Luo Yan left the room and went to the foredeck, where all the crew members, including a few animals, had gathered. Seeing Luo Yan holding three bottles of Beyonder Potion, everyone showed surprised expressions, but no one spoke.
Luo Yan didn't distribute the Beyonder Potions immediately. Instead, he scanned the group and his gaze lingered on Mite and Luo Ta, who were standing close together.
"How are you two digesting your Beyonder Potions?"
Luo Yan's tone was very flat, with no discernible emotion, but Mite couldn't help but shiver.
"Captain, I, I've already digested one-third of it."
Luo Ta seemed oblivious to the awkward atmosphere and replied with a chuckle, "Hehe, I've digested half of it."
"One-third, half! You two look at them, then look at yourselves. You both drank the Beyonder Potion at roughly the same time, so why is there such a big difference? Especially you, Mite! What's wrong with you?"
"I..."
Mite lowered his head, let alone explaining, he didn't even dare to breathe heavily. Luo Ta finally realized something was amiss, reined in his smile, and secretly swallowed.
"Hmph! Starting tomorrow, you two will seriously digest your Beyonder Potions. Stop thinking about all those useless things all day. Mite, I'm talking about you! Did you hear me?!"
Mite's body trembled again, and he nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Yes! I understand, Captain."
"Heh! Don't just say it. Don't just think about women all day. Look how honest Luo Ta used to be; you've led him astray. If you really want women that much, after I've finished my business, I'll give you money to marry a wife. You need to settle down."
Mite, who had been looking down, instantly changed his expression, suddenly raised his head, and his tone even carried a hint of panic.
"No! Captain! You can't do that!"
Luo Yan was stunned, for a moment even doubting if he had misheard.
"What? Listen carefully. I said I'd get you a wife, not castrate you."
"Yes, Captain, I heard you clearly, but I don't want to get married yet."
"Why not?"
When the conversation reached this point, Mite was no longer flustered. He slightly raised his chin, looking even a little smug.
"Captain, you might not know because you haven't been, but there are all kinds of girls in the Pleasure Quarter. As long as you pay enough, those girls will line up for you to choose. Ay! I'm telling you, the other day I..."
"Stop! You stop right there! I asked you why you don't want to get married, what are you talking about?"
Luo Yan saw the topic gradually shifting towards an inappropriate direction for minors, so he quickly called a halt, forcibly pulling the conversation back.
Mite had no choice but to stop his incessant chatter, helplessly spreading his hands.
"Captain, isn't it obvious? If I get married, I won't be able to go to the Pleasure Quarter anymore. No matter how beautiful a wife is, there will always be a day when you get tired of her, and she will always get old. I'm a rather dedicated person; I only like girls between seventeen and twenty-two."
"Heh!"
Luo Yan let out a cough-like sound from his lungs, at a loss for how to respond.
"You, you, you, you... forget it, do whatever you want."
Finally, Luo Yan gave in, deciding never to meddle in Mite's affairs again, and turned to look at Xia Tali.
"Here, these three bottles of Beyonder Potion. One is for you, a Sequence 7 Vampire Beyonder Potion. The other two, one is a Cultivator, for your monkey to drink, and one is an Arbitrator, for your ferret to drink."
Xia Tali's hand, which was reaching out to take the Beyonder Potion, paused in mid-air. Her eyes widened slightly, and her lips moved as if to speak.
"Va, Vampire?"
"Yes, just as the name of the Beyonder Potion suggests, after you drink this Beyonder Potion, you will become a true Vampire."
Xia Tali pursed her lips, swallowed with difficulty, and lowered her raised hand slightly.
"If I become a Vampire, will I need to drink blood?"
Luo Yan nodded, his expression also becoming a bit more serious.
"That's right. After you become a Vampire, human food will no longer be essential. You will prefer spiritual blood, such as human blood. Of course, if it's just to fill your stomach, those non-spiritual bloods, like the blood of cattle and sheep, are also acceptable, but they cannot be consumed long-term, otherwise you will become weak."
"Ah? This, this also..."
Xia Tali fell into confusion for a moment. She had just been looking forward to what her Sequence 7 would be, but now that she knew, she became frightened. In her understanding, Vampires were evil creatures that only existed in legends, and she had never imagined that she would one day become such an evil being.
"Hmm?"
Luo Yan tilted his head, expressing his confusion with a nasal sound.
Xia Tali trembled as if startled, then bit her lower lip tightly, looking at Luo Yan with a hint of grievance.
"Captain, do you want me to drink this Beyonder Potion?"
"Ah? Isn't that nonsense? If I didn't want you to drink it, why would I have concocted it?"
Xia Tali's face suddenly turned pale, her eyes unfocused, and her voice became like a dream.
"I thought pharmacists leaned towards justice..."
Seeing her like this, Luo Yan also realized the problem.
"Uh... did you misunderstand something? It's also my fault for not explaining clearly. This Vampire is not the kind of Vampire you imagine. The amount of blood needed daily is not much, about one or two cups a day, and if it's just for satiety, eating normal human food is also fine. The main purpose of drinking blood is to keep yourself from becoming weak. As for the source of the blood, you can just buy it at the hospital."
Xia Tali's eyes suddenly refocused, as if she had come alive.
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you about this? Besides, Vampires are long-lived species, with a lifespan of about three hundred years, and it will make you more beautiful. Also, you will only start to age at the end of your life. That is to say, after you drink this Beyonder Potion, you will become even more beautiful than you are now, and this beauty will last for at least two hundred years."
Xia Tali's eyes widened again, even more surprised than when she first learned that her next stage was a Vampire. Not only them, but Mite and Luo Ta also widened their eyes.
"Captain, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, I would have chosen this pathway too."
It was Luo Ta who spoke, of course. He wasn't afraid of Luo Yan getting angry, and he complained as soon as he opened his mouth. Luo Yan's mouth twitched, wishing he could kick the other man.
"Is this your business or not? If you want to live forever, then quickly digest the Beyonder Potion. When you advance to Sequence 4, you can also live for several hundred years. Don't make noise here now!"
"Really? Captain! Sequence 4 can live for several hundred years? How many hundreds of years exactly?"
Luo Ta's eyes gleamed, completely disregarding the anger implied in Luo Yan's tone. Luo Yan's mouth couldn't help but twitch, but then he thought that this might motivate these two guys, so he patiently began to explain.