The Peerless Ring

A great master makes an outstanding disciple!

After receiving instruction from Pharmacist Li, Jaxon's herbal medicine-making technique instantly reached an advanced level. It should be noted that such a level is something many people may not achieve even after a lifetime of practice.

This was truly a huge gain!

Jaxon was overjoyed and secretly proud of his foresight, knowing that even if he could learn the herbal medicine-making technique from others in the future, it wouldn't be as good as what he had learned from Pharmacist Li.

"Now that you've learned the herbal medicine-making technique, you must practice frequently and not let it go to waste," Pharmacist Li instructed.

"Yes, Master. I will practice diligently," Jaxon replied. Then, with a hint of hesitation, he said, "Master, practicing the herbal medicine-making technique surely requires an adequate supply of herbs. I've learned the herb-identification technique, but without suitable tools, it's difficult to collect herbs."

With the herbal medicine-making technique mastered, Jaxon set his sights on the herbal shovel he had long desired.

"What you said makes sense," Pharmacist Li nodded. "Well, you don't need to return the herbal shovel I gave you before. It was the one I used when I was an apprentice. Although it's not some extraordinary tool, it's still quite suitable for collecting herbs. You can keep it."

So understanding! Our master is so generous! He knows what's on my mind!

Jaxon was delighted in an instant, but of course, he didn't show it on his face. Instead, with a look of concern, he said to Pharmacist Li, "Master, if I take the shovel, what will you use? I can't take something you cherish."

"It doesn't matter. It's just a herbal shovel, a tool I used when I was an apprentice. I have others," Pharmacist Li said as he took out another herbal shovel from his house. Just by looking at it, this one seemed much more elaborate than the one in Jaxon's hand.

Jaxon couldn't resist using the Appraisal skill on the new shovel.

Sealed Feather Shovel: Gold-grade. Can greatly increase the success rate of digging herbs, significantly boost the speed of digging herbs, and has a probability of doubling the herbs obtained. Strength +3, Agility +3, Constitution +3, Attack +10.

Instantly, Jaxon felt that the herbal shovel in his hand lost its appeal.

"Alright, you can go out now. I'm going to start making medicine," Pharmacist Li said to Jaxon.

Jaxon had no choice but to leave. After thinking for a while, he went to the old village chief's house.

"Oh, it's you. What's the matter?" The old village chief was lying on a reclining chair at the door, leisurely watching the sunset.

"Village Chief Grandpa, I have a question about the Appraisal skill," Jaxon said.

At the mention of the Appraisal skill, the old village chief's eyelids twitched noticeably, and the reclining chair he was on stopped rocking.

"Speak!"

"Well," Jaxon didn't notice the old village chief's strange reaction and continued, "I've found that when I use the Appraisal skill on a target, sometimes they react, and sometimes they don't. Why is that?"

"Using the Appraisal skill is actually an attack on the other party, exuding hostility. If the target's strength is lower than yours, they won't feel anything. But if the target is stronger than you, then they can sense your provocation," the old village chief explained, though he seemed a bit annoyed.

So that's how it is!

Jaxon understood, but then a new doubt emerged.

The Striped Fierce Tiger was stronger than him, so it was understandable that it could sense him using the Appraisal skill. But why could Chloe also sense it? Could she be stronger than him too?

Such a doubt was clearly something he couldn't ask the old village chief.

Just then, Jaxon's vision went dark, and he couldn't see anything. When his sight returned, he was already in his rental apartment.

The old village chief watched as Jaxon suddenly disappeared from his sight, but his face showed no sign of surprise. He just lay back on the reclining chair again, rocking leisurely, and half-closed his eyes to look at the sunset.

"I'm back? It's about the same time as before. I wonder if I scared the village chief," Jaxon said. Clearly, he wasn't prepared for the sudden return.

After taking a short nap in bed, it was already bright outside, and Jaxon got up. Although he didn't sleep for long, he still felt very energetic.

When putting on his shoes, Jaxon hesitated for a moment but still put on the newly-acquired Cloud-flowing Boots.

"They're really comfortable and look good, but wouldn't it be a bit too outlandish to wear these boots outside?" Jaxon muttered to himself as he looked at the boots. In the game world, such boots were quite normal, but in reality, they would be rather peculiar. He imagined that many people would stare at him if he wore them on the street.

"I wish they could turn into the style of sports shoes," Jaxon thought.

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, the Cloud-flowing Boots on his feet suddenly flashed with a burst of light. Then, the boots transformed into the appearance of sports shoes, indistinguishable from the common sports shoes on the market.

"They can really transform?" Jaxon was overjoyed immediately.

Subsequently, he transformed the Cloud-flowing Boots into running shoes, leather shoes, cotton shoes, and other styles. Each transformation was successful, and every style looked trendy and exquisitely designed. At first glance, it was obvious that these were not cheap, shoddy products but were crafted by a master.

After playing around with the boots for a while, Jaxon went out wearing the Cloud-flowing Boots. His destination was still the playground of Goldenleaf University.

There weren't many students on the playground of Goldenleaf University. It was still the end of August, and there were still a few days before the start of the semester. However, Jaxon saw that familiar figure again—Chloe. Her graceful figure was very attractive on the playground. Not only Jaxon, but the eyes of other students also followed Chloe as she moved.

"Could she really be stronger than me?" Jaxon still couldn't get over the fact that Chloe had detected his use of the Appraisal skill.

Chloe looked like a delicate woman. Although she didn't seem extremely frail, Jaxon just couldn't believe that she could be stronger than him.

"Could it be related to her interest in martial arts in her information?" Jaxon thought of the sparse information he had about Chloe, one of which was her interest in martial arts.

At that time, Jaxon didn't pay much attention to this point. But now it seemed that her interest might not be just a simple hobby. Otherwise, she wouldn't have noticed him secretly using the Appraisal skill.

Today, the two didn't communicate at all. In fact, based on Jaxon's observation, Chloe never interacted with anyone when running on the playground. Her initiative to talk to him yesterday was a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence.