Chapter 153: Dugu Yan
"By the way, Oscar, I'll be upgrading my Gu worms soon, and the Gu worms you have will also be upgraded. I'll try to find a way to configure a set of Gu worms that suit your combat needs then," Shi Lin said to Oscar after thinking for a moment.
Oscar is, after all, a food-type soul master, so his need for Gu worms might be greater. Therefore, Shi Lin thought of researching a Gu Master path unique to Oscar.
"Thank you, Brother Lin!" Oscar said excitedly to Shi Lin.
Oscar also discovered many problems with the Gu worms during the battle.
For example, the number of attacks, soul power consumption, auxiliary bonuses... there are many issues.
"Old Ma, how did the game go?" Shi Lin nodded at Oscar, then turned to Ma Hongjun and asked with a smile.
"Sigh... Don't even mention it. I was unlucky and encountered a water-attribute soul master, who happens to be the one who counters my attribute, which is why I got injured. If she hadn't countered me, I could have easily defeated her!" Ma Hongjun said earnestly to Shi Lin, pursing his lips.
Hearing Ma Hongjun's words, Shi Lin's eyes lit up. At low levels, the outcome of a battle is basically determined by the elemental advantage of the same level. On the contrary, Ma Hongjun defeated the water-attribute soul master.
This proves that the Fire Seed Gu was of great help to Ma Hongjun.
"By the way, Brother Lin, I have a question I'd like to ask you about recently," Ma Hongjun asked Shi Lin, frowning.
"What's the matter?" Shi Lin raised an eyebrow and asked Ma Hongjun.
"Ever since I broke through to level 18, I feel that the Fire Seed Gu is no longer able to suppress the evil fire in my body…" Ma Hongjun frowned and said to Shi Lin with some difficulty.
"Oh, that's nothing. I was just about to upgrade the Gu worms I have, and I'll upgrade the Fire Seed Gu as well," Shi Lin said to Ma Hongjun, leaning back on the sofa.
"That's great, Brother Lin! You're so cool!" Ma Hongjun jumped up excitedly, and everyone around him looked at him.
Ma Hongjun then realized he had lost his composure and quickly sat down.
"Old Ma, give me all the flame crystals produced by your Fire Seed Gu. The Gu worms need these to advance." Shi Lin looked at Ma Hongjun, shook his head with a smile, and then said.
Ma Hongjun nodded, then tossed the soul tool in his hand to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin activated the soul tool and stared wide-eyed at the flame crystal inside. He sat bolt upright on the sofa, looking at Ma Hongjun in disbelief.
"Does the Fire Seed Gu only produce one crystal every ten days? How come you have so many?" Shi Lin stared wide-eyed at Ma Hongjun and asked incredulously.
"Every time I cultivate, the Fire Seed Gu absorbs the evil fire in my body. After absorbing and condensing the evil fire, it crystallizes and accumulates over time, and that's how much I have," Ma Hongjun said, scratching his head.
Shi Lin looked at Ma Hongjun's soul tool, which contained four large boxes, each as tall as a person, filled with at least tens of thousands of flame crystals!
"It's getting late, we should head back." After transferring all the flame crystals into his soul tool, Shi Lin stood up and called to the others, preparing to return to the courtyard to rest.
After leaving the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, Ma Hongjun bought some late-night snacks for Flender and Zhao Wuji to eat that night.
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Back in the courtyard, Flender and Zhao Wuji were there, seemingly talking about something.
"Dean, Teacher Zhao!" Shi Lin and the others bowed to Flender and Zhao Wuji.
"How did the battle go today?" Flender asked Shi Lin with a smile.
"We won everything," Shi Lin said to Flender with a smile.
"Not bad! It seems I underestimated you." Flender's eyes lit up, and he nodded.
Flender had originally thought that if someone lost, he would have to comfort them.
"Judging from the Dean's expression, we've won everything, but you seem a little unhappy, hahaha," Shi Lin said with a smile to Flender.
"No, no, you guys stay humble and keep working hard. Alright, you've worked hard today. Go back to your rooms and summarize today's battle notes, then get some rest." Flender waved his hand and said with a smile.
Judging from Flender's expression, it was clear that Flender and Zhao Wuji were discussing something important and didn't have time to deal with the children.
"Yes, Dean!" Shi Lin and the others bowed to Flender and then returned to their rooms.
Ma Hongjun placed the late-night snacks he had bought on the table.
Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged a smile as they looked at the late-night snack, then took out a jar of wine and began to eat while discussing business.
Besides providing practical training for Shi Lin and his group, there was another very important matter on the way to Heaven Dou City.
Register!
Register Shrek Academy within the Heaven Dou Empire so that its students can participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Furthermore, after registering, you can also receive some subsidies from the Heaven Dou Empire.
Flender was an old hand at this, and although registering for the academy was difficult, he managed to register smoothly thanks to Shi Zhen's money and Flender's personal connections.
Flender couldn't resist taking out the parchment scroll that had been successfully registered, and he and Zhao Wuji carefully admired the contents of the scroll under the moonlight.
The two originally established an academy to escape the pursuit of Spirit Hall, but as time went by, they also fell in love with teaching and educating people.
Although Shrek Academy faced many difficulties when it was first established and was on the verge of bankruptcy several times, everything has improved now. It has its own new campus, enough teachers, and now all that's left is to wait for the new students to enroll.
Moreover, with Shi Zhen's relentless investment, Shrek Academy's scale is at least among the top five in the Heaven Dou Empire. Furthermore, with Shi Zhen's continued investment, Shrek Academy's scale may even surpass that of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in the future.
The two ate snacks and drank wine, chatting from the moment they met until late into the night, sharing the hardships they had endured along the way.
Before they knew it, both of them were drunk. Shi An and Ma Hongjun took them back to their respective rooms.
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After returning to his room, Shi Lin took out some flame crystals from his soul tool.
"It's too difficult to upgrade the Empty Blade Gu. Let's advance the Fire Seed Gu first," Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
After cleaning up his room, Shi Lin set up a large experimental table and began to conduct experiments with the insect spirit beasts.
Because Ma Hongjun had accumulated a lot of flame crystals, and because the flame crystals were filled with evil fire, the quality of the crystals was exceptionally high.
The refining of Fire Seed Gu was also going exceptionally smoothly, with top-grade Fire Seed Gu appearing from time to time.
Shi Lin compiled and recorded the problems that arose during the refining process for future reference.
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The next day at noon.
In the lounge, Shi Lin and the other three sat exhausted on the sofa, recovering their soul power and adjusting their state to prepare for the afternoon's match.
In the morning, each of the four people participated in two matches.
Because the four of them performed so well yesterday, the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena arranged even stronger opponents for them today, and Shi Lin and Oscar lost one of their two matches.
"You all did quite well in today's match. Everyone showed their abilities, but your combat strategies are still a bit immature. This afternoon, you can relax and do whatever you want without participating in any matches." Flender said with satisfaction to the little ones in front of him, holding a notebook in his hand.
When Shi Lin and the others were fighting, Flender and Zhao Wuji would record the battles and mark any problematic parts.
Ma Hongjun and his companions were all exceptionally intelligent, which is why they displayed such high talent in combat.
This made Flender very happy with the children.
"Yoohoo! Rest! Rest!" Ma Hongjun jumped up excitedly.
Because of the Fire Seed Gu, Ma Hongjun is the strongest fighter among the four, and also the one who requires the least effort.
"Alright, I have things to do this afternoon. You guys can have a good time exploring Heaven Dou City." Flender put away the notebook in his hand, then waved and turned to leave.
"Brother Lin, where are we going next?" Oscar came to Shi Lin's side and asked him.
"Well... let's go buy some medicine. It'll be a good opportunity to improve the strength of the Gu worms." Shi Lin stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
"Hehe, Oscar and I are both free, so we can go together." Ma Hongjun glanced at Oscar and then smiled.
"Sure, no problem. If you see anything you like on the way, just tell me. I'm quite wealthy," Shi Lin said with a hearty laugh.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar also laughed heartily.
Since they didn't have to fight in the afternoon, the four of them quickly washed up in the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, changed into clean clothes, and walked out of the arena.
After leaving the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, Shi Lin and his companions strolled around the streets of Heaven Dou City.
After asking around, the four of them arrived at the largest herbal medicine shop in Heaven Dou City.
In Douluo Continent, although the knowledge of top-grade immortal herbs is relatively weak, the usage of common medicinal herbs is still quite widespread.
Besides treating illnesses, many people also use these medicinal herbs to strengthen their bodies and aid in cultivation.
Just like the medicinal bath that Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San and the others, it was just a basic use of these medicinal herbs.
Many common medicinal herbs for treating diseases are not expensive, but the herbs used by soul masters are more expensive.
Standing at the entrance of the herbal medicine shop, Shi Lin looked up and glanced at it.
"Bilin Pharmacy"
"This is too obvious. It's practically saying it's the Dugu family's herbal medicine shop." Shi Lin shrugged helplessly and said with a low laugh.
Shi An and the others weren't particularly sensitive to the name, since they probably didn't even know who Poison Douluo was.
The shop is very large, but there aren't many customers inside; only a few will buy something and leave occasionally.
"Brother Lin, this shop doesn't seem quite right. Should we go to another one?" Ma Hongjun frowned as he looked around and stopped Shi Lin, gently advising him.
"This should be the largest pharmacy in Heaven Dou City, so there shouldn't be any major problems. I might need a lot of medicinal herbs, and I should be able to buy them all here at once," Shi Lin said with a smile to Ma Hongjun.
We won't discuss Dugu Bo's personality for now, but the medicinal herbs he cultivates are definitely the best in the Douluo Continent. After all, Dugu Bo is backed by the Yin Yang Ice And Fire Eyes, which is full of spiritual energy, greatly enhancing the medicinal herbs.
"Well... alright then." Ma Hongjun nodded and said to Shi Lin.
Upon entering the pharmacy, Shi Lin discovered that the staff were ignoring them, practically as if they were about to put up a sign that read, "Sales staff must not beat customers at will."
"Greetings, gentlemen. I would like some medicinal herbs to treat my injuries," Shi Lin said, bowing respectfully to the pharmacists who were dispensing medicine.
"Do you have any prescriptions? Each prescription will cost ten gold soul coins, and each dose of herbs will cost one silver soul coin," the pharmacist said arrogantly to Shi Lin.
"If you don't have a prescription, may I ask for several different formulas?" Shi Lin said with a smile to the pharmacists.
"Sure, there are six types of healing medicines in total, costing sixty gold soul coins. How much of each should I take?" The pharmacist raised an eyebrow and looked at Shi Lin curiously.
This is quite a large business deal.
"One thousand portions of each," Shi Lin said to the pharmacists after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, wait a moment." The pharmacist nodded, then waved and led the other pharmacists to the backyard to fetch the medicine.
As for whether Shi Lin and his group would skip out on the bill, they weren't worried at all.
Just then, a girl of about ten years old, wearing a green dress, skipped and hopped into the herbal medicine shop.
"Huh? Where is everyone? Come out and play with me!" The little girl's voice was as clear and melodious as a silver bell.
However, her tone was very rude, and it was obvious that she had been spoiled by her parents.
If Shi Lin's guess is correct, this girl should be Dugu Bo's only granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
Just then, Dugu Yan noticed Shi Lin and his group, and happily skipped over to them.
"Are you here to buy medicine? Can you play with me?" Dugu Yan asked Shi Lin with a smile.
"I'm sorry, we were all injured just now, so it's really inconvenient for us," Shi Lin said weakly to Dugu Yan after coughing twice.
Ma Hongjun and the others had already reached an understanding with Shi Lin; they all coughed a couple of times and sat weakly on the sofa.
"This is so boring. You're all injured. If you weren't, you could have experimented with the poison I just concocted." Dugu Yan said to Shi Lin with a look of disgust, pursing her lips.
Shi Lin was somewhat prepared, but Ma Hongjun and the others' pupils visibly contracted. No wonder Shi Lin didn't want them to get close to such a beautiful girl.
It seems this is a little poisonous flower.
"I'm really sorry, cough cough." Shi Lin stepped forward and said to Dugu Yan with great difficulty.
"Hmph, stay away from me, don't infect me," Dugu Yan waved her hand dismissively, then turned and walked towards the backyard.
Seeing Dugu Yan's retreating figure, Shi Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't have the antidote Gu worm yet. To get the antidote Gu worm, I have to wait until Oscar absorbs his second soul ring and goes to detoxify the little sausage before I can refine it.
After a while, a pharmacist with a pale face came out from the backyard.
"A total of one hundred and twenty gold soul coins," the pharmacist said to Shi Lin in a hoarse voice.
Without hesitation, Shi Lin handed over the gold soul coins he had prepared to the pharmacist, then packed a sack of medicine into his soul tool, and left Bilin Pharmacy with Ma Hongjun and the others without looking back.
Shi Lin never expected to be so unlucky as to encounter Dugu Yan.
Shi Lin had originally planned to purchase some other medicinal herbs.
Now it seems...
Forget it!
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