Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

In the living room, everyone waited quietly for Chen Mo to continue.

"Cultivation is very taxing, and ordinary food and supplements are far from enough to sustain it. We must rely on pills to keep going."

Chen Mo took a bite of breakfast and looked at the three of them.

"You guys should all be able to relate to this."

Lu Xingyao raised her little hand and spoke first.

"Yeah, yeah, I always feel hungry really fast when I practice. My appetite has increased a lot recently, and I'm worried about gaining weight."

After saying that, she took out her phone, opened the selfie camera, and carefully looked at her face from left to right.

Ye Yunshu felt the same way. She raised her arm to look closely and seemed relieved to see that she hadn't gained weight.

Ye Jingge was frowning in thought.

Chen Mo didn't rush and waited a few seconds before speaking.

"If you want to eat less, eat more pills next time you cultivate. Take one when you feel like you're about to run out of energy."

"But if you want to break through quickly, like Second Brother who trains all night, you have to eat frequently."

Ye Jingge nodded upon hearing this.

"That's right, I've been cultivating since last night and have taken a total of three pills."

Chen Mo picked up where he left off and continued.

"A few people are fine, but if the border soldiers start cultivating, the consumption of pills will increase dramatically. My little stockpile will run out sooner or later."

"Therefore, in order to provide a stable supply of elixirs, we must grow our own herbs, and there are many advantages to doing so."

He raised his right hand and broke off the first finger.

"First, poverty alleviation. Planting, fertilizing, harvesting, and initial processing of medicinal herbs are all labor-intensive jobs, which can provide at least tens of thousands or even more stable jobs."

"Ordinary people can earn money right at their doorstep without having to leave their hometowns to work elsewhere, and the elderly and children can also be taken care of."

Chen Mo reached out and pulled Ye Yunshu to sit down on his other side.

"If this project is done well, it can be widely promoted in Guizhou Province and even other provinces. This will be a great achievement for your older brother."

Ye Yunshu linked arms with Chen Mo, a slight smile on her lips.

Chen Mo broke off his second finger.

"Second, strengthen the military. We grow our own medicinal herbs and refine our own pills, keeping the entire supply chain in our own hands. In the future, border soldiers will have a daily supply of pills, and ordinary soldiers can reach the ninth level of Body Refinement, each with the strength of a thousand pounds."

His lips curled up, and there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Our soldiers' combat power will increase several times over. This time, when we go to the border, we'll cripple the Indians! We'll make them suffer! This military merit will fall on your head, and no one can take it away from you."

Ye Jingge was breathing heavily, leaning forward, his eyes flashing with an alarming intensity.

Chen Mo paused, then lowered his voice to ask.

"Is your uncle planning to run in the next election?"

Ye Jingge confessed.

"Yes, Mr. Chen, after you cured my grandfather, my uncle had the confidence to run for office, and that's when he started thinking about that position."

Ye Yunshu leaned on Chen Mo's shoulder and added softly.

"Our Ye family and the Jiang family used to have a decent relationship. The Jiang family's son had been preparing to run for office for a long time. Now that my uncle has joined the race, the two of them have become direct competitors. This is why the Jiang family is nervous now."

Chen Mo understood immediately; no wonder the Jiang family had tried to prevent him from obtaining the rank of Major General.

Since we're competitors, don't blame him for being ruthless and merciless.

Moreover, he hasn't settled his score with Jiang Yi yet, and he'll contact Ghost later.

Having made his decision, Chen Mo looked at Ye Jingge and spoke.

"Don't worry, your older brother has achieved political success in local administration, and you have made military achievements in commanding troops on the border. You can produce outstanding results in both political and military affairs. Then your uncle will have an extra trump card, and his words will carry more weight than others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jingge suddenly stood up.

He looked at Chen Mo, his chest rising and falling slightly, and the next second, he raised his hand and gave a standard military salute.

"Mr. Chen, this kindness is too precious. On behalf of the Ye family, I thank you."

Ye Yunshu didn't speak, but simply leaned quietly on Chen Mo's shoulder, a smile playing on her lips.

Chen Mo waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down.

"It's no big deal. There are still many good days ahead. Besides, it's because we've made too much money from Americans and have nowhere to spend it that we thought of doing this."

Ye Jingge, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

But he knew that Chen Mo wasn't just giving money away; he was paving a broad road for the Ye family to rise in status.

Ye Yunshu sat up straight and immediately got into work mode, starting to plan the execution details.

"I suggest setting up a company to operate the business in a unified manner, providing farmers with free seedlings and technical guidance, and guaranteeing a purchase price when the crops are ripe, with the company bearing all the risks."

"The pills are procured by the military through a targeted procurement process, and the price is kept close to the cost line. We don't make money from them, nor do we let Brother Mo lose too much."

Chen Mo smiled helplessly.

"I have more money than I can spend, and I can take as much as I want from the Americans whenever I want. How about this, the company hires farmers to grow the crops and pays them wages."

"As for the salary standard... let's follow the civil servant standard!"

Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

"Yes! Pay it according to the civil servant salary standard, according to your older brother's position standard! Ordinary people have suffered all their lives, so include all those car allowances, communication subsidies, high and low temperature subsidies, housing subsidies... Yunshu, this matter is entrusted to you."

Ye Yunshu nodded and immediately posed three difficult questions.

"But there are two problems. First, medicinal herbs have high requirements for soil and climate, and the conditions in Guizhou Province may not be suitable; second, there is the issue of controlling medicinal pills. If these things were to flow out, it would cause a lot of trouble."

Chen Mo leaned back on the sofa, waiting for her to finish speaking:

"You don't need to worry about the planting techniques, I'll take care of that. I have plenty of ways to improve the soil and regulate the microclimate, and the medicinal properties will only be better than those of wild plants."

"The control of these pills is entrusted to your Ye family. From the factory to the warehouse to distribution, every single pill will be registered and recorded, and its flow will be traceable throughout. Not a single one can be missing."

He tapped the table and added a sentence.

"Growing medicinal herbs alone is not enough; we also need to change the old methods of alchemy. I want to build an automated alchemy production line where the herbs are put in here and the finished pills come out there, refining pills 24 hours a day."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyao leaned closer, her eyes wide with surprise.

"Automated alchemy?"

Ye Yunshu also asked with concern.

"Brother Mo, doesn't alchemy always require the alchemist to refine it personally?"

Chen Mo smiled slightly as he watched the two of them make such a fuss.

"Who says alchemy requires a master alchemist? Elixirs are just products, and alchemy is just a production process. Any process can be standardized, and standardization can be automated. What's so special about that?"

He counted on his fingers as he explained to them.

"The automated feeding system precisely mixes the medicinal materials in the correct proportions, monitors and adjusts the temperature in real time, ensures the medicinal properties are well-integrated, and finally uses molds to shape the final product. Which step does it absolutely require human supervision? This is an industrial revolution in the alchemy industry."

Lu Xingyao stared blankly for a long time, her mouth agape.

"Do you think this is manufacturing cars? An assembly line...?"