Maintaining a youthful appearance for a hundred years with just one use!
This item was precisely what Chen Yu needed, given the significant time difference between the real world and the instance world.
Staying in the instance world for a few years only amounted to a few days in the real world. If he stayed for a decade or two, he would return as a middle-aged or elderly man.
The oral version of Zijerala Essence could indeed solve some of the problems Chen Yu was facing.
In front of Da Gu, Chen Yu took out the potion.
Seeing the golden potion in Chen Yu's hand, Da Gu was puzzled, "What is this?"
His confusion stemmed from the potion's color, which was all too familiar to Da Gu... it was the same color as the recently destroyed Zijerala's bud.
Chen Yu did not hide it but instead explained to Da Gu, "This is Zijerala Essence. Drinking it grants eternal youth."
Saying so, Chen Yu was about to pour the potion into his mouth when Da Gu quickly grabbed his hand, shouting, "You can't drink that!"
"It's fine, it's drinkable!" Chen Yu reassured Da Gu, "It's an improved version with no side effects!"
After all, the item description mentioned no side effects, which surely meant there were none.
"Don't be foolish!" Da Gu still didn't believe it, "Zijerala is nothing good!"
"Fine, I won't drink it."
Chen Yu conceded reluctantly.
Da Gu finally let go, breathing a sigh of relief.
But before Da Gu could fully exhale, Chen Yu quickly poured the Zijerala Essence into his mouth and swallowed it.
This left Da Gu utterly dumbfounded.
However, after ingesting the Zijerala Essence, Chen Yu's face beamed with an extraordinary smile.
Da Gu immediately realized that Chen Yu had fallen for Zijerala's "poison," transported to a world of bliss.
Truth be told, after drinking the Zijerala Essence, Chen Yu indeed felt like he was ascending to heaven, confirming the potion retained its original effects despite being modified.
However, this feeling quickly passed, and Chen Yu found himself in a profoundly sacred mood.
Opening his eyes, Chen Yu saw Da Gu trying to stick a finger into his mouth, which startled him enough to dodge quickly.
"Don't dodge, I'm trying to help you vomit it out. You'll only recover if you do!"
Da Gu approached Chen Yu, grabbing his arm.
"Stop, Da Gu! I've already recovered!"
Chen Yu defended himself with his hands, hastily explaining.
Hearing Chen Yu's words, Da Gu finally ceased his actions and inspected Chen Yu from head to toe. Seeing no adverse effects, he breathed a sigh of relief again.
"Why are you so impulsive..."
Da Gu looked at Chen Yu helplessly.
Chen Yu just smiled and asked Da Gu, "Do I look younger now?"
"Younger? Maybe a bit..."
Only then did Da Gu notice that Chen Yu's face seemed more refined, looking even handsomer than himself.
Chen Yu could feel his vitality restored as if he were back to his vigorous twenties.
In fact, Chen Yu hadn't aged. Consuming Zijerala Essence merely ensured he would maintain his youth in the future without aging and becoming disconnected from the real world.
However, this modified Zijerala Essence did not extend his lifespan, which Chen Yu found somewhat regrettable.
It seemed he would have to resolve his lifespan issue in future instance worlds.
After all, even the human hosts of Ultraman age and die someday.
...
Da Gu left, returning to the Victory Team.
Given Zijerala's pollen's effect on the mind, Da Gu's absence from his duties on Hayabusa wasn't questioned.
After all, everyone had lost their senses due to Zijerala's pollen. Da Gu's excuse was that he too had lost himself to the pollen's influence.
In the temple, Chen Yu petted the dog's head.
He was about to leave this world after testing the instance mission trigger.
In the world of Ultraman, there was nothing Chen Yu wanted to acquire.
The Light Gene Converter from Seigo Nozomu was probably the best gain for Chen Yu in this world.
"Little dog, would you like to leave with me?"
Chen Yu asked, petting the yellow dog's head.
After living together for a while, they had formed a basic bond.
However, the dog shook its head, refusing, and barked towards the forest, indicating its desire to stay and guard.
"Alright then, you stay here."
Chen Yu knew the yellow dog wanted to stay to protect its sole memory and wait for its owner to return.
But Chen Yu knew the dog's owner would probably never come back...
Of course, there might be surprises. After a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand years, the Giants of Light who left might return to Earth.
After all, if the dog could wait for thirty million years, a few thousand or million more wouldn't matter much.
Gathering some useful items, Chen Yu chose to leave the instance world.
Instantly, Chen Yu's figure vanished from the temple.
Back in his hotel room, Chen Yu lay on the large, soft bed, staring at the ceiling, contemplating his next actions.
"The hotel room as a base for traversing instance worlds isn't very safe," he sat up, noting, "Even though I've been checking for cameras, there's always a risk of getting caught..."
It seemed buying a house had become Chen Yu's main goal.
But to buy a house in Jiangdong city, he needed to pay social security there for three years.
Without a job, Chen Yu couldn't purchase a house in Jiangdong.
So, he decided to rent a house instead.
Additionally, the jade stones he bought in the "Kidney" country needed to be sold for cash, either at a jade store or a company.
After dressing, Chen Yu left.
However, he suddenly remembered he had forgotten to return Da Gu's Victory Team uniform.
The uniform was still in his storage space...
"I really forgot about that."
Shaking his head, Chen Yu headed to the hotel front desk to check out.
Leaving the hotel, Chen Yu took a taxi back to school, realizing another inconvenience.
Besides renting a house, he also needed to buy a car for transportation.
After all, besides being useful in the real world, a car could sometimes come in handy in instance worlds.