After soaking in the bath, Xia Zhi left the Serenitea Pot and returned to his room in the Favonius Cathedral.
He still hadn't opened the Golden Treasure Chest he got yesterday from massaging Jean.
He took it out of his inventory and opened it directly.
An antique round furnace appeared before him.
[Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace]
Quality: Gold
Type: Alchemy Tool
Trait: Fusion
Effect: Harmonizes Yin and Yang, cures all diseases, neutralizes all poisons.
Hidden Effect: Increases medicine success rate by 50%, perfect potion crafting success rate increases by 20%.
Recyclable: 100 points.
Xia Zhi picked up the furnace and examined it. The design looked oddly familiar.
He pulled out the [Blazing Incense Burner] from his inventory and placed it next to the [Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace].
Side by side, the two did look quite similar.
Both shared the same trait: [Fusion]. And the Blazing Incense Burner's effect description was quite close too.
These two furnaces seemed to belong to the same series.
Unfortunately, they weren't part of a proper set.
Xia Zhi toyed with his new medicine furnace for a bit before setting it on the table to try out its alchemy capabilities.
As a Poison Master and Medical Master, Xia Zhi didn't need to buy recipes from the [Shop]. He casually thought for a moment, then mixed a new formula using the spices he already had in his inventory.
He grabbed the necessary ingredients, measured out appropriate amounts, and tossed them into the medicine furnace. Then he added a single drop of [White Jade Honey].
The lid of the furnace was engraved with two Yin-Yang fish.
Xia Zhi closed the lid and gently twisted it so the two fish aligned, head to tail.
Immediately, the lid emitted a soft glow.
The still images of the fish came to life, swimming playfully around the surface of the furnace like living creatures.
Xia Zhi watched the furnace with interest and waited quietly.
A few minutes later, a delicate fragrance wafted from within.
The medicine was almost done.
The two Yin-Yang fish slowly returned to their original positions, once again becoming motionless engravings. The glow faded.
Xia Zhi lifted the lid and carefully poured out a few perfectly round, crystal-clear pills.
He picked one up between his fingers and sniffed—it carried a pleasant, exotic floral honey aroma.
Excellent quality.
He stored the pills in his inventory and checked the description.
[Perfect Fragrant Body Pill]
Quality: Black Iron
Type: Consumable
Trait: None
Effect: Made with White Jade Honey in the Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace. After consumption, the user's body will naturally emit fragrance, enhancing positive emotions and improving physical constitution.
Hidden Effect: Positive emotion boost +30%, physical enhancement +30%.
Recyclable: 1 point.
As expected, this newly crafted pill was of perfect quality. Even though it was only a Black Iron item, it came with hidden effects.
And just as Xia Zhi had imagined, taking it would make the body release a special scent.
For women, this was way more convenient than perfume or powders.
After all, not every woman was born with a naturally fragrant body.
Actually, most weren't.
As someone who'd massaged quite a few girls recently, Xia Zhi had firsthand experience with this.
Although everyone had great figures and looked beautiful, only Xia Ci, Ganyu, and Cloud Retainer naturally emitted a special scent.
Xia Ci's scent was fresh, like the fragrance of grass and flowers in nature.
Ganyu smelled like coconut milk—sweet and rich.
Cloud Retainer had a fragrance like orchid and musk combined.
Maybe it was because when they first met, Xia Zhi had slept with his face buried in Cloud Retainer's feathers in her crane form, but of all the scents, he liked hers the most.
As for the other girls—it's not like they didn't smell nice.
Clean girls always carried a pleasant scent, but that was usually from shampoo, body wash, laundry detergent, perfume, cosmetics, and the unique pheromones in sweat—a mix of external fragrances rather than something naturally emitted from the body.
Xia Zhi took out a small bottle, placed the pills inside, then looked back at the [Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace].
In terms of cost, making pills was similar to making incense—they were both good for daily tasks to earn points.
But the medicine furnace's true value lay in its alchemy capabilities.
Xia Zhi still had a ton of poison formulas and medicinal recipes in his mind. With this furnace, he could concoct all kinds of interesting pills.
At that thought, he suddenly remembered something and opened his inventory again.
After digging around, he found a large white bottle.
He took it out, uncorked it, and saw a bit of milky-white ointment at the bottom. A faint medicinal aroma drifted from the bottle.
This was the extraordinary item he'd bought long ago to heal Cloud Retainer's broken wing—[White Jade Bone-Mending Paste].
Back then, there had been a little left over. Xia Zhi couldn't bear to throw it away, so he kept it in his inventory, thinking if he ever broke a bone himself, he could use it.
But after developing so fast, he'd completely forgotten about this newbie village item until now.
Xia Zhi opened the [Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace], poured the remaining [White Jade Bone-Mending Paste] into it, and tossed in some Sweet Flower petals.
He closed the lid, twisted it until the Yin-Yang fish aligned.
The lid glowed again, though this time the light was dimmer.
The two fish started swimming and playing around the furnace once more.
Xia Zhi waited quietly.
A few minutes later, the fish returned to their starting point. A fragrant medicinal scent floated up from the furnace.
Xia Zhi lifted the lid and poured out five perfectly round, milky-white pills.
They smelled just like the original [White Jade Bone-Mending Paste].
He stored them in his inventory and checked the description.
[Perfect Bone Healing Pill]
Quality: Black Iron
Type: Consumable
Trait: None
Effect: Contains a portion of White Jade Bone-Mending Paste. Crafted in the Yin-Yang Medicine Furnace. Heals fractures upon consumption.
Hidden Effect: After healing, bone hardness increases by 10%.
Recyclable: 1 point.
Xia Zhi read the description and thought, Not bad.
As the God of Light, he didn't even need this. A simple Healing spell could restore someone from near-death to full health, let alone fix a broken bone.
Still, turning the leftover ointment into pills was better than wasting it.
He could give them to Amber.
As an Outrider Knight, she was always out in the wild. Injuries and fractures were part of the job.
Having a Bone Healing Pill on hand could help in emergencies.
Just then, his phone buzzed on the bed.
Xia Zhi picked it up.
It wasn't the Dragon King—it was that gamer addict Venti, pestering him to open the internet café.
Xia Zhi closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again, he packed up everything on the table.
Alchemy could wait.
Time to go test out the Fragrant Body Pills.
He headed to the room next door.
Ganyu and Shenhe were lying on the bed, whispering to each other.
When they saw him come in, Shenhe smiled and greeted him.
Ganyu, after last night's "bonding session," wasn't as shy anymore. But her face still carried a faint blush. Clearly, more "bonding" was needed.
Xia Zhi sat down on the bed, took out the bottle of [Perfect Fragrant Body Pills], and poured one out.
Shenhe asked curiously, "What's that?"
Xia Zhi smiled. "Fragrant Body Pill. Something new I just made. Eat it, and your body will smell good."
Shenhe took the pill. "Really?"
Though her tone sounded doubtful, she didn't hesitate at all—she popped it into her mouth and swallowed.
About ten seconds later, a pleasant fragrance began to radiate from her body.
Ganyu leaned over and sniffed her. "Wow, Junior Sister, you really do smell different!"
Shenhe lifted her own hand to her nose and sniffed. "It's true. Boss, do you like this scent?"
Xia Zhi nodded. "Of course I do."
Shenhe nodded too. "That's good."
She herself didn't care much about scent—but as long as he liked it, she was happy.
Ganyu glanced at Shenhe, then at Xia Zhi. "I want to try one too."
Xia Zhi laughed. "You don't need it."
"Why not?"
"Because you already smell great."
"Eh? You mean…"
"Mm. Though right now it only happens when the bell rings…"
"Don't! Don't say it!"
"Senior Sister, your face is all red."
"You two—!"
"Boss, I've got Senior Sister pinned down."
Shenhe's mood seemed especially cheerful, likely because the pill enhanced her positive emotions.
"Ugh! Why is your strength so much greater than mine?!"
And then… well, there's no 'and then.'
Let's just say—the night was lively, the room was fragrant, and it felt like drowning in a soft whirlpool of honey and milk.
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