After Xia Zuo finished eating the white bread, he leaned against the iron fence and stuffed a few pieces of black bread into his mouth.

The completely different taste gap before and after spreads from the taste buds to the heart, where a sour and sorrowful taste is intertwined.

"Little nose, do you want your brown bread? I want to eat some."

The figure lying in the cell opposite waved his hands.

Xia Zuo stretched out his arms, tried his best to fish out the pieces of bread from far away, mixed them with water and started eating them.

You must seize the time to gain experience and upgrade early. Only in this way can you have new attribute points and have a greater chance of survival.

Bang. The iron door at the end of the corridor opened.

The evil old man came to the cell on crutches, took out a bunch of keys, and raised them in front of his face to identify the corresponding cell door.

"You two, come out and drink medicine."

After the evil old man opened Xia Zuo's cell door, he turned his back to open Little Nose's cell door.

Xia Zuo narrowed his eyes and tried his best to resist the urge to launch a sneak attack from behind, almost adding free attribute points to his strength.

He drove away the all-or-nothing gambler's thoughts and decided to observe more.

"come out faster!"

The evil old man turned around and saw the hesitant Xia Zuo, raised his crutch and pointed at him.

The crutch, which seemed to be only about 1 meter long, instantly stretched to 2 meters, and the sharp tip poked into Xia Zuo's shoulder socket.

A dull hum came from the cell.

Little Nose lowered his head and buried his face with his hair, not daring to peek at the evil old man who was about to get angry.

Xia Zuo covered his shoulders and lowered his head to his chest. When he walked out of the cell, there was suppressed anger in his eyes.

This trace will bring dangerous emotions, which may be noticed by the evil old man with high perception. Therefore, he is quickly conquered by reason and buried deep in his heart.

He imitated the movements of the little nose, lowered his arms and stared at the floor, keeping up with the pace of the evil old man, looking completely obedient, and quietly threw the scrying spell at the crutch as he walked.

"Telescopic crutch, a product of alchemy, can be used as a weapon. After pressing the button on the handle, it can be extended to a length of 2 meters."

The three of them came to the end of the corridor and turned into an alchemy room.

On the surrounding walls were several candlesticks that were glowing with light. The half-burned candles hung down with semi-solidified wax, covering the base of the candlesticks.

Along the wall of the alchemy room are desks and alchemy tables, with open books and a set of glass instruments with liquid flowing.

A light-proof iron door appeared on the opposite wall. It was blocked by a wide and heavy desk, making it difficult to open it from the outside.

In the middle of the whole room is a large crucible.

A mechanical arm that stirs the liquid in the pot on its own is tied to a spoon, hovering and rotating above the water surface.

The potion in the crucible was steaming, tiny bubbles burst, and a pungent smell filled the room.

The evil old man sat on the only wooden stool, pointed at the potion bottle on the alchemy table and said in a hoarse voice: "One bottle for each person, go and drink it quickly."

Little Nose stepped forward first and picked up the medicine bottle. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was hit by the smell of the medicine. He couldn't stop coughing and shed tears.

Xia Zuo took the opportunity to use the detection technique on the evil old man.

[Character name]???(nickname: evil old man)

[Identity] Villain Alchemist

【HP】??

【Strength】4

【Agility】3

【Endurance】4

【Vitality】2

【Perception】7

【Will】5

【Spirit】5

【Charm】0

[Character Specialties]??

The evil old man's perception is indeed very high, the highest among all attributes.

Xia Zuo looked at the potion in Little Nose's hand and muttered "Discover" silently.

"The unknown potion will cause physical damage after drinking. It is expected that 20 blood points will be deducted within 60 minutes. If you successfully consume the potion, you will gain experience."

20 o'clock?

How much blood do I have?

Xia Zuo summoned his personal template and looked stunned.

【HP】18/18 (healthy)

By eating and sleeping, the blood volume was restored from 15 points to full blood, and the physical condition was changed from slightly poisoned to healthy. The headache stopped and the body gained strength.

However, it's still 2 points of blood short... No, it's 3 points of blood short of being able to drink the potion without incident.

Xia Zuo read the results of the unknown potion detection again.

"20 blood points deducted within 60 minutes"

In other words, if you eat and sleep immediately after drinking, you can recover a few points of blood before the blood is depleted to survive the negative state of continuous blood depletion.

Vitality can increase the upper limit of blood volume and blood recovery speed, and is more reliable than the will attribute whose effects are vague.

Xia Zuo immediately added the free attribute point to vitality.

Goldfinger sent a message:

"The host is detected to add points, and the specific data for increasing the upper limit of blood volume is being calculated. The calculation is completed.

"[HP] 20/18+2→20 (health)"

There is hope!

In this short period of time, Xia Zuo's palms were covered with beads of sweat, his back was soaked with sweat, his heart was beating loudly, and there was the roar of blood rushing in his ears.

At the alchemy platform, Little Nose pinched his own nose, mustered up the courage to raise his head and poured the potion into his mouth. After drinking it, he collapsed on the ground and retched sideways.

"It's your turn." The evil old man glared at the other boy.

Xia Zuo walked to the alchemy table, took a deep breath and then held it. He picked up the potion bottle with both hands and drank the spicy potion. He deliberately left a small pool in the potion bottle to reduce the amount of blood deducted as much as possible.

Then, he pretended to be exhausted and fell to the ground, letting the remaining potion spill on the ground.

"Wait here for 10 minutes." The evil old man didn't care about the boy's little moves.

Xia Zuo lay on the ground, covering his face with the shadow of the tabletop, and quietly spit out the half-mouthed potion from the corner of his mouth.

This should be stable.

After drinking a small amount of the potion, the blood volume was just enough. When he returned to the cell, he also ate the bread of the other two boys.

After about 5 minutes, the potion generated heat in the stomach, turning from warm to hot, spreading from the abdomen to the limbs, and finally rushed to the forehead, and the whole body became as hot as soaking in a hot spring.

The heat waves emitted by the potion became stronger and stronger. Xia Zuo curled up in pain, and so did his little nose.

Once 10 minutes is up, the hot burning sensation disappears instantly.

"Successfully took the unknown potion, gained 1.33 experience points, and the current upgrade progress is 1.5/10"

"Affected by the unknown medicine, the body has been damaged and entered a state of mild poisoning. It is expected that 18 blood points will be deducted in 60 minutes."

Two pieces of information came to mind one after another.

Xia Zuo was secretly happy. Not only did he gain experience, but he also lost 2 blood points. This medicine-drinking experiment suddenly became a little brighter.

However, when he thought that these potions were becoming more toxic, his expression darkened again and he returned to his numb expression.

"Everyone, get up and go back to the bedroom."

The evil old man used his cane to beckon the boys to follow him.

When Xia Zuo passed by the dwarf's cell, he took a quick glance at the scene inside and outside the cell. The prostrate figure inside seemed to have not moved, and only a few slices of black bread were missing under the iron fence.

With a kick of his foot, he kicked the remaining pieces of bread to the front of his cell.

The evil old man locked the cell door and returned to his alchemy room.

Xia Zuo immediately picked up the pieces of bread in front of the cell door, rubbed them in water a few times to wash away the dust, waited for the water to soften the black bread, and then ate it.

On the personal template, the negative effect of continuous blood deduction has appeared.

[Health volume] 19/20 (mild poisoning: 18 points of blood will be deducted within 60 minutes)

After Xia Zuo finished eating the bread, he immediately rolled up his bed and went to sleep. His body felt very cold in his sleep. After the blood deduction effect was over, his body temperature returned to normal.

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To be continued...