A-Wu had just received the passing inspection report for the Enchanting Fragrance, but she had absolutely no idea that her medicine had caused such a commotion in the Pharmaceutical Research Institute.
At that moment, she was happily logging onto the Star Network.
She had just received her Federation subsidy, so she used the money to open a Star Network shop.
Since she had to save enough credits to buy nutrient solutions and energy blocks, A-Wu had no extra money to decorate the shop.
She could only use the simple default decoration provided by the Star Network.
Following the procedure, she named the shop Pill Shop.
She then uploaded the Enchanting Fragrance and its inspection report.
And just like that, the Enchanting Fragrance became the only product in her shop.
A-Wu only had two bottles of Enchanting Fragrance left.
Each bottle contained one hundred pills, giving her a total of only two hundred pills.
She did not have enough medicinal herbs to make more, and she might not be able to find suitable substitutes anytime soon.
Every pill she sold meant one less pill in her hands.
Naturally, she could not set the price too low!
A-Wu compared the prices of pharmaceuticals on the Star Network.
She discovered that even the cheapest medicine for treating minor injuries cost at least fifty credits per bottle—and one bottle was only enough for a single dose.
After thinking it over, A-Wu set the price at 2,999 credits per pill.
The Enchanting Fragrance remained effective for twenty-four hours, or forty-eight hours!
At that price, it was definitely not expensive.
She urgently needed credits.
But she did not have enough money to buy an advertising slot, and she certainly did not have the time to sit around waiting for people to discover her shop.
After all, even the finest wine can remain unknown if the shop is hidden in a deep alley.
A-Wu frowned.
How could she sell her pills quickly?
Just as A-Wu was worrying about this problem, Tao She, who had been hanging around the Star Network for the past few days, finally noticed that the girl he had been thinking about had logged on!
Tao She excitedly jumped out of his chair.
He quickly arranged the medicinal herbs that had been randomly piled on his stall, straightened his hair twice, and then sent A-Wu a message while trying to sound calm and reserved.
Tao She: You’re on the Star Network! If you have time, come take a look at my new medicinal herbs.
When A-Wu received the message, her eyes immediately lit up.
She quickly packaged her shop address and sent it to Tao She.
Lin Wu: Thank you. I don’t need to buy any medicinal herbs right now. I just opened a new shop. You’re welcome to visit~
After reading the message, Tao She realized that she was not coming over.
He felt disappointed for two seconds.
But when he saw the little “oh” at the end and the wavy line after it, his mood immediately began to flutter again.
He quickly replied:
Tao She: Sure, sure~ Congratulations on opening your shop!
Tao She clicked into A-Wu’s shop.
When he saw that she was still using the Star Network’s default simple decoration, he was a little surprised.
Most people nowadays liked to decorate their shops themselves and experiment with all kinds of strange styles.
He had not seen anyone use the default simple decoration for a long time.
But suddenly, he felt that it actually looked quite nice!
He opened the product page.
There was only one type of medicine in the shop.
The sales were still zero.
Tao She was stunned for a moment.
But since this was the person he liked, of course he had to support her!
He prepared to buy seventy or eighty pills just to support his sweetheart.
He clicked the purchase button.
Then he looked at the price.
And nearly cried.
This price was completely inconsistent with the cheap-looking decoration!
What the heck?!
Tao She immediately regretted his recent spending.
Why had he bought himself a new mecha as soon as he returned to the Capital Planet?
Now he was completely broke.
He did not even have enough money to pursue the woman he liked.
How tragic could life be?!
Tao She reluctantly bought three pills.
Only then did he look at the inspection report and the description of the medicine.
And that was when Tao She discovered that the medicine his future girlfriend had recommended was actually a sexual stimulant!
When he first saw the name, he had thought it was simply an artistic name chosen by a young woman.
The pharmaceutical report clearly showed that it was an excellent medicine.
It had absolutely no side effects and even had the additional effect of improving physical fitness.
But none of that changed the fact that it was that kind of medicine!
Why had Lin Wu recommended this medicine to him?
Did she really have absolutely no romantic interest in him?
Or was she secretly hinting that he should…
go find her?
Tao She thought about it carefully.
He soon realized that Lin Wu really might not have any feelings for him in that way at all.
The depressed Tao She quickly cheered himself up again.
His appearance on the Star Network was much worse than his real appearance.
It was normal that Lin Wu might not be interested in him.
He still had a chance!
Since the Pharmaceutical Research Institute’s inspection report proved that the medicine really worked, Tao She had no money left to buy more of A-Wu’s pills.
So he simply threw the shop link into his group chat.
Big Tao: Don’t miss this! Top-quality medicine at an unbelievable bargain! Limited quantity, first come, first served!
Fatty: Big Tao! Horrified Did your account get hacked?!
Skinny: Maybe he got transmigrated into another person~ Laughing
Big Tao: Get lost. (︶︹︺)
Rose: It’s really him. Confirmed!
Fatty: Ah! Rose is back~ hugging her leg
Rose: Get lost~ I came back with my brother.
Luna: Ehhhhh! Did the captain succeed in finding a partner?
Rose: As if! Everything was going well at first, but as soon as they started talking about having children, my brother got into a fight with the other person!
Skinny: What happened? Surprised
Rose: The other person wanted my brother to carry a child inside his body…
Fatty: Horrified…
Skinny: …
Luna: …
Big Tao: …I kind of want to see what the captain would look like carrying a baby. Hahaha.
Rose: My brother is in the group right now…
Big Tao: …………….
Qi Yuzhan: Come back for extra training.
Tao She immediately shut off the holographic screen with a slap.
He pretended he had not seen anything and nervously patted his chest.
Only then did he happily continue messaging A-Wu.
Tao She: Such a good medicine, and it’s actually this cheap! I bought three pills. Unfortunately, I spent all my money on a mecha recently. Otherwise, I would have bought them all!
After sending that, he secretly sent A-Wu a picture of his new mecha.
It was the latest A-grade mecha, the Iron Feather Whirlwind.
It was a customized model that cost tens of millions of credits at the very least.
A-Wu had already received a Star Network notification.
Three of her pills had been sold.
With that income, she finally had a little breathing room.
Her mood immediately improved.
Lin Wu: Thank you for your purchase! You’re my very first customer! I’ll send you a little gift~
Tao She stared at the message and became completely absorbed in his own happiness.
He even paused his stall because he did not want other people interrupting his conversation.
Tao She: I also recommended your shop to my friends~
A-Wu had not expected Tao She to be so helpful.
She decided to give him a bigger gift.
After chatting with Tao She for a little while longer, A-Wu learned that he was actually an A-grade ability user.
She was surprised for a moment before logging off the Star Network and preparing to mail his pills.
A-Wu had promised to give Tao She a big gift, so she naturally would not go back on her word.
The inspection results of the Enchanting Fragrance had given her complete confidence in her pills.
When she prepared Tao She’s package, she secretly placed another pill inside.
This pill was designed to strengthen muscles and bones.
Tao She had said that he was an A-grade ability user.
That meant he was almost certainly a member of the military.
The Federation had an explicit rule that ability users ranked B-grade or above had to join the military.
As a soldier, no matter how powerful one’s ability was, there would always be times when it was exhausted.
Having greater physical strength could sometimes save a person’s life!
A-Wu thoughtfully wrote down the pill’s effects on a small note and attached it to the porcelain bottle.
After Tao She left the group chat, everyone else settled down as well.
Only Luna, driven by her curiosity and love of gossip, clicked on the link Tao She had posted.
When Luna saw the effects of the Enchanting Fragrance, her eyes widened in surprise.
She rolled her eyes thoughtfully.
Then, without saying anything in the group chat, she quietly bought ten pills.
Over the next few days, more than twenty additional pills were sold little by little.
Most of the buyers had simply stumbled across A-Wu’s shop by accident.
After seeing the effects of the medicine, they secretly bought a small supply.
They were preparing to do something important.
A-Wu suddenly had a large amount of credits deposited into her account.
She immediately bought several energy stones so she could cultivate.
The feeling of absorbing energy stones was wonderful.
For someone like A-Wu, who had no spiritual energy to absorb from the surrounding environment, it immediately gave her a tremendous sense of security.
It also strengthened her determination to sell her pills properly.
After finishing her cultivation, A-Wu immediately went to the Star Network and bought several pieces of pharmaceutical equipment she had liked the previous time.
Her account balance immediately dropped back down to three digits.
A-Wu endured the pain of spending so much money and logged off the Star Network.
Less than fifteen minutes later, the equipment had already been delivered to her doorstep.
The delivery worker was a humanoid robot.
It stepped out of the cockpit of the cargo aircraft and slightly bowed to A-Wu.
“Delivery worker No. 89757 at your service.”
A-Wu asked Robot No. 89757 to help carry all the equipment into the original owner’s study.
After finishing the job, the robot said in a stiff electronic voice,
“Your goods have been delivered and received. If you’re satisfied with the service, please give me a five-star review, dear~”
A-Wu did not know whether it was a mechanical lifeform or not.
But it had done its job very well and had been extremely polite.
She seriously gave it a perfect five-star review.
“Thank you for your help today~”
A-Wu felt as if the robot’s pale-blue mechanical eyes had become a little brighter.
She was not sure if it was just her imagination.
“Thank you,” the robot replied.
After seeing the robot off, A-Wu returned to the study.
She rearranged the room and, with Dandan’s help, transformed it into a proper pharmaceutical laboratory.
Now that she temporarily had enough money, A-Wu took a long-term view.
She dug out the pharmaceutical textbooks and instructional videos that the original owner had purchased and began studying them again.
A-Wu already had excellent skills in pill refinement.
Combined with the original owner’s knowledge, learning pharmaceuticals was not difficult for her.
She never intended to change the way she made pills.
She simply wanted to understand the various medicinal plants of the interstellar era and learn how to use these new and unusual pharmaceutical machines.
Once she understood the properties and effects of the various medicinal plants, she would be able to improve her pill-making.
After all, with the herbs currently in her possession, there were only a handful of pills she could make.
As for those pharmaceutical machines, if they could help her refine pills more efficiently, why not use them?
After all, she was only at the first level of Qi Refining right now.
All of her spiritual energy had to be supplied by energy stones.
She absolutely could not afford to waste any of it!
Most importantly, A-Wu planned to take the pharmaceutical certification exam.
Once she obtained a pharmacist certificate, she would be able to freely buy and sell medicines.
She would no longer need to send her pills to the Pharmaceutical Research Institute for testing.
It would be much more convenient.
And it would save her money!
In just two weeks, A-Wu used her powerful soul to fully absorb and understand all the pharmaceutical knowledge she had studied.
Although it was only basic knowledge, it was more than enough for her to take the exam for a beginner pharmacist certificate.
There were nine pharmacist levels in total, from Level One to Level Nine.
At present, the entire Interstellar Federation had only three Level Nine pharmacists.
Every one of them was a famous figure throughout the galaxy.
A-Wu had always been a low-profile person.
She had no intention of causing trouble before she had enough strength to protect herself.
As the saying went, people feared becoming famous just as pigs feared growing fat.
Until she had enough power to protect herself, it was better to remain cautious.
For the past two weeks, A-Wu had been completely absorbed in studying pharmaceutical knowledge.
She had not logged onto the Star Network even once.
She also handed both bottles of Enchanting Fragrance over to Dandan.
She authorized Dandan to manage the Pill Shop on her behalf.
Recently, Dandan had been acting as the shop’s customer service representative and handling all the deliveries.
After its emotional system awakened, Dandan had developed a surprisingly rich range of emotions.
When customers on the Star Network teased it, it handled them with ease.
It had even made friends with Robot No. 89757, another mechanical lifeform.
Dandan had been very happy during this period.
It loved the feeling of interacting with all kinds of humans as an equal.
The only thing troubling it recently was…
The shop was sold out!
Customers kept asking when new products would be available.
But Dandan really, truly had no inventory left!