Chapter 9 Who is the old man who bought whale glue
"Huh?" Dugu Lin suddenly frowned and let out a soft "Eh".
"What's wrong now?" Dugu Bo's heart jumped into his throat when his grandson exclaimed "Eh!"
Dugu Lin pretended to think, then said in a deep voice, "I remember that after Tang San and the others went to Hanhai City, they discovered something peculiar that could improve the physical fitness of Soul Masters!"
Keep making things up! Keep making things up!
The whale glue that enhances the physical attributes of Soul Masters was something Dugu Lin had planned to use long ago.
Compared to other reincarnated predecessors who had to find various excuses, such as discovering it while researching medicinal herbs or discovering it by accident, Dugu Lin's excuse was quite simple.
Dugu Lin continued his fabrication: "It's something that can improve a Soul Master's physical attributes, allowing them to absorb Soul Rings that exceed their lifespan. Grandpa, do you think we should give it a try? Although I'm not sure if it's true... but what if it is? Wouldn't I be able to absorb a thousand-year-old Soul Ring with my very first one?"
Dugu Bo stroked his beard and said, "Since there's this rumor, let's give it a try."
It sounds so appealing! Is this the first ring in a thousand years?
Dugu Bo believed that the rumors were not unfounded, so why would he pass up such an opportunity?
"Okay, let's give it a try! By the way, Grandpa, that stuff is called Whale Glue."
"Just from the name, you can tell it's no ordinary item... Um... Wait! What's that thing called?"
"Whale Glue! Melt the Whale Glue with flames, then swallow it and refine it."
Dugu Bo: "..."
One day later.
Dugu Bo returned to the thatched hut in the herb garden with a dark face, bringing back two pieces of thousand-year-old Whale Glue and one piece of Whale Glue with a lifespan of thirty thousand years.
There is plenty of Whale Glue available during this period. You can find some high-quality Whale Glue by searching in major pharmacies and auction houses.
However... whenever Dugu Bo went to buy Whale Glue, he would always be met with strange looks, with people thinking that this masked old man who came to buy Whale Glue was about to have a second spring in his life.
People around him were pointing and whispering, which made Dugu Bo feel embarrassed.
He bought the goods and left in a dejected manner.
When has a Title Douluo like him ever been looked at like that?
In other words, buying Whale Glue is a shady business, otherwise... he would have poisoned two people to death!
Dugu Lin tried hard to suppress his laughter and said in a serious tone, "Grandpa, please go to the hot spring at the Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes and melt a piece of Millennium Whale Glue first. I'll eat it and try it out."
"Wait."
Dugu Bo went to the Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes with a dark face.
Beside her, Dugu Yan asked curiously, "Little brother, what did you ask Grandpa to do? Why does Grandpa have such a dark face?"
"Hehe~ Kids shouldn't ask such questions."
"You're the one who's a child!"
Dugu Yan pouted in dissatisfaction.
"I am thirty years old in terms of mental age this year."
"You're my brother!"
Dugu Yan pouted, feeling extremely wronged.
Her younger brother was still the same younger brother, but he was much more sensible than her, which made her feel no sense of superiority as the older sister.
She felt very wronged.
Dugu Yan was thinking about how to be a good older sister in her little head.
My elder sister's authority is not to be challenged!
A moment later, Dugu Bo returned to the thatched hut with the melted Whale Glue and said, "Eat quickly."
Whale Glue is dark black, and after being heated and melted, it becomes a soft, gelatinous mass, accompanied by a fishy, foul smell.
Dugu Lin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then swallowed it whole, enduring the stench.
The fishy smell almost made him vomit, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "This is awful! I don't know how those nobles can tolerate the taste of Whale Glue."
After swallowing the Whale Glue, Dugu Lin sat cross-legged and began to slowly refine it.
The next moment, streams of heat flowed through his limbs and bones, the hot air making Dugu Lin's skin turn red, and sweat quickly seeped out from his pores.
Dugu Bo frowned slightly, thinking, 'The effects of Whale Glue are extraordinary, but Lin'er is still too young! I was too hasty! ...I should have found someone else to try it on first.'
At this moment, Dugu Lin suppressed his inner rage and physical urges, and called upon his inner soul power to slowly refine the Whale Glue.
After feeling the boost the Whale Glue provided to his body, he couldn't help but feel joy.
Two hours later, the evil fire in his body finally disappeared, and the refining of the Whale Glue was also completed.
"Grandpa, could you check how strong my body is now?"
"Good!"
A moment later, Dugu Bo thoroughly examined Dugu Lin from head to toe, inside and out, and finally exclaimed in surprise, "I never imagined that Whale Glue would actually have such miraculous effects!!"
"Grandpa, how's my physical condition now?"
"Hmm...equivalent to an ordinary level 20 Soul Master, whose first Soul Ring can absorb a Soul Beast Soul Ring with a lifespan of about 700 years!"
"Hahaha~ Grandpa, come on, melt that 30,000-year-old Whale Glue again."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo did not immediately agree, but said, "Lin'er, you are still very young. Eating so much Whale Glue is not good for your health."
Is that so?
Dugu Lin knew what Dugu Bo was worried about, so he said, "Then let me share it with my sister. We'll each have half of that thirty-thousand-year Whale Glue! Hmm? I'll eat it in half. It's not too late for my sister to eat it when she needs to acquire a soul ring later."
Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, thinking, "With me here, I'm not afraid of anything happening to Lin'er! However, he can't eat any more after these two pieces of Whale Glue; Lin'er is still too young, and it's not good for his health!"
In the end, they agreed.
Beside her, Dugu Yan asked with a blank expression, "Grandpa, brother, what are you talking about?"
"Cough cough!"
Dugu Bo turned his head and gave Dugu Lin a look that meant: You go and explain!
"Cough cough~~"
Dugu Lin coughed lightly and then said, "Sister, first of all, you saw it yourself. After the Whale Glue melts, swallowing it can enhance a Soul Master's physique, right?"
"Uh-huh."
"But, sister, Whale Glue has another side effect."
What side effects?
"It's just...it's just that, when refining Whale Glue, the Whale Glue amplifies the soul master's desire for matters between men and women."
"Ew~~ How come there's something like this?"
Dugu Yan looked disgusted, then her gaze towards her younger brother changed.
Her brother was so young and already learning bad habits, hmph~
Dugu Lin asked awkwardly, "So, sister, do you want your second spirit ring to be a thousand-year one?"
"Think!"
"Then you'll have to eat Whale Glue."
"I...I...okay...I'll eat!"
Dugu Yan's face turned bright red.
Over the next two days, Dugu Lin refined the remaining thousand-year-old Whale Glue and the thirty-thousand-year-old Whale Glue in five separate processes.
His physical attributes were enhanced to the level of a Soul Master of around level 35, making it easy for him to absorb a two-thousand-five-hundred-year-old soul ring.
[end of the chapter]