NOVEL NEXT Chapter 297 No Clue
Upon hearing the dissatisfied reactions from customers, Lin Yi immediately responded.
He offered a very sincere apology to these customers right away.
Lin Yi hadn't expected to oversleep today and was already in a hurry on the road, but still, he arrived so late.
It was indeed Lin Yi's fault, so he decided that everyone who came to buy medicine today could get an extra pill.
"I'm very sorry, everyone, due to some issues that occurred yesterday, I overslept today, and on top of that, the traffic was very bad, so I arrived late. Since everyone is so dissatisfied, I'll give everyone a little benefit!"
After the promise of benefits, the complaints naturally weren't as vehement—who wouldn't want to receive an extra pill?
However, since it was limited, those who arrived late had no need to line up anymore.
Lin Yi limited the supply to 500 boxes daily.
"Boss, can we talk for a moment? We're willing to pay a higher price; please produce more. We really think the Elixir is very good, but you're giving out too little—it's simply not enough for competition. I've been queuing up for two consecutive days and still haven't managed to get any."
Lin Yi heard such responses countless times every day.
But there was nothing Lin Yi could do; after all, it was a rare medicine, and the raw materials were very precious.
Extracting medicine takes time, and they cannot print these medicines directly.
"I'm terribly sorry, everyone, we can only supply a limited amount. If you all think that we're giving out too little, you could actually check out other stores' medicines—they're also quite good. If you really want to buy medicine, please come earlier next time. I truly have no other solution."
Lin Yi once again apologized to everyone, but beyond that, he had no other solution.
They could only wait until Lin Yi's family released other medicines.
Since the boss had already given such a definite answer, everyone had no reason to continue troubling Lin Yi.
It was then that a large group of journalists suddenly surged forward, encircling Lin Yi.
They then began to question Lin Yi about the source of these medicines.
Whether these medicines had passed proper approvals.
Whether these medicines were plagiarized.
Listening to their questions, Lin Yi felt his head swell—hadn't he already responded to them before? Did these people not follow the news?
"I'm pleased that you've come to interview me, but I've already responded to these questions before. Our medicine is definitely not a case of plagiarism, and it has indeed passed proper approvals. As for the source, that's confidential, and I'm unable to reveal it to everyone."
Lin Yi was determined to protect this secret; he wouldn't let others know what was really going on.
After all, if the system's secret were to be revealed, everyone would surely treat him as an aberration.
Of course, these journalists were not buying Lin Yi's approach.
Since they came to inquire from Lin Yi, they were hoping to dig up a sensation, not some indifferent responses.
"Recently, there has been talk that your Elixir is very similar to the Zhao Corporation's. How do you respond to that? Are you saying there's no plagiarism at all? After all, their Elixir has been on the market for years, and after your arrival, not only is the effect the same, even the names are almost identical."
The journalist's question was extremely sharp; moreover, she pushed her microphone right up to Lin Yi's mouth.
If Lin Yi didn't answer, her camera would capture everything about Lin Yi and post it online.
Who knows how they would spin it.
"If everyone insists we're plagiarizing, there's not much we can do about the name clash—indeed, it happened because the effects are the same. But as for the details, those who have used it should know the answers. I really don't want to repeat myself; I hope you could ask something else. Of course, in a few days, we will launch new medicines, so I hope everyone will continue to pay attention.
If there's nothing else, then please leave."
After answering the journalists' questions, Lin Yi unceremoniously called the security guards over and had all the journalists expelled.
Lin Yi dialed Zhou Kongshan's number.
"How's the Youth-Preserving Pill I gave you recently?"
The Youth-Preserving Pill had been given to Zhou Kongshan for some time now—surely they must have some clue by now?
Compared to Strong Efficacy Medicine, the Youth-Preserving Pill should be simpler, so why hadn't Lin Yi received any news for such a long time?
"I'm really sorry, Lin Yi, but as of now we have no clue about this Elixir. We have dissected and extracted its substances, but these substances are beyond our understanding; we've never seen them before. Moreover, they're miraculous. We tested one and it made someone look five years younger!"
Of course, this youthfulness referred only to appearance and didn't mean any rejuvenating effects.
Zhou Kongshan had also been rather anxious lately; he hadn't expected the Elixir Lin Yi gave him to be even more difficult than the last one.
With the previous one, they partially understood the substances after extraction, but this time, they were completely at a loss.
They had never even seen these substances before—how could they possibly continue the process?
"Alright, if it's so difficult for you, I won't press you. If there are any issues, remember to communicate with me promptly, and I'll try my best to find a book for you to refer to."
If they could get a book, that would be superb.
Zhou Kongshan could only pray that Lin Yi would indeed be able to find them a manual. Experience more content on empire
If not, they had no idea how long it would take to deconstruct the substance and then reproduce it.
Now, they could only depend on the system. Lin Yi immediately called out the system.
"System, are you there? You gave me this thing to deconstruct, but you didn't provide even a manual; how do you expect me to deconstruct it? Isn't that a bit too much? Give me a manual for once!"
The system appeared immediately, but it hadn't expected Lin Yi to make such a request.
No one had ever asked it for such a thing before.
"I'm really sorry, host, but this is your task; we can't directly give you the manual. If we give you the manual, then we wouldn't be able to continue with the tasks later."
The system's tone sounded not the least apologetic—it was plainly making things difficult for Lin Yi.
Plus, humans have limited abilities, and these substances are beyond the knowledge of ordinary people.
So giving a manual wouldn't be too much to ask for!