Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 290: Chapter 135 Magic Potion Selection_2

The Doll seemed a bit shy and hesitated for a while before holding up a sign in response.

”I came out for a walk and just happened to be nearby

”Ah?” Li Yelai was greatly surprised, ”Is your walk really that far?”

It’s a three-hour drive! Even if you used Aerial Stepping to walk in a straight line through the air, it would still take a long time to reach here. This is not a walk; it’s a marathon!

The Doll was coy; she certainly couldn’t say that because her meal and subsequent plans with Xiao Ye had been disrupted. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved and angry she got, so she followed Xiao Ye’s vehicle, planning to vent her anger by tearing monsters apart?

’If I really said that, would it scare him off?’ the Doll wondered to herself.

”If the Dragon-Devouring Vine knew it died while someone was ’out for a walk,’ it would probably be very unwilling...” Li Yelai found it difficult to keep inquiring, so he simply made a sarcastic remark.

Then, as the sky was getting darker and Bai Yang and the others had left, Li Yelai said to the Doll, ”Shall we go back too? How about we grab some late-night snacks? Shall I treat you?”

[Um, sure! (*^▽^*)] All the Doll’s grievances disappeared in an instant.

Meanwhile, the logistics team members passing by were shocked and full of gossip.

They were the logistics operators who had assisted during Li Yelai’s meal with the Doll and had accidentally captured three Wild Spirit Ability Users. They knew about the Doll’s hidden feelings.

The words Li Yelai had just spoken seemed to have an ambiguous meaning.

This made them stop in their tracks and exchange knowing looks.

But upon seeing Li Yelai calmly discussing what kind of noodles to eat and whether to add eggs with the Doll, not like someone driving a car,

This left them disappointed, and one of the logistics teammates picked up a piece of the Dragon-Devouring Vine’s remains and exclaimed loudly, ”Wood, oh what a big and hard piece of wood!”

When Li Yelai passed by, he was puzzled, not understanding what his colleague was getting at.

”Is he performing a comic dialogue?” Li Yelai asked quietly.

[I don’t know huh︽⊙_⊙︽]

...

Early the next morning, Li Yelai received his mission rewards.

Thirty Merit Points and twenty thousand Giant City Coins.

Since it was a combined effort of many Processors and the City Defense Army, the rewards Li Yelai received were not substantial, but his actual gains were not small.

Based on his contributions to this mission, Li Yelai’s spoils of war included Extraordinary Materials, two portions of Dragon-Devouring Thorn, one portion of Indomitable Thorn, and five hundred kilograms of Scarlet Tree Liquid (of which he had already claimed one hundred and fifty kilograms).

Among these, the Dragon-Devouring Thorn was a Magic Potion Material, which Li Yelai did not need, so he sold one portion to the officials, earning fifty Merit Points.

The Indomitable Thorns were materials for Spiritual Ability Equipment.

Li Yelai did not need them for now and decided to keep them for future upgrades to his Spiritual Ability Equipment.

At the moment, Li Yelai had six hundred and eighty Merit Points, enough to buy a Four Awakenings Potion!

At the same time, the officials also sent him the data on the Scarlet Tree Liquid.

This was the essence of the Dragon-Devouring Vine; the logistics team had spent the whole night, utilizing many Spiritual Ability Users, to collect only about three thousand kilograms from the muddy ground.

The Scarlet Tree Liquid can safely enhance the recipient’s body without risk, with a maximum absorption limit for a Spiritual Ability User of about fifty kilograms.

During the absorption period, it can also heal injuries on the body that are at the flesh level, similar to Extraordinary Medicine.

Looking at the data provided by the officials, Li Yelai was silent for a moment, then drew his long spear from the battered Big Black Umbrella.

After he disabled his Spiritual Barrier, he placed his finger on the tip of the spear and pressed hard.

A deep wound appeared on his fingertip, but quickly, fresh flesh sprouted from the wound and healed at a visible rate, connecting skin and muscle, leaving no scar in the end.

”Do I still have flesh-level recovery effects... Is it because my heart absorbed more Scarlet Tree Liquid and I still have some left in my body?” Li Yelai recalled the giant he had once seen sitting on the throne.

His master... The Blood God...

Had that guy not given up?

Was Mr. Shadow really not afraid of him being twisted by the Blood God?

Li Yelai grumbled inwardly, but if he ignored the giant who could corrupt him at any moment, he was indeed in luck.

With the Scarlet Tree Liquid in his body, he would always have flesh-level recovery effects. He could heal ordinary injuries quickly on his own.

And in combat, if he were to trade blows with an enemy, hey, guess what, I’m healed!

Li Yelai thought to himself, and placed a barrel of Scarlet Tree Liquid in front of Yun Yan, letting her absorb it all.

Li Yunyan, who had just woken up, had messy hair and was absentmindedly nibbling on her breakfast.

Upon learning about the effects of Scarlet Tree Liquid, her eyes brightened.

”I’m already a Master Mage, and now that I’ve strengthened my physique, doesn’t that make me a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts?”

Li Yelai had no strength to retort. But what she said was correct, she was on the Zero Path.

The Spiritual Energy power of Zero Path was very strong, but the physical strength was the weakest among the paths of Spiritual Ability Users.

So, the Processors jokingly referred to them as Master Mages.

Now, with risk-free physical enhancement, she could be said to have made up for her shortcomings.

Seeing Li Yunyan stretching her hands into the bucket to absorb the tree sap,

Li Yelai picked up the second bucket and knocked on the opposite door.

Soon, the door opened.

Cheese, wearing a white sleeping robe, made her exposed collarbones and neck appear even more fair.

Her eyes held a hint of haziness and laziness, and with a coquettish voice, she said to Li Yelai, ”If you want my gratitude, you should at least check the time... Come on, into the house with me.”

”Come on, into the house!” Li Yelai responded, carrying a bucket of Scarlet Tree Liquid into Cheese’s room.

He then, without another word, grabbed her hand.

Cheese’s eyes flashed with panic and embarrassment, her complexion instantly turning rosy.

The previously drowsy girl was now wide awake.

’Is he serious? Here? At least... let...’

Watching Li Yelai’s focused profile, she nervously closed her eyes.

But the next second, she discovered her hand being stuffed into a bucket.

The Scarlet Tree Liquid was being absorbed by her.

Cheese:... Fuck! Is that it?

Following that, she felt her body strengthening.

Not until the Scarlet Tree Liquid in the bucket was entirely absorbed did Li Yelai let go of her hand.

”This is... forced sale!” Cheese pressed down her inner throbbing, inwardly cursing herself for being shameless, and sighed, ”What am I supposed to repay you with?”

Li Yelai said, ”Consider it a gift from me to congratulate you on becoming a Ye Boshou. When are you leaving?”

Cheese had already experienced the Four Awakenings and had applied to become a Ye Boshou.

Previously, to deal with Disaster Fog number 71, most of the Ye Boshou members had returned to Giant City.

Now, with the effects of the Disaster Fog gradually fading,

Cheese, who had become a Ye Boshou, was also about to leave Giant City and head to the dangerous wilderness.

After a pause, Cheese responded, ”The day after tomorrow. I promised to accompany you to Jing Family’s Mansion.”

Tomorrow was the day Jing Lin had invited everyone for a meal at the mansion.

Then, with a smile, Cheese said, ”I’m just leaving Giant City, not dying. Don’t treat me like some gone-too-soon silver moonlight, okay?”

”Where’s the silver moonlight who spouts such flirtatious nonsense like you?” Li Yelai held his forehead.

Cheese got up to pour Li Yelai a cup of coffee and asked, ”What about you? Is the Magic Potion for the Four Awakenings ready? I still have over three hundred Merit Points.”

”I have enough Merit Points,” Li Yelai nodded. He had a total of 680 points, more than enough to buy Magic Potion for the Four Awakenings, and he could probably even get a hold of Grade-B Spiritual Ability Equipment to play around with.

Currently, there are three types of Magic Potions officially available.

They are Mimicry·Dragon Claw. Iron Rain and Magnetic Iron both transform into dragon claws to attack. It activates a bit slowly, but the attack power is decent.

Mimicry·Tail Swinging. It simulates the tail-swinging attack of some extraordinary creature. Li Yelai had seen a Ye Boshou kick out and produce a twenty-meter long dragon tail, sweeping away an Insect Swarm. It’s a mid to close range attack.

Mimicry·Beastification, which simulates the characteristics of a specific extraordinary creature to boost speed and strength.

After cooperating with the Jing Family, they shared a Four Awakenings Wanxiang Potion, Mimicry·Frenzied Bite.

It transforms the limbs into the heads of some extraordinary creatures, biting and tearing at what’s in front. The power is strong, but it starts up slow, and the margin for error is small.

Currently, Dragon Claw and Tail Swinging are both within Li Yelai’s consideration, but he has yet to decide which one to choose.