CHAPTER 73: 073 EXTERNAL USE OF PILL MEDICINE

With an undisguised look of contempt toward the Righteous Door, Xu Longyun departed, taking a gourd full of Belly Filling Pills with her.

Lin Bai didn’t give her the Dan Fang.

He preferred to be a gentleman first and a scoundrel later. He hadn’t received any money; if he handed over the Dan Fang, what would he do if she refused to pay?

The Righteous Door never made a losing deal.

After the City Lord left, Lin Bai inspected his golden finger.

Most of his systems were functioning normally, except for the Chief Supporting Role system, which had been smoothly providing him with Luck Value. He didn’t know when it had stopped working.

The last message from the system read:

[Big Brother’s Dilemma: Morale is low, Big Brother’s career has hit a bottleneck. As his little brother, it is necessary to help Big Brother out of this quagmire. Reward: 10 Luck Value]

It made sense. Both Crispy Rice and Sticky Rice had learned basic martial arts from the City Lord’s Mansion. The Beggar Gang wasn’t a promising profession; there were no profits to be made. Lao Mi lacked charisma; players certainly wouldn’t bring their skills to join the gang and selflessly help him expand his territory. If they did join, they might just be aiming to usurp the Gang Leader’s position. It seems I might need to feed Big Brother some advantages! The accidental creation of the Belly Filling Pills this time likely had a lot to do with the Luck Value brought by Big Brother. Helping Big Brother is helping myself...

"The Descending Dragon Palm technique, the standard martial art of the Beggar Gang, should be taught to him," Lin Bai murmured. "As for internal energy..."

Lin Bai’s trump card was the "Nine-Days True Scripture," and he didn’t want to publicly teach this martial art until he found a better one.

His Good Mentor System hadn’t given him a task to accept a second disciple, so teaching martial arts to Lao Mi would yield no benefit.

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Moreover, he wasn’t sure about Lao Mi’s temperament. What if he turned traitor?

"Improving Big Brother’s martial arts skills is just a temporary fix. The best approach is to add some experts to his Beggar Gang, like nine-bag elders and eight-bag elders,

" Lin Bai mumbled to himself. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and refine a batch or two of Revitalizing Pills first.

These healing pills were good to have on hand, just in case. Besides, having many skills didn’t burden the body. The ingredient analysis rewarded by the Cooking God System had been very helpful during alchemy. If he could obtain the pharmacological analysis, refining pills might become even easier in the future.

Therefore, Lin Bai threw himself into the second round of alchemy with great enthusiasm.

Perhaps it was an issue with the Basic Pill Refinement Technique’s probability, or maybe Big Brother’s Luck Value had stopped supplying him. Lin Bai followed the Dan Fang and started three batches in the Pill Furnace, but all of them resulted in dregs.

Additionally, he didn’t know if it was because he had gotten the hang of refining Belly Filling Pills; when refining Revitalizing Pills, Lin Bai always felt an impulse to add some food ingredients and seasonings.

At last, Lin Bai decided to follow his heart and began to randomly add star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, beef cubes, and more into the Revitalizing Pill’s materials.

I’ll just warm up first...

After all, the Unworldly Divine Doctor’s next task was for him to create his own unique Revitalizing Pill.

After toiling for an entire night, ruining three furnaces of alchemical materials, two cows, and producing two more furnaces of Belly Filling Pills...

「At dawn.」

Lin Bai finally refined a furnace of Thirteen Aroma Revitalizing Pills (for external use) that belonged solely to him, thus completing the Unworldly Divine Doctor’s task:

[Thirteen Aroma Revitalizing Pill (for external use): Pale yellow in color, rich in aroma. Stops bleeding and removes scars. Miraculous effects on external wounds. Also removes oil and fishy smells. Not for internal use.]

Staring at this furnace of pills emanating a peculiar aroma, Lin Bai had a strange expression. Good heavens, it can even remove oil and fishy smells! Won’t all the pills I refine in the future be linked to food ingredients? The Cooking God System is a terrible influence!

[Congratulations, you have taken another solid step on the path of the Divine Doctor. Please continue your efforts and develop a new type of pill. Reward: Pill Master’s Flame Control technique.]

"Another task to develop a new pill?" Lin Bai said with a yawn, then he suddenly froze.

Feeling sleepy?

He had eaten a Spirit Fruit last time, which had permanently increased his Spirit by ten points.

More than ten days had passed, and only now was he beginning to feel sleepy. Moreover, during this period, he had experienced no headaches or lack of energy.

Indeed. The items provided by the System are truly good, incomparable to these haphazard concoctions of my own.

Lin Bai decisively plucked another Spirit Fruit and popped it into his mouth.

As expected, once the Spirit Fruit entered his stomach, the hint of sleepiness that had just surfaced vanished instantly. Lin Bai was restored to his optimal state.

I wonder what could be concocted by placing a Spirit Fruit in the Alchemy Furnace? An idea suddenly popped into Lin Bai’s mind, one he couldn’t suppress.

Let’s do it! After cleaning out the Thirteen Aroma Revitalizing Pills from the Pill Furnace, Lin Bai plucked another fruit from the tree. Now, he had plenty of Spirit Fruits; he could afford to experiment.

Just as he was preparing to combine the Spirit Fruit with some medicinal herbs, faint footsteps sounded from outside the door. Lin Bai was startled and reflexively popped the Spirit Fruit into his mouth.

Subconsciously, he didn’t want others to know the secret of the Spirit Fruit.

The next moment, the door was pushed open.

Xu Longyun’s slender figure appeared in the Alchemy Room; she had entered without any semblance of knocking.

As soon as she entered, she was about to speak when her gaze was drawn to the pale yellow pills on the table. Xu Longyun’s pupils trembled slightly. "You’ve refined a new pill?"

"Yes, a coincidence," Lin Bai replied nonchalantly.

He looked at Xu Longyun, instinctively frowning.

Something seemed different about Xu Longyun today. He hadn’t noticed it before, but now her face looked somewhat odd...

It’s fake! Her face is fake! This isn’t her real face! Why didn’t I notice it before? Is this... the cumulative effect of three Spirit Fruits! Lin Bai’s heart began to race. So, the Spirit Fruit doesn’t just keep one awake; when one’s Spirit is high enough, it also grants enhanced observational abilities! Amazing!

Xu Longyun’s attention was entirely on the new pills Lin Bai had refined, so she didn’t notice his unusual reaction. She picked up a Revitalizing Pill, brought it to her nose, and sniffed. "What’s this smell? Another meat pill?"

As she spoke, she licked the pill with the tip of her tongue.

Lin Bai initially wanted to stop her, but after a moment’s thought, he decided against it. I also want to know what happens when an externally applied pill is ingested, he thought. "I added some meat. But this time, it’s a Revitalizing Pill?"

"A meat-flavored Revitalizing Pill?" Xu Longyun paused, then swallowed the pill in one gulp. "Lin, the Storekeeper, your talent for alchemy is truly terrifying! Are you sure you don’t want to consider joining the Royal Elixir Square?"

Lin Bai stared at Xu Longyun, asking, "What does it taste like?"

"It’s a bit spicy, slightly salty..." Xu Longyun replied subconsciously. Suddenly, her expression changed. "You haven’t eaten one?"

"Just refined them," Lin Bai smiled. "Haven’t had a chance yet."

"What did you eat just now?" Xu Longyun asked.

"A Fasting Pill," Lin Bai said, nodding towards the beef meatballs on the side as he told a small lie.

Xu Longyun hurriedly circulated her energy to check her body. Finding nothing unusual, she dismissed the minor concern. She then took a token from her sleeve. "This token can be used to withdraw money from any royal bank. It has a balance of three hundred thousand taels. Now, you can give me the Dan Fang, right? Sell me the Dan Fang for the Revitalizing Pill as well, at the same old price..."

"If you promise not to get angry in a moment, I’ll sell it to you," Lin Bai said softly, carefully observing Xu Longyun’s condition.

"Why would I get angry?" Xu Longyun glanced at him. "By the way, since last night, new Heavenly Fallers have appeared in the city. Just as you predicted, the number of Heavenly Fallers in Jiamucheng is significantly lower than in other towns. Our plan is showing initial success."

"Another batch?" Lin Bai frowned. "They’re arriving quickly."

"Yes! More and more are appearing. And as these Heavenly Fallers grow stronger, they’re becoming increasingly difficult to manage..." As she spoke, Xu Longyun’s expression suddenly changed. She asked urgently, "Lin Bai, what pill did you give me to eat?"

"A Revitalizing Pill?" Lin Bai said, carefully taking a step back and lowering his voice. "It’s just for external use. I don’t know what effect it has if ingested."

"Revitalizing Pills are for external use? Lin Bai! You just wait!" Xu Longyun gritted her teeth, glaring fiercely at Lin Bai. Then, with a tap of her toes, she floated away from Lin Bai’s sight with a WHOOSH.

"Said you wouldn’t get angry," Lin Bai muttered, deftly packing up the refined pills. He turned to leave, thinking as he walked, It’s been several days since I last interacted with the Players. I wonder how much they’ve progressed? And what new features has the game launched...