ryethenovel Chapter 88 Fertilizer Fermentation and Online Trolls
Chapter 88 Fertilizer Fermentation and Online Trolls
"Su Qing! Guan Shan!" Wang Minyu called out.
The two people who had been crouching in the grass catching toads suddenly rushed out.
Guan Shan grabbed the frenzied head chef, and Su Qing pulled out a bottle of alcohol from somewhere, splashed it directly on the head chef's face, and then lit a lighter.
With a whoosh, blue flames erupted on the head chef's face, instantly scorching the insects that hadn't completely burrowed inside.
"Water! Water!" The head chef writhed in pain.
"Don't use water!" Wang Minyu rushed forward, holding several silver needles in his hand, and quickly pierced the head chef's Yingxiang and Tinggong acupoints, blocking the insects' path. "Guan Shan, push his head into that vinegar dish!"
There was a large bowl of aged vinegar on the table, prepared for dipping crabs. Without saying a word, Guan Shan forced the head chef's head into the bowl.
The smell of vinegar is pervasive.
A few minutes later, several red worms, half-dead from the sourness, slowly crawled out of the chef's nostrils, fell into the vinegar, and lay still.
The entire room fell silent.
Qian Dafa wiped away his cold sweat, looking at the bowl of vinegar with "added ingredients": "Dr. Wang... Dr. Wang, this..."
"I've taken over this reservoir." Wang Minyu pointed to the shimmering water as if it were a mountain of gold. "I want all the fish. Not a single one will escape."
"What do you need this for?"
"To make fertilizer." Wang Minyu looked at the strange fish that was still twitching in the water, his eyes full of affection. "My medicinal herb field has been malnourished recently and is in dire need of this kind of nitrogen fertilizer that is high in protein and high in mutation factors."
Qian Dafa swallowed hard.
He suddenly realized that the doctor in front of him, who wanted to use the mutated creatures as fertilizer, was probably more terrifying than the man-eating fish.
"By the way, Lao Qian," Wang Minyu turned around, flashing his signature toothy grin, "the emergency medical fees, compensation for emotional distress, and the cost of the worn-out bamboo pole—that's a total of 880,000. Will you be scanning a QR code or transferring the money?"
That two-yuan bamboo pole was still stuck in the ground perfectly, without even a tooth mark.
The backyard of Renxin Pharmacy is now a restricted area.
It used to have just a slight herbal smell, but now it's filled with an indescribable aroma—like salted fish, aged vinegar, and some kind of fermented herb mixed together, enough to make your skull crack open with just one whiff.
Three refrigerated trucks were parked at the back door. Guan Shan, wearing a gas mask, was unloading boxes of "strange fish" that he had scooped up from the reservoir.
Su Qing, wearing a white lab coat, stood beside a huge cement pool.
This is a "fermentation tank" that Lao Zhang and his team built overnight.
"What's in this?" Su Qing asked curiously, looking at the churning dark brown liquid in the pool.
"Bacillus subtilis, and a little bodily fluid I extracted from that 'living dead'." Wang Minyu held a long stirring stick (it really was a stirring stick) and stirred the pool. "Although the S organization's genetic technology is evil, it must be said that their 'energy conversion rate' is extremely high. These fish are the perfect carriers. With proper fermentation, they can convert that violent energy into mild plant growth hormones."
He threw a strange fish that was still thrashing about into the pond.
With a hiss, as if concentrated sulfuric acid had been poured onto meat, the fish didn't even have time to struggle before it melted at a visible speed, leaving only a stark white skeleton floating to the surface.
"Efficiency has increased by 300%." Su Qing recorded the data, "but this smell... if we don't deal with it, the environmental protection bureau will probably come and seal off the gate tomorrow."
"This requires another kind of creature," Wang Minyu said, pointing to the corner of the wall.
There was a row of inconspicuous green plants, their leaves curled up like pitcher plants, greedily absorbing the stench in the air.
[System Crop: Venus Flytrap (Improved Version)]
[Characteristics: Feeds on foul-smelling gases, which, after transformation, release a faint jasmine fragrance. Side effects: Inhaling too much can cause mild hallucinations, making one feel as if they are in a fairyland.]
"Master! Something terrible has happened!" Li Siyuan rushed into the backyard with his phone in hand. He was immediately choked by the stench, but still managed to hand the phone to Wang Minyu.
The screen shows a live stream room, where the number of online viewers has exceeded 100,000.
The anchor was an old man dressed in a Tang suit with a goatee, sitting in a grand chair with a plaque reading "Health Master" hanging behind him.
"Family members, these young people nowadays are being fooled by those so-called 'internet celebrity doctors'!" The old man spit as he spoke. "What? There are bugs in the West Suburbs Reservoir? That's all a rumor! It's the revival of 'dragon energy'! The water there is 'dragon saliva,' drinking it can prolong life! That doctor surnamed Wang monopolizes the water source, he has ulterior motives, he just wants to sell his ridiculously expensive milk tea!"
The comments section was filled with agreement:
"Yeah, I drank the water there too, and I feel much better!" (Actually, it was the parasites stimulating her nerves, causing her to become excited.)
"Down with the unscrupulous businessman Wang Minyu!"
"Master, I need to buy holy water!"
"Who is this old man?" Wang Minyu frowned.
"Ma Baoguo... no, Master Ma," Li Siyuan said angrily, "He's a new consultant hired by Kangmei Pharmaceutical. He sells that 'dragon's saliva' online for 99 yuan a bottle, claiming it's sourced from the core area of the West Suburbs Reservoir."
"Selling poison?" Wang Minyu laughed in exasperation. "You're tired of living, aren't you?"
"Master, should we send a lawyer's letter?"
"Why send a lawyer's letter? That's so boring." Wang Minyu threw down the stirring stick, took off his gloves which were covered in the smell of fish, and said, "Guan Shan, prepare the car. Take that bucket of freshly fermented 'fish fertilizer' with you."
"Where to?"
"Let's go to the live broadcast site." Wang Minyu straightened his collar and revealed a kind smile. "Since the master said that the water was dragon energy, I'll give him some 'dragon meat essence' to nourish his body."
Half an hour later, in the conference room of a five-star hotel in Changxiang City.
Master Ma is holding an offline fan meeting, where hundreds of elderly people are enjoying a bottle of "dragon's saliva" with great enthusiasm.
With a "bang," the door was kicked open.
Guan Shan carried in a plastic bucket labeled "Dangerous Goods," and the overwhelming sense of oppression instantly silenced the scene.
Wang Minyu followed behind, carrying a stainless steel tea mug, and strolled leisurely onto the stage.
"Who...who are you? Security guard!" Master Ma panicked.
"I'm here to give you a gift." Wang Minyu didn't waste any words and directly asked Guan Shan to unscrew the lid of the bucket.
A suffocating "fermented smell," though processed, instantly filled the entire venue.
That was a high concentration of life essence, and also the smell of S-class organisms rotting.
"This bucket contains what you called 'dragon,'" Wang Minyu said, pointing to the remaining fish bones in the bucket. "They were fished out of the western suburban reservoir. Come on, Master, since you say it's dragon energy, why don't you drink this dragon bone soup first as a sign of respect?"
Master Ma's face turned green as he looked at the fish bones covered in barbs and the dark liquid in the bucket: "You...you've defiled me!"
"Whether it's slander or not, just look at your fans." Wang Minyu suddenly turned around and pointed at an older woman in the front row who was drinking water the most vigorously.
The woman was in a strange state of excitement, her face flushed and her hands and feet gesturing wildly.
"Auntie, do you feel hot all over and have inexhaustible energy?"
"Yes! Master's water is truly miraculous!" the old woman exclaimed.
"Then feel under your neck, is there a hard lump that's throbbing?"
The woman was startled, reached out and touched it, her face changing: "Hey? There's something... still moving!"
"That's not air, that's insects building a nest," Wang Minyu said coldly. "Guan Shan, switch the screen to this location."
Su Qing connected a microscope backstage and placed a drop of "ambergris" sample on it.
On the big screen, the originally clear water droplets were magnified to be densely packed with tiny wriggling larvae, which had sucker-like mouthparts and were devouring each other.
vomit--
A chorus of vomiting erupted from the scene.
Master Ma tried to run away, but Wang Minyu grabbed him by the collar.
"Master, don't rush off." Wang Minyu pushed the bucket of "fish fertilizer" towards him. "This is highly efficient organic fertilizer. Although it smells a bit bad, its insecticidal effect is top-notch. For the sake of your fans, you must drink the first sip."
Under the live broadcast, Wang Minyu forcibly pried open Master Ma's mouth and poured a spoonful of diluted "fish fat" into his mouth.
Although it wouldn't kill him, the taste was enough to give Master Ma PTSD for the next three years, even just seeing braised fish.
"Got it." Wang Minyu wiped his hands in front of the camera. "Scientific health preservation, reject superstition. Also, the fish in the West Suburbs Reservoir are only edible in my medicinal herb field. If people eat them, they'll just turn into fertilizer."