After hearing Hu Chan's words, Qin Siyang shuddered all over, his gaze falling once again on that group of godlike creatures with many heads in the distance.
"So those are Multi-Headed Weasels. It's my first time seeing them. Seems like not many people have either. As expected, the farther you are from the safe zone, the easier it is to encounter rare gods like this."
"Isn't that obvious? How many people who see Multi-Headed Weasels can even make it back alive? Let's get out of here, now!"
Seeing Qin Siyang standing there in a daze, Hu Chan thought Qin Siyang didn't know that Multi-Headed Weasels live near the large-scale god Nightmare Lantern Tree. He hurriedly explained, "These are Multi-Headed Weasels! Wherever Multi-Headed Weasels exist, there's definitely a large-scale god, the Nightmare Lantern Tree, nearby!"
"Boss Qin, what you said before about large-scale gods not actively attacking sequence ability users might hold true for Sky-Soaring Lion Vultures or Sacrificial Giant Vines, but the Nightmare Lantern Tree is an exception. It maintains a state of indiscriminate attack at all times. Gods and humans alike die if they get close. Only Multi-Headed Weasels can coexist with it. If you still don't leave now, are you planning for the two of us to hold hands and die together?"
"Boss Qin, the mortality rate of people attacked by the Nightmare Lantern Tree is over ninety-nine percent."
The more Hu Chan spoke, the more agitated he became, his spit even spraying onto Qin Siyang's face.
Yet Qin Siyang was unmoved by Hu Chan's words, merely staring hesitantly at that group of Multi-Headed Weasels.
"Everything you just said, I've already looked into. I also know how terrifying the Nightmare Lantern Tree is."
"Boss Qin, since you know all that, why are you still standing here spacing out? Don't tell me you're about to pull some stunt again? The disc armor of Multi-Headed Weasels is only worth a few dozen points! Their flesh isn't worth much either! This thing may be rare, but nobody wants it, it won't sell for a good price! Even if you want to gamble your life for riches, there's no need to make a losing trade, right?"
Qin Siyang didn't answer Hu Chan. Instead, he shook his wrist and revealed the Clear Mind Bracelet Hu Chan had given him.
"I remember that the Nightmare Lantern Tree's attacks are some kind of mental attack. Your Clear Mind Bracelet can block one mental-type attack. So if we face the Nightmare Lantern Tree, would your Clear Mind Bracelet be effective?"
"Are you kidding me? Boss Qin, you're really overestimating me! The Nightmare Lantern Tree is a large-scale god! What am I? What kind of trash is the Clear Mind Bracelet? How could it possibly be worthy of contending with a god like that?"
"Alright."
Qin Siyang let out a sigh. The one trump card he had to escape from the Nightmare Lantern Tree was rendered useless.
He stared blankly at those bouncing creatures in the distance, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, yet making no move.
Qin Siyang clenched his teeth, feeling extremely conflicted.
The Multi-Headed Weasels Professor Hao Liang had been longing for were right in front of him.
He still remembered that time Professor Hao Liang saved him outside the safe zone, nearly getting killed by Guo Jiuxiao in the process.
Later, in order to let him help as much as possible, the professor had even specially given him a whole box of precious potions.
On top of that, Professor Hao had always treated him well. Qin Siyang, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, couldn't help wavering.
Seeing Qin Siyang fall silent with no intention of retreating, Hu Chan grew even more panicked.
But everything that needed to be said had already been said, and Qin Siyang also understood the terror of the Nightmare Lantern Tree.
Now the steering wheel was in Qin Siyang's hands. As the leader between the two of them, Hu Chan could only wait anxiously on the side for Qin Siyang to make a decision.
Qin Siyang scanned his surroundings. He didn't see any sign of a large-scale god, only the Multi-Headed Weasels hopping about in the distance.
He then looked at Hu Chan, "Actually, I'm also a bit hesitant. I haven't fully decided whether to hunt those Multi-Headed Weasels."
Hu Chan was both anxious and confused, "No, what's there to hesitate about? Boss Qin, you're risking your life just to pick up a pile of junk. What for? Of course we should run!"
Qin Siyang wiped his slightly weary face with his hand, then took out a storage box from his backpack and opened it beside Hu Chan.
Hu Chan took a look. The storage box wasn't large, but it was filled with glass bottles containing various reagents and potions. Under the lighting inside the drill capsule, they reflected multicolored light.
Qin Siyang patted the storage box, "If you're willing to go with me to hunt the Multi-Headed Weasels, I'll give you one-third of the potions in here."
"And if I'm not willing?"
"Then we leave. Just like I said earlier, I'm actually hesitating too. I'm not one hundred percent set on fighting."
Although Hu Chan only had a very superficial understanding of potion research, he still knew that most potions merely increased speed by twenty percent or strength by ten percent, attributes that couldn't really decide a battle.
"Boss Qin, I'd still choose to leave."
"Take a look at the descriptions on these potions first."
Hu Chan couldn't very well refuse again. Frowning, he picked up a potion and read the usage description. The more he read, the more astonished he became.
"Invisibility potion? How could there even be a potion like this?"
"The world is vast. Nothing is impossible."
Hu Chan grabbed other potions to examine them.
Repair potions, resistance potions, summoning potions.
The variety of potions dazzled his eyes.
All of them were high-end goods he had never seen before.
With a look of disbelief, Hu Chan asked, "Boss Qin, where did you get all these potions?"
"I made them casually when I had nothing to do."
"Casually… casually made? Boss Qin, could you maybe…"
"I don't take disciples."
"Uh…"
Qin Siyang's tone was indifferent, "I'm just asking you, if I give you one-third of these potions, are you willing to go with me to hunt the Multi-Headed Weasels?"
Qin Siyang had anticipated his own words. Hu Chan choked up for a moment, his gaze flickering, not knowing what to say.
He was shocked by the astonishing functions of these potions, and even more deeply impressed by the incredible all-around talent hidden beneath Qin Siyang's utterly ordinary appearance.
No wonder he was the strongest opponent Hu Chan had ever seen in his life.
The desire in Hu Chan's heart to surpass Qin Siyang grew even stronger.
But now wasn't the time to think about that.
Qin Siyang had handed the decision to him.
Hu Chan's heart pounded. He didn't know whether Qin Siyang was truly hesitating, or testing him.
"Boss Qin, may I ask, are you killing Multi-Headed Weasels for research?"
"Of course. If it weren't for research, why would I kill something this worthless?"
After hearing that, Hu Chan clenched his fists and said, "Boss Qin, I can go with you to hunt the Multi-Headed Weasels, and I don't want the potions. But I hope that in the future, you'll let me do research with you."
Qin Siyang was quite surprised, "Huh? What did you say? Do research with me? No, no, that won't do."
Even though his ability to bullshit and make things up was pretty strong, if it really came to doing research, someone with real expertise like Hu Chan would probably expose him in a single day.
To avoid his image collapsing, to avoid losing his ability to keep the Holy Son in check later on, Qin Siyang waved his hands repeatedly in refusal.
"That definitely won't work. I don't really do much research myself. I don't have the time to take you along."
Hu Chan solemnly pressed his palms together in front of his chest, "Boss Qin! I beg you to agree to my request, for the sake of me risking my life to help you do research!"
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