Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 281 - 232 Inventory of Recent Acquisitions (10,000 Words Seeking Subscriptions!)_2

Previously, Larilo’s followers had created the "Mandragora Love Drug", which was later proven to be used to beguile those section chiefs and directors’ ladies, to tame them.

And now she had crafted this "Pregnancy Potion", to be honest, Qiu Tu was really a bit worried.

He suspected that Larilo was preparing some conspiracy, or had set her sights on some targets....

Besides the three Cataclysmic treasures obtained from the "Salvage Game", Qiu Tu hadn’t gained much in the past seven or eight days.

Since Wang Xi was captured, Qiu Tu’s previous authority had not expanded, the loyalty of his subordinates was all very high, and his "Combat Game" had no worthy opponents to take on. So Qiu Tu simply didn’t even play.

As for the "Crisis Treasure Box", since he hadn’t been through much crisis during this period, only "Jia Shu’s Ambush" brought Qiu Tu a piece of Cataclysmic Material: Shadow Fragments.

According to the Golden Finger’s introduction, this was considered a somewhat precious Cataclysmic Material, which could be used to craft Cataclysmic Props like the "Whip of Shadows", "Skull Talisman", "Old Seal", etc.

This actually matched the Cataclysmic Material named "Nameless Stele Powder" that Qiu Tu had obtained last time.

Qiu Tu pondered handing over this material to Shen Lingshuang, to see what miraculous Cataclysmic treasures this genius Forging Master could create!

Apart from these rewards obtained from the Golden Finger, Qiu Tu’s biggest gain during this period must be his promotion in position and the enhancement of his Cataclysmic ability.

The former allowed him to truly have a certain status and influence in the Investigation Bureau, in Xinjie City.

The latter further enhanced his strength.

However, what Qiu Tu always found puzzling was that although he was now very powerful, second only to the highest Third Order Cataclysmics among humans.

But... why did he still feel very weak?

This feeling of being very weak was not just physical, but also mental.

He seemed to lack the strong self-confidence of Tang Feifei, and the self-awareness of becoming a supernatural being.

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He always felt like he was missing something....

He wasn’t sure if it was because he was a late starter, groping alone on the path of Cataclysm, lacking some key factors.

Therefore, he planned to find Tang Feifei and have a good chat about this matter when he had time in the next two days, to see if there was a problem....

Meanwhile, just as Qiu Tu was taking stock of his gains.

Footsteps of "tap tap tap" could be heard coming from the staircase of the second floor of the villa.

Qiu Tu snapped back to reality and looked up, only to see Shen Lingshuang happily bouncing down the stairs with her short little legs.

Xiao Bai, with its body flattened and widened, almost becoming a thin sheet, was carrying a basketball-sized black statue on its back, following behind Shen Lingshuang, also joyfully running down the stairs.

Because the potion it drank was imperfect, only one body part of it could enlarge. So, with its big body, short legs, small head, and bent body, it looked extremely comical.

Qiu Tu watched the pair, the human and the dog, and stood up to greet them.

But as Shen Lingshuang ran up to him, she grabbed Qiu Tu’s hand and pointed excitedly at the black statue on Xiao Bai’s back, exclaiming, "Qiu Tu, look! What is this?"

Qiu Tu held Shen Lingshuang’s hand and tilted his head to scrutinize the black statue on Xiao Bai’s back, struggling to make out what it was.

But... perhaps Shen Lingshuang’s artistic skills were too sophisticated, for, after looking closely for quite a while, Qiu Tu really couldn’t identify what the statue was supposed to be.

In his eyes, it was merely a lump made of mud... just mud.

It was full of the imprints of Shen Lingshuang’s palms, fingerprints, looking just like an octopus. It appeared strange and bizarre and upon closer inspection, it even had a bit of Cthulhu’s horror.

However, faced with Shen Lingshuang’s pride, Qiu Tu figured the problem was most likely with his own sense of aesthetics.

So, he looked at Shen Lingshuang and tentatively asked, "Is it... a piece of art?"

Shen Lingshuang, clearly oblivious to Qiu Tu’s confusion, said excitedly, "The Thinker! This is The Thinker!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu took another careful look at the black statue.

After a long while, he had a moment of realization!

He couldn’t see it at all....

But faced with the girl’s labor of love over several days, Qiu Tu definitely wouldn’t bluntly speak the truth.

So he didn’t hesitate to give a thumbs up to Shen Lingshuang, delivering an ample emotional value, "It really does resemble it!"

"Lingshuang, you know, you really are quite crafty!"

Hearing Qiu Tu’s praise, Shen Lingshuang bashfully "hehe" laughed twice, then said, "Actually... my father always praised me for having an artistic talent since I was a child."

"He said the clay figures I made looked just as alive."

Qiu Tu:...

No worries, your father is an official, what he says makes sense.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu also timely steered the conversation back to the main topic. He asked, "So what exactly does this Thinking Sculpture do?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu’s inquiry, Shen Lingshuang proudly placed her hands on her hips, puffed up her chest, and proudly declared, "This, sir, is the first Cataclysmic treasure crafted by yours truly: The Thinking Statue!"

"The Thinking Statue...?"

Muttering the name, Qiu Tu’s confused expression slowly turned to realization.

He remembered.

He had seen Shen Lingshuang fixing the workshop last time, preparing to create Cataclysmic treasures, so he casually handed over the Cataclysmic material he had obtained before: Behemoth Ashes and Memory Clay, all to Shen Lingshuang (Chapter 182).

And according to Golden Finger’s description of these two Cataclysmic materials, they were just the right materials to create the Cataclysmic treasure "The Thinking Statue."

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Originally, Qiu Tu didn’t hold much expectation of Shen Lingshuang successfully crafting this treasure; he simply wanted to find something for Shen Lingshuang to do.

However, he hadn’t expected that within just a few short days, Shen Lingshuang really managed to tinker it together!

Thinking thus, Qiu Tu looked at Shen Lingshuang with a bit of surprise in his eyes.

The surprised look in Qiu Tu’s eyes was evidently quite pleasing to Shen Lingshuang.

She carefully moved the "The Thinking Statue" off Xiao Bai’s back, then held it in her arms, and introduced it to Qiu Tu, "Don’t mind the uglier appearance of this Cataclysmic treasure I’ve made. But... I guarantee it! Its abilities and effects are flawless!"

As she spoke, Shen Lingshuang proudly claimed, "This Cataclysmic treasure can significantly enhance the user’s thinking speed, memory, and various other capacities."

"It can not only help the user more easily analyze problems, make decisions, but also assist in rapidly learning knowledge and skills."

Shen Lingshuang said seriously, "So this treasure can truly be called a cheating device."

With a reminiscent look in her eyes, she continued, "In the Third Sanctuary, many powerful and influential people used it to quickly learn certain skills, or acquire certain knowledge, often with twice the results for half the effort."

Hearing Shen Lingshuang’s words, Qiu Tu’s interest was piqued, and then he asked, "Then if I want to learn some martial arts, would it be effective?"

Shen Lingshuang puffed out her petite chest with certainty, "Of course!"

"As long as it’s related to learning and thinking, it will have remarkable effects."

Saying this, Shen Lingshuang, seemingly worried that Qiu Tu wouldn’t believe her, further exemplified, "Actually... I’ve used this Cataclysmic treasure back in the Third Sanctuary."

She declared, "My pharmacology skills, potion-making skill, and the ability to create Cataclysmic treasures were all learned with its help!"

Qiu Tu:.....

Hearing Shen Lingshuang’s words, to tell the truth, Qiu Tu felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head at that moment.

Were Shen Lingshuang’s unreliable potion-making and treasure-crafting skills learned through "The Thinking Sculpture"?

Why did Qiu Tu suddenly feel like this treasure was unreliable?

With this in mind, Qiu Tu coughed, concealing his emotions for a moment, then inquired, "Then... does this treasure have any side effects?"

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