Chapter 90

"Give me all the bullets now."

Zheng Chen said calmly. The player hesitated for a moment, then placed all the bullets in his hand on the table next to Zheng Chen, including the one he had brought himself.

Looking at the scattered bullets on the table, Zheng Chen placed them one by one into the bullet box, including the ordinary bullet. The bullet box, now containing twelve bullets, was pushed to the player. "Alright, these are yours."

Uh! It's over like this!? The player felt a sense of disbelief. What was Zheng Chen doing? What was the meaning of those actions just now!

"What are the raw materials for this thing?" After quickly putting away the bullet box, the player continued to ask. Zheng Chen had already said that if they wanted the bullets, they had to provide the raw materials. They needed to know what materials were required.

"Flight stone." Zheng Chen glanced at the player indifferently. To ask such a question, was it because of extreme nervousness that his intelligence plummeted?

"..." The player's mouth twitched. Damn, he must have been brain-dead to ask that. The attributes of the floating bullet were already very clear. Flight stone... flight stone! It was made of flight stone!

Since the incident in the Sky City, flight stones were no longer a secret. Some players even wanted to create them, but there was no progress yet. Players currently had no idea where flight stones came from!

Baru and Hida, who might know, were nowhere to be found. Zheng Chen was right in front of them, but who would dare to interrogate him?

"Cough, the key is that we can't find flight stones..."

Before he could finish, Zheng Chen interrupted, "It's none of my business."

Leaving Zheng Chen's residence, the player shook his head. Indeed, taking advantage of others was not easy. He had hoped Zheng Chen would reveal some useful information, but he was directly and unhesitatingly refused.

To find out detailed information about flight stones clearly required some cost. Zheng Chen would not tell them for free.

Well, today's harvest was enough. Apart from the ordinary bullet, each of the ten new floating bullets was better than before. The least effective one had a full effect value of 100 kg, and the best one was twice as powerful.

As for the effects of these bullets, they had already tested them, specifically on a person wearing thick armor. After all, no one would just go around shooting a rock.

Initially, some people guessed that the effect would only occur if the bullet penetrated the target's body. If it couldn't break through the defense, it would just fly. However, the actual test results were unexpectedly good.

Hit! As long as the target was hit and the floating effect was triggered, the object that came into contact with the bullet would fly up with it!

Although a quick reaction could avoid the continuous floating effect, the upward thrust caused by the floating force would not disappear. Without special countermeasures, even if one couldn't truly float, they would have to jump.

Moreover, if a player was hit by a floating bullet, they would have a bloody hole. Could they instantly dig out the bullet from their body?

With ten bullets, plus those bought by others, they could attempt a deeper analysis. There was no doubt that flight stones were involved. They had never seen what flight stones looked like.

However, after they finally disassembled an unused floating bullet, they only got two different colored liquids. These liquids had an adhesive property and would mix immediately upon contact, with part turning into a water-like substance and the rest remaining as the more abundant liquid.

The quantities were similar to those obtained from disassembled used floating bullets, but there was no sign of flight stones... It was really strange, how could there be none!?

On Zheng Chen's side, after touching the floating bullet the player had brought, the floating bullet gained specific attributes.

Even the initial experimental bullet had specific attributes. It could be said that any floating bullet made with flight stones, regardless of its power, had specific attribute descriptions.

This feeling... it was as if a database update notification was about to pop up in his ear!

Currently, it could be confirmed that his attribute panel was incomplete, and it had no connection to the game system like the players' attribute panels.

Because there was no connection, items Zheng Chen touched, even special ones, were only unidentified. However, when he touched items that players had identified, he could get complete information.

It was like... a standalone computer that couldn't connect to the internet, which could only install new things through CDs or USB drives.

This was a good result for Zheng Chen. He didn't overly value the convenience brought by detailed attributes; a rough idea was enough. Relying more on his own understanding was better. This confirmation made Zheng Chen feel much more at ease.

This 'standalone' state was more beneficial than detrimental to him!

"Hmm? Little Zheng, you look good today. Did something good happen?" Seeing Zheng Chen come to his clinic as usual, Ping Shizhi stroked his beard and smiled, asking.

"Sort of." Zheng Chen replied without a smile, extending his right hand. Ping Shizhi naturally placed his fingers on Zheng Chen's pulse.

He was a very responsible doctor, and Zheng Chen's relationship with him was special, so he paid extra attention to Zheng Chen. That's why he had Zheng Chen come once a day.

It wasn't to trouble Zheng Chen or to use it as a form of exercise. He needed to adjust the medicine and dosage based on Zheng Chen's recovery status to ensure the best possible recovery!

"Truly... strange." After retracting his hand, Ping Shizhi was slightly puzzled. It wasn't that Zheng Chen's condition had worsened, but his recovery speed was unexpectedly fast...

Fortunately, he had Zheng Chen come once a day. Otherwise, the medicine he had prescribed earlier, though effective, wouldn't have kept up with Zheng Chen's current state. "Hmm, it's a good thing. Keep it up."

After the initial surprise, Ping Shizhi nodded in satisfaction. "I forgot to ask earlier, how often do you use that suppressant?"

"In a few days." The black spots had rarely acted up recently, so the suppressant could be used later.

"Alright, remember to tell me when you use it. On that day, the current medicine won't be suitable."

Ping Shizhi said. The current medicine was for recovering his body and reducing the side effects of the suppressant on his organs, which could only be used after he used the suppressant.

If he used the suppressant and then took this medicine, the two would conflict during their peak effects, potentially causing more serious consequences.

So, at that time, he would prescribe a milder medicine that wouldn't conflict with the suppressant, aiming to minimize the side effects while not affecting the suppressant's effectiveness.

"Understood." Zheng Chen nodded, taking the medicine bag from Ping Shizhi.

This time, Ping Shizhi didn't leave immediately. "Is there something else?"

Zheng Chen took out a snow crystal flower. "Is there anything wrong with this flower?"

"Hmm?" Ping Shizhi took the flower from Zheng Chen, tearing off a small piece of the petal to taste it. Zheng Chen didn't stop him; he had already tried it himself and found no issues.

"This flower... did you pick it from that poor girl?" After tasting it, Ping Shizhi reacted, slightly conflicted, and said to Zheng Chen, "Tricking an old man, that's not very nice."

Zheng Chen nodded, and Ping Shizhi was even more helpless. At this point, a nod would have been fine. Although it was a bit self-deceptive, it would have been comforting.

However, Zheng Chen didn't stop him, so this flower should... no, definitely had no problems!

Why was he so sure? Not for any other reason, but because this flower, apart from its taste, was too ordinary. Normal flowers have some medicinal properties, but this flower was too pure, completely just a flower. Medicinal properties? None at all, like a blank sheet of paper, purely for viewing...

"Besides being a decorative item to look at and smell, it tastes good, but eating too much will cause indigestion." Ping Shizhi said, "What situation did you encounter, and why did you do this?"

"No problem, right?"

"No."

"Then it's fine." Zheng Chen said, but still had a bit of doubt.

Ping Shizhi smiled, returning the flower to Zheng Chen, and continued, "That girl, though she had a tragic experience, was lucky to meet you. This flower is from her, and you just picked it... sigh! Listen to this old man before you leave!"

Seeing Zheng Chen already at the clinic door, Ping Shizhi said helplessly, then calmed down and slowly sipped the tea left on the side.

In his heart, he was considering something else. The flower Zheng Chen brought was too pure, pure to the point of not being a flower. He wouldn't do something meaningless, so bringing it meant something had happened to the flower... perhaps it was related to his rapid recovery.

Shaking his head, Zheng Chen didn't say more, clearly not wanting to talk about it. Ping Shizhi couldn't press him, but he would pay more attention in the future. Zheng Chen's improvement was a good thing for now.

Back at his residence, Zheng Chen entered the kitchen and saw Lei and Xiya inside. He paused, then handed them the medicine bag...

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