Frenzy Potion

That night, Yang Yi lay in bed.

As usual, he would drink a bottle of Vitality Coconut Juice Refresher before going to sleep.

But today, he had another option: he could drink the colorless potion.

This potion could restore energy. Su Na probably wouldn't lie to him...

So, should he drink it or not?

Yang Yi carefully examined the potion. It was colorless, transparent, and thick, with several long legs floating inside.

Placed in the dark, it would even give off a faint glow.

After only a few minutes of consideration, Yang Yi decided to try a little.

With so much invested in it, he had to give it a try!

He could drink half first!

Pinching his nose and refusing to think about what this viscous liquid was actually made of, he opened the lid and tried to suck out a little.

But who knew the liquid would be so thick that he couldn't even bite through it!

And it stank, like a blob of slime that lived in a sewer.

Yang Yi fought back his nausea and urge to vomit, chewed up the long legs inside, and swallowed it all in one gulp.

[You drank an unknown potion]

As soon as the potion slid down Yang Yi's esophagus, warmth spread from his stomach throughout his body, sweeping away his fatigue!

"It's this effective?"

Immediately afterward, a notification popped up in the log.

[Energy restored by 30. Energy recovery rate increased by 125% for 8 hours]

"That's fucking amazing!"

But suddenly, he felt something was wrong. Blood began rushing to various parts of his body, such as his eyes, and...

[You have entered a frenzy state. Frenzy state lasts 1 hour]

"Fuck! I knew there was something wrong with this stuff!"

His eyes reddening, Yang Yi immediately sat up, and the potion's information was revealed.

[Name: Frenzy Potion]

[Type: Consumable/Potion/Unique]

[Quality: Fine]

[Description: An original potion created by the witch Su Na. Ingredients include Siren pituitary secretions, Siren saliva, Siren glandular mucus, and Long-Legged Sardine legs.

Upon consumption, energy +30, sanity -20, energy recovery rate +125% for 8 hours. Effects can only activate once every 24 hours.

Induces a frenzy state lasting 1 hour. Repeated consumption extends the frenzy state, but carries a risk of poisoning!]

This side effect... Yang Yi didn't know how to describe it.

If he put it up for sale, it would definitely be a huge hit!

But Yang Yi had no intention of selling potions, because their descriptions included their creator's name!

He didn't think that was a good thing. It might attract unnecessary trouble.

Only an hour later did Yang Yi lie back down.

"I'll have to get Su Na to improve it and remove this side effect!"

He left Su Na a message.

"Your potion's side effects are too severe. It needs improvement! Next time, drink it yourself and check the effects before giving it to me!"

After leaving the message, he fell asleep.

The nightmares continued, and Yang Yi slept poorly. But with the potion's boost, he didn't need to worry about recovering his energy. It would just leave him with dark circles under his eyes.

Early the next morning, knocking startled Yang Yi awake.

He had been having a nightmare, and the fright jolted him awake immediately. He raised his gun and aimed at the door.

"Who's there!"

"Me!" came Su Na's voice.

Yang Yi relaxed.

He had just dreamed that masses of spiders were crawling out of his body, his flesh devoured completely. When he woke, even his clothes were soaked through.

After recovering, Yang Yi replied irritably, "Why are you knocking so early in the morning!"

Su Na was angry too. "Why did you revoke my laboratory access!"

"Didn't you read the message I sent you?"

Only then did Su Na check the messages in her log.

Yang Yi took the opportunity to glance at Su Na's sanity.

Fortunately, it was almost full again.

Sanity: 76/80

It had recovered quite quickly. Her spirit stat probably wasn't low, and she also had a boost from her clothes.

"You entered a madness state yesterday, you know!"

Only now did Su Na realize it, as though waking from a dream.

It seemed people who fell into madness wouldn't realize they had gone mad, nor would they pay attention to their sanity.

"How was the potion?" No longer angry, Su Na quickly shifted her attention to the potion.

"The effects were good, but the side effects... forget it, see for yourself!"

Yang Yi sent Su Na the potion's stats.

"So that's how it works. But potions are bound to have some side effects!" Su Na explained.

"This side effect is unacceptable. You have to change it!"

"Then I can't guarantee its effects!"

"That's fine!"

"What about the other two bottles? Did you drink them?"

At this, Yang Yi felt somewhat disgruntled.

"Why don't you try drinking them yourself? Why does it have to be me? I'm not a guinea pig!"

"Potions are very likely to reduce sanity. It isn't very safe for me to drink them!" Su Na replied with complete conviction. "Besides, potions taste awful!"

"Uh..."

So Su Na knew this stuff tasted awful too!

"You won't go mad when your sanity drops, so you're the right person to drink them!" Su Na added.

Yang Yi was speechless.

He knew he couldn't escape his fate as a potion tester.

A single Frenzy Potion reduced sanity by 20. If Su Na accidentally drank something more powerful, she would fall straight into madness.

"How many bottles of this potion can you make?" Yang Yi suddenly asked.

After all, potions required ingredients, mostly from Otherworldly Demons and certain indescribable creatures.

"I can make three more bottles of Frenzy Potion. If you don't like it, I can change the formula and try other combinations...

"The red potion requires a Devil Shark eyeball, so I can only make two bottles at most.

"The pink potion's main ingredient is water that a Wound-Healing Pearl has been soaked in, so I can make plenty of bottles," Su Na explained.

"Change the formula for the energy-restoring potion. Its effects can be weaker, but it needs to be something we can mass-produce, with ingredients that are easy to obtain.

"After all, Sirens aren't creatures you can run into that easily."

Su Na nodded in agreement.

"Also, you need to limit your time in the laboratory to eight hours a day at most. Once your time is up, I'll revoke your access!"

Although Su Na was somewhat dissatisfied, she didn't argue, because Yang Yi was right.

After he restored her access, Su Na received a notification and immediately ran off to the laboratory.

"This woman really loves fiddling with this unnatural stuff."

Yang Yi left the Captain's Quarters and picked up his fishing rod to fish. He was just about to cast the hook when he suddenly remembered something else.

The Tinder Wool sweater!

He had forgotten to tell Su Na about that.

He planned to approach that island that might exist and take a look.

Yang Yi immediately activated the Nightmare Star's Peering skill to find the real Hu Wei.

[Searching... large sailing ship... Hu Wei...]

This time, he chose a different person.

Soon, an image appeared in the Crystal Ball.

It showed a very large sailing ship that looked as though it had already been upgraded to level three. Each side had two gunports fitted with cannons.

The captain was a young man with very pale skin, looking at something through a telescope.

His position was very close to the island's coordinates, less than ten nautical miles away.

That made his identity all but certain. He was the Hu Wei Yang Yi was looking for!

"What is he looking at?"

Comparing the positions on the map, Yang Yi felt Hu Wei was looking toward that island.

To be safe, he sent another private message.

"How many Tinder Wool Grass plants would you need for a set of a sweater and woolen trousers?"

The person in the image immediately reacted. It did indeed seem to be him!

"Same as the sweater, the woolen trousers cost ten plants too. For a set, just prepare twenty plants, plus a labor fee of 200 Conch Coins!"

"Sure!" Yang Yi smiled and continued watching the image.

This man was strange. After standing at the ship's edge and looking for a while, he sailed away again.

But he didn't go far, keeping a distance of 100 nautical miles from the island.

Then, every three to four hours, he would sail over to take another look.

"This is..." Yang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.