Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

176. Chapter 176 The Moment To Witness The Miracle!

Chapter 176: Witnessing a Miracle Moment!

In the capital city.

When Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing returned, they coincidentally encountered the military representatives from Jinmen, Yuquan, Longshan, and other cities, who had gathered once again at the Military Department to borrow grain and seek assistance from General Wu.

The reason they were able to gather so neatly was not because they had planned in advance to travel together and arrive in the capital city to seek help. Instead, they had been coming one after another over the past week from their respective cities.

Moreover, after arriving in the capital, they had stayed in the city without leaving, adopting an attitude of not returning until they borrowed grain and obtained support. In their words, they couldn't face going back without borrowing grain and couldn't bear to witness the tragic deaths of the elderly in the city due to starvation.

In other words, they were pressuring the government.

They hoped that the capital city could allocate them some grain so they could save more lives when they returned.

However, the current problem was that the capital city's own grain reserves had already begun to run low.

If they lent out the remaining grain, the tens of millions of people in the capital city would soon fall into famine and turmoil.

Therefore, these past few days had been extremely distressing for General Wu Songyang of the Military Department.

Not only had he not slept for several days and nights, but the corners of his mouth and eyes were visibly swollen from exhaustion!

"General Wu, the people of Rongcheng are suffering! A few hours ago, I received news that over a hundred people starved to death in the city yesterday!"

"We in Jinmen are doing slightly better, but we've also had over a dozen deaths from starvation. If we don't receive grain relief soon, who knows what will happen in two more days!"

"The same goes for us in Linhai. Some people couldn't bear it and risked eating the flesh of low-level monsters, only to have their stomachs burst and die in a miserable state..."

"General Wu, please save us!"

"General Wu, if you don't approve the grain soon, there will be a major incident in Longshan City!"

...

When Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing arrived at the entrance of General Wu's office, they happened to hear a group of people surrounding General Wu, complaining and begging for grain.

Some of them even had tears streaming down their faces as they openly cried.

"Everyone, everyone!"

General Wu raised his voice to silence everyone.

"I can tell you all clearly that the grain reserves in the capital city are truly running low. Even if I have the intention, I don't have the capacity!"

"However, you can rest assured that the Military Department is actively working on finding a solution to this matter!"

"To be honest, this morning, we have already sent an envoy to Luozhou City in Dongyang Province!"

"Luozhou should not be unfamiliar to you, right?"

"The provincial capital of Dongyang, the central hub of the agricultural province, with extremely abundant grain reserves, it will definitely be able to alleviate everyone's urgent situation!"

Luozhou?

Upon hearing Wu Songyang's words, a glimmer of hope appeared in the eyes of the crowd.

Most of them are Martial Artists at the Golden Body Realm. It's already extremely difficult for them to fly hundreds of kilometers to the capital to seek help.

Naturally, they don't have the ability to fly directly to the city of Luozhou, which is thousands of kilometers away, to seek help.

Therefore, they don't have much knowledge about the situation in Luozhou, nor do they know if the grain warehouses in Dongyang Province have been preserved.

However, when it comes to Luozhou, they all involuntarily think of one person.

"If I remember correctly, Advisor Liu seems to be from Luozhou, right?"

"Yes, yes, I've heard one of Advisor Liu's disciples mention it. Their hometown is in Luozhou City!"

"Ah, if Advisor Liu were here, it would be great. With his vast Divine Ability, he must have a way to solve the food crisis we are facing now!"

"Yes, now that you mention it, I remember when Advisor Liu passed through our city, he seemed to have mentioned that we should conserve food to prevent famine in the near future!"

"I've heard that too. The set of collection manuals that Advisor Liu specially gave us seems to be aimed at solving the problem of competition for food between Martial Artists and ordinary residents!"

"If it weren't for those collection manuals, the food in our Longshan City would have been consumed two months ago!"

"Yes, thanks to Advisor Liu, the Martial Artists in the city have a way to fill their stomachs and avoid the suffering of famine. Otherwise, once they start rioting, who can stop them?"

"..."

When Luozhou and Advisor Liu were mentioned, everyone present forgot to continue pressuring General Cen Wu and started discussing them on their own.

Seeing this, Cen Wu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he truly realized how astonishing Liu Zimo's reputation was among the major cities.

Representatives from more than a dozen cities were all grateful to him, and not a single person spoke ill of him.

Their eyes were filled with respect, awe, and gratitude towards Liu Zimo.

If Liu Zimo suddenly appeared in front of them, Cen Wu had no doubt that these people would ignore him, the general, and gather around Liu Zimo!

"The relationship with the masses is so good!"

"This Liu Zimo is naturally born to be a leader!"

"It's a pity that it seems like his ambition lies elsewhere. Otherwise, what's the harm in giving him this position of general?"

Cen Wu sighed softly in his heart.

He didn't feel any dislike or discomfort because Liu Zimo gained fame and prestige in the major cities.

On the contrary, he even hoped that more people like Liu Zimo, who were enthusiastic and powerful, would appear in Da Xia Country!

In the apocalypse, everyone needed such a powerful figure who could bring them hope.

Just like a lighthouse in a storm, constantly illuminating the direction for them to move forward.

Moreover, not to mention other cities, even in their capital, even Cen Wu himself, they were also grateful and deeply grateful to Liu Zimo, right?

More than two months ago, if it weren't for Liu Zimo's righteous intervention...

Cen Wu, Hong Yuxun, the four pillars of the city, and all the major political figures in office might still be under the control of those devouring spirit insects, living in a daze!

Cen Wu couldn't even imagine it.

If they have been constantly controlled by the devouring spirit insects, what kind of scene will it be in the capital and the surrounding cities after encountering such a nationwide or even global famine disaster?!

Will those devouring spirit insects kindly help the human race through this difficult time?

Even a person with a little common sense can easily come up with the answer!

They will only take advantage of the situation and drive all the ordinary people in the city out to feed those monsters!

After all, no farmer or rancher would care about some sick chickens or ducks.

Even if they are breeding, they will keep the more excellent and stronger poultry!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, there was a knocking sound outside the office.

Sensing the martial arts aura deliberately emitted by Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing, Wu Songyang's spirit was lifted, and he stood up suddenly and said loudly, "Come in!"

Creak!

The door opened.

Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing stepped into the room at the same time, about to salute, but were interrupted by Wu Songyang, who cut in and asked them, "Enough, don't bother with these useless things, just tell me directly, what is the result of your trip?"

"Did you bring back any food?"

"Did you meet Advisor Liu?"

Wu Songyang asked three questions in a row, with an eager expression.

The more than ten representatives present, upon hearing General Wu's mention of food and Advisor Liu, couldn't help but look up at Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing.

Without asking, they could also guess that these two must be the envoys sent to Luozhou City mentioned by General Wu just now.

They also urgently wanted to know if these two envoys had borrowed food from Luozhou.

If they did, how much could each city be allocated?

Just now, they were here to complain to General Wu, even crying bitterly, but they were not acting, nor were they deliberately exaggerating.

It was true that there was no surplus food in their cities, and ordinary residents were already starving to death. The situation had reached a critical point!

Otherwise, why would they stubbornly refuse to return to their respective cities and stay in the capital?

"No food!" Du Xuebing replied directly, "Although there is some surplus food in Luozhou City, it is only enough for their own daily consumption and they are unable to support others!"

Ah?!

A wave of darkness instantly swept over everyone's hearts.

Several female comrades couldn't control themselves and burst into tears again, crying out loud.

It seemed that the last glimmer of hope for food to save their lives had been cut off!

What should they do next?

Are they really going to watch the people in their respective cities starve to death right before their eyes?

Wu Songyang was about to ask Advisor Liu for his opinion when Du Xuebing spoke up again:

"However, although we didn't bring back any grain from Luozhou, we did obtain a life-saving remedy from Advisor Liu that can fill everyone's stomachs!"

As he spoke, Du Xueren reached into his pocket and took out a box of "Satiety Pills" that they had brought back from the Luozhou military office, handing it to Wu Songyang.

Inside the box were over twenty pills made from the flesh and blood of ordinary demonic beasts. As soon as the lid was opened, a faint pungent smell wafted out.

Wu Songyang furrowed his brow and asked Du Xuebing, "Is this the so-called life-saving remedy you mentioned?"

"Yes, it's called 'Satiety Pills'!"

"It was developed and refined by Advisor Liu's younger brother, Liu Zihao, specifically to address the current food crisis!"

Du Xuebing explained loudly to Wu Songyang and the dozen or so people around him:

"This pill doesn't have any other powerful effects, only one thing: it can alleviate hunger and prevent starvation!"

"Ordinary people only need to take one pill and they can go without food for about fifteen days, without any adverse effects on the body!"

The office suddenly became lively.

Is it real or fake?

Could there really be such a miraculous elixir in this world?

Everyone had doubts, but when they thought about the fact that this elixir was somehow related to Advisor Liu, a faint sense of anticipation arose in their hearts.

After all, Advisor Liu was able to produce the miraculous elixir "Boundary Breaking Pill" that could directly break through the golden body.

Now, it seemed not impossible for him to produce a elixir that could only cure hunger.

"Captain Du, does this pill really have such miraculous effects?!" Wu Songyang looked up at Du Xuebing, his voice becoming more serious as he asked.

This was not something to joke about.

Didn't he see that the eyes of the representatives from various places were wide open?

If it turned out in the end that these "Satiety Pills" didn't have the miraculous effects that Du Xuebing claimed, the credibility of the Military Affairs Department in the capital would undoubtedly be greatly undermined!

"Wu General, rest assured, Captain Du and I have personally verified the effectiveness of these 'Satiety Pills', there is absolutely no falsehood!" Zhao Jiajun interjected at the right moment, assuring Wu General.

"If General Wu and the others present don't believe it, you can all personally take one and experience it for yourselves, then you will naturally understand that what we are saying is not false!"

As soon as Zhao Jiajun finished speaking, before Wu Songyang could say anything, several people beside him couldn't wait to speak up.

"I'll try it!"

"I'll take one too!"

"Count me in, I want to taste it too!"

"..."

Having stayed in the capital for so many days, they were not unfamiliar with Zhao Jiajun, the deputy head of the Jade Honor Martial Hall, and they were also very familiar with Du Xuebing, the newly appointed captain of the Internal Guard.

Knowing their identities, the possibility of them blatantly lying is not very high.

Moreover, this is the military headquarters, and they are in front of General Wu. They don't believe that Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing would dare to casually produce a kind of pill to deceive them.

Therefore, as soon as they heard that they had to personally test the medicine, more than half of the people immediately responded.

"If that's the case, then distribute them all!"

Seeing this, Wu Songyang took out a "Satiety Pill" from the box and instructed Du Xuebing.

A moment later, all thirteen military representatives from various places received a dark-colored "Satiety Pill".

A few brave ones, upon receiving the pill, immediately stuffed it into their mouths without chewing and swallowed it whole.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, in less than three seconds, several people's faces showed indescribable surprise.

"It's actually real!"

"It can really keep you full for about fifteen days!"

"General Wu, Captain Du, how many of these 'Satiety Pills' do we have? I represent Tianmen City and I'll reserve five million!"

"We in Linhai want the same!"

"We in Longmen also want five million..."

All the military representatives who tasted and confirmed the effectiveness of the "Satiety Pill" were eager to place their orders, their eyes filled with excitement and hope.

After staying in the capital for so long, today they finally saw hope for solving the famine.

At this moment, Wu Songyang also put the "Satiety Pill" in his mouth.

After the initial strange taste and discomfort, he quickly experienced the feeling of abundant qi and blood, and a hundredfold increase in energy.

It's real!

While feeling great joy, Wu Songyang also tried to control his emotions.

He didn't get as excited as the others, but instead calmly asked Zhao Jiajun and Du Xuebing:

"Captain Du, Jiajun, honestly tell me, is there any special requirement for the production of these 'Satiety Pills' in terms of raw materials?"

"And also, can they be mass-produced?"

The large amount of spiritual power contained in the "Satiety Pill" must not have come out of thin air.

If a large amount of spiritual plants and animals are needed as raw materials for production, which city can afford it?

And if they cannot be mass-produced, if thousands or even millions of disaster victims cannot easily obtain them and overcome their difficulties, then the value of these "Satiety Pills" will undoubtedly be greatly reduced!

Shua!

General Wu's words, like a bucket of cold water, instantly cooled down everyone's excited emotions.

Yes!

All things in the world adhere to the principle of energy conservation.

Although the "Satiety Pill" is indeed extraordinary, the satiety energy it contains cannot arise out of thin air.

They were only thinking about the effectiveness of the "Satiety Pill" and how to use it to save lives and help in disasters.

But they did not consider in detail what ingredients are needed to refine this "Satiety Pill" and how they can obtain them in large quantities.

"General, rest assured, the reason we couldn't wait to bring back the "Satiety Pill" and the prescription is because the main ingredient needed to refine the "Satiety Pill" is everywhere, easily accessible!"

"This is the prescription for the "Satiety Pill," please take a look!"

Saying this, Du Xuebing handed the prescription for the "Satiety Pill" to Wu Songyang.

After receiving it, Wu Songyang immediately lowered his head and carefully examined it.

"This... this is actually true?!"

After reading it, Wu Songyang's hands trembled, and he looked at Du Xuebing and Zhao Jiajun in surprise, asking in a trembling voice,

"The main ingredient for refining the "Satiety Pill" is actually the flesh, blood, and bones of those endless killing monsters outside the city?!"

The scene erupted in commotion once again!

The representatives from various cities also looked up at General Wu and the prescription he held in his hand with disbelief!

Is it really true or false?!

Can the flesh and blood of monsters be used for alchemy?!

And it is even the main ingredient for refining the "Satiety Pill"?!

Why does this news sound a bit like a fantasy, so unreliable?

Ninety percent of the monsters outside the city contain a large amount of toxins in their bodies!

Moreover, even if the flesh and blood without toxins can be consumed, ordinary people cannot digest it!

"That's right, it's true!"

Du Xuebing and Zhao Jiajun nodded at the same time to assure them.

"Although this prescription seems somewhat unbelievable, the methods recorded on it for refining are absolutely true!"

"We have personally verified it in Luozhou City before, and even personally refined two batches, there is absolutely no mistake!"

Saying this, Du Xuebing pointed towards the training field behind the office building and said loudly,

"Before coming to report to General Wu, I have already instructed people to prepare the necessary equipment and materials for alchemy. It should be almost ready now."

"If you don't believe it, we can go to the training field right now and refine it on the spot to verify its authenticity!"

Knowing that few people would easily believe in the fact that alchemy can be done using the flesh and blood of monsters just by oral description, Du Xuebing had long been prepared. As soon as he returned to the military headquarters, he had already communicated with the internal guards and started preparations.

Next, it was time for everyone present to witness the miracle!

Later, when they see it with their own eyes.

Those common and cheap low-level monster flesh, after undergoing special refining techniques, have all been transformed into life-saving "Satiety Pills". Their expressions must be quite amusing!

After a moment, following Wu Songyang's command, a group of about ten people descended the stairs and arrived at the training ground.

At this moment, on the training ground, ten newly built large boilers had already risen from the ground.

According to Du Xuebing's instructions, the soldiers of the Internal Guard Camp had specially invited an earth-type esper and a metal-type esper to work together to strengthen the construction using esper abilities.

Not only was the structure better and the capacity larger, but it was also extremely sturdy, much more solid than traditional cement construction.

Another important point was that the construction speed was faster. As long as there was a demand, they could build such tall and sturdy boilers in a matter of minutes, extremely convenient.

Around the ten boilers, there were dozens of low-level monster corpses piled up like small mountains.

They were all the most common low-level monsters in the wilderness, such as the Green Bull Demon and the Sky-Swallowing Frog.

Normally, when the city's monster hunting team saw these creatures with no edible value, they would all avoid them and couldn't be bothered to kill them.

But now, they had all become the main ingredients for making "Satiety Pills".

The dozen or so representatives from various cities who had followed along couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt when they saw this.

Could the flesh of these low-level monsters really be used for alchemy?

The "Satiety Pill" they had just eaten, was it really made from these worthless low-level monsters?

Is that... possible?

Du Xuebing and Zhao Jiajun looked at the expressions on these people's faces and couldn't help but smile at each other.

They all remembered a few hours ago, when they first saw this alchemy method at the Luozhou Military Office.

"Let's begin!"

Du Xuebing ordered the soldiers of the cooking team and the Internal Guard standing in front of the ten boilers:

"According to my previous requirements, remove the skin, clean out the innards, and remove the heads. Clean up all the monster corpses, then cut them up and put them into the boilers!"

"Yes!"

Dozens of soldiers responded loudly, then took out the bone knives they carried with them and skillfully skinned and deboned the monster corpses, dissecting them.

Soon, the first boiler, the second boiler, the third boiler, all the way to the tenth boiler, were all filled.

After that, Du Xuebing began to order the addition of common Chinese medicines such as Ephedra, Gujing, and Tribulus.

Finally, water was added and a fire was lit, boiling it fiercely.

It looked just like ordinary stewed meat.

However, when stewing meat normally, the steam rising from the pot mostly carried a meaty fragrance.

But the smell emanating from the large boiler in front of them carried a hint of fishy and pungent odor, ominous to the nose.

"Is it really possible to refine 'Satiety Pills' like this?"

"Why does it look like child's play?"

"When did alchemy become so down-to-earth, just using a pot to cook?"

"......"

The onlookers couldn't help but mutter to themselves when they saw this alchemy method.

Although they were not familiar with alchemy, they were very familiar with cooking meat in a pot. It looked like they were cooking meat.

Look, look, they even added spices!

However, although the onlookers had doubts in their hearts, no one was foolish enough to speak up and question at this moment.

They all silently waited, watching, waiting to see if this pill furnace could produce a joke or if it could really refine the "Satiety Pill"!

During the alchemy process, Hong Yuxun also received the news and immediately rushed over.

After a while, even the representatives of the Four Great Pillars sent people to observe and witness!

In this way, more and more people gathered on the training ground of the Military Participation Department, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of people had gathered.

Du Xuebing and Zhao Jiajun were not nervous at all. Having had experience in alchemy once before, they skillfully urged the fire and waited quietly for the moment when the pill was ready to be cooked.

Finally.

After the fire had been boiling for half an hour, Du Xuebing ordered to extinguish the fire, and in front of everyone, personally opened the pot to check the pill.

Boom!

The boiler opened, pressure burst forth, and endless white smoke mixed with steam rose into the sky.

Du Xuebing had anticipated this long ago, and with a lift of his right hand, he lightly blew away the steam and smoke, completely revealing the situation inside the boiler to everyone's eyes.

"Oh my god, they really made pills!"

"Twenty-seven pills, judging from their appearance, they are no different from the pills we just tasted!"

"It's so amazing, so amazing!"

"I just calculated it carefully. They put about three thousand kilograms of monster meat into the boiler. If we calculate it, about one thousand kilograms of monster meat can produce ten 'Satiety Pills'!"

"Hahaha, we're saved! We're saved!"

"There are endless wild monsters in the wilderness. As long as we master this alchemy method, we will no longer worry about food shortage!"

"..."

Seeing that the pills were really formed, and that twenty to thirty pills were taken out of each of the ten pots, everyone went crazy, so excited that they couldn't control themselves!

Especially the thirteen military representatives who came for help, after trying the newly cooked pills, they were even more moved to tears!

One by one, they knelt by the side of the boiler, tears streaming down their faces, shouting loudly in excitement!

We're saved!

The hundreds of thousands or even millions of starving people in the major cities behind them no longer have to go hungry, no longer have to resort to cannibalism!

They can continue to live!

(End of this chapter)