Inside the wooden house in the back mountains, the middle-aged man finished his "bath" and spent the afternoon tea time looking thoroughly satisfied.
Although the middle-aged man looked obese, when he climbed out of the wooden tub, his body appeared extremely powerful. Refined muscles hid beneath the fat. The black liquid in the tub was all original juice extracted from the finest Black Brain Wood, which could greatly invigorate the body's cells and keep the flesh fresh and youthful.
"An entire afternoon has passed, and that old fellow still hasn't brought back any information about the outsider. Something must have gone wrong. The outsider is very likely one of the government people. They probably restrained that good-for-nothing, which is why no death message has been sent back."
"In less than a month, the crucial harvest will arrive. We can't afford to be disturbed now. Let's go take a look."
With four women helping him change, the middle-aged man put on a pair of loose earth-colored trousers and a huge hooded windbreaker. A special golden emblem hung over his chest, engraved with two characters—"Alchemist."
"Those government people are really unlucky to have run into me while I happened to be active in the outer area. I'll take your bodies back to test the new products. Once I'm done, I can even take your heads upstairs to exchange for some money... Hm! What's going on?"
The middle-aged man had lived in the core region of the inner area for a long time and was extremely wary by nature. He turned his head toward the bath beside him, where an exceedingly faint ripple spread across the surface.
"Intangible killing intent."
The middle-aged man reacted extremely quickly. He had no weapon on him at the moment, and defending with his arms might result in