Driven out of my home in the apocalypse, I built a fortress in return.

Chapter 81 Ancient Recipe! The Sour Smell of Love!

After a while.

Chu Ling Shuang quickly arrived at a certain place in the city lord's mansion and pushed the door open to go inside.

This small room, only a dozen square meters, had a series of stone platforms in the center, upon which were placed all sorts of oddly shaped utensils. Herbs, still covered in soil, were carelessly tossed on the tables, giving the room a messy feel...

At this moment, a disheveled girl was comparing two vessels, seemingly mixing something. Despite her dark circles and dull pupils, she remained focused and had a burning gaze.

As soon as she entered, Chu Ling Shuang got straight to the point: "Little Grass, was the potion successful?"

"Ok?"

The girl named Xiaocao responded blankly at first, then turned around and saw that it was Chu Ling Shuang. She assured her, "I've tried many times these past few days, and I'm getting closer and closer... Don't worry, I'll definitely succeed before we run out of the remaining herbs!"

"Thank you, Little Grass! Whether we can get everyone out of here... depends on you!"

Little Herb is an orphan wandering in the wilderness.

Because of his keen sensitivity to herbs since childhood, he was valued by a master and brought into the city lord's mansion.

Responsible for treating injuries and illnesses of the people of Divine Weapon City...

Everyone knows that the master once accidentally discovered an ancient ruin.

Only by obtaining the inheritance within could one learn how to forge divine weapons and armor.

There are also... some ancient enhancement formulas, which are far superior to ordinary enhancement potions.

After consumption, it can rapidly enhance a person's strength, enough to allow someone like Chu Ling Shuang, a peak fifth-order cultivator, to break through to the sixth order in the blink of an eye! Her strength will increase more than tenfold!

Since the master's death, the seven elders of the council have taken control of the entire Divine Weapon City.

The first thing they did was to place the young city lord, Chu Ling Shuang, under house arrest in the city lord's mansion.

Therefore, Chu Ling Shuang's biggest enemies right now are several powerful elders.

As long as Xiaocao can concoct the enhancement potion, Chu Ling Shuang will be able to break through.

She also possessed a sixth-tier divine weapon, a giant hammer, which was enough to fight those people to the death.

Unfortunately... the recipe the master obtained was incomplete.

The most important herbs and their proportions are now unclear.

The only thing we can do is keep trying and experimenting to find the right recipe.

"But... because the formula is incomplete, I can only use other medicinal materials to combine, and the dosage cannot be precise. Even if I do manage to concoct the enhancement drug, it will have strong side effects, and it might even kill you! Are you sure you want to use it?" Xiaocao looked at Chu Ling Shuang with a worried tone.

Although she is very sensitive to herbs and has a good talent for them.

However, the formulation of fortified drugs is inherently very complex, and even the slightest deviation can pose a great risk.

Because... in the formulation process, the priority is efficacy, not side effects.

Not to mention, this was something she concocted in a short period of time, so the side effects are even more difficult to estimate.

"What's there to be afraid of? Everyone dies sooner or later... and death is not the end, it's just the beginning!" Chu Ling Shuang patted Xiao Cao's head and laughed heartily.

After her father's death, she lost her greatest protector.

But the best blacksmiths remained here, wanting to follow her.

With such influence, neither the Lord of Yan City nor the Lord of Heitu City could let her go!

The best way is to take her into the house; only then can I feel at ease.

The city lord's mansion is heavily guarded now, and with her strength, there's no way she could escape.

But... she could never yield. For the glory of Divine Weapon City, there was only one outcome for her.

But those blacksmiths would fight alongside her to the death, which was something she didn't want to see.

No matter what... she had to lead these people to fight their way out of Divine Weapon City.

Upon hearing this, Xiaocao fell silent, her expression somewhat downcast.

Without the master bringing her to Divine Weapon City, she would have starved to death long ago, or perhaps been eaten by ferocious beasts...

A hint of sadness flashed in Xiaocao's eyes, but in the end, she nodded.

"Don't worry, young city lord! I will definitely be able to arrange it successfully within three days!"

……

In the past, Shenbing City was always bustling, even at night.

The clanging and banging of metal could be heard everywhere.

There were also many merchants and buyers coming and going, buying and selling weapons and armor on the streets.

But now... at night, everyone retreats back home and dares not go out for a stroll anymore.

At that moment, two figures, hidden under black hoods, sneaked in like ghosts.

"Is this the Divine Weapon City?"

The slightly slender figure looked around and couldn't help but purse her lips, "I thought this place was different from Yan City and Black Soil City, but it turns out... it's just as dirty, chaotic, and poor... Compared to Dragon City, it's a million miles away!"

These two figures were none other than June and Qi Sha, who had rushed over to save their companion.

Originally, she longed to visit this legendary holy city.

But once inside, they found the city wall was made of piled-up rubble, only five or six meters high, and loosely constructed...

Just like the other bases she had visited, there were plenty of people urinating and defecating anywhere...

Unlike Dragon City, where the shell of the Earth Dragon Turtle is nearly 100 meters high, and the city walls together exceed 100 meters!

Moreover, the scenery is beautiful, clean, and the air is fresh...

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, the other figure couldn't help but roll their eyes and sneered:

"You've been to Dragon City and used the incredibly precious water to flush the toilets every day, so naturally you think other places are inferior. So... you compare everything to your sweetheart? Why don't you say that the master's forging skills are unparalleled?"

Upon hearing this, June couldn't help but curl up her lips.

Upon seeing this, Qi Sha immediately had a bad feeling; he was about to be proven wrong.

Sure enough, the next second, June couldn't hold back her smile any longer. She tilted her chin up and said:

"Speaking of forging skills... you might not know, but the breastplate that Xiao Yu forged for me, although it's a Tier 5 top-grade item, is actually just a flawed product he casually made. Because... on his first attempt at forging, he successfully produced a Tier 6 top-grade divine weapon!"

Qi Sha: "..."

She doesn't even have a Tier 4 Quasi-Divine Weapon, but the Catwoman has a Tier 5 Supreme Divine Weapon!

Is he showing off to her? Absolutely!

"Alright, stop with the nonsense, let's get to Sisi..."

The wolf girl waved her hand, no longer wanting to waste her breath on this cat girl.

Because she felt that Catwoman was now covered in the sour smell of love.

What's most infuriating is that Catwoman always finds a reason to flaunt the man she likes.

Every time the wolf girl tried to argue back, she was powerless to do so.

Because...they're comparing men right now, and she doesn't even have a man, so how can she compete?

"Hmm, did you smell her scent?" Getting back to the main topic, June finally stopped smiling.

“If it were before, it would have been easy, but now, look…” The wolf girl shook her head, pointing to a hidden alley, her expression grave.

As June looked over, her pupils immediately contracted.

It turned out that there were two corpses lying in that hidden alley.