Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 596 Acquaintance
Upon hearing Xiao Ran's voice on the walkie-talkie, the faces of the Ghost Doctor and the others turned green.

How dare you?!

Holding the walkie-talkie, the Ghost Doctor said in a deep voice, "Fifth Doctor, we haven't treated you badly. I'm already making the medicine you requested, and it should be ready by noon at the latest. Why are you doing this?"

"White Cat!! Are you crazy? Don't do anything reckless. This isn't a place for you to run wild." Pumpkin snatched the walkie-talkie away.

"Reckless? Hey, me reckless? Or are you breaking your promise? What is Li Wang doing here? Isn't he just here to kill me?"

Xiao Ran's voice immediately became excited over the walkie-talkie.

These words left Pumpkin and the others speechless, their faces showing surprise.

How did he know that Riki-Oh was coming?

The Ghost Doctor's expression immediately turned ugly. The matter of Li Wang was a very secret, and even Qilin did not know about it. Although the other party was a corpse stitcher, there was absolutely no reason for him to know about Li Wang.

As for Taurus, there's no need to mention him; this guy probably doesn't even know who Riki-Oh is.

"Oh no, oh no, this kid's desperate. We can't afford to lose those supplies. We have to appease him as soon as possible."

The Ghost Doctor was slapping his thigh in a fit of rage, jumping up and down in a panic.

No wonder he was so anxious.

The drug capsules inside those test subjects were extremely important; they contained the purest original solution, the initial version of drug number 3.

Actually, the guild was unaware that the No. 3 potion was a failed product.

After it was first synthesized, it was discovered that this substance had extremely severe side effects, and those who drank it would almost certainly die.

The Ghost Doctor tried many methods to neutralize the toxicity of the original solution, but the results were all poor, until he suddenly thought of cowpox.

They decided to experiment with smallpox vaccination, except they turned smallpox into human smallpox.

Those medicine sachets were said to be for emergencies, but in reality, it was precisely those medicine sachets that killed the test subjects.

The medicine capsule will rapidly absorb all the essence in the host's body in a short period of time; this process is beyond description in terms of pain.

The body's water evaporates in an instant, and at that moment, even breathing becomes a desperate and painful experience.

After the test subjects drank the original liquid, it underwent a filtration process through their bodies, followed by further purification by the drug capsule. Finally, the toxicity was retained and the essence was extracted, which is the origin of Drug No. 3.

However, the Changchun Association was unaware of this matter, because ordinary beginners simply could not purify the original solution of the No. 3 potion, as their vitality was too weak. Only D-level experts were required, and the higher their strength, the better the purification effect.

This time, a total of six test subjects were provided, all of whom were core elites of the guild. They all died, which they could explain as the influence of ghost stories.

When the finished product, potion number 3, is produced, no one will question this issue.

But if Xiao Ran destroys these materials, he won't be able to explain himself to the Changchun Association, and he'll probably face a terrible fate.

"White Cat, White Cat, don't get agitated. There seems to be some misunderstanding. It's not what you think. How about we sit down and talk it over?"

"Talk? Sure, take off your clothes and come over here, then I'll talk to you."

Xiao Ran's teasing voice came through the walkie-talkie, making Pumpkin's face feel like it was on an oven.

"You bastard!!" Pumpkin angrily slammed the walkie-talkie on the table: "Let's go find him."

"Be careful, don't do anything reckless. If all else fails, I'll just give him the medicine. Please don't do anything rash."

The Ghost Doctor hurriedly instructed Pumpkin not to provoke Xiao Ran, and after hesitating for a long time, he still took the No. 3 medicine that he had just prepared.

Although it hurts to spend the money, this amount of medicine is nothing compared to the cost of all the consumables.

As the group descended the second floor, Pumpkin, who was walking in front, suddenly changed his expression: "Wait!"

Everyone looked at Pumpkin with confusion.

Pumpkin's eyes flashed with a fluorescent light. After scanning his surroundings, he frowned and said, "A curse? He actually knows this kind of thing!!"

Upon hearing the words "cursing," everyone's expressions turned solemn, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The art of warding off evil spirits, like the Taoist formations, is a high-level skill.

The Ghost Doctor felt even worse. He was originally a 3D-level expert, a pharmacist, a craftsman, and a weapon maker, but apart from having some talent in the pharmacist profession, he had basically reached the limit in the other two professions.

To advance in the ranks of skilled craftsmen, one needs to build an ancestral hall. At first, the Ghost Doctor thought it was simple, but after careful research and inquiry, he learned that the requirement for an ancestral hall was to possess at least two different types of amulets.

He consulted many people in the Changchun Association about this matter, and it took him a long time to realize that in such a large association as Changchun, there were not many people who knew how to perform the art of warding off evil spirits, but there were still some. However, it was not possible for these people to teach him the art of warding off evil spirits.

Because this is something that is passed down from father to son, not to daughter, and is preserved from father to son, they are not willing to easily pass it on to others.

As for the weaponsmith, he didn't have much talent, so he simply abandoned the weaponsmith profession and changed to an E-rank profession, the Insect Master, which worked quite well with his pharmacist profession.

That medicine pouch was something he cultivated using the abilities of a Mushishi.

Therefore, upon hearing that Xiao Ran actually knew the art of cursing, the Ghost Doctor couldn't help but feel a bit envious, jealous, and resentful. The other party was just a lone wolf, yet he was so strong. He himself had been in Changchun for so long and possessed so many resources, yet he was still so far behind the other party.

Thinking of this, the Ghost Doctor reached out in frustration and unconsciously scratched his face. "If it's a curse, isn't going out like this just walking into a trap?"

The two men speaking were Taiyi and Dijun, who were standing behind Guiye. They looked exactly alike and were clearly twins. Because they had a telepathic connection, they could exchange consciousness quickly and naturally. In other words, they could share each other's professions. So, although they were 3D-level experts, their overall strength was enough to crush other experts of the same level.

It could even be said that below the C-level, in a head-on confrontation, no one can match them.

That's why the two of them are responsible for guarding the core of the hospital here. Ghost Master brought them out to prevent any unforeseen events.

But before they could even leave, the cursed spell had become an insurmountable barrier that both of them feared.

"Hmph, what's so difficult about that?"

Pumpkin snorted and quickly took out a cursed item from his spatial storage.

This thing is very special. It doesn't quite resemble an hourglass. It's similar to an hourglass frame, but the middle part isn't a sand bottle. Instead, it's an irregular shape that's hard to describe precisely.

But each side of this thing has a very small rune.

As the pumpkin finger gently moved it, the thing began to slowly rotate. Before long, the originally irregular edges began to gradually come together, eventually transforming into a small medicine box.

Pumpkin opened the medicine box, inside were several dark-colored pills.

"This is called a suppression pill. After you take it, you will generate a kind of aversion. Don't worry, it won't have much of an effect, but it can temporarily make you immune to other suppression techniques."

Pumpkin distributed the pills to everyone.

As a pharmacist, Master Gui was naturally very sensitive to medicines, but after observing it carefully for a while, he discovered that this thing was not made of medicine, but rather some kind of special substance.

"Creating things out of thin air, with countless transformations..."

Ghost Master, clutching the pill, glanced at the cursed object in Pumpkin's hand. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "The Thousand-Mechanism Treasure Box!"

Upon hearing the words "Thousand Machine Treasure Box," the crowd widened their eyes in astonishment, exclaiming in surprise, their gazes fixed on the object.

"I never expected that the legendary B-grade cursed artifact would actually be in your hands."

Ghost Master swallowed hard. Even though he tried to control himself, the greed in his expression was impossible to hide.

Pumpkin naturally saw all of this, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In fact, if someone saw the cursed object in their hand and didn't show any change in expression, then she should be careful.

"I've heard that this thing has the ability to adapt to any situation. Any profession can use it to its fullest potential, and it can even mimic the professional skills of any profession."

Taiichi looked at the cursed item in Pumpkin's hand. If Pumpkin hadn't been a professional and he and his brother weren't completely outmatched, Taiichi would have wanted to snatch it.

This cursed item is a truly versatile and miraculous artifact.

If we say that a profession's professional skills are a unique authority that belongs exclusively to that profession.

This thing is like a key, which allows one to borrow the authority of other professions to serve oneself.

Such a precious item was something that Ghost Master and the others had only heard of; they never expected to actually encounter it here.

"Master Gui, you're joking. This thing is, after all, a replica. It's far from achieving the same effect. You can take a look if you don't believe me."

Pumpkin generously handed the cursed object in his hand to Ghost Lord.

Seeing this, Ghost Master was taken aback and instinctively reached out his hand, but after thinking about it, he withdrew his hand, waved his hand, and said, "I won't look anymore, I won't look anymore. Looking at it will only increase my desire. Even if it's a replica, this thing's effect is extraordinary."

Upon hearing what Ghost Master said, Taiyi and Dijun behind him also restrained their thoughts.

Although they were very unhappy, they had to admit that they couldn't afford to offend Pumpkin. This girl had a powerful backer, and apart from the leader, no one else's face mattered.

"Let's go!"

Now that the curse was gone, they walked out of the inpatient department with peace of mind.

"Strange, where are they? Where did everyone go?" The Ghost Doctor and his group walked out and found that the nurses and patients in the hospital were all there, but their own people were all gone.

Just as he was wondering, the Ghost Doctor suddenly smelled a strong, cloying, meaty odor in the air.

"What's this smell?" Taiichi frowned.

Even Pumpkin couldn't help but pinch his nose. The smell wasn't foul, but rather an indescribable greasiness mixed with a meaty odor.

"This smells like it's coming from a public bathhouse. I'll go check it out."

As Taiyi spoke, he flew straight to the bathhouse.

Taiyi was extremely fast and returned in a short while, but his face was extremely ugly.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing this, Di Jun quickly asked, and Taiyi gritted his teeth, suppressing the urge to vomit, and said with a dark face, "They..."

"They're all...cooked!"

(End of this chapter)