It was a shame both pigs were dead. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to go through this trouble.

After a lap around the market, Qin Fang finally found a suitable target...

A dog.

In this era, many families kept dogs to guard their homes, so there was no shortage of people selling puppies.

However, they were mostly puppies; no one was selling adult dogs.

Qin Fang hesitated, wanting to ask if any large dogs were for sale.

’Then again...’ he thought.

He was using the dog to test for poison, so naturally, the weaker it was, the better.

The weaker it was, the faster the effects would show.

In the end, he settled on a puppy that looked just old enough to eat solid food. Qin Fang decided it would be the one to test the meat.

He asked for the price—just over a hundred copper coins. After paying, Qin Fang carried the puppy home by the scruff of its neck.

The puppy was very well-behaved during the process, with a docile temperament, and didn’t struggle at all.

Back home, Qin Fang closed the door and set the puppy on the ground. It didn’t run off; instead, it stood up, panting and wagging its tail at him.

It looked adorably goofy.

But Qin Fang wasn’t about to abandon his poison test just because it was cute.

He then used an Iron Nail to pick up a small piece of meat and tossed it in front of the puppy.

The puppy immediately trotted over and sniffed it instinctively. After a few sniffs, its eyes actually seemed to brighten slightly. Then, it gobbled the meat down in one bite, chewed twice, and swallowed.

Then it tilted its head back, mouth open and tongue out as if smiling at Qin Fang, its tail wagging even more happily.

Qin Fang watched patiently.

The puppy seemed to like him. After looking up for a while and seeing no more food coming, it ran over to Qin Fang’s feet and started circling them.

Suddenly, its own tail seemed to catch its attention. It whipped its head around, trying to bite it, but the tail dodged.

It got feisty, swinging its head left and right in a frantic pursuit, attempting to deliver a fatal blow to the provocative tail, but the tail always managed to evade it.

After chasing its tail for a bit and realizing it couldn’t catch its target, its gaze was drawn to the courtyard. It scurried off on its short legs, heading for the exit.

But the threshold was a bit high. It jumped twice without clearing it, tumbling over a few times in the process. Giving up, it ran back to Qin Fang’s feet, panting and wagging its tail.

It nuzzled Qin Fang’s foot with its head, then, perhaps feeling an itch on its back, it flipped over to expose its belly and started wriggling on the ground...

...Faced with such a disarmingly cute display, even Qin Fang couldn’t help but chuckle.

However, he waited patiently and continued to observe.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was nearly dark, and the puppy was still full of energy, brimming with Vitality.

Qin Fang let out a long breath...

’Looks like it’s really edible!’

If it were truly poisonous, this much time would have been enough for the puppy to die hundreds of times over.

But it was perfectly fine, and it seemed to have an incredible amount of energy.

’Perhaps the special substances in the Bee Meat are already taking effect!’

Qin Fang hesitated no longer. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

The stuff was translucent and crystalline, with no fishy or foul smell. It looked like it could be eaten raw.

The moment he bit down, a rich, sweet flavor flooded his entire mouth.

Qin Fang’s eyes lit up instantly!

’To be honest, I was quite the gourmand in my past life, but ever since I transmigrated... I could barely get enough to eat, let alone pursue any kind of flavor.’

Even after things stabilized a bit, he couldn’t find the various seasonings from his past life, so the food he made tasted rather plain.

But this single bite of Bee Meat had instantly reawakened his long-dormant taste buds!

’This was a delicacy I’d never even tasted in my past life.’

The flavor was sweet, the texture firm and chewy, with a slight crunch...

Even the finest lobster sashimi couldn’t compare!

And this was without any seasoning whatsoever.

Qin Fang closed his eyes, savoring the aftertaste for a moment, his mood soaring.

Then, without further hesitation, he downed all the Bee Meat in a few bites.

He then stood up and walked outside.

’I did the Standing Pile once this morning. It’s the perfect time for a second session.’

He swallowed a Qi Blood Pill and began the Standing Pile...

He wanted to see if this meat truly had any effect. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

’Though, just for this incredible taste, the risk already seems worth it...’

He assumed the stance, and as his body began to circulate its energy, the Skin Membrane Drum Sound and the thunder of his bones and tendons started to emerge.

He stimulated the Qi Blood and power within him, and it began to surge...

An hour passed in a flash.

Qin Fang stopped and let out a long breath.

Then, he looked at his panel with anticipation...

"It actually increased by 103 points?!"

When he saw the number, Qin Fang was stunned, his eyes flying wide!

Before starting the Standing Pile, he had specifically checked; his proficiency was at 3167.

And now, it had shot straight up to 3270!

An increase of over a hundred points?!

This made Qin Fang’s eyes light up completely.

"Does this mean... the effect of this Giant Bee is even stronger than a Qi Blood Pill?"

Although he had taken a Qi Blood Pill before his Standing Pile, under normal circumstances, one pill would only grant him around 28 to 30 proficiency points.

But compared to 103, the difference was enormous.

The rest of the increase, without a doubt, came from the Giant Bee!

Qin Fang paced back and forth in excitement.

Not only was it more effective than a Qi Blood Pill... but it was also completely free!

And how many of those Giant Bees were there?

Frankly...

The supply was practically endless!

This was simply because Qin Fang could only perform the Standing Pile twice a day.

This meant that at most, he only needed two Giant Bees per day.

But the entire hive was over ten meters in size!

And it was layered, one on top of the other.

’Wouldn’t the number of Giant Bees inside be in the tens of thousands?’

’And that number isn’t fixed... because the queen will keep producing more!’