High-End Combat Power

Sitting in the tent, Li Ce's dark circles had visibly deepened. In just a few days, his beard had grown much thicker, and he looked far from well.

"Here, Old Li. This is a First Tier Vitality Potion. It won't keep long once opened, and considering how quickly its potency dissipates, you need to finish it within two hours at most."

His colleague placed a narrow-necked yellow crystal bottle filled with rather murky liquid on the ground near Old Li, just within reach if he stretched out his hand, so it would not accidentally be knocked over and shattered.

"Vitality Potion? Sounds like something from a Western fantasy setting. Where did this come from?"

Li Ce, who had been making the most of his brief break to rest with his eyes closed, opened them at those words. Curious, he grabbed the potion bottle and glanced over it.

[Name: Basic Vitality Potion]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: First Tier]

[Description: Originated from a certain Dungeons & Dragons derivative setting. After consumption, restores a certain amount of physical energy and provides minor assistance to meditation-related processes.]

[Additional Note: Repeated consumption within a short period will result in diminishing effects.]

[Remark: "After improving the original Vitality Potion formula and removing the side effect where excessive consumption caused poisoning, I finally realized—when the prices of the potion and its ingredients soared—that I had inadvertently harmed many low-level professionals. Those damned nobles who only think with their lower halves were actually competing with adventurers for shares of the Vitality Potion supply!"]

Li Ce could not help but smile wryly. He brought the bottle to his ear and gave it a gentle shake, hearing liquid slosh around inside.

"There was a young newcomer running a stall in the camp earlier. He was selling a few potions,