Chapter 2 A strengthening system that requires infuriating energy to activate!
"Flocculant?"
A thought flashed through Lin Yan's mind. He endured the throbbing in his heart and gently closed the kitchen door without making a sound. He turned around and returned to his room.
"call!"
After closing the door, Lin Yan let out a long breath.
That creature is definitely a "fish-man"!
It was the creature from the "abyss" on the rocks on the east side of the town, but why did it appear in their Lin family?
In "Lin Yan's" memory, there has never been an invasion of the outside world by creatures from the "abyss".
"Goo!"
A frog-like chirping sound suddenly came from outside the door, and Lin Yan, who was leaning against the door, immediately tensed up.
The "fish man" came out of the kitchen and was right outside his door.
Lin Yan held his breath, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He turned his head slightly and looked out through the window paper on the door. A "shadow" was cast on the door.
The "shadow" twisted and looked slightly ferocious, but fortunately, the "shadow" slowly left and finally disappeared from the door.
Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief, the "fish man" was gone.
After waiting for a while, when there was no movement outside, Lin Yan gently opened the door a crack.
Through the gap, Lin Yan saw a pool of dark green liquid on the ground in front of the door, exuding a faint fishy smell.
The "fish-man" seemed to be gone. Under the moonlight, the yard was still relatively clear. Lin Yan found no trace of the "fish-man".
Just as he was about to open the door, Lin Yan suddenly caught a glimpse of scales out of the corner of his eye!
In the northeast corner of the yard, on the edge of a large vat, a flash of scale light flashed past.
Lin Yan broke into a cold sweat and his hands suddenly froze, remaining motionless in the same position.
The "fish man" did not leave, as if he was hiding in the corner waiting for his "prey" to appear on his own initiative.
At this time, a servant of Lin Yan's family got up at night, wandered into the yard, and walked straight towards the big vat.
Lin Yan watched with his heart in his throat.
However, there was no movement at all in the big tank. The servant took a rest next to the big tank, and then wandered back to the room.
"Did I guess wrong? The "fish man" has already left." Lin Yan whispered, and was about to make a move, but a dark green shadow suddenly appeared in the large tank, and he turned over in an instant.
The courtyard wall ran away.
"this……"
Lin Yan was a little dumbfounded.
This was somewhat different from the description of "fish-men" he knew.
According to those who have entered the "Tidal Abyss", the fish-men inside are extremely ferocious, killing everyone they see, and even tearing them apart and eating them.
But the "fish-man" just now looked like a coward who was frightened and ran away in panic. The word "fierce" and the idea of killing anyone on sight has nothing to do with it.
Thinking of this, Lin Yan opened the door and came to the big vat.
However, the smell of urine wafted over, making Lin Yan frown.
"No wonder this place is so noisy. It turns out that guy Xiao Wuzi doesn't go to the latrine every night, but settles things here." Lin Yan said angrily.
Looking at the "traces" next to the big tank, Lin Yan held his breath and walked to the big tank, reached out and took off a dark green scale on the edge of the tank, turned around and walked quickly towards his room.
But what Lin Yan didn't notice was that a "fish man" just climbed over the wall of his house and crashed straight into his direction.
"Plop!"
Lin Yan collided with the "fish man".
"Goo!"
"Ouch!"
Lin Yan was knocked to the ground and lay on his back. He felt that his whole face was covered with mucus, and a strong fishy smell went straight into his nostrils, almost making him faint.
"Goo!"
The "fish-man" that hit him screamed in panic, and then there was a "crash" like something falling, and then there was the sound of "gurgling" objects rolling everywhere.
By the time Lin Yan got up, the "fish man" had already climbed over the courtyard wall and ran away, leaving only the jade bottle rolling around on the ground.
Lin Yan recognized it at a glance. It was the medicine bottle used by his Lin family's medicine pavilion to hold medicine.
"The fishman came to steal the medicine?"
Lin Yan was a little confused. There were at least twenty jade bottles in that place. Judging from the words marked on them, it seemed that they were all recovery and body-building elixirs.
This kind of elixir belongs to the type with stronger "true" Qi. It can only be used by monks after awakening. People who have not yet awakened cannot take it.
"Hurry up and chase!"
"We must not let the thief who stole my Lin family's elixir pavilion escape."
There was an angry shout outside the courtyard wall.
Lin Yan quickly bent down to pick up all the jade bottles on the ground, returned to his room in a few steps, and then closed the door tightly.
…
early morning.
Everything is as usual in the Lin family mansion. Last night's break-in and theft incident did not seem to have any impact on the Lin family.
Lin Yan and Lin Qing went to Fangshi early. The flow of people in Fangshi was still there, and all the shops were busy.
Lin Yan did a business in the morning and asked the store clerk to deliver fifty kilograms of dried yellow croaker to Lin Qing's shop, then he lay down on the counter and fell asleep again.
He was really sleepy today. He couldn't sleep well last night because of the two "murlocs".
After sleeping until the market closed at noon, Lin Yan took today's income and headed out of the market with Lin Qing towards the Lin family mansion.
Along the way, many Lin family disciples were discussing what happened last night. Some people claimed that they saw "fish-men" and said that what happened to the Lin family last night was not a thief stealing, but an invasion by "fish-men"!
"Ha! If it was really the "murlocs" who invaded, then our Lin family wouldn't be in chaos."
"That's right, the "fish-men" are so cruel. Why didn't they invade our Lin family without killing anyone?"
"Haha! I think you are dreaming about those ferocious "fish-men"!"
…
Many people didn't believe what the disciple said, because they felt that if the ferocious "fish-men" really invaded, the Lin family couldn't have simply lost a few bottles of pills.
"What happened last night? Did our Lin family recruit a thief?" Lin Qing couldn't help but turned to Lin Yan and asked after listening to the discussions of the people around him.
Lin Yan was a little speechless. Didn't this guy react at all last night?
Those two "fishmen" escaped from their house!
Shaking his head, Lin Yan said casually: "Didn't you listen to what I said? There was an invasion of "murlocs" last night."
"Haha! Don't make trouble. The "murlocs" invaded. It's true." Lin Qing thought Lin Yan was joking.
Seeing this, Lin Yan didn't say anything. What I said is true. I didn't lie to you at all. It's just that you don't believe it.
After returning to the family, they paid their accounts in the accounting room, and the two of them returned to Qingmei Garden all the way.
Xiaowan, the maid of Lin Yan's family, had already prepared lunch, and the two of them ate some together. Lin Qing said that he had something to do in the afternoon, and Lin Yan went back to his room.
Returning to his room, Lin Yan locked the door from the inside, closed the window, and then took out a small wooden box full of dust from under the bed.
He opened the small wooden box and found that it was full of jade bottles. Lin Yan counted them and found that there were twenty-seven of them.
Lin Yan didn't look at the jade bottles carefully after putting them away last night. Now he picked them up one by one and looked at the names of the elixirs marked on the jade bottles, which made him a little scared.
"Rejuvenate Pill", "Strengthening Bone Pill", "Eiyuan Pill"...
They are all elixirs that can only be used by awakened monks, and they contain huge amounts of "true" energy.
Lin Yan knew a little about the "Qi Rejuvenation Pill". His father had bought one for one hundred and eighty taels of silver.
Picking up a jade bottle marked "Qi Rejuvenation Pill", Lin Yan opened the cork and poured out one pill.
The round elixir was rolled twice in the palm of my hand. The surface of the elixir was shiny, and the faint fragrance of the medicine floated around. It looked really good.
It's a pity that he can't take this "Qi Rejuvenation Pill". It's not as useful to him as a bottle of "Condensation Pill".
Moreover, he can't sell it yet. Even if he returns the elixir to the family elixir pavilion now, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.
Just when Lin Yan frowned and thought about how to deal with these pills, the "Qi Recovery Pill" in his palm suddenly melted and turned into a stream of "true" Qi, which penetrated into his body from his palm.
"Holy crap! What's going on?"
Lin Yan noticed this scene and hurriedly threw his hands away, but it was already too late. The "true" energy transformed from the pill had already penetrated into his body.
At this moment, a clear reminder suddenly sounded in his heart:
Ding!
[The strengthening system is opening, the current progress is 1%, please continue to provide energy. 】
"What the hell?"
Lin Yan opened his eyes wide. If he heard correctly, it seemed to be the system!
After taking a look at the "Qi Recovery Pill" in his hand, Lin Yan poured out another one. The pill rolled twice in his hand and turned into a stream of "true" Qi that penetrated into his body.
Sure enough, the crisp prompt sounded again:
Ding!
[The strengthening system is opening, the current progress is 2%, please continue to provide energy. 】