"An inspiration potion, huh? It seems to be related to spiritual power, which is quite interesting..."
Zhang Xiaoman muttered softly, then turned to Dane and said, "These are related to a kind of Dark Energy used by Awakeners, which you are currently unable to access. You’ll need to wait until you become an Awakener to perceive it... please, continue reading."
Dane uttered an "Oh," and then his gaze returned to the note, and he continued:
"Let me see what’s below... huh, this looks like a list of ingredients... 30 milliliters of Touching Spirit Flower juice, 3 drops of Black Mamba Snake venom, 80 milliliters of pure water, 5 grams of long whisker grass, 5 grams of ginseng... Many of these things I’ve never heard of, can snake venom really be made into a potion?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman neither confirmed nor denied,
Even though this item was produced in the underground chamber of the Wencheen family, it seemed to be a product of the Sect Establishment Order’s modification of reality. Without experimentation, he didn’t know whether it was safe to drink.
Dane continued, "Oh, the content below looks to be quite a long list. It’s strange, I can’t really understand it, but I’ll read it to you anyway..."
"Formula: Arrange in a superimposed manner. Place ten portions of the 216 sequence at the bottom layer, five portions of the 210 sequence on the second layer, and then one portion each of the 203, 202, and 201 sequences on top of that. Activate from the bottom up and inject it into the casting materials.
Note 1: The inspiration potion can enhance the user’s Dark Energy growth efficiency for a duration of 10 hours.
Note 2: Taking multiple doses of an inspiration potion at the same time is ineffective."
As Dane finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but glance at the dried yellow flower in his palm, already guessing its purpose.
"Could it be, this is the so-called ’Touching Spirit Flower’? It seems to be the main ingredient for making the inspiration potion. This potion seems not to increase spiritual power, but can enhance the efficiency of Dark Energy growth..."
He placed the flower back on the table, but his mind was drawn to the southern land of the estate that Sam had just mentioned, which appeared to be filled with this type of flower.
Zhang Xiaoman decided to go and have a look right away.
Meanwhile, Dane handed the note back to him, saying, "These things really give me a headache. If you need them, just take them. After all, I don’t know alchemy anyway. Consider it a token of gratitude for your help in avenging our father and mother today... Of course, I know it’s far from enough, so if there is anything else you need, just let us know directly."
Zhang Xiaoman didn’t hesitate to take the note and stuffed it into the pocket inside his robe, saying, "Very well, on behalf of the Star Alliance, I thank you for your contribution."
He paused for a moment, noticing the other’s hands still trembling, and then exchanged for a basket of baozi from the store, saying:
"These are a type of healing food, which should cure your hands..."
After briefly explaining the consumption conditions for the baozi, Dane, with a curious and puzzled expression, chose to trust him and began to eat the baozi voraciously with the help of his younger brother Sam.
As a muscular man, he consumed the baozi effortlessly. Six large baozi disappeared within less than one minute at his hands.
As Dane swallowed the last bite of baozi, his arms began to heal at an incredible speed.
Unfortunately, the burns seemed quite severe this time and despite the effects of the baozi, some scars remained.
Even so, the revelation of another of Zhang Xiaoman’s miraculous methods made the brothers even more convinced of the organization’s strength.
Having successfully recruited these two recommended younger brothers, Zhang Xiaoman looked around the spacious underground chamber and began to walk.
He circled the area, feeling fortunate for having decided to come here.
From the Little Refining Demon he had killed not long ago, Zhang Xiaoman had earned 14 points and also obtained a formula for a potion that could enhance the efficiency of Dark Energy control. In the estate outside, there might be a large field of Touching Spirit Flowers waiting for him to harvest. This gain could not be said to be meager.
However, the benefits he obtained today were far from just these!
Zhang Xiaoman strolled to the innermost wall of the underground hall and, looking at the patterns drawn there, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.
Compared to the inspiration potions that had yet to be made, and the Touching Spirit Flower Field, which may or may not be real, the benefits right in front of him could be said to be the most tangible indeed.
The wall in front of Zhang Xiaoman was circularly engraved with ten palm-sized rectangular patterns, each of which bore the Star Alliance’s Eye of the Starry Sky insignia.
Looking at these familiar symbols, the smile on his face thickened.
On this wall in the Wencheen family’s underground, there were ten Star Alliance Markers!
What are Star Alliance Markers?
They are waypoints for Star Alliance members to use for teleportation.
According to the Teleportation Technique that Zhang Xiaoman purchased from the Gang Store, it requires ten Star Alliance Markers to be placed together to activate and perform teleportation, otherwise, a single waymark can only be used by Star Lords like him who own a Star Ring; regular members cannot use it.
And the price of one waymark is 5 Star Dust. To open a teleportation point, that would be 50 Star Dust!
For Zhang Xiaoman, who was currently running short on Star Dust, this was undoubtedly an expense he couldn’t afford.
Therefore, as it stood, Star Alliance members couldn’t leave after using the Starry Stone to enter Rebirth Island, without his Anti-gravity Car to send them off.
But now, with these ten waymarks, other members could use the formula for the Teleportation Technique to teleport directly from inside Rebirth Island to this place, without relying solely on him anymore.
This was also why Zhang Xiaoman intended to recruit the Wencheen brothers into the Star Alliance from the beginning.
He planned to establish this estate as a passageway for teleportation within the Star Alliance.
If possible, he would even transform this place into the European branch of the Star Alliance!
"If the legends of the Wencheen family were just a coincidence used to the advantage of the Sect Establishment Order, then these waymarks must have been added later, after all, the Star Alliance was just established by me; it couldn’t possibly have existed before..."
"Then... if we go by that logic, could there be a teleportation point at Dragon Sleep Mountain too...?"
Zhang Xiaoman mulled over some issues related to the Sect Establishment Order while his eyes involuntarily widened, with the silver light in them seemingly growing brighter.
He decided that next time he went to Dragon Sleep Mountain to ’shear the sheep,’ he would look for the existence of waymarks as well.
Afterward, Zhang Xiaoman extended a finger and touched the middle of each Star Alliance Marker, infusing a wisp of Dark Energy into each as he did so.
All ten waymarks were quickly activated under his touch, and mysterious starry light and shadows flickered into existence, much like the time at Pei Laoliu’s house, before slipping back into the wall.
Upon careful observation, one could occasionally see fine glimmers of light passing through.
With this, the teleportation point here was considered open.
The brothers originally wanted to step forward and inquire, but after witnessing this scene, they obediently halted and waited for him to completely finish the activation before asking about the curiosity in their minds.
Zhang Xiaoman looked at them and casually spun a tale, "As you’ve seen, this is what the Wencheen family has been guarding all along — the ’passage’ that was once established by the Three Great Sanctuaries..."