Chapter 297: Humanoid Pill
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“I’ll rephrase it. The airship has already come to a halt in my domain beneath the sea. You must emerge from it, or I’ll resort to violent measures to destroy the airship!”
The eyes of the sea demons surrounding the airship emitted an eerie blue glow. The surrounding seawater swiftly surged, drawing other monstrous creatures towards the vessel.
Zhou Ling swung open the door and declared, “Let’s disembark. We must negotiate with them.”
One by one, the four of them exited the airship. Thankfully, Davies had the ability to alter their appearances, ensuring that they appeared as ordinary individuals. Davies had concealed his own figure for greater mobility.
Upon seeing the four civilians, including women and children, the sea demon visibly relaxed. “Are you refugees from the Planet Empire? Or are you nobles, flying airships like this?”
Liao Ning, alerted by rustling sounds along the surrounding shoreline, followed the noise and discovered many white-haired sea demons concealed there. They likely would have been attacked had they not exited the airship when they did.
Zhou Ling was the first to speak. “We’re small-scale merchants from the Planet Empire. We managed to escape the city during the rebel attack, but we’ve run out of fuel and had to land here.”
With one arm around Liao Ning and the other around Liao Nai, with Zhou Ye standing behind them, Zhou Ling presented the image of a troubled businessman.
Only then did the sea demons wave their hands, causing the seawater to recede, and the lurking sea demons along the coast dispersed.
“I am the leader here, Mika. You can restock your supplies here and engage in trade with us.”
Mika stepped forward. “Since you’re merchants, you should be familiar with Deep-sea Planet’s customs. Energy resources are scarce here, making the exchange rates quite steep.”
Zhou Ling nodded and inquired, “We require a substantial amount of fuel. What’s the price?”
Deep-sea Planet boasted abundant marine resources, but other essential supplies were in short supply, making them unobtainable with money, so bartering was the norm here.
Mika appeared troubled. “Lately, there has been an influx of refugees from the
Planet Empire. The Sea Demons now require the elven antidote.”
“Has anyone fallen victim to the sea demons’ poison?” Liao Ning blurted out the question but quickly realized her rudeness.
Upon seeing Mika’s suspicious gaze, she hastened to rephrase her inquiry. “Since you require us to trade the antidote for fuel, we need to know what specific potion you require, correct?”
Her revised words put Mika at ease, though he didn’t immediately address her question. “You can stay here for the day. If you possess elven potions, come to me, and we can arrange a fuel exchange.”
With that, Mika departed. Liao Ning watched him leave and noticed a small village on the opposite side of the island, apparently the gathering place of the sea demons.
Once they returned to the airship, Zhou Ling inquired, “Do you still have a method to counteract the poison? Do you possess the pills Lili gave you?”
Liao Ning searched through her belongings in frustration. From what she remembered, Lili had indeed provided her with various pills for her extravagant lifestyle, but none seemed to have detoxifying properties.
“There are whitening pills, vision-enhancing potions, and sweetening pills here…
Liao Ning sighed as she continued her search. Lili had certainly supplied her with a multitude of pills, but none appeared to be antidotes for poison.
Davies interjected, “If you can create an antidote for the loyalty potion, do you have knowledge of crafting other antidotes?”
Inwardly, Liao Ning rolled her eyes. Did everyone assume she was a master pharmacist above elven standards?
Suddenly, the system sent her a notification.
[Ding! System Notification: The host can exchange 50,000 system points for the All-purpose Antidote formula. Would you like to proceed?]
“Exchange! Deduct it next time and just send me the formula,” Liao Ning grumbled to herself.
[System prompt: The formula has been delivered. Host, please review it.]
While Liao Ning was obtaining the antidote formula, the others perceived her deep in thought.
Upon inspecting the formula, Liao Ning’s heart skipped a beat. The ingredients, such as golden clams, transparent jellyfish, and regular jellyfish, were readily available in the oceanic environment. There were also items like blue kelp and green raspberries, which she had stored in her inventory.
However, the critical component was elven honey, used to form the antidote into a pill, and an essential ingredient: Liao Ning’s own blood.
Liao Ning’s expression turned somber, as if she herself were the humanoid antidote..
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