"Huh?" Jing Shu blinked. "No choice?"
Zhou Bapi nodded. "Only vice-presidents and above can lead a team, and you’re the most available right now. You also heard that I need to prevent a parasite outbreak. It’s foreseeable that Wu City and its surroundings will soon experience this virus too. If we don’t nip this virus in the bud, it will beco very troubleso."
Jing Shu shrugged. "Okay then, I’ll lead the team." Last ti I made a hurried trip to the Imperial Capital, I didn’t even get off the plane. You could say that, aside from a layover there, I didn’t do anything. I was just thinking, since I’m going to the Imperial Capital, should I take the ti to enjoy myself? Seeing the Imperial Capital after the apocalypse would be quite nice. But now it seems like there won’t be any ti for fun. This ti, going to the Imperial Capital is for serious business.
Zhou Bapi gulped down another pot of milk tea. "Old Jin, I should hurry back to the dicine Association. You need to send a few people from the Disease Prevention Center to our dicine Association. If we discover any patients with parasites, we’ll be better prepared on our end."
Jin Tianci waved his hand. "You better hurry then."
"Jing Shu, co on, head back to the dicine Association with ."
"Wait... I still need to find Li Dayou and the others," Jing Shu said hurriedly.
Jin Tianci laughed. "Oh, Jing Shu, I forgot to tell you. The direct flight Li Dayou and his group are taking is the sa one you’ll be on for the competition in the Imperial Capital. You’ll all go together, so anything can be discussed then. Plus, it’ll save you trouble if you bring any gifts directly with you, right?"
Jing Shu raised an eyebrow. "Such a coincidence? Hmm... that works. I can give them a nice surprise then." I didn’t know Li Dayou and his group would arrive today, so I didn’t bring anything. But now I can bring everything directly onto the plane for them as thank-you gifts; that’s perfect. And by then, it won’t be an issue of them feeling hesitant to accept valuable gifts either.
「...」
Jing Shu was truly busy that day.
Her journey to the dicine Association had also been incredibly bumpy. By the ti Jing Shu finally got back ho, it was late at night. Everyone was asleep, but Grandma Jing had left a pot of rice in the kitchen for her. It had cooled and been reheated several tis. If it were anyone else, Grandma Jing wouldn’t have wasted the precious gas, but this was her darling granddaughter. Eventually, Grandma Jing, exhausted, had fallen asleep.
Jing Shu returned ho and didn’t turn on the lights. She first rubbed her hands together, breathed warm air onto them, and cupped them over her ears. The outside was frigid, while the villa was too warm. Soon, her skin began to itch and ache. Her body’s old affliction was its proneness to chilblains; despite her utmost care, the sudden temperature change irritated her skin, causing it to turn red.
It took a while for her to feel better. Then, she started gobbling up the leftover rice, her mind occupied with the task Zhou Bapi had entrusted to her earlier that day.
The competition in the Imperial Capital involved showcasing dicinal plants grown by individuals or teams, divided into group and individual events. As long as the dicine Association’s big data contained records proving that the dicinal materials were indeed grown by you or your team, you were eligible to participate. Then, rankings would be determined by scores based on various data points of the dicinal materials, as well as their value, practicality, and other aspects. But it definitely wasn’t a competition of who had the most expensive item, or where soone could win just by presenting a ginseng. For both group and individual events, the more of the currently needed dicinal materials one could present, the better.
"But let give you the low-down." Zhou Bapi had cautiously looked around to ensure no one was listening before continuing in a whisper to Jing Shu, "This sudden event from the Imperial City Pharmaceutical Association isn’t simple. From so insider information I managed to obtain, the rules aren’t just what I ntioned. I spent a good deal of tobacco to get a critical piece of information from that old scoundrel."
Jing Shu raised an eyebrow. It’s just a dicine Association competition, isn’t it? Just like before: whoever makes the greatest contribution leads and gets a ton of resources. Could the competition really have so new trick up its sleeve? Could there be so hidden agenda?
"That old scoundrel said that for this competition, we should take all the dicinal materials we can—the more, the better. It will be beneficial. It seems this competition is related to quantity, so this ti, take everything we can, including the semi-processed products."
That was why they had chartered a large airplane specifically to transport all sorts of dicinal materials.
「The next day」
Jing Shu began her busy preparations for the trip to the Imperial Capital. She had already relayed all necessary instructions at the dicine Association the previous day. Jing Shu just needed to et up with the designated people at the scheduled ti.
Jing Shu acted as a hands-off manager. anwhile, at the dicine Association, her little follower, Wang Danai, who had since beco a permanent team leader, was busily directing and coordinating everything on site.
Governnt-modified cargo trucks arrived one after another to transport various dicinal materials to the airplane.
The dicine Association was bustling today. After news spread about the trip to the Imperial Capital for the competition, the association conducted a screening process and selected 9 contestants from over 600 planting Pharmacists. Today, these contestants brought out the dicinal materials they had long prepared, to be sent to the Imperial Capital for the competition.
"Sister Danai, the trucks are already full, and there’s no room left for so of the dicinal materials."
"Who brought all those piles of Bodhi Trees? They aren’t even high-value dicinal materials, just trees. Can’t they be moved?"
"Exactly, the Bodhi Trees are taking up too much space."
"Bringing Bodhi Trees to compete in the Imperial Capital? Is that a joke? Such worthless materials! Even bringing one devalues us. People in the Imperial Capital will think Wu City has nothing better to offer."
Wang Danai, holding the material list, felt a headache coming on. Soone else approached and said, "The prominent dicinal families over there can’t even load their ginseng. Should we unload so of these Bodhi Trees?"
Just as so people were about to start unloading—and they were about to unload items specifically requested by Vice President Jing Shu—Wang Danai grew anxious. "Put those down! Everyone, put them down! Those Bodhi Trees were specifically requested by President Jing. They cannot be unloaded!"
Upon hearing it was President Jing, the area quieted for a mont, only for an even louder discussion to erupt imdiately after.
"Is that the Boss Jing who contracted for more than half of the dicinal crops planted by our Association? I joined late, but I heard that many of our Association’s dicinal plant varieties were replenished by this Boss Jing."
"Boss Jing? Isn’t she the one who provides the daily fertilizer? What a remarkable person! It’s a pity that in the two years I’ve been with the dicine Association, I’ve only seen her a few tis."
"I heard Boss Jing has done many legendary things. She’s very fierce—even kicked out the previous vice president—and has strong backing."
"She used to beat people without batting an eye and would act before speaking. You know Qin Feifei, right? Even soone as formidable as her steers clear of Boss Jing."
"Are you crazy? Dare to ss with her things? Do you know the consequences? Let tell you, the people who tried ended up in a miserable state."
"Yes, yes, the things President Jing wants to bring must be very important. Let’s try to squeeze more into the other trucks."
In just a few seconds, those who had been talking about unloading the items were imdiately cowed. Harmony was restored. Wang Danai blinked. President Jing only visits a few tis a year. Why are the rumors about her so frightening? Jing Shu... she’s actually a very sweet person.
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