CHAPTER 518: ELIXIR OF IMMORTALITY

Jiang Lixin nodded and replied, "If it’s not for his high cell regeneration rate, he would have turned into a zombie by now. But now that the zombie virus is no longer in his body, he will recover soon."

After making sure that Li Yang was no longer in danger, Chu Zhimiao finally felt the heavy stone pressing on her heart was removed. She bowed to Jiang Lixin and said hoarsely, "Thank you for saving my friend’s life, Doctor."

Jiang Lixin stepped aside to avoid her bow and reached out to help her up. "As a doctor, this is my duty. What’s more, I didn’t do it for free. You still have to pay for the consultation and treatment fee."

Chu Zhimiao chuckled at her words and said, "I understand."

The nurse wrote down the receipt and said, "Comrade, you can pay the bill at the counter in the lobby."

"Thank you," Chu Zhimiao nodded before she carried Li Yang and left the room.

As an ability-user, carrying a man on her back was a small matter for her. But with their difference in body size, people would gaze at her whenever she walked past them.

When the staff saw her carrying an unconscious man, she said, "Comrade, do you need a room for your friend?"

Chu Zhimiao shook her head and replied, "No need, thank you."

The staff nodded and checked the receipt for a moment before she said, "A total of forty crystal cores or four hundred points."

While the survivors were gasping from the high cost, Chu Zhimiao took out a handful of crystal cores from her backpack and paid without batting an eye.

For her and Li Yang, who earned hundreds of crystal cores daily, the treatment fee was very cheap. After leaving the infirmary, they returned to the inn and stayed in their room.

At the same time, Pei Yijun was sitting in Xun Che’s office.

Sitting across from him, Xun Che took a sip of his coffee and said with a smile, "Comrade Pei, instead of rebuilding your base, you come to visit my base instead."

"I come to bring my sister back and to make a deal with you," Pei Yijun replied.

Hearing this, Xun Che let out a chuckle and asked, "Oh, what kind of deal do you have for me?"

Pei Yijun took out a glass vial from his backpack and placed it on the table. Inside the glass vial was a crimson-colored liquid.

The moment he saw this, Xun Che narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "Where did you get this Elixir of Immortality?"

Noticing his agitation, Pei Yijun raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that Commander Xun knows about this thing. Well, since you already know the benefits this thing can give you, it will be easier for us to talk."

"I have a total of five doses of Elixir of Immortality. As long as you help me take over Jiangning Base’s command, you can have the elixirs."

When he heard this, cold killing intent flashed in Xun Che’s eyes as he asked, "Do you know the main material to create this elixir?"

Pei Yijun went silent for a moment before he replied, "No matter what the material is, the main point is that even just a drop of this elixir can save countless lives."

After a moment of pause, he continued, "After facing the zombie horde, I believe that Commander Xun understood the importance of having a life-saving elixir. If you are lucky, you might be able to find out the components and produce this elixir."

Xun Che clenched his fists after hearing his words. While he loathed how those people used humans as materials to create this so-called Elixir of Immortality, he couldn’t deny the fact that this elixir was indeed able to save countless lives if used correctly.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh and said, "I will send people to help you, but I won’t interfere directly."

Pei Yijun was satisfied with this and nodded. "I want the Phantom Team."

As soon as he finished his words, Xun Che thought for a moment before he said, "The Phantom Team is a mercenary team and not under my command. I can’t make decisions for them. At most, I can only lend you one hundred ability-users under me."

Pei Yijun tapped his fingers on the armrest for a while before he said, "Besides the ability-users, I want ten thousand high-quality weapons."

"Do you know how much that will cost me? One high-quality weapon costs one thousand crystal cores. It’s equivalent to ten million crystal cores," Xun Che replied with a frown.

"Commander Xun, the value of this elixir is far above that price. You have to know that if this thing went into the market, it would be sold for fifty million crystal cores easily."

Xun Che frowned and considered the pros and cons for a long time before he nodded, "Okay. I will prepare the weapons, but you have to give me one year."

Pei Yijun thought that it would take at least two years to prepare so many high-quality weapons. Unexpectedly, Xun Che only needed one year. It seemed that the power of Lin’an Base was more than what he thought.

Reaching out to pick up his teacup, he took a sip of his coffee before he said, "I heard that Commander Xun found a way to plant crops and the first harvest is in a few months."

"It’s not a secret. After all, hydroponics was a method used since a hundred years ago. I believe other leaders were also able to think about this method and use it sooner or later," Xun Che replied casually.

"It’s indeed as you said. Some bases already used this method, but none of them were able to achieve what your base could," Pei Yijun nodded in agreement.

Noticing the hidden meaning in his words, Xun Che asked, "Are you planning to exchange the elixir with the farming method?"

When he heard this, Pei Yijun let out a chuckle and replied, "This is why I like to talk with smart people."