Duan Cheng cupped his fists and lowered his head, waiting for his fate to decide.
Zhou Fu quietly looked at Duan Cheng, not saying a word.
At this moment, he could tell that this Duan Cheng was recommended by the Elysium guards to show their loyalty to him.
For a moment, Zhou Fu thought of many things. First, the Jin family. Since they made a move against him, no matter what the reason was, they would definitely retaliate.
Moreover, the Jin family was a bigger medicinal herb merchant than the Chen family. Just thinking about the benefits they would gain would make one's blood boil.
However, the appearance of this mysterious power cast a shadow over Zhou Fu's heart. An invisible enemy was the most vicious. He didn't know when they would pounce on him and bite him.
"Sir?"
After a long period of silence, Duan Cheng's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat. Thus, he mustered up his courage and called out softly.
Seeing Zhou Fu raise his head, Duan Cheng said, "As long as Sir says the word, we will definitely make the Jin family suffer!"
Following these words, a light flashed through Zhou Fu's mind. For a moment, many ideas emerged.
"No need!"
A faint smile appeared on Zhou Fu's face. Under Duan Cheng's puzzled expression, he said, "Go find Chen Guhong and tell him that I told you to cooperate with him to find the Jin family's trade route. The most important thing is to find those medicinal herb fields!"
At this point, the information about the Jin family that the Chen family gave him appeared in Zhou Fu's mind.
The Jin family was different from other medicinal herb merchants. Not only did they have their own trade route, but they also had their own medicinal herb fields.
However, the location of these medicinal herb fields was extremely hidden. No one had ever found them.
Others couldn't find them, but that didn't mean that Zhou Fu couldn't find them.
He didn't need to be like the others, secretly following the Jin family's caravan or bribing the Jin family people. He didn't need to do any of these.
What Zhou Fu wanted was not gentleness, but brute force!
"Cooperate with Chen Guhong. After you find out the Jin family's trade route, kill their caravan."
Zhou Fu's body moved forward slightly, emitting a faint sense of oppression. He continued, "Don't worry about anything else. Just keep an eye on them and kill them. Kill them until they change their route, then find another one!
Within three months, I want the Jin Clan to have no way out! "
"Yes!"
Duan Chen was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order.
"Go!"
After Duan Cheng left, Zhou Fu turned to look out of the window and asked a servant to call for Jin Peng.
"Sir, you were looking for me?"
Zhou Fu handed the confession in his hand to Jin Peng and said, "This is the confession of the men in black last night. Change it a bit. Say that the Red Sea gang members were all seriously injured and didn't take any poison."
Jin Peng took the manuscript and quickly skimmed through it.
At the same time, this strange order made him stunned. He couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what is the meaning of this?"
"Change the confession and tell the brothers not to talk nonsense. Then, make a copy of this confession and send it to the headquarters.
Also, ask the headquarters for Qi Condensing Pills, healing medicine, and other supplies. Don't ask anything else. Go. "
"Yes!
This subordinate will do it right away. "
After giving orders, Zhou Fu went home to rest and wait for the headquarters' reply.
The next day.
Early in the morning.
Jin Peng brought the headquarters' reply to Zhou Fu's residence and put a small package on the table.
"Sir, this is the headquarters' reply to you. As for the other supplies, they have been handed over to your residence's housekeeper Ma."
Zhou Fu opened the package and laughed, "Why give it to him? There's no need to do this. In the future, if the headquarters gives the Elysium things, just leave them in the Elysium. There's no need to take them to the residence."
"Yes!
This subordinate will remember. "
"Well, when you leave later, take the things with you."
"Yes!"
The package was opened. As usual, there was a small wooden box inside, but this one was a bit smaller than last time.
Seeing the situation in front of him, Zhou Fu sneered in his heart.
The box was opened. This time, there was only one layer. What entered his eyes was a piece of paper without an envelope. It was just placed on top of the pills.
There was only one sentence on the paper: "One month's supply."
Taking off the letter, there were twenty pills wrapped in wax underneath.
"Sir," Jin Peng said, "The brother who delivered the letter also brought an order from the gang leader to destroy one of the Red Sea gang's businesses on the docks in the eastern part of the city."
Zhou Fu nodded and instructed, "Go and check the information on the Scarlet Sea Gang in the vicinity. Send it to me."
"Yes, this subordinate will take his leave."
… …
Evening.
Zhou Fu, disguised as a lone traveler, arrived at the Chen family's alchemy place. This was the first time he had come here.
"Sir, this is the place where my Chen family processes medicinal ingredients. It's not just alchemy. The production of other medicines is also completed here."
Chen Guhong led Zhou Fu, explaining as he led the way.
The two arrived in front of a large house. Chen Guhong said, "Sir, this is the place where the Spirit Condensing Pills are refined."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to the surrounding rooms. "There are two Bone Forging guards living here. They take three shifts a day to ensure that there is someone guarding this place at all times. As for safety, I ask milord to be at ease!"
Standing in front of the house, Zhou Fu didn't want to go in. He took out a box. It was the box that the headquarters used to store the pills.
He handed it to Chen Guhong and ordered, "There are twenty pills inside. You can study it and see if you can deduce the pill recipe."
"This …"
Chen Guhong took the box, but Zhou Fu's order made him hesitate.
One had to know that the pill recipe wasn't so easy to deduce. There were too many things involved. Not only the medicinal ingredients, but the heat was also very important.
Zhou Fu also knew about this. If they could deduce the complete pill recipe with just twenty pills, the status of these medicinal ingredient merchants wouldn't be so high.
Therefore, Zhou Fu said, "Even if you can't deduce it, can you strengthen the existing Spirit Condensing Pills?"
Chen Guhong's hanging heart relaxed. He nodded. This was still very likely, so he said, "This subordinate will do his best."
"Also," Zhou Fu thought for a moment and said, "find some apprentices for these alchemists. Don't forget about this."
"This subordinate remembers. Now, every alchemist has four apprentices. They learn from them all day long."
Zhou Fu shook his head. This wasn't what he wanted.
Now, what he needed wasn't a few more alchemists, but a few assembly lines for alchemy!
"Sir, did this subordinate do something wrong?"
Zhou Fu said, "Those apprentices only need to learn the Spirit Condensing Pills!"
"Ah?
This? "
Chen Guhong was stunned. This request was too strange.
"As for the other pills, arrange for other apprentices to learn them!"
Chen Guhong, who came from a merchant family, instantly understood the meaning. He looked at Zhou Fu with more fear in his eyes.
According to Zhou Fu's instructions, those people weren't alchemists at all. They were clearly alchemy puppets!
Zhou Fu turned and walked towards the door. He continued, "Also, arrange for reliable people in the family to learn alchemy!
Study the pill recipe!
With the pill recipe and alchemy knowledge, it doesn't matter who refines pills. At most, they'll be inexperienced and spoil a few cauldrons of pills. Do you understand? "
"This subordinate understands!"
At this moment, Chen Guhong lowered his head deeply. A layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He thought to himself, 'What a vicious method!'
At the same time, he felt deeply sad for those who had just become alchemy apprentices.