Unexpectedly, Zhou Bo, a military household, did not show up for several days.
This made Xia He wonder: Could it be that Uncle Zhou doesn't want the snake gall anymore?
Or should I look for other buyers? After all, time waits for no one.
He couldn't help but go to Uncle Wang to ask, but was told that the guards outside the city often had drills for several days in a row, so there was no need to worry.
However, after some thought, Xia He decided to sit tight and not look for other buyers for the time being.
For the next few days, Xia He did not go to the mountains to hunt as usual, but stayed at home obediently.
Taking advantage of this free time, he cooked the snake meat he had hunted earlier in a pot and had several delicious meals.
He discovered that in order to truly obtain attribute points from the meat of these monsters, it was not possible to obtain them immediately after eating them. Instead, one had to wait until all the meat was completely digested and absorbed by the body.
The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye it was the third day.
That day, Xia He once again devoured five kilograms of snake meat, and suddenly, a wonderful feeling came over him.
The long-awaited new attribute points are finally here!
“It’s not easy!”
It took him three full days and he had eaten half of the snake meat he had brought back before he finally gained one attribute point.
“Does this also have something to do with my own digestive ability?”
The python should be more intelligent than the wolf meat, but why is the speed of acquiring attribute points slower?
“It’s because the body can’t absorb it!”
It is said that after becoming a warrior, the body's qi and blood will be abundant, and the appetite will greatly increase, then it will be much easier to obtain attribute points.
He quickly opened the panel and looked at [Skill: Identifying Medicinal Materials] with great anticipation.
[Skill: Identifying Medicinal Materials]
[Branch 1: Medicinal Herb Mastery]
[Effect: Can identify hundreds of magical herbs and understand their medicinal properties]
[Branch 2: Pharmacology Mastery]
【Effect: Can identify various pharmacological mechanisms and understand the principles】
"Um?"
The two branches actually differ by only one word.
But to put it simply, [Branch 1: Medicinal Materials Mastery] is to study the origin, preparation and medicinal properties of drugs, and can be called a pharmacist.
[Branch 2: Pharmacology Mastery] studies the effects and mechanisms of drugs and can be called pharmacists.
"Alchemists can make medicine, but pharmacists can improve the quality of medicine and enhance its efficacy."
What a pity...
If Xia He plans to become a doctor in the future, pharmacology would undoubtedly be the most appropriate choice.
But now he is improving this skill only to create an antidote for the bleeding disease.
Therefore, I could only choose [Branch 1: Mastery of Medicinal Materials] without hesitation.
As my skills improved, a large amount of knowledge suddenly poured into my mind.
[Skill: Identifying Medicinal Materials (Medicinal Materials Mastery Lv1)]
[Progress: 1/400]
[Effect: Identify hundreds of magical herbs and understand their medicinal properties]
In an instant, he felt that he had a deeper understanding of the medicinal materials in the pharmacopoeia. He was no longer bound by the rigid knowledge in the book, but had his own understanding.
I am also more familiar with the combinations and conflicts of various medicinal properties.
Taking a deep breath, Xia He saw that there was no one around, so he took out the last pill of antidote for the blood disease that he had spent several hundred coins to buy a few days ago, and began to study it carefully.
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"Xiao He, are you home?"
"Uncle Wang, why are you here in person? Eh? Uncle Zhou?"
Xia He pushed open the gate and saw Uncle Wang standing there with an excited look on his face, and beside him was the military household Zhou Bo.
At this time, Uncle Zhou looked a little tired, but his eyes revealed a hint of relief and smile.
"Uncle Zhou, I'll go get you the snake gall."
Xia He welcomed the two people in, turned around and walked into the room, and soon came back with a snake gall.
"Uncle Zhou, you haven't been here these few days. Did something happen outside the town?"
Zhou Bo took the snake gall and looked at it, his smile became even more intense, and he threw another ingot of silver over.
"I'm a few days late, but I'm really busy with military duties. You don't mind, do you?"
Xia He took the silver and looked at it, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Although copper coins, broken silver, and silver ingots can be interchanged, one thousand coins are equal to one tael of broken silver, and ten taels of broken silver are equal to one silver ingot, but the prices are bound to fluctuate.
Zhou Bo gave him a silver ingot as compensation for the arrears of several days. How could Xia He not know the meaning of this?
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou. I don't think too much about it."
"good."
Before Xia He could ask, Zhou Bo continued to speak, cursing,
"A sentry post fifty miles outside the town was attacked by barbarians at night, and none of the twenty soldiers inside survived. I was sent there to check on the situation these days."
Xia He frowned immediately after hearing this.
The power of the Qin State has declined in recent years, and its borders have been disturbed by the barbarians. The establishment of vassal states is to resist.
It is now October. According to previous years, the barbarians will launch a war before winter and plunder supplies from the vassal cities.
"The giant python you hunted in the mountains earlier was a spy sent by those barbarians and deliberately released into the mountains. They are ruthless and deserve death!"
Zhou Bo patted Xia He on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Boy, you are really lucky! You have already made a contribution before you even join the army!"
"In recent months, the barbarians' intrusions have become more frequent and their methods more aggressive. The general was furious and relaxed the restrictions on military service."
"Now, as long as you join the army, those with outstanding physique will immediately have the opportunity to learn martial arts!"
"Boy, do you want to seize this opportunity?"
Xia He was stunned after hearing this.
A chance to become a warrior? What great news!
"I hope Uncle Zhou can recommend me!"
Zhou Bo laughed loudly.
"Okay, okay, I knew you were ambitious."
"Now that you have thought it through, come find me at the military camp in town tomorrow."
Zhou Bo left in a hurry, but Wang Xing still stood there, smiling and saying,
"Xiao He, if you really join the army and become a general in the future, don't pretend not to know Uncle Wang when you see him on the road, okay?"
Xia He hurriedly smiled bitterly.
"Uncle Wang, how could that be? I can't thank you enough."
After sending Uncle Wang away, Xia He went back into the house with the silver.
On the panel:
[Skill: Identifying Medicinal Materials (Medicinal Materials Mastery Lv1)]
[Progress: 87/400]
[Effect: Identify hundreds of magical herbs and understand their medicinal properties]
"There is only one last herb left."
After upgrading his skills, Xia He cracked the antidote with almost no obstacles. Now he has carefully found thirteen medicinal ingredients, with only the last one left.
"Is it Aconitum?"
After a moment, Xia He's expression suddenly changed.
The last medicinal ingredient turned out to be poison?
If used for a long time, it can cause respiratory depression and death, and it is addictive!
"How could there be poison in the antidote given by this clinic?"
"I see... No wonder this medicine can't cure the disease. Instead, it makes the condition worse. I can only rely on this medicine to stay alive."
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