Clicking on the envelope, Xia Yu received a notification that the task had been completed.
Completing the task was within Xia Yu’s expectations, but he hadn’t anticipated receiving the completion message so soon after finishing his exam.
After receiving the LV5 level-up card, Xia Yu thought that all he needed now was to upgrade his Pharmaceutical skill to LV5.
Returning home, he played games as usual until evening and logged into You Xue’s body.
Casting a comfort spell on himself, he set the game to idle and began accumulating game points.
In the following days, he spent his daytime gaming and his evenings with You Xue to gain 5x game points. Every three days, he visited Yin Shulan to check on the research progress and plan the next steps.
On the evening of the 24th, the Gaokao results were released. Xia Yu became the top scorer in Jiangsu Province without any suspense, scoring 442 points, 22 points higher than the second place.
You Xue and Kong Hanyue were overjoyed, and classmates sent their congratulations. Some media outlets also came for interviews.
Xia Yu only accepted an interview with a familiar journalist from before and declined the others.
Kong Hanyue wanted to throw Xia Yu a celebration banquet, but he refused.
Although Xia Yu didn’t hold a celebration, Gui Zixiao’s family decided to host one, scheduled for a week later.
Gui Zixiao exceeded the first-tier university admission line by 12 points, which was already an excellent score. In the previous semester, his grades couldn’t even reach the second-tier line.
His father didn’t go back on his word and immediately got him a powerful computer, and his older brother also gave him a handheld gaming console.
Now, Gui Zixiao had completely turned into a couch potato, spending his days eating, sleeping, and playing games.
Xia Yu occasionally still accompanied You Xue shopping and watching movies, but Gui Zixiao was even more idle than Xia Yu.
On the morning of the 27th, Xia Yu arrived at Yin Shulan’s body.
He entered the lab and continued researching the new drug.
The research had hit a bottleneck. At pharmaceutical LV4, the level was still too low to support Xia Yu in completing the research.
Xia Yu sighed.
“Why are you sighing, Professor Yin?” the young assistant asked while recording data.
“My abilities are still insufficient,” Xia Yu replied.
“…You alone are leading an entire research team, and you still say your abilities are insufficient?” The young assistant saw the genuine distress on Xia Yu’s face, making it even harder to accept.
If someone of this caliber still considers himself inadequate, then what does that make me?
“Leading a team alone is because I know everything and don’t need help, which has little to do with my ability level. It’s about breadth versus depth,” Xia Yu explained.
“You set your standards too high,” the young assistant said.
Shaking his head, Xia Yu continued looking through the microscope.
In the afternoon, the young assistant’s phone rang. After stepping out to take the call, he came back in, excitedly telling Xia Yu, “The company has finalized the price for your research—it’s three million.”
The young man was referring to the previous acquisition of Xia Yu’s last drug research.
“Oh,” Xia Yu responded calmly.
Millions were no longer his pursuit, and besides, this money was meant for Yin Shulan; he had no intention of taking it.
Although Xia Yu remained calm, Yin Shulan could not.
[Yin Shulan’s Bonus increased to LV3]
[Please choose one of the following rewards…]
Recalling that the last time Yin Shulan’s bonus increased was also when money was involved, Xia Yu wondered if this old lady was really this materialistic.
He glanced at the rewards: a Skill Level-Up Card LV3, an AI Personality Change for Hosting, and a 10x Experience Card.
The rewards were rather ordinary.
Without selecting any immediately, Xia Yu saved them for later use when needed.
He then thought about the purchase price of three million.
If this drug succeeded, this price would be too low. In reality, even Xia Yu couldn’t guarantee the drug’s success, making this acquisition quite risky.
Moreover, the initial R&D cost of a drug was actually the lowest part of the entire process.
The subsequent Phase I, II, and III clinical trials, along with market research and development, were the truly expensive and labor-intensive parts.
It would take another five to six years and about 100 million investment to complete this drug development.
Three million was already a decent amount.
Nodding in agreement, Xia Yu continued his research.
An hour later, Xia Yu noticed that the Pharmaceutical skill had leveled up from LV4 to LV5.
Instantly, many previously unclear points became clear in Xia Yu’s mind.
A new research plan emerged in Xia Yu’s mind.
After getting accustomed to pharmaceutical production at LV5, Xia Yu took out a Skill Level-Up Card and clicked to use it.
The pharmaceutical skill has advanced to LV6.
This was his first skill to reach LV6.
[One skill has reached LV6]
[You have received a reward from the game]
[Please choose one of the following three options:]
[1. Blank Slot Card]
[2. Body Search Opportunity]
[3. hjfs3￥……ah]
Xia Yu could understand the first two options, but the last one appeared as a string of garbled text.
He was tempted to click on the garbled text out of curiosity, but reality wasn’t a game. Touching something mysterious out of curiosity and then getting wiped out was a typical horror movie plot.
He decided to leave it for now.
He saved this opportunity again and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
He had also received a reward when Piano reached LV3. This reward was given for being the first to reach that skill level, and it only happened once.
Previously, he thought he’d get another reward when he first broke through to LV4, but he didn’t. Now it seemed that there was one reward every three levels.
After recording this information, Xia Yu went to his notebook and started drafting the new drug development plan using LV6 Pharmaceuticals.
First, he pulled out Xu Youxiang’s medical records and various test reports to review.
Understanding medicine was essential, as medicine was created for diseases. So, after a brief study, Xia Yu understood Xu Youxiang’s illness.
As he read, his mind was in a whirlwind, reorganizing everything into a completely new arrangement.
Stretching out his hand, Xia Yu skillfully typed on the keyboard, recording his ideas.
On the skill panel, “Pharmaceutical” was glowing softly, and “Inspiration” was also shining.
This glow indicated the skill was in use.
After an hour, Xia Yu finished the rough draft of his ideas, and eight hours had already passed.
Yin Shulan’s bonus had reached LV3, so Xia Yu could continue staying in Yin Shulan’s body. He kept refining his ideas.
At night, when the moon hung high in the sky, Xia Yu opened a new document, ready to write down the tasks for Yin Shulan to do.
However, just as he typed the first character, his vision went black, and he returned to his own body.
“???”
[Yin Shulan’s Fear level has reached the critical threshold; you have been logged out]
The last time he was kicked out was when he used An Siyao’s body to practice yoga.
Xia Yu could understand An Siyao’s embarrassment, but what on earth was Yin Shulan afraid of?
The notification hadn’t finished yet, and new text appeared.
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