"Corpse Essence?
The village chief mentioned this term just now... It seemed he intended to use my and the Doctor's corpses to refine this substance.
The refinement method should rely on the Steam Technology here.
Who would have thought my syringe could bypass such complex technical methods and draw it out directly?
Presumably, the syringe considered 'Corpse Essence' useful to my current corpse, which was why it specifically extracted it during the process. Otherwise, it would have remained discarded among the corpses."
Han Dong temporarily put away the syringe rather than immediately injecting the Corpse Essence. Instead, he turned his gaze toward a certain spot and said softly,
"How long do you plan to keep hiding?"
At Han Dong's question, a shadow immediately crawled out.
It was the male servant from the village chief's household who had guided them earlier.
The paper lantern in his hand trembled along with his body. In his eyes, the village chief—someone utterly impossible to resist—had been killed in an instant.
"Don't kill me! I was just... passing by."
It was probably the worst excuse Han Dong had ever heard, but he still gave the man a chance.
"You saw all this. Why shouldn't I kill you?"
"Because... once you kill the village chief, you become the new village chief.
I'm actually the former village chief's steward. I'll serve you with all my strength and make sure you need not worry about any affairs.
Oh, and I can also take charge of the Dragon Boat Ceremony!"
Han Dong had already noticed that this man was fairly capable. Now that he knew nothing about the village, having such a fellow as an assistant was not a bad idea.
"Oh! Now that's a good reason... Take us to the village chief's residence. We have many things to