Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1342 623: Rise and Fall in a Single Thought

Cui Tiq followed Li Banfeng to the Soda Kiln, had a plate of beef in sauce, two baked pancakes, and a bottle of soda.

After finishing his meal, Cui Tiq remembered something important.

"I forgot to bring the potion."

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "We're here to make a big deal, put a little more thought into it."

"Is the potion really that important?"

"Isn't it like performing a play without props?"

Cui Tiq admitted this was a serious oversight on his part. He bought three bottles of soda from the proprietress, in orange, pineapple, and grape flavors.

He also bought a bag of salt, a bottle of soy sauce, and a bottle of vinegar, found an abandoned factory, took out three test tubes, and began mixing the potion.

"You call this a potion?" Li Banfeng was very dissatisfied with Cui Tiq's approach.

"Exquisite medicines often come from simple materials," the three test tubes of potion were ready, and Cui Tiq brought them to Li Banfeng, "Take a sip, taste it, it's as pure as our friendship."

Li Banfeng didn't drink, nor did he pay attention to Cui Tiq, he passed through several workshops one after another as they walked towards the depths of the abandoned factory.

Cui Tiq's body rapidly transformed, his limbs became short and thick, his body bloated, and his facial features disappeared. Sparse, sharp teeth grew in his large mouth.

Three Snails had arrived early at the factory, anxiously waiting for Li Qi, and jumped in fright at the sight of Cui Tiq.

"Is that a Knife Labor Ghost?" Luo Lijun exclaimed, "How did you bring such a thing here?"

Transformed into a "Knife Labor Ghost," Cui Tiq took out three vials of potion from his pocket, muttering unintelligibly.

Li Banfeng asked, "He's here to deliver the medicine, who wants to try a dose?"

Luo Lijun angrily said, "Do you think we're crazy? Who dares to eat such a thing?"

The youngest, Luo Shaohua, was somewhat intrigued, "If I take this, will the itching stop?"

Li Banfeng nodded, "You'll know if you try, the medicine will cure the ailment."

Luo Shaohua looked at Luo Lijun, "Sister, I'll go."

Luo Lijun remained silent, Luo Yanjun said, "Let Shaohua try it. Since Li Qi is here to do business, he shouldn't ruin his own reputation."

Luo Shaohua bravely approached the "Cui Laogui" and used her tentacles to roll away the potion from his hand.

Cui Tiq took the opportunity to remove the diseased area from Luo Shaohua's body.

Without the diseased area, Luo Shaohua would naturally recover, as she had antibodies and the special physique of Inner State People. She wouldn't contract the disease again in the short term.

Luo Shaohua was unaware of the reason, she drank the potion from the test tube in one gulp, and after ten minutes, the intense itching gradually disappeared.

"Sister, this medicine works!"

Hearing this, Luo Yanjun stepped forward and said, "Let me try it too!"

Cui Tiq put the potion away, and Li Banfeng shook his head, "Buying and selling, there is buying and selling, you haven't paid yet, this medicine can't be given to you for free."

Luo Lijun raised her body and said, "We have an agreement beforehand, we will definitely not renege, whose Contract Book do you want?"

Three vials of potion, three Contract Books, Li Banfeng already had plans.

He initially wanted to retrieve Li Furong's Contract Book but changed his mind; this Contract Book couldn't be taken.

According to the normal process, Luo Lijun would look for Li Furong's Contract Book, and the person managing it certainly hadn't heard of Li Furong's name. They would first check the name register.

Li Furong's name wouldn't be on the Inner State's register; it was definitely written as the Mountain-Uprooting Master.

It's normal for the name not to be on the register, possibly because the territory has changed ownership, so they would have to check the Contract Book one by one.

When they found Li Furong, they would realize it wasn't about territory ownership changing, but rather the Mountain-Uprooting Master's name had been altered, which would be hard to explain; Li Banfeng definitely wouldn't get the Contract Book back, and Inner State would likely destroy it.

Destroying it doesn't matter, Li Banfeng has other territories to back him up, he's not afraid of losing his position.

The Contract Book also doesn't contain his flesh or blood, so he doesn't fear Curse Techniques.

But the key issue is that only half of the Contract Book remains; can this territory still be used?

To be safe, Li Furong's territory is put on hold for now.

"The first Contract Book I want is Meng Yuchun's."

Luo Lijun hesitated, "This person's Contract Book is not easy to get, I'll do my best."

Luo Shaohua didn't think it would be that hard, "It used to be difficult, but now the three managing Contract Books are ill, not paying attention. With a bit of effort, it can be obtained..."

Slap!

Luo Lijun raised her tentacle and struck Luo Shaohua once, saying to Li Qi, "Go on."

"The second is Shui Yongquan's Contract Book."

Shui Yongquan lost his position due to a Curse Technique linked with his Contract Book and became a Wounded Demon Fiend, but Inner State's Contract Book still stores his flesh and blood, the Curse Technique is likely still in effect.

Moreover, Zhengjing Village is on Shui Yongquan's territory, this Contract Book must be retrieved to ensure Zhengjing Village isn't under Inner State's control.

Luo Lijun sighed, "His Contract Book is even harder to get, I can only try, if unsuccessful, you'll have to find another replacement."

Li Banfeng continued, "The third person is Rong Si Jiao."

Luo Shaohua eagerly said, "This one is easy to get, this person he..."

Luo Lijun raised her tentacle, ready to strike again, Luo Shaohua dared not speak further.

Luo Yanjun asked, "Young Master Li, what do you need Rong Si Jiao's Contract Book for?"

Rong Si Jiao supposedly didn't have much of a relationship with Li Qi, his help in retrieving the Contract Book surprised Luo Yanjun.

"Rong Si Jiao is a righteous person, I've received much support from him recently, helping him is naturally my duty."

Luo Lijun nodded, "If there are no unforeseen changes, you can have the Contract Books by tomorrow, and if not, we will discuss further."

The three Snails dove into the water, Luo Lijun said to Luo Shaohua, "Sister, quickly spit out the potion, we'll take it back for research. If we complete the research today, we won't need to find Li Qi tomorrow."