Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

Upon seeing this, Cheng Xiao flicked his finger, and a ball of silvery-white metal covered the keyhole before he slipped inside.

The gears turned with a soft whirring sound, and the door opened in response.

The four of them pushed the door open and entered, just as Mr. Filch turned the corner.

Harry closed the wooden door.

At the same time, Hermione immediately cast an Earplugs spell.

It covered the entire room.

Harry flung off his cloak, and the three main characters exchanged glances, all of them breathing a sigh of relief.

Cheng Xiao even gave Hermione a thumbs up.

He likes to be an assistant to those who are intelligent.

Unfortunately, not everyone has a brain.

"Fluorescence, whoosh..."

Cheng Xiao looked at the person whose mouth was covered by Hermione and said helplessly:
"Turning the light on in the middle of the night? Aren't you asking for trouble?"

Looking at Hermione and Ron, Cheng Xiao sighed.

"Moss, turn on the dim light!"

When a strange light appeared in the room, the four of them seemed to have gained night vision.

The originally dark place was now covered by a layer of spectrum, making it clearly visible.

However, once you get a clear look at everything in this room...

Apart from Hermione, who had already been there once, Harry and Ron both stared wide-eyed.

Even Cheng Xiao was no exception.

Because the wall except for the one where the main entrance is located is empty.

The other three walls are all densely packed with partitions separated by bookshelves and wooden boards.

These partitions were almost entirely filled with glass bottles containing liquids of various colors.

Looking around, one can see a dazzling array of countless items.

Especially when illuminated by a light source like a dark lamp, these neatly arranged medicines are quite a sight.

At this moment, the sound of Ron swallowing and smearing was very clear:
"So, so these are all magic potions?"

Hermione pointed to one of the walls and said softly:
"What are you thinking? Look carefully, these are the finished products. The other two walls are filled with raw materials and semi-processed items."

Hearing this, the other three recovered a little.

However, it's only a small amount, because even if only one wall is made of finished potions, such a quantity is already terrifying.

Harry and Ron walked closer and looked over. They saw people they knew and people they didn't know piled up all over the wall, on all sides.

Ron exclaimed again, "My God!"

"How could Professor Snape have so many?"

"Isn't this number a bit too exaggerated?"

Cheng Xiao was thinking about something.

Because in his eyes, these potions that shimmered with various lights were no different from side quests.

Even if some potions aren't as powerful as those from side quests, they're still worth at least tens or hundreds of reward points.

After all, in the eyes of the Supreme God, the path of magic and science fiction is generally more valuable than that of future technology.

And this is the very thing that now occupies an entire three-meter by five-meter wall.

(Even if each bottle is worth at least fifty reward points, there are five bottles in a row.)

If a single grid has four rows or as few as two, then this means that this entire wall could have tens of thousands of reward points?

(No, this is still the minimum calculation.)

Some special medicines are certainly even more valuable, or even high-end like the Felix Ferulic.

One bottle could be worth thousands of reward points.

So, these items are roughly estimated to be worth 30,000 to 40,000 reward points?
Cheng Xiao thought to himself, and then, just like Ron, he swallowed hard the spittle that was called "pathetic."

At this moment, Ron and Cheng Xiao were like newly rich people who had been poor for a long time, and their legs were inexplicably weak, so they could only lean on Harry.
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"Wolfsbane Potion, Life-and-Death Potion, Confusion Potion, Purification Potion, Mandrake Resurrection Potion..."

(Wolfsbane Potion: Can prevent werewolves from turning into full moon wolves.)

Life-or-death potion: Forced deep hypnosis, non-lethal.

Confusion Potion: Throw it to confuse the enemy.

Purifying agent: Purifies the body from negative effects.

Mandrake Resurrection Potion: Removes petrification.
Ron crouched down and looked at the bottom row.

“Harry has more than that, look over here.”

There are also vitality potions, anti-aging potions, shrinking potions, white peony potions, blood-tonifying potions, hiccup-relieving potions, soothing potions, aphrodisiac potions, enhancement potions, tranquilizer potions...

I've only ever read about some of these things in books.

(Vitality potion: restores stamina, for example, used in Quidditch matches.)

Age-enhancing drugs: Increase physical age.

Shrinking potion: Reduces physical age.

Dictamnus dasycarpus: Used to stop bleeding.

Blood-replenishing medicine: Restores health from injuries.

Hiccup medication: Makes you hiccup constantly.

Pain Relief Potion: Relieves damage sustained within thirty minutes.

Aphrodisiac: Creates a false love.

Enhancer: Enhances the effects of other medicines.

Sedatives: to eliminate agitation.
Cheng Xiao exclaimed in surprise at Harry and Ron, who had spoken up, "You recognize so many potions? You're quite impressive!"

Ron pointed to the symbols on the partition:

"Um, Brother Cheng, there are words on this, I'm just reading them aloud."

"Actually, there are some medicines that I don't know what they are or what their effects are."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiao's expression became slightly awkward.

However, he also realized: "Wait, Ron, didn't something just come out of place?"

"What the heck is this hiccup medicine? Is it the kind of effect I'm thinking of?"

Cheng Xiao looked at the three of them with a strange expression.

As a result, all three main characters nodded.

Cheng Xiao was embarrassed: "Uh, so what's the use?"

Harry thought for a moment and said, "I remember asking about it the first time I heard it, and Professor Snape said that if you hiccup, you can't use other magic, since you're always hiccuping."

Cheng Xiao felt something was off, but it seemed to make sense at first glance.

Ninety-nine percent of the magic system in this world requires the use of spells.

If you keep hiccuping, it's essentially the same as not being able to use a spell.

Hermione spoke up at this moment.

"With so many other medicines, why is there not a single bottle of compound decoction left?"

"Look!"

Following Hermione's finger.

All three of them noticed an empty cabinet.

It stands out particularly among the potions covering the entire wall.

And under the cabinet partition was written the compound decoction.

Cheng Xiao was no exception; he shrugged and said:

"As I just said, some people have already visited this place."

"Fortunately, he only took the compound decoction."

Hermione is indeed the smartest among them; she guessed the whole story as soon as Cheng Xiao finished speaking.

"I see, so it's Little Barty?"

"Did he steal the compound decoction before we did?"

"No wonder Professor Lupin and the others said that the compound decoction Moody drank was not made by an ordinary person after they saw him."

Cheng Xiao nodded: "That's right. Although he may also be able to make compound decoctions, it's never as convenient or easy as making them by hand."

Upon hearing this, Harry and Ron nodded in deep agreement.

Ron suddenly seemed to remember something and asked with a strange look, "So Hermione, when you came here to steal the horn of the two-horned beast, why didn't you just take a bottle of Polyjuice Potion?"

"Or should we make it ourselves?"

Harry realized what was happening and looked over as well.

Looking at the questioning looks in their eyes.

Hermione, hands on hips, looking very serious:
"It was almost finished, and I had confidence in my skills!"

Ron felt he had asked a pointless question that was also extremely dangerous.

He quickly changed the subject and asked Cheng Xiao, "So, Brother Cheng? Which one should we pretend to be?"

Is there anything here that we need?

Harry tried to change the subject, saying thoughtfully:
"Shouldn't we need something to restore our strength and treat our injuries?"

Cheng Xiao looked at the two of them with a strange expression.

"Which one?"

"Ron, you should ask which ones are not needed."

"Never mind, what I mean is I want all the finished medicines here."

"By the way, Hermione, you must know the effects and uses of these potions, right?"
Let me know when you get back.

After Cheng Xiao finished speaking, the nano-metal in his hand flowed away.

For the rest of the time, Moss was in charge of the very top that they couldn't reach.

Harry and Ron were tasked with using the Levitation Charm to retrieve the potion from the partition.

Hermione then sorted and grouped them one by one and handed them to Cheng Xiao to put into his spatial bag.

A dozen minutes later, Cheng Xiao discovered a problem that frustrated him greatly.

"Forget it, we don't need the wolfsbane potion, we don't have any werewolves. And this mandrake resurrection potion is a rip-off. Why not just say it's a potion to remove petrification?"

"Also canceled."

After saying this with disdain, Cheng Xiao separated out a large batch of medicines that were mostly white liquid.

"I don't need this healing potion anymore. It's terribly slow and not as effective as my Death Flame."

Does Cheng Xiao really not want it?

No.

There's really no room left.

Thirty square meters is a large space, but it still couldn't keep up with Cheng Xiao stuffing things into it!

Cheng Xiao thought for a moment and pointed to the potion containing the thick golden liquid.

"Put this purification potion down too. Someone else needs it more, so let's not take it for now."

Listening to Cheng Xiao's words, the three of them felt that there was more to it than met the eye, but since the occasion was not right, they did not ask.

"Treatment for burns? Colds and fevers? And this bone-regenerating agent and growth promoter, one treats broken bones and the other quickly restores skin and flesh, they're very good, so I don't need any of these."

"Never mind, you can keep these if you want them."

Hearing Cheng Xiao say "not bad" while simultaneously refusing, Harry and Ron felt a pang of sympathy.

But upon hearing the next sentence, their faces lit up with joy.

However, the backpacks on the three of them didn't have much space.

"Wait, Hermione, what are the effects of this aging serum?"

Cheng Xiao sat on the ground, staring blankly at the pale green potion in his hand, and asked.

Hermione, perhaps unsure if she hadn't explained herself clearly, thought for a moment before speaking again:
"As discussed in the basic categories of potions, the aging potion is a magical potion that allows the user's body to grow rapidly."

"The opposite of it is the shrinking potion next to it, which can turn an adult into a child."

Upon hearing this definitive explanation, Cheng Xiao suddenly became excited.

So much so that his hand holding the medicine began to tremble.

Before Hermione could ask what was wrong, Cheng Xiao opened the bottle of pale green potion with trembling hands and drank three drops as Hermione had instructed.

Bang!
With a soft sound, a cloud of white smoke appeared out of thin air.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared blankly at the figure in the center of the room.

I have no idea what Cheng Xiao is up to.

As the white smoke dissipated, a grown-up version of Cheng Xiao, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, dressed in a black suit, appeared between the three.

Ron, who disliked it intensely, looked up and said with a strange expression:

"Um, Brother Cheng, why did you turn back?"

Harry suddenly thought of something and blurted it out:

"No, Brother Cheng didn't turn back, it's the effect of the aging agent?"

Hear this.

The adult version of Cheng Xiao, who was examining his own hands, laughed with delight.

"Haha, yeah, yeah!"

"Why didn't I think of using magic to fight magic?"

"The curse of the Rainbow Children is magic, and so is the aging serum!"

"These two abilities can actually cancel each other out, I'm truly amazed..."

Before the last word could be uttered, another cloud of white smoke appeared.

A bewildered baby fell to the ground.

The three people who had been looking up lowered their heads again. Hmm, this feels much better.

Cheng Xiao, who landed on his bottom, looked completely bewildered.

"No, Hermione, didn't you say three drops would last for ten minutes?"

"It hasn't even been ten seconds, has it?"

"Or is there something wrong with Snape's potion?"

As Cheng Xiao spoke, he tried to drink the whole bottle in his hand.

Fortunately, this person held back.

Because Professor Snape's stockpile is running low.

Compared to other medications, aging agents and shrinking agents are extremely rare.

There are three rows of light green anti-aging serums, with five bottles in each row.

Fifteen of these thumb-thick glass tubes might sound like a lot at first glance.

However, it should be noted that other potions, such as the White Dictamnus potion and the Blood-Replenishing potion, occupy three entire storage cabinets.

Even if there aren't that many, there are still things like tranquilizers, aphrodisiacs, and enhancers.

Uh, wait a minute!

Enhancement agent?

A flash of wisdom struck Cheng Xiao.

Then he turned and put away a bunch of enhancement potions.
Only then did he put the other anti-aging medications away.

After doing all this, Cheng Xiao looked up at Hermione.

Hermione finished examining the bottle and shook her head: "No problem. Professor Snape's potion-making skills are among the best in all of Hogwarts."

Cheng Xiao nodded; in fact, he had already figured it out when he finished speaking.

It's highly likely that the Rainbow Child pacifier is too effective.

Even if anti-aging drugs are effective, their effectiveness has likely been weakened.

Fortunately, there are quite a few enhancement potions available. Combined with aging potions, it should probably be better than those few seconds just now.

Unfortunately, now is not the time to conduct experiments.

Cheng Xiao thought of something and asked Hermione.

"By the way, what about the Felix potion?"

"There's none?"

"Didn't you see it?"

Hermione, Harry, and Ron exchanged a glance, then looked at the Potions Room, which was now mostly empty, and shook their heads.

Ron exclaimed in surprise:
"Brother Cheng, you actually know about the Fuling potion?"

"I only saw this rare magical potion mentioned in an encyclopedia."

Hermione searched the entire room and found another potion in a corner of the bottom row:
"I don't have the Felix Felicis potion, but I've discovered another legendary potion." (End of Chapter)