455: Chapter 99 Paying Chen Duo's Salary

"Dr. Meng, is the situation very serious?" Seeing Dr. Meng frown, Wang Ye asked with tension.

Unexpectedly, Dr. Meng shook his head: "It's not very serious, it's that you have no problem at all."

"No problem?" Wang Ye was greatly surprised, then muttered: "It disappeared again, it's really bizarre."

"What do you mean by that?" Hearing this, Dr. Meng asked.

Wang Ye scratched his head and pondered: "It's like this, my body had some issues before, but they were minor ailments. For example, rashes appearing on my body, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and so on. I went to the hospital during that time, but the situation was a bit strange."

"Some of these ailments disappeared before I even went to the hospital for a check-up, and some were diagnosed, but after I returned, I didn't take much medicine, and they vanished on their own."

"I see." Dr. Meng stroked his chin, stared at Wang Ye for a few seconds, and then said: "According to what you said, this situation is clearly abnormal."

"Either you've fallen victim to someone else's methods, or it's a side effect from your own techniques."

"You are a Sorcerer, you can use Sorcerer methods to investigate."

Wang Ye nodded: "I understand, thanks."

"It's nothing."

Dr. Meng waved his hand and returned to the crowd, noticing that Zhang Wang and his group hadn't left, but had joined them, likely hoping to see if there would be any Death Matches later.

As a result, they waited until dusk, but no new challengers appeared, let alone a Death Match.

Ma Xianhong's side also had no one show up. It was unclear if they had received news of Ding Shanan's defeat and knew the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements wouldn't leak out, or if they simply didn't care.

Seeing this, the group had no choice but to leave.

On the way back to the hotel, Zhang Wang's group, Wang Ye, and Zhuge Qing parted ways with Dr. Meng and his group sequentially.

Upon returning to the hotel, Lu Jin stayed at the hotel along with Feng Zheng Hao.

After dinner, Zhang Chulan secretly sought out Lu Jin.

"Old Master Lu, I want to ask you about the Jia Shen Rebellion back then..."

On the other side, Dr. Meng was strolling through the night market with Chen Duo and Xia He.

They were leaving the next day, so Chen Duo and Xia He planned to take advantage of the remaining time to wander around more, look around, and buy some local specialties.

Dr. Meng just wanted to get some fresh air and aid digestion.

Halfway through their walk, his cell phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

Dr. Meng took it out and saw it was a message from Ding Shanan. First, he sent a greeting, confirming that contact information had been added, and then asked for his account number, intending to transfer the medical expenses.

Dr. Meng replied briefly and sent over his account details.

Not long after, he received a notification that the medical fees had been deposited.

Subsequently, Dr. Meng transferred the bulk of these medical fees to Chen Duo, the attending physician.

Chen Duo was buying local specialties with Xia He when she froze momentarily upon receiving the transfer notification, instinctively looking towards Dr. Meng.

Dr. Meng smiled: "Ding Shanan's treatment fee has arrived. This is the reward you deserve."

Hearing this, Chen Duo looked at the string of numbers on her phone screen, feeling an indescribable mix of emotions—surprise, happiness, security, and more.

Immediately after, she started thinking about how many pretty dresses these money could buy...

Xia He, standing nearby, glanced over, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "That much?"

Then, she cupped Chen Duo's face, smiling broadly and praising her: "Little Chen Duo is amazing. You earned this much on your first job, Sister is so envious."

"You have to treat us to a meal, otherwise Sister will get jealous."

Hearing this, Chen Duo snapped back to reality, looked at Xia He, and fell into thought.

After spending time together recently, Chen Duo realized that besides feeling uncomfortable when Xia He had close physical contact with Dr. Meng, she was fine otherwise, so she gradually stopped resisting her so much.

With Xia He taking the initiative, their relationship had drawn closer than before.

As for treating someone to a meal upon receiving one's first earnings, Chen Duo had seen that happen on TV and understood that a single meal wouldn't cost much.

Therefore, Chen Duo nodded: "Okay, I'll treat you. What do you want to eat?"

Seeing this, Xia He's lips curved slightly: "I need to think carefully about that."

When Xia He said that, Chen Duo didn't press further, instead turning to Dr. Meng with hopeful anticipation: "Dr. Meng, what do you want to eat?"

Dr. Meng smiled: "I just finished dinner not long ago, so I don't really feel like eating anything right now. How about we decide later? We still have plenty of time anyway."

"Okay." Chen Duo readily agreed.

Seeing this, Xia He didn't insist on deciding what to eat either, and instead continued selecting local specialties with Chen Duo.

It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that the three returned to the hotel.

The next day, everyone went their separate ways at the airport.

Wang Zhenqiu and Xiao Zizai returned to their respective branches to report their missions.

Lu Jin returned to the Lu family.

Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao claimed to have received a new mission and made a detour to another location temporarily.

Xu Si returned to the Everywhere Connect in Lu Bei District.

Feng Zheng Hao, Feng Sha Yan, and Feng Xingtong returned to the Tianxia Society.

Dr. Meng, Chen Duo, and Xia He returned to the manor.

The last three groups happened to be going in the same direction, so they took the same flight, still in first class.

After the plane took off, Feng Zheng Hao approached Dr. Meng.

"Dr. Meng, pardon my presumption, but you must have refined some spatial Magical Artifacts, right?"

Dr. Meng paused slightly, then nodded: "That's right."

Feng Zheng Hao adjusted his glasses and inquired further: "Are there many?"

Dr. Meng immediately understood: "President Feng wants to buy some?"

Feng Zheng Hao nodded: "If you are willing to sell, the price is negotiable."

Whether by coincidence or some other reason, the first-class cabin on this flight was still exclusively occupied by Dr. Meng's group.

Therefore, Feng Zheng Hao and Dr. Meng's conversation was not conducted in private.

Xu Si became interested upon hearing this and cheerfully joined in: "Count me in on this. Spatial Magical Artifacts are practically Divine Artifacts for us delivery people."

Seeing Xu Si suddenly interject, Feng Zheng Hao showed no surprise or displeasure; instead, his smile widened as he awaited Dr. Meng's response.

Dr. Meng replied: "Refining spatial Magical Artifacts requires special Materials, and the process is complex. Even for me, mass production is impossible. Currently, I only have a few pieces left over."

Feng Zheng Hao smiled: "No matter, having some is enough."

Xu Si asked: "What about other Magical Artifacts?"

Dr. Meng answered: "The situation with other Magical Artifacts is better. Although mass production is also difficult, refining them is relatively easier, and I have some stock. However, the products I refine most frequently fall into three categories: protective Magical Artifacts, offensive Magical Artifacts, and mechanical puppets."

"As for their specific effects, verbal descriptions are far less intuitive than seeing them firsthand."

"If you are interested, I can give you a demonstration when I get back."

Hearing Dr. Meng say this, Feng Zheng Hao and Xu Si immediately became curious and expectant.

Feng Sha Yan and Feng Xingtong felt the same way.

Even Xia He couldn't help but be curious. She had seen quite a few puppets at the manor but had never fought against them, nor had she seen Dr. Meng use a Magical Artifact.

The only one who wasn't very curious was Chen Duo, because she had witnessed some of them.

Driven by curiosity and anticipation, as soon as they exited the airport, Feng Zheng Hao's trio and Xu Si went with Dr. Meng's trio to Dr. Meng's manor.