Even a Dou Wang would struggle to cross the Snake-People Tribe's territory, let alone a Da Dou Shi like her.
Some snake-people loathed humans with an extreme passion, and a sizable portion of those snake-people served as soldiers and the like.
So, as a human, she would most likely be killed the instant she showed her face.
There was also a slim chance that she would survive being mobbed by the rank-and-file soldiers but fail to escape, only to be dragged back by the tribe's leader and filled to the brim...
Of course, that was assuming the Apothecary was not around, so neither of those outcomes would happen.
Still, the difficulty of this training exercise really was a little beyond the syllabus. She had no idea why the Apothecary was so confident about sending her up against an entire Snake-People Tribe.
If brute force would not work, she could only outwit them.
Xiao Yan knitted her brows, and a plan came to mind.
As a seasoned Transmigrator, Xiao Yan might not have had much else, but she certainly had plenty of ideas.
Among humans, there was one group that held an enormous appeal for snake-people too-Alchemists.
After all, snake-people simply could not become Alchemists.
Even if they happened to possess both fire- and wood-attribute Dou Qi, as magical beasts, their soul power was inherently weaker, and they had neither experience nor guidance.
Thus, even a Dou Wang-level snake-person with both fire and wood attributes could probably only "refine" some simple medicines.
Their ability to process medicinal herbs might not even compare to Xiao Yi Xian practicing medicine without using poison. At best, it was a little better than chewing the herbs raw.
But pills worked on snake-people just as well, so if they discovered a "wild" Alchemist, they would generally