"Wait another three hours before going out."
After deciding on the time to leave, the young man put the hourglass back, took out a wooden box, pulled out the stopper, and sniffed it. The smell was unpleasant, but it had not yet reached the potency he wanted.
However, the enemies outside clearly would not give him that much time.
He took some feathered arrows and inserted their heads into the wooden box, soaking them in the liquid.
"I wonder if this will work on those Transcendents."
He had tested it on magical beasts. Those fire-breathing red lizards could hold on for two minutes. Magical beasts of similar combat strength but twice the size could endure longer, around ten minutes.
Without a watch, he could only estimate the time, which was very troublesome.
After soaking all ten arrows, the skinny young man carefully replaced the stopper, doing his best to avoid touching the dark green liquid inside the wooden box.
He had a feeling that those two people bore him no ill will.
But the memories deep within his soul constantly warned him not to place his hopes in the kindness of others. Other than himself, no one could be trusted.
Silently counting the time in his heart, the skinny young man stood up after three hours, slung the arrows over his back, lifted the wooden bed, moved aside the floorboards, and crawled inside.
Up in the tree, Velin watched the light dot move, feeling like an overpowered veteran toying with a little shrimp.
Watching the other party scheme and struggle was truly entertaining.
"Master, this man will be very useful."
"He certainly will be useful. Otherwise, I would not have traveled all this way to find him. But from the looks of it, winning him over will be difficult. Still,