Chapter 74: Chapter 74, Offering the Special Item_l

Walking out of the crowded area, the Money Cat’s carriage was parked at the intersection.

Wu Heng climbed onto the carriage, and Yuli slowly followed him. She carefully sat down on the wooden step, which had been cushioned with a thick pad, wincing in pain as she did so.

Slyther glanced at him and said quietly, “You had my child steal things?”

As suspected, she was here to confront him.

Wu Heng coughed lightly and immediately explained, “It wasn’t stealing, it was just that matters were pressing, and you, Vice-executive, were not there at that time, so I had to take it first. I believe you would have agreed if you were there.”

“You think you’re good at making excuses?”

“Not like that….”

“Since you took it, let’s talk about what you plan to offer in return!” Slyther continued.

“How about considering it a purchase?”

Slyther gave him a look and nodded, “Alright, the Vice-executive Inquiry Certificate, 500 silver coins, not expensive, right?”

“Alright, I’ll go get you the money.” Wu Heng said directly.

Slyther was taken aback, looking at him with some doubt.

Considering his living environment and daily habits, he didn’t seem like the type who could easily produce such an amount.

“The price has gone up, a thousand silver coins.”

Wu Heng frowned at her, understanding her implication.

Asking for money was just an excuse. She, who owned a Money Cat and was a vice-executive of the association, couldn’t really be asking for money from him.

“What would you, Vice-executive, like to do?”

“You’ll know when we get there.”

The carriage proceeded steadily and directly arrived at the Association.

They passed through the hall and corridor to the Association’s morgue.

Slyther’s gaze rested on one of the corpses, “I need to ask him a few questions.”

Wu Heng understood. From the beginning, she had intended to have him cast “Communicate with the Dead”.

He glanced at Yuli who was following behind.

The latter pointed at her own butt, mouthing, ‘No choice, it hurts too much’.

“Alright, next time you need me just say so, it’s my duty to alleviate your burdens, Vice-executive.”

“You’re quite the smooth talker, let’s get started.”

“I can only ask five questions, think about what you want to ask beforehand.”

He released his magic skill right after speaking, wrapping the body in necromancy magic.

The next moment, the corpse lying on the iron bed sat up abruptly, its gaze falling on a few figures nearby.

Wu Heng signaled that they could begin.

Slyther asked directly, “What was your purpose for coming to Black Stone Town?”

“We sold a special item.”

“What kind of special item?”

“A sacrificial mask, it can enhance the effect of the sacrifice.”

At these words, everyone’s expressions turned serious.

Sacrifice? They immediately thought of the children who had disappeared the day before.

“Who did you sell the special item to?” Slyther continued.

“It was a commission from the Snake Badge Consortium, we only provided the item, we don’t know who it was ultimately given to.”

Snake Badge Consortium…

Any matter that involved the Snake Badge Consortium generally couldn’t be investigated further.

Even among the Consortium members, the identities of the buyer and seller weren’t known; everyone was disguised.

“Do you have any other plans in Black Stone Town?”

“No more, we planned to stay a few days and then leave.”

This was the fourth question, and everything they wanted to know had been clarified.

Only one question was left.

Slyther thought for a moment, then asked, “What is the purpose of your kidnapping children?”

“I like boys.”

After saying this, the body fell back onto the iron bed with a thud.

Only this last answer was a bit unexpected.

It had nothing to do with that sacrificial mask, it was just his own preference.

“Alright, let’s leave.” said Slyther, heading out.

It seemed she had gotten what she needed from this case.

The group exited the morgue.

Slyther continued, “This matter is over. The acts of child trafficking and killing criminals will be reported by me, you can expect merits and rewards to be issued.”

“Thank you, Vice-executive.” said Wu Heng, expressing his gratitude.

Slyther nodded, looked at Yuli, and commented, “Don’t learn the bad things, try learning something good for once.”

Then she turned around and left.

Wu Heng and Yuli headed to the team’s rest area.

As soon as they entered the room, Yuli yelled, “Give me a healing potion, my butt hurts.”

Wu Heng handed her a bottle of healing potion.

After downing it in one go, she finally sighed in relief.

He sat grumpily aside, glaring at Wu Heng, “Why am I the only one getting beaten up?”

“I am a mage, can you bear to see a mage get beaten?”

“What are you talking about, why should a druid get beaten up.”

“Alright, I’ll bring you something tasty tomorrow to make up for it.” Wu Heng said.

“Deal!”

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Heng listened to her account of what happened when she went back last night.

They both left at noon to attend to their own matters.

Stepping out of the association, he suddenly halted.

He quickly returned to the front desk in the lobby and said to the female staff member, “Could you check on the status of the tasks I delegated?”

He almost forgot about his main concern.

She began to flip through the record book, “It’s done. Please wait a moment.”

Wu Heng nodded, waiting aside for a bit.

Quickly, she returned with two boxes.

She said, “Mr. Wu Heng, both of your tasks have been completed. One is the newly formulated potion and its recipe, and the other contains two bottles of Detoxifying Potion.”

Both tasks are done?

A joyous expression crossed Wu Heng’s face, he didn’t expect both potions to be completed at the same time.

The first was the synthesis and formulation of the Level Two Corpse Core, which had just concluded a long period of tests, and the second was the Detoxifying Potion from the Level One Corpse Core, which was completed faster as the recipe was available in advance.

“Great, thanks.”

“Considering the difficulty of potion crafting and the cost of the materials, you still need to pay 115 silver coins,” the staff member reminded him.

“Okay!” Wu Heng took out the money and handed it to her.

Then, he stowed away the potions and left the association.

He returned to his residence.

Wu Heng placed the new potion on the table.

It was different from the Detoxifying Potion of the Level One Corpse Core.

This time, the potion was somewhat larger.

The bottle was about the size of half a palm, containing a pale blue liquid.

[Guard Wisdom Detoxicating Alchemy Mixture]

(Description: A mixed potion made for specific toxins, it can guard one’s sanity and has various effects such as removing toxins.)

Unlike the Detoxifying Potion of the Level One Corpse Core, this potion has now gone through a name change.

It’s now called a compound.

The description showed numerous effects; it seemed impressive albeit unintelligible.

Heading back to the Zombie World, he removes the Level Two Corpse Core from the Organ Jar.

After disinfecting it with alcohol, he raised his head and gulped it down.

[Strength +8, Constitution +5, Agility +2.]

The system prompt appeared instantly.

Before he could enjoy the good news, a severe stinging pain quickly covered his entire body. It felt like numerous steel rods pierced his skin and boiling water was bubbling in his marrow.

Then, an uncontrollable surge of rage emerged.

He could clearly feel his sanity fading bit by bit.

Without any hesitation, he opened the mixed potion bottle and gulped it down in one go.

The moment he swallowed the potion, energy quickly spread throughout his body.

The pain gradually eased, and the rage disappeared completely.

Wu Heng lay down on the ground, taking in deep breaths.

It took a while before he propped himself on Basen, and slowly got up from the ground.

“This punishment isn’t something ordinary people could withstand.”

After standing up, he went to the mirror.

Looking at himself from the left and right.

The muscles on his body were more defined, exuding a stronger sense of power.

It seemed like he had grown a bit taller as well.

“Could it actually promote secondary development?”

After checking himself out in the mirror, he was quite satisfied with the results. His attribute values had been boosted by 15 points in one go.

The effect was truly stunning.

However, it was mentioned on the radio that superpowers could emerge, yet he hadn’t noticed any changes in himself.

Zzz~!

As Wu Heng was rummaging through the drawer, looking for a tape measure to confirm if he had grown taller.

A burst of electric sounds came from the walkie-talkie nearby.

Shortly after, a woman’s voice came through, “Hello, is anyone there?”

Wu Heng picked up the walkie-talkie, “Yes, who are you?”

The voice certainly wasn’t Li Yahong.

“I’m Wang Ke, a nurse from the second hospital. Sister Hong and the others went out this morning and haven’t returned, they may be in trouble!”