Without Lin Yao's instructions, Xiao Cao used Lin Yao's voice to notify Yi Zuojun on the ground, asking him to send people to deliver the alchemy ingredients to the basement. A dozen or so Yi family elders and senior disciples each carried two large bags of ingredients and quickly moved back and forth, soon creating two large piles of ingredients on the basement floor.
Sitting cross-legged, closing his eyes, and concentrating, Lin Yao began refining pills. Xiao Cao immediately put aside her unhappiness and cooperated. Packets of medicinal herbs were poured into the cauldron. From her perspective, the herbs were no longer enveloped in a burst of lightning and slowly burned after entering the cauldron as before. Now, they disappeared immediately after being poured into the cauldron, leaving behind a wisp of mist of various colors, such as red or green, as if they had been burned away in an instant.
"receive!"
Lin Yao shouted loudly, and with a turn of his hand seal, a stream of light gushed out from the top of the cauldron, causing the somewhat distracted Xiao Cao to quickly refocus and absorb the sprayed "antidote pill" into her body.
"Yaoyao, that's great!" Little Grass jumped for joy. "The time has been shortened to one-fifth, the 'antidote pill' has changed from brown to light brown, and the medicinal effect is even stronger. I found that the cauldron gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth much faster. Even now that the pill refining has stopped, it is still gathering and absorbing spiritual energy. It doesn't need your hand seals at all."
“Yes,” Lin Yao was also very happy. “Only one-tenth of the amount of electricity was used. I feel that the formation inside the cauldron has taken effect. The space there has become very strange. I can vaguely sense that the electricity is infinitely amplified inside, and its power is also much stronger. Therefore, the same amount of electricity only requires one-tenth of the amount of materials.”
"Great! We didn't waste so many spirit stones." Little Grass continued happily, "If only the cauldron could be a little lighter and smaller, we could go all over the world to dig for 'Tai Sui', and then everyone would have 'human core power' to wipe out the 'poisonous people' in our country, and see if 'Chen Ai' dares to come!"
Lin Yao smiled, then suddenly remembered his feeling and quickly said, "Just now I felt like I could control the cauldron to shrink, but I couldn't continue at the mouth of the cauldron. Let's find the lid quickly and ask all the noble families to think of a solution. We should also look for people in the archaeological field to see if anyone has a cauldron lid in their possession. In theory, the lid is like the cauldron itself and is difficult to damage. I just don't know what the lid looks like now."
“Okay, let’s go out now and let the Elder make the arrangements.” Xiao Cao immediately agreed with Lin Yao’s suggestion.
"There's another batch of medicinal herbs here. Shall we stop refining it?" Lin Yao glanced at the mountain of raw materials for another "antidote pill" piled up on the ground next to him, still wanting to relive the wonderful feeling of refining pills just now.
“This isn’t urgent. The Pakistani ambassador has been waiting for you upstairs for a long time. There’s another good thing we need to do right away.” Xiaocao was even happier, her tone very cheerful.
"What is it?"
Lin Yao pressed on, knowing that Xiao Cao would only keep things a secret when she was very happy, and he was also eager to know the second piece of good news.
"The experts have made a breakthrough; they may have a good way to deal with the 'poisonous people.' Hurry, hurry!"
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"Mr. Lin, thank you!"
The Pakistani ambassador to China, Zaha Khaliz Qahan, looked at Lin Yao with a slight tilt of his head, showing great respect. He spoke fluent Chinese and did not require a translator to communicate with Lin Yao.
“You’re too kind, Zaha Hariz… um… Mr. Khan.” Lin Yao’s pronunciation was a bit awkward, but luckily Xiao Cao reminded him in his mind, otherwise he would have found it troublesome to remember such a long name.
“My name is a bit long. Please call me ‘Zaha’ according to how Chinese friends address me. ‘Hariz’ is my surname and ‘Kahan’ is the name of my tribe.”
Zaha Hariz explained with a smile that although he had been receiving information and data about the "angel" within China Minhong Pharmaceutical, he was still shocked by Lin Yao's youth when he met him in person. The information he received from Hao Lunli, the secretary of the State Council Secretariat, indicated that China Minhong had agreed to discuss the export of the medicine to only Pakistan, which made Zaha Hariz feel flattered.
Although Hao Lunli repeatedly emphasized that the person in charge of negotiations with China Minhong Pharmaceutical was very individualistic and that he must take it seriously, Zaha Hariri didn't feel particularly nervous. He sensed that Lin Yao was very friendly towards him and his country, a friendliness unlike that shown by most ordinary Chinese people, completely devoid of any contempt or disdain for Pakistan. Therefore, Zaha Hariri felt even more strongly about the greatness of this country, just as he had been taught from childhood: China is the most powerful and friendly ally, and the Chinese people are the most respectable friends.
“Alright, Zaha, welcome to my home. Please have some tea.”
Lin Yao didn't have much to say. He didn't understand the official etiquette for dealing with people, and even if he had seen it, he had forgotten it. The other party was an ambassador from a friendly country, and Lin Yao didn't want to be cold or negligent when dealing with him, so he suppressed his eagerness to see the experts' research results on "poisonous people" as soon as possible and said a somewhat awkward polite remark.
"Thanks!"
Zaha Hariz bowed in thanks, picked up the teacup in front of her, took a small sip, and her eyes widened immediately. "This is one of the best teas I've ever had in China!"
If it's the best, then it's the best. Why add "one of"? These politicians have these standard phrases ingrained in their minds and made them instinctive. How could they possibly add "one of" to a solution that's been given the latest "antidote"?
Lin Yao thought to himself, but his face showed no disrespect. However, his anxiety was even more obvious. When he heard his signature loud laughter coming from the outer courtyard, he knew that his grandfather, General Xia, had arrived. He had one more thing on his mind: he just wanted to get rid of this Pakistani ambassador as soon as possible. The export of medicines was not important at the moment. The news that General Xia brought back and the breakthrough in the experts' research on "poisonous people" were the most important.
“Zaha… this…”
Lin Yao was somewhat embarrassed and didn't want to waste any more time with the ambassador. "Why don't we talk things out openly and frankly? I know you're busy with work, and it's not right for me to take up your precious time here."
“No rush, no rush, I’m not busy…” The ambassador understood Lin Yao’s meaning as soon as he spoke. This was urging him to hurry up. It wasn’t that he was wasting his time, but rather that he was wasting Lin Yao’s precious time. He immediately understood what to do. “Mr. Lin, thank you again for your friendship with Pakistan. I’m here to talk to you about the export of products from China Minhong Pharmaceutical to our country.”
"Thank you for your kind offer." Lin Yao nodded in acknowledgment. "Regarding the export procedures, Minhong can handle the relevant work domestically, but we might need some assistance with the licenses and other formalities in your country. To be honest, we don't have enough manpower and resources to spare for this..."
"Mr. Lin, please rest assured that there is no need to worry about any procedures for your company's products in our country. My colleagues and I will handle them all. If your company is willing to open a branch in Pakistan, we offer a 20-year tax exemption for building a pharmaceutical factory, a 10-year tax exemption for pharmaceutical sales, and a 5-year tax exemption for other industries if you are willing to get involved. We can discuss the specific industry policies at another time."
The ambassador smiled and spoke sincerely, leaving Lin Yao somewhat dumbfounded, though he didn't show it on his face. He had never heard of such a preferential policy before, nor had he even considered it, even though Minhong had never intended to open branches or build pharmaceutical factories overseas.
"Thank you, Baham..."
Lin Yao had no choice but to thank him first, and then carefully declined the offer, saying, "Minhong cannot accept such preferential treatment. Let's talk about the export of medicines instead. I think you came here for Minhong's new 'Anti-toxic Powder,' so let's talk about that. Future products will be handled by a special person sent by Minhong. The 'Anti-toxic Powder' is probably more urgent, so let's talk about that today."
"I can handle it... I can handle it!"
The ambassador deliberately used a foreigner's understanding of Chinese to catch Lin Yao's polite words. Although the urgent purpose of this trip was indeed to obtain "antidote powder", based on their conclusions from collecting and analyzing information about Minhong, if Minhong could open a pharmaceutical factory and other branches in Pakistan, it would be absolutely beneficial to their motherland, and its significance would even exceed their expectations. Therefore, he had to strive for it.
Upon receiving notification from Hao Lunli, Zaha Hariri immediately contacted her government and was instructed to deepen relations with China Minhong as much as possible, even if Minhong's pharmaceutical factories did not open branches in Pakistan; any other industry that could establish branches would be acceptable. She wasn't worried about Minhong making money; she was only concerned that they wouldn't be willing to go.
Given China Minhong's consistent behavior and stance, even if they were allowed to open the most profitable industry branches in Pakistan, and even if the Pakistani government gave them the green light all the way, would there be any concern that China Minhong wouldn't give back? This is not a time to consider it at all. So, with Lin Yao's polite words as a starting point, the ambassador immediately took advantage of the situation and put the "anti-toxic powder" matter aside for the time being.
"Mr. Lin, Pakistan values friendship above all else. China Minhong can completely trust our government. You will definitely not regret opening a branch in Pakistan. We welcome any industry other than pharmaceuticals!"
The ambassador emphasized his words, thinking to himself that even if they wanted to open a military factory, they would definitely cooperate, as long as they could produce advanced weapons, they should quickly agree!