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Chapter 1117 Seeing the Light

Zhao Wuji squatted in his bat droppings warehouse, counting the 12.53 crumpled gold coins in his hand, and fell into deep philosophical thinking.

"Why do other people who traveled through time all become Dragon Aotian, but I have to make a fortune by selling shit?"

Zhizhi was chewing some suspicious dried mushrooms and comforted him in a vague voice: "Look at it from a bright side, at least you are still alive. Last week, a guy tried to steal the gems on the altar of the Spider Goddess, and now his skeleton is used as a decoration at the entrance of the temple."

“.Is this a comfort?”

[System Tips: The host is detected to be in a low mood. It is recommended to carry out some positive activities, such as——]

“Like what?”

【For example, continue to sell feces. 】

Zhao Wuji decided to change his way of life.

He bribed an alcoholic patrol captain for 5 gold coins and got a "surface exploration permit" - which was actually a wrinkled parchment with the word "approved" scribbled on it and a suspicious purple liquid (hopefully wine) next to it.

"Are you sure this thing works?" Zhao Wuji asked suspiciously.

The patrol leader burped: "Of course! I'm from the first family. Uh, which team?"

Zhao Wuji silently put the license into his arms, turned around and said to Zhizhi: "I'm going to the surface, do you want to come with me?"

Zhizhi shook his head frantically: "There is a sun on the surface! It shines! It emits fire! It can make people blind!"

"That's called Yangguang." Zhao Wuji sighed, "Then I'll leave the bat droppings business to you."

Zhizhi's eyes suddenly filled with tears: "Don't worry, boss! I will definitely carry forward your shit business!"

Zhao Wuji always felt like he had founded some strange company.
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The road to escape is more exciting than you might imagine.

First, he had to cross the "Mind Flayer Recreation Area" - an area used as a resort by telepathic monsters. Zhao Wuji wrapped himself in a moldy animal skin and pretended to be a moving mushroom pile.

"System, will the Mind Flayer find me?"

[According to calculations, as long as the host remains quiet, the probability of being discovered is only 89.7%]

“You call this ‘only for’?!”

Fortunately, the group of octopus heads seemed to be holding the "Annual Best Slave Selection Conference" and had no time to pay attention to him. Zhao Wuji heard them discussing enthusiastically:
"My dark elf slave is awesome. He can mine while crying!"

"Tsk, my surface elf slaves can write poetry!"

"What good is poetry? My dwarven slaves can build a steam engine with their bare hands!"

Zhao Wuji quietly quickened his pace, thinking: "Are even villains so stubborn these days?"

Next is the Duergar Tollbooth.

"Toll: 2 gold coins." A gray dwarf with a ferocious face stretched out his hand.

Zhao Wuji bargained: "How about 1 gold coin? Look how poor I am."

The gray dwarf sneered: "Poor? Then take off your pants to pay off the debt."

“.Here, 2 gold coins.”

After paying the money, the gray dwarf suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Brother, do you want to buy some contraband? The latest invention of humans on the surface is called 'soap', which is said to be useful for bathing!"

Zhao Wuji looked at the black, moldy lump and fell into deep thought: "Do you have any misunderstanding about 'new'?"
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When Zhao Wuji finally crawled out of the underground passage, the dazzling sunlight made him burst into tears instantly.

“My eyes! I’m going blind! System! Help!”

[Loading the "Surface Newbie Protection Filter" for the host.]

The world suddenly turned into a soft pink. Zhao Wuji blinked and found himself standing on the edge of a forest with a small village in the distance.

"Success! I'm free!" he shouted excitedly.

Then he was pinned to the ground by a team of human patrolmen.

"Catch this dark-skinned elf!"

“It must be a spy!”

"Search him first! He might be carrying poison!" Zhao Wuji was searched all over his body. Finally, the captain found 5 gold coins, 3 glowing mushrooms, and the suspicious license in his underwear.

The captain squinted at the permit. "What does it say? 'Passage Granted'? And the Third Family's Spider Seal?"

Zhao Wuji thought quickly: "Actually, I am a cook! A top-notch dark elf chef!"

"chef?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I came to the surface specifically to learn human cooking!" Zhao Wuji nodded frantically, "For example, uh, hot pot!"

The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the old village chief made the decision: "Lock him up first. If no dark elf army shows up within three days, release him."

Zhao Wuji was thrown into the village's "prison" - a converted chicken coop. He looked at the roosters in the cage next door staring at him, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.

"System, this is what you call 'security protection'?"

[System prompt: The host's vital signs are stable, his emotions are stable, and the cage is very strong. How can this not be considered safe? ]

That night, Zhao Wuji bribed a child guard with half a piece of moldy bread and asked him to help deliver a letter to the village chief.

"What's written on it?" the child asked curiously.

"Just say I can cure those sick cows in the village."

“How do you know if a cow is sick?”

Zhao Wuji pointed to his nose and said, "I smelled it. I'm a professional. Uh. veterinarian!"

In fact, it was because the system just popped up a reminder: [Side Quest: Treat Cow Diarrhea, Reward: Gain Villagers’ Trust +3 Gold Coins]

The next day, Zhao Wuji was taken to the cowshed. Looking at the dying cows, he took a deep breath and took out his treasured -

"Underground special medicine!" he announced solemnly, "Made from the essence of seventeen rare mushrooms and bats!"

In fact, it is the colorful bat droppings that were left over from selling before.

Shockingly, the cows really got better after eating the food. The village chief shook his hand excitedly and said, "Mr. Elf, you are really a miracle doctor!"

Zhao Wuji waved his hands modestly: "No, no, it's just some secret recipes passed down from our ancestors."

[Mission completed! Obtained 3 gold coins! Current assets: 15.53 gold coins]

What was even more surprising was that the village blacksmith's daughter, a red-haired girl with freckles all over her face, began to bring him meals every day.

"System, am I going to have a romantic relationship?"

[System detection: This woman has been rejected three times, nicknamed "The Man-eating Plant in the Blacksmith Shop"]

".Just ignore me."
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A month later, Zhao Wuji had become the village's "foreign consultant." He taught villagers how to make monosodium glutamate from mushrooms, how to make fishing nets from spider silk, and even opened a small grocery store.

One day, a dusty ranger came to the village and told the strange stories of the north in the tavern:
".A dark elf ranger appeared in Icewind Dale and actually made friends with the dwarves!"

Zhao Wuji's heart was shocked - **Drizzt has reached the surface! **
He subconsciously leaned over to ask more questions, but was grabbed by the ranger: "Huh? You are also a dark elf? Aren't you in the same group?"

"No, no, no!" Zhao Wuji thought quickly, "I am a slave who escaped! That white-haired devil once forced me to wash his socks every day!"

The Ranger patted him sympathetically and said, "No wonder you smell strange."

[System prompt: The main storyline has entered the later stage, Drizzt has settled in the Ten Towns]

That night, Zhao Wuji wrote in the account book:

“Current assets: 22.7 gold coins.

Next plan: Go to Ten Towns to sell antifreeze mushroom paste.

Ultimate goal: to save enough money to go home and forget about everything here... especially the bat shit."

Outside the window, the moonlight shone on the dark elf passerby A. In the distance, wolves howled, rats in the house were gnawing at his boots, and a few spiders crawled out of his pillow.

"At least," Zhao Wuji consoled himself, "it's better than Menzoberranzan."

Then he rolled over and crushed a cockroach to death.