Free Web NovelChapter 572: Chapter 313: The Traitor’s Wine Scattered by the West State Boss! (Part 2)
Luckily!
Otherwise, who knows if this old life of his would have made it through today!
He looked up and saw in mid-air, one Gu insect after another, staggering as if drunk, flying out the door, then further away.
"Where are they going?"
He walked out of the door and saw that not only this workshop but every single workshop and warehouse at the Little Volcano Military Factory, every tree, every stone... were all blown by this fragrant wine breeze, with drunken Gu insects flying up, gathering into a black cloud, a black wind, and they all flew away, entering the great fog.
...
Inside the tent, two young Gu Masters were sweating.
"Something’s not right!"
"The Gu insects have entered some strange state."
"West State Boss?"
"He can’t find us!
"This place is a hundred miles from the Little Volcano Military Factory!
"Besides, there’s no Immortal Technique for Gu insects to find a Gu Master. Even if a Divination Master came, it wouldn’t work!"
"What exactly has he done to our Gu insects?"
...
In the grand hall of the Fox Mountain dormitory, a group of foxes raised their heads, following the vision of the Fire Toad Balloon, and saw the swarm of Gu insects, buzzing and staggering, flying over mountains and trees, all the way to the southwest.
"Yin yin yin?"
"Oh oh oh?"
What’s wrong with these insects?
And what about the Gu Masters behind them?
Hu Hufeng tugged at the master’s sleeve, Big Flower Arm looked at the master’s expression.
These Gu Masters are trying to invade Fox Mountain!
They even wasted a drop of Fox Mountain’s wine!
The master cannot forgive them!
Bai Mo laughed and said.
"Don’t rush!
"I used three leaves: red, yellow, and green.
"A red leaf dispelled the Gu insects’ fear, giving them the courage to avenge the ones they hate most!
"A yellow leaf burned away all of the Gu insects’ life force, giving them the strength to avenge against stronger beings!
"A green leaf enhanced all of the Gu insects’ perceptions, allowing them to find hidden targets for revenge!
"This is a simple trick, specifically designed for incompetent Gu Masters!
"It seems these Gu insects have a clear direction, and they can find their most hated enemies!"
...
In the volcanic cave.
The Ancient Bee Immortal crouched by the lava river, sniffing the medicinal scent in the river.
"Hmm?
"Could this be... Traitor’s Wine?"
Beside him, his apprentice Wang Yuanbao frowned and said.
"Master, what’s that?"
The Ancient Bee Immortal explained.
"It’s a potion from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty!
"An Alchemist’s recipe targeting Gu Masters!
"Gu Masters raise Gu by giving them endless pain, making them grow through pain.
"They give them endless fear, making them submit through fear.
"So, the person Gu insects fear the most is the Gu Master.
"The person Gu insects hate the most is also the Gu Master.
"If a Gu insect drinks a cup of courage-boosting wine, forgets fear, and remembers pain, it will go all out to avenge against the Gu Master!
"This cup of courage-boosting wine is called Traitor’s Wine."
Wang Yuanbao came to a sudden realization.
"A slave’s courage-boosting wine, huh.
"But... this stuff... wouldn’t that Alchemist have control over all the Gu Masters then?"
The Ancient Bee Immortal shook his head.
"You have to consider the cost!
"Generally, this wine is more valuable than the insect being turned.
"And it’s not easy to brew.
"So... it’s rarely used."
Of course, for the West State Boss, brewing difficulty is surely not an issue.
It’s no surprise that the West State Boss is capable of brewing this, to the Ancient Bee Immortal.
...
In the grand hall of the Fox Mountain dormitory.
The foxes widened their eyes, watching the group of Gu insects fly like a mountain wind for a hundred miles and find a tent.
They saw the insects enter the tent, only to find it completely empty.
"Oh?"
"Yin?"
"Don’t be anxious."
Then they saw the Gu insects turning around in the tent, and they all began drilling into the ground!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
They went crazy, all burrowing underground!
Pop! Pop! Pop...
One Gu insect after another, meeting underground, ready to fight traitors as loyalists!
But!
The traitors still carried the lingering scent of wine from their bodies!
And so, even the loyalists joined in the drunken rebellion!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
Before long, in the expansive tent, all the black, pervasive Gu insects unexpectedly burrowed into the ground.
They left behind an array of densely packed holes in the tent’s carpet and patches of overturned soil.
The foxes watched quietly, and soon, muffled groans and screams echoed from underground.
"Ah..."
"Mmm..."
They saw the ground bulging, rising and falling, as if something was about to emerge.
Finally, the ground calmed, but it was soaked with crimson blood.
Bai Mo fixed his gaze on it.
"Alright, those two stupid Gu Masters are dead!"
The foxes immediately beamed with joy, cheering and raising their cups with their front paws!
"Ying ying ying!"
"Aoo aoo aoo!"
"Ying ying ying!"
Joyful sounds filled the entire hall!
No one can covet Fox Mountain! No one!
...
On the mountaintop, at the helicopter landing pad.
The helicopter’s rotors hadn’t stopped spinning yet. Amid the roaring wind, Professor Zhang, accompanied by Tian Xinghuo, Committee Member Gu Lin, and two material collection experts, jumped down.
Grabbing Tie Shiba’s hand,
"Is the mountain confirmed safe?"
Tie Shiba nodded.
"It’s quite a coincidence, really.
"This... I figured, it might have been some tampered mechanism that the West State Boss just happened to fancy..."
The group exchanged bewildered glances.
They were at a loss for words, unsure of what to say.
"This... this criminal, maybe just didn’t have much luck."
"Hahaha, well, we were lucky!"
The two material collection experts, already carrying vacuum pressure tanks and holding equipment, roamed around, collecting the lingering wine aroma.
Professor Zhang sniffed, catching a faint whiff of grape wine from the mist that hadn’t fully dispersed yet.
"This..."
In his mind, the Qing Lu Ancient Immortal, sitting by the campfire, was quite surprised.
"Why does this smell so much like Traitor’s Wine?
"Hahaha!
"But..."
Qing Lu Ancient Immortal paused for a moment, frowning in deep thought.
His identity was mysterious, his strength terrifying, and his Alchemy Dao mastery was definitely extraordinary.
Things the Ancient Bee Immortal couldn’t see through, he could somewhat understand.
"The most expensive ingredient in this wine... instead seems to have little connection with the Traitor’s Wine, like something casually mixed in."
Professor Zhang was stunned, seriously listening to the ancient immortal’s words in his mind.
He knew about Traitor’s Wine.
The Immortal Committee had long desired it to counter all sorts of Gu Masters!
But... this stuff was too difficult to craft, and the cost too high, making it hard for the Immortal Committee to afford.
In his mind, the ancient immortal’s expression gradually turned peculiar, with surprise, admiration, mockery, and even a hint of inevitability.
"This Traitor’s Wine is not the popular version from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty.
"It’s... cheaper.
"With these few cheap ingredients, can you really craft Traitor’s Wine?
"Is this truly a genius of the ages?
"If he lived in the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, all clumsy Gu Masters would find no place to stand.
"With this casually crafted recipe, the entire Gu Kingdom would see him as a major enemy!"
In Professor Zhang’s ears, only two words echoed... cheap! Cheap! Cheap!...
He already knew how terrifying the West State Boss was, no need to hear Qing Lu Ancient Immortal boast.
The key was how cheap was this "cheap"?
Could the Immortal Committee possibly craft this thing to counter Gu Masters?
He glanced at the sky, seeing the fog among the mountains clearing away, the wind growing stronger, revealing the blue sky.
He took out his phone, calling the North Suburb Base, his tone excited, briefly explaining the situation.
"... Let the materials department, whoever can come, all come! Collect more remnants!
"Send drones to search the mountain, see if they can find the Gu Master’s corpse!"
In his mind, Qing Lu Ancient Immortal laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, don’t overthink it!
"Even if it’s cheap, it’s not something you can get your hands on!
"Those Immortal Grasses, you can’t grow.
"The crafting method, you can’t even imagine.
"You want your group of scientists to try? No need to try, stop dreaming!"
Professor Zhang ignored him.
In fact, Professor Zhang very much understood that the words cheap or not were meant for Qing Lu Ancient Immortal, for the West State Boss, for the Ancient Immortal Dynasty... this matter had little hope for the Immortal Committee... Raw materials? Recipe? Crafting method? Any of these could completely block the Immortal Committee.
But even the slightest hope is still hope.
While the West State is tranquil, places outside the West State often suffer from rampant Gu insects!
If the Committee truly synthesized this Traitor’s Wine, then in the future, they would have the means to counter the vile Gu Masters!
"Materials department, collect more.
"Later let... let Expert Bai Mo analyze it!
"Have the experts see if they can figure out a way to synthesize it."
Though he understood in his heart, there remained a thick barrier between the Immortal Technique and science.
"... Even though with Expert Bai Mo, the chances might still not be great at all."
