Today's test was another major failure.

Given the reason for his father's coma, the fat man did not take him to the hospital, but kept him at home and took care of him himself.

He certainly didn't want a disease to suddenly appear in the world named after his father.

After leading You Yonghuai into the house, the fat man hurriedly ran into the room and helped his unconscious father up so he could feed him medicine.

Looking at the elderly man covered in purple markings, You Yonghuai narrowed his eyes, and some information about the man surfaced:

Name: Wang Shang

Trait: "Cursed" (Having been watched by an evil god, resulting in a significant increase in inspiration, but also placing a huge burden on the body)

This was the first time he had seen this trait in someone else.

Although it's not exactly a good thing...

"Please, it has to work..." After feeding the medicine to his father, the fat man stared at his father nervously, praying incessantly.

Fortunately, the exorcism potion worked. As Wang Shang took the potion, the strange purple patterns on his body gradually faded, his eyelids trembled slightly, and he soon opened his eyes.

"Dad, you're finally awake!" The fat man excitedly shook his father, giving the latter a headache.

"Stop messing with your dad, he's about to fall apart." Wang Shang raised his hand irritably, wanting to give the fat man a whack, but gave up because he was too weak. He turned his gaze towards You Yonghuai, "And who is this?"

"This brother is an alchemist; the exorcism potion you just drank was made by him."

"Really? Well, thank you so much."

"It was nothing," You Yonghuai nodded with a smile, then squatted down to be at eye level with Wang Shang and asked, "Do you know why you fainted?"

As a member of the special operations unit, he has an obligation to find and resolve potential threats in the city.

"...I have a guess." Wang Shang took the water glass handed to him by the fat man, took a sip, and said, "I will prepare some important but rare goods myself, such as some special medicinal herbs. However, these medicinal herbs cannot be planted in just any place. They often require some special environment."

"Before I fell into a coma, I needed to find a suitable place to plant a kind of medicinal herb. It needed land rich in spiritual energy. I searched for a long time in the city and finally found that the land at Wenjiang Middle School was very rich in spiritual energy."

"Ha, now that I think about it, the spirituality of that land was just too abundant. When I went there a few years ago, it was just a piece of wasteland that no one wanted. At that time, I secretly sneaked into the campus, planted the seeds and left. But on the way back, my body reacted. After I forced myself to get home, I fainted because of the pain... Maybe something bad is being prepared there."

It's Wenjiang Middle School again... You Yonghuai frowned slightly, thinking of the dead students and the comatose Director Dai, and felt that something was wrong with that school.

After You Yonghuai briefly explained the situation to Ling Xiuqi, he was about to rush back when Wang Shang stopped him, saying, "Young friend, don't be in such a hurry to leave. The reward hasn't been paid yet."

"It's alright, just transfer the money to me when you get back." You Yonghuai waved his hand, naturally not worried about the other party defaulting on the debt.

"What's the use of just some money? You saved my life, of course you deserve more." Wang Shang coughed twice and tried to get out of bed, but he was weak and powerless due to his long coma. The fat man hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, watching his father open the drawer.

Inside was a rusty iron box that looked very old.

"Father, you're going to give this to him!?"

The fat man blurted out in surprise, but after being glared at fiercely by Wang Shang, he chuckled awkwardly and turned to apologize to You Yonghuai, "I was just surprised, not that I felt I shouldn't have given it to you, brother. Don't take it to heart."

You Yonghuai was completely bewildered. He looked blankly at the iron box in Wang Shang's hand, too embarrassed to ask.

Si Xuanyin was also anxious, but since everyone could see her, there was no way for them to fly over and be the first to see her.

Moreover, when Wang Shang woke up, she went to secretly inspect the other rooms, and now she hasn't even found a chance to show herself, so she can only quietly peek out from the corner.

"This is our family heirloom. Is it yours now?" Wang Shang dragged his weak body forward, handed the iron box to You Yonghuai, and said with a smile.

"This isn't a good idea..." You Yonghuai didn't dare to accept such a thing casually and hurriedly waved his hand.

"There's nothing wrong with it," Wang Shang smiled and said, "Anyway, we can't use this thing anymore, so we might as well give it to you, alchemist... If you really can't accept it, then you can patronize our business more often in the future, and we'll give you a 20% discount."

"Then, I'll gladly accept it." You Yonghuai didn't stand on ceremony any longer, took the iron box, opened it, and took a look.

Inside the iron box lay a badge, entirely dark gold, engraved with intricate patterns that were dizzying to look at.

【Name: Glory Shield】

Constitution +1

[Effect: Infusing spiritual energy can temporarily increase the user's HP, constitution, strength, and agility. The increase depends on the amount of spiritual energy infused.]

This item can be forcibly destroyed using a secret technique, with an 80% chance of attracting the attention of the goddess "Mother of Glory".

Wang Shang also introduced the badge, and then handed over the corresponding secret method to You Yonghuai. He then wanted to find a thread to string the badge together so that You Yonghuai could wear it around his neck.

But after You Yonghuai pulled down his collar, revealing a rope to indicate that he was already wearing an ornament, Wang Shang followed You Yonghuai.

However, he was still somewhat resentful.

Can what You Yonghuai is wearing now compare to his family heirloom?

"Our spirituality is too low to activate the emblem," Wang Shang said with a wry smile. "I'm leaving it in your hands."

"You should also take care of your health. It would be best to prepare a few more exorcism potions just in case," You Yonghuai nodded solemnly and reminded him.

It wasn't that he wanted to earn money and materials for refining medicine a few more times, but rather that even after taking the potion and waking up, Wang Shang still retained the characteristic of being "cursed".

"I will definitely come to you if I need anything." Wang Shang nodded with a smile, and wanted to invite You Yonghuai to stay for dinner, but was stopped by the fat man.

"Dad, this isn't the time to eat. We have important things to do."

"What can't be postponed? They saved my life, can't I even treat them to a meal?"

"We can treat you to a meal later, but our goods have been delayed for almost a month..." The fat man was very troubled. "Only you know about this channel."

"Hiss—then we really can't postpone it." Wang Shang was visibly panicked. Seeing this, You Yonghuai didn't linger any longer, said goodbye to the two of them, and left.