I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

Sister Liu rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Alright, I know you, Special Envoy Lin, have made a fortune."

"However, there are many tricks to buying medicinal herbs. If you want to go to the herbal medicine market to buy them yourself, then you're just asking to get ripped off."

Lin Yan scratched the back of his head; that was exactly what he had been planning.

Sister Liu moved closer.

"Let me ask you, if those medicine sellers were to mix fifty-year-old wild ginseng with some blood-ganoderma juice and sell it to you as a hundred-year-old wild ginseng, would you be able to tell the difference?"

Lin Yan paused for a moment: "Uh... is there a certificate of authenticity?"

"A certificate of authenticity?" Sister Liu scoffed.

"Who do you think sets the standards for these certificates?"

"Let me ask you again, can you tell whether the resentment inside the medicinal herbs has been completely removed?"

"If you take back herbs that haven't been properly processed, they won't be tonics, they'll be deadly poisons."

Lin Yan opened his mouth, but then stammered.

Although he was doing very well in high-level games by relying on matchmaking groups and a few big shots.

But he knew absolutely nothing about the other strange knowledge in this world; he was a complete novice.

Seeing Lin Yan's discomfiture, Sister Liu sighed, took out a business card from her pocket, and handed it over.

"My family has been in the business of dealing in these kinds of medicinal herbs that are neither purely yin nor purely yang," Sister Liu said, taking a sip from her thermos.

"The phone number above belongs to my second uncle. If you really intend to continue practicing, go to him to get your supplies."

Lin Yan looked at the business card and felt a surge of emotion.

We're not related, but last time the heavy machinery factory took a bottle of medicine from Sister Liu that looked quite valuable. Although she didn't use it and returned it, Sister Liu's kindness was genuine.

This time, your help saved me a lot of trouble.

"Sister Liu, this isn't right, I can't possibly do this..."

"Don't give me that crap," Sister Liu interrupted him directly.

"You really think I'm giving this to you for free? I'll give it to you at cost price, just don't complain about the price."

"Go buy it yourself. The little money you work yourself to the bone to earn isn't even enough for half a year's worth of medicinal herbs. In the end, you'll just end up crippling yourself."

Lin Yan became obedient.

I thought the 1200 million prize money would be more than enough to buy some body-refining herbs, but I never expected this industry to be so murky.

He carefully put the business card into his pocket.

In this bizarre world, such selfless help, purely out of camaraderie, is truly precious.

"Thank you, Sister Liu. I'll remember this favor."

Sister Liu waved her hand, not taking it seriously.

Lin Yan didn't waste any time. While the bureau was busy finishing up the air-raid shelters these past few days, he threw himself into the great cause of body training.

He not only bought a batch of high-quality blood-nourishing medicinal materials from Sister Liu's second uncle at a low price, but also used his half-price purchase rights in the provincial bureau's secret vault to obtain several bizarre documents for unforeseen circumstances.

During the day, he clocks in at the bureau on time, acting as a mascot.

Every night, he would begin his grueling training regimen.

Lin Yan got a bath tub from the logistics department; the warehouse manager said it was for body refining.

Fill the tub with hot water, put in all the medicinal herbs according to the prescription ratio provided by the bureau, and then turn on the bath tub's decoction function.

Gradually, the clear water turned black, and the bathroom was filled with the smell of medicine.

Lin Yan wasn't yet at the level to withstand boiling water. Once the medicine cooled down a bit, he stripped down to just his boxer shorts and prepared to begin today's training.

"Wait! Brother, what are you doing!"

The phone on the sink suddenly lit up, and Chu Chu's eyes widened as she stared at the screen, two suspicious blushes creeping onto her cheeks.

"Take a medicinal bath, or are you just waiting to die?"

Lin Yan said irritably, his feet already wet and burning so badly he winced.

Chu Chu quickly covered her face, but her fingers were still wide open:

"Brother, if you want to take a bath, why don't you kick Ah Jiu out? She's still sitting here!"

Lin Yan turned around and saw that A Jiu had somehow moved a small stool and was sitting obediently at the bathroom door.

She has now learned to cook instant noodles herself, and is currently holding a bucket of instant noodles, eating while watching over Lin Yan.

"Sister Chuchu, why can't big brother take off his clothes?" Ajiu tilted her head slightly and asked curiously.

"It looks like my big brother is going to be very sad again. I need to watch over him and make sure he doesn't disappear."

This naive and straightforward question completely broke Chu Chu's defenses.

The pixelated figure on the screen was so anxious that it stomped its feet and its face turned red.

"What?! Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?!"

"Your brother is completely naked right now! How can you, a girl, just watch a man shower like that!"

"This...this is against the rules!"

"But I'm not a girl." Ajiu thought about it seriously.

"Sister Chuchu just told me yesterday that I'm a container. Do containers also have genders?"

Chu Chu was speechless and couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment.

Lin Yan felt a headache coming on. What was all this nonsense? Why were these two acting like little kids?

Chu Chu, you weren't always like this. Try to maintain your persona!

He was completely focused on improving his physical condition as quickly as possible and didn't want to pay any attention to these two idiots.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing." Lin Yan grabbed a T-shirt hanging to the side and casually put it on.

"Is it alright if I soak in the water fully clothed? Hurry up, don't delay my training."

As he spoke, Lin Yan was about to jump down.

"Hey! No, no!" Chu Chu cried out anxiously when she saw the situation.

"Brother! If you soak in the bath while wearing clothes, the medicine will be absorbed entirely by the fabric. Furthermore, the fabric clinging to your skin will hinder absorption through your pores, reducing the effectiveness by at least half!"

Lin Yan stopped what he was doing, turned around and glared at Chu Chu:

"This won't work, that won't work, so what do you suggest we do?"

"No, brother..." Chu Chu's voice suddenly became softer. She twisted her fingers nervously on the screen, her eyes constantly glancing in A Jiu's direction.

"You...you wouldn't want to see this yourself, would you?" Lin Yan saw through the cyber vengeful spirit's little scheme at a glance, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

"N-no, I didn't!" Chu Chu blushed instantly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Then her voice trailed off again:

"However, if it's Ah Jiu's sister... well, it's not entirely impossible."

"Anyway, Chuchu is just data and has no physical form. If brother needs someone to watch over her to feel at ease, Chuchu can reluctantly accompany her."

Looking at this cyberpunk little devil who was all talk and no action, Lin Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I don't care about this or that. A person with amnesia, a cybernetic monster without a body, just don't interfere with my training.

"Do as you please."

Lin Yan took off his T-shirt, leaving only his boxer shorts to protect his good brother, and sank into the medicinal liquid with a plop.

Under Ajiu's watchful gaze and with Chuchu by his side, Lin Yan closed his eyes.

As expected of a powerful body-refining elixir, it's potent!