Chapter 228: Unexpected Clues
Now Mo Cheng understood why the revenue of [Looking for the Golden Rose] was so considerable. Men in every world had common topics, and drugs involving related topics never had trouble selling.
And letting a group of prostitutes sell this thing to previous clients, as long as the effect is good, it will have considerable popularity from the beginning.
Mo Cheng glanced at Gulard. Although this guy came from a street gang, he unexpectedly had a business mind.
If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to come up with such an idea.
"You said that Dobbin made this medicine? Tell him to come over here. I want to see him."
Mo Cheng did not have a deep impression of Dobbin. He just vaguely remembered that he was the first person to put his finger on the slave contract after enduring the oppression of his aura in Albert's House.
Apart from the fact that I felt that Dobin was knowledgeable about current affairs at the time, I have no other impression of him.
Dobbin was wearing a white coat that was covered with unknown stains. In Mo Cheng's opinion, this was probably the cleanest piece of Dobbin's clothes.
"Well, you're the one who changed the [Blood Burning Potion] into the [Endurance Pill]?"
If you say Mo Cheng has any bad feelings about this matter, then he really doesn't have any. Although it's not nice to talk about it, it's still a regular job with income. He called Dobin over just because he wanted to understand some things.
"Yes, the method of making the [Blood Burning Potion] itself is not difficult, and the materials are not difficult to find. As long as the juice of [Silver Moon Grass] and [Ice Clean Flower] is added after the potion is heated and boiled, the effect of the produced pills will be slightly weaker than that of the potion, but the shelf life and effective time will be greatly improved."
Speaking of alchemy, Dobbin said confidently: "In addition to [Endurance Potion] and [Endurance Tablets], I am trying to develop the third generation of products. The first two generations of products are only short-term enhancements. I think the third generation of products can turn the focus to long-term or even permanent enhancement of the human body itself..."
Listening to Dobin's words, Mo Cheng nodded slightly. He already knew what the ideal third-generation product would be.
At the same time, you can also guess how promising this thing is.
As for species that are related to [aphrodisiac], as long as mating behavior is a reward mechanism, it is basically unlikely to refuse such products.
“How much funding is needed?”
Being abruptly interrupted by Mo Cheng, Dobin was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately realized that this was the rhythm of investment.
"Five...five hundred golden griffins."
Five hundred golden griffins was not a low number, but it was also something that could be taken out.
Mo Cheng looked at the financial statements and said, "I will give you 700 Golden Griffins every month as research funds, but I will ask for a report and expenditure items every week. If the progress is satisfactory, there will be additional investment later."
Seven hundred golden griffins could be raised just by relying on the sales revenue of [Seeking the Golden Rose], but Gulard was very clear about his own position. Everything here belonged to Mo Cheng, including their lives.
So even though Gurad was very optimistic about the prospects that Dobin mentioned, he still had to wait for Mo Cheng to make the decision.
After letting Dobin go down, Mo Cheng asked, "Did you get any news?"
The existence of Gulard and others is secondary to whether they can make money or not. Their most fundamental role is to collect intelligence and inquire about news for Mo Cheng.
Although their capabilities are limited, they are better than Mo Cheng's information channels alone.
"The chaos caused by the [collapse] is still going on. Even though the law enforcement team is maintaining law and order, it still has an impact on the order of the sinking area and the civilian area. Even here, the flow of people has decreased a lot in the past few days."
A lot less?
Mo Cheng recalled the scene of people queuing in and out downstairs before. It was a world of difference from the quietness of other places. Is this still a lot less?
Let’s put aside the questions about passenger flow for now. Mo Cheng came here this time naturally with a mission for Gulard.
"Get some information in secret. There is a group of people in the markets of the sinking area and the civilian area who have a large amount of food and medicinal materials. Let's see if we can find their warehouses."
It is certain that the food and medicinal materials must be in the sinking area and the civilian area. The two areas are at least 20 meters away from Fairhaven, and it is impossible for the food and medicinal materials to be transported in and out from above.
Moreover, those who had started purchasing grain three months ago definitely did not spend so much effort to watch a large number of people die, as that would be meaningless to them.
After three days of sleep and with all the food on the market having been snapped up, Mo Cheng guessed that most people were probably running out of food.
No matter how carefully you calculate and reduce the amount, you will still face the situation of running out of food after two days.
"Food, warehouse..."
Gulard repeated in a low voice, as if recalling something, and then said, "About two days ago, because of the [collapse], no one was in the mood to come to our place. Most people went to buy food and medicine. But that day, a group of people happened to come to our place to buy medicine."
"I know those guys. They are all powerful gang leaders in the sinking area. I used to only look up to them."
Knowing that Mo Cheng didn't like guessing riddles, Gurad quickly got to the point, "After they bought the medicine, I heard them whispering and laughing in the alley. One of them said something that I remember very clearly."
"This actually happened. We are going to get rich."
"What the gentleman said is true. After this is done, apart from the money that needs to be paid as tribute, the money left will be enough to buy a manor ."
"In a few days, they will all kneel before me and beg me to sell them food."
After hearing what Gurad had imitated, Mo Cheng did not rush to investigate. Instead, he tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, "Can you rule out that he is not here specifically to bait and fish?"
"It's not a special bait. What they said in the alley was recorded by the speaker. They took the things because the building collapsed due to the earthquake the day before. A girl fell from the upstairs and rolled into the alley. The speaker was completely broken when it hit the ground, and the impact turned on the recording, which happened to record their words."
The clue was obtained unexpectedly, and it is quite credible.
Need to investigate.
Mo Cheng made a decision quickly. No matter if it was an intentional test or he was just lucky enough to come across a clue, he needed to investigate the matter.
There are many reasons, but only two of them can convince myself.
First, the remaining food in Albert's House was barely enough to fill Mo Cheng's stomach. If he was filled, everyone else would go hungry.
As for the second, Mo Cheng really hates people who hoard food.
That was the concept he formed after his education, coupled with his own experience of being hungry, which made him know that hunger is a very painful feeling.
He didn't like that feeling at all and he also hated people who created hunger problems.
