop.

Only by continuing to develop will they be able to avoid being arbitrarily overpriced and controlled when facing high-end gene products such as blood serums.

They haven't had much contact yet, but this is an inevitable issue that will arise as they develop and move forward.

Although their experiments involved repeatedly following existing research steps, it was only through numerous repetitions that they were able to move forward step by step.

To have the potential to formulate advanced blood agents, one must at least go through the initial blood agent stage and accumulate enough experience to avoid repeated failures in higher-level experimental cultures, which would lead to even greater waste.

Zhang Manqian's seriousness stemmed from the fact that such repetitive experiments were expensive projects, and only she could control them. Otherwise, if the relevant talent were poached, all their accumulated investment would be wasted.

"I think we can give it a try," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"The cost of the materials alone is at least this much," Zhang Manqian said, holding up one finger. "And this money is completely wasted. Neither you nor I need these low-end blood serums, and few people would dare to use them!"

"Our family can easily support ten million, right?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully. "Not to mention the revenue from live streaming, our family also participated in film and television dramas, and we get corresponding dividends. The money that the four of us share in a year should be enough for one development project!"

"That drama was heavily criticized, with people saying that the low-quality special effects affected the ratings, and many places refused to broadcast it after seeing the sample episodes," Zhang Manqian said.

"Haven't you secured a local TV station in Western Capital yet?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

"I heard that Western Capital has already banned the broadcasting of some provincial TV station signals. We definitely can't win against Western Capital in this matter, but we won't get the money so quickly either," Zhang Manqian said, spreading her hands. "If our family of four gets a combined dividend of two million this year, we'll be considered lucky."

"That's a bit too little!"

"Adding to the criticism and commentary in the editorials, and the fact that they deliberately scheduled the shows for non-prime time slots, some even in the midnight slot, the local ratings are probably going to be pretty bad. We don't know how things will turn out!"

"How are the broadcast results in Western Capital?"

"They say it has a 3% viewership rating, which seems to make it a very popular drama!"

After discussing family income with Zhang Manqian, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but think that the debt owed to Professor Luo Hui could be delayed, and the high-end crane blood agent in Zhou Yueyan's laboratory could be processed first, but the order and delivery could be made after sufficient cash was available.

While high-end medical care can bring tangible returns, Zhang Manqian's scientific research is merely a trial run of repeated experiments, without any corresponding output.

This action made Zhang Manqian hesitate for a moment, and she only felt at ease after Zhang Xuezhou gave his support.

These funds can eventually be obtained by simply shifting, squeezing, or delaying them, but the accumulated experience requires repeated effort.

As you do repetitive tasks a lot, you gain experience, which will inevitably increase your success rate when performing more difficult experiments.

"Once we go to Qinmeng to expand our territory, we'll save a lot of money on these experimental materials," Zhang Xuezhou said.

The most expensive raw material for the gene serum is the alien beasts from the Qin Meng Ruins. This not only requires hunting and capturing them, but also crossing vast oceans or airspace to return to the Scarlet Alliance State.

This market is rife with competition and murder, which has kept prices consistently high.

Even when the hunter himself submits the mission, the reward is tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. But once it has been passed around a couple of times, the price skyrockets.

However, the necessary materials still need to be purchased, regardless of their type. Zhang Manqian can make the necessary purchases first and then conduct the experiments.

"We know absolutely nothing about Qin Meng's side..."

"Ultimately, we need to move upwards. The blood serum is hard to come by, and the materials are equally difficult to purchase. This can only be addressed by combining both approaches."

Zhou Rihui and the others all need to go to Qin Meng. As long as they continue to strive for improvement in Gene Fighting Technique, they will not be able to avoid these things.

Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian discussed the matter in private.

Only after a small red truck swayed into the North Rehe Research Center and honked its horn several times did Zhang Xuezhou raise his head.

Are those all materials for Spirit-Forging Pill?

"Right!"

Zhang Manqian asked a question, which made Zhang Xuezhou nod repeatedly.

Compared to when he used to hire a deliveryman to carry sacks when refining the Origin-Nurturing Pill, he has now upgraded his methods and started using trucks to transport the medicinal herbs, with the purchase amount reaching 200,000 yuan.

Compared to genetic studies, the cost of the raw materials he purchased for refining elixirs was negligible.

But this is what is required for cultivating realm techniques.

As long as there is no competition, the price of these raw materials will be surprisingly low.

If the combination is successful, Zhang Xuezhou's expenses for all the Spirit-Forging Pill before reaching the Body Transformation Realm will only be tens of thousands of yuan.