After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

"Brother, what do you need me for?"

"I plan to build some apartment buildings at the base, let’s start with three. We’ll raise funds collectively to construct them as a welfare benefit for the farm employees. If anyone needs to marry or have their families over to live together, they’ll finally have a nest of their own."

"That sounds good, do we have enough money?"

"For now, we do. With everyone chipping in a portion, it should be enough."

"I agree, and it would be best to include supporting facilities, like an entertainment room, kindergarten, supermarket, gym, and the like."

"That’s what I was thinking too. Since you agree, I’ll write up the report tomorrow."

"Sure."

The farm was indeed making money. With medicines having been sold for over a year, the annual sales from medicines alone were over ten million. No. 9 Farm was basically breaking even, and from here on out, it would be a matter of slowly making a profit.

The main source of income now was from No. 7 and No. 8 Farms, and the animal husbandry at No. 9 Farm was developing quite well. The processing factory only managed to break even this year; only next year could they consider making a profit.

The farms still needed to ensure food supply. They couldn’t focus entirely on cash crops; food was the most important.

During the winter, the council passed the resolution to build the apartment buildings. Now they were handling the paperwork, applying for land from the base before they could build. Groundbreaking would begin in the spring, so there was no rush.

Everyone was eager to contribute funds. Everyone wanted a home of their own; there’s an extraordinary attachment that the people have towards home and their own nest.

The farm offered good benefits, and missing this opportunity might mean not getting another chance.

Last year, the farm gained eight Middle-level Superpower Users and four High-level Combat Superpower Users, all trained within the farm itself. Additionally, two Auxiliary System Superpower Users were awakened.

After a snowfall, it got a bit cold, and going out wasn’t very convenient. So, Li Pan simply stayed at home to research High-level Potions from the imperial capital.

By the end of the winter, she had used up all the Spirit Fruit and Medicinal Materials reserved for her by the farm. However, she did not squander these Spiritual Medicines, as she managed to research three kinds of Middle to High Rank corresponding potions.

One extremely precious High-level Potion was an Auxiliary Medicine for Spiritual healing, playing a vital role in stabilizing injuries from spreading and functioning as an indispensable aid for Spiritual healers.

The second was the most expensive amongst healing potions, used for repairing the Spirit Core. Particularly, some Mutant Plants and Mutant Animals have an absorbing effect on the Spirit Core. This potion could help restore the Dantian Spirit Core. It was incredibly valuable and extremely pricey.

The third was a limb regeneration potion. In combination with the treatment of Wood or Water doctors, it enabled the regeneration of limbs, competing with Absolute Healing.

The remaining kinds were Middle-level healing, detoxifying, ability restoring, and spiritual power restoring medicines, with corresponding High-level Potions as well.

These varied potions demonstrated a genius in innovation, derived through Li Pan’s ability to apply a principle in one context to different yet similar contexts.

Zhang Qi, with items in hand, went to see the Base Commander. This time, the matter was rather important as it necessitated his personal approval and a separate test, to be kept confidential.

"Uncle, I’m here for a test. Let’s have a room to ourselves. There’s a surprise."

Zhang Qi said, holding a box and addressing the people in the office.

"Come inside and talk."

"I won’t come in. My sister asked me to keep it a secret for now, just to run a test."

"Wait a moment, I’ll make a call."

The Base Commander nodded after listening and called Pei Yuan.

"Pei Yuan, Pan’er has researched a new Medicine. Please set up a separate room for a Medicine test, and let me know the results after it’s done."

"Alright, I’ll be right over."

Pei Yuan came down from upstairs and took the medicine from Zhang Qi, saying, "You can go back now. I’ll call you when I’m done. You haven’t finished your tasks for the month."

"Oh."

Zhang Qi’s face immediately fell.

Ever since several of them had learned potion refining, Pei Yuan and the Base had assigned them tasks, specifying how many bottles of medicine each person should produce per month: how many at the basic level, middle level, and high level, with set quantities for each type of potion.

Zhang Qi could currently make three or four kinds of basic and middle-level potions that were commonly used, and he felt quite a bit of pressure from these tasks.

But with the support of the farm, the Base Commander had solved many issues, awakened many younger successors to fill the ranks, and the Base’s strength had leaped more than just one level. Now, there were quite a few Bases pleading for his help.

In the second month, Pei Yuan provided the answer: the potions were made as stable and excellent as always, without any side effects.

The delay was mainly due to finding suitable patients for targeted trials to obtain clinical results before resuming normal operations.

With these several precious potions, the Base’s strength had risen a notch, and they no longer needed to be throttled by the imperial capital, saving quite a bit of money. Previously, all these precious medicines were purchased from the imperial capital, and they had to queue for them, which eventually left them cold.

Li Pan could finally take a temporary break, as the remaining undiscovered formulas were somewhat obscure and not urgent. She still had other methods such as Absolute Healing, and direct treatment with Spirit Fruits.

The Heavenly Silkworm Wood that was previously planted in space had now been moved and planted in the Spirit Plant Area of No. 9 Farm. It occupied a large area by itself, not neighboring others, and if it branched out, further transplantation would be necessary.

These few types of potions were provided in a fixed quantity every month, and she was the only one who knew how to make them. Xie Ling and Tian Yi couldn’t do it yet, as they were working on achieving a 100% success rate with all the middle-level potions. They were not considering the high-level ones yet, opting to learn their craft thoroughly and steadily.

Spring had arrived, and looking at the tall growth of the Heavenly Silkworm Wood, Li Pan played with them every day, combing and purifying them with her superpower to feed them well.

The Base gave permission to build houses, and though the land for the farm wasn’t free, this money was precisely what was needed to clear new land. They began to encourage more people to farm, ensuring that there was enough food so no one would go hungry.

The farm’s business had also expanded broadly; now there wasn’t enough produce to sell, and the number of people who came by reputation was significant, including some who came specifically to buy potions. Unfortunately, they didn’t sell potions to the public but only to the Base, exclusively.

The Base was selling potions to outsiders, and many people had to give up any hope of finding loopholes as there was no way to do so.

The Base Commander called Li Pan.

"Pan’er, someone from the imperial capital is looking for your treatment, and they want you to learn about potion-making. Will you go?"

"Go to learn potion-making? If it means I have to work for them, I can’t leave."

"No, this time it’s an exchange of learning, no contract. I’ll accompany you, and they are offering three Spiritual Medicines, first-grade."

"Why suddenly treat me so well? What’s the catch?"

"They have a child with Absolute Healing who ran into trouble during a breakthrough, and now they’ve fallen ill, causing a series of disasters. Also, those three precious medicines you researched - no one else knows how to make them; they want to learn."

"Impossible, that’s the formula announced on the imperial capital’s web page. How could they not know how to refine it? Uncle, don’t be fooled."

Li Pan shook her head, disbelieving.

The Base Commander laughed heartily on the phone end, "There used to be an old guy who knew how to make those potions, but his time came, and he fell ill and died suddenly last year in the middle of the night. No one noticed in time, and it was too late when they did."

"Now they’re at a loss, no one knows how to make them, and not even the direct disciples have learned it. The success rate is too low, and those are Spiritual Medicines; they can’t withstand such waste. So now, they’ve come to me. Aren’t you still missing some particularly rare and peculiar Spiritual Medicines? I’ve managed to obtain them for you this time. I’ve already spoken with the elders; we’ll prioritize your needs first."

"Just leave a few bottles of the potion for my family as a favor. We have younger members who need awakening and treatment. If you could help out, then the Spiritual Medicines and the money are all yours."

"Fine, since you’ve said so much, I’ll get ready."

"Good, we’ll leave in three days."