At this moment, Lin Yao and Xiao Cao realized that the tips of those lights were pills the size of sesame seeds. Overjoyed, they could no longer care about their image or composure, and Lin Yao shouted out loud.
"Hahaha~~"
All the suppressed emotions were released with this shout. Such joy was too rare, and it also made Lin Yao's back break out in a cold sweat.
“156,753…” Little Grass suddenly paused, “Hmm… pills, how could these things form pills?! Shouldn’t they be in powder form?”
"How is this possible?!"
"How is this possible?!"...
The little grass, like a broken record, kept repeating this sentence, as if repeating it a few more times would reveal the answer.
"Little Grass, this might be a special ability of the mutated lightning. When the lightning entered the cauldron just now, it seemed to trigger some of the cauldron's functions as well. I think that's the key."
Lin Yao was also pleasantly surprised, but not to the point of being stunned like Xiao Cao. "How many herbs did you just throw in?"
It took Xiaocao a while to react. Unlike Lin Yao, Xiaocao understood the medicinal properties of herbs and the conditions necessary for pill formation. Now, even the most ordinary herbs could be refined into pills, which completely overturned her understanding. Even the closed memories deep in her soul could not accept this fact, which is why she was so surprised.
"Let me think..." After recovering, Xiaocao recalled her actions and gave the answer, "About four and a half tons."
"That's settled then!" Lin Yao said matter-of-factly. "Four and a half tons of medicinal herbs only yielded less than one pound and three ounces of pills. It's normal that they've been successfully made into pills; they've been concentrated to the extreme."
The new type of pills collected by Xiaocao were right in front of Lin Yao. The light gray pills were densely piled together, and they looked to weigh more than a pound. Each pill was about the size of a sesame seed, so Lin Yao immediately calculated the total weight.
One sesame seed is 4 milligrams, according to Xiaocao's count. 156,753 pills would weigh 627 grams, less than one pound and three ounces. Using mathematical methods to get to the bottom of things helped Lin Yao quickly recover from his surprise, and also helped Xiaocao out of her dazed state.
“Yes, we used to be able to refine much more medicinal powder, but now we only have a tiny bit left. The concentrated medicinal energy in each pill is frighteningly abundant. When we go to Chengdu, we’ll try to see how much medicine each pill can contain. I estimate that we can at least double the effect. We can even export it then.”
Xiao Cao immediately agreed with Lin Yao's assessment, saying that this was the only way to explain the reason now, to avoid wasting time investigating further.
Just as Lin Yao was about to have Xiao Cao put the pills into the jade jar with a lid that had been prepared beforehand, he heard Xiao Cao shout again.
"Wow! They can actually be stored inside the body! That's so convenient!"
Xiao Cao's surprised and delighted voice made Lin Yao laugh. "But that makes sense. It's already become a pill, so of course it should be able to be stored in the body. I didn't even think of that. You're not as smart as Yao Yao."
Lin Yao rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "I didn't mock you, don't come looking for me to settle accounts later." But in his heart, he was extremely happy that these pills could be stored in his body. This meant that storage and transportation would be more convenient. For things that could be stored in the body, the little grass was simply an infinitely large storage space with the highest safety factor.
Although the extremely concentrated pills are now very easy to store and transport in terms of their current size and quantity, the fact that they can be absorbed into the body means that they are indeed pills, not the powders refined in Yanji City, which is something to be happy about.
What pleased the two most was that the mutated Lightning not only did not lose its alchemy ability, but actually took it a step further, almost having the ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous.
Lin Yao couldn't even feel how much true energy he had expended. As for the loss of energy from the lightning, it was easy to replenish it by absorbing the lightning.
"Yaoyao, what should we name this new pill? How about 'Sesame Pill'?"
Xiao Cao's mind started to work; her tense mind needed a break after half a day, something she was very good at.
"What do you call it, 'Sesame Seed Pill'? What will you call it if you refine other pills the size of sesame seeds in the future?"
Lin Yao immediately rejected Xiao Cao's suggestion, "I think we should call it '201502 Dan'. It's simple and easy to remember, and you can tell what it does just by hearing it. We don't need to rack our brains to think of a name. It's not a pill with any special effects, and it needs to be used in conjunction with other medicines."
"Oh, alright, let's continue refining the pills. Let's finish this batch of pills quickly so we can take care of other things. There are just too many things to do right now."
Before Lin Yao could agree, Xiao Cao gathered all the medicinal herbs from the basement. The dense array of herbs in the air completely blocked out the light, creating a dim space around the cauldron, with only a wisp of lightning flickering from Lin Yao's fingertip emitting a dazzling light.
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Chapter 500 The Adjutant with a Special Identity
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Extreme weather events have become increasingly severe worldwide in recent years. Beijing, which should be experiencing winter, is so hot that people are wearing T-shirts. In previous years, it would have even started snowing in November, but now even the morning breeze carries a warm feeling, making it feel anything but cool.
Fortunately, the Chinese are among the most adaptable people. Since they cannot fight against fate, they will enjoy it. As a result, the streets and alleys of the capital are as cool as summer, with carrots and radishes everywhere. This keeps people's passion going, and it is estimated that the birth rate will reach a new peak next year.
Lin Yao walked out of the room, frowned, and sighed inwardly at the abnormally erratic weather. He thought to himself that he and Xiao Cao were powerless against the extreme weather of nature. The rampant destruction of the environment by humans had finally brought about their revenge, with an astonishing number of people dying from extreme weather every year.
As for the economic damage caused by this, people have long been numb to it. Every country is busy fighting the disaster and providing relief, robbing Peter to pay Paul to barely keep up with the post-disaster reconstruction work in various places. The world economy is growing at zero, and an overall negative growth is just around the corner.
Lin Yao's adjutant, an adjutant assigned by the military. He arrived at "Urban Forest" on such an exceptionally warm morning.
Wearing a long-sleeved sportswear outfit, which is quite thick for this season, if Lin Yao didn't know that this guy was a martial arts practitioner, he would definitely worry that he would get heat rash from wearing so much.
"Sir, this is your adjutant from the military, Major Hong Jie. He was originally a special forces soldier under the Lanzhou Military Region's Eagle Division, but has now been transferred to the First Division of the Garrison Command directly under the Central Military Commission. He will be your adjutant starting today."
Ignoring Major Hong Jie, who was standing ramrod straight, Yi Zuojun carried a basin of water for washing his face and placed it on the coffee table in the hall. Then he soaked a soft, thick towel in the warm water and wrung it out for Lin Yao.
With Lin Yao's abilities, there was no need for him to wash his face and take a bath anymore. However, Yi Zuojun insisted on doing this job and did not let him give up, which can be regarded as the respect and service that the Yi family members have for Lin Yao.
Yi Zuojun's tone was deliberately contemptuous and distant, which Lin Yao could of course hear. Combined with Hong Jie's low-level top-stage ancient martial arts cultivation, the identity of the new adjutant was obvious. He was clearly a member of the Hong family of Lanzhou, and it seemed that he was a successor of the level of Pei Yuan and Sun Miao.
Lin Yao judged that Hong Jie, whose skin was tanned but whose face still looked youthful, was no more than 22 years old. However, after receiving the handover documents and seeing Hong Jie's information, he realized that he had underestimated this young man. Hong Jie was only 20 years old, a 20-year-old major!
Lin Yao took the washcloth from Yi Zuojun and carefully wiped his face, without greeting Major Hong Jie, who was still standing ramrod straight. This gesture brought a smile to Yi Zuojun's face.
Although he accepted the rank of Major General from the military and agreed to the conditions for being assigned an adjutant, it didn't mean Lin Yao would fully and unreservedly cooperate with the work. Lin Yao needed his personal space at times; if his adjutant knew everything about his actions, what would become of him?