Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy!-Chapter 262: Insect Repellant Serum
After eating 20 Sunflare fruits, the heat was no longer threatening. Although it was hot, it was not as unbearable as earlier.
With her remaining pitiful stamina, she quickly descended and reached the clearance point, which was a hidden small cave at the bottom.
If this were the normal world, the temperature around this area should be cooler than at the top, but it was hotter here.
Current Temperature: 70 degrees Celsius.
If she had not taken the Sunflare fruit, she would have turned into dried corpse.
Nanzhi wiped the sweat dribbling from her scalp.
As soon as she stepped into the clearance point, she received notifications. The sounds were like a cold gust of wind bringing cool and refreshing air.
[You’ve cleared the Sunfire Desert Mini Dungeon.]
[Clearance Reward: 2,000 EXP]
[Level: 25 (22,600/50,000)]
Besides EXP, she got the insect repellent recipe, 2 kilograms of Sunflare fruits, and 2 handfuls of Sunflare plants.
Just like the Wintergreen mushroom, this Sunflare plant also appeared in the mobile game’s dungeon. The heat wave arc was brutal. The crops died and the water supplies dwindled. If not for the Sunflare fruits she obtained from the dungeon back then, which became a new food source and heat wave medicine, the casualties among her resident NPCs would have been higher.
Beforehand, she asked the system which plants could be replanted. It told her to look for plants with red and gold colored roots.
Because she was pressed for time, she only managed to find two plants. She would come back later for more.
Too bad she couldn’t find the heat resistance serum in her first run. Maybe later she would be luckier.
[3-star Sunflare Plant]
[Harvest time: 19 hours: 59 minutes: 59 seconds]
After planting the Sunflare in her Virtual Farm, Nanzhi quickly went to the Game Lobby to cool down before taking a bath.
She exhaled a long, exhausted breath.
Ah, I’m finally alive.
Moments later in the Game Lobby, Nanzhi carefully read the ingredients for the serum.
[3-star Insect Repellent Serum]
[For external use]
[Ingredients: 5 ml of Buzzbane leaves’ volatile oil, 2 grams of crushed Buzzbane flower, 10 grams of winter plum blossom leaves, 10 ml of rubbing alcohol, 10 ml of lavender oil]
[Effects: Hides the wearer’s scent and repels Tier 3 and below insect-type monsters. Causes a debuff that reduces the speed and combat ability of Tier 3 and below insect-type monsters by 20% within a 20-meter radius of the wearer. Effect decays over time. Duration: 1 day]
Nanzhi’s heart beat fast as she read the last prompt about its effects.
Damn. If this existed in the past and those powerhouses came to know of this serum, it would cause quite a stir in the market and be snatched in seconds.
If it were auctioned, everyone with spars to spend would bid crazily. It was not an exaggeration to say one serum could reach thousands of spars.
Nanzhi placed the fresh Buzzbane leaves on the clean foldable table inside her Game Lobby. The freshly harvested silvery leaves glistened with morning dew, and their sharp citrusy aroma tickled her nose. She took a deep breath, reading the recipe carefully.
With a wave of her hand, a small cauldron appeared on the table. She carefully weighed the leaves until they amounted to 200 grams. Placing the leaves into the cauldron, she added a small amount of water, just enough to prevent the leaves from burning.
A block of peat bog was added into the fuel chamber under the cauldron. Nanzhi channeled her mental power to control the flames.
The temperature had to be exact. Too hot, and the volatile oil would evaporate too quickly. Too cold, and the extraction would be incomplete.
Nanzhi focused. One of the perks of upgrading to Tier 4 was that her control of the cauldron’s fire was better. There were fewer mistakes. After twenty minutes on her third try, the cauldron’s water began to simmer, small bubbles rising steadily. Steam carrying the sharp green aroma curled from the pot.
The oil condensed on the lid and dripped down into the small collection vial she had prepared beforehand. Watching the first golden oil drop into the vial, her heart quickened.
She carefully collected each drop until it reached the required quantity of 5 ml.
Out of all the ingredient preparations, the Buzzbane leaves oil extraction was the most time-consuming. The others were easy to prepare.
Time slowly passed.
Nanzhi carefully mixed the ingredients based on the recipe’s instructions.
The insect repellent serum was harder to concoct and more time-consuming than the previous serums. After 35 minutes of relentless attempts, she successfully managed to make one.
Nanzhi cried happy tears.
Ding.
[3-star Insect Repellent Serum]
Ding.
[You’ve earned 500 Profession EXP]
The EXP bar of her Novice Bio-Artificer profession filled up by a tiny fraction.
A whopping 500 for just one serum!
Nanzhi grinned. If she made a hundred more, she would be able to advance to the next stage.
She continued until her ingredients ran out. Counting the serums, she managed to make 41 vials. If there had been no mistakes, the ingredients were good for 52 vials. Calculating the failures, the success rate of the first batch was 78%.
If she became more proficient, she could reduce waste and increase the success rate.
It would take another four hours in real time for the next batch of Buzzbane plants to mature. Nanzhi hopped out of the Game Lobby to tell Weihao the good news.
In Pearl City.
Around 10:49 in the morning, Colonel Tang finally received a call from Wang Chul.
It took the latter a while to find a signal since they were staying inside a water pump room underground in a commercial building, just below a cafe.
Last night, they were able to board the vehicles, but the mosquitoes blocked the headlights and windshields of the cars. It was total darkness. Without a clear view of the road, the drivers could only move blindly.
Unfortunately, one of the cars in the rear crashed into the others, causing a chain collision.
The vehicles toppled over. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Wang Chul couldn’t ignore the civilians in danger.
After he threw his last smoke grenade, the mosquitoes temporarily scattered, returning visibility to the cars. Those who were lucky enough to avoid collision managed to escape and return to the base.
The group that stayed behind was led by Wang Chul to the water pump room. It was small, and all the remaining eighty-five soldiers and civilians squeezed inside.
Wang Chul’s face was grim as he looked at the state of everyone.
Almost all had injuries. Five suffered serious injuries from the vehicular accident and needed immediate attention, and twenty were showing signs of high fever.
If they didn’t leave soon, these people would die.
"Don’t worry, Wang. Help is coming," Colonel Tang said on the other line.
