Despite a strong constitution allowing self-recovery from most wounds, more severe injuries could lead to lasting aftereffects, disability, infection, or even death.
Moreover, the system's products had never disappointed Bruce before, and while the Golden Sore Powder's name sounded plain, its efficacy could only be confirmed through testing.
The commotion from the Medicine Decoction Pot grew louder, and the steam from within became denser.
As the steam billowed, a unique fragrance continued to emanate.
After half an hour, the coal stone at the bottom extinguished with a pop, and the Medicine Decoction Pot fell silent.
As the last wisp of steam dissipated, Bruce approached, opened the lid of the Medicine Decoction Pot, and many gathered around.
All eyes focused on the interior of the Medicine Decoction Pot.
A heap of golden-yellow, dry medicinal powder appeared before everyone's eyes.
The aromatic scent from the powder left an indulgent expression on everyone's faces.
"Bring Nathan and Martin over."
At Bruce's command, the crowd stirred, and soon Nathan and Martin emerged from the periphery.
Nathan's right cheek was wrapped in a piece of Beast Skin; Martin limped on his left leg, occasionally wincing in pain.
Today, Bruce gave the Hunting Team a holiday because of them.
Last night, while leading the hunt for a Golden-eyed Demon Sheep, the tree they were hiding in while shooting was knocked over by the Demon Sheep, leaving them both badly injured.
"Show me your wounds, and I'll apply the medicine to test its effect."
Upon hearing Bruce's words, they didn't hesitate and immediately revealed their wounds.
Nathan unwrapped the Beast Skin, revealing a five-inch long, hideous gash that stretched from his chin to his forehead, a disturbing sight.
Fortunately, people in the Ice Abyss World didn't worry about appearances; in his past life, this kind of injury would leave someone ashamed for life.
Martin rolled up his pant leg, unwrapped the Beast Skin, revealing a more than twenty-centimeter long wound on his left leg, with surrounding blood still seeping out.
The wound looked even more terrifying compared to Nathan's.
Seeing their injuries, those surrounding the Medicine Decoction Pot couldn't help but gasp.
"You know, the Cold Beast Meat you eat daily isn't from thin air!"
Taking this chance for education, Bruce didn't miss the opportunity.
Noticing the surprise on their faces, he promptly reminded them.
As soon as he said this, even the reserve force members who had never left camp, and the Axebreaker team members, showed expressions of shame on their faces.
After which, Bruce didn't say more, as some things were better left unsaid.
A simple reminder of their origins was sufficient.
Using a wooden spoon, he scooped out a bit of the Golden Sore Medicine Powder and carefully applied it to Nathan's facial wound.
Sssss…
The moment the powder touched the wound, a clear reaction occurred, and Nathan couldn't help but gasp from the pain; Martin experienced the same process, his larger leg wound requiring more powder.
"Leader, it feels itchy; wait, it's really itchy… my face itches a lot…"
Bruce reacted with surprise to Nathan's remark right after applying the powder to Martin's wound.
Itchy?
A scab, already, in just a few minutes!
Bruce looked slightly skeptical, hurriedly approaching Nathan and closely observing the wound on his face.
After just a brief glance, Bruce's face was immediately filled with joy.
Nathan's face wound was from last night; it was simply wrapped in beast skin for basic hemostasis.
It wasn't even close to scabbing, and the flesh was not yet healed.
But after applying the Golden Sore Powder, in just a few minutes, not only did the flesh close, but the necrotic parts also started bubbling visibly, then solidifying and forming a scab.
This Golden Sore Powder is simply miraculous!
On the other side, Martin was also hissing in disbelief as the wound on his leg rapidly healed like Nathan's.
"This medicine is too powerful!"
"Is this a formula developed by the leader?"
"With this medicine, we won't have to fear getting hurt in the future!"
"I just saw the materials the leader put in, and they all looked ordinary, except that blue grass which seemed rarer."
The onlookers who witnessed this miraculous scene were dumbfounded.
The people from the Axebreaker team and the hunting team were ecstatic, obviously more aware of the powder's importance than others.
"Jason, collect more Blue Frost Grass in the future. If possible, understand the growth patterns of this grass and note the location of those blue trees, but make sure not to cut them down."
"Yes, leader!"
This Golden Sore Powder is an absolute lifesaver.
All the ingredients in the Golden Sore Powder formula are pretty common, except for the Blue Frost Grass.
Realizing the importance of Blue Frost Grass, Bruce immediately issued several instructions to Jason.
If conditions were mature, he would want to transplant those blue trees into the valley.
After confirming the effectiveness of the Golden Sore Powder, Bruce gazed at the Medicine Decoction Pot with even more enthusiasm.
He realized its importance when he first activated the Medicine Decoction Pot structure, but the astonishing power of the first formula exceeded even his expectations.
If this is just for healing, and it's already this strong, what if one day, when enough medicinal materials are recorded, it can generate a formula for Dan Medicine to enhance strength and cultivation?
Wouldn't that be even more incredible?
Thinking of these possibilities made Bruce even more excited.
He remembered Jason didn't know the function of the Medicine Decoction Pot yet and quickly called him over to explain.
Although others can use the Medicine Decoction Pot by consuming coal stone to identify medicinal items, the recorded medicines and formulas only display on the system, so only Bruce knew.
Previously, when asking Jason to keep an eye out for items with potential medicinal value, Bruce hadn't explained the reason.
This time, he spilled everything, leaving Jason suddenly enlightened, his eyes burning with enthusiasm as he looked at the Medicine Decoction Pot.
"So in future logging teams, you must be vigilant. Bring back anything special that might have medicinal value to try."
Jason nodded heavily, keeping this matter firmly in mind.
Bruce packed all the remaining powder from the Medicine Decoction Pot into a wooden box, estimating it to be about five kilograms.
Reflecting on the Golden Sore Powder's formula and the materials just consumed, he grew worried again.
The yield of Blue Frost Grass was uncertain, but based on Jason's description, those blue trees must be exceedingly rare in Redwood Ridge; otherwise, he wouldn't have missed them before.
Black Tribulus only grows where there is iron ore, so it's precious too.
But on the southern side of the valley, quite a few grow, which should suffice for some time.
Golden Frost, coal stone, and Frost Wolf Bones aren't particularly rare, and the usage for each isn't much, so those are manageable.
The hardest parts of the Golden Sore Powder formula are Blue Frost Grass and Black Tribulus, followed by coal consumption.
Each batch burnt requires 10 units of coal resources, equivalent to 200 kilograms of coal stone.
During the test, Bruce didn't care much, but when he saw the coal resources in the system drop from 160 to 150, he immediately felt the pinch.
The joy from witnessing the powerful effect of the Golden Sore Powder subsided significantly.
Although earning from crafting five kilograms of this life-saving powder is certain, Harper currently can't afford to use it freely.
Given the frequency of hunting team injuries, five kilograms of Golden Sore Powder might only last two weeks.
Producing a batch every half-month would exhaust the camp's coal resources quickly, not to mention coal is used for more than just this.
"Looks like in the future, we'll have to be careful. Until coal resources are ample, minor injuries will have to be endured. This Golden Sore Powder should only be used in life-threatening situations."
Bruce shook his head; the tight resource situation was truly troubling.
The powerful effect of the Medicine Decoction Pot should drive him to organize a team dedicated to collecting medicinal resources.
After all, discovering a formula for performance-enhancing medicine would be extremely profitable.
But the camp's coal resources aren't enough even for assessment purposes right now.
Moreover, according to previous assessment patterns, the more precious the item, the more coal it consumes during assessment.
If there were truly valuable medicinal resources that could enhance cultivation, the required coal would likely be astronomical.
Thinking about this, Bruce put away the Golden Sore Powder wooden box and couldn't help glancing at Aaron and others training outside the wooden house.
He could only hope these people would break through soon and join him in mining coal.
"Big brother, Edward has made a few things. Come and take a look!"
With the wooden box in hand, Bruce was pondering where to place it.
Charlie came running from inside the wooden house, calling him over to have a look.
Seeing Charlie's mysterious smile, Bruce followed in confusion.
Passing through the crowd inside the wooden house, he found many people surrounding Edward in layers, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.
"The leader is here, make way, make way!"
Charlie shouted ahead to clear a path, and the crowd quickly parted, allowing Bruce to take a few steps forward.
When he saw what everyone was surrounding, his face froze in surprise.
The crowd was gathered around a chair.
The chair was about one meter sixty-seven in total height, with a seat height of approximately fifty centimeters, and a seat width of one meter forty.
It had a curved back with carved images of Snow Mane, Frost Wolf, and Demon Sheep with vivid and lifelike ferocity, impressive enough to make Bruce marvel.
The chair was evidently crafted from Golden Frost Wood, with a faint golden glow under the firelight.
However, the armrests were innovatively made with Red Frost Wood, appearing finely polished and textured.
On the armrests, nine fist-sized carvings made of Beast Bone, resembling white jade, were embedded, each depicting various scenes of Cold Beasts, trees, weapons, and even the camp valley, clearly intended for admiration.
With a curious expression, Bruce approached the chair and noticed a clean blue Frost Wolf Skin spread on the seat.
He couldn't help looking at Edward and the others, suppressing several comments.
Chairs weren't particularly novel items; Rogel Camp used to have many before being destroyed by the Wood Puppet Monster incident.
Even though there's now an abundance of wood in the camp, since no one mentioned it and chairs aren't essential materials, people got used to sitting on the ground, and no new ones were made.
Of course, Bruce didn't object to Edward making a chair.
But this chair wasn't something easily crafted; those Cold Beast wood carvings on the back alone would take a few days, not to mention the circular armrests and various carvings.
Even though he instinctively wanted to reprimand, Bruce ultimately refrained.
The simple reason was that Charlie had already seated him on the chair.
After sitting on the ground for nearly a year, actually sitting on a chair covered in Cold Beast Skin brought a sense of comfort that truly reached Bruce's core.
"Leader, while preparing materials for the new wooden house, we had surplus Golden Frost Wood. Burning it seemed wasteful, so we specially made this chair for you during our spare time. How is it, not bad, right?"
Oh, the evil delights of enjoying luxury!
Although in his heart he felt that using such an extravagant wood chair now wasn't appropriate, Edward's reasoning was quite sound!
The excess Golden Frost Wood was used, and it was crafted in spare time.
Bruce nodded, holding back the reprimanding words he struggled with.
Probably guessing Bruce's thoughts, Edward chuckled and handed something to Bruce behind his back.
Taking what Edward handed over, Bruce unfolded it, and a hint of delight graced his expression once again.