Richest Rag-picker

"Go rescue them! Get them all to the cruise ship for treatment as fast as possible."

But questions could wait. The most important thing now was to get the crew members and Qi Xiaotian to the cruise ship to have their injuries treated.

As for the mysteries here, Fang Chenyi believed he would have answers soon enough.

Having received Fang Chenyi's order, the surrounding crew members rushed forward, lifted the few men on the ground, and scrambled to place them on the zipline trolley. A few others then followed them up.

When it came to Qi Xiaotian's turn, however, he refused to leave, his eyes fixed on Luo Lanzi.

'After all, the power this guy has shown is just too immense. What if he tries to harm Brother Fang? How can I just leave?'

Seeing the look in Qi Xiaotian's eyes, Fang Chenyi naturally knew he was worried about him.

He gave a helpless, wry smile and had no choice but to speak.

"You go on up first, Xiaotian. Don't worry, I'm confident he won't make a move on me."

After speaking, he gently patted Qi Xiaotian's shoulder, his expression meant to reassure him.

He took one last deep look at Luo Lanzi, then another at Fang Chenyi. Feeling the sharp pain radiating from his arm, Qi Xiaotian finally gritted his teeth, turned without a word, and walked toward the zipline trolley.

Once Qi Xiaotian had left, Fang Chenyi walked back over to Luo Lanzi. He gestured for him to follow and led him to a corner.

Seeing this, the remaining crew members raised their guard completely, terrified that this man might suddenly attack their boss.

Once in the corner, Fang Chenyi frowned and spoke in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Luo Lanzi, were you always this strong?"

Luo Lanzi shook his head in response.

"Boss, my combat ability used to be pathetic. Years of debauchery had wrecked my body. Without a weapon in my hand, I'm afraid even a couple of middle schoolers could have taken me down."

This answer confirmed Fang Chenyi's suspicions. If this guy's fighting prowess had really been so high, his old rival Billson would have definitely known about it.

But this answer also raised a new question for Fang Chenyi: why had he become stronger?

As if he knew what Fang Chenyi was about to ask, Luo Lanzi continued.

"I don't know what happened either. I feel like after your subordinate kicked me to the ground, I was suddenly filled with endless strength. As for how that happened, I really have no idea!"

At this point, Luo Lanzi seemed to remember something and quickly added.

"Oh, right, Boss! I remember when I fell, a lot of the powder on the ground got into my mouth. Do you think it could be—"

He trailed off, not finishing the sentence, but Fang Chenyi naturally understood what he was implying.

Recalling the scene from just moments ago, it really did seem that this guy's strength had surged right after he fell and got a mouthful of the Bone Powder. And it wasn't just him; the two dead guys also seemed to have powered up after falling and ingesting the powder.

'Could this Bone Powder really have such an effect?'

'The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. After all, this was the Bone Powder of a Flood Dragon. It wasn't impossible for it to contain some unknown properties!'

Looking at the seven or eight people left in the stone hall, Fang Chenyi suddenly addressed the group.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Everyone, head on up. Oh, right, take the two bodies out as well."

"Yes, Boss!"

As soon as Fang Chenyi finished speaking, the remaining seven or eight crew members, including Billson, all responded respectfully and began heading for the zipline trolley one by one.

As for Fang Chenyi, he didn't go up just yet. He needed to determine if the Bone Powder here was actually useful.

Of course, besides himself, he also had Luo Lanzi stay behind.

Once everyone had left, Fang Chenyi squatted down, scooped up a handful of the Bone Powder, and examined it in his palm.

"Is this stuff really that magical?"

Muttering to himself, Fang Chenyi began to prepare a test to see what this Bone Powder was really for.

As for how to test it, he certainly wasn't going to just open his mouth and eat it.

Fang Chenyi reached into his jacket with his right hand, and in the next moment, he pulled out the leather pouch containing the woven bag.

He gently unzipped the pouch, took out the woven bag, and gave it a shake. Then, he tossed the handful of Bone Powder into the woven bag.

Of course, he didn't toss the handful of Bone Powder into the woven bag's special storage space, but simply into the physical bag itself. He wanted to try "recycling" it with the woven bag to see if the System would help him identify what it was.

After all, based on his past experience, whenever he picked something up and threw it into the woven bag, the bag would always tell him what he had found.

Sure enough, as soon as Fang Chenyi tossed the handful of Bone Powder into the woven bag, a notification sound rang in his mind.

[Host has collected one handful of Unknown Mysterious Bone Powder. Triggering special System reward. Reward: one Unknown Medicine Pill. The reward has been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve it at your convenience.]

"Holy shit!"

Hearing the notification in his mind, Fang Chenyi couldn't help but curse. 'Damn it, I completely forgot I still had a special reward coming! And damn it, how can this System be so unreliable? Not only did it fail to identify what this stuff was, but it gave me another unknown item as a reward.'

'And it was another unknown Medicine Pill! Damn it, at least give me an instruction manual! I don't even know if I can eat this thing!'

[Ding! Host's query detected. The System will now provide an answer: Unknown Medicine Pill, harmless to humans and animals (edible).]

Ugh...

'System! Fine, you win!'

He shook his head helplessly. 'This System never plays by the rules. If you're going to explain, why can't you just give a proper explanation? Do you have to give another ambiguous answer?'

There was nothing he could do. It wasn't something he could decide, and besides, he couldn't see or find where this "System" thing was anyway. All Fang Chenyi could do was sigh to himself in frustration.

Still, since the System said it was harmless to humans and animals and was edible, that was good enough.

As long as he could be sure nothing bad would happen after eating it, he was fine.

He then recalled the System's oft-repeated phrase: "Products of the System are guaranteed to be of the highest quality." With that, Fang Chenyi decisively reached out, opened the woven bag, and retrieved a smooth, off-white, round Medicine Pill from its storage space.

Looking the pill over—it looked just like some kind of super-strength pill from a story—Fang Chenyi swallowed hard. GULP. Then, gritting his teeth, he popped it directly into his mouth.