Chapter 5: Obtained

"Roar..."

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

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

This series of actions was extremely rapid.

Seeing this, Lu Zhangsheng felt very heavy.

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

He was thinking hard about countermeasures in his mind.

In a flash, Lu Zhangsheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

His mind quickly immersed in armor enhancement, 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 party's palm force, he could start the burrowing skill immediately after being slapped away, which would be safe.

"Armor enhancement, upgrade!"

Lu Zhangsheng roared in his heart.

At this moment, a warm current emerged from the depths of his body, flowing rapidly around his body, and the scales on his body immediately emitted a faint glow.

Even the thickness of the scales increased significantly.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin Level: 1 Skill: Burrowing (Common) Armor Enhancement: (Excellent)

Source Energy Points: 3 Lu Zhangsheng sensed that his defensive power had suddenly soared by more than double.

Even the skill level had become excellent.

Although they were all low-level skills, every level increase had amazing effects.

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

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

From Lu Zhangsheng upgrading the skill to the evolution success, only about half a breath had passed.

"Bang..."

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

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

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

But as he expected, he didn't faint on the spot after taking this blow.

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

"Burrowing."

Lu Zhangsheng didn't have time to think and immediately activated the burrowing skill.

His two claws dug quickly in the jungle, soon digging a small hole, and the hole continued to deepen.

After reaching a certain depth, Lu Zhangsheng immediately burrowed 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, full of anger, its eyes wanting to spray fire.

Its spirit medicine had actually been stolen.

"Roar..."

Bursts of angry roars resounded through the clouds, shaking the surrounding countless green leaves to rustle.

Seeing that he was safe, Lu Zhangsheng breathed a sigh of relief slowly.

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 ability, it would probably take several days.

The medicinal herbs in his hand 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 spilled over the earth.

After Lu Zhangsheng got up and washed, he opened the system space to check his harvest from last night.

Several wild herbs of twenty or thirty years of age lay quietly in the space, as if they were icons, emitting light, very magical.

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

He took out the 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 Zhangsheng took out the ginseng.

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

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

"Unknown energy fluctuation detected, absorb or not..."

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

"Absorb."

Lu Zhangsheng thought silently.

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

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

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

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

The lower limit of the age of spirit medicine to be absorbed was not yet known.

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

Lu Zhangsheng even speculated whether the attribute modifier could absorb anything else besides spirit medicine.

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

Now that he had medicinal herbs in his hand, 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 sufficient meat nourishment could his martial arts cultivation advance rapidly.

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

The stronger the person, the more amazing their appetite.

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

Before long, Lu Zhangsheng 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 the residence of some dignitaries and martial arts experts.

It was impossible for ordinary people to enter.

The outer city was where commoners and some wealthy merchants and powerful families mingled, mixed with many gang members, a mixed bag.

The southern area of the outer city was a residential area for commoners.

The northern area was the residence of some wealthy merchants, powerful families, and gang bosses.

As for the west, it was some slums, the dirtiest and most chaotic place in the entire Changping County.

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

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

He walked with his hands behind his back, following the road he was familiar with.

The thatched huts on both sides were arranged very messily and looked dilapidated.

The air was full of stench.

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

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

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

"This world makes people struggle for their lives."

Lu Zhangsheng could only sigh.

In his memories, 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 dynasty's turbulent situation.

Lu Zhangsheng 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 Zhangsheng finally arrived at his destination for this trip.

"Miao's Pharmacy"

Four gilded large characters were printed on the plaque and hung high.

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

Lu Zhangsheng walked in with big strides.

As soon 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 good.

"Does your shop purchase medicinal herbs?"

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

"Oh?"

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

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

"What herbs does the guest have?"

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly.

He then reached into his bosom, took out three herbs, and placed them on the counter.

A medicinal fragrance instantly drifted out.

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

"These few 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 =====