Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

Chapter 89: Chapter 88 All About The Miracle Drug Chapter 89: Chapter 88 All About The Miracle Drug At this moment, the two people who had been gathered around the steam pump also came over; they were Qianyuan Meiko and Tyler, who had missed the last round of the game. Three days after the train robbery, they had been successively recruited into the game, starting to devise strategies for the establishment of a pharmaceutical company.

“How about it, can these devices meet production requirements?” Chaoyang asked.

“Hmm… it’s indeed not very convenient without electronic control devices, but it’s barely enough with purely mechanical solutions. As for fermentation tanks, pressure relief valves, and stainless steel tubes, as long as they are available, there’s almost no requirement for quality. After all, this company doesn’t have any competition,” Tyler laughed, “But I didn’t expect that after being away from the frontline for so long, I would have the chance to return to a production position one day.”

“To be serious, what we are actually doing is quite limited.” Qianyuan Meiko spoke much more earnestly, “The pumps and pipes are ready-made, the fermentation tanks are modified from high-pressure gas cylinders, and they even offer specialized after-installation services. If we can’t make it with these, we would be greatly underestimating ourselves.”

Off to the side, Dane listened with a stunned expression.

He didn’t at all understand what the Divine Envoy’s plan was, but it seemed his approach was far from divine power; instead, it was the principles of nature that anyone in the world could wield. In the entire factory, the most expensive equipment was that steam marvel; everything else was common and ordinary. Yet they seemed to plan on using these common iron objects to produce unprecedented medications, which sounded incredibly unbelievable!

Even more unbelievable was that what others hadn’t heard of before seemed perfectly commonplace to these two believers!

Was the threshold for the Paradise Master’s faith really so high?

While Dane felt extremely excited, he also had some slight concerns—he had agreed with Judy that he would propose to join the Divine Envoy’s religion after doing a significant task, and backing up the train robbery was their way of proving their allegiance to Mr. Zhao. Now it seemed that this contribution might not be sufficient, at least not as much as he and Judy had thought…

“Mr. Zhao, I also need to add some more to the budget,” Tyler said again. “The old mechanical controller, like a rotary balancing device, I’ve asked around, and there’s nothing ready-made. It can only be custom-made by hiring craftsmen, and the price is definitely not going to be low.”

Chaoyang looked at him, “You understand mechanics too?”

“Just the bare basics, but I can… consult others,” Tyler glanced meaningfully at Dane and others as he replied.

“Understood, give me a list later,” Chaoyang paused, “Also, where’s the trial sample of penicillin? I’d like to show Miss Jenny the results of the medical company.”

“Just a moment, I’ll go get it.”

Tyler turned and walked to a cabinet, took out a small bottle from it, and then handed it to Jenny.

The nun carefully held up the bottle, half-raising it to her face.

She saw that the bottle contained a half tube of white powder, which at first seemed similar to flour, but upon closer inspection, was crystalline, though very fine in size.

“How… is it used?”

“Dissolve it and inject it into the body,” Chaoyang replied.

“Ah?” Jenny was startled, “This substance has to enter the body?”

“That’s right. Do you remember Mr. Zhang mentioning microbes to you? Boiling water can eliminate impurities on objects but can’t deal with pathogens that have entered the body—because we can’t toss ourselves into boiling water,” Chaoyang explained in an easy-going tone, “But it can. In other words, most diseases caused by microbes can be cured by it.”

This small vial of penicillin powder is an artificially synthesized product, which proves that fermentation technology can also be realized here. In fact, the most challenging step in the entire process is cultivating a stable and potent strain of the penicillium mold. If one had to tackle this step head-on, just collecting different molds would take a considerable amount of time. However, Chaoyang bypassed this step by purchasing spore products from Earth and bringing them over, thus eliminating any difficulties in the production process.

Even better, all the power needed, whether to inject dry, sterile air into the fermenter or to control the fermentation temperature with living water, can be provided by constructs. Although there were no construct manufacturing companies in Magnificent Castle, this did not stop him from buying used ones at a high price, after all, as long as they could supply energy.

This was also Chaoyang’s second close encounter with constructs.

According to the classification provided by the Panlogical Machine, any construct that can be produced on a large scale is categorized as a fourth-class construct, also known as an artificial construct. And from the looks of it, it indeed appeared to be a man-made object, or rather, a boiler pump that didn’t require heating water, with its core components cast from special ores. If it weren’t for the shortage, he would have even wanted to dismantle one to see what it was all about.

“Most diseases can be treated? You mean… including the Scarlet Curse?” Jenny asked in shock, “Even for those who have already been infected?”

Boiling water disinfection could only reduce the infection rate, but it was almost ineffective for those who were in the late stages of illness.

And the Scarlet Curse was also the most common cause of death.

“Of course, and its range of applications will be much broader than you think,” Chaoyang nodded affirmatively, “If you don’t believe it, Yeni Temple can use it in two days — after the syringes are produced.”

The first batch of production plans for the Gate of Destiny was not just for penicillin.

The medical supplies currently included in the plan are sterile bandages, sutures, stainless steel surgical instruments, syringes, allicin, disinfectants, and other common equipment and medications. Aside from the flagship product antibiotics, which required a high level of secrecy, other items could be outsourced to other factories — for instance, bandage production highly corresponded with textile mills and only needed one additional step of disinfection and sterilization.

Of course, operating on multiple fronts meant higher investment costs.

The money earned from the single heist at GaoTian Mining had already been spent by eighty percent. The projects like remodeling Yeni Temple and building new hospital wings had only received an initial payment.

But Chaoyang was not worried about money at all.

He was well aware of how large the healthcare market was, especially such a pristine blue ocean market without any decent competitors.

As long as the Gate of Destiny could operate smoothly, it would definitely make all medical practitioners take notice.

“Mr. Zhao, may I ask if this medication is expensive to produce? … How much can be manufactured in a day?” Dane couldn’t help asking.

Journalists knew that the Scarlet Curse infected not only miners and vagrants but also soldiers, adventurers, mercenaries… and even some nobles who relied on their military achievements. If they were wounded and did not seek medical attention in time, the eventual outcome might be amputation or death.

If there really was such a miraculous medicine capable of sparing one from the tragic fate of the curse, they would certainly pay a fortune for it, and it wouldn’t be surprising if the price of the medicine soared. As a result, Yeni Temple, catering to the lower classes, might end up in a situation where they lacked access to the medication.

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Chaoyang could naturally understand his concerns, “The production and pricing of antibiotics will fluctuate within a reasonable range. Moreover, all products will be prioritized for use by Yeni Temple, after all, helping Yeni Temple out of trouble is the original intention behind the establishment of the Gate of Destiny.”

He deliberately responded with ambiguous statements, as his true thoughts, even if articulated, would be incomprehensible to the other party — the notion that buying medicine alone could provide wealth, but to become a major player, one must also bring out another treasure, which was ‘insurance’. The two complemented each other by nature and could bring mutual benefits. It was only through the combination of medicine and insurance that one could truly achieve the effect of making healthy people willingly spend money.