Chapter 188: with translation of chapter title

Night faded, daylight gradually brightened, Ji Ming lay on the bed and opened his eyes.

With the help of Xi Er Wei Ya's resurrection technique, he experienced a bunch of new monsters on the underground plain.

Unlike a relatively single dungeon, various beast groups and small settlements formed the main theme of the southern stream.

If one walks along the stream, it actually feels somewhat like a wildlife park.

It's a pity that the balance they formed in the long struggle for survival is too fragile, and it was instantly broken once players joined.

In just one night, the losses of various monsters exceeded half, and signs of species extinction even appeared.

Fortunately, most of the monsters here are magically abnormal beasts or demi-humans; even if Ji Ming assigns Xi Er Wei Ya to resurrect them, they will only stare blankly and run around aimlessly.

After frantically adding a bunch of settings, he barely managed to keep this outdoor monster-spawning point, lest the players finish the combat training camp's experience and go hungry.

Of course, as a game developer, Ji Ming doesn't need to go through all that trouble.

He simply caught one or two monsters, locked them in the morgue, killed them, revived them, repeatedly gaining experience until the experience cap for a single race was reached.

He had originally leveled up twice and planned to continue tomorrow, but as soon as he returned to the curtain and prepared to slack off writing a report, he received a message from Aurora Dance.

【Nurse not around, play a bit, get online quickly】

Moreover, Ji Ming had just arrived at the holy hall when Bai Yue Sheng grabbed him and pulled him toward the teleportation gate.

"Today's physical exam, they refused to let me go online no matter what; I finally got my phone back, and as soon as I went online I saw this explosive news!】

"There's nothing more to say, we can't fall behind! Wai Shu, elbow, follow me to grind monsters!!!"

Fortunately, the monsters Ji Ming killed in the morgue were all new ones; he hadn't encountered many of the big closed-test monsters like goblin warriors and ogres, otherwise he would really have wasted time tonight……

The result of staying up half the night grinding was that, after he finally saw off the exhausted Aurora and sent the internal test data organized by the little boss to Director Zhao, his level had jumped from fourteen to eighteen.

Although strength and agility remained unchanged, under the influence of the 【Apprentice Alchemist】 profession, intelligence and charm surged, both reaching thirty-three, successfully letting Ji Ming recover to a frenzied state where the sum of the previous two was still not as high as any one of those values.

Although the increase in charm is not noticeable by oneself alone, the increase in intelligence is very obvious.

Recalling tonight's events while lying in bed, Ji Ming felt his head cool and refreshing, as if he had become much more clear-headed than before.

He glanced out the window; the day's plan lies in the morning, and now is a good time for morning reading.

Thus he sat up, opened the specially made iron safe, and took out a box of books from inside.

This box was obtained when Ji Ming went to Director An's place to stock up; he picked it up from the office of the Eight-Beard Elder, and it was filled with that person's precious collection.

Although the box is still full of those strange books, Ji Ming also placed a few medical books, talisman books, and those two alchemist's notes inside, which is very safe.

As the saying goes, a gentleman should extensively absorb the strengths of all schools; he should like what he likes and also examine what he dislikes—only then can he be considered wholesome.

Therefore Ji Ming first examined a few heretical texts with a critical eye to refresh himself, then continued reading the alchemist's note sent by Bishop Tenisi.

Although this book is from a master's hand, every step and every point is written in especially great detail.

But the recipes recorded in it are actually quite conventional, only qualifying as basic reading material, or rather……

"Introductory Alchemy Practice" and "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" combined deluxe collector's edition?

Therefore, the recovery effects of the healing potions and mana potions recorded herein are certainly inferior to the Rejuvenation Fourth Generation, let alone SpiritGathering Liquid.

As for combat-assist potions like 'Strength' and 'Speed,' they seem to boost the base value by ten percent, which is impressive, but their growth cap is only five, obviously unable to keep up with Ji Ming's current development pace.

After looking around, only a damage potion seems worth a bit of consideration.

Although its power is far inferior to that of a poison gas bomb, at least it looks somewhat decent, and it won't give Ji Ming a weird nickname like 'Skunk Alchemist.'

In short, practicing according to this book can make one a qualified wild alchemist, but that's all.

Moreover, many skills do not burden one, so Ji Ming still noted down all the formulas.

He originally planned to brew a few pots when he had free time, turning them into basic skills to pin on the panel.

But it's unclear whether it's because his own strength is too strong, these low-level potions are too simple, or his intelligence is too high.

After finishing the last page of this book, a frenzy of pop-ups began appearing in the lower-right corner of his vision, reminding him that he had learned a large number of potion-making skills.

"Just this?"

Throwing aside the book that had been squeezed into orange peel, Ji Ming picked up the notes of the genius alchemist Siwendisi.

Last time he merely flipped through it hastily, felt it was somewhat abstract and didn't examine it closely; but this time he took a careful look and discovered that the book's problems were too great.

If Moshou's notes are too stream-of-consciousness to understand, then Siwendisi's notes are such that each character can be understood, each paragraph can be understood, but when you put them all together they become utterly illogical, very much like radio waves.

— Damn, is this thing AI-generated?

In the rigorous experimental records are mixed boring life diaries; next to the delicious pork recipes are reflections on foul-smelling potions.

Moreover, from time to time a short passage of hormone-overload crazy copy appears, concerning Siwendisi's……

Senior schoolmates, junior schoolmates, class belles, childhood sweethearts, maid landlady lovers, benefactors, teachers, principals, princesses, empresses, plus their mothers, daughters, older sisters, younger sisters, and so on and so forth.

Ji Ming rubbed his head, for a moment unable to figure out what he was looking at.

No, isn't this a bit… more twisted than my Eight-Beard Elder Brother's collection?

Wait a moment.

Frowning, Ji Ming stopped flipping through, because he had finally found a page he could understand, and moreover it openly wrote:

— Potion to Increase Opposite-Sex Appeal (Male Version).

……

It's not meant anything else; I just wanted to criticize a bit—I'm a good person, kids don't understand things, just looking for fun.

After making the mental preparations, he eagerly turned over this page and discovered what was below……

wdnmd, there's nothing below!

The following several pages were all torn out, leaving only a remaining page at the end, on which a bright red, scorching lip print bore a line of crooked, trembling small characters.

【Too sinful, the theory is actually true, can't keep it, can't keep it!】

Can't keep the Ox Demon Welcoming Guests; your xylophone is what can't be kept, right!

Suppressing the urge to tear the book apart, Ji Ming restrained himself and continued reading, eventually discovering an interesting passage.

【The desire-clearing potion is a good thing; without it I might have already died beneath the high-rank succubus Adina.】

【Hey, who would have thought her mother is just as wild as she is—she refuses to take medicine and even nightly raids me; it's really a headache】

【No choice—for my body, and also for Regley, Maz, Selina, Liv, Ashley…】

Ji Ming flipped a page, then another, and finally swish-swish-swish through several pages in a row.

【…… happiness, I decided to create a pure desire potion usable in area, or rather, make the potion bottle "explode"!】

The following text is obviously written later; fortunately, filling in the gaps still makes it coherent.

【Haha, facts prove my strengths are not just one; I, Svendis, am ultimately a once-in-a-generation potion genius!】

【Come on, take a look at my pride, the invincible splash potion! (An extremely abstract, ugly illustration, like a bottle of transparent medicated oil)】

【I've already tested it; it can perfectly replace the "pure water" in various potion recipes, and after bottling it increases the splash range when shattered】

【Hehehe, tonight I'll test if the splash version of the pure desire potion can handle Edina's eighteen aunts and save my innocent little brother】

【Oh, of course, as long as I don't mix up the lust potion that's the same color, hehehe】

【Below is the formula for the splash potion, as a memo】

……

The versatility of the splash potion needs no saying; if he had it, Ji Ming's skill bar would certainly get a boost like adding wings to a tiger.

Think about it—even an ordinary thrown poison gas bomb already shakes the eight directions; a splash version would poison thousands of miles!

Therefore he clasped his hands together.

"Svendis, if I flip past this page and still find nothing, I'll go to the ends of the earth and the depths of the underworld to revive you, and then…"

"Then in a forest where no detector can find anything, find four burly men wearing barely any clothes, and utterly humiliate you!"

"One hundred times! One hundred times!"

Fortunately, the later part wasn't destroyed; the splash potion's formula is recorded in the notebook exactly as is, even more neatly than ever before.

Because after that, the notebook only had a blank page left.

By the way, this is Svendis's final work…

Good death, meow! Good death, meow!

All we can say is cherish life, restrain desire, stay away from demons.

Adding the Lionheart King, this is already the second genius player to die on a demon's belly; could it be that their lives now consist only of bitterness?

Sigh, fortunately the only person I know who is still abstinent; otherwise it'd be dangerous.

But just as Ji Ming was about to begin memorizing the whole text, desperately expanding the potion's applicability, his bedroom door was suddenly knocked on.

"Doctor, are you awake? You've been asleep for over twelve hours already."

He glanced at the system's time and saw it was fast approaching seven-thirty.

This morning I'd made an appointment with Elinore to investigate the rampant beast incident; for the first time, it's better not to be late…

So Ji Ming closed the book, put the things on the desk back into the box, tidied everything up, and opened the door.

Outside the door, AdaiEr looked worried; it's very dangerous for a patient to sleep alone for too long. Actually she had wanted to knock at midnight, but thought it improper, so she held off until now.

"I haven't been feeling well lately; sorry for making you worry."

Having someone care is a blessing, so Ji Ming sincerely told a lie, and only after AdaiEr nodded did he leave under the pretense of washing up.

Watching the doctor disappear down the stairs, AdaiEr had intended to return to her room to tidy the bed, but seeing the doctor hadn't closed the door properly, she inexplicably stopped in her tracks.

Through the crack in the door shone the bright light from outside, and within it seemed to float a faint, pleasant scent.

As an assistant, her job certainly isn't just delivering medicines and helping with sutures; she occasionally also cleans the Clinic.

Once she sneaked into the brewing room while the doctor had just finished concocting a potion; the feeling of her nasal passages filled with the scent of rejuvenating liquid was utterly wonderful.

And now, that scent seems to be emanating from the doctor's bedroom…

She glanced again at the stairs; the doctor loves cleanliness, so he definitely won't be back anytime soon.

…… I'm just going in to look, no ill intent, it's all to…… check if the doctor is concealing his condition! Right!

So AdaiEr quietly widened the gap in the door, using her innate advantage to slip in sideways.

Although the doctor walks lightly, her ears are sharp; before opening the door she heard the sound of a chair being dragged inside, and only three footsteps.

So when she knocked, the doctor should have been sitting beside this desk, at……

Her gaze wandered and finally landed on the nearby safe; for some reason, she felt that the exquisite steel lock was becoming increasingly conspicuous.

——There's something inside; it's the doctor's secret!

But early in the morning, what is a lone man sitting at the desk doing?

Holding that doubt, AdaiEr left the doctor's bedroom and waited until after breakfast, still pondering even as Ji Ming prepared to leave.

"The Clinic isn't open this morning; I'm going out to run some errands—if anyone comes, tell them this afternoon."

"Um, ah, okay……"

How come the little girl looks so lost and dispirited?

Ji Ming hastily knocked on the doorframe.

"AdaiEr, snap out of it—didn't you sleep well last night? A youngster can't be this listless first thing in the morning!"

"Hmm, oh, okay……"

He had wanted to say a bit more, but Ji Ming glanced at the time—really not early anymore.

Never mind, time is pressing; I'll come back later to emphasize the importance of healthy sleep for teenagers.

No choice; he had to hurry out of the Clinic, disappearing into the commercial street.

And AdaiEr sat behind the counter; amidst her chaotic thoughts, a clear line of reasoning gradually emerged, because she suddenly felt the doctor's earlier remark was somewhat familiar.

Hurrying along, she quickly returned to the bedroom, pulled out the few knight novels she usually reads, and found a similar passage.

This is a teasing remark from the second male lead toward the male protagonist, and the plot before this was……

【With Anthony's startled cry, Princess Fiya extinguished the magic lamp, their clothes in disarray, bodies entwined, that night they slept exceptionally late】

AdaiEr isn't some idiot who doesn't know how to play after spreading butter and still has to ask netizens how to operate; how could she not know what this is hinting at?

She furrowed her brows, walked back down from the second floor to the first, but when her butt touched the chair, she sprang up suddenly.

"I understand!"

The plot of the novel was pulled into a thread, and in AdaiEr's mind a super reliable conclusion was formulated.

"The kind, good‑looking, cute Dr. Ji Ming, who has not a single bad thought, must have been tempted by something unknown in the drawer!"