Chapter 49

Fang Yue was momentarily stunned.

Does this poison just come and go like a tornado?

Only when he regained his wits did Fang Yue realize that the 【Dan Poison】 had been cured by 【Night's Breath】.

Fang Yue was instantly shocked!

If 【Night's Breath】 can suppress and cure 【Dan Poison】, doesn't that mean… I can take pills endlessly?

The thought immediately startled Fang Yue.

In a game where no player can freely gorge on pills, being able to take them endlessly—what does that even mean?

We usually use two words to describe such a person: Pill Monster!

What weirdness, what Captain, what Lord Han.

Can you kill me if I swallow 170,000 bottles of pills?

If you can kill me, I'll eat this 【Dan Poison】 right here and now!

Wu hu, take off!

Fang Yue was both excited and smug.

The looped solo of "Invincibility Is So Lonely" suddenly started playing in his mind.

I, Fang Yue, take pills, am invincible, get it?

He secretly imagined future encounters with enemies.

When going wild with pills in front of them, he'd definitely say one thing first.

"Sorry, I'm becoming a Pill Monster—I'm the one who says even 【Dan Poison】 can't stop me!"

After killing the enemy, I'll dance on their corpse's face, then deliver the classic ending.

"I had no choice before, but now I want to be a Pill Monster!"

Cultivation is hard, but pill-gorging leads to ascension!

Fang Yue remembered Lord Han saying there were countless types of pills, including ones specifically designed to aid cultivation.

Others take one pill a day—I'm gonna eat them like candy, snack on one whenever I feel like it, and won't that be flying?

In his excitement, Fang Yue completely forgot that just a minute ago, he'd been cursing 【Dan Poison】 for stealing his lifespan.

【Night's Breath】 can only cure 【Dan Poison】, but not necessarily all of it.

After all, 【Dan Poison】 is determined by the pill's composition—it varies endlessly with countless effects, all just lumped together under the name 【Dan Poison】.

In fact, if Fang Yue didn't have the 【Analysis Pupil】, he'd just stare helplessly at 【Dan Poison】, completely unaware of its effects.

Moreover, 【Night's Breath】 takes time to cure 【Dan Poison】, and during that healing period, 【Dan Poison】 remains active.

Ordinary 【Dan Poison】 is manageable, but if I overdo it and trigger something extreme, Fang Yue would die in an instant.

Luckily, Fang Yue was just talking big.

After the excitement faded and he calmed down, he thought deeply—his expression grew gloomy, clearly realizing these difficulties, understanding the pill path wasn't simple.

After all, who could guarantee the next 【Dan Poison】 wouldn't kill him?

Still, the fact that 【Night's Breath】 can cure 【Dan Poison】 does leave room for maneuver.

Fang Yue's mind still buzzed with ideas—he planned to find time to test them out.

For now…

Fang Yue turned his gaze to the second status on his status bar.

"Name: Exhaustion."

"Effect: Full-body weakness."

"Description: Aftereffect of complete physical depletion—rest well to recover."

"Note: Pathetic!"

This one was simple and clear.

Just physical depletion—needed rest.

Just lie down and relax.

Surely they can't ignore me right after I killed that weirdness that nearly wiped out the village?

Thinking of this, Fang Yue looked around at the villagers.

They were cheering in waves, shouting his name—Fang Yue was basking in glory.

This made Lin Ling's eyes burn with envy.

Truth be told, he and Hua Wuye were the main damage dealers.

Without him and Hua Wuye weakening the 【Force-Driven Weirdness】 and lowering its power, how could Fang Yue have beaten it?

In terms of merit, he and Hua Wuye were top-ranked!

But others only saw Fang Yue's final glorious victory, forgetting that before, Fang Yue's ten punches barely matched the damage he and Hua Wuye dealt casually.

His envy ran so deep that his injury flared up again—he coughed several times.

Furious, he forced himself not to think about it, or his life might be in danger.

With the weirdness dead, attention turned again to the dispute between him and Fang Yue over Lord Han's inheritance—Lin Ling's eyes filled with hostility, until he noticed the 【Force-Driven Weirdness】 beside Fang Yue slowly turning into a pile of 【Black Ember】. He froze, then broke into a grin.

"【Black Ember】! And so many granules! Such rich color—top quality!"

Without hesitation, Lin Ling dragged his 【Heavy Injury】-ridden body toward the 【Black Ember】 beside Fang Yue.

This startled Fang Yue into a jolt.

Damn! This guy's trying to steal my loot!

Out of nowhere, he sprang up, snatching the 【Black Ember】 from the ground with one hand.

The next moment, two notification tones sounded almost simultaneously.

"System notification: 【Exhausted】 status has been removed."

"System notification: Congratulations, you have obtained Black Ember x 10g."

"People's constitutions can't all be lumped together — I once, in a moment of extreme urgency, directly removed the 【Exhausted】 status!"

Looking at Captain Lin, who had stopped mid-path with an expression mixing shock, conflict, gloom, and hatred, Fang Yue couldn't help but smirk to himself.

"You want to compete with me on hand speed? You're still twenty years short of being single!"

Counting what he'd obtained earlier, Fang Yue now had 【16g】 of Black Ember.

Although he still didn't know what Black Ember was used for, judging from how anxious even Captain Lin looked, it had to be something good.

Stash it, stash it — it's all his spoils of war, must be kept safe.

The people around hadn't noticed this little detail.

After Fang Yue killed the 【Force-Driven Wraith】, they had been excitedly celebrating the victory of this defensive battle.

Their praise for Fang Yue was endless, their admiration for him boundless.

Perhaps before today, many villagers of Gu Yue Cun still didn't know Fang Yue.

But after today, Fang Yue's good name spread throughout all of Gu Yue Cun.

But Fang Yue himself felt none of this was real.

So, when Fang Yue heard the system notification, he was a bit dumbfounded.

"System notification: Congratulations to the player for earning the villagers' admiration, 【Gu Yue Cun】 Favorability +15."

"Current 【Gu Yue Cun】 Favorability: 12 points."

"System notification: The villagers have become friendlier toward you. Some villagers are now willing to talk to you, some are willing to help you… please, players, explore more of the game's content."

Huh? What's this good for?

Fang Yue's first reaction was that it was useless, but he quickly realized this might be a prerequisite for accepting villager quests.

A bunch of ungrateful wretches who need me to risk my life fighting wraiths just to survive — they won't obediently hand over good stuff, and instead I have to do quests for them? Are you f*cking kidding me?!

Fang Yue pursed his lips, feeling utterly humiliated — having become a hero, he still had to kneel and beg villagers for quests.

These quests, forget doing them!

"Xiao Ye, I want the 【Black Ember】 in your hands. I'm willing to trade a Life Order of ten days of yang lifespan for it!"

Ding!

"System notification: Congratulations to the player for triggering Captain Lin's personal quest 【Request for Black Ember】. Do you accept?"

Fang Yue:!!

So worth it!!!

(End of this chapter)