"The smell of phenolic compounds... is a bit like kerosene, but not quite." After sniffing it for a while, Mosquito gave an uncertain assessment.
Chasing Soul, standing nearby, suddenly spoke.
"Could it be Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine 50?"
"No ammonia smell. Probably not."
Mosquito shook his head and immediately screwed the cap back on.
Phenolic compounds oxidized easily when exposed to air.
He still could not determine what the substance was. Based on the liquid's viscosity and smell, he could only roughly infer that it was something similar to kerosene.
But then again, this tiny bottle was rather heavy—
Wait.
Oil?!
Mosquito, holding the glass bottle, suddenly froze. He stood there blankly, as though his brain had crashed.
"Did you lag out?"
Seeing Mosquito's vacant expression, Peacemaker went over and waved a hand in front of him, only to find that the guy seemed to have disconnected completely and did not react at all.
"Could this item be bugged?"
Godslayer muttered as he curiously reached out, intending to take the glass bottle for a closer look.
Before his hand could touch the bottle, Mosquito jolted as if electrocuted. He suddenly snapped back to his senses, then rushed into the nearby factory without saying a word.
He was an agility build, but no one had ever seen him run that fast.
Watching Brother Mosquito's sudden movement, everyone was dumbfounded.
"What happened to him?"
"Did he get possessed?"
"Surely not."
Chasing Soul, whose profession had some connection to chemistry, vaguely realized something. His expression became intriguing as well.
"Fuel..."
"Fuel?" Peacemaker frowned.
"Yeah..." Chasing Soul nodded, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly as he continued, "And most likely the kind we've been looking for."
The fields in Dawn City's northern suburbs.
Sitting beneath a windmill, Pai gazed at the lush green fields in the