I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse-Chapter 998 - 1087: Black Egg’s Research Findings

Jing Shu’s eyes lit up, oh, how did I forget this, even in the apocalypse, wealthy women still pursue having their own fragrance. She said, "Meng Yao, if it were you, how many Virtual Coins would accept for a scented one?"

Zhou Mengyao thought for a moment and said, "My family, relying on my abilities over the years, has also made quite a bit, and my Contribution can exchange for many good things, so spending 30,000 to 50,000 Virtual Coins a month is not a problem for me.

Of course, I’d be willing to spend on this aspect, up to ten thousand Virtual Coins a month is acceptable." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Jing Shu nodded, someone like Zhou Mengyao is considered wealthy. The price of an ordinary Black Egg can’t be too high, but if it’s really a perfume-scented Black Egg, a month’s supply would cost around ten thousand Virtual Coins, which is still acceptable for the upper class.

However, roses, mint, these have become rare commodities nowadays. If these are cultivated again and essential oils are extracted for fragrance, then the scented Black Egg stick—

What price should be set?

Having thought of this, Jing Shu started working on it. Roses and mint in the Spiritual Spring Space mature every few days. Besides these, she also explored other homemade perfume methods, such as ready-made lavender in the space to make lavender essential oil.

The cost of lavender is lower than that of roses, and the flavor is more intense. Just a little soaking, letting the Black Egg stick absorb it, can maintain this scent for a long time.

Then there’s the orange leaf tincture, adding dried orange peel and grapefruit, all of which inevitably require a certain amount of medical alcohol.

But alcohol is a strategic medical supply. Jing Shu did manage to acquire quite a lot from Dila this time, but the problem is that its value has also become quite high.

After tinkering for more than ten days, Jing Shu produced over a dozen perfume scents. When mixed with the natural Black Egg, it emitted a pleasant aroma.

"If this thing were to be sold, it could work, but—the cost is really too high." Jing Shu shook her head and finally decided to add the perfume-scented Black Egg stick, releasing it only as a luxury item in limited quantities.

Otherwise, just the cost of making alcohol and perfume would make a small bottle much more expensive than the cost of the Black Egg. Therefore, the initial pricing for the perfume-scented purification stick would be set to be 10 to 50 times more expensive than the regular purification stick.

On the return journey of the Huaxia Team, the speed was a bit slower, but it was very stable.

Twenty Bodyguard Teams took turns patrolling, and they didn’t find any places to fight. Even if they encountered the Huaxia Team, not to mention pirates, even ordinary merchant ships would flee as far as possible.

After all, more than a dozen surrounding countries received the information: the terrifying Huaxia people are returning to Huaxia with over a hundred warships!

The pirates were trembling with fear, not daring to go out anymore.

Overall, it was a very smooth journey, and the Huaxia Team didn’t want to stir up any trouble themselves. Having gathered all these supplies, it was time to head back quickly.

So once Jing Shu had some free time, she got busy again.

For the past few months, there have been too many chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep in the space. After slaughtering a batch, she started making dried duck, smoked chicken, smoked rabbit, sausages, roast chicken, cured meat, smoked ham, and so on.

After all, upon returning, it would soon be the New Year, just the right time to prepare for the holidays. Speaking of preparing for the New Year, she happened to have a lot of items in the space that can’t be brought out in the open. This was the perfect opportunity, having just been to the Middle East.

It wasn’t easy.

Moreover, this year, Jing Shu wants to take the family on a vacation. Grandpa and Grandma are getting old, and it’s time they see and enjoy the surroundings.

She wonders how the Jing Family is doing now. She feels a sense of joyful excitement about returning home in glory. She wonders what kind of reward she will receive from the higher-ups this time.

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Everyone in the Jing Family is still busy. Surviving in this apocalypse is not easy for anyone. Although the Jing Family’s financial situation has improved, they still have their own tasks to accomplish and worries to contend with.

"Old man, Old Zhang’s grandson is getting married. Stop fiddling with that carpentry and let’s go, have a feast," Grandma Jing said discontentedly, pulling Mr. Jing to hurry up. Mr. Jing reluctantly said, "My granddaughter is coming back soon. She said she needs some wooden shelves made, I need to get them done quickly, otherwise you can go by yourself."

"Nonsense! The Zhang family needs two pounds of meat, two pounds of beans, one pound of sugar, such an expensive gift, how can you not go and eat a meal there, do you know how much you’d lose?" Grandma Jing has a mental calculation. Even though it’s the apocalypse, life is a bit better now, but social etiquette can’t be avoided.

Whatever gifts people give her, she adds some and returns the favor. The Zhang family are wealthy in this neighborhood, and when they came, they took good care of her family. So now, it’s essential not to skimp on the gift.

Grandma Jing always prefers to give more rather than less. Treating others fairly and avoiding responsibility is important to her.

Some people wouldn’t uphold such considerations at a banquet, taking their sons, grandsons, and daughters-in-law along. But she, a Libra, prefers fairness, so only the two of them went.

Mr. Jing still didn’t want to go. Fortunately, Wu You’ai came back from work. Recently, she’s been researching new species’ unlimited gene expansion with her mentor, Chu Zhuohua, and has pushed aside other work.

With a rare half-day off, Grandma Jing saw her granddaughter and immediately said, "You’ai, come, go to the feast with me. Old Zhang’s food is quite good."