The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 383 - 382: Old Yuan’s Little Calculation

Chapter 383: Chapter 382: Old Yuan’s Little Calculation

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That evening, after Qu Tong had treated Gong Yun, Old Man Yuan, with the help of a mechanical arm, transferred him to a Healing Chamber.

After checking the data on the Healing Chamber’s control panel, he woke the patient up.

"Your Spirit Sea is almost fully healed; it’s time to fulfill your promise," Old Man Yuan said, stroking his beard and getting straight to the point.

Gong Yun sat up from inside the Healing Chamber and, upon seeing the prominently displayed Spirit Sea integrity at 89%, his emotions were once again stirred.

His body still maintained a slight cool sensation that was comfortable.

After each treatment, he could clearly feel a reduction in the pain in his Spirit Sea. After the last treatment, he was even able to fall asleep at night without using a Sleep-Aid Potion.

Just one more treatment and his Spirit Sea would be completely healed.

An unprecedented sense of anticipation filled him, and Gong Yun assured Old Man Yuan, "Don’t worry, Old Yuan, I have already prepared everything in advance, and I’ll arrange a time to announce it jointly as soon as I return."

After the first treatment, he had gone back and had the special military doctor re-examine him, confirming its efficacy before discussing military affairs with Si Chen for an entire evening and beginning to handle the affairs of the Fifth Legion.

"In that case, we should talk about the payment," Old Man Yuan said, pretending to be magnanimous. "You know the maintenance cost of starting up the Healing Pod each time is exorbitant, not to mention the use of many precious elixirs. I won’t charge you for the labor and potions, just settle the maintenance fees and costs for the medicinal materials used in the Healing Pods for me."

Old Man Yuan feigned trouble, his brow furrowed in a convincing display of distress.

Gong Yun, who had always held Old Man Yuan in high regard, had no reason to doubt him and felt extremely grateful upon hearing that he only had to pay the cost price.

"Thank you for your generosity, Old Yuan."

Old Man Yuan coughed into his hand twice, concealing his unease, "I’ll give you a list of the materials used later. As for the final treatment cost, considering the great help you’ve provided me, I’ll waive it."

After speaking, he asked Gong Yun to wait outside while he went into the back room.

Ten minutes later, he sent a simple spreadsheet to Gong Yun.

When Gong Yun saw the amount, it wasn’t too much and was much lower than he had anticipated. He transferred money from his personal funds on the spot, and for the shortfall, he exchanged years of accumulated Honor Points.

Old Man Yuan glanced at the account balance and nodded calmly, with a demeanor suggesting money was of little consequence to him.

"Old Yuan, do you think we could schedule the next treatment a bit earlier? Once the announcement goes out, I need to head to the Fifth Legion..." Gong Yun suggested.

The unfinished statement was understood by both parties.

"These things can’t be rushed. The treatment time has already been shortened as much as possible; it can only be delayed, not moved forward," Old Man Yuan answered sternly when it came to treatment matters, "If that really won’t work, we’ll just have to schedule another time."

Gong Yun pondered for a moment, then sighed in resignation, "Then that’s the way it has to be."

Since Old Man Yuan had brought it up himself, he couldn’t delay the Legion’s affairs any further.

Having benefited, he naturally had to show Old Man Yuan some sincerity.

"Is there really no way to make this treatment method more widely available?" Gong Yun, thinking of the soldiers who suffered like him or even sacrificed their lives for their country, asked again, unwilling to give up.

"The cost of treatment is not ordinarily high, and common people can’t afford it," Old Man Yuan said bluntly.

"But some families with good conditions might be able to afford it, and those with high merits could use their Honor Points to pay for it. With some additional subsidies from the military, it might be possible," Gong Yun said.

Old Man Yuan appeared calm on the surface but was already calculating deviously in his mind.

He still owed Emperor Changxin a large sum of money, and the profits from the Elixirs his talented disciple had shared with him were all spent on purchasing equipment and medicinal materials.

He loved his research, and concocting Elixirs was an expensive hobby.

He didn’t want to sell his planet either. He had heard that Lin Mo had a specialized planet management team and was planning to have the girl grow some medicinal herbs when she had the time.

With the girl’s Special Ability, even the herbs she planted had better medicinal effects than usual.

That way, he wouldn’t have to go to great lengths to find medicinal materials everywhere and could also improve the success rate of the Elixirs.

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Old Yuan fell silent, and Gong Yun, not wanting to disturb him, simply waited nearby for a response.

Finally, Old Yuan stopped stroking his beard.

"Allow me to consider it."

This matter also depended on the girl; he couldn’t rashly provide an answer.

Seeing there was still room for negotiation, joy appeared on Gong Yun’s face, "Great, Old Yuan, notify me anytime once you’ve made a decision."

Before Gong Yun left, Old Yuan relayed what Qu Tong had told him to say.

"You can try using part of your spiritual power now. Although it won’t match your original strength, it’s more than enough to deal with an SS-rank."

"Really?" Gong Yun was delighted, but mostly incredulous.

With this, the worries he had before could be easily resolved.

Old Yuan, with an air of mystery, nodded and added, "For safety, pay attention to keep more than half of your spiritual power in reserve. As long as the integrity of the Spirit Sea doesn’t drop below 80%, you won’t need additional treatment courses."

After hearing this, Gong Yun was beyond excited.

This meant that if he overused his spiritual power and the Spirit Sea broke again, even if the integrity of the Spirit Sea dropped below 80%, he would just need a few extra treatments.

However, he wouldn’t risk it unless absolutely necessary.

Only after Gong Yun’s figure had completely disappeared from the entrance of the lab did Qu Tong step out from the inner room.

Old Yuan excitedly opened his Light Brain, "The payment for the Healing Chamber has been made; I’ll take the money for the medicinal materials. You don’t have any objections, do you, girl?"

Naturally, Old Yuan wouldn’t hand over the real list of medicinal materials, which included many expensive but unnecessary ingredients.

Old Yuan didn’t feel guilty at all; it was the only shop of its kind in the entire Interstellar, and Gong Yun had made a fortune, after all.

The list was made by the two of them together, and Qu Tong knew the amount; roughly a thirty-seven split, she took seventy percent, naturally without objections.

Old Yuan transferred Qu Tong’s share and hugged his own little twenty million, feeling utterly content.

"You heard Gong Yun’s proposal, didn’t you? Do you want to consider it? You only need to spend a little extra spiritual power, and you could effortlessly earn a substantial income. We hold the initiative, and we can also choose reliable clients," Old Yuan tried his best to tempt her.

Qu Tong shook her head.

"The human heart is unpredictable; better not to."

"Alright then," Old Yuan said, somewhat disappointed, but he still respected Qu Tong’s decision.

On second thought, it was better for the girl to keep a low profile and avoid getting herself trapped like he had been.

Qu Tong, for her part, greatly admired Gong Yun’s virtue of always considering the welfare of others in the military.

Although she couldn’t grant his request this time, she could make some concessions in other areas.

For instance, commercializing the Sleep-Aid Potion for civilians.

She was not lacking in spiritual power, and the Sleep-Aid Potion didn’t consume much of it; it could be created using ready-made sedatives at a low cost.

Old Yuan shared this good news with Gong Yun while also conveying that they couldn’t treat other patients with shattered Spirit Seas for the time being.

Although Gong Yun didn’t get the answer he wanted, the other piece of good news was enough to make him happy.

He immediately informed Si Chen that the availability of the Sleep-Aid Potion would increase significantly next month, and the price would be reduced to 1,000 Star Coins each.

After some discussion in the National Council, it was decided to include the Sleep-Aid Potion in the veterans’ welfare program next month, where it could be exchanged for a small number of Honor Points.

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