Chapter 837 - 443: Cyan Moon Pill Palace’s Self-Developed Danpi (Part 2)
[Oh, everyone knows, the only thing that truly moves the Marquis is the price]
Bai Mo smacked his lips and tossed aside this document, continuing to the next one.
[...The Marquis got hold of a batch of low-quality products, even a batch of Danpi lacking Pill Patterns]
[We have to use this batch to practice]
[My goodness, is Cyan Moon Pill Palace unable to afford decent ones anymore?]
[When will we be able to use proper Danpi?]
Low-quality product Danpi?
No Pill Patterns?
Bai Mo looked at the document, then at his Snow Warm Pill and Water Image Pill, and suddenly understood!
"The Danpi from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty are all branded products bought elsewhere.
"The Pill Pattern on the surface of the Danpi is a brand anti-counterfeiting mark!"
But if that’s the case...
"Are all Danpi bought from outside?
"Has Cyan Moon Pill Palace never considered making their own?
"Didn’t leave behind any documents related to Danpi production?"
He looked at the phone on the table and felt even colder inside.
If the Danpi from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty were indeed similar to modern society’s phones...
"Phones seem to be something that, indeed, are all bought.
"Never heard of anyone making them at home.
"Uh..."
...
Whoosh...
The storm raged, yellow sand swept across.
At the excavation site, on the front lines, a group of foxes, dressed either in Immortal Qi Vine Armor or wearing pineapple shell safety helmets, were gesturing wildly and speaking in fox language, discussing work issues.
"Awo awo awo, ying ying ying awo awo... awo awo ying ying..."
Quanquan Hu pointed to the newly dug deep exploratory tunnel beside him, explaining to his brothers.
It turns out, there is a very delicate structure underground!
So far, they’ve found hollow double-layered stone slots and pillars with hollow carvings!
"Awo awo awo, ying ying..."
He pointed at the just-dug hole, indicating the exposed corner of the hollow pillar within.
Looking at the brothers operating the excavators, Black Belt, Black Pocket, White Pocket... could they try not to damage these things as they dig?
He felt a bit embarrassed giving such advice to the brothers.
"Ying ying awo awo awo..."
...after all, a digging machine isn’t a carving tool; it can’t be so precise.
If all else fails, everyone can just swing shovels together to dig it out?
It’s slower, but preserving these strange buildings intact feels worthwhile.
Black Belt, Black Pocket, White Pocket, the experienced excavator drivers, listened carefully to Quanquan Hu’s description, ears standing in triangles.
Then they lowered their heads, watching the hole just created by Quanquan Hu, inspecting the things inside.
"Ying?"
"Awo?"
The pillar inside the hole really seems hollow?
Its structure inside is fancy!
Looks incredibly fragile!
...
Inside the Bronze Hall.
Bai Mo held a copper plate, sipping hot tea.
"Oh?
"Did I see that wrong?
"Is the Marquis really going to do it herself?"
[...The Marquis made a bold declaration; she said the material cost of the Holy Land’s Danpi is low, but the research cost is high. Buying Saint Land’s Danpi is helping them disperse research costs, helping them nourish the alchemists working on research]
[The Marquis said it’s better to nurture oneself than others]
[She decided to establish an Elixir Skin Workshop, to produce the Cyan Moon Pill Palace’s own Danpi]
[In the initial phase, producing poor-quality Danpi, they would just make do internally, use it up themselves, and save on buying Danpi costs]
[Once better quality Danpi is developed in the future, they can even be brought to market for sale, adding substantial income to the Pill Palace!]
[I admit that, at least when hearing this statement, I truly admired the Marquis]
[Producing Danpi requires setting up many workshops, introducing a lot of technologies, purchasing a lot of facilities, which is no small matter]
[The initial investment will be astronomical]
[The Marquis is someone who does big things; she truly has vision and foresight]
Bai Mo nodded, also recognizing the Marquis.
"Independent research will begin tough.
"But once it develops, it can lower alchemy costs and even become a pillar industry.
"It’s truly worthwhile.
"Furthermore, the key is, with independent research... does this mean there will be relevant facilities and documents left in the Pill Palace?
"The fate of Cyan Moon Pill Palace halted at the advent of the Great Catastrophe.
"Before the Great Catastrophe, how far had the Marquis’s independent research progressed?"
[...The Marquis was truly swift and decisive, within three months assembling a complete Danpi production line]
[Bought a pile of relevant documents, letting us alchemists study them]
[But, I realize I was still young, still misjudged the Marquis]
[The production line she bought was near-century-old obsolete equipment, without exception, ancient relics, for hardly any money]
[Moreover, I discovered I am quite poor in skill]
[Even with a century-old obsolete production line, century-old technical documents, I still couldn’t understand]
"Whew..."
Bai Mo exhaled a long breath, a smile spreading across his face.
He didn’t care about centuries or decades, didn’t care about new or old models.
As long as it exists, it’s fine!
He looked in the direction of the excavation site.
"I wonder, after millions of years, how much of the production line and technical documents remain? How much is still preserved?
"Wonder if the disciples have unearthed the assembly line?
"Perhaps I should go take a look?
"To avoid any mishaps."
While pondering this, he decisively stood up and shouted to the side hall next door.
"Overalls, drive and take Master to the excavation site!"
...
Excavation site.
Beside the massive pit, Quanquan Hu, Black Ears, White Ears, and other exploration team members looked on wide-eyed and agape!
They saw the Big Mouth Flower excavators digging in the pit, sometimes having a large bite of dirt, sometimes a small bite, like eating stew-softened ribs, only removing the meat, not disturbing the bones, not damaging the relics, only moving the soil!
Thunk...
In a muffled sound, the excavator operated by Black Belt had sucked up some soil, revealing a corner of the double-layered water slot, completely unscathed!
Whoosh...
In a muffled sound, the Big Mouth Flower operated by White Belt had approached the hollow pillar and, like sucking marrow from a bone tube, sucked out the clay inside, leaving only the delicate structure intact!
"Ying ying ying?"
"Awo awo awo?"
Quanquan Hu and the group of foxes watched, eyes wide and mouths agape.
Vroom...
A car stopped behind them.
Bai Mo and Overalls got out, observing the busy excavators in the pit, the gradually revealed stone slots, water tower, copper pillars, canals, and the texts engraved on these structures.
"Ah, has the Danpi facility already been unearthed?"
Bai Mo was overjoyed!
Moreover...
"The excavator technology is already so advanced?"
The Big Mouth Flower excavators, flexible and precise, were like living mouths sucking the mud from the relics!
Bai Mo even saw White Pocket’s excavator spray water into the flow canal, softening the dry soil into mud, then nudging it away with the Big Mouth Flower excavator!
"Very good!
"Very nice!
"When there’s free time, I’ll optimize these excavators again; perhaps add tongues to the Big Mouth Flower excavators!"