He frowned and pulled out the Poison Needle. Standing to the side, he watched the domestic pig convulse, and soon, it began foaming at the mouth... It clearly wasn’t going to survive.

Qin Fang frowned. ’Did I inject too much poison? Shouldn’t I have squeezed it like that?’

Watching the domestic pig twitch on the ground, foam pouring from its mouth, Qin Fang’s expression darkened.

After a moment’s thought, he walked over and pinned down the piglet.

The piglet’s squeals were even more ear-piercing, but if the big pig couldn’t escape Qin Fang’s grasp, what chance did this little one have?

Once it was pinned, Qin Fang carefully pricked its rear. He barely broke the skin before immediately pulling the needle out.

He released the piglet, and it bolted.

But just like before, after only two or three seconds, the piglet’s limbs went rigid, and it collapsed to the ground.

...It suffered the same fate as the larger pig, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.

Qin Fang stared, dumbfounded.

He looked at the Poison Needle in his hand and drew a sharp, cold breath.

’Is this thing’s poison really that horrifying?’

’I barely broke the skin...’

Qin Fang frowned, standing in place. After a short wait, both pigs had stopped breathing, one after the other.

"It seems the Wild Boar King was an exception... Or is there some key detail I’m missing?"

Qin Fang’s brow was deeply furrowed.

’A problem has emerged...’

’If I can’t replicate what happened with the Wild Boar King...’

’Then how am I supposed to benefit from this Giant Bee?’

’He had a gut feeling this Giant Bee was a treasure trove. If he could just find the right method, the rewards would be immense!’

’But what was the method?’

Qin Fang’s brow remained furrowed. He glanced at the two pig carcasses but left them for the time being, turning and heading back into the house instead.

He took out the bee’s abdomen again. After a moment’s thought, Qin Fang took out one of his Darts. Wrapping his hand in a piece of leather for protection, he tried to slice the abdomen open.

But the Giant Bee’s body was tougher than he had expected; his Darts couldn’t cut through it at all.

Qin Fang changed his approach, starting from the existing wound to see if he could dig out the "Bee Meat" from inside.

And with that one dig...

...he dug up something miraculous!

The moment he scooped out the meat from the abdomen, an exotic fragrance wafted out as its structure was compromised.

Qin Fang stared blankly at the "Bee Meat" he had dug out. He’d already had a feeling when he was holding the abdomen—it wasn’t full of some kind of pus as he’d imagined, because it felt solid and firm to the touch.

Now, with the Bee Meat scooped out, his suspicion was confirmed.

The meat was a crystalline white, looking just like lobster meat!

Moreover, the translucent Bee Meat gave off a sweet aroma... It was very similar to the scent of honey, but not as rich, giving it a very fresh quality.

’...It’s edible!’

For some reason, that was Qin Fang’s first reaction.

But he quickly suppressed the thought.

’...This Giant Bee’s poison is terrifying. Even though this meat looks translucent and tempting, and seems like it’s edible—it’s probably not even poisonous...’

’...but what if it is?’

Qin Fang wasn’t about to act recklessly without confirmation.

But this was, without a doubt, a promising lead.

He quickly got up, went to the woodshed to fetch a bowl, and began scooping out the Bee Meat.

Before long, the Giant Bee’s abdomen was hollowed out, leaving only an empty shell. He had scraped out all the meat from inside.

...It filled a small bowl!

A small bowl of translucent Bee Meat, looking like a bowl of lobster meat. The sight alone was enough to make one’s mouth water!

Of course, Qin Fang didn’t do anything rash. With the meat removed, all that was left of the abdomen was a layer of skin...

And the toughness of this skin was beyond imagination. Qin Fang tested it—his Darts couldn’t cut it at all.

’It’s hard to believe. How can this "skin," as thin as a cicada’s wing, be this strong?’

Qin Fang could only marvel.

After a while, he resumed his work.

With the Bee Meat hollowed out, the Poison Needle underneath had loosened. Qin Fang spotted a sac-like Poison Gland about the size of his little finger.

A sac-like Poison Gland the size of a pinky!

Qin Fang sucked in a sharp breath.

’...How much damn poison is in here?!’

’The venom of a normal hornet is measured in fractions of a milligram...’

’This Giant Bee’s venom must be measured in grams!’

The Poison Gland was currently half-shriveled and covered in connective tissue, but it looked like more than half of its contents remained.

Qin Fang held his breath. This thing was not to be trifled with; the miserable state of the two pigs was still fresh in his mind.

’The poison takes effect in three seconds!’

’It’s terrifying just to think about!’

Not daring to use his hands, Qin Fang took out two Iron Nails and carefully used their heads to pinch and extract the Poison Gland.

The Poison Needle, connected to the bottom of the Poison Gland, was pulled out along with it.

The Poison Needle was over three inches long, incredibly sharp, and glowed with a faint blue light, appearing extremely hard.

And so, the Giant Bee’s abdomen was disassembled into four parts: "Bee Meat," "Bee Skin," "Poison Gland," and "Poison Needle."

The Bee Meat was crystalline white, exuding the fragrance of honey.

The Bee Skin was as thin as a cicada’s wing, yet incredibly durable.

The Poison Gland should still contain a considerable amount of Bee Venom.

The Poison Needle was straight and sharp, gleaming with a blue light.

To be honest, just by looking at them, Qin Fang knew his guess had been right.

This Giant Bee truly was a treasure trove from head to toe!

"Right, there’s still the upper half of the body..."

He hurried to find the upper half.

He tried to dig out some Bee Meat from it as well.

But what he pulled out made Qin Fang frown.

This upper half, just like any other insect, was full of various tissue fluids.

The only thing worth mentioning was that the wings were also quite tough. Although his Darts had managed to cut them, it had felt like slicing through thick leather.

After a closer look, Qin Fang tossed the upper half aside.

"It seems all the useful parts of this Giant Bee are concentrated in its abdomen." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qin Fang swallowed, looking at the items laid out on the table.

The Bee Meat was undoubtedly the key!

’The meat from the Wild Boar King, just from being stung by the Giant Bee, had greatly increased my skill proficiency. If I can eat the meat of the Giant Bee itself... how powerful would the effect be?’

’The next most useful things are the Poison Gland and the Poison Needle...’

’The Poison Gland, needless to say. The poison is terrifying—it takes effect in three seconds, and even a pig can’t handle it.’

’A person most likely couldn’t withstand it either.’

’It’s far more terrifying than the poison of a Jiejie Wu!’

’As for the Poison Needle...’

’If I wrap the blunt end in leather, as long as I can make sure I don’t get pricked or poisoned... this thing is a goddamn natural-born killing weapon!’

’...Especially in the hands of a "Master of Hidden Weapons" like myself, who possesses a "Great Success" level Hidden Weapon Skill!’

’And finally, the Bee Skin isn’t useless either. It’s incredibly tough and almost perfectly intact. With a little work, I could use it to hold important items...’

A smile spread across Qin Fang’s face.

’I knew it! This Giant Bee is a treasure trove!’

’My gut feeling was right!’

"First, I need to verify whether this meat is edible."

Acting on his thought, Qin Fang rose and headed out the door.