"These are the condensed magic rocks we usually use to collect dew, which Lord Hunting Jade once stole from us."

No matter how unpalatable the dew may be, it is still water, a life-saving resource, making it one of the most coveted items in many territories.

Su Yuan looked at the three stones placed in the cave, and two crystal-like objects beside them emitted a faint glow that illuminated the cave.

These three stones, roughly the same height as him, had basins made from the shells of some kind of magical beast below them, which were catching black water droplets generated on their surfaces.

Two awakened warriors were guarding the cave entrance, but it seemed that Shouying had a certain prestige in the tribe, and the two warriors did not stop them.

Su Yuan approached the stones. These stones were deep purple in color and covered with dense patterns. Droplets of black water appeared out of thin air and slowly dripped down below.

He took a drop and placed it on his fingertip. There was no system notification sound in his ear, so he activated the system's identification function again.

[Ink: Water droplets formed by the condensation of elements and miasma absorbed by etched inkstone in the environment. When ingested, it can replenish the body's magical power and enhance resistance to poison and cold.]

"......"

How can this thing be called ink?!

Su Yuan was somewhat speechless. Ink had already appeared in the Star Tribe a long time ago, and now people in the city all called it Ink.

No, this thing can be called anything, but it absolutely cannot be called ink.

The test revealed no poison, and it could even replenish magic power and improve resistance to poison and cold. Without hesitation, Su Yuan put the drop of ink... the ink-colored droplet into his mouth.

In an instant, a very stimulating sensation came from the tip of my tongue, accompanied by a sour and astringent feeling, as well as a slightly bitter taste with a mineral flavor.

It wasn't as scary as Shouyan had initially described, but it still wasn't particularly pleasant to taste. Su Yuan savored it carefully, feeling that the taste was somewhat familiar, so he scooped more into his cup and put it in his mouth.

"Is it good? Su Yuan, I want to try it too."

Curiosity lured the cat, and Mao Ye took the last bit of Su Yuan's ink-colored water and poured it into her mouth. As if she had been electrocuted, she spat the ink-colored water back into the cup.

"Cough cough cough, what is this? My mouth feels like it's been poisoned."

"Move aside, I'll give it a try."

Curiosity killed the cat, and now it has attracted the wolf. Pan Yue, not believing in such things, took a sip of the water droplets in the cup.

Her face turned pale and then purple, but she swallowed the water with difficulty out of pride. Then she looked at Maoye calmly and said, "I just think it's so-so, a little tingly."

"Trembling and numbing sensation!"

Su Yuan suddenly remembered—wasn't this the fizzy feeling of a carbonated drink?

The effervescence is so intense that it irritates the entire mouth, and it tastes bitter. If you mix it with some sweet water...

He immediately redeemed a bottle of sugar water from the system store, poured the remaining dark water from the cup into it, and the black water quickly dyed the entire bottle of sugar water the color of a sugary drink.

Amidst everyone's confusion, he put the bottle of water in his mouth and took a sip. The tingling sensation was much less intense than before, and the sourness neutralized the sweetness of the water.

It's somewhat like a lime-flavored sugary drink for couch potatoes. If the formula were rearranged, it would probably taste even better than it is now.

"Would you like to try some?"

Whether it tastes good or not, we'll have to let these beast girls who lived in primitive societies taste it. As soon as Su Yuan handed it over, Mao Ye and Pan Yue started shaking their heads like fans.