Chapter 21: Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals! Selling only one kind of medicine

The next day, Chen Feng rose early.

He had not returned to the modern world yesterday, but had spent the night within the scroll world.

Not long after he stepped out of the secret chamber, Liu Qian approached him.

"Sect Leader! The leaders of the sects you asked me to notify yesterday have arrived. They are waiting for you in the assembly hall."

The assembly hall was a space Liu Qian had specially established for the Xingfeng Sect headquarters.

Although it was merely a renovation of the original sect's main hall, it was quite decent and no longer looked as shabby as before.

"So early? Let's go then."

Chen Feng let out a yawn and headed to the assembly hall accompanied by Liu Qian.

Inside the assembly hall.

A man and a woman were currently seated; both possessed a cultivation level of the eighth stage of the Houtian realm.

The two were leaders of sects within the Hengduan Mountains that specialized in herb gathering and alchemy.

They had received news from Liu Qian yesterday stating that the new master of the Hengduan Mountains, Chen Feng, wished to see them.

This had left them both feeling incredibly uneasy, so they had rushed over early in the morning.

They had already been waiting there for an hour.

"Sect Leader Wang, your Lingquan Sect is closest to this Xingfeng Sect. Do you know what kind of person Chen Feng is?" the woman asked.

Wang Tian smiled bitterly and said, "Sect Leader Qin, to be honest, although our Lingquan Sect is very close to the Xingfeng Sect, our two houses have almost never interacted."

Wang Tian was currently filled with regret.

The Xingfeng Sect had been established near his sect three months ago.

At the time, he had considered sending someone to pay a visit, but thinking that the Xingfeng Sect made its profit through mining and had nothing to do with an alchemy sect like theirs, he had abandoned the idea.

If he had known that the leader of the Xingfeng Sect possessed such great ability, he would have done whatever it took to make an acquaintance back then.

"Sigh, I wonder what his temperament is like. I hope this summons isn't for anything bad," Qin Yao said worriedly.

Wang Tian thought for a moment and then said, "He should be easier to talk to than that He Sandao. He hasn't made things difficult for us since taking over the Hengduan Mountains. Let's just wait until we see him."

At that moment, Chen Feng and Liu Qian walked into the assembly hall.

Qin Yao and her companion immediately stood up, their gazes falling upon Chen Feng.

They recognized Liu Qian; he was the former strategist of the Black Wind Fortress.

This handsome man standing beside Liu Qian must be this Chen Feng.

Although they had long heard that the leader of the Xingfeng Sect was extremely young and liked to wear unconventional clothing, they were still surprised upon their first meeting.

"Greetings, Sect Leader Chen!" Qin Yao and Wang Tian recovered from their momentary daze and hurriedly bowed to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng sat in the seat of honor and then spoke.

"Both of you, please sit. There is no need to be so formal. I called you both here today to discuss a cooperation."

Hearing the word "cooperation," Wang Tian and Qin Yao exchanged looks, both flashing expressions of surprise.

Qin Yao asked softly, "May I ask what kind of cooperation Sect Leader Chen has in mind?"

Qin Yao had previously thought that Chen Feng might have called them here to demand more tribute money.

After all, alchemy and medicine-making were very profitable; when He Sandao was in charge, he had squeezed them for quite a bit of profit.

Chen Feng's mention of cooperation left her somewhat confused.

Chen Feng took out a Healing Pill, placed it on the table, and said, "What is your production capacity for this item?"

Seeing the Healing Pill, the two were puzzled as to why Chen Feng was asking this.

Wang Tian replied, "Healing Pills are the most basic medicinal pills. Our sect's monthly production is approximately one hundred units."

Qin Yao followed up with, "Our Baixia Sect has a similar production volume."

Chen Feng continued to inquire, "If you were to devote your full capacity to producing this pill, how many could you produce in a month?"

"This..." Wang Tian thought for a moment before answering. "Healing Pills are basic; the difficulty of refining them is not high. If all the alchemists in our sect worked at full capacity, we should be able to produce around three hundred."

Chen Feng nodded and smiled slightly.

"Starting from today, the Xingfeng Sect will take as many Healing Pills as your two sects can produce, at the same price as the market rate."

"But there is one requirement: from now on, your two sects shall only refine Healing Pills."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only were Qin Yao and Wang Tian stunned, but even Liu Qian, standing aside, was somewhat bewildered.

Healing Pills, which were used by martial artists below the third stage of the Houtian realm, were common, everyday items.

Even in the Black Wind Fortress, the annual consumption of such pills was only about a hundred.

Chen Feng's sudden demand for such a large quantity of Healing Pills was completely incomprehensible.

The expressions of the group were entirely within Chen Feng's expectations, but he had no intention of explaining.

"What do you two think of this cooperation? Just tell me directly if it works or not."

The smile vanished from Chen Feng's face.

Wang Tian hurriedly said, "Of course, there is no problem with that. I will have my sect send over all our current stock of Healing Pills as soon as I return."

Qin Yao also nodded in agreement.

Although the two did not know what Chen Feng intended to do with so many Healing Pills, the cooperation he proposed was beneficial to them.

Although Healing Pills were low-level medicine with a low price—less than one or two taels of silver per pill—they understood the principle of "small profits, high volume." Furthermore, there was virtually no failure rate in refining this type of pill.

As long as the Xingfeng Sect truly paid for everything, they would make a profit.

After a brief discussion with the two, Chen Feng dismissed them.

The matter of the pills was settled for now.

While Chen Feng could simply take money to the places that sold medicine in Liuyang Town to purchase Healing Pills, acquiring such a massive quantity all at once would inevitably attract attention.

It was undoubtedly best to have small sects on his own territory refine them.

Only by having them under his control could Chen Feng feel at ease, and he could also have them refine other medicines in the future.

The Xingfeng Sect was not short on money; they had hundreds of thousands in silver and plenty of gold.

Acquiring the Healing Pills produced by two sects would not cost much.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Chen Feng had been busy over these three days setting up the pharmaceutical company.

He had moved another conveyor belt from the modern world, which he had prepared specifically for transporting the pills.

Chen Feng also rented a small factory near the Xingfeng Mining site to serve as the address for the pharmaceutical company.

He chose to establish the pharmaceutical company near the Xingfeng Mine so that the pills transported from the scroll world could be processed more conveniently.

His pharmaceutical company did not require highly skilled technicians; he only needed a few machines to grind the Healing Pills into powder and package them into capsules, similar to those in the modern world.

One Healing Pill, once ground into powder, could fill ten capsules.

Because the production process required almost no technical skill and was entirely an automated assembly line operation, the pharmaceutical company was named Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.

Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals was currently undergoing renovation and modification; it wouldn't be long before production could begin.

"Boss, I have already sent the medicine to the Drug Administration for clinical trials. We should receive feedback from the first stage of testing very soon."

"I just don't know if there will be any issues with the test results."

The speaker was Li Xiaorou, who was currently with Chen Feng at the Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals factory site.

Workers were currently renovating the premises.

Li Xiaorou had learned about Chen Feng's plan to start a pharmaceutical company three days ago, and she was incredibly shocked that her boss was suddenly venturing into this industry.

Xingfeng Mining had already become a military-industrial enterprise; with a bit more development, it could become a domestic leader in metal processing.

Venturing into another industry so abruptly was too risky, especially one like pharmaceuticals that required a certain level of technical expertise.

She knew that her boss had already taken a loan of ten million from the bank.

Chen Feng nodded in response, "Don't worry about the Drug Administration; there won't be any problems with the drug trials."