Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: We Only Want 1 Portion of Essence Blood for Cooperating Now; It Won’t Be This Price Later

“Ah, Gu, you’ve arrived? Welcome, welcome!” Chen Xiaozhang’s face was a mask of enthusiasm.

He acted as if he were welcoming a high-ranking Federation official on an inspection tour.

But inwardly, he was extremely irritated. ’These well-connected brats are the hardest to handle. We don’t have time to play games with her.’

Chen Xiaozhang’s tone shifted abruptly. “Gu, you see… we’re in the middle of a very important, urgent meeting. We really can’t entertain you right now…”

“How about this? Why don’t you let Master Wang show you around the base?”

His subtext was crystal clear: ’Little girl, this is no place for you. Stop making a fuss and go play somewhere else!’

“Yes, that’s right!”

Master Wang chimed in, approaching Gu Yuexi with a benevolent expression. “Gu, you must be tired after your long journey from Jiang City. You’d like to tour the Spirit Medicine Base, is that it? No problem! I’ll take you myself!”

“Whichever zone you want to see, we’ll go! I’ll give you a detailed explanation of our latest cultivation techniques!”

The experts from the Xiao Group, though annoyed to death, had to force smiles and chime in.

In their eyes, this Gu Yuexi had let her sudden rise to prominence go straight to her head.

’She just transferred to Du Nan First Middle School and is already rushing into a core restricted area like this. Isn’t it just to flaunt her special privileges and satisfy some pathetic sense of vanity?

What a typical nouveau riche bumpkin!

And yet, we don’t dare offend her! All we can do is plaster on fake smiles and feign enthusiasm. It’s so damn infuriating!’

However, in the face of this fawning “enthusiasm”…

Gu Yuexi simply stood her ground, her cool gaze sweeping over every face in the conference room before she spoke calmly.

“I’m not here for a tour.”

“I’m here to make a deal with Du Nan First Middle School.”

’She had no idea what made this mosquito so confident it could solve the Spirit-Devouringg Worm problem.

But she chose to trust it.’

The moment she spoke, the conference room fell silent.

Everyone froze, looking at each other in stunned disbelief.

’A deal?’

’What kind of deal?’

’You’re a student who only got into Du Nan First Middle School because of your connections. What kind of deal could you possibly make with the school?’

Gu Yuexi ignored their varied stares. She raised a slender finger, pointing out the window toward the medicinal fields, which were now covered by a dense, black swarm of insects.

“We can help the school solve the Spirit-Devouringg Worm problem.”

“In return, the school will pay us with the complete set of King-level Three Stars Mountain-Shaking Demon Ape Essence Blood from the Central Hall.”

’Of course, she knew the mosquito wanted to solve this problem to earn a so-called “Palace Level Contribution” and get a discount on the exchange.

But that was too much trouble. If it really had the ability to solve this insect plague, then it was more than qualified to negotiate a deal with the school directly.

She much preferred this simple, direct approach.’

As Gu Yuexi finished speaking…

Whether it was the masters from the Capital City or the lead experts from the Xiao Group, everyone stared at her as if she were a complete idiot.

PUFF—

One of the Xiao Group experts couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing before realizing his mistake and quickly composing himself.

The others also wore expressions of utter absurdity and disbelief.

’Are you kidding me?!

Solve the Spirit-Devouringg Worm problem?

Do you have any idea who we are?

Every single person here is an authority in the Great Xia Federation’s field of Spiritual Plant cultivation. Who among us hasn’t dedicated decades to this discipline?

Even these Top Notch masters brought in from the Capital City, armed with the Federation’s most advanced technology and equipment, have been stumped after a month of round-the-clock research. They finally had to declare in despair that it was a lost cause!

And you, an eighteen-year-old girl from a backwater like Jiang City, have the gall to say you can solve it?

On what grounds? Because you have a pretty face?

And you want the complete set of Mountain-Shaking Demon Ape Essence Blood?

Do you even know what that is?!

That’s one of Du Nan First Middle School’s most prized treasures! A strategic-level resource! It’s priceless!

Forget you, the school might not even acquiesce if the Governor of Sui Ming Province himself asked for it!

You actually have the nerve to ask?’

“Ahem!”

Principal Chen Xiaozhang’s expression soured. He felt that this Gu Yuexi was truly getting ahead of herself.

’Does she think her powerful background gives her the right to spout such nonsense here?

But… he really couldn’t afford to offend her.’

He could only force a smile and adopt a placating, childlike tone. “Ah, Gu, that’s not something to joke about. The Mountain-Shaking Demon Ape’s Essence Blood is part of the school’s strategic reserves. It can’t be touched!”

“How about this? I can see you mean well. If you’re truly interested in our Spiritual Plants, I’ll have Master Wang give you a proper tour for the day. Then he can personally escort you back to rest. How does that sound?”

His unspoken message was clear: ’Stop causing trouble and take the easy way out before this gets embarrassing for everyone.’

However, Gu Yuexi acted as if she hadn’t understood his underlying meaning at all. She said coolly,

“Right now, all I’m asking for is one set of Essence Blood.”

“If you don’t trust me, then when you’ve run out of options and come begging… I’ll be raising my price.”

BUZZ! ’Awesome, that was so badass!’ Chu Sheng gave her a mental thumbs-up.

The crowd was speechless.

They no longer knew how to react to this girl.

’Where in the world does she get this confidence?’

Just as the atmosphere reached peak awkwardness and Chen Xiaozhang was racking his brain, wondering what to do…

BANG!

The conference room door was violently thrown open from the outside.

A young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties, dressed in a white lab coat and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, burst in with a slightly flamboyant air and a look of pure ecstasy on his face!

“I did it! I succeeded!!”

The young man waved a transparent container in his hand, shouting excitedly, “Teachers! Seniors! I’ve found a way to deal with the Spirit-Devouringg Worms!”

WHOOSH!

In an instant, every gaze in the room shifted from Gu Yuexi to the young man who had just barged in!

“Is that Zhou Ping?”

“He’s out of seclusion? Did he make a breakthrough?”

“You have a solution? Really?”

The newcomer’s name was Zhou Ping, an absolute genius from Huaqing University’s cultivation department!

Though only twenty-five, he had already earned the dual titles of High-Level Spiritual Plant Cultivator and High-Level Demon Beast Cultivator.

He was part of the expert team from the Capital City sent to help research the insect plague that had broken out in Du Nan.

For the past half-month, however, he had locked himself in his laboratory, seeing no one and forgoing food and sleep to conduct his research. No one had expected him to burst out like this today!

’Judging by his expression, could he… have actually made a breakthrough?’

“Zhou Ping, what’s your solution?” Master Wang asked doubtfully. After all, Zhou Ping was his junior.

’How could a junior possibly solve a problem that even I couldn’t?’

“Everyone, take a look!”

Zhou Ping’s face was flushed with excitement as he held up the container for all to see.

Inside the container lay several strange insects. They were pitch-black and shaped like beetles, but each was only about the size of a fingernail.

“This is the perfect creation, the culmination of two full years of work, combining the superior genes of hundreds of insect-type Demon Beasts! I’ve named it—the Insect Shepherd!”

“The Insect Shepherd?”

The crowd gathered around in confusion, closely observing the seemingly unremarkable black beetles.

“That’s right.” Zhou Ping pointed at them, his face a mask of pride and arrogance. “They have no combat strength on their own, but they possess an incredibly powerful Spirit-based talent!”

“They can release a special spiritual wave to control other insect-type Demon Beasts with low intelligence!”

“As long as I release them into the medicinal fields and let them reproduce in large numbers, I can gain complete control over all the Spirit-Devouringg Worms and make them kill each other! Or even force them to commit mass suicide!”

“Then, the insect plague that has troubled Du Nan City for two years will finally be over!”