Chapter 111: Green Water Ghost

[Jiangzhong City, Black Tortoise Military Industrial Internal Hospital.]

A doctor walked out of the ward. Huang Tong hurried forward, "Doctor Lu, how is Huang Da's condition?"

Doctor Lu gently shook his head, "Huang Da's condition is worse than Huang Wei's. His spirit has suffered a severe blow, and he has already shown early symptoms of mental instability. He must be treated as soon as possible."

"My current plan is for him to avoid going to Ghost Star for the time being. I will provide him with psychological counseling for three months."

Huang Tong's face turned ugly. Through the crack in the door, he saw Huang Da sitting by the window, staring blankly outside, looking soulless.

Thinking about how Huang Da was once his right-hand man but had now become like this, and then remembering that Huang Wei was also receiving treatment—

Two outstanding younger members of the Huang family, both harmed by Jiang Kai.

Huang Tong's eyes turned red as he said fiercely, "Jiang Kai, we still have a long road ahead."

"I promised everyone that I wouldn't touch your family. Fine, I won't touch them for now. But don't forget, I never said I wouldn't touch you. The guild challenge match isn't over yet!"

"Even if I have to trade an entire team to take down your Fire God alone, I refuse to believe that I can't kill you in the end."

The team challenge match continued.

That evening, Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu finally regained consciousness. Jiang Kai and Nuannuan had also mostly recovered. The squad gathered in front of the public screen to check their next-round opponents.

[F Group, Second Match: Your opponent is the Awakening Desire Squad from Zone B. This squad has forfeited the next round, and you will advance directly to the third round. Click to view their previous match results.]

Jiang Kai immediately checked.

[Awakening Desire Squad's last match was against Zone B's Splendid-Purple Squad. Three team members were killed.]

"Huh?" Jiang Kai looked at his teammates in surprise, "They forfeited?"

Hu Yan said, "Mainly because the rules have changed. Now, you must kill to claim victory. So if two evenly matched teams face off, even if they win, they may lose members."

Yuan Zhu nodded, "A five-member squad losing three members—it's understandable that they can't continue."

Ruan Yu thought for a moment and said, "This is everyone's first time in a competition with these rules. Looking at it now, the teams that make it to the end must not only be strong overall but also have no weaknesses."

Jiang Kai didn't think too much about it. Since their opponents forfeited, they would get a rest day tomorrow.

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The next day, as the Fire God Squad's opponents forfeited, they had a day off.

With nothing to do, Jiang Kai suggested visiting the trading district. The others, also bored, decided to join him.

Most people in the main city had gone to watch the matches, so many shops in the trading district were closed. Only the official trading post and a few shops remained open.

Passing by a store named "Herbal Garden Pharmacy," Hu Yan mentioned he needed to buy some herbs to make more wolf-repellent spray.

Hearing "wolf-repellent spray," Jiang Kai immediately took the lead and marched into the shop.

This was a matter of utmost urgency.

The herbal shop was large, filled with the scent of medicinal herbs. Inside, rows of neatly arranged wooden cabinets lined the walls, each filled with drawers.

An elderly man was the only one tending the shop.

Seeing Jiang Kai and the others enter, he hurriedly welcomed them.

"Welcome to Herbal Garden. What herbs are you looking for?"

Hu Yan asked, "Boss, do you have Awakening Grass, Foxtail Spurge, and Thyme?"

"Yes, yes! We have both high-grade and low-grade herbs here at Herbal Garden," The shopkeeper eagerly attended to Hu Yan.

Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu seemed very interested in Hu Yan's formula and joined in to watch him buy herbs.

Jiang Kai and Nuannuan wandered around the shop.

"Huh? They sell formulas here too?", Jiang Kai glanced at the counter display, "Nuannuan, come take a look."

Nuannuan walked over and examined the formulas displayed inside the counter.

"These are all basic, commonly used potion recipes. I've already learned most of them."

After all, back in the newbie trials, Nuannuan had already mastered several basic potion recipes. For a rich young lady like her, obtaining formulas was never an issue.

Just as they were about to find Hu Yan and the others, Su Nuannuan stopped at the far right side of the counter.

Jiang Kai walked over and saw three recipe plaques inside.

"Purple Illusion Bewitching Powder," "Everfrost Cold Poison," "Green Water Ghost."

"These are…"

"Poison recipes," Su Nuannuan answered quietly.

Jiang Kai looked at Su Nuannuan and noticed that her gaze was fixed on these three poison recipes. She seemed very interested.

Not long after, Hu Yan had finished purchasing his materials. The shopkeeper walked over to Su Nuannuan and kindly advised, "Young lady, are you a doctor-type profession? But I must say, making poisons is entirely different from making healing potions. Without enough experience or talent, the strong medicinal properties of Ghost Star's plants can easily poison the user."

Su Nuannuan frowned and asked, "Boss, the first two recipes are available in the trading post. Why isn't Green Water Ghost listed there?"

The shopkeeper smiled, "Young lady, that's because Green Water Ghost comes from a mutated warlord-level Water Ghost in the Ghost Soul Lake of Taiping Mountain Path."

"Taiping Mountain Path is a new map. Plus, most people are unwilling to dive underwater to fight water ghosts. Items and equipment from that area are already rare, let alone a mutated warlord's loot."

Nuannuan's eyes widened, "Ghost Soul Lake… There are actually people willing to go there? None of our professions specialize in underwater combat, right?"

"Who said there isn't?", The shopkeeper laughed, "The Ascetic Monk."

"You know, Ascetic Monks are always elusive and love venturing into remote and dangerous places."

Only then did Nuannuan realize.

Huaxia had no profession specialized for underwater combat, but Ascetic Monks would go wherever suffering and danger were.

The shopkeeper looked at Su Nuannuan again and said, "Young lady, it's fine if you want to buy the other two, but I advise against Green Water Ghost. It's highly toxic, has strict activation conditions, and is extremely dangerous to make. Even if successfully concocted, it's hard to use effectively. That's why, despite its rarity, it's been sitting here unsold."

The shopkeeper was an honest man, actually advising Su Nuannuan not to buy it.

However, his words piqued Jiang Kai's interest. He frowned slightly, "What's so strange about it? Boss, what kind of poison is Green Water Ghost?"

"Green Water Ghost is a lethal poison. Its preparation process is extremely hazardous. Once successfully made, it can be dispersed and will penetrate an enemy's armor, attaching to their body."

"But the frustrating part is, Green Water Ghost won't activate immediately. Even small amounts of water won't trigger it. It only takes effect when the victim is fully submerged."

"So you risk making it, successfully apply it, but then you have to push your opponent into water… Why not just learn a more practical poison instead?"

Hearing this, Jiang Kai and Su Nuannuan's eyes widened.

Almost simultaneously, they turned their heads and looked at Hu Yan, who was sorting herbs. [T/N: Because Hu Yan has Rain Summoning and Rain/Water can activate the poison]

"Boss, how much for the Green Water Ghost recipe?", Jiang Kai asked.

"After all that, you still want it? Well, I've said my piece. If you still insist, 50,000 Star Coins."

"Alright, we'll take it!", Jiang Kai replied without hesitation.

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