Raft for All: I'm guaranteed to get a golden affix when I upgrade!

Xiao Zheng closed the treasure chest, remembering the gargoyle's loot.

Swipe the system panel.

[Rare Blueprint: Stone Brick Exterior Wall x1]

[High-quality blueprints: Moisture-resistant flooring x1]

[200 oak planks, 80 stone bricks, 150 iron nails]

I didn't look closely at the dropped items earlier, but now that I've taken stock, I realize they're all building materials.

Xiao Zheng raised an eyebrow.

This gargoyle, when it was alive, was a guardian of the temple; when it died, it dropped the temple's building materials.

Two hundred oak planks, much harder than ordinary planks, were perfect for reinforcing the raft.

"Let's go."

Xiao Zheng put all the supplies into his backpack and waved to Ling tide.

The two retraced their steps, passed through the water curtain, and stepped out of the cave.

The sunlight was blinding.

Xiao squinted to adjust to the light, his gaze sweeping across the valley.

A figure crouched beside a rock at the mouth of the valley.

Shen Bingyao.

She hadn't left yet.

The woman was covered in wounds, with a bandage wrapped around her left arm to temporarily stop the bleeding, and her face was extremely pale.

But her gaze was fixed on the python's tail that Xiao Zheng was holding.

To be precise, it was locked onto those huge chunks of epic snake meat, which exuded a unique aroma.

After killing the ancient anaconda, Xiao casually cut off several large chunks of snake meat and brought them out. Epic-level ingredient; it would be a waste to throw it away.

Shen Bingyao swallowed.

"You're still here?" Xiao Zheng said casually.

Shen Bingyao stood up, trying her best to maintain the last bit of dignity: "I was waiting for you to come out... to thank me."

Her gaze, however, couldn't help but drift towards the piece of snake meat.

Xiao Zheng noticed it.

He didn't say anything, but walked straight to a flat rock.

He took out a spare tinder from his backpack, lit a flame, and placed a large piece of python meat on it.

sizzle-

The oil seeped out, and the rich, overpowering aroma of meat exploded in the valley.

Shen Bingyao's legs went weak.

The aroma wafted straight into my nose, my stomach clenched violently, and my hunger was amplified more than tenfold.

She bit her lower lip, her nails digging into her palms, forcing herself to look away.

But the body's instincts don't lie.

"Want some?"

Xiao Zheng didn't even look up, and flipped the snake meat over.

Shen Bingyao remained silent for three seconds.

"...What do you want?"

She knew this man's ways all too well. Last time, he tricked her out of her rare blueprints with just four pieces of shark meat; this time, he'd definitely be even more ruthless.

What else do you have on you?

Shen Bingyao gritted her teeth and rummaged through her backpack to find her last remaining possessions: "One fine-grade dagger, forty units of rope, fifteen pieces of glass, and twenty metal plates."

"Keep the dagger for self-defense, give me everything else, and I'll trade you three pieces of snake meat."

"Three pieces?! These things are worth at least—"

"You can choose not to change." Xiao Zheng finally looked up at her. "No one is forcing you to choose."

Shen Bingyao's words stuck in her throat.

Five seconds later, she pushed the rope, glass, and metal sheet all over.

Xiao Zheng cut off three large pieces of roasted python meat and handed them over.

The golden-brown skin is slightly crispy, while the meat inside is so tender that you can squeeze juice out of it, and a strange heat rises with the aroma.

Shen Bingyao took the meat and, disregarding her image, took a big bite.

The juices burst in my mouth, and a hot, warm current slid into my stomach, instantly spreading to every part of my body.

Consuming epic-grade ancient python meat permanently increases Strength by +3 and Constitution by +2.

Shen Bingyao's body trembled violently.

But the heat did not stop.

It churned in my belly, burning hotter and hotter, spreading from my lower abdomen to my spine, and then up to the back of my neck!

Her face flushed red at a visible speed.

His breathing became rapid.

My legs went weak and I couldn't control them. .

"This meat... what did you put in it...?" Shen Bingyao's voice trembled, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Xiao Zheng glanced at her, then looked at the same piece of meat he was gnawing on.

Nothing happened.

"Nothing was put in."

Xiao Zheng took another bite of snake meat and swallowed it.

I didn't feel anything unusual at all.

He looked down at the golden, crispy roasted meat in his hand, then looked up at Shen Bingyao across from him, whose cheeks were flushed and who was trembling all over.

Not right.

The same meat, prepared the same way, he ate it like it was water, but this woman had such a strong reaction.

Xiao Zheng put down the snake meat and activated his appraisal technique.

A pale golden light flashed across his pupils.

[Target: Shen Bingyao]

[Current Status: Invasion by Residual Venom from an Ancient Python (Severe)]

[Symptoms: Epic-level snake venom triggers a severe rejection reaction; the toxin is spreading throughout the body via the meridians. The target's constitution is too weak to metabolize it on its own.]

[Warning: If not treated within 30 minutes, the toxins will backfire on the heart and blood vessels, leading to—death by body explosion.]

Xiao Zheng's expression changed.

He died from his body exploding.

He instantly stopped teasing and turned his gaze back to Shen Bingyao.

The woman's condition was ten times more serious than he had anticipated.

It wasn't a simple food allergy; her body was too weak.

With his physique of over 160 cm, eating this stuff is like eating candy.

But what about Shen Bingyao?

For an average player, being injected with epic-level snake venom is no different than pouring lava into a paper cup.

"Shen Bingyao!"

Xiao Zheng quickly stepped forward and supported her swaying body.

It was piping hot to the touch.

Even through the clothes, I could feel the abnormally high temperature; the skin was flushed with an unnatural redness that spread from my neck down to below my collarbone.

It was piping hot to the touch.

Even through the clothes, I could feel the abnormally high temperature; the skin was flushed with an unnatural redness that spread from my neck down to below my collarbone.

Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.

Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.

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Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.

Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.

Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.

Shen Bingyao's consciousness was beginning to fade.

Her hand unconsciously gripped Xiao Zheng's collar, her lips slightly parted, her breath hot and scalding.

"It's so hot... I'm so hot..."

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zheng reached out and touched her forehead; the temperature he felt with his fingertips was at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

"Lingxi!" he called out as he turned around.

Lingxi was holding half a piece of unfinished snake meat when she saw Shen Bingyao's appearance. She was stunned for a moment and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with her?"

"When snake venom invades, the body can't withstand it, so we have to find a way to expel the venom."

As he spoke, Xiao Zheng took out ice cubes made by an ice maker from his backpack; he always carried some with him.

A large block of ice was placed directly onto the back of Shen Bingyao's neck.

laugh--

The moment the ice surface touches the skin, white mist rises up.

The entire block of ice melted at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of warm water in less than ten minutes.

Useless.

The temperature simply cannot be brought down.

Xiao Zheng frowned.

He then took three more pieces of ice and placed them on Shen Bingyao's forehead, wrist, and both sides of her neck.

Everything melted completely within ten minutes.

The identification panel remained suspended in the corner of the field of vision, and the progress bar for the spread of toxins continued to rise.

Physical cooling methods are completely ineffective against snake venom that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Last time it was a powdery mist, this time it's snake venom. Although the sources are different, the root cause is the same.

These are all external energy intrusions that exceed the body's metabolic limits.

There is only one solution.

Use even more domineering energy to forcefully flush it out.

High-intensity infusion of life energy.