Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 15 Future Planning
The streets were bustling with people. Gula walked down the street and almost became hungry, but he still couldn't find a way to make money.

"Selling energy cubes will attract the attention of soul masters, and you can make a lot of money, but it will attract too much attention."

Gula stood on the street and went into a pharmacy to buy some basic medicinal materials, packed them up, and planned to take them back to study their medicinal properties.

Two apple-sized medicine bags cost Gula most of his fortune, and he felt so distressed that he wanted to greet the pharmacy owner and his family.

"No wonder ordinary people are afraid to get sick. Medicine is so expensive. You're lucky if you don't empty your family's bankroll when you get sick."

Gula's parents in this life died of illness outside, so he had heard about this from the villagers.

The medicinal herbs of Douluo Continent grow in remote mountains, rarely visited by humans. Wild beasts, even spirit beasts, are commonplace, and hunters and herbalists risk their lives to harvest herbs of sufficient age. Some herbs even require spirit masters to forage.

There are also noble soul masters who take medicine from a young age to stimulate their potential, and the supply is in short supply. Therefore, although the primeval forest is full of medicinal herbs, the price of medicinal herbs is still high.

Otherwise, Dugu Bo would not have personally planted medicinal herbs to treat illnesses, just to avoid not being able to find the necessary herbs when the time comes.

Gula frowned slightly. "The price of medicinal materials is unexpectedly high. I estimate that the price of a medicinal bath is several hundred to thousands of gold soul coins. The increase won't be that big."

He shook his head. "Even if it's once a week, from childhood to adulthood, the cost is terrifying. No wonder only the core disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family can enjoy medicinal baths. It's really an industry that only the powerful can afford."

He remembered that Yu Xiaogang was expelled because he used up a lot of resources of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect when he was a child.

As a result, several years passed, and Yu Xiaogang was unable to break through level 29. His grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, the sect leader, was extremely disappointed with him and had to expel him from the sect to appease the resentment of the elders and disciples.

The fact that none of the top three sects can afford medicinal baths for all of its core disciples is enough to show how precious the relevant medicinal materials are.

"I want to build a faith foundation, so the paper I publish must be inspiring to the vast majority of soul masters. Should I come up with a low-cost medicinal bath formula?"

With the enhanced power of Evergreen, Gula can sense the subtle changes in herbal medicines, and it is not difficult for him to develop a formula.

Gula lowered his head, staring at his own shadow, his mind racing, and finally he made up his mind:
"Ordinary work doesn't help much with cultivation. Tang San can practice hammering and strengthen his physique by forging iron, and I can't waste time on repetitive work."

"Not only does writing a paper affect my faith, but I also get royalties, which helps cover my living expenses, and I also get the most important systemic rewards. Actually, I have no choice."

Gula's eyes were determined as he sorted out the work that needed to be done.

"First, convert the shadow clone's moves into soul power versions, maintaining a distance between them, preferably over a thousand meters. It will be a bit difficult, but you can overcome it by absorbing the clone's memories and practicing."

"Secondly, I'll use my mature shadow clone to collect my royalties. Alas, I originally wanted to give up the royalties, but I couldn't bear to do so. More importantly, I need research funding for experiments, and I can't rely on fantasy for all the data."

"Third, buy some medicinal herb seeds and see if we can grow them on the farm. If we can... they'll grow a thousand times faster, and we'll never be short of medicinal herbs again."

"Fourth, analyze the medicinal properties of the herbs and combine them to form a formula that will strengthen the body and relieve muscle fatigue. This must also be kept confidential."

Gula paused for a while. If he could get the medicinal bath formula of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family from Yu Xiaogang, it would definitely save a lot of research time.

But since it concerns future faith, he doesn't want any accidents to happen.

Besides, no matter how much of a jerk Yu Xiaogang was, he wouldn't casually pass on the sect's secret formula. In the original novel, he prepared the medicinal bath himself and let Tang San and the others soak in it directly.

"Tang San seems to have received the teachings, but it's too early. It's better for him to study it on his own. My Evergreen Power is less sensitive to non-plant medicinal herbs. It would be best to separate it from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's medicinal bath to prevent them from taking advantage of it."

"Oh, and there's whale glue. We can research a formula for internal use based on whale glue. Hmm... we can follow the theory of energy cubes, which will be much simpler."

A gleam of light flashed in Gula's eyes, and he had an inspiration.

"Speaking of energy blocks, will energy blocks targeting ghost Pokémon be able to heal soul injuries?"

Gula thought a lot in an instant and decided to give it a try after he had points.

"If I can revive my clone without requiring full recovery, it would be like having a research assistant with the same memories but different thinking, and a helper I can borrow strength from in a critical moment."

By then, Gula's plan can be more radical and progress will be faster.

"There is also the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. It must contain medicinal herbs that can heal the soul. Even if there is no immortal grass, the Ten Thousand Years Medicine King can also play a role."

"Next time I write my thesis, I need to leave a clue for Dugu Bo. If I have a chance to connect with him, his comprehensive collection of medicinal herbs will be of great use to me!"

Among Gula's skills is the master pharmacist skill. He is a pharmacist who prefers to treat and remove abnormal conditions. He also has extraordinary insights and research on how to improve the energy level of Pokémon.

Gula thinks that if Pokémon can be eaten, then Soul Masters must be able to eat them too.

"There are always people in the world who don't remember the good things about others. Relying solely on papers to gather trust is probably not enough. The greatest role of papers is to promote reputation and control public opinion."

"If we could create a guild of commerce across the continent, selling potions that are effective for soul masters, with the condition that they recite my name devoutly when purchasing, it would definitely speed up the collection of faith."

Gula murmured, "I don't understand the power of faith, but I do understand ghost Pokémon, the resentment, life force, dreams and nightmares within them."

"One of them is definitely related to the power of faith. If we find the common ground, it shouldn't be difficult to create a machine that can detect faith."

Well, this requires the use of master-level machine research, and I may have to go to the Sun and Moon Continent to learn how to make soul guides.

Gula rubbed his brows. There were too many things to do and he felt a little uncomfortable all of a sudden. It would be better if he had a few more clones.

"No, once Groudon wakes up, we can reach a cooperation with the humans in the Pokémon world and hand over some of the work to them. This will save us a lot of trouble."

"I remember that in the Hoenn region, the champion, Tsuki Daigo, is quite easy to talk to. His family is a German company, and his strength and status are impeccable. You can give it a try."

Gula took out the advanced ball, found his notebook, and wrote down all his inspirations and ideas to avoid missing anything in his memory.

As he wrote, Gula thought that he had resources from two worlds and had to make full use of them.

He is a weakling in Douluo Continent, but he is one of the legendary beasts in the Pokémon world. As long as he doesn't do anything wrong, he will be safe.

(End of this chapter)