Chapter 1439 - 644: Scarcity_3

Fang Yu: ???

...Even if it takes ten months of pregnancy, once the child is born, the apocalypse will have already arrived.

Seeing Fang Yu’s hesitation, Ding Hui asked curiously, "Are you in a hurry, my dear? If I use medicinal aids, I can bring forward the birth by a month or two, but I wouldn’t recommend it, as the child might be affected."

Why start thinking about what happens after pregnancy???

Fang Yu began to seriously consider.

Does he really want Ding Hui to be pregnant? Their child, once born, will become a medicinal person, a vessel for Second Sister. Is this truly fair to Ding Hui?

Ding Hui seems quite happy now, but does she really understand that the child she’d laboriously give birth to after ten months will essentially be like dying, becoming someone else’s vessel? Can she truly accept that?

And as for Second Sister, can she accept this method of resurrection... taking the life of another’s child, born from death...

Fang Yu thought a lot and considered many things. To be honest, even if Ding Hui agreed... he didn’t want Ding Hui to suffer such grievances and hardships.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yu looked at Ding Hui.

"Is there any other way?"

Ding Hui’s expression froze instantly, the enthusiasm on her face quickly faded, and her eyes turned slightly cold, making Fang Yu sigh inwardly.

"You don’t want a medicinal person, nor a child. You really have many demands, my dear. But I do have another way; it’s just a matter of whether you’re willing to compromise."

Indeed, there’s another method.

Fang Yu asked curiously, "What way?"

"You hurt me."

Huh?

Fang Yu was startled, then realized what had happened. He quickly released her hand and saw the bruise on Ding Hui’s wrist, looking embarrassed.

Ding Hui didn’t mind; this pain meant nothing to her. Those words were just to provoke Fang Yu, a tiny revenge in her heart.

"If you’re willing to compromise, I can use demon materials instead of medicinal persons for blood cultivation. This might require quite rare demon materials to achieve. And at most, this would just allow Diao Ruru to awaken within you, not separate."

Fang Yu’s eyes lit up immediately.

Demon materials—that’s Ding Hui’s forte.

As for hunting demons and acquiring demon materials, he’s a skilled veteran.

"What kind of demon materials are needed? I’ll think of a way!"

Fang Yu said confidently.

But Ding Hui shook her head.

"It’s not that simple. Cultivating Diao Ruonian’s blood requires demon materials that are already quite difficult to obtain. And even that’s not enough. From the recent situation, Diao Ruru only woke for a few seconds before falling asleep again. This indicates that the potion I’ve prepared is far from strong enough. To enhance its strength, rare materials are particularly needed."

The higher the level of demon materials, the more elusive they are.

Fang Yu looked at Ding Hui.

"The Rebel Army’s stock doesn’t have any?"

After all, he’s still the Rebel Army’s minister. Misusing public resources for personal gain shouldn’t be an issue.

"You’re being naive, my dear. The Rebel Army guards against us like they’d guard against house thieves. They won’t let us use the good stuff. As for ordinary goods, we already have stock; we extorted quite a bit from them at the time, and it’s still not used up. Besides... the Rebel Army’s foundation is shallow; the materials I need might not even be in their storage."

Fang Yu frowned.

"What materials do you need?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Fang Yu regretted it.

Because Ding Hui listed a whole bunch of materials, like reciting a menu.

Luckily, Fang Yu had been with Ding Hui for a while and understood some material knowledge. Otherwise, with this flood of information, he’d be completely lost.

"In terms of blood cultivation, if you categorize materials into three tiers, the gap for ordinary materials is only due to regional restrictions; it’s just that there are no sellers in our region. Once we leave Thunder City and move northwards, there will eventually be towns selling those regional materials."

"The gap for rare materials is larger. Many demons are elusive; even if someone encounters a specific demon, kills it, and doesn’t know the techniques for dissection or immediate preservation, it would lead to material loss. So it’s best if we can hunt personally and collect on-site, and I adjust on-site. Otherwise, we’ll have to find someone knowledgeable and buy at a high price."

"As for the last, top-tier demon materials, we don’t have any. Not that I haven’t asked, but neither the Rebel Army nor Sunset City’s Hai Family can produce these high-end goods. The storehouses of the Ten Major Families in Thunder City might have them, but I... am not hopeful, because even for the Ten Major Families of Thunder City, the chances of encountering high-level demons are exceptionally low due to regional restrictions. Naturally, this means there’s little opportunity to obtain related materials."

"And these are just the materials needed for blood cultivation. If we add the materials required for preparing potions... we have quite the workload ahead."

Fang Yu listened carefully and considered briefly.

"According to what you said, most materials aren’t unbuyable; it’s just that we lack purchase channels in this marginal area."

"Exactly." Ding Hui nodded.

"Then... let’s plan a route around the Da Xia Dynasty, buy all the materials sequentially, and acquire them, wouldn’t that work?"

Ding Hui laughed.

"You’re clever, my dear. But do you know how vast the Da Xia Dynasty is? I wouldn’t mind if it takes years; I’d be willing to accompany you, traversing every piece of land in the Da Xia Dynasty~"

The teasing tone was evident.

Fang Yu was speechless; he looked at Ding Hui.

"Do you have any better ideas?"

Ding Hui chuckled, "My dear, under heaven, could there be lands that aren’t royal? Guess where the special materials from each region of our Da Xia Dynasty ultimately flow."

Fang Yu was startled.

"The Capital?"

"Correct. If you want to obtain the materials you need quickly, the Capital is the fastest way. And don’t forget, my dear, the root of the Jiuyao Organization is in the Capital. If you want to find suitable medicinal persons, the Jiuyao Organization in the Capital is a good place to choose. As for the material route, what we lack is money. As long as we’re financially robust, there’s nothing we can’t buy in the Capital. Of course..."

Ding Hui leaned against Fang Yu again, resting her head on his chest, blinking her eyes softly.

"If you still like to travel around and experience local customs, my dear, I’d naturally follow wherever you go, accompanying you on the journey."

Fang Yu was speechless.

If the materials needed could be acquired quickly, then what’s the point of traveling across the country.

It’s not like he’s got nothing better to do.

If he were unaware of the world’s true state, then traveling and experiencing various cultures would indeed be a wonderful thing, with occasional encounters with demons, perhaps facing danger.

But right now, Fang Yu doesn’t have the luxury of wasting time. Following Ding Hui’s route, they might not even have traveled halfway when Blue Star’s apocalypse is upon them.