Chapter 20 The Discovery of Whale Glue
Watching Yu Xiaogang and Ye Hengchuan's experiment on the screen, especially the final scene of the pigs screaming in agony at midnight, everyone was deeply moved.
The commotion was truly earth-shattering.
"Pah, you two shameless bastards!"
Some female Soul Masters blushed and scolded after seeing the scene in the sky.
The male Soul Masters were more relaxed and laughed heartily as they looked up at the sky.
Of course, after the laughter subsided, everyone stared expectantly at the sky, awaiting the results of Yu Xiaogang's experiment.
[The video continues...]
The night passed quickly, but to ensure the pigs fully absorbed the medicine, Yu Xiaogang waited an extra day.
It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Yu Xiaogang and Ye Hengchuan arrived at the place where the pigs were kept.
[Upon opening the pigsty, a pungent, fishy stench wafted out, mixed with other strange smells. Almost everyone who had come with them vomited upon smelling it.]
Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang had anticipated all of this, so he hired some people to clean up the mess.
After cleaning, Yu Xiaogang had everyone check on the pigs that had taken the medication to see any changes.
The Soul Masters who had been summoned by Ye Hengchuan to help froze in place upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's command.
[Should we examine the changes in each of these pigs?]
Forgive them; as Soul Masters, they have never done anything like this before.
[Especially since the one who made them do these things was Yu Xiaogang, a prominent figure in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.]
Although he is the Sect Master's son, his talent is extremely poor, even inferior to theirs.
How could someone destined for mediocrity be qualified to command a group of Soul Masters?
As Soul Masters, they also have their own pride!
For a moment, no one made a move.
Seeing the reactions of these Soul Masters, Yu Xiaogang sighed.
He knew what they were thinking all too well. After all, anyone would resist receiving orders from a useless person.
[It's like in my past life, when I was a wealthy man, and one day I suddenly heard a blond-haired guy ordering me around.]
Even if I could accomplish that task with a flick of my finger, why should I take orders from some blond-haired guy?
Therefore, Yu Xiaogang could only turn his gaze to Ye Hengchuan.
Fortunately, although he was just a blond guy, he was a blond guy with connections!
"Alright, all of you shut up. Just do as Xiaogang says. Xiaogang's words are my words."
"Or are you saying you're not going to do as I say?"
Ye Hengchuan nodded when he saw Yu Xiaogang's gaze, then stepped forward and spoke.
As he spoke, an imposing aura emanated from him, radiating an air of authority without a hint of anger.
As a friend and later follower of Yu Yuanzhen, Ye Hengchuan's strength was naturally extraordinary.
Although he didn't reach the Soul Douluo level due to his lack of talent, he still reached the peak of the 79th level Soul Saint.
"Uh, Uncle Ye, you're joking. We'll go right away, we'll go right away."
A group of Soul Masters were intimidated by Ye Hengchuan's imposing aura, and immediately bowed and scraped before hurrying into the pigsty to check on the pigs.
"Xiaogang, don't take them to heart. That's just how they are—short-sighted and only care about the immediate problems."
Ye Hengchuan was afraid that those people's attitude would discourage Yu Xiaogang, so he spoke up to comfort him.
"Don't worry, Uncle Ye, I'm not going to be upset over something so small."
Yu Xiaogang responded to Ye Hengchuan's words with a smile.
If such a mocking attitude could make him sad and upset, then Yu Xiaogang would probably have been shattered into pieces long ago when he heard the sect members ridiculing him.
The group of Soul Masters' examination of the pigs didn't last long, because they quickly found an unusual individual among them.
["Uncle Ye, come quick, look at these pigs! They've managed to break free of their ropes!"]
"Luckily, they were kept in separate cells, otherwise, who knows what kind of chaos they would have caused!"
A Soul Master rushed up to Yu Xiaogang and his companion, looking on in surprise, and said.
"You said several pigs broke free of their ropes?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Hengchuan's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the Soul Master's shoulder.
"That's right, all the other pigs were tied up properly, only these few were different. There were broken ropes in their individual cells, so they must have been the ones who broke free."
The Soul Master, whose shoulder was being grabbed, didn't understand why Ye Hengchuan was so agitated, but he still recounted the information he had seen.
"Xiaogang!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Hengchuan looked at Yu Xiaogang with a delighted expression.
Yu Xiaogang's face was also full of joy.
The ropes used to bind the pigs are extremely strong; ordinary domestic pigs simply cannot break free.
If only one or two pigs escaped, it might mean they weren't tied up properly, but if several escaped, it carries a different meaning.
Filled with excitement, Yu Xiaogang and Ye Hengchuan entered the pigsty and approached the pigs that had broken free of their ropes.
Sure enough, in the small cell, a pig was sprawled on the floor, fast asleep, beside it lay a rope that had been broken in two.
[And you can tell from the break that it was definitely forced apart!]
[I checked the other pigs, and they were in the same state; their ropes had snapped.]
"What kind of medicine are these animals being fed?"
Ye Hengchuan looked at his assistant with a delighted expression.
"Let me see... Number 7, whale glue about 20 years old; Number 9, whale glue about 30 years old; Number 17, whale glue about 50 years old; Number 28, whale glue about 40 years old..."
After a series of information reports, without needing further analysis, Ye Hengchuan already understood which medicinal herb possessed the effect of strengthening the body.
"Whale glue, I remember this is a special substance produced in the brain of whale-type spirit beasts, and it's considered a rare and difficult-to-obtain item."
"This thing is considered an extremely rare and precious item among aphrodisiac drugs. In addition, like soul beasts, it is also categorized into ten-year, one-hundred-year, one-thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year varieties."
["Most people only see whale glue that's ten or a hundred years old; thousand-year-old whale glue is most sought after by the nobility."]
"What's even rarer is the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue. Because of its age and scarcity, the price is too high, and it has no other use besides enhancing the mood, so it's not popular among the nobility."
[As expected of someone who controls the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's pharmacy, Ye Hengchuan recalled a great deal of information about whale glue almost instantly.]
Listening to this information, Yu Xiaogang glanced back at the pigs who had gained enhanced physiques simply by consuming several decades' worth of whale glue.
If this is the case with whale glue aged for decades, what kind of enhancement can it bring to one's body from whale glue aged for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years?
[end of the chapter]