Chen Fan looked around. Those people called "medicine slaves" had haggard faces and empty eyes. They originally had their own lives, but in order to survive, they were forced to sign a contract with a pharmaceutical factory and became drug slaves.
During this half-year drug trial period, they will conduct experiments on various drugs. If they are lucky, they can survive this period and regain their freedom after half a year, and receive a reward of two hundred amethyst coins. Two hundred amethyst coins, for many people, is a considerable amount of wealth, enough to improve their lives.
However, this deal is not entirely fair, and in the process of testing the drug, their lives may be in danger. If they do not survive and die during the trial, their families will also receive the two hundred amethyst coins as a reward.
But for these medicine slaves, this is their only choice. In order to survive, they have to sign this contract.
In Fengyue Continent, the currency exchange rate is usually one black crystal coin equals one hundred amethyst coins, and one amethyst coin equals ten thousand blue crystal coins. In this world, the annual income of ordinary people is only five or six amethyst coins. For medicine slaves, it takes forty years of hard work to save.
Two hundred amethyst coins, for these poor families, is a wealth that is difficult to accumulate in a lifetime. Because of this, they were willing to take risks and use their health and lives as bets to sign this contract. On the day the agreement is signed, their relatives will immediately receive an advance payment of fifty amethyst coins, and the remaining portion will be handed over to them half a year later. And if the medicine slave unfortunately dies during the trial of the medicine, those amethyst coins will be directly transferred to the hands of their relatives.
The drug slaves did not realize the cruelty of testing drugs when they signed the contract. They thought it was just an ordinary job that could be exchanged for generous rewards.
However, every few days, a drug slave would die due to testing the drug, which plunged them into extreme panic.
The agreement stipulates that during the half-year trial period, the drug slave must test the medicine in accordance with the regulations, otherwise he will be executed. Faced with such a cruel reality, these drug slaves felt deep despair. They know that their destiny is firmly controlled and cannot be changed.
Chen Fan knew that he could not change the fate of these medicine slaves, so he tried to avoid contact with them to avoid feeling too much grief. Although he was full of sympathy and helplessness, he also understood that in such a cruel world, everyone must be responsible for their own choices.
Chen Fan looked at these medicine slaves with deep emotion in his heart. In this world, it seems that the weak can never get rid of the shackles of fate, and can only struggle on the edge of life and death, sacrificing everything in order to survive. This is the cruel reality
Chen Fan looked at the alchemist Mendel who was sitting in the earth dragon sedan. There were five white medicine bottles embroidered on his chest, indicating that he was a fifth-grade mortal alchemist.
Alchemists are divided into five types: mortal level, mysterious level, spiritual level, holy level and divine level. Each type is further divided into seven levels. Different symbols are embroidered on their chests to show their level and rank.
In this world, alchemists have a very high status because the elixirs they create can greatly enhance a warrior's cultivation.
As a fifth-grade mortal alchemist, Mendel's status is already quite noble. Many warriors will seek elixirs from him to improve their strength.
The Earth Dragon Sedan is a means of transportation specially prepared for alchemists. It not only shows their status, but also provides a comfortable riding experience. This kind of sedan chair is pulled by the Didramon, a lizard-like monster that moves quickly and has long endurance. It is the preferred mount of many nobles and wealthy businessmen.
Chen Fan knew that alchemists had a very high status in the minds of warriors because the elixirs they produced could improve their strength. In this world where warriors are respected, the mutual dependence and respect between alchemists and warriors creates a delicate balance in the entire society.
Mendel, a fifth-grade ordinary alchemist from the Medicine King Valley of the Divine Grace Empire, was invited by the Yan family to refine medicine for the family.
The Yan family and the Chen family are both among the five major families in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and their family members all have lightning martial arts spirits. Yan Ruyu is a young master of the Yan family. She also possesses a lightning martial spirit and has extraordinary strength.
The Yan family has always wanted to recruit alchemists from all over the country to improve the family's strength. However, alchemists are often withdrawn and arrogant, and few are willing to be bound by aristocratic families. Although Mendel was only a fifth-grade mortal alchemist, the Yan family tried their best and finally succeeded in convincing him.
However, Mendel was very interested in the refining of poisons. The refining process of poison requires testing the poison on living people, so the existence of drug slaves came into being. Although the practice was controversial, Mendel persisted in his interest. He knows that poison can be used to harm people or to save people. The key lies in how to use it.
Although the Yan family expressed concerns about Mendel's interest, they valued Mendel's talent in refining medicine more. Therefore, they acquiesced in Mendel's actions and provided him with drug slaves to test the medicine.
In this world full of cruelty and competition, everyone is struggling to survive. The cooperation between the Yan family and Mendel is a microcosm of this cruel reality. Although there are many helplessness and contradictions, in this world where warriors are respected, the improvement of personal power and the prosperity of the family are always the goals pursued by most people.
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Set off!
Yan Ruyu led a group of warriors to prepare for departure, and the medicine slaves were also busy, rushing to prepare supplies and protect them.
Chen Fan looked at Yan Ruyu in front of him and sighed secretly. Although he knew that his current situation was very dangerous, he still followed the team silently to avoid suffering physical pain.
In the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, the relationship between the Yan family and the Chen family has always been bad. Three years ago, Yan Ruyu's fifth uncle was unfortunately killed by the Chen family while fighting for the mine. This incident plunged the Yan family into extreme grief and anger. They launched a crazy revenge and started a fierce battle with the Chen family.
Chen Fan knew that if his identity was exposed, he would definitely die. Fortunately, the original owner of the body he is currently using does not have the blessing of a "martial spirit", so Yan Ruyu has not seen him during the martial arts activities of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. This prevented Chen Fan's situation from deteriorating to an irreversible point.
However, Chen Fan also knew that this kind of luck would not last forever. He must find a way to escape as soon as possible...
The night is getting darker, the silver moon is like a disk, and the stars are twinkling.
The Yan family team set up camp by the river. The warriors sat around the campfire, eating dried meat and talking about the style of the brothel girls. Some warriors secretly covet Yan Ruyu's beauty, but they also know that her status is noble and out of reach, so they can only bury their admiration deep in their hearts.
Chen Fan sat alone in the field, looking at the stars in the sky, lamenting that the future was rough and disaster was about to happen.
The two villains Yan Ruyu and Mendel were slowly walking towards him, with conspiracy and darkness hanging over him.
Chen Fan felt a chill in his heart, and his face became increasingly gloomy.
Mendel smiled sinisterly, holding a bowl of dark potion in his left hand and walking towards Chen Fan. His eyes were full of evil aura, seeming to push Chen Fan into the endless abyss.
"The power of Duangchangsan is too strong for ordinary people to bear." Mendel's tone was full of malice.
Yan Ruyu stood aside and chuckled: "Master, you're welcome. This person is at your disposal, but please make his death more painful to satisfy the hatred in my heart." Her eyes seemed to tear Chen Fan into pieces.
Mendel's smile is an insidious and cunning smile, with a profound meaning that makes people shudder. Yan Ruyu's smile is slightly sinister, reflecting the coldness and ruthlessness in her heart.
The two of them stood next to Chen Fan, and the bowl of black heartbroken powder in Mendel's hand looked so dazzling. He ordered in a cold voice: "Boy, drink it for me."
Chen Fan raised his eyes and looked up. The sky was dark, and his heart was filled with deathly silence.
Yan Ruyu showed off her lightning martial spirit, sparks dancing between her fingers, and a mysterious light shining in her eyes, showing great power. Pan Sen stood behind Chen Fan, looking at him with threats and contempt, as if he had foreseen Chen Fan's tragic ending.
Mendel was excitedly looking forward to seeing the power of Broken Heart Powder. This cruel poison was like a fun toy to him. There was a sinister smile on his face, and he seemed to enjoy this cruel killing very much.
A strong sense of crisis emerged in Chen Fan's heart. His eyes wandered between Yan Ruyu, Pan Sen and Mendel, trying to find a breakthrough to get himself out of this crisis.
However, Yan Ruyu, Pan Sen and Mendel seem to have formed an unbreakable front, and any escape method Chen Fan can think of faces great risks.
Mendel's eyes were full of excitement and he couldn't help but rub his hands and shouted: "Boy, Duangchangsan is very interesting. It will make you rot from the intestines..."
Yan Ruyu stared at Chen Fan with her cold eyes, as if she wanted to burn him to death. She waited for Chen Fan to resist, and when he disobeyed even slightly, she would immediately take action to vent the long-suppressed anger in her heart.
In this tense atmosphere, Chen Fan seemed to be the target of her fists and kicks at any time.
"I'll drink it." Chen Fan replied lightly, steadily caught the bowl of Broken Heart Powder and drank it all in one gulp.
