536: Chapter 221: Do You Want to Be Famous?_3 536: Chapter 221: Do You Want to Be Famous?_3 “So because of this little secret, you don’t really want people looking into where these things come from.
If no one investigates, you can continue to gather them.
But if people really do start asking, you’ll run out, right?”
“Right!” Yan Fei nodded, quite pleased with Comrade Old He’s understanding.
That was exactly it.
If someone were to investigate the origin of these things, he would have to immediately stop brewing turtle shell wine and replace it with untested Lingzhi Wine.
The origin of the turtle shells was a bit sketchy after all.
One could claim to have obtained them by accident, but if they were a regular feature, then it would become problematic, as turtles were likely protected animals.
Lingzhi mushrooms were of no concern.
After all, he could theoretically gather them anywhere on land or at sea.
If someone asked where he had gathered them, he could easily point out a random place.
If they asked why there were none left, the answer was simple — he had already picked them all!
This resulted in an unverifiable dead-end that no one could really address.
It’s not like he was doing anything illegal, so what could anyone do?
Professor He once again fell into deep thought before nodding and saying, “Alright, we two old men will handle this matter for you.
Rest assured, we will make sure no trouble finds its way to you.
As for whether you’ll have more of these items in the future, that will depend on the situation.
But if someone does have a need and I need to speak up, you can’t deny having any…”
“Don’t rush, let me think a bit more,” Yan Fei suddenly suggested.
“You just mentioned that they’re testing for unidentified active substances in the honey.
What’s the purpose of that?
It’s a good thing, right?”
“Yes,” Professor He confirmed.
“It’s kind of like how farm-made fertilizer affects the land…”
“Hold on, you’re a professor, and that’s the analogy you’re choosing?
We’re talking about a drink here, and you’re comparing it to farm fertilizer…” Yan Fei pointed out, looking quite speechless.
“I was making a comparison, alright?” Professor He defended with a debate-like tone.
The conversation ended with the two of them sharing a certain camaraderie, even cracking jokes with each other.
By now, Yan Fei had figured it out: “There might still be more wine, but not turtle shell wine, it would be Lingzhi Wine.
I gathered the Lingzhi mushrooms myself, but there isn’t much.
I still have to figure out how to brew it into a drink!”
“Lingzhi?
Is it wild?” Professor He asked in surprise.
“That’s also a valuable commodity!”
“How could I possibly grow them myself?
I wouldn’t even know how to if I wanted to!” Yan Fei replied, rolling his eyes.
“Actually, they’re easy to cultivate.
You can search in the library, it’s not that much trouble.
As long as you have the seeds, you can grow them without too much difficulty.”
“Is that so?”
“You’ll know when you check in the library, it’s really simple.”
Eventually, they reached a consensus: they could share a bit of the items for research.
If the researchers could uncover something beneficial for humanity, Yan Fei didn’t expect any personal gain; he considered it earning some good karma!
But if the researchers couldn’t figure it out and wanted more in-depth information, that’d be a problem for Professors He and Qi to handle!
The two old men were each well over fifty, and were close enough to understand each other implicitly.
Especially Professor He, his cunning wit could outfox anyone who tried to corner him.
With Professor Qi’s demeanor, it wouldn’t be courteous to ask them for more wine.
Let alone to hound Professor Qi for more information.
By the time the two men left, quite some time had passed.
Xu Xiaoyan and Granny He had been chatting animatedly.
Upon their appearance, Granny He laughingly addressed Yan Fei: “This young lady tells me you keep tigers and bears and such.
I’ve never heard of private individuals keeping such animals.
When my old man has some free time, we should come over to check it out!”
Professor He was also quite surprised upon hearing this and quickly asked about it.
Once he understood, he mused: “If you can tame those creatures, then you weren’t lying about being an expert!”
Yan Fei deliberated before asking, “Can the top of this building be accessed?”
Many buildings grant access to the roof.
Upon receiving confirmation, Yan Fei ran upstairs.
It was late at night, so he wasn’t worried about being seen.
He whistled, summoning his two Golden Eagles.
When he returned with the two Golden Eagles perched obediently on his shoulders, even the world-wise elderly duo couldn’t help but admire Yan Fei’s skills.
Others who raised eagles needed to chain them, or they would fly away at will.
His eagles, however, required no restraints and behaved even better than the average domesticated chicken.
Indeed, his abilities were impressive.
Yan Fei wanted to achieve this effect, to demonstrate his ‘magic’ to Professor He.
This would enhance the professor’s confidence in him, and he would be able to keep up any potential troubles more effectively.
Why not take advantage of such an opportunity?
After all, if someone tried hard enough, details about this would surely come to light.
In the end, they continued their conversation until late into the night.
Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan took their leave.
At this point, it was too late to even think about heading to the Agricultural University library for research.
Xu Xiaoyan had to climb through the window to get back into her hostel room, which was quite annoying to her.
Yan Fei was still in high spirits, recounting to her what he and Professor He had discussed.
Upon hearing about Professor Qi’s significant recovery, the young woman felt relieved.
It even alleviated some of the distress she had felt from her ‘assassin’ experience.
After sending her back to her hostel, Yan Fei returned to his rented room and lay on the bed, not having the energy to visit the Dinosaur World.
Instead, he mulled over his conversation with Professor He, looking for any possible oversights.
Upon reflection, he realized he had overlooked one detail — finding a valley.
Of course, it was not the valley in Dinosaur World he needed, but a valley among the mountains surrounding Wan City, matching his boastful claim that it was a place where bees could survive even in winter…
Thanks to his knowledge of geography, Yan Fei believed it would not be difficult to find such a place.
After all, there were so many mountains around Wan City, with a number of natural reserves.
There were bound to be some with unique topographies or special environments…