Chapter 310: Chapter 310: Bewitching Powder and Pill of Rejuvenation

"4-1209 Slacking Off: Sigh, life is so hard. I don’t even dare to get out of bed anymore. The moment I leave my blankets, I feel like I’m going to freeze to death. When are they finally going to turn on the heat?"

"5-1107 Azure: @4-1209 Slacking Off Lying around all the time just makes you colder. It feels like your body freezes solid. You’ll be warmer if you exercise a bit and work up a sweat."

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @5-1107 Azure But exercise burns calories. Right now, I’m just barely surviving on a couple of sand vine cakes a day. Where am I supposed to get the extra energy to burn for exercise?"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: Speaking of which, I’ve lost almost 110 pounds since the cataclysm! I used to weigh over 220 pounds, but now I’m down to just 132... I’m so thankful for all my fat. Otherwise, I’d probably just be an urn of ashes by now!"

"..."

Melody Summers finished scrolling through the group chat history and sighed quietly. With the temperature dropping day by day, she knew life was only going to get harder for everyone...

After dinner, Melody Summers suddenly suggested, "Sophie Thorne said there’s going to be a party at The Nimbus Hotel tomorrow, and she invited our whole family. You should all come with me!"

But Grace Sutton immediately waved her hands, shaking her head in refusal. "No way, I’m not going! It’s so cold outside, I don’t even want to leave the house. You all go and have fun!"

Since Grace wasn’t going, Colin naturally didn’t want to go either.

Grandma and Miss Lowell were elderly and also felt the cold, so they didn’t want to go either.

Winnie was about to refuse, but Grandma took her hand. "You should go with your daughter and have some fun. You haven’t had a break at all lately. It would be good for you to get out and have a change of scenery."

Winnie seemed to have been shaken by the tragic incident from earlier that day. She’d been downcast all through dinner, and Grandma felt it wasn’t good for her to go on like this. It would be better for Winnie to get out and clear her head.

Miss Lowell also smiled at Winnie. "Go on. You and your daughter should go out and relax a little!"

Grace chimed in as well, "That’s right, dear. It’s going to snow again in a couple of days. You won’t get another chance to go out!"

Seeing her whole family encouraging her to go out, Winnie thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.

...

After dinner, Melody Summers entered the Arcadian Space, planning to head to the Arcadian Sea to get some seafood.

The seafood she caught last time had been absolutely delicious! Whether steamed or made into congee, the flavor was incredibly savory, and Melody had been thinking about it ever since.

But as soon as she entered the space, she made a delightful discovery—the great ship of Odyssey Station had returned!

Looking at the massive, ship-shaped building standing on the white platform in the distance, Melody was overjoyed. "This is great! The ship is finally back!"

Melody happily ran onto her yacht, holding Albus. She steered it through the waves, sailing all the way to Odyssey Station.

After the yacht docked, Melody jumped off, still holding Albus, and set foot on the white platform once again.

Jogging across the white platform, Melody ran into the ship-shaped building and headed straight for The Trading Floor in the main hall.

On The Trading Floor, which had previously been empty, now sat a gift box about the size of a cell phone. The box was small and exquisite, its golden exterior looking as if it were wrapped in gold foil and tied with a beautiful bow.

"Whoa..." With a thrill of excitement, Melody eagerly reached out and gently lifted the lid of the gift box.

As the lid came off, the faint scent of medicine wafted out. Melody’s gaze fell inside the box, where two small, identical vials sat side by side.

The vials were about the size of ping-pong balls, with a unique design that reminded Melody of the rouge pots she’d seen in historical dramas. They had the texture of stone, like obsidian, and glittered with fine silver flecks.

Melody carefully picked up the vial on the left and gently opened the cap, discovering it contained a powder, much like cosmetic setting powder.

She noticed a mechanism inside that would allow the powder to be sprayed directly from the cap.

Just then, the system’s mechanical voice sounded—

[Congratulations on obtaining: Enchanting Secret Medicine.]

[Some say that a drug capable of knocking someone unconscious with the slightest touch does not exist.]

[Now, it does.]

[Contact with even a tiny amount of the powder—even if it just brushes against clothing—will cause a person to lose consciousness and fall into a coma for up to 24 hours.]

[Note: Those who awaken from the coma may experience random and varied side effects with unpredictable consequences. Therefore, do not, under any circumstances, use it to treat insomnia!]

Melody was quite surprised as she listened to the system’s mechanical voice.

’She knew that when it came to knockout drugs, injection was the most effective method. Melody had once undergone a painless colonoscopy where the doctor injected the anesthetic into her IV drip, and she had lost consciousness completely within seconds.’

But a drug that could knock someone out instantly with just a light touch was something Melody had never even heard of.

Not to mention one that worked even if it only brushed against clothing. ’This isn’t technology anymore,’ she thought. ’It’s practically a miracle!’

Marveling, Melody carefully put the vial away. She was terrified that if she accidentally touched it, she too would "black out" for twenty-four hours.

Next, Melody picked up the other small vial. After gently opening it, she found several pearl-sized golden pills inside that emitted a faint golden glow.

Just then, the system prompt chimed in right on cue—

[Congratulations on obtaining: S Level Far Sea Secret Medicine.]

[We have corrected the numerous issues present in the previous version of the Far Sea Secret Medicine and developed this upgraded and enhanced S Level Far Sea Secret Medicine.]

[Compared to the previous version, the S Level Far Sea Secret Medicine can also be taken in non-critical situations.]

[When taken in a critical situation, it can heal almost any internal or external injury and completely eliminate the associated pain and suffering, all without any side effects.]

[When taken in a non-critical situation, it acts as a body-strengthening elixir.]

[As carbon-based lifeforms, the humans of Blue Star are often plagued by the decline of bodily functions after the age of 30: skin begins to lose its elasticity, the brain becomes more forgetful, bones grow fragile, and organs start to deteriorate...]

[Taking one S Level Far Sea Secret Medicine every five years can halt the aging process in a young body and gradually restore function to an aging one!]

As the system’s voice faded, Melody’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

’Pills that can keep you young and even reverse aging!’

’This is too amazing!’

’The whole family has to get in on this!’

She quickly looked down and carefully counted the pills in the vial, finding a total of eight.

The thought of giving one to her whole family every five years suddenly gave Melody a new motivation to make money!

’I have to work hard and make money,’ she resolved. ’I’ll keep making trades at the station so that everyone in the family can take this medicine!’

Melody suppressed her excitement and carefully put the two vials away. Then, she took two enormous diamonds from her pocket.

These were two diamonds she had dug up from the Arcadian Mines during the period after the volcanic eruption.

One was red, the other purple.

Right after she’d dug up the diamonds, Melody had done some research. She’d learned that there were only a few dozen red diamonds over one carat in the entire world, and purple diamonds were even rarer.

Yet the red and purple diamonds Melody had found were both over 400 carats—each the size of an egg. They were also of very high purity with rich, deep colors. The red diamond was the color of a dark red rose, while the purple one had a bluish-purple hue rarely seen in nature.

Melody thought, ’These two diamonds must be worth a fortune.’

After a moment of thought, Melody placed the red diamond on The Trading Floor.

The next second, the system prompt sounded—

[One red diamond received. Beginning appraisal.]

[Appraisal complete. Diamond value exceeds 100 million. The voyage standard of ’100 million transaction value’ has been met. The cargo ship will set sail in 10 minutes.]