Lin Qi had never conducted an offline transaction with a member of the Mercenary Corps, but he was very experienced.

’Trouble? Find Guang Ling!’

Lin Qi didn’t even need to bring it up himself; Guang Ling had already started talking.

"Discuss the transaction time amongst yourselves. Once you’ve decided, I’ll send an email and have Wizard place the items at the designated location. You also need to agree on who will cover the transportation fees. I will deduct the cost during a future Mercenary Corps mission settlement."

After hearing what Guang Ling said, Lin Qi felt they were a good person.

’They’ll even front the transportation costs.’

’Wait, that’s not right!’

’Hold on!’

’Does this mean there are still transport channels that can get in and out of Greenfield City?’

Lin Qi glanced around and saw that no one else seemed inclined to ask.

Apparently, this was common knowledge, just something that Lin Qi, given his circumstances and identity, had yet to encounter.

Master Ma spoke up, "We’ll each cover half of the transportation costs."

Capitalist followed closely behind. "I agree."

Lin Qi had no objections either, as long as he didn’t have to pay out of pocket right now.

Lin Qi glanced at Guang Ling again. ’For them to offer to front the cost... don’t tell me Guang Ling is monitoring my account balance, too?’

Thinking about how Guang Ling clearly knew his identity but was still willing to play dumb during the meeting,

Lin Qi’s impression of Guang Ling improved slightly.

They agreed with Master Ma and Capitalist to transport the Potions tomorrow, and then the meeting came to an end.

"I will contact you via email tomorrow. This ad-hoc meeting ends here."

"Wizard, unless it’s an emergency, try not to call any more ad-hoc meetings. You can perhaps communicate with King Arthur; King Arthur can contact Master Ma and Capitalist."

The meeting ended. Before Lin Qi logged off, Guang Ling gave him a pointed reminder.

It seemed the frequent meetings had indeed put pressure on Guang Ling.

This meeting initiator, the founder of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, was not as omnipotent as he had imagined.

Lin Qi nodded and then exited the meeting room.

...

Inside the bathroom, Lin Qi once again cupped some cold water and splashed his face.

The meeting was over. In about ten more minutes, the cooldown for the Door would be finished.

’When I return, I need to bring back 24 Potions. No, 25. One of them is for me to take myself.’

’After going to the Doomsday World, I need to create a new type of Potion as quickly as possible, one that is fundamentally different from the model I submitted to the company.’

’Besides that, I also need to analyze new Extraordinary Items. After I’ve obtained all four Tier One Abilities, I need to become a Tier Two Wizard as soon as I can.’

’There’s also the energy problem in the Doomsday World. The current number of reactors is a bit stretched. I need to make a trip to the Prosthetic Clinic during the day to buy some more, but my Credit Points seem to be a little tight.’

Wiping the water droplets from his face, Lin Qi felt a great deal of pressure.

After obtaining the Door, it seemed like he had twice as much time each day, but with tasks to complete in both worlds, Lin Qi’s rest time was actually compressed quite a bit.

The time reached 12:55 AM. The Door’s cooldown finished, and Lin Qi immediately began his transit.

...

Passing through the darkness, Lin Qi returned to his laboratory in the Doomsday World.

It was also nighttime in the Doomsday World. The Red Moon hung high in the sky, casting an atmosphere of despair and terror over the land.

The only saving grace was that this living Red Moon had not turned to open its eye since that day.

Changing into clothes printed with the words "Mo University Robot Fighting," Lin Qi got busy.

Time did not permit Lin Qi to rest. Time in the Doomsday World was especially precious, and he had many tasks to complete there.

Spreading his Spiritual Vision, he saw that the adjacent experimental workshop was still producing day and night.

He could see clear exhaustion on all the survivors’ faces.

He focused his attention on the development work for the Potion.

Lin Qi used completely different materials from the ones at his company as the foundation to develop a new type of M-level Potion.

Thanks to his development experience at the company, Lin Qi’s work went very smoothly.

By using his Spiritual Vision to directly observe the adhesion effect of the Spiritual Particles, Lin Qi successfully created a brand-new M-level Potion using just ten samples.

’M-level Potions have a high degree of similarity in their materials. Based on brute-force methods, it’s even possible for different companies’ products to result in M-level Potions that are more than 90% similar.’

’This is also why resistance to M-level Potions is so common. The company is willing to offer the same bonus for M-level Potion breakthroughs as for M-class Prosthetic Body breakthroughs, probably just to support researchers in Pharmacy.’

As he researched the new M-level Potion, he came to a new realization.

In the discipline of Pharmacy, M-level Potions weren’t even considered the entry level.

Their effect could only strengthen the human body to the threshold of becoming Extraordinary.

The true starting point of Pharmacy was actually the L-Class.

Carrying the new M-level Potion formula, Lin Qi walked out of the laboratory.

As expected, Wang Ziru appeared even faster than Xia Chu.

"Boss!"

Wang Ziru wasn’t short, not much different in height from Lin Qi, but he deliberately stooped slightly, maintaining a subtle upward gaze.

The dark circles under his eyes were very obvious. Lin Qi could tell Wang Ziru had put a lot of effort into managing the camp.

"Help me arrange production for this M-3 type Potion. I need 24 vials within 20 hours to use as new experimental materials," Lin Qi said, handing the documents to Wang Ziru.

"Yes, Boss."

Wang Ziru turned to leave.

In Wang Ziru’s mind, actions spoke louder than words when it came to proving his own worth.

"Wait a minute."

Lin Qi stopped him. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Wang Ziru immediately asked, "Boss, what else do you need?"

Lin Qi patted Wang Ziru’s shoulder and said earnestly, "Consume and digest a Crimson Crystal Stone as soon as possible, then start taking the M-level Potion. Your physical condition is important. Don’t work yourself to death."

Lin Qi showed some concern for his subordinate.

Wang Ziru’s work performance had been excellent so far, saving Lin Qi a great deal of energy.

"Understood! Thank you, Boss! I’ll go arrange production right away!"

Wang Ziru was as decisive and full of drive as ever.

After Wang Ziru ran off, Lin Qi’s gaze fell on Xia Chu.

"Lin Qi, do you know how to increase your Extraordinary Power?"

Xia Chu asked a question Lin Qi hadn’t expected.

Lin Qi had been bracing himself for another awkward encounter.

"Your Extraordinary Power comes from a natural awakening. It primarily consumes your Spiritual Power."

"The methods for improving it aren’t complicated. First, practice more to train the resilience of your Spiritual Power. Second is Meditation, which I’ll teach you later. Third is to use things like Crimson Crystal Stones and Potions to strengthen your body. After your body is strengthened, your Spiritual Power will be reinforced in return."

Lin Qi would rather Xia Chu ask more questions like this. It would make things less awkward.

Xia Chu seemed to be listening very attentively.

Lin Qi was curious why Xia Chu had suddenly changed, so he asked, "Why the sudden interest in Extraordinary Power?"

Xia Chu hesitated for a moment before replying, "I heard from Wang Ziru that you’re under a lot of pressure right now. I thought I should help you relieve some of it..."

’Wang Ziru again! What a truly talented guy!’