“The third type of anesthetic gun is similar to the second, but with a syringe filled with anesthetic.”
“The third type of anesthetic gun also comes in a flying needle type, but it’s quite expensive.”
The chubby boss was indeed conscientious, with a heh-heh chuckle, he explained all three acupoint devices and anesthetic guns.
Electric shock is a form of physical anesthesia.
Anesthetic drugs belong to chemical anesthesia.
The benefits are undeniable, lowering the threshold for acupoint anesthesia, allowing ordinary Gourmet Hunters to anesthetize prey.
Of course.
The drawback is that it’s ineffective against high-level Capture Level ingredients.
And it prevents further advancement in acupoint anesthesia, making it impossible to learn Jiro’s incredible anesthetic skills.
Seeing that Hong Yi seemed to be in thought, the chubby boss continued, “The electric shock anesthetic gun is the cheapest, a basic model costs 500,000 Yen, and it works perfectly against Capture Level 1 or lower ingredients. I’ll throw in three batteries.”
“……”
Hong Yi expressed disdain.
Capture Level 1 or lower ingredients?
He could scare them to death with a glare and a display of intimidation.
Why spend 500,000 Yen on a mere ornament?
The chubby boss picked up another anesthetic gun, similar to a flashlight, and said, “The advanced version of the electric shock anesthetic gun, I heard it can release 100,000 volts of electricity, paralyzing Capture Level 5 ingredients without a problem, it costs 8,000,000 Yen, and it consumes batteries extremely quickly.”
This boss was indeed straightforward, he even listed out the drawbacks of the advanced electric shock anesthetic gun.
“If you’re not satisfied with that one, there’s also the anesthetic drug type.”
“But anesthetic drug type anesthetic guns are the most expensive out of the three, the gun itself is less important, the key is the needle and the anesthetic filled inside.”
“The current mainstream anesthetic is the juice of the Capture Level 15 Anesthetic Tree. The gun plus one hundred needles filled with anesthetic costs 30,000,000 Yen in total.”
Hong Yi couldn’t be bothered to listen anymore, pointing at an ordinary acupoint gun hanging on the wall, “I’ll take that one.”
“A pure acupoint anesthetic gun?”
“Didn’t expect the handsome guy to be an anesthetic master, hahaha...”
The chubby boss had a professional smile on his face, quickly packaging the acupoint gun for Hong Yi.
“Handsome guy, would you like to buy a set of Gourmet Hunter battle suits, made from silk spun by the Capture Level 8 Titanium Silk Worm, it can withstand...”
“No need.”
“Heh-heh, okay, that’s 1,000,000 Yen in total.”
After paying, Hong Yi took the acupoint gun and went straight back to Totsuki Culinary Academy.
In the following days.
Hong Yi attended acupoint anesthesia classes every day, building a solid foundation.
Until a week later.
The practical exam for the acupoint anesthesia class.
The Ninth Natural Habitat Garden.
The Gobi region.
A desolate wasteland of rocks and cliffs, it was the dominant color here.
From time to time, Capture Level 1 tumbleweeds rolled by, "rumble, rumble."
On a cliff face!
The acupoint anesthesia teacher, with his hands behind his back, faced the hundreds of Hunter Division students, and said loudly, “Tomorrow is the legendary anesthetic master, Jiro’s, special lecture. You will ride the Gourmet Train and travel with him to Cave Beach to capture the once-in-a-decade ‘Dream Delicacy,’ the Pufferfish Whale.”
“Pufferfish Whale, isn’t that a Capture Level 29 high-level ingredient?”
“I heard that catching Pufferfish Whales is extremely difficult, not only can you not even touch them lightly, but even scaring them might cause their internal poison sac to rupture, instantly poisoning the entire Pufferfish Whale.”
“Even if you succeed in capturing a live one, you must first remove the internal poison sac before preparing it.”
“Moreover, the position of the poison sac varies from one Pufferfish Whale to another. The procedure from cutting open the fish to seeing the poison sac, as well as the subsequent hand removal of the poison sac, involves dozens to hundreds of steps, and there can be no mistakes.”
The students were both excited and nervous.
“But I heard that even if the Pufferfish Whale is poisoned, its deliciousness remains the same.” One student whispered.
“Humph!”
The acupoint class teacher had eyes like lightning, with a cold face he reprimanded, “Don’t harbor any wishful thinking, every year hundreds of thousands of people die from the poison of poisoned Pufferfish Whales.”
“Moreover, the IGO’s Gourmet Codex explicitly prohibits the sale of poisoned Pufferfish Whales in the market. Once the source is found, you’ll be directly imprisoned in Gourmet Prison for 100 years!”
“Hiss~”
“Gourmet Prison for 100 years? Isn’t that just a life sentence?”
“Not necessarily, I heard that powerful Gourmet Hunters have very long lifespans, you might still be alive after 100 years.”
“Gourmet Prison, it houses all sorts of vicious Gourmet Criminals, I wouldn’t want to stay in there for a year!”
“Forget it, I wouldn’t dare to touch a poisoned Pufferfish Whale.”
Hearing the words Gourmet Prison, most of the students shrank their necks in fear.
Hong Yi remained calm, his eyes flickered slightly.
At this time, Zebra, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Gourmet, should still be in Gourmet Prison, right.
If he’s locked up with this ‘problem child’... it’s truly a hardship.
After the warning, the acupoint class teacher sneered, “Actually, you don’t have to worry too much, because most of you won’t even have the chance to get on the Gourmet Train and travel with Jiro to Cave Beach to capture Pufferfish Whales.”
“Only those who get an S rating in this acupoint practical exam will qualify!”
“What? S rating!”
“Damn, that’s too difficult!”
“I’m done for, forget about an S rating, if I don’t get a C, I’ll be thanking heavens.”
The students groaned.
Totsuki Culinary Academy’s Hunter Division.
As long as you accumulate a C rating in three subjects, you’ll be expelled.
Hong Yi remained calm, and calmly asked, “What qualifies as an S rating?”
The acupoint class teacher, seeing that the questioner was Hong Yi, his stern expression immediately softened into a smile, and he replied, “Successfully anesthetizing five Capture Level 2~5 prey, that’s a B rating.”
“If you don’t complete it, it’s a C rating and you’re eliminated.”
“Successfully anesthetizing three Capture Level 5~8 prey, that’s an A rating.”
“Successfully anesthetizing five Capture Level 8~11 prey, that’s an S rating.”
“What, anesthetize five Capture Level 8 or above prey?”
“That’s too difficult!”
“Who can get an S rating? It’s impossible!”
The acupoint class teacher didn’t bother with any more explanations, and directly said, “One hour time limit, start now!”
“Whoosh!”
The top students from the second and even third years immediately got to work.
“Capture Level 8 or above?”
Hong Yi stood on the edge of the cliff, his eyes gleaming with determination, looking far into the distance.
Soon.
He spotted his target—
A huge rhinoceros, covered in gray stone plates, with thick legs, it walked sluggishly across the wasteland.
Around it were seven or eight poacher hyenas attacking it, but they were ignored by the gray stone plate rhinoceros.
Because they...
Couldn’t break through its defense!
【Rock Plate Rhinoceros】
【Capture Level: 10】
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It seems that the aftereffects of food poisoning are still lingering, I feel like I’m not in good shape these past two days.
I get random dizziness and also have diarrhea (ten times yesterday, four times today), writing is slow and tiring.
No!
Whose corn is it, how can it be so poisonous…?!