Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 14.2: Solidifying Essence Decoction

Wang Youhuai was speechless. "..."

Wang Youhuai said, "I wonder if there's a way for the senior to provide assistance?"

Meng Jintang felt that she had misunderstood Wang Youhuai's character before. He had previously referred to her as a "heroine" but as soon as he needed something, he smoothly switched to addressing her as "senior."

Clearly, he was quite skilled in interpersonal interactions.

The members of the Ghost Cry Gang also needed to cook their meals on a daily basis. Meng Jintang picked several clean utensils from the camp and set them over the fire to heat water.

Her original plan was to lead these townspeople out after rescuing them. However, the problem was that each of the four of them was weak and frail, just like when she had first arrived in this world.

Forcing them to travel at night would probably be as good as sending them on their final journey.

Bubbles rose in the boiling water as Meng Jintang casually threw the medicinal herbs into it, appearing leisurely and carefree.

Wang Youhuai watched the young woman who claimed to have "considerable knowledge about cold poison."

After holding back for a while, he couldn't resist whispering a small question, "Shouldn't you wash them before boiling?"

Meng Jintang's hands paused in their movement. After a moment of contemplation, she decided to pretend she hadn't heard him.

—She claimed to have gathered some herbs from the surroundings, but in reality, the various plants thrown into the pot were taken directly from her personal belongings. They had already been cleaned beforehand.

Although Meng Jintang's pharmaceutical skills weren't entirely proficient, she could still ensure hygienic conditions for her preparations.

However, she couldn't quite explain to the NPC’s why she was skipping the step of washing the herbs and give them a detailed explanation like she would in a game...

Chen Shen's attitude was rather natural. As someone who had experienced the martial world, he knew well that experts always had their quirks.

Not only might they dislike washing herbs, but there were even those who didn't enjoy bathing or doing laundry. Their appearances would always leave an indelible impression on onlookers both visually and in terms of scent.

The thing Meng Jintang was cooking was called "Solidifying Essence Decoction."

She consistently opened gift boxes, which, besides containing equipment materials, also had some items like the "Basic Pharmaceutical Handbook" or medicinal recipes.

Following the collective knowledge gathered by previous players, other than the first reading of the "Basic Pharmaceutical Handbook," which guaranteed comprehension of the methods for crafting Revitalizing Pills, Jade Pivot Pills, and Loosening Pills, the later comprehensions were quite random.

For instance, she gradually comprehended the production methods for the Solidifying Essence Decoction, Yin Dispelling Powder, and Yang Settling Powder.

The "Solidifying Essence Decoction" and the intermediate medicine "Solidifying Essence Pill" belong to the same category of items. They both had the effect of temporarily enhancing physical attributes and increasing defense.

Due to being less portable and easy to use, their medicinal effects are actually similar to the Solidifying Essence Pill. However, the requirements for a player's pharmaceutical skill aren't as high.

As for the Yin Dispelling Powder and the Yang Settling Powder, they are used to counteract common cold poisons and intense poisons respectively. However, they wouldn't be effective against the poison that Meng Jintang was afflicted with.

The NPC’s before her had been tormented quite severely by the members of the Ghost Cry Gang.

Meng Jintang had initially planned to directly craft an antidote, but the method of the Yin Dispelling Powder was based on the concept of using poison to counteract poison.

Considering Chen Shen's current weak defense, she decided to temporarily boost his physical attributes to avoid the possibility that administering the antidote would result in her completing the three leaders of the Ghost Cry Gang's unfinished job of silencing witnesses through murder.

During the process of boiling the medicine, Meng Jintang casually provided some basic treatment for Wang Youhuai, who was covered in injuries.

Fortunately, whether it was fractures or internal bleeding, as long as it didn't involve the specific state of "a lingering and peculiar internal energy," the game uniformly categorized them as external injuries.

Once a player comprehended medical skills, they naturally acquired some methods to treat external injuries.

The night wind was quite fierce, and Meng Jintang coughed softly a couple of times.

Chen Shen asked, "Miss, are you injured?"

Meng Jintang, upon hearing his words, looked at Chen Shen through her hood.

There were no traces of blood on her, and when he heard the coughing, his initial reaction wasn't to assume illness, but rather injury. Clearly, he had spent some time traveling the martial world.

Meng Jintang coughed a few more times and then slowly said, "It's not anything serious."

Having engaged in consecutive physical actions today, her internal energy had been somewhat depleted. The cold poison in her body was slightly less restrained, hence the appearance of being unwell.

Meng Jintang had been in this world for several months already and had become accustomed to her current state, so she didn't pay it much mind.

[System: Successfully crafted Solidifying Essence Decoction (Inferior), gaining 10 experience points.]

Meng Jintang was speechless. "..."

She looked at the system prompt and had a strong urge to remove the word "Inferior" from the parentheses.

—In the game, medicines were generally considered to be of average quality by default, while particularly outstanding ones could be judged as superior.

As for inferior quality, not only would they appear somewhat odd in appearance, their medicinal effects would also be somewhat diminished.

Meng Jintang poured out the Solidifying Essence Decoction and then woke up Lin San.

She urged them to quickly drink the medicine. All four of them were ordinary townspeople, so without the assistance of internal energy to help expedite the effects, the medicinal effects would take a bit longer to kick in.

Chen Shen first held a bowl for Uncle Zhao, then he held bowls for Wang Youhuai and Lin San respectively. Only after that did he keep a bowl for himself to drink.

Wang Youhuai had several wounds on his body initially. After applying the Golden Healing Powder that Meng Jintang had given him, not only did the bleeding gradually stop, but even the previously swollen and ulcerated areas felt less uncomfortable.

Realizing that he had encountered an extraordinary individual by sheer luck, he didn't care about the uncleaned ingredients anymore. He quickly drank the whole bowl of soup without leaving a single drop.

—The Solidifying Essence Decoction took quite some time to take effect for Meng Jintang, but for ordinary natives with no strong martial foundation, it could be considered almost instant.

Lin San, feeling both pain and coldness in his body, quickly felt warmth spread through him. His legs and feet regained their strength, and his mind went through the classic script of "Youth in danger saved by a master who imparts martial skills" countless times.