Today's test was another major failure.

During the first alchemy process, the alchemy check appeared just before it was finished. However, when Yu Yong began the second alchemy with the intention of using "accumulated strength for a sudden burst," the ten-sided die appeared automatically.

[Alchemy Testing: A value greater than 70 indicates a successful test]

["Accumulated knowledge and experience will eventually lead to breakthrough" has taken effect - Test result: 75]

[Test successful!]

Looking at the words floating in front of him, You Yonghuai felt a surge of joy and unconsciously clenched his fist.

This is the first time he has successfully passed the test in so many days.

But then, You Yonghuai's gaze fell on the small alchemy furnace that had just been lit, and his mind began to wander again.

Now that the test has been successful, does the medicine-making process still need to be so rigorous?

Therefore, You Yonghuai tried to make his medicine-making process less standardized.

In fact, he was just following Si Xuanyin's instructions to refine medicine, and he wasn't really following the rules.

The result was surprisingly good.

You Yonghuai poured the medicinal liquid from the furnace into a glass tube, shook it, and a line of text appeared before his eyes:

[Spring Potion: Inspiration +3 (Note: The effect weakens with increased consumption)]

"It's a success!" You Yonghuai proudly waved the tube in his hand at Si Xuanyin. "But what is inspiration?"

To make sure he hadn't missed it, Yu Yonghuai even brought up his panel again to make sure the word "inspiration" wasn't there.

"How would I know if you don't know?" Si Xuanyin retorted.

Only You Yonghuai, who possesses a host of strange abilities, knows exactly which aspect of the value the potion enhances.

For a wild alchemist like Si Xuanyin, the "Potion of Spring" has the effect of slightly enhancing her perception abilities.

How much will it improve specifically?

I do not know.

You Yonghuai scratched his head, then recalled the phone call he'd received not long ago that wasn't meant for anyone else to hear: "Looks like there really is a hidden value?"

He suddenly wondered if the "Inspiration" value would be displayed on the panel after he drank the potion.

The refreshing medicinal liquid tastes similar to mint water, only a bit stronger.

After the medicine in the tube was completely swallowed, the cool sensation in You Yonghuai's mouth slowly flowed into his mind, bringing a moment of clarity to his consciousness.

[Inspiration +3]

There was no change in his field of vision, but You Yonghuai could sense the atmosphere outside the window—the range that the "Evil God's Eye" could capture seemed to have become stronger.

Even now, standing inside the building, he can still faintly sense a mysterious aura on the grass not far away.

Perhaps this is the spirituality that Ling Xiuqi was talking about?

You Yonghuai looked at his panel again, but there was still no "Inspiration" value on it.

Instead, an extra line appeared after "Eye of the Evil God":

【"Eye of the Evil God": Inspiration reaches 45 to unlock the next stage (13/45)】

Although he felt that letting the "Eye of the Evil God" enter the next stage would lead to bad things, Yu Yonghuai still preferred to unlock it and hoped to gain some new abilities.

However, he doesn't have any way to improve his inspiration for the time being.

The bad luck accumulated through "great accumulation" has been cleared, but it's unclear how long it will take to accumulate. There's also no way to increase inspiration through daily special tests for the time being.

As for alchemy... even if the success rate is one in four, You Yonghuai doesn't have the financial resources to buy four sets of materials at once.

Even online loans wouldn't help.

After extinguishing the fire under the alchemy furnace, You Yonghuai stretched, and a message suddenly popped up on his phone.

It was that fat man who asked You Yonghuai to concoct medicine.

AAA Department Store Wholesale: Transfer ¥2000

AAA Department Store Wholesale: Bro, here's the deposit. I'll send you the materials in a couple of days.

After replying with an emoji indicating agreement, You Yonghuai accepted the money and muttered, "Looks like I need to quickly accumulate enough misfortune for my 'grandfathering'."

With nothing else to do for the time being, You Yonghuai, seeing that there was still some time before dinner, turned to Si Xuanyin and asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time: "What exactly is an evil god?"

It seems there are quite a few of them.

"Speaking of which, it seems you're basically still clueless, right?" Si Xuanyin tilted her head and thought for a moment, deciding to take this opportunity to give You Yonghuai a good lesson.

The “supernatural power” we are talking about can be roughly divided into two types.

"One type is alchemy and array formation, which influence or even change things through the laws of the world itself. Most of them do not directly affect their own state, but they can still achieve things like superpowered individuals, which is something that humans can do themselves."

"The other type is an ability that is difficult or even impossible for a human body to achieve on its own. These abilities often come from some unknown entity, and one can receive blessings by performing rituals directed towards them, thereby directly gaining superpowers."

"Among these, some are prone to madness and danger, and their mental state is not normal. We generally call these kinds of evil things evil gods."

"So there are many evil gods?"

"Yes, but I can't say too much about the specifics. After all, most evil gods have the characteristic of 'if you know about Him, He knows about you.' Once you understand the details, you will be corrupted."

After stopping Yu Yonghuai from pressing him for details about the evil god, who was bursting with curiosity, Yu Yonghuai ordered a pre-made meal for dinner and encountered a traffic check.

After the test failed, You Yonghuai glanced at the number after "Accumulate knowledge and skills and then unleash your potential" and found that it had changed from 0 to 1.

So this "accumulated strength finally unleashed" is a guaranteed 100-draw minimum.

However, what reassured Yu Yonghuai was that if he occasionally succeeded in the check, the bad luck points accumulated through "accumulating strength and then unleashing it" would not be cleared.

Eating, sleeping, washing his face, brushing his teeth... For the remaining half day, You Yonghuai is particularly meticulous in his work. Originally, he changed to brushing his teeth only once a day because he kept failing the test, but now he has almost changed it to brushing his teeth once in the morning, noon and night, plus once before and after meals.

This way you accumulate bad luck quickly.

Of course, it's also more painful.

After trying it for one night, You Yonghuai immediately regretted it.

Speaking of brushing his teeth, after failing the test so many times, You Yonghuai even wondered if he had arteries growing in his gums.

He was given a perfectly normal white steamed bun tonight, but they insisted on feeding him a blood-soaked bun instead...

What's worse, the eating test and the sleeping test are combined. He already had stomach problems from his previous eating failures, and the recent eating test failures have caused him to have an upset stomach several times tonight. Each time he tried to sleep, he was interrupted and had to take the sleeping test again.

Then I had another half hour of insomnia.

The next morning, You Yonghuai looked like he had just returned from hell and wondered if the doomed node he had demolished was a fake one.

Good news, the test was successful.

The bad news is that one or two successes are simply not enough.

Just as You Yonghuai was exhausted and wanted to get through today's special check, Ling Xiuqi called again.