Interstellar Number One Farmer: I Only Want To Farm!

Chapter 697 - 213: Meditation and Announcement_2

The laboratory project will be mostly shut down.The researchers at the Non-human Research Institute are really unwilling! Last time, Zhang Jial was pressured to undergo an investigation, and the research almost came to a halt.

Now that the effective drug is out, should they continue?

They asked Zhang Jial whether to replicate Su Xiaocai’s drug or continue their unfinished research.

The Non-human Research Institute seems to be financially strong, but they have to support many researchers, and the materials need to be retrieved by mercenaries or even smuggled back, which is hugely expensive.

If it wasn’t for Zhang Jiali joining midway as the deputy director, many secret projects would have to stop.

Zhang Jial’s eyes were gloomy; he barely listened to what others were saying. He only knew that those above were investigating him, watching him every day. It was already remarkable that he could protect himself, let alone have the mind to run projects.

A researcher called out to Zhang Jial again, bringing him back to his senses, "Let’s not work on the project for now; I’m having some trouble."

As for what trouble, the researcher dared not ask more, as Zhang Jial had a look showing his reluctance to explain.

"But the clients have all gone to the hospital. How do we keep the institute running normally?"

"Aren’t there still those remaining patients?"

"Those patients..." They are not presentable, to say the least. Costly, and sometimes even demanding on the researchers.

"Alright, for the gene repair projects you have on hand, proceed with those which can continue, and temporarily stop those that cannot. I’ll go up and hold another meeting with other researchers."

Zhang Jial walked away absent-mindedly.

The Law Enforcement Department was investigating him, but Zhang Jial could manage. Each time they searched, they found nothing.

What bothered him more was the Li Family. The Li Family somehow heard rumors that he manipulated Feng Ruchuan to lead Li Kuanyun astray.

They are now targeting him in secret, almost endlessly.

However, Zhang Jial couldn’t justify himself. He didn’t know that involving Feng Ruchuan would bring such trouble.

With enemies on both sides, he wanted to contact the Sect Hierarch, but to no avail.

Only the Sect Hierarch could contact them, but they could never reach the Sect Hierarch, merely leaving cryptic messages.

The Li Family, with its shady history, knows many devious methods; Zhang Jial wasn’t afraid of overt confrontation, but feared covert acts of revenge.

Plans that seemed foolproof yielded nothing in the end.

Why did it fail? Why?

Looking back at the Non-human Research Institute, which doesn’t only exist on Capital Star,

many planets have one.

The director is just a figurehead; the entire institute is practically in his hands. Because of the institute’s specific nature, it could even mobilize some soldiers to help transport Insect Man corpses back.

After leaving the Military Department, only this place could satisfy his former urge to command troops and wield power at his discretion.

Just because that fool Feng Ruchuan contacted Li Kuanyun and got him entangled with the Li Family,

how would one best retaliate? Zhang Jial is not someone to be easily schemed against. Since others have attacked, he definitely needs to strike back.

If Su Xiaocai were to learn that another Bishop had surfaced, she would surely be eager for action, praising herself as a scourge of sin.

There is a shortage of the drug, naturally creating new problems.

This time, it’s not due to someone causing trouble behind the scenes but because a large number of patients genuinely want the drug.

They sat quietly at the company entrance. Above their heads were two floating signboards tied with banners, requesting Su Xiaocai to produce more drugs—they want to live.

Law enforcement officers came to disperse them, but they refused to leave. They were all patients or had relatives who were patients. They weren’t making trouble; they genuinely couldn’t get the medicine.

There were many severe cases, but those who could get the medicine were the ones who had taken it before. Newcomers wanting it had to wait for more to be produced.

They knew how hard it was for Su Xiaocai to invent the new drug, so they didn’t ask for price cuts or public manufacturing rights; they just wanted more medicine. They wanted to know if Su Xiaocai could increase production.

Waking early in the morning, Su Xiaocai was stunned upon hearing the news.

After investigating what was going on, she had to call a meeting.

If this problem was not clearly explained, it could potentially lead to even bigger problems.

Lu Qin felt helpless. Busy as he was, he had to make time to rush over and discuss with Su Xiaocai how to resolve it.

The drug relies on bamboo shoots as raw material, which can only be extracted if bamboo is grown. Bamboo planting requires a special nutrient solution to promote rooting and sprouting.

The nutrient solution isn’t something that can be easily made. The technology is in Su Xiaocai’s hands.

Moreover, once the shoots are dug up, processing must be immediate.

The drug doesn’t have a long shelf life, so it can’t be stockpiled either.

Therefore, to increase drug production, it would take at least three months. The weather needs to be warmer to have a large supply of raw materials.