CH 13

Shi Qingyang was well aware that Cheng Ran had no money, but Gu Changjin did - even if the Cheng Clan was utterly disinterested in Cheng Ran, they wouldn't neglect someone in their family - but most of these aspects remained hidden from Cheng Ran.

Shi Qingyang didn't understand why the Cheng Clan wanted Cheng Ran to be a clueless canary in a gilded cage.

Cheng Ran's secured computer was placed in the practice room, while Shi Qingyang's was set up in his room.

"Master, I will enroll you in the primary pharmacy program, and you will be able to take classes here in the future." Gu Changjin said with a smile, "The personal computer in Master's room is generally useful for reading books and playing video games, but not good for schoolwork."

"Grandpa Gu, I know." Cheng Ran nodded, his face solemn.

Shi Qingyang made a faint frown as he observed this scene. They already had a regular computer that they could use to study. There was no reason to buy a new one, but Gu Changjin purposefully purchased a safe computer and explained this... So the old man was concerned that the Cheng family would find out that Cheng Ran was studying pharmacy, so they bought a secure computer?

"You can play games on this computer, Shi Qingyang. In the future, you can use this device for all your homework." Gu Changjin returned his gaze to Shi Qingyang.

"Yes, Uncle!" said Shi Qingyang immediately, his expression also serious.

"You call me uncle, and young master refers to me as a grandfather. You took advantage of the young master." Gu Changjin noticed that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, and grinned, "Call me Grandpa Gu. I'm old enough to be your grandfather."

"Thank you, Grandpa Gu!" Shi Qingyang smiled, no longer involved in this matter, this situation proved that Gu Changjin cared more about Cheng Ran than the Cheng Clan.

"Alright, go play for a bit." Gu Changjin walked down the stairs after finishing his conversation.

Cheng Ran switched on his secure computer and sat there intently, watching the pharmacy course. His eyes didn't even blink as the holographic device projected and played the pharmacy production project.

Shi Qingyang, after seeing this scene, quietly returned to the room and then turned on the brand- new secure computer.

In the past, he had used the communication terminal to go online and read about certain things, but he could easily be tracked down, so he didn't dare to do anything that crossed the boundary. But now that was no longer the case.

When that secure computer came, it was like someone had given him a pillow when he was sleepy. A true stroke of luck. He could now use his future knowledge to make money faster!

Although Shi Qingyang knew little about business, he always watched the Rad-Power Fighting Contests. He knew all the big champions and also the dark horses. He had watched the videos many times to improve his fighting skills.

Guessing who would come out on top and how long their fight would last.... There were regular lottery tickets that could be bought online as well as black markets to place bets!

He was also able to use the experience he gained later in the research institute to make profits.

After joining the research institute, he learned a wide range of pharmaceutical and radiation studies. But he had no foundation, and some people were not willing to teach him, and there was no opportunity for him to learn. As a result, the learning was disjointed, and many things he just memorized like a parrot that could repeat but not understand. Nonetheless, he could memorize a lot.

For example, the formulas of certain drugs, as well as certain research on human bodies and mutated animals...

The one that impressed him the most was a drug that regulated the radiation power in the body and treated the damage caused by radiation.

The research institute created this formula that used two newly discovered medical materials. The set up method was very simple and it could also be mass produced.

The reason why he fell from the clouds into the mud was because his body was not properly regulated. When he returned to the past, his body had already been starving for four months. Also, working at the entrance of the city for a long time had already harmed his body. He really needed this medicine now.

And this was undoubtedly the most lucrative kind of medicine.

Concerning the fact that the formula doesn't belong to him... The research institute most likely hadn't started researching it yet... Moreover, a place that used living people as guinea pigs may go and choke on fairness.

However, even with a secure computer, it was difficult to make money without leaving a trace. After all, it was difficult for him to seek an anonymous bank account at this stage.

Unless he met an agent - a good agent...

Shi Qingyang's heart beat faster, and he opened a browser.

Fuzhan.com had by far the most number of licensed Rad-Warriors. They shared experiences, as well as sold mutant insects and posted missions. Almost all Rad- warriors lurked here.

Shi Qingyang only started contacting this website after he left Spark City in his previous life . He made a living doing tasks on this website, where he also met several people and got a lot of advice from his predecessors.

However, most of those people he had met in the beginning were probably unknown at the moment. Nonetheless, he continued to consider them as his predecessors...

Shi Qingyang paused for a moment before typing in the three words, "Great Stomach King". When he was eighteen years old, he had registered on this site as "Yangliuqingqing". [TN:?maybe? Green, green willows ] The name was inspired by a poem. He loved it because it bore his name, and he felt it was particularly artistic when he was younger. His tastes had changed since he was a child.

Unfortunately, there were just too many users registering on this domain, and "Great Stomach King" had already taken on the identity of someone else. Shi Qingyang considered it over, and then simply changed it to "I don't want to starve."

As expected, no one had registered an account with that name yet. He left the remainder of the personal details blank. Since he was using a secure computer, the network didn't automatically record his city, which made him pleased.

Shi Qingyang's favorite section on this website was the "Combat Skills Exchange."

Rad-Warriors utilize rad- power in the body to cause the ambient radiant energy to strike, and this form of initiation was known as combat skills .

Many big families have unique combat skills that allow them to leapfrog challenges . Shi Qingyang came from a lowly background, thus he was clueless about these skills. He had been practicing basic combat skills all the time, but as he developed in real combat, his use of basic combat skills was almost unmatched. Later, as his strength grew, he developed his own various unique combat skills.

At that time, as long as he was free, he would come to this section to read other people's blogs about combat skills and rad- power understanding. He learned and practiced... And practiced... again and again...

Looking roughly, Shi Qingyang quickly found ID: "I want to find Pengcheng Wanli."

The administrator of this section was Pengcheng Wanli. He was very active. Most notably, he often helped beginners in answering questions. Shi Qingyang had been under his tutelage in his former life, but later Pengcheng Wanli wrote his last entry saying, "After the Rad-Riot, I won't be able to surf the net for a while," and he vanished from online never to be seen again.

Pengcheng Wanli was very patient on the Internet and had a good temper. Following his disappearance, a special thread was set up for him on the website, compiling some of his own experiences, combat skills, etc. that he had mentioned over the years. Shi Qingyang had learned a lot from him.

At this time, Pengcheng Wanli was still very active on the site. He posted a red message on the front page of the forum today, titled "Ask me if you have any questions."

Shi Qingyang tapped the post and slowly scrolled through, seeing various questions and answers.

Pengcheng Wanli's explanations were concise, with no ostentation, and his fundamental knowledge was solid. He was also familiar with the problems faced by many middle and high-level Rad-Warriors. He emphasized several times in his post that when practicing rad- power, one must not be greedy for power and advancement and must take care of one's own body first.

They were words spoken from the depths of his heart. Shi Qingyang read and becoming increasingly convinced that Pengcheng Wanli should be an old Rad-Warrior. Perhaps he was now suffering from the rad-riots in his body.

Will such an old man be a good agent? Shi Qingyang contemplated while staring at the screen for a moment before making a decision.

He will use his prior experience to pose as a hermit and attempt to approach this person first. If he was trustworthy, he might ask him for assistance.

While he had no idea who Pengcheng Wanli was, but judging from his responses to questions, he was at least seventh level Rad-Warrior, and he undoubtedly had his own network... If it fails, what he lost was the opportunity to share some information with Pengcheng Wanli, which won't have much impact on him.

Once Shi Qingyang made the decision, he began a calculated search for a question. He was successful. He soon came across a Rad-Warrior, who had come for help because of the radiation commotion. He was on the third stage. When the Rad-Warrior was young, he was wounded while hunting; his health deteriorated, and now he often had radiation riots. Right now, he didn't have enough money to buy the simplest calming potions.

Pengcheng Wanli's method was that he should control the rad-power circulating in his body through a certain line to improve his control. At the same time, he should prepare a few bottles of calming potion to drink afterwards.

This technique was known to everyone, but Pengcheng Wanli offered a special line that was different from the previous ones, and the result was better than before. This was unusual, as the most powerful Rad-Warriors kept their abilities hidden from the rest.

Shi Qingyang investigated it and discovered that the following posts both praised and thanked him.

"Long live Boss Pengcheng! This was not only to relieve my radiation pain, but also to improve my radiation control."

"Boss Pengcheng is the most powerful! This method can really relieve the rad power!"

"I think the value of this method was very great and it was not inferior to the medium combat skills!"

"The boss of Pengcheng is the most selfless!"

"If I knew who the Boss of Pengcheng is in real life, I would be his loyal follower!

... In this section, Pengcheng Wanli was very famous, so Shi Qingyang wasn't surprised to see all these rainbow farts. He was one of them and called "Boss Pengcheng", but he was sincerely grateful to him.

The above method of running Rad-Power was excellent, but the line was a little too complicated. Ordinary citizens would find it difficult to complete the task fully. Moreover, even with this method, one still needed to drink a calming potion. For a poor third level Rad-Warrios person who was desperate for help, this was not a healthy option.

Shi Qingyang grinned and replied to Pengcheng Wanli below, but unlike the others he was nip picking rather than complimenting.

"This answer doesn't address the issue at all. First of all, the line can be shorter. Just follow this picture. Secondly, after a rad-riot,you don't need to drink a soothing potion as long as you input a tiny amount of rad-power into these two points of your body to shut off and isolate the riot in your body. This was of course for low-level Rad-Warriors. For an advanced level, more points would need to be shut." After writing, he attached two pictures that he had drawn with his free hand .

Shi Qingyang's writing reflected the knowledge he had accumulated from his past life.

He hadn't touched a bottle of potion until he was eighteen, and he still practiced near the entrance of the city. The rad=power in his body was very tyrannical. Nobody educated him at the time. He had no choice but to figure things out by himself. The more powerful he became and the more rad- power he possessed, the more his frail body suffered. He was at a point where few potions would even work on him, so he had to go his own way.

The "Rad- power Isolation Method," he mentioned was the same one he used to deal with rad-riots in his own body. When he was thirty years old, he made this method public, accessible to the general public. From there, it was perfected by others. This technique had already become a required subject in the academies before he was sent to the Research Institute.

At the Research Institute, it was refined even further. It was much superior and simpler than his first draught. What he posted was the final version.

This was the greatest achievement in his life.

Shi Qingyang jotted this down rashly, neither as a teacher like Pengcheng Wanli nor as he had done in the past. He did want to help more people, but he was more interested to attract Pengcheng Wanli's attention.

He no longer wielded power nor authority, and the Cheng family couldn't be relied upon. The only thing he could do was to pretend to be superior on the internet to bait others.

After doing all this, Shi Qingyang turned off the screen and decided to go downstairs to see Cheng Ran. If possible, the two of them could talk about the configuration of the drug together. While he wasn't very skilled in pharmacy, he had been exposed to a wide range of subjects and should be able to guide Cheng Ran.

...Shi Qingyang , it turned out, thought too highly of himself.

When he opened the door, he saw Cheng Ran standing outside with a bottle. He seemed to have been standing for a while, and his face was flushed red.

"Are you looking for me?" inquired Shi Qingyang perplexed.

"Yes, there is something..." Cheng Ran hesitated.

"Did you have any issues with the medicine?" inquired Shi Qingyang again.

"No... I watched it... After watching the instruction video, I made a bottle of low-level soothing potion... It should be fine. Do you want it?" Cheng Ran handed the bottle to Shi Qing Yang, his face filled with anticipation and anxiety.

This was an excellent low-grade soothing potion.

Low-grade soothing potions were the most basic medicines that were already mass- produced and distributed in the country's shopping malls. Even so, a successful configuration necessitates a considerable amount of effort. After all, humans weren't robots, they needed time to master something, especially if Cheng Ran had never come into contact with it before...

Shi Qingyang twitched his lips, "Cheng Ran, you're amazing!"

Cheng Ran first bends his eyes, then his smile widened.