173: Unexpected

"No matter what, it's good that you've recovered."

Ye Tian smiled noncommittally.

"So, Boss, can we be discharged from the hospital?"

"What, you can't stand staying in the hospital anymore?"

"Exactly. We eat well and sleep well every day, and we've gained so many pounds. If we keep being pampered like this, we'll become lazy."

"Then you guys decide for yourselves."

As he spoke, Ye Tian looked toward Yang Xiaoya with some hesitation. But before he could speak...

Yang Xiaoya had already seen through his concerns and shook her head with a smile.

"It's fine, Boss. Don't I still have the sisters to accompany me? There's really no need for Su Su and the others to stay in the hospital now that they're better. After all, my injury isn't something that can be healed in a short time."

"How have you been feeling these past two days?"

"Aside from the itching, there's no discomfort at all. And in some areas where the injuries weren't very severe..."

At this point, Yang Xiaoya paused and raised her hand toward Ye Tian.

"Xiao Lan, help me remove the gauze."

The girl accompanying Yang Xiaoya understood immediately.

She carefully helped her remove the gauze from her hand.

Revealing the brown scars underneath.

Then, under Ye Tian's surprised gaze, she tapped on the back of her hand.

Immediately, a series of crisp tapping sounds rang out.

The sound was like tapping on a cardboard shell.

And Ye Tian's sharp eyes noticed that with Yang Xiaoya's tapping, the hard shell on the back of her hand showed a tendency to crack.

"Does this... not hurt?"

Ye Tian asked with some concern.

"It doesn't hurt, and it's actually quite stress-relieving."

As she spoke, a hint of mischief flashed in Yang Xiaoya's eyes. She picked up a pair of tweezers from the side, reached toward the crack, gripped a piece of the hard skin, and with a 'crack,' snapped it off.

Ye Tian's heart tightened, and he quickly leaned in to look.

He saw that beneath the spot where the hard skin had been snapped off, a patch of tender pink color was revealed.

And looking at that smooth skin, it didn't look at all like it was connected to the hard shell from just now.

"Is the scab already falling off?"

"Yes. Any place that makes that sound basically means the dead skin has already separated from the new skin. I specifically kept this hand for you to see with your own eyes, Boss."

With a smile, Yang Xiaoya continued to snap off more of the hard shell.

Before long, all the brown hard shell on the back of her hand had been snapped off by her.

Watching the entire process, Ye Tian was both shocked and found it incredibly satisfying.

Especially after the entire arm had almost finished shedding its shell at the end.

He looked at it again and again very carefully, his heart filled with a mix of surprise and joy.

"Very good. This recovery speed is truly a bit unexpected."

"Mm-hmm. Yesterday, when I accidentally snapped off a piece of the hard shell on my foot, it gave us all quite a scare. Only later did we realize that as long as it makes that sound when tapped, it means the old skin has completely separated from the new skin."

"Then I couldn't help but try it out, and many places on my body already make that sound."

"So..."

As she spoke, Yang Xiaoya stood up from the bed.

The moment the bedsheet was pulled back, Ye Tian discovered something.

Except for her face, which looked like she was wearing a helmet, most of the shell on Yang Xiaoya's body had already finished shedding.

Although the skin color looked a bit redder than a normal person's, it was definitely not as frightening as other severe burn patients.

Moreover, if she continued to apply the medicine to this redness for a while longer, it would definitely recover to its original state.

"No wonder you're in such a good mood today. So you were waiting for me with this. Congratulations, congratulations on your rebirth."

Ye Tian said with sincere joy.

Yang Xiaoya also nodded happily.

"Boss, actually, my face can also make that sound now. But it doesn't feel as crisp as on my body, so I don't dare to forcibly snap it off yet."

"That's the right call. The face is different from the body. Take it slow and endure it a bit longer. Let's aim for a true rebirth from the cocoon when the time comes. Otherwise, my medicine will have no place to show its worth."

Saying this, Ye Tian took out a new bottle of Super Essence Liquid.

The Girls' eyes all lit up, as if they were seeing a peerless treasure.

"Thank you, Boss. I'll definitely recover well and strive to get better sooner so I don't waste too much of your divine medicine."

"There's no such thing as wasting it. As long as you can get better, nothing else matters. If you feel bad about it, then record more videos of your rebirth from the cocoon. Consider it helping us advertise our new medicine."

"We have them, we have them. We've been recording since yesterday, and they're all saved on the phone."

"That's good. When you feel like your face has stabilized, remember to notify me to witness the miracle."

"That's for sure. If the boss doesn't come, I'll never take off this helmet."

Yang Xiaoya joked.

Seeing her like this, Ye Tian also felt completely at ease.

He went back to school for classes.

As soon as he entered the classroom, he saw Zhang Liang and the other two gathered together, their faces glowing as they chatted and laughed.

"Looks like you guys had a great time playing around?"

"Hehe, you bet. Brother Tian, come back to the dorm in a bit. I'll show you something good."

"What good thing?"

"You'll know when the time comes."

After saying that, the three of them gave a mysterious smile and stopped talking.

In the blink of an eye, the morning classes passed.

Ye Tian followed the three brothers back to the dormitory.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw large and small bags inside.

"Did you guys... go shopping?"

"Yeah. Didn't you say it? A nouveau riche should look like a nouveau riche. Come, Brother Tian, see how this outfit we picked for you looks."

Saying this, Zhang Liang brought several bags in front of Ye Tian.

Then, regardless of Ye Tian's expression, he took out a whole set of clothes from the bags, from the inside out, for him to change into.

Standing in front of a large mirror that Zhang Liang had found from somewhere...

Ye Tian looked at himself in the mirror.

A flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, look at that. I told you Brother Tian would look amazing in this set."

"Clothes make the man. This is like a completely different person."

"Go on, do you even know how to talk? With our foster father's build, shouldn't he look good in anything?"

The three of them critiqued and commented.

"By the way, how much did you guys pay for this set of clothes?"

Feeling the material of the clothes on his body, Ye Tian couldn't help but ask.

"Not much, just over 200,000 for the whole set. We originally wanted to get you a watch too, but Liang Zi said a watch worth only a few hundred thousand had no class, so we didn't buy one."

"Over 200,000?"

Ye Tian swallowed hard.

Accustomed to being frugal, he had never thought that one day he would spend over 200,000 to buy a set of clothes to wear.

"Brother Tian, you're now a CEO with assets worth over a hundred million. Wearing these clothes is definitely not considered showing off."

Zhang Liang smiled slightly and explained.

"You bought such expensive ones for me, so what about you guys?"

"We bought some too. Liang Zi picked them out for us. They're tens of thousands per set."

Saying this, the three of them each took their shopping bags from yesterday from their beds and changed into them one after another.

In an instant, four successful individuals in suits and leather shoes appeared in the dormitory.

They looked at each other, all of them in high spirits.

"Not bad, not bad. They all fit quite well. Did you just buy clothes yesterday?"

"How could that be? But as for the other programs, you said not to provoke you, Brother Tian, so don't ask too much."

Looking at the smug and wretched smiles on the three's faces...

Ye Tian rolled his eyes in annoyance and didn't ask any further.

After the four of them chatted in the dorm for a while longer, they left the school one after another.

Not long after, Ye Tian, who had returned to the Breeding Farm, received the money transferred by Zhang Liang.

A total of 13.5 million.

Seeing his dwindling balance become full again, Ye Tian's mood was also exceptionally beautiful.

While having the Termites process the cockroach meat, he also tended to all the crops in the Hundred Herbs Garden.

Then he called some workers to install a large gate at the hole in the perimeter wall.

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about outsiders wandering into his home when he wasn't there.

After Li Ming's two Cousins came to pick up the cockroach meat and he gave them the gate key...

Ye Tian drove to the Pharmaceutical Factory.

Compared to a few days ago...

The Pharmaceutical Factory was exceptionally lively today.

Trucks loaded with goods were coming in and out.

They were pulling in materials needed for the expansion and filling of the sterile Breeding Farm specified by the Old Man.

Some of the young and strong laborers from the factory didn't go out on assignments for the Housekeeping Company today; they were kept behind to help with the construction.

Ye Tian strolled through the area.

He looked around for a long time but didn't find the Old Man or Factory Director Wu and the others.

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly noticed a few people wearing the factory's security uniforms standing at the door of a workshop ahead. Each of them stood straight, their faces constantly carrying a look of vigilance.

Stunned for a moment, Ye Tian walked over curiously.

"President Ye!"

"Hello, President Ye!"

As soon as they saw Ye Tian, they quickly greeted him.

"What are you guys doing?"

"Factory Director Wu said to let us stand guard and not allow anyone to approach."

"Does that include me?"

"Of course it doesn't include you. President Ye, please don't tease us."

The few of them looked at each other and smiled respectfully.

Ye Tian's eyes darted around, seemingly guessing the intention behind it. He nodded to them and walked into the workshop.

As soon as he entered, he saw Factory Director Wu, the Old Man, and several people from the technical department were all there.

Everyone was gathered around a table, talking about something.

"Old Man, Factory Director Wu, what are you researching?"

Ye Tian leaned in. Only then did everyone notice Ye Tian's arrival and hurriedly greeted him.

"Didn't you tell me yesterday to make some samples? I just finished them, and now we're tasting them."

The Old Man also spoke up.

"kangfuxin liquid?"

"Yes. I brought the raw materials from home and used Factory Director Wu and his team's formula."

"So how's the effect?"

"Unexpected."

The Old Man said briefly.

"Good or bad?"

"President Ye, with the Old Man taking action, how could it not be good? But the finished product feels much more powerful than the samples we produced during our research at the factory before."

"Tell me specifically."

"The samples we made before had the ultimate goal of using a fresh taste to suppress the nausea brought by the american cockroach extract. But no matter what, the viscosity brought by the extract couldn't be removed, and that viscosity would always affect the mouthfeel. However, once the amount of extract was reduced, the medicinal effect wouldn't meet the standards. But the sample the Old Man made has directly solved this biggest flaw."

Saying this, Factory Director Wu picked up a small cup from the table and handed it to Ye Tian.

"President Ye, you'll know what I mean if you try it."

Ye Tian took the cup.

Taking a careful look, the liquid in the cup was pale green, somewhat like an apple-flavored soda drink.

But when he smelled it, it exuded a sense of coolness.

"Can I just drink it directly like this?"

"Yes, we all just drank some."

Ye Tian nodded and poured that small cup into his mouth.

Then, his eyes widened.

After savoring it carefully for a good while, he said with a face full of doubt.

"Are you sure this is kangfuxin liquid?"

"The real deal."

The Old Man smiled proudly.

"But, I feel like I just took a sip of a drink, like those mint waters from before. I don't feel anything else at all. No, wait, there is something—my mouth feels quite cool. I can't tell at all that I'm drinking medicine."

"That's because the main ingredient of what you drank is water."

The Old Man stroked his beard and said.

"Water? Old Man, I don't understand."

"Ordinary cockroaches don't have strong medicinal effects. When making them into kangfuxin liquid, only a large dose of Cockroach powder extract can be added to be effective. Therefore, the mouthfeel is viscous, and the peculiar smell is hard to cover. But our Super Cockroaches have sufficient medicinal effects. On average, each gram of the essence extract contains several dozen times the active ingredients of ordinary cockroaches. We don't need much at all to achieve the desired effect. This way, with Factory Director Wu and his team's exclusive formula, it naturally becomes the icing on the cake."

"Then with a smaller dose, won't there be an impact on the medicinal effect?"

Ye Tian nodded and couldn't help but ask.

"The impact is quite large. According to my estimation, the effect of this diluted kangfuxin liquid should be several times stronger than those on the market. If we're willing to increase the dosage, the effect could be even higher."

The Old Man said proudly.

Ye Tian's face lit up with joy: "In other words, this experiment was a complete success?"

"I suppose so. However, as I just said, regarding the dosage, we can continue to dig deeper and develop medicines of different specifications for different symptoms. Another thing is clinical trials to observe how long the medicine of the same specification needs to be continued and how much effect it can play."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Old Man, to continue the research."

"This isn't something I can easily research. You guys need to find people to test the medicine."

"We find people to test the medicine? Where do we find them?"

"Aren't there so many people in your factory? There should be plenty of people with problems like stomach pain, stomach diseases, toothaches, and the like. Just give them some medicine. Our medicine is absolutely fine; even if a healthy person eats it, there will be benefits. What's there to be afraid of?"

Ye Tian was stunned upon hearing this, then he looked at Factory Director Wu.

Factory Director Wu also looked over at him with glowing eyes.

"President Ye, I think the method the Old Man mentioned is feasible. It just so happens that we also need to make a name for ourselves, don't we?"

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you to handle, Factory Director Wu."

"No problem. I'll arrange it right away. I just don't know if the number of samples will be enough to go around."

"We don't have many for now, but it's no problem to produce a few hundred bottles of this diluted medicine. In a bit, Little Ye, you go home and process the adult ones in my laboratory and bring them over."

"Okay!"

Ye Tian nodded and drove back to the Breeding Farm.

He caught some of the adult Male Cockroaches the Old Man kept in the laboratory, processed them, and sent them to the Pharmaceutical Factory.

On this side, the Old Man had already made preparations and started work directly after a round of dilution.

Before dinner, they had all been made into kangfuxin liquid.