9: Despicable thing

Waking up the next day!

The first thing Chen Fei did was check his slaughter value.

[Current slaughter value balance: 480!]

"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all—very effective! In just one night, it slaughtered 96 level-one small beasts.

At this rate, in a few days, Little Gu and my strength can increase by several ranks."

Chen Fei felt more and more that slaughter value was like a cheating Divine Artifact; as expected of the sacred codex, it did not disappoint.

"Morning, Vice-Captain!"

"Morning, Vice-Captain!"

Lin Qi looked over, somewhat speechless. "You two share a dorm, so why is one full of energy while the other looks bleary-eyed?"

Yang Xin curled his lip. He had been Cultivating until the middle of the night before returning, while a certain someone was already sleeping like a pig. How could they compare?

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you!"

Lin Qi looked at Chen Fei. "Aside from patients or special circumstances, the medical room is usually quite quiet.

So, Cultivate when you should, and improve your beast pet when you should.

You're only at Elementary Rank 2 right now. You're too weak; you don't even have the ability to protect yourself.

Even if you want to follow the troops into the mist, you need to be at least an Intermediate Beast Master."

Clearly, Lin Qi wanted to urge Chen Fei to Cultivate, almost explicitly saying: Look at how hard Yang Xin works, then look at you!

Chen Fei awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "I understand, Vice-Captain. I'll definitely work hard!"

The entire morning was quite peaceful. With nothing to do, Chen Fei went to the Baiyue City library and borrowed some books.

"Encyclopedia of Poisonous Insects and Beasts"

"Common Poisonous Insects and Beasts of the Baiyue Mountain Range"

"Encyclopedia of Toxin Combinations"

"On the Possibility of Mental Toxins Mutating into Soul Toxins"

...Reading these books was preparation for the Kiss of Deadly Poison skill.

For example, the book mentioned the Hell Platypus, a Yao Beast that possessed 101 types of toxins in its body. These could be combined at will to form Neurotoxins, Elemental Toxins, and so on—it was truly miraculous.

However, not all toxins could be paired randomly.

Some toxins conflicted; forcing them together might actually result in a detoxification effect, which would be quite embarrassing.

Knowing what poisonous beasts were in the Baiyue Mountain Range, he could send Gu One to Devour them and then feed a portion back to Little Gu.

He could even accumulate toxins while slaughtering.

Little Gu said huffily, "Chen Fei, you're abusing my descendants. They're working harder than beasts of burden!"

Chen Fei couldn't argue with that.

"Little Gu, if someone threatened your life, wouldn't you try everything possible to get stronger?"

Little Gu didn't understand why Chen Fei suddenly shifted the topic, but it still gave a serious answer: "Of course. Once I'm stronger, I'll go back and kill them all!"

Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad, Little Gu, having that kind of resolve!

And now I'm facing a Demon King crisis, so I need to get stronger quickly, even if it means using any means necessary."

Little Gu: !!!

This left Little Gu speechless. You're just an Elementary Beast Tamer; which Demon King would be looking to deal with you?

"Don't believe me?" Chen Fei asked with a smile.

"Of course not!" Little Gu didn't hesitate for a second.

Chen Fei said solemnly, "Then let's make a bet.

In two months, the Medical Team will face a major crisis.

In half a year, a small-scale Beast Tide will occur in the Baiyue Mountain Range.

In a year, a large-scale Beast Tide will occur in the Baiyue Mountain Range.

If things don't happen as I say, I'll stop being so harsh on your descendants.

But if they do, you should understand the level of terror behind it all, right?"

Little Gu fell silent. If problems really occurred at those times as Chen Fei predicted, it would prove that Chen Fei had the power of prophecy.

Then the threat of a Demon King was likely real too.

After hesitating for a while, Little Gu spoke up: "Fine, I'll bet with you!"

Chen Fei knew he was certain to win this bet.

These events in Baiyue City happened exactly when he had come here to recuperate and recover after being injured and dropping out of school.

Now, Chen Fei had already begun making preparations; if used well, he could earn a massive amount of slaughter value... When Lin Qi had some free time, he occasionally paid attention to the newcomer.

He discovered that Chen Fei really didn't like Cultivating, but he wasn't useless; at least his safety awareness was very strong.

In Lin Qi's view, it was still very necessary to look over those books.

He even felt that not just Chen Fei, but the other team members should look at them too.

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!

While Lin Qi was lost in thought, a patient arrived.

At a glance, wasn't this the same Xu Kui from yesterday!

"Why you again?" Lin Qi was somewhat speechless.

Xu Kui gave a bitter smile. "I didn't want this either, but our Reconnaissance Squad was surrounded by a swarm of Nether Frost Ants as soon as we entered the outskirts of the Baiyue Mountain Range.

I don't know what wicked thing decided to mess with the Nether Frost Ants' nest for no reason!"

Hearing this, Chen Fei silently closed his book, feeling a bit guilty.

If he guessed correctly, it was likely Gu One's doing.

"Nether Frost Ants, right? Come here for treatment!" Chen Fei beckoned to them.

Some beast pets were bitten, and some Beast Tamers were bitten, but with Little Gu around, these Frost Toxins were no problem.

After the treatment, Chen Fei pulled out a Small Ten Thousand Venom Gu, which he called Gu San.

"Wait, take this with you!"

Xu Kui and the others stopped and looked at Gu San in Chen Fei's palm. "Is this your beast pet?"

Chen Fei nodded. "It's a descendant of my beast pet. With it, ordinary toxins shouldn't be much of a problem for you."

Xu Kui and the others' eyes lit up instantly. As Scouts, they had to enter the mountains every day; even in the outskirts, the probability of encountering poisonous insects and beasts was very high.

If there was a little fellow who could detoxify them at any time, their safety would increase several-fold.

"Then thank you. I used to say your Medical Team wasn't up to much; I was wrong. Your Medical Team is the best!" Xu Kui gave Chen Fei a big thumbs-up.

"I haven't finished yet. I have a condition!" Chen Fei's words caused the smiles on Xu Kui and the others' faces to slowly fade.

As expected, there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"Tell us the condition. If it's something we can handle, we'll consider it." Xu Kui reluctantly tried to hand Gu San back.

Chen Fei waved his hand helplessly. "Don't feel so pressured. This is a list of poisonous herbs and flowers I've compiled, including their physical characteristics and pictures.

If you're on a scouting mission in the future and happen to come across these plants, just let Gu San take a couple of bites. It won't take much time.

Of course, if you can bring them back, that would be even better..."

Chen Fei still greatly admired these Scouts who frequently entered the mist.

That they could survive until now was truly a stroke of luck; he would help them however he could.

As for his request, it was just a matter of convenience for them, so they likely wouldn't refuse.

Sure enough, after Xu Kui finished listening, he thought he had misheard. "That's it?"

Chen Fei found their reaction a bit strange. "Yeah, what else did you expect?"

Xu Kui and the other Scouts exchanged glances, each seeing relief in the others' eyes.

"To be honest, that doesn't even count as a request. For us, it's just something we can do in passing.

Don't worry, consider it done!"

Lin Qi and Yang Xin also felt much better. At least from his current performance, Chen Fei's character was completely beyond reproach, even somewhat noble.

In their eyes, giving Gu San to Xu Kui was no different from giving him free Detoxification Pills.

Watching Xu Kui and the others leave, Chen Fei rubbed his chin in thought.

This way, Gu San would be relatively safe with Xu Kui and the others while also being able to accumulate toxins. It was a good growth path.

So, what's the next step? Where should I go from here?

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