Chapter 188: Leave or Stay

Gu Weilan bared her teeth. “I want to set up a production line on the border habitable planet, Chunwei Star. Right now, I’m rushing to make some basic Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid. Later, I plan to have this factory directly produce the Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid.”

Old Mrs. Bai typed a message and deleted it. After thinking for a long time, she finally sent out the most straightforward question: “You’ve researched the Mid level formula so quickly?”

Gu Weilan replied, “[Mouse nodding GIF] It’s done. Plus, I and several of my Beast Husbands have already tried it, and the results are pretty good.”

Old Mrs. Bai thought of what Vice Admiral Wu had said—that after using the bath liquid she formulated herself, Gu Weilan underwent an atavistic transformation into the Treasure Hunting Mouse Clan.

She was deeply tempted.

She knew that by offering to give away the profits, Gu Weilan was implying she didn’t want to take Bai Yanli and Rong Hua Jin as her Beast Husbands.

Therefore, Old Mrs. Bai didn’t use this matter to test or question Gu Weilan at all.

She said directly, “Go ahead and do it. If anything happens, Great-grandmother will back you up.”

Only then did Gu Weilan relax, directly handing the task over to Zhan Heng and Fu Qianshan.

“One of you will help me put together a team, and the other will handle the site selection and oversee the construction. For purchasing equipment, just use the remaining influence of the Interstellar Alliance. Get this done as soon as possible.

“I’m going to check on Shen Mianzhou.”

Gu Weilan stood up briskly, then turned to rub Zhan Heng’s cheek. “You’ve lost weight! Make sure you eat well! Wait for me to come back!”

In the Healing Pod, Shen Mianzhou looked so deadly pale that it seemed his days were numbered.

Gu Weilan clenched her jaw.

She asked the medic to open the Healing Pod first.

The medic, fully suited in proper protective gear, checked the authorization letter on Gu Weilan’s Light Brain before opening the Healing Pod.

Gu Weilan placed her hand on Shen Mianzhou’s arm and directly released the Wood Talent Skill, Devouring Vitality.

The parasitic insect clan was truly formidable; they had indeed evolved!

Gu Weilan quickly located the parasitic insect clan and their eggs, devouring all their vitality. She then carefully checked Shen Mianzhou’s body two more times.

Afterward, she wiped a thin layer of sweat from her forehead.

“The parasitic insect clan has gotten smarter this time. They burrow into Beastmen’s cells and pretend to be a part of them.

“When the vaccine kills off half their bodies, they lay low. During the slow recovery process, they upgrade their survivability once again.”

The medic’s expression turned grave. “So you’re saying they’ve learned to lie dormant and mimic our own cells?”

Gu Weilan nodded. “Yes. They’re getting more and more cunning now.”

The medic’s mouth twitched. “Then… doesn’t that mean they’re going to be increasingly difficult to kill?”

Gu Weilan waved her hand. “I’ll go to the front lines to get some evolved parasitic insect clan samples.

“Submit a report to Vice Admiral Wu. Tell him to prepare to coordinate with the situation on the front lines, continue the experiments, and develop an updated version of the vaccine.”

The medic opened his mouth. “But you’re neither a legion soldier nor a military academy cadet. You’re not allowed to go to the front lines.”

“Our family has assets here,” she countered.

The medic pursed his lips. “I’ll report this to my superiors then.”

Gu Weilan nodded. She waited for Shen Mianzhou’s Healing Pod to close again before she left.

Xie Jing was standing at the door. Seeing Gu Weilan come out, he couldn’t help but say, “Female Master, we can go and get the parasitic insect clan for you…”

Gu Weilan shook her head. “Once the parasitic insect clan leaves their carrier, they age rapidly after a short while, unless they find their next host.

“It’ll be very difficult for you to find something as small as the parasitic insect clan. By the time you spot them, they will have already burrowed into your bodies.

“Moreover, the parasitic insect clan inside a Beastman’s body is incredibly hard to extract, unless the Beastman dies.

“But I’m different. I can sense the parasitic insect clan’s Life Source.”

Although this was only because Pomegranate Seed scanned them for her, allowing her to accurately locate the parasitic insect clan’s Life Source, that didn’t matter.

Gu Weilan only went to the front lines once, and she was only permitted to go up and collect the parasitic insect clan during a truce with the Insect Clan. Nevertheless, the results were good! She indeed managed to acquire quite a few of the evolved parasitic insect clan.

In his laboratory on Vega Star, Vice Admiral Wu worked overtime to study the advanced parasitic insect clan. Meanwhile, Gu Weilan’s factory had already been built!

Another batch of Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid was transported to the front lines.

Gu Weilan ignored the controversies on the internet. Some people argued that she should lower her fees at a time like this and shouldn’t take the opportunity to launch the Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid. Others praised her for working hard to develop the Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid during a crisis, thereby reducing the chances of Beastmen being infected by the evolved parasitic insect clan.

Gu Weilan turned a deaf ear to their comments, because Shen Mianzhou had finally woken up.

Looking at Shen Mianzhou, whose legs had grown new flesh, Gu Weilan buried her head in his embrace without saying a word.

Shen Mianzhou gently patted Gu Weilan’s back. “I’m fine now… don’t worry.”

Gu Weilan clenched her jaw and remained silent.

She had Shen Mianzhou, Zhan Heng, and Xie Jing all use the Mid level Body Refining Bath. As for Shi Lingfeng, she asked the young female delivering supplies to bring a set over to him as well.

Zhan Heng and Shen Mianzhou were still uneasy about Gu Weilan staying on the front lines and earnestly persuaded her to go back.

“So many military academy soldiers have rushed over now.

“You should head back home. We’re here on the front lines, so there’s nothing to worry about for the time being.”

Gu Weilan knew that if Zhan Heng and the others kept worrying about her, they would likely get distracted during combat on the front lines. She thought about it, video-called Shi Lingfeng for a while, and finally decided to return.

But before leaving, she left two sets of her specially formulated Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid each for Bai Wanli and Rong Wenjin. Gritting her teeth, she also left a set each for Ji Yanqing and Mo Ji.

It wasn’t that Gu Weilan wanted to rekindle any romance with them. Rather, she needed these Beastmen to use these excellent products so she could leverage their influence to let more Beastmen know that the Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid was effective as well.

By the time Gu Weilan returned to the villa at the Central Beastman Academy, Gu Qianmiao could already say “Mother”!

However, not long after Gu Weilan arrived at the academy, the Insect Clan seemed to show signs of retreating. They had lost too many insects!

At first, the academy soldiers deployed there were looked down upon in various ways by the regular army. But they were truly fighting tooth and nail!

Moreover, they weren’t lacking in funds. Using the Star Coins provided by their mothers and fathers, they purchased the Bloodline Purification Bath, which Gu Weilan had specially infused with the medicinal liquid. This made these academy soldiers even more formidable.

Their fearless drive caused the Insect Clan to continually throw themselves into the slaughter, losing countless insects in the process.

The Insect Mother finally couldn’t withstand such heavy sacrifices. Despite such massive losses, they hadn’t even managed to conquer a single Resource Star. They were finally feeling some fear.

However, the Beastmen weren’t sure if they were truly afraid, or if they were just retreating to their wormhole to figure out a way to concentrate their forces for a surprise attack on a single location.

The battlefield was now in a state of semi-ceasefire. Small groups of the Insect Clan were still constantly carrying out harassing attacks, but there were no more large-scale offensives.

Yet, Gu Weilan was more worried than before.

During a video call with Zhan Heng and the others, she firmly demanded, “Shen Mianzhou needs to come back first.

“In fact, I want Zhan Heng, Xie Jing, and Shi Lingfeng to all come back!

“If we lose the Resource Star, we can always make more money to invest and buy another one. But if we lose you guys, we lose everything.”

Zhan Heng pursed his lips and thought for a moment. “I’m thinking of going to support Shi Lingfeng’s side. We have the most Beastmen stationed here. I suspect that Shi Lingfeng’s side will be targeted by the Insect Clan.”