Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 48 Magic Potion
Subsequently, the Red Darts Chamber of Commerce was wiped out in less than half an hour for possessing forbidden items and attacking the handlers.

Some companies within the megacity began to actively cooperate.

They provide information on forbidden items, and even actively trade with officials for forbidden items obtained 'accidentally'.

This did speed up the official containment process.

Meanwhile, in the conference room of the processing department headquarters in Border City No. 3, some people were analyzing the details of the operation.

"That kid Ye Jiang really knows how to surprise us. How did he manage to sneak in?" An old man looked at the detailed report in front of him and couldn't help but chuckle.

Another elderly man sighed, "It's only because he's strong enough, otherwise it would have been a fright!"

"The actual controller of the Red Dart Merchant Guild is the psychic who hides in the shadows and manipulates many key figures. He disguises himself as Xu Shi's bodyguard, but secretly controls many key figures with his abilities. He is the true leader of the Red Dart Merchant Guild. He usually controls the Red Dart Merchant Guild remotely from his gathering place in the wilderness."

"After the previous Fantasy Band incident, the number of psionicists in the Giant City increased sharply. Although most of them were under our control, some still lingered in the Giant City. He took advantage of the Red Dart Merchant Guild's ability to travel between the Wilderness and the Giant City to gather some wild psionicists in the Wilderness and use his abilities to give them long-term and continuous hints, making them his most loyal subordinates."

"But this cautious fellow, in his pursuit of the greedy gold coins, not only came to the giant city but also exposed his identity. In the end, he was cornered by the Night General. The curse of inevitably encountering a powerful enemy is more effective than we imagined!"

"Currently, the so-called inevitable encounter with a powerful enemy seems to be that within a certain range, after defeating the enemy in front of you, various 'coincidences' will be triggered, leading new powerful enemies to the cursed one. This curse will only stop when there are no more powerful enemies within this range. Within the giant city, this is indeed a good way to search for enemies. Sometime, let Night General participate in other operations; maybe we can reel in a big fish."

“In a large city, there are naturally no powerful enemies that are too dangerous, and even if there are, we can send reinforcements. But in the wilderness, that would be too dangerous,” the wrinkled old woman said.

At this time, a sudden voice sounded.

Unlike the aged voices of the other people in the conference room, this voice, though deep, sounded remarkably young.

"You're bound to encounter a formidable foe. How I envy you. I wish I had such a curse."

The speaker was a young woman.

She was wearing a black trench coat and sat on a chair at the edge of the conference room. A uniquely shaped bone greatsword lay at her feet.

She was strikingly beautiful with delicate features, but her brows were furrowed with gloom, and her eyes were as dark as night, devoid of any luster.

He spoke calmly, "The curse of Night General is actually an opportunity for him to grow stronger quickly. If you are willing to let him go deep into the wilderness and get close to dangerous areas, as long as he doesn't die, with his curse, he will be able to grow into a captain-level expert, or even stronger, in less than three years."

This isn't entirely without merit; encountering formidable enemies inevitably means facing risks and battles. Each danger and fight refines Li Yelai's combat skills and mental fortitude. As long as he survives each encounter, he will undoubtedly become stronger.

"This is too dangerous. Not everyone is as strong as you, able to escape danger time and time again and grow stronger. Even under the influence of your curse, we all believe that you are powerful and exceptionally talented." An old man spoke up: "Little Mad King."

"Don't call me that against your conscience. You've never believed me," the Little Mad King said calmly. "Even now, you still don't believe me."

The old man shook his head: "It's just the effect of the curse. We will choose to believe you based on our own willpower."

The Little Mad King didn't respond to the topic. Instead, he picked up his greatsword and continued, "Night General is very talented. If he wants to become stronger, he can try venturing into the depths of the wilderness. Don't waste such a good talent and curse."

The depths of the wilderness actually refer to areas near the various restricted zones. Wanted psionicists, Void Realm creatures, and natives of the restricted zones frequently roam there.

It is an extremely dangerous area.

If the curse of inevitably encountering powerful enemies is triggered there, you will definitely encounter multiple powerful enemies in succession. The efficiency will probably be frighteningly high.

If he's still alive, then he's naturally become stronger. The claim of becoming a captain in three years isn't nonsense.

“It’s too dangerous.” The old man shook his head. “Besides, he has his own mission. He still needs to handle the Ark.”

"I'm just offering a suggestion; don't waste Night General's talent," Little Mad King said coldly.

Afterwards, Xiao Kuangwang left the meeting room; she had come to report on her work progress. Since they couldn't see eye to eye, she decided to leave.

Only after she left did an old man say, "She actually said the Night General's curse was good? She really doesn't take bad luck seriously! If it's bad, it can be fatal."

"Her curse is that she will never be trusted, and her life will be extremely painful. In her childhood, no matter what happened, she would be suspected and slandered. No one could trust her. Perhaps she would prefer the curse of always encountering a powerful enemy." An old man sighed, "How pitiful."

"If she really succeeds the Mad King, under the influence of the curse, will the various factions be able to trust her?"

"That," a voice came from the darkness, "get it done before I die of old age!"

On the other side, when Cheese drove to the Red Dart Chamber of Commerce, he saw a group of processors chatting idly next to a wrecked SUV.

With just one glance, Cheese knew what had happened. She had experienced vehicle-related disasters before.

"Alright everyone, my Night General isn't adjusting well to the climate in your West City, so I'll take him back first." Cheese greeted everyone with a smile.

This made the West City branch members look strange. How could someone from a giant city have any trouble adapting to the local environment? We just wanted to build a good relationship with Night General, didn't we? How petty!
Li Yelai stepped on the manhole cover next to him and, finding no 'accident', confirmed that his curse had disappeared.

After greeting everyone in the West City, he boarded Cheese's SUV, carrying a large black umbrella.

"How come you have time to pick me up?" Li Yelai asked curiously.

“I happened to be going to the trading post in the north of the city today to pick up your package. On my way back, I heard that you had taken down the Red Dart Merchant Guild, so I came around to pick you up.” Cheese’s peach blossom eyes glanced at Li Yelai and pointed to the back seat: “Today, a caravan from Border City No. 1 arrived.”

Border Town No. 1? Courier service?
Li Yelai was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

It's an anti-psy helmet!

The anti-psychic helmet I applied for a trial of has arrived!
Li Yelai was somewhat excited. With this, Li Yunyan's curse might be suppressed. She wouldn't have to be afraid of people anymore. "Thank you!" Li Yelai expressed his gratitude.

Cheese shook his head slightly: "We don't need to be so polite between us. By the way, how did you end up in the West City?"

Li Yelai then told Cheese about his experience.

"Show, we practically dragged you from the east side of the city to the west side to take them down. It's hard to say who'll be the unlucky one," Cheese complained. "But thankfully, you weren't hurt, and you helped recover the forbidden item, so you'll get merit points. What did you gain yourself?"

What did I gain?
After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai replied, "I have a clear understanding of my own combat capabilities."

Indeed, this was Li Yelai's first real battle after obtaining the Crimson Dragon Halberd.

He did not kill anyone in this operation.

He controlled his strength and the point of attack.

Whether they were scavengers who were being manipulated or wild psionicists, they were simply knocked unconscious.

Facing the scarred woman, who was also at the second awakening level, Li Yelai won with ease.

The last male bodyguard was indeed a bit troublesome, but he managed to finish the fight with a Dragon Head Raise move.

It's said that the male bodyguard is a psionicist on the Third Awakening Path, just like Cheese.

'So, does this mean I now have the ability to fight against cheese?' Li Yelai pondered to himself. Is this what they call fighting against opponents of a higher level?

"I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that if you can defeat that third-awakening, delirious path psionicist, you can defeat me, right?" Cheese seemed to have seen through Li Yelai's thoughts. While waiting at a red light, he leaned over and whispered in Li Yelai's ear, "Come on, if I win, you'll do what I say. If you defeat me, you can do whatever you want with me~"

His words were full of flirtatiousness and seduction, and his hot breath made Li Yelai's body go numb.

"Trying to take advantage of me? Dream on!" Li Yelai retorted.

"You wish." Cheese turned around and glared at Li Yelai. "There's a huge gap between a wild psionicist without any support and a processor. Besides, that Third Awakening was knocked unconscious by a car and was surrounded by your group after he came out. It wasn't a one-on-one fight."

"Putting aside combat experience, those scavengers are indeed very experienced in combat, even more so than newcomers. After all, you can encounter anything in the wilderness."

"But in other aspects, they are far behind."

"Psionic weapons cannot be created without the support of a major power."

Auxiliary equipment, such as chainsaw swords, thermal guns, and plasma bombs, are technologies unique to the Giant City faction, making these weapons difficult for them to acquire.

Potions, needless to say, are practically unavailable to all wild psionicists. They can't even find the recipes, let alone the ingredients. Even if some of them were lucky enough to obtain a suitable recipe, it would be extremely difficult to find the ingredients in the depths of the wilderness or forbidden zones. But our official team doesn't need to worry so much; the Night Scouts will collect enough ingredients.

"Psionic skills, you can learn some on your own, but you can't get systematic training like we do from the official system."

Cheese explained, "Therefore, wild psionicists are generally weaker than processors."

Li Yelai nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Those wild psionicists indeed haven't even mastered the techniques of psionic barriers. They possess psionic power and strength, but they can't use it perfectly.

Therefore, Li Yelai could easily defeat them.

“However, you’re quite strong to be able to face so many enemies at the same time,” Cheese said. “But never think you can fight enemies above your level. Each awakening of a psionicist creates a gap in power. You might be able to barely fight a second awakening after the first awakening, but it’s very difficult for a second awakening to defeat a third awakening. The gap will only widen as you progress.”

“For example, my words of power and suggestions. When you are facing me, if you cannot immediately silence me, you will be affected by my abilities,” Cheese said. “Listen to me, hands behind your head.”

Li Yelai's hands subconsciously rose a few centimeters, but he didn't cover his head.

“Look,” Cheese said, picking up a saccharin pill, swallowing it, “Your physique is strong, and your psionic resistance is high, so you can resist my suggestions. But it will still hinder some of your actions. What if it happens in battle? This interference could be fatal. Don’t be complacent, and don’t attempt to fight opponents stronger than you unless absolutely necessary.”

"Understood." Li Yelai nodded seriously.

"Now that you've reached your second awakening and have your psionic armor, you can start thinking about the third awakening potion. The third awakening potion costs around 300 merit points. Your main focus now is accumulating enough merit points. Don't worry about the anti-psionic helmet," Cheese suggested. "To do a good job, you must first have the right tools!"

"Hmm." Li Yelai asked, "Do you have any recommendations for the Awakening Potions in the Myriad Manifestations Path?"

"The All-Encompassing Path Three-Awakening Potion can be purchased directly. There are only two types in the four major cities." Cheese thought for a moment and said, "Beast and Mimicry Scale Armor. The former allows you to conjure up the characteristics of a supernatural creature and enhance your agility and strength. So, you might see some of your colleagues with beast ears on their heads. Fury fans are ecstatic."

"Wow!" Li Ye exclaimed. If he learned this, wouldn't he also have to wear animal ears?

"The latter is to enhance defense, mimicking the defensive scales of a certain creature. Of course, the effect will vary depending on the materials added. For example, Captain Furnace obtained the Lava Dragon Armor, which has extremely high fire resistance. Therefore, he can ignore high temperatures and flames and fight through fire."

"Which one should I choose?" Li Yelai frowned.

"Go back and ask the captain. It seems he's prepared some potion ingredients for you. They might be rare items that aren't available on the market," Cheese reminded him.

"Can't get it?" Li Yelai was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, for example, Captain Furnace’s Lava Dragon Armor is because he added a mysterious ingredient from the Lava Dragon to his potions,” Cheese replied. “When he was dealing with the Church of the Embers, he accidentally obtained a psionic weapon with Lava Dragon materials. He disassembled it and added it to his potions. Ordinary processors don’t have this kind of asset or opportunity. This is a rare find on the market. Lava Dragons are monsters from the Doomsday Forest; you can’t just hunt them in packs. Their king of the forbidden zone isn’t just for show.”

“I understand. With enough good stuff, one’s abilities will be stronger.” Li Yelai nodded. “However, I’ve only recently reached the second awakening stage, so the third awakening is probably still a long way off. I can take my time to consider it.”

(End of this chapter)