Translator: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1 This river flowed from the direction of the Kijuju Marshland. Probably due to the dry season, the water flow wasn't abundant. Nevertheless, due to the treacherous terrain, the water flow was extremely turbulent. This subterranean river gushed down from a precipice, displaying the courage to shatter one's bones and shatter one's body on the rocks. Naturally, this was the poisonous substance contained within.
Evidently, to an ordinary person, this precipice was akin to a heavenly moat. Even a scientific exploration team of the present world would require the assistance of various tools in order to traverse against the current. Moreover, this process would inevitably waste a great deal of time.
But to Sheyan, it was a different story!
To Sheyan who possessed strength that exceeded an ordinary person by several folds, or even a dozen folds.
To Sheyan who possessed the incomparably formidable title of 'Pirate Captain', this treacherous terrain and torrential current absolutely couldn't obstruct his unstoppable footsteps!
To his prowess, the heavenly moat wasn't merely a joke.
At present, there were only 10 plus hours left before their return. Nevertheless, Sheyan's fighting spirit was blazing fiercely. His confidence stemmed from Little Lord Fokke's success. If Little Lord Fokke was able to obtain the 'Stairway of the Sun', then Sheyan would definitely be able to do so!
Naturally, the arduous process of traversing against the torrential current was needless to say. Yet to Sheyan's astonishment, for some unknown reason, Mbenga insisted on following him! One must understand, Sheyan could easily stay underwater for more than half an hour. Yet this brat couldn't. This signified that he would have to face an exceedingly high risk of death!
After traversing through a completely submerged river, Mbenga could only be tied to Sheyan's back by a rope as he continued traversing through a waterfall that exceeded 5 metres in height. Although Sheyan had already tried his best to shorten the time required to traverse through that river, Mbenga still fainted due to suffocation. Yet after he was rescued and awoken, he resolutely insisted on following.
"My soul tells me, I must reach there, only then can I regain myself. For this, I'm willing to pay any price! "
When Mbenga uttered those words, he was exceedingly earnest. Sheyan could only respect his wishes. After a full five hours, he finally saw a ray of light at the end of the river!
The underground river that had been traveling underground finally came out of the deep and rugged underground, and they saw the eye-catching ray of sunlight! Without a doubt, that was their destination – the hinterlands of the Kijuju Marshland! Under normal circumstances, one would have to go through countless hardships and obstacles, accept countless crazy tests and challenges, and use innumerable corpses and souls to pave the way. However, if one were to pass through this rapid underground river, even though the journey was arduous and dangerous, it would only take a few hours of trekking!
Just as he was about to reach the exit, Sheyan discovered that a stone platform of roughly 10 square metres had some peculiarities. He hastily strode over to take a look, and instantly discovered a pile of incomparably moldy clothing. With a light touch, it would disintegrate into moldy dust. Evidently, after Little Lord Fokke arrived here over a decade ago, he had gathered his subordinates and stripped off their clothing.
This was undoubtedly an act worthy of vigilance. Under Sheyan's incisive gaze, he discovered several scattered moldy wooden planks by the side of a boulder. These wooden planks were so rotten that it seemed like they would crumble at the slightest pinch.
Relying on his imagination and experience, Sheyan successfully pieced together those wooden planks in his mind. It was shockingly a wooden bucket commonly seen on ships. This wooden bucket was practically all-purpose on a ship. It could be used to scoop out water, store items, wash one's face, wash one's feet, cook one's food bowl, urinal, and protect one's head during battle. When the ship sinks, it could be used as a protective cover. When two were tied to one's waist, it could be used as a lifebuoy....
Sheyan walked over and used his finger to scrape the bottom of the bucket. After wiping away the layer of dust and rotten wood, his finger transmitted a queer sensation, as though he was scratching a congealed candle. He fetched some water from the side and rinsed it. Instantly, a thick layer of yellowish substance was exposed, tightly adhering to the surface of the boulder. Sheyan scraped off a little and carefully twirled it around his fingertips. Then, he swiftly passed it over the tip of his tongue, and instantly identified it.
This was an essential item for ships of this era. It had a resounding reputation, and was known as Devil's Oil.
Actually, it was whale blubber brewed with lime and wood.
This item wasn't rare on ships, and was a necessity for pirates, merchants, and navies. It was an excellent material for arson during battles, and could be used to patch up cracks on ships. Furthermore, after being brewed with a special spice from Madagascar, it had a long shelf life and wouldn't rot easily. Even in shipwrecks, jars and jars of this stuff could often be seen.
Sheyan laid down on the ground and carefully examined it. Then, he discovered a dried vine within the whale blubber. The environment here didn't have the ability to preserve freshness. If not for the fact that this thing was buried within the whale blubber, it would've long turned into ashes after being eroded by the moisture for over a decade. The characteristics of this vine's bifurcation were rather distinct. Sheyan pulled out a fresh 'Chaliba' plant from his party storage, and after a brief comparison, he determined that it was the same species.
Sheyan shut his eyes … …..
Over a decade ago, Little Lord Fokke and his gang were panting heavily as they climbed up this rocky platform. Then, they stripped off their clothes, revealing their emaciated and filthy bodies. Then, they retrieved a wooden barrel filled with whale blubber, and rubbed the 'Chaliba' plant in the Devil's Oil....
The crux of the matter, was obviously why did they strip off their clothes?
Sheyan couldn't figure it out no matter how he racked his brains. This bunch of people couldn't possibly bring lubricant from thousands of miles away, and run all the way to this gloomy cave in Africa to engage in homosexual activities ….. Fortunately, Sheyan had a solution to this problem. That was to personally test out what was so special about it.
Although the 'Devil's Oil' had congealed on the surface of the rock, it was still far from its shelf life. After casually scraping off the rock, a fist sized piece could be formed, and after heating it up slightly, it could be used. Sheyan retrieved the recently harvested 'Chaliba' plant, and rubbed it in the scalding hot 'Devil's Oil'. Soon after, he received a notification, which instantly left Sheyan dumbstruck.
[You attempted to blend this world's specialty plant, 'Chaliba']
[Blending …..]
[Blending failed … …..]
[Blending …..]
[Blending failed … …..]
[Blending …..]
[Blending failed … …..]
After browsing through the list of notifications, Sheyan instantly recalled the Ndipaya recipe he obtained from slaying that Plaga Host type-II, 'Ancient Gjesi'. Using this recipe, one could refine a medicinal herb called 'Ancient Gjesi'. Coincidentally, Sheyan had gathered the required ingredients to concoct this medicinal herb.
At present, even if Sheyan was an idiot, he would still know what was going on. What more, he already possessed the ability to concoct medicinal herbs? Evidently! In the past, Bernard Fokke had obtained an extremely potent Ndipaya recipe. The two ingredients of this recipe were probably animal blubber and the 'Chaliba' plant!
If it was anyone else, they would probably feel a headache. But who was Sheyan? A master concoction master! He was a direct descendant of Saruman in the Lord of the Rings. After a long period of research, his various concoction methods had reached the pinnacle of perfection. As for concoction tools, they were like tools that could be fished out at any time to earn some extra income. Therefore, without wasting much effort, Sheyan managed to concoct the recipe Little Lord Fokke obtained within a short span of 10 minutes.
The pitiful Little Lord Fokke didn't hesitate to destroy his ancestor's legacy to protect this tremendous secret. Instead, Sheyan had painstakingly peeled away the fog of time and uncovered the truth of this matter …..
"Bunch of fools, they don't even know the slightest bit of distillation and purification methods. Directly rubbing this' Chaliba 'in an ointment, how long will it take?"
While muttering to himself, Sheyan nimbly started distilling and purifying the 'Chaliba' plant he harvested. Finally, he obtained a small bowl of amethyst-like sparkling and translucent liquid. Following that, he picked up a straw and started dipping the liquid drop by drop into the blubber. Finally, he obtained the most reasonable recipe.
[Attempting to concoct an improved medicine (Improved from the ancient Ndipaya 'Fog')]
[Usage method: Smear]
[Concoction dosage: 0.731 portions of fat and 1 portion of Chaliba plant distilled liquid (90% purity)]
[After smearing it on human skin, it will combine with human sweat glands to form a bizarre volatile substance. This volatile substance will affect any creature residing in the Ndipaya 'Fog' for a long period of time. Reduces the chances of being discovered by a creature from 3 metres away by 99%]
[After smearing it on a weapon, once this medicine enters the blood of any creature residing in the Ndipaya 'Fog' for a long period of time, its strength will be reduced by 25% - 50%. This effect will last for 24 hours]
[Duration of this improved medicine concoction is increased to 240 minutes. After this duration, the effects of this medicine concoction will cease to be effective] If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support will be my greatest motivation.]
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