Chapter 5: Got It

"Roar..."

Seeing the medicine thief wanting to escape, the fierce tiger roared angrily.

It darted out like lightning, arrived behind Lu Changsheng, stretched out its tiger claws, and slapped forward fiercely.

This series of actions was extremely rapid.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng felt very heavy.

If this blow landed on his body, he would probably be knocked unconscious on the spot, and dying in the tiger's mouth was a certainty.

He was thinking of countermeasures in his mind with all his might.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Changsheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

His mind quickly sank into Armor Reinforcement, and he clicked on the plus sign behind it.

That's right, he planned to take a tiger claw blow head-on.

Since it couldn't be avoided, he would do his best to improve his chances of survival.

As long as he survived this blow, relying on the other's palm force, he could immediately start the Drill Earth skill after being slapped away, and then he would be safe.

"Armor Reinforcement, upgrade!"

Lu Changsheng roared in his heart.

Just then, a warm current emerged from the depths of his body, flowing rapidly around his body, and the scales on his body instantly emitted a faint radiance.

Even the thickness of the scales increased quite a bit.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin Level: 1 Skill: Drill Earth (Ordinary) Armor Reinforcement: (Excellent)

Source Energy Points: 3 Lu Changsheng sensed that his own defensive power had suddenly skyrocketed by more than double.

Even the skill level had become Excellent.

Although they were all low-level skills, every time they were improved by one level, the effect was also extremely amazing.

The consumption of two Source Energy Points was also worth it.

This also gave Lu Changsheng quite a bit of confidence in overcoming this crisis.

From Lu Changsheng upgrading the skill to the evolution being successful, only about half a breath had passed.

"Bang..."

The tiger claw slammed into the scales on Lu Changsheng's back.

A loud noise came, and Lu Changsheng's entire body was slapped flying more than ten meters forward.

He immediately felt his blood and energy surging, and stars appeared before his eyes.

However, as he had expected, he did not faint on the spot after receiving this blow.

This was also the benefit of the armor upgrade; if the defensive power of the scales hadn't increased greatly, he would probably have been knocked unconscious on the spot.

"Drill Earth."

Lu Changsheng didn't have time to think too much and immediately activated the Drill Earth skill.

His claws dug rapidly in the jungle, and soon he dug a small hole, and the hole was still deepening.

After reaching a certain depth, Lu Changsheng immediately drilled in and dug directly toward the side.

Just as he hid in the hole, the fierce tiger rushed to the edge of the hole instantly.

It looked at the bottom of the hole, its face full of anger, its eyes wanting to spray fire.

Its spiritual medicine had actually been stolen.

"Roar..."

Bursts of angry roars resounded through the sky, shaking countless green leaves around to rustle.

Seeing that he was safe, Lu Changsheng let out a slow breath.

He immediately dug dozens of meters forward and hid in an underground space, lying down.

The fierce tiger's blow just now had already injured his internal organs; with the exotic beast's recovery power, it would probably take several days.

The medicinal herbs in his hands were temporarily enough, so he wasn't in a hurry.

He began to recover from his injuries quietly.

The next day, early morning.

The morning sun rose, and golden light covered the earth.

After Lu Changsheng got up and washed up for a while, he opened the system space to check the harvest from last night.

Several wild medicinal herbs of twenty or thirty years old lay quietly in the space, like icons, emitting light, very magical.

That ginseng was the most eye-catching, with a hint of red in the radiance.

He took out the medicinal herbs one by one and held them in his hand.

A moment later, the expected prompt sound did not come.

"Could it be that the medicinal age is not enough?"

He had some doubts in his heart.

Then, Lu Changsheng took out the ginseng.

The entire ginseng was about a palm long, all the roots were intact, smooth and delicate.

A fresh fragrance drifted throughout the house, making people feel refreshed.

"Detected unknown energy fluctuation, absorb or not..."

At this moment, a crisp system prompt sounded in his heart.

"Absorb."

Lu Changsheng thought silently.

With a warm current rising from his body, the ginseng in his hand disappeared instantly.

He looked at his own Source Energy Points column, which had changed directly to 9 points.

It seemed that only spiritual medicine of a certain age could be absorbed.

Ordinary medicinal herbs of twenty or thirty years could not meet the system's requirements. Generally, spiritual medicine close to a hundred years old was about 6 points.

The lower limit of the age of spiritual medicine that could be absorbed was not yet known.

As for spiritual medicine of higher age, he could only verify it later.

Lu Changsheng was even guessing whether his attribute modifier could absorb anything else besides spiritual medicine.

A moment later, he put away his thoughts and walked toward the outside of the house.

Now that he had medicinal herbs, it was time to go out and exchange them for some money.

His Iron Cloth Shirt progress was stuck at about seventy percent, neither up nor down, which was quite uncomfortable.

Only with enough meat nourishment could his martial arts cultivation advance rapidly.

It was rumored that those martial arts experts could even eat a whole cow in one meal.

The stronger one was, the more amazing their appetite was.

From the moment he stepped onto the path of martial arts, he was destined to be different from ordinary people.

Before long, Lu Changsheng left the courtyard and walked toward the city.

The entire Changping County was divided into two parts: the outer city and the inner city.

The inner city was a place where some dignitaries and martial arts experts lived.

It was impossible for ordinary people to enter.

The outer city was where commoners and some wealthy merchants and powerful families mixed, and it was also mixed with quite a few gang members, a mixed bag of people.

The southern area of the outer city was a place where commoners lived.

The northern area was a place where some wealthy merchants and powerful families and gang leaders lived.

As for the west, it was some slums, which were the dirtiest and messiest places in the entire Changping County.

The east was a place for shops and market transactions, which was very lively.

This place was also Lu Changsheng's destination for this trip.

He walked with his hands behind his back, walking along the road with ease.

The thatched huts on both sides were arranged very messily, looking dilapidated.

The air was filled with foul smells everywhere.

Occasionally, he could see some rat corpses lying in the stinking ditch.

The pedestrians on the road were also very sparse, all in a hurry, with numb faces.

Seeing Lu Changsheng, they just glanced at him and stopped paying attention.

"This world makes people exhausted."

Lu Changsheng could only sigh.

In his memory, he learned that the price of rice had been rising for half a year.

It was more than double the price at the beginning.

At this rate, he didn't know when it would end.

Bottom-level commoners were just trying to fill their stomachs, and the price of rice concerned the stability of the entire Changping County.

This could also be seen from the side of the turbulent situation of the imperial court.

Lu Changsheng walked forward all the way, and after crossing the square in the center of the outer city, he stepped into the eastern area of the city.

He scanned the surroundings with his eyes.

Compared to other places, the east of the city was much cleaner.

A large number of shops were arranged side by side on both sides, with some goods placed inside.

Various rice, flour, grain, oil, and cloth were sparsely placed on the counters.

The shop assistant was also yawning listlessly.

After passing several grain and oil shops, Lu Changsheng finally arrived at his destination for this trip.

"Miao's Pharmacy"

The four gilded large characters were printed on the plaque, hanging high.

This pharmacy was neither big nor small, just right for him.

Lu Changsheng walked in with large strides.

Just as he entered, he saw an old man in a green shirt standing in front of the central counter.

"May I ask what the guest needs?"

Miao Qingyun smiled slightly when he saw a guest coming, making people feel favorable.

"May I ask if your shop buys medicinal herbs?"

Lu Changsheng didn't drag his feet and directly stated his purpose.

"Oh?"

A look of interest appeared on Miao Qingyun's face instantly.

The medicinal herbs in his shop were all specially invited at a high price to be collected from the deep mountains, and it was quite rare for a scattered person to come to sell medicinal herbs.

"What medicinal herbs do you have, guest?"

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.

Then he reached into his bosom, took out three medicinal herbs, and placed them on the counter.

A medicinal fragrance drifted out instantly.

Long before coming, he had prepared to sell three medicinal herbs first.

"These few medicinal herbs were entrusted to me by a friend to sell. If the price is reasonable, I think my friend wouldn't mind another way..."

He said lightly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 6 =====