My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 334 Condor
"You saved the ghost painter from the sedan bearers. They are very grateful to you. To express their gratitude, they want to give you some gifts. I hope you will not refuse them."

"Do you want to accept the ghost painter's thank-you gift?"

"If you accept the gift from the other party, the cause and effect of the matter will be settled, and it will not owe you anything in the future."

"But if you refuse the other party's thanks, you may get some unexpected gains, which may be far more valuable than what it wants to give you."

"Of course, you may get nothing. Not everyone is as kind-hearted and helpful as you are."

"Because in this land full of strife and unrest, these two types of people tend to die the fastest."

There are two options. If you choose to accept the ghost painter's thank-you gift, you may get some props.

But if you choose the latter answer, you may get nothing, or you may get important mission clues.

Based on his previous gaming experience, Jiang Xinghuo felt that it would be more cost-effective to choose to refuse. He had encountered similar options before and had gained considerable rewards.

To put it another way, even if you really don't get anything, you can't say that you've suffered a loss. It's nothing more than wasting a few minutes of time.

"You refused the ghost painter's thanks, telling him to be polite, it was just a small favor."

“After hearing your words, the ghost painter expressed his gratitude again, then dusted off the dust on his body, picked up a long bamboo, tapped the ground, and slowly left Coffin Ridge.”

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the content of the text, he was not disappointed because he was mentally prepared.

However, just as he was about to leave, a new game interaction suddenly popped up.

"The ghost painter left Coffin Ridge, but he didn't take the paintings with him. There are many scrolls scattered among the tombs. Do you want to pick them up?"

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. Is there any need to say more? Since the things have been delivered to his door, there is no reason for him to refuse them.

"You went and picked up those paintings."

"But last night was even darker and the dew was heavier. The ink marks on many paintings were blurred by the dew, and it was impossible to see what was painted on them. Only a few paintings still retained their original appearance."

"You have obtained: a painting of "The Judge Catching Ghosts", a painting of "Two Generals Conquering Demons", a painting of "Flowers Grow from Bones", and a painting of "Night Banquet of the God of Disaster in the Underworld."

"But at this moment, you suddenly discovered that there seemed to be another painting hidden under the picture of bones and flowers, but it was covered by the color camouflage on the surface."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have obtained the Black Emperor's Tomb Map (incomplete)."

"Paper paintings are covered with colors, and the truth is hidden in the dark. After peeling off the disguise on the surface, you found a torn construction blueprint under the painting of flowers growing from bones. Judging from the handwriting, it should have been drawn by a master painter of the Fuchun Flower Bureau."

"Although this master calligrapher comes from a family of scholars, he specially sought out experts to hone his skills in order to excavate the unique relics in the tombs of his ancestors."

"That was during the reign of the Lord of the Secular World. This master painter went to Peking to paint for a royal relative. On his way back to Jiangnan, he discovered an ancient tomb. The scale of the tomb was not that of an ordinary person, so he went to explore the tomb alone."

"However, due to the large number of forks and traps in the tomb, the master craftsman tried his best but still couldn't find the main chamber of the ancient tomb. He had no choice but to leave the tomb temporarily and make plans for the future."

"But after the night of dawn, the Fuchun Flower Bureau fell apart, and its huge foundation was destroyed in the war. The Jiangnan salt merchants who founded the bureau also died or fled, and it never regained its former glory."

"The master craftsman was so anxious and angry that he contracted a rheumatism disease and stayed bedridden. He never went to the ancient tomb again."

"This incomplete tomb map was left behind by the master painter when he was about to die. It records in detail the route he had explored."

"And in order to avoid being discovered, I deliberately tampered with it. Only after it was stained with rootless water would it appear on the flawless rice paper." "Now, this incomplete map has fallen into your hands by chance. You can use it to travel to the prosperous and romantic place in the south of the Yangtze River to explore the ancient tomb left by the Black Emperor."

"Since the Black Emperor's Tomb was discovered, countless people have gone to explore it, but most of them are like headless flies."

"This map can guide you to find some burial pits, but whether you can find the main tomb chamber depends on your own instincts."

"Do you want to go to the secular Jiangnan area to explore immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while and put the map away. He decided to explore the Songhua River map first and then go to Jiangnan to open up a new map.

"You left Coffin Ridge and returned to the outskirts of Beiping City. You found the Fengdu Shrine and activated the teleportation function."

"You have arrived at the Great Temple."

"You have activated the Songhua River map in your hand and obtained the route to Yingfang. Do you want to go there immediately?"

"You chose to go to Eagle House to explore."

"On the way..."

"Please wait……"

"Yingfang is located on the banks of the Songhua River in the heart of Kanto. It's still some distance from Kanto Castle and will take at least four hours."

"..."

Four hours?

Jiang Xinghuo originally wanted to use the land dragon boat to speed up his journey, but when he saw that it was getting late, he would be busy again in a while, and would have no time to explore even if he arrived.

It’s better to just hang up and travel slowly.

The morning passed quickly and business had slowed down recently. Although there were still many customers every day, it was not as popular as during the holidays.

It's past twelve noon.

Jiang Xinghuo saw off the last wave of guests, rubbed his cheeks that were stiff from smiling, took out his phone from his pocket and opened the game. Half an hour ago, he was prompted to arrive at the new map and lit up the new shrine teleportation point.

"You have arrived, Eagle House."

"You lit up the teleportation shrine of Eagle House."

"In the days when the Lord of the Secular World ruled, the imperial court established this institution here and raised a large number of Gyrfalcons, the sacred eagles unique to Kanto, as well as falcon trainers who trained and raised eagles."

"In the local folklore of Kanto, this kind of eagle is the god among eagles. Only one eagle is born among 100,000 eagles. It is the most beloved by the dignitaries."

"But the court set up a falconry here and supported falcon trainers, not for the fun of raising falcons, but for hunting cranes and collecting clams, so as to obtain the finest pearls in winter."

"Kanto is a very cold place. Every winter, the ice is three feet thick, and it is difficult for pearl divers to go into the water to collect pearls from clams."

"However, mussel meat is a favorite food of swans and crowned cranes. When they devour the mussel meat, they often swallow the pearls together and hide them in their crops or abdomens."

"At this time, the falconer will release the Saker Falcon to hunt the swans and crowned cranes, and take out the pearls from their bodies."

(End of this chapter)