After watching Star Voyager’s livestream, Luna picked up the bottle containing fifty Jade Body Pills and kissed it. She was so happy that she looked like a proud peacock.
When Wang Chidong came home from work, he saw his fiancée smiling so brightly. The tension in his brows immediately softened.
Luna saw him and smiled. “You’re back~”
He stood nearby, undoing the buttons of his coat. He looked a little curious.
“What are you so happy about?”
“Nothing. I just bought something really good. Now I have a gift ready for your mother tomorrow!”
Luna carefully looked at her fiancé. Thinking of Star Voyager’s young, tender-looking face, she suddenly had the urge to trick him into taking one of the pills too.
No! No! Impulse is the devil!
Luna quickly pushed the image of a handsome young man out of her mind.
Wang Chidong’s gaze softened even more. He sat beside Luna and kissed her cheek.
“Whatever you give Mom, she’ll like it.”
Luna felt that she was becoming more and more fond of him.
Could this be a side effect of Enchanting Fragrance?
Even if it was, she didn’t care…
The next day, the two of them returned to the Wang family’s old residence. Luna gave her future mother-in-law ten Jade Body Pills, and the whole family enjoyed a warm and happy meal together.
The Wang family was extremely satisfied with their future daughter-in-law. She came from a family of equal standing, and they already knew her character and background well.
But as soon as they left the old residence, Luna received a notice that her vacation had ended early.
She had to return to the battlefield.
Wang Chidong was very reluctant to part with his newly engaged fiancée, but he couldn’t bring himself to say anything overly sentimental. After spending one night together, Luna simply packed her luggage and returned to her unit without hesitation.
Luna and the others soon left Capital Planet and headed for the brutal front lines.
No matter how fierce the war against the Zerg was, it could not affect the prosperity of Capital Planet or the peaceful life on Azure Star for the time being.
Since she still had enough credits, A-Wu stayed in her pharmaceutical room and focused on refining pills.
After studying for nearly half a month, she finally understood the characteristics of interstellar medicinal plants. Once she began refining pills again, everything went as smoothly as before.
After getting her greatest skill back, however, A-Wu was no longer in a hurry to refine pills.
She used the energy stones she had left and spent some time cultivating, making up for the cultivation she had neglected recently.
Only after restoring the cultivation she had fallen behind on did A-Wu have the leisure to log onto the Star Network and check the messages in her shop.
When she saw all kinds of wildly creative requests for medicines, she couldn’t help covering her forehead and laughing.
These interstellar netizens were really too funny.
Dandan came over holding a cleaning cloth and wiped the coffee table in front of A-Wu until it was spotless.
When he saw the messages on A-Wu’s screen, he thought about the few female customers who were always acting coquettishly toward him in the shop’s comment section.
He shuddered in confusion.
For some reason, he felt that his chip was getting goosebumps.
Actually, those customers had originally wanted to flirt with the handsome customer-service guy on the other side.
They just hadn’t expected the customer-service guy to be a robot!
They were still wondering why this handsome customer-service guy was so impossible to flirt with…
Dandan rolled over beside A-Wu and asked in confusion, “Master, the shop has been out of stock for so long. Why haven’t you released any new products?”
Hadn’t Master refined several new medicines recently?
A-Wu reached out and rubbed Dandan’s round, slightly peeling body. Her eyes darkened.
“There’s no hurry… Let’s wait a little longer.”
Once everyone who had bought the Jade Body Pills had taken them, she estimated that no matter what kind of pill she released or how high she priced it, people would rush to buy it!
She was no longer the same A-Wu who had just arrived in the interstellar era.
By now, A-Wu had a very thorough understanding of interstellar medicines.
Those ordinary medicines were simply incomparable to her pills!
The only thing she cared about was the legendary Genetic Evolution Potion.
These potions were divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. They were said to increase the user’s potential while also improving their physical condition.
She really wanted to get one and study it.
Unfortunately, her citizen level wasn’t high enough, so she didn’t have permission to buy one.
To increase one’s citizen level, one had to make a certain contribution to society. The process was either troublesome and time-consuming or extremely dangerous.
A-Wu had no plans to do that for now.
Interstellar citizens were divided into six levels, from Level 1 to Level 6. A-Wu’s citizen level was Level 3, which was enough for her to travel freely between different planets without restrictions.
She simply couldn’t settle permanently on planets of Grade A or above.
She wondered how the Genetic Evolution Potion compared with the Bone-Washing Pill from the cultivation world.
Thinking about all the strange and incurable genetic diseases in this world, A-Wu estimated that it was probably inferior.
At that thought, she immediately became cautious and temporarily removed the Bone-Washing Pill from the list of medicines she planned to sell.
The Genetic Evolution Potion was currently a rare product monopolized by the Federation government.
She had no desire to provoke such a powerful authority.
After choosing the next pill she would release, A-Wu decided to make another batch of Enchanting Fragrance and Jade Body Pills.
Otherwise, the comment section of her shop was about to be flooded!
Seeing so many complaints from customers who were angry that she hadn’t announced the new products in advance, A-Wu pursed her lips and smiled.
This time, she kindly posted a restocking notice ahead of time.
Alchemist: Dear customers~ Our shop will restock tomorrow at 8 a.m. There will be one hundred pills of each type. Please look forward to it~
A-Wu didn’t bother reading the replies.
She logged off the Star Network and prepared to refine the pills.
As for why she was waiting until tomorrow morning to restock…
Obviously, she hadn’t finished making the medicines yet!
Making two hundred pills in one day was already her limit, even with the help of interstellar pharmaceutical equipment.
After all, she was only at the second level of Qi Refining!
A-Wu casually picked up a hairpin and tied her thick, shiny black hair into a bun.
She checked the types and quantities of the medicinal plants she had bought and decided to refine some Qi-Replenishing Pills for herself while she was at it.
Unfortunately, one of the main ingredients she had bought this time, Seven-Leaf Grass, was not as old as the one she had previously encountered on the Star Network.
The resulting pills would definitely be weaker.
She had also contacted Tao She, but for some reason, she had been unable to reach him.
A-Wu remembered the medicinal plants she had seen when she first met Tao She on the Star Network.
The herbs he sold had been both high-quality and reasonably priced…
The Tao She that A-Wu had finally remembered was currently on a warship belonging to the Federation’s First Legion, looking like he was about to cry.
Seeing Luna happily exchanging messages with her fiancé, Tao She sat gloomily in his chair.
His life was really too difficult.
He had finally met someone he wanted to marry, but before he could even see her a second time, his commander had dragged him back for extra training!
After finally finishing the extra training, he had wanted to find A-Wu.
Then he suddenly received a notice that his vacation had ended!
With an emergency recall like this, he probably wouldn’t be able to return to Capital Planet for several months.
His journey to find a partner had been pushed far into the future again…
He wondered if A-Wu would already have someone by the time he returned.
The thought made Tao She cover his face and sigh repeatedly.
Seeing Luna constantly showing off her happy relationship made him feel even more like crying.
Perhaps because she had been enjoying the benefits of love, Tao She felt that Luna looked much prettier than before.
That only made his heart ache even more.
Holding his chest, he returned to his quarters.
On the table sat a neatly wrapped package.
It was the medicine A-Wu had personally sent him.
Tao She had been so busy that he hadn’t even had time to open it before he was sent back to the front lines.
He picked up the package and opened it.
Inside were two small jade bottles.
They were made from ordinary blue-green jade and weren’t particularly valuable, but they felt warm and smooth in his hand and looked beautiful no matter how he examined them.
He suddenly thought of something and gave a silly smile before picking up the two bottles.
One bottle contained the Enchanting Fragrance he had bought. He already knew what it did.
The other bottle was probably the gift A-Wu had mentioned.
He looked at the label on the bottle.
As he read the listed effects and instructions, his relaxed expression gradually became serious.
The description was rather vague and not very easy to understand.
But one phrase immediately caught his attention:
“Strengthens the muscles and bones and improves physical fitness.”
In the Federation, whether it was Genetic Evolution Potion that could increase human potential or other medicines that could improve physical strength or mental power, all of them were strictly controlled.
Very few were available on the open market.
Tao She’s mother was the president of the Interstellar Pharmacists Association.
Although he didn’t know how to make medicines himself, he had grown up around pharmaceutical knowledge and therefore knew quite a lot about medicinal plants and medicines.
He had never seen a pill like the one A-Wu had sent him.
If its effects really were as powerful as the label claimed, he needed to think carefully about what to do next.
Tao She looked serious.
He wasn’t worried that the Federation would harm A-Wu.
Whether it was the Federation or the Pharmacists Association, young and talented pharmacists were generally protected.
What worried him were the Federation’s enemies and criminals such as interstellar pirates.
If they found out that A-Wu could make such a powerful medicine, they would probably do everything they could to kidnap her!
The most important thing now was to test the pill.
If its effects were real, he had to notify his mother and make sure A-Wu received protection as soon as possible.
Tao She frowned, his dark eyes carrying a hint of worry.
Once again, he remembered A-Wu’s polite and distant smile.
Following the instructions on the label, he prepared a bathtub filled with hot water and threw several high-grade energy stones into it.
Only then did he take off his clothes and step into the bath.
Once everything was ready, he put the pill, which gave off a faint grassy scent, into his mouth.
Before he could even taste it, the pill melted into liquid and flowed down his throat.
Tao She smacked his lips.
“Hmm. It really tastes like grass. Not bad. I thought it would taste terrible.”
He leaned back in the bathtub and quietly waited for the medicine to take effect.
Not long after, he felt a stream of heat rise from his lower abdomen and instantly spread throughout his entire body!
A moment later, a numb and itchy sensation spread through every part of his body.
An unprecedented feeling of emptiness made Tao She let out a low gasp.
It was several times more uncomfortable than when his ability was completely exhausted!
Fortunately, the sensation didn’t last long.
The emptiness that seemed to come from deep within his bones was soon filled with a tremendous amount of energy.
Tao She let out a long breath of relief.
He leaned against the bathtub, relaxed his body, stretched his muscles, and carefully felt the changes taking place inside him.
An hour later, Tao She stood up from the water.
Warm water continued flowing over his muscular body from above.
He looked down at the energy stones he had thrown into the bathtub.
Several high-grade energy stones had already become useless pieces of stone!
The speed at which the pill absorbed energy was much faster than when he normally trained his ability.
He grabbed a towel, wrapped it around his waist, and walked out of the bathroom.
With every movement, the contours of his muscles shifted, displaying a powerful and masculine beauty.
His appearance seemed almost unchanged.
But…
His physical strength had risen by one minor rank in just one hour!
One minor rank might not sound like much.
But he was already a B+ physical-strength user!
Being able to directly raise a high-level physical-strength user by an entire rank…
How many people would go crazy for something like this?
Even A-Wu herself had not expected such an effect.
The Muscle and Bone Strengthening Pill was simply a common pill frequently used by body cultivators to support their physical training.
But judging from the results, its effects were clearly excellent.
At the time, however, A-Wu hadn’t understood the situation in the interstellar world.
Giving away such a valuable pill had indeed been rather reckless.
If it were now, she probably wouldn’t give it away either.
Tao She clenched his fist.
The difference between A-rank and B-rank strength was enormous.
His feelings were incredibly complicated.
Thinking about how easily A-Wu had given him such a precious medicine, he felt both happy and frustrated.
He had discovered its value so late!
She was so kind and innocent.
What if some bad people had already set their sights on her?
A-Wu: I’m not! I didn’t! I just randomly picked the cheapest pill to use as a free gift! I was too naive when I first arrived here. I’ll never do that again!
Tao She changed his clothes, opened an encrypted communication channel, and contacted his mother.
After explaining everything in detail, he asked her to protect A-Wu.
Tao She’s mother, Tao Wan, was a gentle human woman.
She had long brown hair, and her blue eyes were full of warmth and laughter.
“I understand. I’ll handle this properly. I absolutely won’t let her be put in danger.”
Tao Wan looked at her son and covered her mouth as she laughed.
“So Ah-She finally understands love too~ You have to work hard! When Mom was your age, I had already given birth to you~”
She didn’t even wait for Tao She’s ears to turn completely red before ending the call.
Tao She’s mother had never married.
Instead, she had chosen to have Tao She through assisted reproduction, carrying him herself.
Tao She had grown up by her side, and the relationship between mother and son was very close.
With his face burning red, Tao She let his imagination run wild for a while.
But then he remembered that he probably wouldn’t be able to return for several months.
His mood immediately sank.
He had completely lost the excitement he used to have about going to the battlefield!
He decided to go to the training ground and find someone to “spar” with.
He needed to work off all the frustration in his heart!