Reward: XA Drug

On Castle Top.

Kevin and his four companions stayed here.

There was a box in front of me, with three Blank Slot inside.

"So now the question is, how do we choose from the three cards?"

This is a very perplexing question.

Among the one hundred Specified Card, while there are quite a few worthless items, there are also many truly valuable treasures worth taking with you.

Without these treasures to attract players, it would be impossible to draw so many people to participate. "Let's divide it into three parts. Nion, you choose one; Pairo and I choose one; and Uncle chooses one."

After Kurapika finished speaking, he laid out the card he had chosen.

[065- The Witch's Youth Restoring Potion -S-10]

[Eat one pill to regain a year of youth, reversing aging, but knowledge and memory will not change. If you eat more pills than your current age, you will die. One bottle contains 100 pills.]

While this medicine can't extend their lifespan by using their eye abilities—after all, using Emperor Time reduces their maximum lifespan—it can actually add a year to their lives, so it's essentially a win-win situation.

Moreover, there are a total of one hundred pills, which means you have a high degree of freedom in choosing them, and you can't go wrong no matter which one you choose.

Moreover, it's obvious that this particular image was chosen specifically for the three members of the Kurta Clan.

This was the only card that was truly useful to them.

Let the others choose the remaining two.

Kevin nodded as he looked at the cards Kurapika and the others had chosen.

Nion, however, was caught in a dilemma.

"How am I supposed to choose? I want so many things!"

There are many interesting things here, such as the various kinds of gems, medicines with special functions, and those mysterious Celebrity's Egg.

Each one is particularly interesting.

But she can only choose one.

After much deliberation, she finally chose a card that surprised everyone.

[048- Scented Hair Girl -A-15]

[A girl who can emit your favorite scent; just having her by your side will relieve your fatigue and restore your energy.]

Why did you choose this card?

Kevin was somewhat puzzled.

Kurapika, however, immediately realized what was happening.

"You want to give this to Uncle Light?"

Nion nodded. "Dad is very busy too. Giving him this should make things much easier for him."

What a filial child!

This thing is essentially a humanoid Nen Beast. Although it has a human appearance, it doesn't actually have any autonomous abilities.

Then everyone looked at Kevin, wanting to see which card he would choose.

"Don't look at me, I've already made up my mind."

[026- Seven Dwarfs -A-20]

[Dwarf who only works for his master while he sleeps, but will not grant requests that exceed his master's capabilities.]

"Huh? Why would you choose Dwarf?" Nion was very puzzled.

But everyone else figured out the reason.

"Uncle, you don't mean you want this thing to help you make potions, do you?" Pairo asked uncertainly.

Kevin smiled and nodded. "You guessed right."

"Will this work?" Kurapika, somewhat skeptical.

When they collected this card, they were only doing handicrafts for people during the mission; it wasn't mentioned that they could use Nen ability.

"Don't worry, I'll choose this card, naturally because I've already asked."

He was just chatting with Number One; how could he not be considering these things?

The answer was yes, the Dwarf could use his master's Nen ability.

However, there is a limitation: if these Dwarf use their master's Nen ability, it will consume the master's Nen Aura.

In other words, Kevin is essentially still making medicine, but this time he doesn't have to stand in front of the Alchemy Table himself; he can do it through the Dwarf.

The only limitation is that the Dwarf can only move when they are sleeping.

But that's more than enough; it saves Kevin a lot of time.

As the Pharmacy expanded, he had to spend a lot of time processing the materials to make potions each time.

Moreover, even if he can't make potions, these Dwarf can help him process materials. As long as he can process the materials by hand, these Dwarf can do it too, and the time he spends sleeping is more than enough.

Moreover, Kevin had a brilliant idea for its use.

Once he finds the right combination of three ingredients, he enters an extremely long and tedious period, needing to constantly adjust the ratio between the three ingredients, which is a very troublesome process.

At this point, the Dwarf can also be asked to do the work. All they need to do is keep adjusting the recipe, record it, and then make a choice after Kevin wakes up, thus solving the problem once and for all.

Once you've chosen your cards, it's time to leave the game.

"Oh! We're out!"

Nion appeared in the room, cheering.

Kevin and his group appeared one after another.

Seemingly sensing the movement inside the room, the door was opened.

Rosana walked in.

"Kurapika, have you finally decided to come see your mother?"

"Mother!"

Kurapika called out, feeling both happy and helpless, and went over to hug Rosana.

Nion ran over and hugged her too.

News of Kurapika and his friends' victory spread quickly, and everyone gathered in the Manor's main hall.

Light rushed back, and upon seeing Nion, he hugged her; after all, they hadn't seen each other for several months.

"Looking at the timeline, we've actually been in the game for almost five months!"

"I didn't realize it while we were in the game, "Pairo said in surprise. "But when I came out and calculated the time, I realized we'd been here for almost half a year."

They started playing the game at the end of February, and it's almost the end of July now.

Nion then gave her Gift to her father, and it worked even better than they had expected.

The girl doesn't follow you around all the time; instead, you can retrieve the card when it's not in use, which makes things much more convenient.

Next, I'll get to know Shalnark and the Shalnark. The three of them have been at the Manor for almost two months now.

After a joyous feast, life returned to its usual routine.

After returning to the Manor, Kevin devoted himself entirely to the research and development of the potion.

He would study on his own during the day, and at night when he was asleep, he would have the seven Dwarf do the work.

These seven Dwarf are also Nen Beast, except that each of them is the size of a doll.

Unfortunately, Kevin never saw the Dwarf work, because he had to wait until the dwarf was asleep.

Only the Dwarf will start working.

However, he had to admit that the Dwarf were even more effective than he had imagined; it was as if he was working non-stop.

"Moreover, I never expected it to be used in this way."

Kevin has found yet another ingenious use for it.

As we all know, to increase Nen capacity, one normally needs to expend Nen Aura, which is usually done through sustained bursts [practice].

Due to the nature of Nen Aura, it becomes increasingly difficult to fully release Nen as one progresses through bursts of energy. Therefore, it becomes very difficult to increase Nen capacity by expending it all and then resting to recover.

The first thing to train is to be able to continuously unleash the [refinement] Qi Refining until it is completely depleted, and this alone will take a lot of time.

Although Kevin is still using the [Surging Potion], its effects are not as good as he had hoped, so he is using two methods in parallel.

Moreover, his Alchemy Table can consume Nen Aura at an extremely fast speed, so training doesn't take much time.

Now, because the Dwarf also consumes his Nen Aura when using his Nen ability, it unconsciously helps him train. It does affect his sleep quality to some extent, but it's not a big deal, and it doesn't happen every night.

This resulted in Kevin's Nen level quickly reaching 110,000, a growth that took him nearly three months.

The further you go, the more difficult it becomes, but this amount of power is enough. If you use the [Surging Potion], it will be enough to create the most extreme A-Rank potion.

That's right, he's already started figuring out how to make A-Rank potions, because his formula is complete.

Maintaining his perfect condition, Kevin entered his Pharmaceutical Room.

[Gold Scale: Resentment Snake Pearl (Liquid 1.5g)]

[Silver Scale: Crow Heart (powder, 20 grams)]

[Bronze Scale: Personality Petal (Fresh - 15g)]

[Effect: Will grant the user the properties of the material]

The effect is very blurry, but this is the clearest description that can be understood.

Given that the higher the level, the more ambiguous the effect, perhaps this effect is normal.

The concept will reveal the properties of the material; if nothing unexpected happens, this property should refer to the main material.

So the question is, what is its property?

To be honest, Kevin himself didn't know.

At Grade A-Rank, the properties of the material become indeed difficult to determine.

If he had to speculate, it might be related to Resentment, which was the most suitable Specialization Kevin could think of. As for whether there were other possibilities, he couldn't make a judgment at all, because he simply didn't know.

The main ingredient comes from the [Resentful Eater Snake], so it's perfectly normal to guess that it's related to Resentment.

However, the specifics can only be determined once the medicine is actually made and used.

The only thing we can be sure of now is that it's at least not poison.

"Get ready, "Kevin took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He was unusually nervous, after all, this was A-Rank potion.

Once everything is ready, insert the needle into the body to inject the liquid.

The gas expanded instantly, the Alchemy Table started up, and began to spin rapidly.

As the potion was being made, Kevin discovered for the first time that the Alchemy Table was beginning to have an impact on the surrounding environment.

A buzzing sound came from my ears, and the surrounding air became somewhat viscous. Although my own energy was flowing into the Alchemy Table, it felt as if something was swirling around me, giving me a sensation of being swallowed by a snake. The viscous, squeezing feeling was somewhat uncomfortable.

Is this the grandeur of A-Rank potion? It's shown to be different from the very beginning of its production.

Soon, half an hour passed, and the effects of the potion wore off instantly. Kevin relied on his Nen Aura to sustain himself.

Then came an extremely intense pulling sensation, and the Nen Aura began to surge in. The [Gift] in my chest was opened, and more Nen energy surged out from the Gift to fill it.

Kevin had made thorough preparations this time, even seeking help from Melusina regarding Nen ability at the beginning.

An hour passed quickly, Kevin began to sweat profusely, his breath becoming increasingly scarce.

Another half hour passed, Kevin was already quite exhausted; he was about to run out of breath.

"Just hang in there a little longer, we'll be done soon."

His calculations and intuition are infallible; it's just that pushing his limits will require some hardship, but compared to the results of the potion, getting some rest is enough.

Finally, the thick air dissipated, and the Alchemy Table came to a stop.

Kevin's remaining breath returned, instantly causing him to collapse to the ground, where he sat cross-legged, panting heavily.

It took him a while to recover. He leaned on the table to stand up, looked at the Alchemy Table, and took out the medicine.

A light emanated from the potion, a faint glow, like the reflection of scales, within which Shadow Creature shadow seemed to flash.

The liquid inside was crystal clear, resembling a gemstone contained in a container rather than being liquid.

"It looks amazing."

Kevin couldn't help but laugh, "This is A-Rank potion!"

He wanted to inject the liquid inside into his body, but that was just a thought; he wasn't in good condition right now.

He carefully took out a box, put the medicine inside, and sealed it.

After adjusting my state, I left the Pharmaceutical Room.

Upon entering the main building of the Manor, they saw Kurapika and Pairo looking worried in the hall.

"What's going on here?" Kevin asked curiously.

Kurapika remained silent for a while, while Pairo looked up at Kevin.

Seeing this, Kevin realized what was happening.

"You guys know about that news?"

"Um."

As expected, only the Phantom Troupe could have made them look like this.

"What have we been doing all this time? We've been so leisurely," Kurapika couldn't help but say.

Pairo seemed to have remembered something.

"In the game, we were ambushed by that [Bomb Demon] guy; if it had happened outside—we might be dead."

This made the two of them even more frustrated.

Kevin walked over and sat down next to them.

"You're overthinking it. You should already know about [Bomb Demon's ] Nen ability, right?"

To ensure their Nen ability were sufficiently concealed, they imposed numerous restrictions, even requiring all three to activate them together to achieve the desired effect.

If you could detect it so easily, then what was the point of all those restrictions?

Kevin offered some words of advice.

To be honest, with such a subtle effect, if Kevin hadn't known about Ganshu's malice beforehand, he would very likely have fallen victim to it as well.

Although he might Nen Aura something was amiss the instant the other party imbued him with Nen Aura, by then the imbuing was already complete, and he could be considered to have been affected.

If a trap set at such a high price is easily detected, then all that effort is meaningless.

Not to mention that the Bomb Demon had been plotting in the shadows all along, aiming to catch everyone off guard and outsmart them. With the right Nen ability, it would be normal for him to be possessed; it would be strange if they discovered the problem.

"Our experience fighting Nen user is still too weak, Uncle."

Pairo looked at Kevin.

Kevin shook his head helplessly.

"Alright, alright, but to be fair, it's true. You guys really lack experience fighting Nen user, even though you're quite strong now."

In truth, both of them have a very solid foundation, have mastered all kinds of advanced Nen ability techniques, and have developed their Nen ability quite well.

Judging from their fighting prowess, they are definitely above average among the entire Nen user group, and could even be considered elite.

After all, the Martial Faction Nen user vary greatly, with most having only average strength.

"In that case, like I said before, you two should go to the [Sky Arena]. You should know that place, right?"

The two nodded; how could they not know? They had looked up a lot of relevant information.

"You can go straight to the 200th Floor. Above the 200th Floor, everyone is Nen user. Their Nen ability may not be so orthodox, but they are undoubtedly all Martial Faction."

"There will also be some strong individuals here, so you should train here and come back when you feel ready."

This is the only place in the entire human world where one can quickly gain experience fighting Nen user.