[Herb: Moonlight Bear Gall]
[Pharmacology: Clears heat and detoxifies, calms the liver and improves vision, strengthens the foundation and nourishes vitality. Can be combined with other herbs to refine into a pill, enhancing its efficacy.]
[Usage Effect: If the essence attribute is less than 5, then essence attribute +1.]
When Zhou Yuan touched the two light spheres, one white and one green, the items dropped by the great bear instantly disappeared.
Upon opening the attribute panel, he saw that a new item option had been added, and the Moonlight Bear Gall and Great Bear Stance were automatically stored.
"This Moonlight Bear Gall can directly increase attributes. Even with a limit, it's still a precious item."
"I didn't expect picking up dropped items would activate the inventory. Can ordinary hatchets and bear corpses be stored in it?"
After some experimentation, Zhou Yuan found that hatchets and bear corpses couldn't be stored in the inventory, but the picked-up dropped items could be freely retrieved and recycled.
Interestingly, the [Moonlight Bear Gall] and [Great Bear Stance] could only be used by clicking in the inventory. Otherwise, one could only exert its pharmacology, and the other could only be used as a book.
He saw the different energy utilization rates in this, with the attribute panel being valuable for its high efficiency and stability, something the human body finds hard to achieve.
Additionally, the effect of [Great Bear Stance] was slower than [Moonlight Bear Gall], but also more comprehensive.
[Skill: Great Bear Stance]
[Effect: Guide the energy with intention, move the body with energy, strengthen the physique internally, and harmonize mind and spirit.]
[Usage Effect: Level 3 increases essence attribute by 1; Level 6 increases energy attribute by 1; Level 10 increases spirit attribute by 1.]
Although Great Bear Stance is a physical technique that is outwardly still but inwardly dynamic, its core is to strengthen the body and nurture energy, using energy to nourish the spirit, seeking the most subtle and profound state of energy fullness and spirit sufficiency.
After using this seemingly profound martial skill, Zhou Yuan discovered that its training method was quite ordinary.
Without the support of the attribute panel, Great Bear Stance was not much different from ordinary boxing techniques on Blue Star, far from being as miraculous as its description.
"Shi Tou, why aren't you moving? Did you twist your ankle?"
"No worries, my leg just cramped up a bit, just need to ease it."
While Zhou Yuan was using the skill, he caught the attention of the villagers. Amidst their inquiries, Zhou Yuan got up and headed to other rooms.
"Brothers, come out, the bears have been killed by us, it's safe now."
Zhou Yuan knocked on the doors of the rooms, receiving praises of 'good man' in return.
Several bailiffs first looked out the window for a while upon hearing this, then followed the villagers out to count the casualties.
When the bailiffs and station guards saw the two black bears lying in the courtyard, and the two great bears crouching under the broken window sill, they collectively gasped.
"Young master, you all managed to fight off four bears, truly impressive." Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
With the bloody, ferocious bear heads as a backdrop, the bailiffs didn't even use titles like 'Qiaoxi Squad Leader' anymore, instantly becoming much more humble.
The station guards didn't see the danger in it, but the bailiffs knew that anyone who could fight off four bears could naturally fight them off too.
Now that there were bear corpses, a few more wounded weren't surprising, so they had to maintain respect for the fierce men of Qiaoxi.
"Chief Bailiff, you got it wrong. When the first great bear charged, we were all scared stiff. It was Shi Tou who found the opportunity to pierce its throat.
We did contribute a lot to the second one, but in the end, it was also Shi Tou who pierced its skull with an iron spear."
"Ah, I didn't expect the young master to be so brave. We were quite negligent before, please forgive us."
A group killing a bear and one person killing a bear are different.
A group killing can be said to show the unity and courage of the Qiaoxi men, but one person killing is truly a brave hero.
"Chief Bailiff, don't be so serious. This time, the brothers fought hard against the bears, no one backed down, they are all top-notch heroes.
Without the brothers risking their lives, I wouldn't have found the chance to stab the bear. This credit belongs to all the brothers."
"Good! Shi Tou is righteous, from today on, we Qiaoxi men will all respect you."
"Brother Shi Tou is loyal, we'll listen to you from now on."
The bailiffs exchanged glances, secretly thinking that this young master didn't seem like a reckless man.
His means of winning over the villagers weren't sophisticated, but the men who had just fought together appreciated it.
"Alright, we understand. We'll credit one great bear to the young master and one to the Qiaoxi men.
We'll be thick-skinned and ask if we can share one of the two black bears in the courtyard."
"Chief Bailiff, what are you saying? We all came from the same village, we're all brothers.
The black bears in the courtyard weren't killed by us, so why not share them with the brothers?
Since you want one, go ahead and take it, and share one with the brothers from the other three villages."
"Good, truly a young hero with great spirit.
Let's not talk about anything else. Once we sell the bears, we'll run errands in the city and get some good food for the brothers."
As the bailiffs joked, they drew their knives and spears to alter the wounds on the black bears, solidifying their credit. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
Unexpectedly, an old man stumbled over, shouting loudly.
"Hold your knives, don't damage the bear gall, don't harm the bear paws."
"You old station guard finally crawled out of the cellar, what does our brothers' loot have to do with you?"
"Bailiffs, don't be reckless, quickly load the bears onto the cart and follow me into the city.
We'll go directly to see the Magistrate, not only will we get credit, but also a reward. The key is only the Magistrate can take all four bear corpses at once.
Even if he can't give us a favorable price, he won't excessively exploit us. Let's go, the fresher the goods, the more valuable they are."
Under the lead of the old station guard, over a hundred men hurriedly headed to Leji County, where the post station belonged.
When they arrived at the county city, it was just dawn, and the city gates hadn't opened yet.
The old station guard went up to knock on the city gate, waking up the soldiers on duty. After some exchange, he returned to the group.
"Wait here, with so many of us watching, the gate soldiers won't dare to double-cross us.
I told them that the soldiers from Jingan City hunted four bears to present to the Magistrate, and if the bear gall isn't fresh, they'll bear the consequences."
Zhou Yuan and his group were indeed considered soldiers of Jingan City, but they hadn't yet joined the camp, nor thought of raising this banner.
With this banner, the Leji County Magistrate would also mind his manners.
To prevent the brainless villagers from not getting benefits and going to the military camp to complain, saying they intended to present the bears to the army but were intercepted by the Leji County Magistrate halfway.
The Leji County Magistrate wouldn't want such a bad reputation, nor would he want to offend the Commandery Commandant over this.
While waiting, Zhou Yuan used the [Moonlight Bear Gall] and allocated the 60 experience points provided by the two [Level 3 Forest Crescent Bears] to the martial skill [Great Bear Stance].
[Great Bear Stance] required 10 experience points for level 1, 20 for level 2, and 30 for level 3.
The 60 experience points were just enough to raise [Great Bear Stance] to level 3 max, increasing Zhou Yuan's essence attribute by 1 point.
With the essence attribute +1 effect of [Moonlight Bear Gall], his attribute values immediately jumped twice, changing from a balanced 1 in all three aspects to:
Essence: 3, Energy: 1, Spirit: 1
The sudden surge in attributes was surprisingly smooth, Zhou Yuan didn't feel any pain or comfort, just that his strength was continuously growing, and his body became much more solid.
He quietly lifted his shirt to look, finding his once soft flesh had become exceptionally firm, with streamlined muscles naturally harmonious, as if he was born with a body of tempered muscles and bones.
"Great Bear Palm Exploration, muscles and bones form naturally, this stance even includes a move of Bear Palm Exploration."