Chapter 174: Chapter 115: Re-entry
He couldn’t figure it out.
But the proficiency rating on the panel wouldn’t lie.
After staring at it for a while, Qin Fang finally let out a long sigh.
’Whatever... In any case, the effects are pretty good...’
’I’ll just have to observe it for a while longer.’
But the most crucial thing was...
’After drinking this liquid, can I really resist the Giant Bee’s venom?’
A glint appeared in Qin Fang’s eyes.
This was what concerned him the most.
After mulling it over, he finally decided... he had to run an experiment.
...After all, fishing for bees was still enormously risky.
The greatest danger was the Giant Bee’s venom.
If he could resist the Giant Bee’s venom, then fishing for them in the future would undoubtedly be far, far safer.
Of course...
Even if he could completely resist the venom, that didn’t mean he would be totally safe.
...If one of those Poisonous Thorns, longer than an Iron Nail, actually struck him in the heart or head, he’d be a goner.
Still, it would be much safer than it was now.
There might still be good things back in that cave. Wasn’t that because he suspected the Wild Boar King had resisted the Bee Venom?
It seemed he really had to test it.
...So far, the only ones who had consumed the liquid were him and Xile.
But he had no intention of letting Xile test the venom... and he certainly wasn’t going to do it himself.
...It looked like he would have to waste a drop or two after all.
Even The Art of War says: know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated.
For intelligence concerning his very life, it was worth using up every last drop of the liquid just to get a clear answer.
After stowing the Porcelain Bottle, Qin Fang walked out to the courtyard. Before him was the roiling Chujiang River, its surface dotted with fishing boats.
His gaze flickered. Ever since the second Treasure Fish appeared, the River Surface had completely returned to its former bustling state... or rather, it was even more bustling than before.
But to this day, there had been no word of a third Treasure Fish.
As for the finders of the first two Treasure Fish, Fang Zhou’s current whereabouts were a mystery. There had been no rumors about him for a long time, with some saying he had already left the True Martial Realm.
But as for the other, Xu Ran, there had been some news...
He had actually been taken in by Director Chen of the True Martial Boxing Hall as a Closed-door Disciple!
...That was a Huajin Powerhouse, a man who stood at the very pinnacle of True Martial County.
For Xu Ran, the son of a fisherman, to become the Closed-door Disciple of such a person in a single leap, how could it not cause a sensation?
’I wonder... can the potency of this liquid compare to a Treasure Fish?’
Qin Fang was suddenly curious.
A Treasure Fish was powerful, to be sure, capable of turning an Ordinary Person into a Mingjin overnight.
But the liquid’s effects were also astonishing—a single drop had allowed Qin Fang, a Dark Force Powerhouse, to improve by leaps and bounds!
...Even if the effect of the second drop plummeted drastically.
But that couldn’t deny the liquid’s powerful potency.
Comparing the two, which was more powerful? Turning an Ordinary Person into a Mingjin, or causing an Anjin Martial Artist’s strength to soar?
It was really hard to say.
But this undoubtedly gave him more resolve when faced with the temptation of a Treasure Fish.
...He had the Giant Bees and the liquid, and a continuous supply of both. Wasn’t that much better than risking an encounter with a Demon while searching for a Treasure Fish?
’Treasure Fish... Demon... monster...’
Qin Fang stared blankly at the River Surface.
’...How were all these things connected?’
After pondering for a moment, Qin Fang shook his head, left the courtyard, and headed to the market.
...The last rabbit had ended up as braised rabbit head, so this time he needed to buy a new one.
He was a man of decisive action. Since he had decided to experiment, he naturally got started right away.
He bought another wild rabbit and returned, preparing to force-feed it the liquid.
As soon as he took out the bottle, Xile came trotting excitedly over to Qin Fang, panting happily.
This time, Qin Fang frowned. "I’m using this to test the venom. You’re not allowed to have any this time."
He gave Xile a sharp look.
Xile panted for a moment, but seeing the warning in Qin Fang’s eyes, its ears finally drooped. It lay down at Qin Fang’s feet and nuzzled his leg, showing its obedience and submission.
Qin Fang poured a drop of the mysterious liquid onto a spoon and, this time, successfully fed it to the rabbit.
The rabbit also seemed to sense it was something good. It lapped it up with a flick of its tongue, and the mysterious liquid was gone.
Xile secretly watched the rabbit that had consumed the liquid, its eyes darting around, its thoughts unknown.
Qin Fang, on the other hand, was thinking, ’The liquid will need some time to take effect. I’ll observe it for two days, and once the effects have fully manifested, I’ll test the venom.’
He sectioned off a small area in the woodshed, placed the rabbit inside, and planned to observe it.
「Two days later.」
He was sleeping when a loud CRASHING and CLATTERING from the woodshed suddenly startled him awake.
Alarmed, he threw on some clothes and headed for the woodshed. But the moment he reached the courtyard, Qin Fang was completely dumbfounded...
A huge rabbit was tearing around the courtyard at an astonishing speed.
And behind it, Xile was chasing it gleefully.
The rabbit was obviously trying to escape the courtyard, but every time it was about to make a break for it, Xile would cut it off, forcing it to swerve in a panic and continue its frantic flight.
And so, the rabbit and the dog chased each other in circles around the courtyard.
...It was a good thing it was late at night and he had no neighbors nearby, or the commotion would have surely scared someone.
The rabbit was now much bigger than it had been two days ago, almost half the size of the dog.
But Xile was bigger... and obviously stronger and faster as well.
The only reason the rabbit had managed to evade capture for so long was that Xile was simply toying with it for amusement.
Otherwise, Xile could have overpowered it in seconds.
...Xile hadn’t just had the liquid; it had also consumed a good deal of Bee Meat. It might not look that big, but it was incredibly heavy now. Qin Fang estimated it weighed at least a hundred pounds, a testament to its formidable Physique...
