The old fox truly had a hidden hand... Zhou Nanfeng quickly refilled Lin Yuansheng's tea, a long-lost smile appearing on his face:
"Does the Dean have any good ideas?"
Lin Yuansheng couldn't be bothered to argue with this fellow. Weren't you quite arrogant that day, telling me not to interfere? What's with this subservient demeanor now?
He let out a sigh and slowly said:
"After that training session, the Fifth Councillor approached me for a brief exchange. He said if this matter required his mediation, I could find him. Although I don't know the deeper meaning behind his words, I think it's necessary to pay him a visit."
Zhou Nanfeng's eyes lit up, revealing unconcealable joy.
He had certainly heard of the fearsome reputation of Di Wuhe. He was a villain, but villains feared those even more villainous than themselves, and Di Wuhe was precisely that kind of existence.
If he could intervene in this matter, all conflicts would naturally be resolved effortlessly.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Zhou Nanfeng practically ran over and grabbed Lin Yuansheng excitedly, saying, "Dean, if you had this connection, you should have said so earlier! You had me worried for so long!"
"I'll go to Cang Town right now to find Councillor Di!"
Lin Yuansheng shot Zhou Nanfeng a glare and flung his arm away.
"What's the rush? When you ask someone for a favor, don't you need a proper reason? Are you planning to go empty-handed?"
Zhou Nanfeng scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh:
"It's my eagerness! The Dean's consideration is truly thorough."
Lin Yuansheng fell silent, saying no more.
In truth, he was also unsure. He didn't understand why Di Wuhe would suddenly say such things to him. It was their first meeting, yet the words Di Wuhe spoke were clearly not something a stranger would say.
This made Lin Yuansheng suspect that Di Wuhe wasn't doing him a favor, but rather for someone else entirely.
The council meeting that night lasted until the early hours.
Silently, a storm was brewing between two cities!
Deep into the night, while Zhou Nanfeng and others were sleepless, Lu Fei was tirelessly working in a single apartment in Cang Town.
After returning from the market, he had concluded that shower gel had not yet appeared in this world. People used something called bath liquid, which, while fragrant, couldn't cleanse dirt as effectively as shower gel.
Lu Fei tinkered with his hands, muttering to himself.
"Fragrance, colorant – these are all readily available. They can be directly extracted from some plant-type contract beasts, naturally and pollution-free, with better quality than those additives from before. The most important things are the foaming agent and the thickening powder."
"But why can't it become viscous and blend together?"
Lu Fei stared at the bottles and jars before him, lost in thought.
He had already failed more than ten times.
He vaguely recalled the formula for shower gel in his mind; he had seen it on the bottle while bathing. However, as he researched, Lu Fei discovered a critical problem: many essential ingredients in the formula were extracted through chemical industry processes, yet no one in this world had yet extracted them.
Lu Fei himself wasn't skilled in chemistry. Helpless, he could only try to bypass these ingredients.
"Brother Ji, pass me the tallow and vegetable glycerin."
Brother Ji, yawning, handed over two bottles with a listless demeanor. Meanwhile, Tie Tou Wa stood there, still energetic and observing like a bodyguard.
"Old Lu, what exactly are you trying to do? I've been practicing swordplay with Tie Tou Wa all day, and now I have to fetch things for you. Even my iron body can't take it..."
Lu Fei poured the two bottles of oil into a cup and continued to observe intently. A blue flame burned fiercely, and the miscellaneous contents in the cup began to bubble.
The previously diluted liquid slowly started to thicken.
A hint of joy gradually appeared on Lu Fei's face.
"It's dissolved!"
Looking at the pale blue viscous liquid in the cup, Lu Fei beamed.
Brother Ji was startled by Lu Fei's sudden exclamation and became alert.
"Old Lu, what is this thing you're making?"
Lu Fei excitedly exclaimed, "Shower gel, Brother Ji! If this research is successful, we can make a fortune and never worry about money again."
"Shower gel?" Brother Ji was somewhat confused. As a chicken, he naturally didn't know what shower gel was.
Lu Fei didn't explain much, only telling Brother Ji that it was something that could make money. Although Brother Ji harbored some doubt, he chose to believe.
Looking at the blue liquid in the bottle, Lu Fei's eyes were filled with fervor.
He found a lid and covered the cup, letting out a long exhale.
"I'll leave it here to rest for a few hours. We'll see the results when morning comes!"
...
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight streamed in from outside the window.
Outside, the sounds of metal clashing could be heard again. Tie Tou Wa was already practicing his sword.
He had stayed up nearly all night, yet this fellow was energetic again at dawn! It was as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
That night.
Lu Fei slept restlessly, dopamine flooding his brain; he was too excited!
He got up multiple times during the night, unable to resist peeking at his research results, but he still suppressed his curiosity and didn't open the lid.
In the bedroom, Lu Fei slowly woke up, yawning, and glanced at his phone.
It was already eight in the morning.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and he instantly sobered up. Wearing only his underwear, he ran towards the living room, which served as his temporary laboratory.
A bottle sat on the table, covered with a lid.
Lu Fei excitedly rubbed his hands together.
The moment to witness a miracle!
He slowly removed the lid and looked at the sample in the bottle.
"The color and finished state are almost there!"
Lu Fei picked up a spoon, carefully scooped some out, and rubbed it on his hands. He quickly ran to the bathroom to wet his hands.
He vigorously rubbed his hands, and white foam slowly appeared. His hands began to feel smooth, and a faint fragrance wafted into the air.
Lu Fei was instantly ecstatic.
"It's a success!"
After spending an entire night, Lu Fei had successfully developed the pirated version of shower gel, version 1.0!
While it had many shortcomings compared to the shower gel of his previous world, lacking the support of chemical substances, it was still much more advanced than the bath liquid of the Beast Taming Continent.
Lu Fei was impatient to market his developed shower gel!
However, after some deliberation, he suppressed the surge of joy in his heart.
"Well, I need to find a user to experience it first, and then improve it before launching it! Ensure the product has no flaws!"
But who should be the first to try it... Lu Fei pondered with a hint of difficulty.
Ke Xin!
Just then, a voice echoed in Lu Fei's mind.
The little rich girl came from a wealthy family and must have used a lot of high-end bath liquid. If his developed shower gel was used by her, it would be easy to judge whether it was better or worse than the bath liquids on the market!
Lu Fei put on his clothes and rushed downstairs.
He hailed a [Didi Ma] driven vehicle and headed towards Ke Xin's house.
Soon, he arrived at a suburban villa.
Lu Fei dialed Ke Xin's phone. After a few rings, Ke Xin's voice, both excited and tired, came from the other end. It was only six in the morning, and the little rich girl was still fast asleep.
"Xin Xin, I'm very sorry to disturb your sleep, but I have an urgent matter. Are you free to come downstairs?"
"Downstairs?"
"Yes, I'm at your doorstep right now."
The person on the other end of the line paused.
Ke Xin stealthily peeked her head out of the window and was immediately stunned.
Lu Fei was indeed at her doorstep.
"This... what should I do? I don't even have time to prepare! What should I wear..." Ke Xin panicked. She forcibly calmed herself and replied, "Wait for me, I'll just wash my face and come down immediately."
On the phone, Lu Fei said urgently:
"Don't wash your face yet. I came to find you because I want to watch you bathe!"