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"Good! That's wonderful! Send the military's Medicinal Pill list over immediately. I will arrange for the alchemists in the clan to refine them at once. This time, we must establish the reputation of our Tong Family's Medicinal Pills within the military; we absolutely cannot tarnish the Young Lord's reputation!!!" Tong Fenglai urged.

"Right away!" Tong Jingshan quickly sent the list over. Upon seeing it, Tong Fenglai became even more excited and immediately called back, saying, "There are so many?! I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to refine all of this in the short term..."

"Three days! The military has given us three days! I don't care what method you use, get them ready within three days. Someone from a nearby military base will come to collect them by then!" Tong Jingshan huffed.

"Isn't the time too short? You know our strength in Alchemy..." Tong Fenglai sighed.

"Can't you go to the market and purchase them? Can't you call out those old alchemists in the clan who are in seclusion to refine them? Can't you distribute some of the tasks to alchemists from other small families? If you don't even try your best to complete such an order, how can you talk about raising the Family's status and reputation?" Tong Jingshan countered.

"Th-th-this... Fine! I will definitely complete this task in three days!!!" Tong Fenglai gritted his teeth and said. He didn't even notice that Tong Jingshan's tone was now even more arrogant than his own, which showed that the weight of this list had completely won him over.

In other words, this was a great opportunity for his second-tier Family to turn things around—a once-in-a-lifetime chance. However, this opportunity was merely a tiny bit of meat leaking through the fingers of the upper-level forces, and he was already struggling to handle it; he had to gather the strength of the entire clan to complete it with all his might!

This shows that the Tong Family is only a second or third-rate player on a national scale, and it is almost impossible to climb up under the blockade of the separatist clans and powerful families.

However, if this order can be successfully completed, not only will the task assigned by the military be fulfilled, but there will likely be follow-up tasks. This opens a small gap for the Tong Family to move upward. Whether the Tong Family can seize this opportunity to intervene in the Domain blocked by the upper levels through this gap, achieve a significant increase in strength in one fell swoop, and lay a solid foundation for the Family's future development, all depends on this one time!

Tong Fenglai also saw this point. He was extremely excited. After hanging up the phone, he immediately summoned all the main members of the clan, and even invited several old alchemists out of seclusion. After explaining the situation, everyone was shocked!

They didn't expect that the Tong Family would actually be favored by the military and become one of their suppliers. This situation was simply earth-shattering, leaving everyone stunned...

There was nothing left to say; just do it!

The Tong Family exhausted all their efforts, buying out all the relevant Medicinal Pills in the nearby major Medicinal Pill markets and clearing out their own inventory. The remaining shortage was made up by all the alchemists in the clan working day and night. Finally, before evening on the third day, they gathered all the goods and stamped the logo of the Fengyang Alchemist Guild on the outer packaging...

The plane from the Southern Yue Military Region arrived on time at the Tong Family's helipad as expected, and flew away directly after receiving the Medicinal Pills...

"They just left like that? What about the money?!"

Tong Fenglai suddenly realized that the payment for the Medicinal Pills had not been received. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly called to ask Tong Jingshan.

"Haha, the military's payment has already been transferred to my account!" Tong Jingshan laughed loudly.

"Ah, this... Good! That's really great! I didn't expect business with the military to be so easy!" Tong Fenglai exclaimed, stroking his faintly aching chest.

"That depends on who you are, alright? I heard that military business has a certain payment period and usually requires waiting in line; withholding payment is inevitable. But this is business introduced by the Young Lord. The military also knows that our Tong Family's strength is not yet sufficient, so they provided some support in the early stage. Look, they even transferred the money to me before they had even received the goods!" Tong Jingshan explained.

"Thank the Young Lord!!! This time, we must give the Young Lord a big red envelope!!!" Tong Fenglai urged.

"That goes without saying, but the Young Lord has gone out on business and is not in Fengyang right now!"

"Oh? Where did he go?"

"I don't know! Don't ask about things you shouldn't know!" Tong Jingshan huffed.

"Th-this... Alright..." Tong Fenglai cursed inwardly. This kid's tail had gone up after getting this order, and he was actually trying to talk down to him. However... this feeling was quite exhilarating!

Seeing the funds that Tong Jingshan transferred to the Family, Tong Fenglai was so excited that he knelt on the ground with a thud. He laughed, cried, and jumped around in the room by himself, almost going crazy with joy. He couldn't help it; the military gave too much. Although the purchase price was not higher than the normal market price, the volume was huge. Just this one order increased the entire Tong Family's wealth by several times, making Tong Fenglai's confidence soar instantly...

"Young Lord, you are the God of Wealth for our Tong Family! From now on, our Tong Family will be your blade-bearing guards..." Tong Fenglai muttered.

Long Yuan had already left Fengyang by this time. It was the school's summer vacation now, and even if it wasn't, Lu Shijie wouldn't control him, because there was no need for Long Yuan to stay in the Elite Class to study; that would be a pure waste of time.

Before leaving, he also took care of two things. First, he performed a new Qi Sea replacement surgery and abdominal skin renewal surgery for Ye He, putting the Ye Family completely at ease. The surgery was very successful, and as for the subsequent recovery, he left behind nursing methods, believing that the Ye Family would follow them.

Second, he brought Duan Hu to West Lake Island, letting him Cultivate there and learn the Dao of Artifact Refining. The island stored quite a few books, as well as various Artifact Refining tools and Materials, all of which Long Yuan had scavenged from the market during this period, along with the Materials that Zhu Nan had sent over last time, which were enough for Duan Hu to use.

When Duan Hu arrived at this island, he felt like he was dreaming. It took him a while to confirm that this was reality, and he couldn't help but be overwhelmed with excitement. He didn't expect that Long Yuan would actually possess such a heaven and earth for Cultivation; no wonder he was able to improve so quickly!

He made up his mind that from now on, he must Cultivate diligently here and catch up with Long Yuan's pace of progress...

Long Yuan couldn't help but laugh when he remembered his excited appearance at that time. He had told him then that West Lake Island was just a beginning, and next he was going to Southern Yue City to develop the Sinkhole Base, leading at least ten thousand people to join the ranks of manufacturing munitions. He hoped that Duan Hu would be able to go there and utilize his talents. Duan Hu was stunned into silence upon hearing this, and after coming to his senses, he went straight into the library to read books without saying a word...

"Duan Hu should have this potential. After all, he is now Cultivating the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique 'Great Sun Patrol Sky Technique', and his innate talent has also been greatly improved. His cultivation has entered the Late Stage of Martial Artist, and I believe he will be able to play a role soon..." Long Yuan thought to himself.

"Dear passengers, ahead is Nanming Base. Please take your luggage and prepare to disembark!" a sweet female voice said.

Long Yuan looked out the porthole and saw that in the distance, the appearance of a city had indeed emerged, with tall buildings standing, dense roads, and nestled within boundless green belts...