176: Farewell to the King

Hearing Ye Tian's words, the employees' faces lit up with joy.

This excitement was not just about the drug's efficacy, but also about the thrilling future of the Pharmaceutical Factory.

Having personally tested the drug's effects, everyone knew that the future Pharmaceutical Factory was absolutely destined to soar.

Moreover, looking at CEO Ye's calm and composed demeanor, future production issues shouldn't be difficult.

Everyone was excited.

Ye Tian and Factory Director Wu had already arrived at Grandpa's laboratory.

This laboratory was converted from Workshop Five, which was used to produce the medicine yesterday.

To facilitate Grandpa's research and experiments at any time, basically all the equipment in the factory was moved here, and in addition, some equipment from Grandpa's Breeding Farm was also moved over.

It can be said that this laboratory is now much larger and more precise than Grandpa's previous one. No matter what experiment Grandpa wants to conduct, he can find the relevant equipment and start immediately.

"Grandpa, do we still have raw materials to produce some recovery new? It seems we might run a bit short."

Ye Tian asked immediately.

"No big deal. Super Cockroaches will enter the accelerated breeding stage starting today. Male Cockroaches don't need to grow up, so we can consume a batch.

However, we can provide the medicine, but they must cooperate in recording relevant information, such as the time until effectiveness and the pain suppression duration. Tell them not to use the medicine indiscriminately."

"Understood. Is there anything else I can help you with, Grandpa?"

"Help? No need. Just focus on developing your Breeding Farm and Chicken Farm, and ensure my food supply here is good. Also, I've been comparing the Super Cockroaches and Mutated Cockroaches recently, and I feel like the Cockroaches in the disposal plant should also be upgraded. If possible, gradually replace all the Cockroaches in the disposal plant with Super Cockroaches; the processing efficiency will definitely increase significantly."

Ye Tian was stunned by the response.

Replace them all?

To be honest, he really hadn't paid much attention to the situation with the Cockroaches in the disposal plant recently.

But one thing was certain: Ye Tian had never stopped the incubation of Gold-level Cockroach during this time, and the initial scale was much larger than Grandpa's.

Considering the time, the Super Cockroaches in the disposal plant had reached their outbreak period.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian nodded.

"Then in a couple of days, once your numbers here increase, I'll take some back to use as breeding stock."

"Mhm, go handle your affairs. I'll let you know if I need anything."

Ye Tian walked out of the laboratory, and Factory Director Wu followed him.

"CEO Ye, there's another piece of good news. Several of our 'actors' have already received invitations."

"Oh? When did this happen?"

"Around noon, someone contacted one of the actors while he was out. I believe it won't be long before they start negotiating the remuneration."

"That fast?"

Ye Tian smiled slightly.

"They can't afford not to rush. We're promoting the new drug so aggressively; it would be strange if they could sit still."

"Then, do you think, besides those few actors, are there any of their people among our employees?"

"Well... I don't think it matters. We haven't given ordinary employees the authority to participate in the plan, so the other party won't gain anything truly effective from them. Therefore, even if they are bribed, it's useless. It's better to guide them than to block them; let them know everything they should know. Being an uncompensated extra might even be more misleading."

"Haha, Factory Director Wu is quite insightful."

"What insight do I have? Didn't CEO Ye plan this all out long ago? You just didn't state it explicitly."

Ye Tian smiled noncommittally and didn't talk much more. Seeing that there was nothing for him to do at the Pharmaceutical Factory, he drove back to the Breeding Farm.

The Waste Disposal Plant machines were still running.

They were still processing the plastic waste hauled over by Wu Gengbiao.

Ye Tian's mind stirred.

Blade crawled out, slipping through the gap of the feeding port and into the disposal plant.

Through shared vision.

Ye Tian saw that the warehouse was almost completely full at this moment.

Looking around, it was a sea of golden-red. The overwhelming number of Cockroaches was so dense that the conveyor belt was almost invisible.

After careful discernment, Ye Tian estimated that about one-third of the Cockroaches in the warehouse were Super Cockroaches.

Although it was only one-third, compared to the total number of Cockroaches present, the number of Super Cockroaches was definitely no less than ten million, and many of them had already reached adulthood.

If Grandpa saw this sight, he would probably be dumbfounded.

With such a large number of Super Cockroaches, achieving a complete replacement would take at most one or two days.

The corner of his mouth lifted.

Ye Tian arrived behind the warehouse.

He issued a command to Blade.

The next moment, swarms of Cockroaches crawled out.

Under deliberate control, all those that crawled out this time were Mutated Cockroach varieties.

While processing the Cockroaches, Ye Tian called the Pharmaceutical Factory and asked them to arrange for two large trucks to come over.

By the time the cockroach meat was processed, the large trucks from the Pharmaceutical Factory had also arrived.

Ye Tian instructed them to park beneath the external dumpster track.

After a moment's wait, boxes of cockroach manure were transported out and dumped into the large trucks.

Before long, the two large trucks were full, and Li Ming's vehicle carrying the cockroach meat also arrived.

The three vehicles, loaded with goods, arrived together at the Chicken Farm.

With a rustling sound, the cockroach manure from the two trucks was dumped along the perimeter of the woods and beside the saplings.

"Brother, what are these?"

Li Ming reached out and grabbed a handful of the fine, sandy cockroach manure, asking curiously.

"Didn't I tell you earlier? I brought you some good stuff, Brother Li. Later, have the villagers who are farming sprinkle this around the planted vegetables and saplings; there will definitely be a surprise."

"Do you mean this is fertilizer, Brother? I planned to go green and pollution-free. Will this fertilizer have any adverse effects?"

"Heh heh, don't worry, Brother Li. This is absolutely organic fertilizer, and its effect is even more potent than farmyard manure."

"Then what exactly is this stuff?"

"cockroach manure. Think about cockroach meat, and you should know whether this stuff is good or not."

Li Ming's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he no longer had any worries.

He raised his arm and called over the villagers who were still busy working in the fields.

Then, Li Ming transferred a small loader from the construction site, scooped up the cockroach manure, and transported it into the woods.

Dozens of people worked continuously for two hours before the cockroach manure from the two trucks was finally spread across the land.

Seeing that the hour was getting late.

Li Ming went to the Bamboo House and brought over the Soft-shelled Turtles and Lobsters.

Ye Tian, with his sharp eyes, noticed that besides the things he had seen before, there were several large Eels and a Spotted Silver Carp weighing over ten catties in the large buckets.

"Brother Li must have found a blessed spot."

Ye Tian laughed.

"Exactly! Before, if you wanted to eat this kind of natural local produce, you had to rely on luck. Now, we work with our own hands and have plenty. Let's go back and prepare a feast."

After speaking, the group got into the car.

Ye Tian asked Li Ming to go back first and arrange the meal.

He, meanwhile, went to the Pharmaceutical Factory to pick up Grandpa, and brought Factory Director Wu along as well.

As for Zhang Liang and the other two, because their recent mission was special, it was temporarily inconvenient for them to gather outside, so they weren't called.

When Ye Tian and the others arrived at Changle Restaurant.

Zhao Rubing's car arrived just then.

"Sister Bing, come over here."

Having not seen Zhao Rubing for several days, Ye Tian missed her greatly.

He immediately arranged for Zhao Rubing to sit next to him.

"What's up? You look especially happy today."

After greeting Grandpa, Zhao Rubing looked at Ye Tian with a radiant smile.

"When am I not especially happy to see Sister Bing? And today, there really is good news."

Saying this, Ye Tian held up a bag.

"What is this?"

Zhao Rubing glanced inside curiously and saw some bottles and jars.

"Something good to keep Sister Bing eternally youthful, personally developed by Grandpa."

"Personally developed by Grandpa Lu? Then it must be good. Isn't this like borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha?"

"Definitely not. Can what I give others be the same as what I give Sister Bing? Yours is an upgraded version. I added a lot of personal enhancements to it. The employee at my Housekeeping Company who suffered burns used this Super Essence Liquid. The effect is more than twice as strong as ordinary products; Sister Bing, you'll know once you try it. And these few bottles are our latest Healing World, also a special edition made by Grandpa. Sister Bing, you always skip meals, so drink some of this when you have time; it's good for your stomach."

Ye Tian introduced the items, praising them himself.

Zhao Rubing smiled faintly: "Alright, I'll say you're a thoughtful young man. I'll try it when I get back."

"Don't just try it, you must use it long-term."

"Fine, fine, I'll listen to you, alright?"

"That's better. And this wine, I prepared this specifically for you too. You can have a small drink every day when you have time."

"Little Ye, is this the wine you let me drink last time?"

Before Zhao Rubing could speak, Grandpa, seeing the wine bottle, interrupted with shining eyes.

"Yes. But I've added a lot more ingredients to it recently."

"No wonder the color looks much darker. Come on, quickly pour me a glass to taste."

Saying this, Grandpa unceremoniously placed his cup in front of Ye Tian.

Zhao Rubing looked curiously at the expressions of the two men and couldn't help but speak up.

"Grandpa Lu, is there something special about this wine?"

"If it wasn't special, would this kid be so eager to give you such a big bottle? He only let me drink it once."

Grandpa pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Heh heh, Grandpa, didn't you say the steeping time wasn't long enough? Why are you blaming me for not giving you wine now?"

Saying this, Ye Tian pulled out another bottle from the bag.

The exquisitely packaged bottle meant for Zhao Rubing was put back by him.

"Look at this kid, isn't he showing favoritism? Even the packaging is different."

Grandpa grumbled.

Zhao Rubing couldn't help but smile sweetly as she watched the two bickering, looking very relaxed.

Factory Director Wu, sitting opposite, had a look of confusion on his face ever since Zhao Rubing sat down.

No matter how he looked, he felt like he had seen Zhao Rubing somewhere before, but he couldn't recall where.

Zhao Rubing, noticing his suspicious gaze, couldn't help but ask Ye Tian.

"Little Tian, who is this?"

"Sister Bing, let me introduce you. This is Factory Director Wu. I bought my Pharmaceutical Factory from him. Factory Director Wu, this is my sister, Zhao Rubing."

"Zhao... Zhao Rubing?"

Hearing the name, Factory Director Wu looked surprised: "Ms. Zhao works at the Administration Bureau?"

Zhao Rubing glanced at Factory Director Wu in surprise: "Factory Director Wu, do you know me?"

"It really is you, Leader. I also attended the Copper City Sanitation Management Conference before and saw you from afar. Please forgive me for not recognizing you immediately."

Factory Director Wu said respectfully.

Zhao Rubing smiled slightly: "Factory Director Wu, you don't need to be so reserved. You are working with Little Tian now, so we are family. Just communicate normally. Otherwise, the meal won't have any atmosphere."

"Yes, yes, Leader is right."

Factory Director Wu quickly nodded, clearly still feeling a bit constrained.

Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh.

He poured a generous amount of Gold-level Infused Wine into all the cups in front of them.

He placed a cup in front of each person.

Just then.

Li Ming also walked out of the room carrying an extra-large platter.

Everyone around was instantly drawn to the platter.

"Brother, clear the table, the dish is here."

After speaking, he placed the enormous basin in the center of the table.

"Holy cow, Brother Li, where did you get such a huge basin?"

"I specifically asked your sister to buy it just now, otherwise it wouldn't match today's dish, The Hegemon Bids Farewell to His Concubine and the Chicken."

Listening to his introduction, everyone looked towards the dish.

On the platter, which was only slightly smaller than the dining table, a massive Soft-shelled Turtle had been cooked until it was incredibly tender. Around the turtle's feet, four huge, thick chicken feet were placed.

At the tail section of the Soft-shelled Turtle, there was a huge fish head, flanked by strips of Eel meat arranged on both sides of the fish head.

The outermost layer consisted of large Lobsters spread out evenly and neatly like a floral border.

The entire dish utilized almost all the ingredients Li Ming had brought back earlier.

The main style was rich, dark, and savory, with thick sauce poured over the Soft-shelled Turtle and the chicken feet. Just looking at it greatly increased one's appetite.

"How is it? Does today's dish look appealing?"

Noticing everyone's astonished gazes, Li Ming smiled somewhat proudly.

"Awesome, Brother Li, did you cook all the ingredients in one pot?"

"More than that. Besides the Soft-shelled Turtle and other things I brought back, I also butchered two dongtao chickens. These four feet are from the dongtao chicken. Everyone should try them later and see how they differ from the ones we ate last time."

"dongtao chicken? The same kind we ate last time?"

Zhao Rubing's beautiful eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but look at the four massive chicken feet.

The size of any one of these four feet was much larger than the one they ate previously.

And that previous chicken foot supposedly cost several thousand yuan.

So how much would these four cost now?

Furthermore, this giant Soft-shelled Turtle, which was the largest she had ever seen, was definitely worth a fortune.

In addition, the size of these Small Lobsters was also astonishing.

The more Zhao Rubing looked, the more surprised she became.

Ye Tian seemed to have noticed Zhao Rubing's doubts.

He chuckled.

"Sister Bing, guess how much this meal today is worth?"

"I don't know, but if you, this young man, weren't treating, I certainly wouldn't eat something like this in any public setting."

Zhao Rubing sighed with emotion. When one's status reaches a certain level, there are some things you truly dare not eat carelessly.

Ye Tian laughed heartily and looked at Li Ming: "Come on, Brother Li, calculate the cost for Sister Bing. What was the cost of this meal?"