What did a daily output of three tons mean?
A single Low Grade Blood Supplementing Pill weighed approximately 0.5 grams.
Given sufficient materials, the Special Investigation Bureau's pill production line could stably manufacture six million Low Grade Blood Supplementing Pills a day.
Not sixty thousand, not six hundred thousand, but six million.
In the Four Provinces Continent, even an alchemical prodigy from a top cultivation sect, working tirelessly day and night without sleep, would need twenty thousand days to match that number.
—Although low-grade pills were easy to refine, they still took time.
To put it into data terms:
An ordinary person had 100 HP, and a single Low Grade Blood Supplementing Pill was enough to heal standard external trauma.
As for Qi Refinement cultivators, as long as they didn't suffer fatal injuries like punctured intestines or shattered spines, taking a few Blood Supplementing Pills and resting would be enough to pull them back from death's door.
What kind of industrial maniac was Great Xia?
And this was only the single-day output of a production line that hadn't even been scaled up yet!
Had she unleashed some terrifying steel monster?
What kind of industrial Cthulhu was this?!
Nan Zhi blinked, suddenly thinking of the upcoming Four Directions Assembly.
Although the Blood Supplementing Pills were of modest quality, only restoring 15 HP, the vast majority of the cultivation world was not composed of Golden Core Masters, Ancestors, or sect elites.
Rather, it was made up of tens of millions of low-level cultivators.
With such a stable, continuous production line of low-grade pills in her hands, why would she ever worry about the stability of the Rakshasa Sea Market?
If she were more ambitious, let alone the low-end pill market of the twelve nations of the four directions, given enough time, Nan Zhi could completely monopolize the entire cultivation world's low-end pill market!
This was the confidence brought by industrialization.
Just like the Industrial Revolution, where textile machinery dealt a dimensional reduction strike to traditional handcrafts.
The twelve nations of the four directions relied on the Three Great Sects largely because of pills.
She could leverage Huaxia's might to thoroughly place the twelve nations of the four directions into the hands of her own people.
“As the Demon Suppression Division recruits more talent in the future, it really should purchase some Blood Supplementing Pills to keep in reserve for rainy days. Buying a modest quantity of low-grade pills doesn't require asking Master; if the order isn't too large, I can make the decision myself.”
With a clear train of thought, Nan Zhi immediately beamed:
“So then, let's talk about the price.”
...
Good news arrived one after another.
Aside from pills, a massive breakthrough had also been achieved with formations.
Nan Zhi had lent out a flying boat, and when it was returned, she received a complete diagram of the flight formation.
The Special Investigation Bureau's researchers utilized the pixel replication method, dividing the intricate formation into regions, copying them, and then piecing them together in sequence like a jigsaw puzzle.
Just like that, Nan Zhi obtained a full set of flight formations without breaking a sweat.
The Qingjing Sect was indeed a great sect renowned for its formations. The diagrams passed down through generations were exceedingly exquisite; even an ordinary magic formation embedded on a flying boat contained boundless wonders.
Nan Zhi stood where she was, hands on her hips, laughing for ten whole minutes.
With the complete formation diagram, she could replicate an identical formation.
Unable to analyze where the formation eye was?
There was computer programming, digital decoding, and supercomputers with infinite computing power.
Lacking the cultivation to replicate formations laid down by high-level cultivators?
Then use modern science and technology to replicate them fully before executing brute force decryption.
In essence, Nan Zhi now held a master key in her hands.
No matter how massive or complex a formation was, it would crumble before modern science and coding technology.
“I’m practically like a virus deliberately injected into the cultivation world.”
Nan Zhi suddenly thought of a chilling possibility, but in the next second, she cast the thought aside:
“Since the white tiger woman’s side has made a move, it’s time for the Demon Suppression Division to act as well.”
...
When Hu Manni received Nan Zhi's call, she felt somewhat flattered.
“Little Aunt, you’re coming to Dongsan City?”
On the phone, the young woman was brimming with excitement. But a second later, her tone shifted abruptly into a thick, folksy northeastern accent:
“Aiya, my goodness! Little Aunt, you’re comin’ to the Northeast? That’s mighty fine! If you’d come a bit earlier, we could’ve celebrated the New Year together. But it ain’t bad now either. It’s just early spring—the chickens and ducks we didn’t slaughter last year are all nice and plump, the wild greens in the fields are fresh and tender, and the newly ripened batch of spirit herbs is just right for entertainin’ guests! Once you arrive, I’ll tell the folks over in Dongshan to buy some abalone and sea cucumbers, and slaughter a few fat pigs and sheep...”
The moment Nan Zhi heard it, she knew it was the fox attached to Hu Manni speaking.
—This fox was named Hu Cuiying, a biological sister from the same litter as Hu Cuixian and Hu Cuiling.
“I might need Snow Essence, a fist-sized material that grows in deep snowy mountains, for alchemy. The three northeastern provinces should have it. I don't feel easy letting others search for it, so I should go take a look myself.”
Nan Zhi made up an excuse, hung up the phone, and pondered for a moment.
—Hu Ban'er was a shrewd old fox. Although he previously had his own selfish calculations, now that his essence blood was in the white tiger woman's hands, his loyalty was beyond doubt.
The head of the Bai family was adaptable and knowledgeable, so naturally, they weren't under suspicion either.
Only the Liu, Huang, and Hui families remained. The Liu family was vacillating, while the attitudes of the Huang and Hui families were plain to see.
For such a situation to arise, either the Huang and Hui families had aligned themselves with another faction, or there were hidden circumstances.
Therefore, if the white tiger woman wanted to swallow the territory of these five families, careful planning was required.
...
This trip to the Northeast was considered Nan Zhi's private journey. To deliberately leave traces, she decided to travel by flight just like an ordinary person.
Hu Manni worked very efficiently, arranging a man and a woman to accompany her.
Both were strikingly gorgeous and stood out remarkably, with fox-like eyes, high nose bridges, fair and radiant skin, and supple, alluring silhouettes.
Nan Zhi recognized them at a glance. They were celebrities from the entertainment industry, frequent guests in movies, TV shows, and variety programs, possessing massive national popularity.
Inside the airport terminal, giant promotional posters towering over a dozen meters high were visible everywhere.
The woman in the picture wore expensive jewelry, every pore refined to perfection, while an indescribable, mysterious demon aura lingered in her fox-like eyes.
Neither of them was a practitioner; they were just extraordinarily good-looking ordinary people, except that both had "fox immortals" attached to them.
Nan Zhi felt an unexplainable sense of as expected.
In contrast to her composure, the man and woman suppressed the surging excitement in their hearts upon seeing Nan Zhi in her baseball cap, subtly exchanging glances.
They had previously enshrined and worshipped fox immortals solely for fame and fortune.
The two had little prior interaction, only happening to be vacationing in the South Sea at the same time.
At noon, they received a phone call telling them to accompany a "big shot" on a trip to the Northeast. Initially, they were somewhat reluctant.
—After all, having spent years climbing up the entertainment industry and winning quite a few awards, their status, reputation, and fanbase were solidly established.
Even if some mogul wanted to invite them to dinner, they would at least show respect by calling in advance and politely scheduling a time.
To receive a direct call ordering them by name to get ready, with strict reminders to take utmost care of the person—this was truly a first.
With a five-hour flight from the South Sea to the Northeast, they had assumed it was some lustful second- or third-generation scion and had prepared themselves mentally to deal with it.
Who could have guessed it would be her?!
In the entertainment industry, the most crucial skill was having keen discernment.
They were not unfamiliar with this face in the slightest.
Although photos and videos of her had been 404ed online, the public buzz around her had never died down.
Even though Nan Zhi wore a cap and dressed extremely low-key, few people in Huaxia could forget that face.
The two swallowed hard. Both in their thirties, they were now as nervous as greenhorns fresh out of the gate, nearly screaming in shock.
What were second- or third-generation scions compared to her?
This was a genuine transcendent!
Unlike the cultivators on livestreaming platforms who breathed fire, controlled water, or conjured ice out of thin air, this person had genuinely slaughtered numerous colossal demon beasts back then!
All with tiny green embroidery needles!
Who would have thought they would get the chance to come into contact with a true transcendent?
Their hearts pounded violently. Just a moment ago, they had been cursing their managers in their heads; now, they wished they could worship them as ancestors.
...
Neither of them was foolish. Being sensible, they did not disturb Nan Zhi excessively, merely following closely and cautiously at her side.
Pouring tea, bringing water, checking seats—they did everything personally, practically elbowing the flight attendants out of the way.
In particular, the handsome male celebrity with a striking physique made sure to turn his head whenever speaking to the flight attendant beside them, perfectly displaying his prominent Adam's apple, broad shoulders, and narrow waist in Nan Zhi's direction.
The female celebrity scoffed inwardly before running a hand through her hair. With her freshly touched-up makeup radiating boundless charm, her eyes were filled with undisguised adoration whenever she looked at Nan Zhi.
Nan Zhi: “...”
You two have probably misunderstood Hu Manni's intentions.
From her perspective, the little foxes following them had long since thrown themselves at her feet, rolling around, playing cute, and vying for her favor.
—Hu Manni most likely wasn't worried about Nan Zhi being slighted, but rather afraid other foxes might intercept her, which was why she picked these two little foxes.
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