154: Thanks to Sister Bing for paving the way.

"Little thing, you're quite the calculator, aren't you?"

Ye Tian looked at Blade with a beaming smile.

Just now, he had simply acted on a whim to utilize the residual value of the Gold-rank Gu Insects before they merged.

He hadn't expected Blade to follow suit and pull the same trick.

Soon, the six brand-new Cockroaches laid their oothecae.

Blade flew over and took them out one by one, killing four more.

Then, it fell into a state of silence.

Ye Tian nodded silently.

It seemed that a molted shell would appear for every ten gold ranks.

By the time Blade advanced all the way to King-rank, he would be able to harvest at least a hundred or so molted shells.

That could be considered a significant fortune.

After all, during today's experiment, the Essence liquid added with the molted shell was much more powerful than that of the Gold-rank Young Larvae.

Otherwise, given the severity of Yang Xiaoya's injuries, Ye Tian wouldn't have dared to hope she could recover to her original state.

Of course, right now it could only be said there was some hope, so it was best to prepare as many of these molted shells as possible.

After a while, Blade finished evolving. This time, Ye Tian didn't feel any other enhancement. He guessed that since he'd already experienced an evolution of the same rank once, there wouldn't be a noticeable sensation afterward.

Picking up the molted shell, Ye Tian glanced at it; it looked similar to the previous one.

So, he went to the old man's place to get a medicine grinder and ground the molted shell into powder.

When he was finished, he looked at the ten or so freshly produced Gold-rank oothecae and felt a surge of wealth and power in his heart.

He went to the warehouse, took out over a thousand adult male Gold-Grade Larvae, and secretly used the old man's small processor for crushing Cockroaches to process them.

He produced a large bottle of Super Essence Liquid and then added the powder from the ten Gold-rank molted shells into it.

After mixing it evenly, Ye Tian breathed a long sigh of relief.

With this large bottle of enhanced Super Essence Liquid, it should be enough to support Yang Xiaoya until she recovers. Moreover, there would likely be some left over for emergencies.

As for the Gold-rank Young Larva's cockroach meat and stomach sac extract, after thinking for a moment, Ye Tian took the cockroach meat directly to the fish pond.

He threw it into the water.

A moment later, the water surface erupted with a boom.

The school of fish in the pond seemed to have started a riot.

They churned frantically.

Even the two big fish that usually took great care of the small fish were desperate to open their mouths and swallow all the cockroach meat for themselves.

Ye Tian watched this scene in a daze.

He could fully sense how much of an attraction the Gold-rank Young Larvae held for ordinary creatures.

What surprised him even more was that as the largest pieces of cockroach meat were sucked in by the two big fish...

The colors on their bodies finally began to undergo some changes.

Ye Tian watched closely for a long time and finally determined that a faint, looming golden hue had appeared on their scales. This golden color didn't change the color of the Red Dragon Fish at all; instead, it served to highlight them, making the Red Dragon Fish look even more enchantingly dazzling. It gave off an incredibly stunning feeling.

"Now this is what you call Blood Red Arowana. With this color, it's absolutely unique. It's so red it looks like it could drip blood."

Ye Tian examined his two precious dragon fish with satisfaction, unable to stop himself from praising them in a low voice.

Then he noticed the two fish seemed to understand his words, as they began to wag their tails at him cheerfully.

Wait, gold? And they can understand my words now?

Could it be... they've advanced?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Ye Tian tried to command the two Red Dragon Fish to perform various movements.

The latter followed his instructions one by one.

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Ye Tian's face.

"It hasn't been easy. It's been so long since I bought you, and you've finally reached the Robust-rank."

It seemed that raising Gu across species really wasn't as simple as just piling up numbers. In terms of quality, certain requirements had to be met as well.

After admiring the Red Dragon Fish for a while longer, Ye Tian went back into the house.

As for the third byproduct left over from processing the cockroach meat—the stomach sac extract—he found a bottle to store it in and didn't intend to use it for now.

After all, the effect of this stuff should be even stronger than ordinary stomach sac extract. If he rashly used it to make cleaning agent, it might have the opposite effect. It was better to leave it for now until the old man had done deeper research on the Gold-rank Young Larvae.

With that in mind, Ye Tian took a shower and lay down on the bed.

Just as he was about to doze off, Zhao Rubing sent him a message.

"Xiao Tian, is the matter resolved?"

"Yeah, it's a good thing Sister Bing helped me follow along. This shouldn't have an impact on the company this time."

"That's good. How did you appease your employees?"

"I gave them a certain amount of compensation and then applied the medicine made from Cockroach Essence extract to them. Basically, there won't be any issues with their bodies; it just depends on how the skin recovers afterward."

"You applied Cockroach extract to them?"

Zhao Rubing was startled.

"Yeah, Sister Bing, don't look down on our Essence extract. When the old man's sterile-bred ones are ready, I'll get some specifically for you to try. It'll definitely make you look radiant."

"What time is it that you're still being so glib, you little rascal? You must handle the employee matter well, otherwise it will have a huge impact on the future development of your company."

"I understand, Sister Bing. You can rest assured about how I handle things. I'm not the kind of black-hearted boss who only cares about making money."

"As long as you have a sense of propriety. I've been quite busy lately too. If anything comes up, remember to message me."

"What is Sister Bing so busy with this time?"

"Your business."

"Mine?"

"Yes. Although the landfill is a sore spot for Copper City, it also involves quite a few interests. It won't be that easy to take the whole thing over. For instance, in the last two days, the outsourcing company previously responsible for Copper City's waste disposal has been protesting because of issues with waste sorting and the reduction of some kitchen waste."

"I've only handled a little bit, and they're already protesting?"

Ye Tian frowned.

"This is the conflict of interest I mentioned. Previously, it was also because of them that I thought about doing a good job with waste sorting to provide them with convenience, so they would do their best to handle domestic waste. Now that I've terminated the waste sorting proposal, they're naturally going to make a fuss."

"Wait, isn't this because of their own lack of ability? What's there to make a fuss about?"

"But they don't see it that way. In their eyes, processing city waste must involve enough profit. For example, they get a cut from various waste recycling; the better the sorting, the more they earn. Besides that, for every ton of waste they process, the Administration Bureau has to subsidize them a certain amount. To put it bluntly, they've been spoiled."

"Then what are you waiting for, Sister Bing? If they can't handle it, just hand it over to me."

Ye Tian said with righteous indignation.

"Handing it directly to you would be letting them and the people behind them off too easily. This time, I plan to resolve it once and for all. The key point is on your end; you must ensure that when the time comes, you have the strength to swallow all of Copper City's waste in one go."

"Can Sister Bing be more specific?"

"Simply put, I want to watch them make a scene and then take the opportunity to let you enter the field. For example, their current claim is that their profits aren't enough, and if this continues, they're prepared to wash their hands of it. So, at today's meeting, I proposed a re-tendering."

"Re-tendering?"

"Right. According to the contract between the Administration Bureau and the outsourcing company, after it expires at the end of next month, they would have the right of first refusal as the previous partner. So these past two days, I've been letting them make a scene and use the threat of not renewing to intimidate me."

"Brilliant! That way, they're the ones who voluntarily gave up the right of first refusal. When Sister Bing re-tenders, it'll be like a fresh start. My entry will be perfectly timed."

Ye Tian understood Zhao Rubing's meaning, and his eyes lit up.

"Hehe, not only that. If it were just this small matter, I wouldn't need to go to such great lengths. What I want is to secure the entire landfill. So the prerequisite for this tender is the ability to completely resolve the landfill issue. In other words, any environmental management company that wants to take the waste disposal rights for Copper City must also resolve the landfill issue along with it.

With this prerequisite, when I made the proposal at the meeting today, no one raised an objection. Every one of them wanted to see me make a fool of myself, thinking it was an impossible task and that no environmental company would take on such a hot potato. So, I took the opportunity to propose a bundled sale with the land. They thought it was even more of a fantasy. But because of that, they passed it unanimously again."

"Holy crap, Sister Bing, it seems you're really unpopular in the Administration Bureau!"

Although Zhao Rubing being unpopular wasn't something to be happy about, in this context, it was absolutely a great thing. Otherwise, there was no way such a proposal would have passed.

Zhao Rubing smiled slightly: "That's why I was so nervous when something happened to your Housekeeping Company today; I was afraid it would affect the subsequent plans."

"What does it have to do with the Housekeeping Company?"

Ye Tian didn't quite react in time.

"Because the Housekeeping Company is the only company you have on the surface that is presentable and has the chance to apply for an environmental remediation certificate. Otherwise, if you tried to apply for it in the name of the Waste Disposal Plant, you'd likely alert the enemy."

"What on earth is an environmental certificate?"

"A company is only qualified to take on environmental processing business from the Administration Bureau if it has an environmental management certificate. In other words, you need that environmental certificate to participate in the upcoming tender."

"I see. It's a good thing the Housekeeping Company's issue was resolved then. Is the environmental certificate easy to get?"

"With the current scale of your Housekeeping Company's development, your qualifications should be sufficient. However, an environmental certificate isn't cheap, which is why I want you to make more money."

"How much?"

"Around fifty million!"

"Fifty million? For one certificate?"

Ye Tian was shocked. He had never heard of any certificate being so expensive.

"What did you expect? This thing is just like those construction engineering qualifications; it's not something ordinary people can imagine or get involved in. Because the stakes are high. So you'd better start preparing in advance. I'll also make arrangements on my end, and once your funds are sufficient, we'll process it immediately."

"Alright, I'll do whatever Sister Bing arranges."

Ye Tian nodded, suddenly feeling the pressure rise again.

"By the way, besides the landfill matter, there's another thing you can keep an eye on."

"What is it?"

"In these past two days, we've secured the qualification for an exhibition and sales fair in Copper City. It might be a money-making opportunity for you when the time comes."

"An exhibition and sales fair? What kind?"

"The scale will be quite large, held in about half a month. It's mainly for agriculture, animal husbandry, flowers, and the like. Representatives from all over the country and even the world will come to exhibit. If a product can shine there, it can find very good sales channels."

"Sister Bing, tell me honestly, did the old man say something to you?"

Ye Tian's eyes darted around as he teased.

"Does the old man even need to tell me? Everyone knows about your Housekeeping Company's trump card now. Although for the company's future, your cleaning agent and Cockroach bait aren't suitable for sale domestically, with that super-strong effect, if they could be sold abroad, they would definitely be worth a fortune. You know, labor costs abroad are much higher than here. Take housekeeping for example; a typical household visit costs at least several hundred or a thousand. So as long as your price is right, foreign housekeeping companies will definitely be very interested."

"cleaning agent?"

Ye Tian was slightly stunned. At first listen, he thought Zhao Rubing was talking about the Red Dragon Fish or kaffir lilies or something; he hadn't expected it to be this stuff.

However, he soon looked delighted: "That's right, Sister Bing, my cleaning agent is good stuff. I never thought about selling it before because I was afraid others would buy it and steal my business. But if it's sold abroad to earn foreign exchange, it's definitely worth considering. After all, my reach can't extend that far in the short term."

"Otherwise, what did you think I was talking about?"

"Nothing, nothing. Thanks to Sister Bing for pointing out a clear path for me. I was just worried that I'd have too much cleaning agent to store, and I didn't expect a solution to fall right into my lap."

Ye Tian said with a laugh.

"Then you can start preparing now. After all, if you want to export, you need to have a certain level of class in both packaging and quality."

"Mm-hmm, I know."

"Then that's all for now, I'm going to rest."

"Okay Sister Bing, goodnight."

"Goodnight!"

He hung up the phone.

Thinking about the exhibition and sales fair, Ye Tian no longer felt like sleeping.

He went outside to take a look.

The workers were already preparing to get off work, starting to turn off lights and such.

The roar of the machines had also stopped.

Ye Tian felt it would be a while before they were completely gone, so he went to the platform.

He touched the concrete; it was basically dry through.

He tried jumping on it a few times, and after feeling it was completely stable, he started moving the large processor that was placed to the side.

The thing weighed several hundred to a thousand pounds, which finally let Ye Tian experience the convenience brought by his immense strength.

He spent about an hour messing around by himself.

He finally managed to place all the Cockroach processors into their respective positions.

Then Ye Tian neatly placed the corresponding pipes and containers underneath.

In this way, processing Cockroaches would be much more convenient in the future.

All it would take was a single summon.

The Cockroaches in the warehouse would automatically crawl through the connecting pipes into the processors.

What Ye Tian needed to do... no, what the delivery person would need to do in the future, was to move the containers to the truck once they were full and send them directly to the Chicken Farm.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian summoned a Gold-rank Gu Insect from his pocket.

He had it enter the warehouse.

It would be specifically responsible for guarding the back door, to prevent others from being unable to lead the Cockroaches out when he wasn't around.