Chapter 866 - 458: Back Then, Killing Them Was Like Slaughtering Dogs

Chapter 866: Chapter 458: Back Then, Killing Them Was Like Slaughtering Dogs

The trees beside the sentry post swayed gently in the cold wind.

On the branches, the barely visible swarm of Gu insects were bustling about!

There were worker insects busily building nests!

There were queen insects busily breeding!

There were servant insects guarding the eggs, even using their mandibles to tear them open, allowing the parasitic Gu insects inside to hatch!

This is a newly developed kingdom of Gu insects!

These are the first batch of parasitic Gu insects to break out of their eggs!

But from the moment they were born, tasks were inscribed into their bloodlines by the Gu Master!

Swish...

The taxi stopped.

Bang...

The taxi door opened.

Clatter...

Travelers dragging suitcases passed under the tree and entered the train station.

These parasitic Gu insects then swiftly flew up, their tiny forms barely visible, leaving no trace, flying to the travelers’ necks, under their scarves, and drilled through their pores!

Indeed, from this moment on, anyone leaving Yishui couldn’t simply depart.

As long as they entered this train station, they would inevitably be implanted with these imperceptible Gu!

...

The night’s reality corresponds to the daytime in dreams.

Whirl... Woo...

On Fox Mountain, the strong wind blew, yellow sand covered the sky.

In the Elixir Skin Workshop, Guo Kezhao guarded a valve, Fox Claw holding an oil can, was lubricating the valve.

"Whimpering?"

Lubricating and gently turning the valve at the same time.

Gradually, the valve’s "creaking" friction sound changed to a "swishing" gliding sound, with less resistance, noticeably smoother.

"Howl!"

It grinned, put the oil can back into the tool bag, and continued patrolling the production line, occasionally looking up at the pixelated banana leaves for instructions.

On this production line, the botanical facilities looked very busy!

Sometimes the vine silk rapidly twisted the valves!

Sometimes there were sounds of rapid opening and closing from the membrane inside the pipelines!

And in each pipe, the sound of flowing water fluctuated in intensity, constantly monitored and constantly adjusted.

Woo...

There was an air intake opening, the bladder hornflower spreading wide, sucking in air!

"Huh?"

Guo Kezhao couldn’t quite comprehend these, but it always felt impressive!

...

Outside the workshop, Bai Mo sat in a carriage, while monitoring the movements on the production line, was also browsing literature, learning about the Ancient Immortal Dynasty’s Danpi production.

[... Indeed, after two years, we still haven’t managed to run the entire production process]

[It’s simply infuriating!]

Bai Mo saw the Marquis’s failure diary, grinned, and continued reading.

[Running a workshop is really difficult]

[Those inferior materials thrown in are basically a waste of time]

[Even one inferior material can ruin ten superior materials]

[Those quickly-grown, ripened trash materials are the ultimate pest]

[One quickly-grown, ripened material can ruin a hundred superior materials]

[I’ve tried to grasp the supply chain tightly, guarded against those profiteers, yet still couldn’t prevent a small amount of quickly-grown, matured materials from sneaking into the bulk purchases]

[Just a bit of those quickly-grown, matured materials ruined our eight trial productions, delaying us for three months]

Ah?

Are quickly-grown, matured materials really that bad?

Can one ruin a hundred superior materials?

Bai Mo frowned, looking out the car window, at his own workshop, suddenly realizing that all thousands of materials in his production line were quickly-grown, matured goods, all of inferior quality, so there was no problem of one ruining another.

"Hoo..."

He sighed in relief.

[These suppliers are just too treacherous!]

[The esteemed Yaochi Holy Land, how could they do such a thing?]

[Really want to wrench their heads off!]

[But for now, I can’t overpower the Holy Land’s Princes, so I have to leave their heads intact!]

When the Marquis wrote these words, he must have been filled with rage, causing the strokes to be exceptionally sharp!

"Hehe."

Bai Mo was smiling when suddenly a furry figure burrowed into his arms, resting its head on his chest, and looking at the documents together.

"Whimper whimper!"

It was White Earrings; this little creature had just finished tidying up the "Persuasion Amplifier" and had nothing to do for the moment, so it scurried to its master’s embrace.

Bai Mo rubbed its plump belly and scratched its chubby chin.

"Then let’s look together."

After finishing this document, Bai Mo continued to search on the tablet, looking for the previously photographed documents, searching for more of the Marquis’s documents.

"Sigh, this one too?"

[...Our workshop’s master craftsmen were poached by Yaochi Holy Land]

[Six master craftsmen trained over two years, just gone like that]

[They were mere Sequence Seven Firemen, yet I provided them with Sequence Six Master of Communication amenities]

[They hadn’t interacted with the facilities, hadn’t touched the Elixir Skin; I handed them the keys to the expensive facilities and herb warehouses, using costly resources to help them gain experience]

[They didn’t understand the knowledge of refining Elixir Skin; I personally held classes, explaining step by step, helping them comprehend how to operate]

[But the suppliers of Yaochi Holy Land merely had a meal with them, promised them minor benefits, and they tottered off]

[What else can I say?]

[It’s too hard to build a career]

Seeing this, Bai Mo sighed lightly.

The Marquis woman sometimes is laughably absurd, yet she can indeed evoke sympathy at times.

His disciple, White Earrings, gazed up at his master, mimicking his sigh with a soft exhalation.

[Well, this time counts as avenging an old grudge]

Bai Mo saw the next sentence, not quite understanding.

How did revenge come into play again?

Bai Mo lifted the teacup, taking a sip, continuing to look at the document.

[Those six useless ones went to Yaochi Holy Land, participating in the Holy Land’s mega production line, but due to operational errors, they ruined the long-cycle production task]

[Hahaha, I am delighted]

[When I first heard about this, I couldn’t comprehend why]

[The six of them should have had rich experience by now, right?]

[Later, while studying documents one day, I suddenly discovered the issue]

[Turns out, the knowledge they learned about Elixir Skin was all from my explanations]

[But coincidentally, some parts I accidentally taught incorrectly]

"Pfft..."

Bai Mo nearly choked on the tea in his mouth.

So when Yaochi Holy Land poached the Marquis’s six master craftsmen, they also acquired the incorrect knowledge she once imparted?

It must be said, the accidental shot fired by the Marquis hit squarely in the center of Yaochi Holy Land’s mega production line’s forehead after such a long time.

"Uh... indeed, revenge was had."

He laughed while holding his disciple, sipping tea, and continued reading documents.

He read while occasionally glancing up in the direction of his own Elixir Skin production line.

"This production line is small in scale.

"By today evening, it should be able to deliver the goods."

Ten sets of Elixir Skin materials have been invested into the production line in total!

According to the Marquis’s documents, if three sets of Elixir Skin can be successfully produced from ten sets of materials, one can break even.

If five sets are successfully produced, it’s considered industry average.

If more than seven sets are produced successfully, it means making a substantial profit!

Bai Mo’s Divine Sense swept through the Elixir Skin Workshop like the wind, blowing through every corner of the workshop.

He saw complex changes occurring in the facilities, within the pipelines, with medicinal liquid flowing and hot and cold convection happening.

He meticulously inspected every detail, every characteristic indicator.

"So far, everything is normal."

But this is not something to be cheerful about.

In this type of production, any small disturbance can potentially trigger a rapid chain reaction affecting the entire production line!

Bai Mo lay back in the car seat, comfortably cuddling his disciple.

"Today, we will be here all day long, waiting until evening for the Elixir Skin to be produced.

"If this entire production process can run smoothly, then there’s no need to oversee it in the future."

Thus, the master and disciple lowered their heads again to continue looking at documents.

Sometimes, they looked over at Timid Daisy, Seven Emotions Straw, and other Immortal Grass beside them, tidying them up.

Unknowingly, the sky over Fox Mountain grew darker, evening began to fall.

Outside the car window, intense vibrations "buzz buzz buzz" could be heard!

Bai Mo turned his head to look over.

"Is it about to start delivering the goods?"