Chapter 61: Tracking the Little Evil Spirit Dog: Genius Level 10

No matter what!

After more than a month, I have finally completed the first small goal I set for myself after arriving in this different world.

"Awoo..."

A faint cry rang out from the grass more than ten meters away from the large tree where Tang Zheng was located.

"Did it follow me?"

Tang Zheng glanced at the location where the sound came from, frowned slightly, and then withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention.

It was that little evil spirit dog!

He had no interest in taming an evil spirit dog that possessed not even the slightest combat capability.

Even an adult evil spirit dog was of no great use in his eyes.

As time passed, Tang Zheng would only grow stronger and stronger, while the strength of an adult evil spirit dog was only slightly better than an ogre.

More than ten meters away, in the dense shrubbery.

The little evil spirit dog lay on the ground, weak and panting, its brown beastly pupils filled with a hint of intelligence as it looked at Tang Zheng sitting cross-legged under the large tree in the distance.

Its four limbs went limp!

The little evil spirit dog stumbled and collapsed into the grass, its ears drooping and its nose panting heavily.

Having been born not long ago, such a long-distance trek was something it could not endure, even with the naturally excellent stamina of an evil spirit dog.

Seemingly confirming that Tang Zheng would not continue to move, the little evil spirit dog closed its eyes and fell into a weary sleep.

Under the thick, sturdy tree.

Tang Zheng took several water bags and some sundries out of his item box and began to study them earnestly, a flash of magical light flickering in his hands from time to time.

During these past few days.

Aside from slaying goblins and magical beasts to gain experience, Tang Zheng spent the rest of his time researching the use of alchemy.

Through his exploration during this period, he had finally managed to research something.

After this period of research.

The only thing that could be considered a result was an alchemical solution made using the poison sacs collected from the executioner spiders he had slain earlier.

Item: Inferior Alchemical Solution

Effect: A solution with a paralyzing effect made using executioner spider "poison sacs," lasting for 3 minutes. (Cannot be stored for a long time; the effect will be completely lost within one hour.)

This was an alchemical solution with an "effect" that Tang Zheng had only managed to create after consuming two poison sacs.

Fortunately, there was the storage function of the "item box"; things placed inside would maintain the state they were in when stored, so there was no need to worry about degradation caused by time.

It was the creation of this alchemical solution that made Tang Zheng realize that the "materials" used to perform alchemy were far broader than he had imagined.

However!

This alchemical solution, like the one made with hot grass earlier, had the "inferior" label in front of it.

It looked like both alchemical solutions had "effects," but in reality, in Tang Zheng's eyes, they were simply semi-finished products.

They didn't even count as semi-finished products!

If one had to use an analogy, it would be like turning a tomato into tomato soup.

The process is not complicated; one only needs to chop the tomato, add water to a pot, heat it to make soup, and wait for a period of time.

The existence of alchemy is equivalent to turning the tomato in front of you directly into a bowl of tomato soup, omitting the intermediate process of adding water to the pot, heating, and chopping the tomato.

Of course, it is actually a bit more complicated.

Simply making tomato soup will cause a portion of the nutrients in the tomato to be lost, whereas alchemy can retain all the nutrients in the tomato and even enhance them to a certain degree.

But that alone is not enough!

"A semi-finished product is just a semi-finished product; even if it has an effect and can be used, it is actually of little significance."

"It might have some use at a low level, but once the level increases, the effect of this kind of inferior alchemical solution can be completely ignored."

Tang Zheng shook his head while pondering.

Just like the alchemical solution made with hot grass earlier, the effect of increasing 1 point of health after drinking it was simply chicken ribs.

It would be better to hand the herbs to Enfi to let him manufacture healing potions.

Perhaps using higher-grade materials or herbs could produce an alchemical solution with superior effects, but in the end, it would still just be an inferior semi-finished product, a waste of materials.

Furthermore.

He did not have much money to collect high-quality materials.

"Currently, it's the same situation as with the pharmacist." Tang Zheng raised his hand to rub his temples, feeling a bit depressed at the same time.

It was like wanting to make a fortune in silence, only to end up with just the "silence."

Tang Zheng knew what the missing key was.

That was the series of skills related to the alchemy profession in "Yggdrasil."

Tang Zheng shook his head.

He was not a person who liked to dwell on things; since it was of no great help to him at the moment, he would temporarily withdraw his thoughts from it. The night passed in a flash.

Upper Fire Month, July 4th.

Tang Zheng, who was only 100-plus experience points away from leveling up, suddenly became much more diligent.

The dark environment in the jungle had just begun to fade.

Tang Zheng had already picked up his sword and started moving; with the magic item that had the "forest-piercing" effect, the obstacles of the environment were no longer a problem.

More agile mobility.

Allowed Tang Zheng to quickly lock onto scattered goblins and magical beasts in the jungle.

When Tang Zheng started moving, the little evil spirit dog lying in the grass in the distance also hurriedly climbed up to follow, but because of the obstruction of various plants, plus its speed was far behind Tang Zheng's.

In just a few breaths, Tang Zheng's figure had already disappeared from the little evil spirit dog's field of vision.

However.

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"Awoo."

The little evil spirit dog shook the dew off its body, lifted its nose to sniff the scent, and through its keen sense of smell, burrowed into the forest to continue following.

Bang!

A half-meter-long hard-shelled beetle was kicked away by Tang Zheng, hitting a thick tree with a heavy, muffled sound.

Rustle~

The large tree shook, and the dense branches and leaves made a dense sound.

"Hiss—"

However, this hard-shelled beetle climbed up from the ground unscathed, let out a harsh hiss, spread the thin wings that rose from its back, and pounced over.

Swoosh!

"So hard!"

"As expected, goblins are still easier to kill."

Tang Zheng felt the gust of wind coming at his face, muttered a complaint, and quickly shifted to the left, avoiding the hard-shelled beetle's charge.

At the same time, taking advantage of the beetle's inability to adjust its posture while charging, it slammed into the large tree behind the spot where Tang Zheng had intentionally stood.

Bang!

Another huge, muffled sound.

The powerful impact even caused cracks in the thick, sturdy tree, but it was also because of this force that the hard-shelled beetle was knocked over onto the ground by the force of its own recoil.

Its abdomen, which lacked the protection of a hard shell, was suddenly exposed.

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed, and the moment the beetle couldn't yet climb back up from the ground, he stepped forward quickly, and his iron sword slashed out rapidly.

Puchi!

"Hiss—"

The hard-shelled beetle let out a violent hiss, and then its body stopped moving.

[Experience gained: 53]

[Experience bar: 9425/9500]

"The shell is really hard; a normal iron sword can't cut through it at all. The weapon is still too poor."

"The experience given is also low; with this effort, it would be faster to kill two goblins." Tang Zheng shook his head and continued to search the surroundings for prey.

In the lush jungle.

The cold light of the iron sword flashed from time to time, and one ordinary wild beast after another let out a scream and turned into experience.

With only 70-something experience points left, Tang Zheng felt that time was inexplicably long.

Bang—

A wild rabbit that looked plump was stepped on the ground by Tang Zheng in a flash.

The gray, spotted-furred wild rabbit kept kicking its legs, trying to struggle, but it clearly couldn't break free from Tang Zheng's strength.

The experience given by an ordinary wild rabbit was very little, but for Tang Zheng at this moment, it was enough.

"Eleven-oh-two, just in time for lunch."

Tang Zheng raised his palm to check the time on his pocket watch, a look of relief finally appearing on his face, and he applied a little force with his feet.

"Finally, I can leave this damn forest."

Although more than a month was not long, if he stayed in the jungle any longer, he felt he would soon turn into a savage.

Pfft!

The wild rabbit's head was crushed underfoot.

"Experience gained: 1 point."

"Experience bar: 0/10000—Genius Level 10."

(End of chapter)