Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Xu Zhengming considered his own guidance useless, but Lin Qi’s was a different story entirely.

As far as Xu Zhengming knew, the old master of the Lin Family was the most talented person in Pharmacy he had ever heard of, but Lin Qi possessed the most monstrous talent he had ever personally witnessed.

Perhaps Lin Qi could find a novel approach and offer the younger generation of Pharmaceutical Researchers a completely different kind of guidance.

Nearby, Xu Qinghe overheard them and suddenly chimed in, "Even though Lin Qi’s last name is Lin, he’s not one of Nanyun Potion’s people, after all."

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The moment she said this, both Xu Zhengming and Lin Qinghong frowned.

Fortunately, Xu Qinghe was quick-witted and immediately finished her sentence: "To have Lin Qi guide our Nanyun Potion researchers for free, that’s a bit improper, isn’t it?"

"I suggest we have them sign up voluntarily and pay for Lin Qi’s guidance out of their own pockets. I know Lin Qi is a major shareholder of United Pharmaceutical and isn’t short on Credit Points, but we have to be proper about this."

After she finished speaking, the furrows in Xu Zhengming and Lin Qinghong’s brows finally smoothed out considerably.

Xu Zhengming immediately turned to Lin Qi and said, "My apologies, Little Brother Lin. That was thoughtless of me."

Lin Qi hadn’t expected Xu Qinghe to pull a stunt like that. He immediately said to Xu Zhengming, "Brother Xu, you’re worrying too much. If it hadn’t been for Qinghe back then, I wouldn’t have the opportunity to be sitting here today."

"Besides, I only just became an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher. My guidance isn’t guaranteed to be effective, so how could I possibly accept payment?"

Although that’s what Lin Qi said out loud, he had actually already used his Intelligent Brain to compose and send an email to Xu Qinghe.

’You get a 30% cut!’

Lin Qi could be modest, but Xu Qinghe had already broached the subject. There was no way Xu Zhengming could be shameless enough to accept the favor for free.

Xu Zhengming immediately made a decision. "Little Brother Lin, we can’t have that. You’re the youngest Pharmaceutical Researcher in the world. Besides, Qinghe didn’t actually do much to help you back then. If anything, United Pharmaceutical ended up hosting her for two days for nothing."

"How about this? I’ll make the decision on behalf of the younger generation of the Xu Family. For each person who accepts your guidance, we’ll pay you two million Credit Points. How does that sound?"

As soon as Xu Zhengming finished speaking, Lin Qinghong at his side naturally followed suit: "Uncle, our Lin Family will do the same—two million Credit Points per person. We won’t have you expend your energy for nothing."

A little farther away, S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers from the Li and Nan Families overheard the conversation and immediately drew closer.

"The Li Family will do the same."

"The Nan Family would also like to request Researcher Lin Qi’s guidance."

All four of Nanyun Potion’s great families had made their positions clear, waiting only for Lin Qi’s nod.

None of them noticed Xu Qinghe off to the side, secretly using her personal terminal to send Lin Qi an email:

’Thank you so much, Uncle~ Lin!’

Xu Qinghe was overjoyed. She hadn’t actually been thinking about making money off Lin Qi.

’But who can blame these old geezers... er... my elders...’

’It’s their own fault for swindling me just now!’

’That was hundreds of millions of Credit Points, and they just carved it all up among themselves!’

’So naturally, they had to bleed for it a bit.’

’As for Lin Qi willingly offering to split the loot, that was just a happy accident!’

Xu Qinghe looked left and right, her head bobbing about like an incredibly happy silly roe deer.

As for Lin Qi, while secretly sending the email to Xu Qinghe, he put on a troubled expression.

"But I really can’t guarantee they’ll gain anything from it."

A good part of Lin Qi’s troubled look was an act, but a small part of it was genuine.

Lin Qi’s process for creating S-Class Potions was rather unique, as it was extremely reliant on his Spiritual Vision. To him, every change in the potion’s properties was perfectly clear.

Lin Qi only needed to ensure that, within his field of view, the aggregation effect of the Spiritual Particles was continuously strengthening.

Often, he only needed to test a one- or two-drop sample to confirm the next step in the potion’s preparation.

Lin Qi’s response did nothing to dissuade the S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers from the four families.

Their thinking was similar to Xu Zhengming’s.

They had already taught them everything they could. Unless they resorted to helping them cheat on their certification—like the Alliance had hinted at for Xu Qinghe—it would be very difficult to get the younger generation certified as S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers ahead of schedule.

Rather than just letting things stagnate, they might as well let a monstrous talent like Lin Qi give it a shot.

They knew from the videos of Lin Qi preparing potions that he absolutely possessed his own unique insights in the Pharmacy Domain.

If he weren’t supremely confident, why would he consistently violate the standard operating procedures for creating S-Class Potions?

It was a pity Lin Qi hadn’t authored any S-Class Pharmacy Literature. Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be the younger generation—they themselves would want to study it in depth.

"Little Brother Lin, just give them your guidance without any worries. Whether it’s effective or not, we will absolutely not go back on our promised Credit Points!"

"My Nan Family has managed Nanyun Potion for many years. Our word has always been our bond!"

"Uncle, please, for the sake of our shared Lin Family blood, guide our younger generation!"

Lin Qi had "done his best" to "repeatedly" refuse, but he couldn’t withstand their persistent enthusiasm.

In the end, he had no choice but to "helplessly" agree. "Sigh... In that case, I’ll give it a shot. First, have the younger generation sign up so you can get a headcount. Remember, it must be voluntary."

Lin Qi wasn’t about to force the young people to pay, especially since this likely useless guidance session would cost two million Credit Points.

Knowing how corporations operate, even one under the Eastern Alliance, Lin Qi didn’t think for a second that the company would cover this expense for them.

This was especially true since everyone here was an A-level Researcher. Two million Credit Points was an amount they could save up after one or two years of hard work, so the company had even less reason to reimburse them.

That being said, even though Lin Qi had spoken those four words—"it must be voluntary"—the older generation of S-Class Researchers had no intention of letting the young ones actually have a choice.

’Two million Credit Points for a chance to become an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher ahead of schedule. Do you want it or not?’

’What? You don’t?’

’How can a young person have no ambition!’

’You have to understand, becoming an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher even one month early could mean you produce one extra S-Class Potion in your lifetime.’

’A single S-Class Potion means tens of millions in profit!’

’That’s a return of over five hundred percent!’

’And you’re not willing to take that gamble?’

’Worst comes to worst, just take out a loan from the company!’

Although Nanyun Potion was an Eastern Alliance corporation, it still offered financial services like all major corporations—a common feature of the Cyber World.

’What? Reimbursement?’

’This is for your own futures! We may be your family elders, but our own expenses are high. How could we possibly reimburse so many people!’

Spurred on by this logic, every young researcher present—even those who lacked the Talent to become S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers and whose potential was capped at A-Class—scrambled to sign up for Lin Qi’s guidance session.

A total of three hundred thirty-six people!

For a grand total of 672,000,000 Credit Points!

Things didn’t go quite as Xu Qinghe had expected. She had originally intended to fleece the older generation but ended up fleecing the younger generation instead.

But the result was a good one.

Nearly 700 million Credit Points!

Lin Qi had generously given her a thirty-percent cut, helping Xu Qinghe recoup a huge portion of her losses.

Xu Qinghe was ecstatic, but in front of all her elders, she didn’t dare laugh out loud.

Lin Qi, meanwhile, had reaped an unexpected windfall.

’That silly roe deer is a good person!’

’It’s my first day in World City, and she’s already helped me earn so many Credit Points—and they’re all clean, too.’

A sum like this was enough for Lin Qi to buy several S-Class Prosthetic Bodies.

’With this kind of money-making method, why would I even bother with a Mercenary Corps? Why would I keep working for Guang Ling!’

That said, an opportunity like this was truly once in a lifetime. It had practically drained the savings of more than half of a major corporation’s core employees.

Lin Qi smiled shyly and asked, "This is my first time guiding others in the Pharmacy Domain. I wonder, do any of you have a standard procedure I could reference?"