Chapter 40

Peng Su had a medical book in his arms called "The Remnant of the Medicine King's Canon," which, unfortunately, contained the chapter "The Five Bodies of Reversal and Order," which described human constitutions.

"The Remnant of the Medicine King's Canon" was a medical book, not a secret manual, unlike the "Rain Transformation Technique" secret manual that Su Peng had used. Su Peng had already studied this medical book, but it had not disappeared and was still with him.

At that moment, Su Peng began to weigh his options. The remnant in his possession was most likely the one Fan Jian needed. Giving it to Fan Jian would definitely increase his favor, and there might be other benefits as well.

As for the consequences of Fan Jian's biochemical experiments, Su Peng did not care about them. He turned around, took out a thin booklet from his arms, and said to Fan Jian, "Senior Fan, is this the Medicine King's Canon you mentioned?"

"What? You have the Medicine King's Canon?" Fan Jian exclaimed, looking at the thin booklet in Su Peng's hand and reaching out to grab it.

Su Peng did not hold on tightly, allowing Fan Jian to take it. Fan Jian quickly flipped through a few pages and burst into laughter, saying, "Marvelous! Marvelous! I searched high and low for it, and here it is in your hands!"

"This junior received it from a doctor in a mountain village, who became a close friend. Senior Fan, this medical book is quite important to me," Su Peng said, slightly lowering his head.

Although Fan Jian was somewhat eccentric, he was not foolish and understood human relations. After hearing Su Peng's words, he pondered for a moment and felt that he should compensate Su Peng.

"Like this, the medical book in your hands is a waste. You would only become an ordinary doctor at best. In my hands, it would be much more valuable..." Fan Jian said, then paused and continued, "For the next few days, I have another research project that is about to succeed. After it succeeds, I will share the results with you as compensation for the Medicine King's Canon."

"Oh? Senior, are you sure your research results are not something like this?" Su Peng glanced at the dissected wild animal corpses and asked Fan Jian.

Fan Jian shook his head and said, "They are practical things. You'll see when the time comes. They will definitely be no less valuable than the Medicine King's Canon."

"That's great. A fine sword should be given to a brave warrior, and a beautiful woman to a hero. I'll entrust this medical book to Senior, so it can be put to good use."

Su Peng nodded, feeling that exchanging a studied medical book for a promise was more than worth it.

"Good, good," Fan Jian said, nodding repeatedly as he held the medical book.

At that moment, Su Peng saw a notification in the lower left corner of his vision: "Fan Jian's favor towards you has increased by ten points."

"Ten points? That's quite a lot..." Su Peng thought to himself.

Fan Jian was eager to read the remnant of the Medicine King's Canon, and Su Peng, having received the promise, did not linger and returned to the main hall of the Purple Mist Sect.

In the Daoist hall, Su Peng reported to Daoist Yun, who nodded and dismissed him. At the same time, Su Peng's favor with Daoist Yun increased by two points.

With nothing else to do, Su Peng returned to his bamboo house, summarized the day's gains and losses, and logged out of the game.

After logging out, Su Peng felt a refreshing clarity, perhaps due to the indirect improvement in his mental state from comprehending Dugu Sheng's sword intent.

However, after logging out, Su Peng did not rush to leave the game pod. Instead, he discreetly slid a card from his waistband.

After performing this secret action, Su Peng emerged from the game pod, stretched, and pretended to head back to his room. The computer room was empty except for him. He filled out the overtime form and acted as if he was about to return to his room but stopped at the door.

Feeling his pocket, Su Peng made a face as if he had forgotten something and returned to the game pod area.

Around the game pod, Su Peng observed carefully, even moving the pod a bit. Finally, he seemed to find his room key inside the pod, picked it up, and left for his room.

Back in his room, Su Peng sat at the table, ostensibly browsing the web but actually filtering the information he had gathered.

"The game pod is fixed in the room and cannot be moved out of the computer room without large cutting equipment."

"From what I saw, the pod is made of high-strength material, and the internal components are surprisingly light. It seems not all parts of the pod are critical, and there are a few key sections."

"Currently, I don't know if the internal parts are indivisible or not, but my intuition tells me the key parts are not large."

"There's a possibility that the game pod itself is a decoy, and the actual functional components are something else. This is a possibility to note."

Su Peng's mind continuously analyzed the information and possibilities, eventually noting a few key points before closing the web page and going to bed.

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The night passed without incident.

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The next day, Su Peng got up from his room. He had only slept for an hour, spending the rest of the time recalling the knowledge and memories he had learned in the game. The game's simulation was extremely high, and some of the knowledge learned in the game might be useful in reality.

After getting up, he went to the dining hall and saw Ji Ming and Sun Shijia still there, so he walked over.

"Brother Su! I heard you worked overtime all day yesterday?" Sun Shijia said to Su Peng, who nodded. It was a rest day, but due to the mission, he had worked overtime all day.

"Brother Su, it seems you found a good mission? I've figured out the pattern. The more complex and difficult the mission, the higher the reward. Brother Su, you've been working on this mission for so long, the reward must be substantial," Sun Shijia said with a smile.

"Hehe, trying to pry information out of me?" Su Peng laughed and said, "It's not a big mission. I joined the intelligence department of the Blackwater Army, the Black Wolf Ear, and have a tracking mission that can't be interrupted for a few days."

Su Peng's words were a mix of truth and lies. He had indeed received a mission from the Black Wolf Ear, but what he was doing now had nothing to do with the Blackwater Army. Although Sun