My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 557 Picking up the leaks
"Where are you going to explore next?"

The game text listed several options. Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look and finally chose to go to the Tianhuo Mine.

If nothing unexpected happens, the sinkhole inside the mine is the power node of the volcanic vein.

Taoist Huoyun wanted to use the fragments of the Heavenly Fire Meteorite to trigger the hidden power in the volcanic veins, so that the magma containing the power of Heavenly Fire would swallow up and submerge the entire mining city.

At that time, it can use the disaster of heavenly fire burning the city to greatly increase its own strength.

"Damn it, you have a very good plan, but you may be disappointed today..."

Jiang Xinghuo stretched lazily. He didn't want to be a savior, but mainly wanted to advance the subsequent plot.

There is nothing to do now anyway, and the process will be the same wherever you go, so you might as well stay in the mining city and cause trouble.

He couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate now.

If I had left directly after exploring the Sword Immortal's Tomb, I would not have been able to obtain the legendary Kui Niu Drum, let alone trigger the subsequent Lei Ze map.

Therefore, the best strategy is to stir up trouble as much as possible. The bigger the trouble you make, the greater the rewards and gains you will get, and the greater the chance of triggering important mission clues.

However, when the old shaman comes to cause trouble for Taoist Huoyun tomorrow night, should I go over to join in the fun?

He was not worried about anything else, but mainly worried about his own safety.

If the two sides really fight, the noise will definitely be huge. With my current skills, I'm afraid I won't even be qualified to be cannon fodder.

I guess we'll have to stop and start over after just one encounter.

But if he doesn't go, if there are any rewards or benefits, he will miss them.

It can be seen that you must go, but at least you have to make some preparations. Don't die as soon as you show up, otherwise you won't be able to waste any number of opportunities.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this, the game character came to the outside of the Tianhuo Mine again.

"Do you want to go into the mine and find out?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo put his thoughts aside temporarily and began to concentrate on dealing with the problem at hand, controlling the character to walk into the Tianhuo Mine.

"You entered the Tianhuo Mine and came to the edge of the cenote deep inside the mine. You looked down and found that after losing the power of the Kuiniu Drum, the magma became relatively stable."

"But you can still feel a force slowly accumulating under the magma. It seems that it may burst out completely at any time. What are you going to choose next?"

"You left the mining city in time to avoid the disaster before the volcanic veins under the magma erupted?"

"I'd better choose to release the Hanba in my body and try to see if I can devour the essence of the volcanic mineral vein. If I can successfully devour the essence of the volcano, then this volcano that is about to erupt will no longer pose any threat."

Looking at the two options on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it. If he wanted to leave, he would have left long ago. There was no need to come here and make people cough.

"You released the drought demon in your body."

"The injuries of Hanba have not yet fully recovered. Suddenly, he felt the volcanic essence contained in the magma, and he couldn't help but feel happy. If he can swallow all of this power, not only can he recover from his injuries, but his own cultivation will also be greatly improved. Do you want Hanba to absorb the volcanic essence?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation. Hanba was now suppressed by his God-Binding Talisman, which was the highest quality golden God-Binding Talisman. As long as he did not take the initiative to lift the seal of the God-Binding Talisman, Hanba would always guarantee his loyalty to him.

Even if its strength increases dramatically, I believe it will not be able to escape the power of the God-Binding Talisman.

This is the result of the practice of the previous secular civilization. If it can be cracked so easily, then he really needs to think carefully about the so-called old secular world.

"You threw Hanba into the boiling magma. It is estimated that it will take about 24 hours for Hanba to completely devour the volcanic essence."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Would you choose to stay here and guard Hanba, or would you choose to leave the Skyfire Mine and go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter.

Hanba has already entered the deep of magma. It is useless for him to stay here. He might as well go out for a walk and see if there is any other gain.

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character to leave the Tianhuo Mine and began an aimless exploration in the mining city.

Until the next night.

Jiang Xinghuo stopped his exploration, put the things he found to use and sold those that needed to be sold, and returned to the Tianhuo Mine.

Nine p.m.

Information about Hanba was transmitted in the game.

"Hanba has successfully devoured the essence of the volcano and fused with some of the fragments of the skyfire. Under the impact of the powerful force, Hanba has also fallen into a deep sleep."

"Once Hanba has completely digested the power in his body, he will naturally wake up from his deep sleep of consciousness."

"Where are you going now?"

"When you were strolling around the city today, you found that there were many more horse spirits and pond collectors in the streets and alleys of the mining city. The smell of incense filled the entire mining city, almost completely covering up the smell of sulfur in the air."

"The City Lord's Mansion has also prepared countermeasures for this. A large number of evil spirits have gathered in the mining city. It is obvious that both sides have a tacit understanding and are just waiting for the last moment to come."

"If you want to leave now, there's still time. If you want to stay here and join in the fun, you'll most likely be sucked into this vortex."

The game gives two choices: leave the mining city or stay in the mining city.

Jiang Xinghuo had already prepared himself mentally, and the moment the interactive options popped up, he made his choice.

"You chose to stay in Mining Town."

It would be a mess if he was not there. Besides, he had already made an agreement with the little shaman that as soon as there was any movement outside, he would crush the shaman statue in his hand to notify the little shaman inside.

"You left the Skyfire Mine and manipulated the power of the dragon veins to pile up the collapsed mine ruins around you, sealing off the already dead lava pit."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to come to the vicinity of the City Lord's Mansion, found a place to sit, and then began to wait for the subsequent game text.

When the time jumped over two hours and it was eleven o'clock at midnight, the subsequent text finally appeared in the game.

"The old shaman brought the soldiers and horses in the altar and launched a full-scale raid and attack on the city lord's mansion."

"Do you want to crush the shaman statue in your hand and tell the little shaman inside the dungeon this news?"

"You have crushed it, shaman."

"A moment later, the sound of fighting rang out from inside the City Lord's Mansion, accompanied by violent explosions and flames rising into the sky. All the monsters imprisoned in the dungeon of the City Lord's Mansion recovered from their numbness and silence, and with the anger that had been imprisoned for many years, they began to ruthlessly kill the disciples of the Natural Disaster."

"The City Lord's Mansion was attacked from both inside and outside, and soon fell into a disadvantage. Taoist Huo Yun wanted to come back to help, but was blocked by the old shaman. Moreover, Taoist Huo Yun was no match for the old shaman, and was beaten back step by step."

"Taoist Huoyun saw that his plan was about to be ruined, and in anger he didn't care about anything else. He immediately prepared to cast a spell to make the volcanic vein erupt in advance."

"But the volcanic vein had lost its original power and had long since become dead. It did not revive as Taoist Huoyun had expected. Instead, the old shaman seized the opportunity and severely injured him with one blow. As luck would have it, the severely injured Taoist Huoyun fell from a high altitude and landed right in front of you."

"What are your options next?"

"Would you choose to stay away from it, not to take the initiative to go over and provoke this bad luck, and run as far as you can, or would you choose to take the risk and attack it while it is seriously injured, and see if you can kill it?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the second answer without even thinking about it. Just as the text said, wealth and honor are always sought in danger. At this time, Taoist Huoyun had been seriously injured, and it was the best opportunity to take action against him.

Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to get such an opportunity with your own abilities.

"Please select the spell you want to use:"

Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill bar as quickly as possible, found the option of Red Lotus Karma Fire, and then clicked to use it.

During the day, when Jiang Xinghuo was free, he also thought about it. If he had the opportunity to do it, which skill would be more suitable? ?

In the end, Jiang Xinghuo chose the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

The characteristic of this flame is that it uses sin as fuel to burn, and in an instant, it can make the target suffer from the pain of burning for at least three thousand years.

Only when all the sins in your body are burned out will the Red Lotus Fire go out on its own. Otherwise, the flame will never stop burning.

Since Taoist Huoyun could do such a terrible thing, it meant that he was definitely not a good person. Who knows how many sins he had committed in the secular world.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire is just right for dealing with this situation.

as predicted.

The subsequent game text also proved that Jiang Xinghuo's idea was correct. The Red Lotus Karma Fire had an unexpected miraculous effect on Huoyun Taoist.

"You used the Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"This flame, fueled by sin, blossomed like a red lotus. In just a moment, it enveloped the severely injured Taoist Huo Yun."

"The characteristics of the Red Lotus Karma Fire can infinitely magnify its sins and pain, so before Taoist Huo Yun could resist, his consciousness was wiped out by the endless pain. He stood there in a daze, like a clay puppet or a wooden doll, motionless." "You used the Zhoutian Yuanci Sword Sutra."

Jiang Xinghuo struck while the iron was hot and used other means. He would never give up until he killed Taoist Huo Yun.

"The Yuanci Flying Sword danced across the sky like a meteor, dragging out brilliant streams of falling stars, and in an instant it tore the Fire Meteor Taoist into eight pieces."

"You have successfully killed Taoist Huoyun."

"You have obtained, Incense +10000."

"At the same time, you feel a terrifying force gradually spreading inside the City Lord's Mansion."

When seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo felt something was wrong. He collected the body of Taoist Huoyun and wanted to activate the shrine and leave the mining city.

I never thought I was still a step too late.

"You were attacked by the Calamity Taoist."

"Your body quickly decayed and dissipated in the power of the disaster, and soon turned into nothing and completely disappeared from the secular world."

"You are dead."

"You were killed by the Taoist master Tianzai who descended on the mining city in anger. You need to rest in the real world for eight hours to fully recover your lost strength. During this time, you cannot enter the secular world again."

Tsk, the old guy came quite quickly. I wonder if the shaman can withstand the wrath of the Taoist priest of natural disasters.

But no matter what, I made a lot of money this time.

Not only did he kill Taoist Huoyun by chance, but he also gained 10000 points of incense benefits.

If you add the body of Taoist Huoyun and the other party's belongings to the reward, this generous reward is really tempting.

However, since he was forcibly killed by the master, he needed to wait eight hours in the real world before he could log into the game again, which was considered as being forced to be offline.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiang Xinghuo did not plan to take out the body of Taoist Huoyun in the real world. It would not be too late to wait until the physical penalty was over tomorrow morning and then log into the game to count the harvest.

Silent all night.

Nine o'clock the next morning.

The physical penalty time is over.

After Jiang Xinghuo logged into his account, he did not rush to check yesterday's gains, but went for a walk around the mining city first. He logged off too quickly yesterday and did not know what happened afterwards.

Is the old shaman dead or alive?
What happened to the Heavenly Disaster Taoist? ?
Is there a big commotion in the mining town???
With these doubts, Jiang Xinghuo entered the city again.

"You walked into the mining city, but unexpectedly found that there were no obvious changes in the city. The streets were still crowded with people, but there were many more patrolling city management officers, and people on the streets were discussing what happened yesterday."

"You walked to a spot on the street and started a long conversation with the wedding sedan bearer who was squatting there smoking. From him, you learned what happened after you died yesterday."

"After the arrival of the Taoist of Natural Disaster, he launched a counterattack with thunderous means, not only killing all the rebels and invaders, but also seriously injuring the old shaman. However, the old shaman was not killed, and was rescued at the critical moment. The strong man who rescued him did not reveal his true face, but only fought with the Taoist of Natural Disaster in the air. The two were evenly matched. Witnesses speculated that the other party should also be a Taoist master."

"But the rest of the people didn't have such good luck. They were all executed on the spot by the furious Taoist Tianzai. The blood dyed the entire street red. Other monsters who wanted to take advantage of the situation were also killed by the Taoist Tianzai."

"So, the mining city didn't suffer any major losses. It is still under the rule of the Taoist of Natural Disasters. It just has a new city lord."

"The current mayor of the mining city is a disciple of the Taoist priest Tianzai. After he took office, he issued a ban that prohibits the exile race from staying in the mining city for a long time. Unless they obtain a residence certificate issued by the mayor's mansion, they will be forcibly expelled from the city."

"The wedding sedan bearer advises you to leave the mining city as soon as possible, or go to the city lord's mansion to get a residence permit. Otherwise, the city management patrolling the streets will not let you go. Not only will they forcibly expel you from the city, they may even beat you to death here."

"While the sedan bearer was speaking, several patrol officers from the city management team came towards you. The sedan bearer quickly extinguished the pipe in his hand and hurriedly ran away from you, fearing that he would bring disaster upon himself."

"These city guards surrounded you and asked for the residence permit issued by the city lord's mansion, but you couldn't find it. You had no choice but to pay some incense and burnt money to avoid disaster."

"But these patrolling city guards are so greedy that they actually want to take away all the incense from you. Anyway, you are not protected by the laws of the mining city, so even if they kill you, no one can say anything."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Do you choose to give in and take out some incense to get rid of these patrolling urban management officers, or do you try to kill them? The urban management uniforms they are wearing may be able to conceal your identity."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the hint in the game text, there was nothing to say and he directly chose the second answer.

"You said you hid the incense in a secret corner, and hoped they could go with you to get it. Then they would just let me go."

"These city guards thought you were really scared, so they followed you without any precautions and came to a remote alley in the corner of the mining city."

"At this time, you no longer concealed your true purpose and took out the Panlong Blood Dropper from the sticky pole from your magic bag, and easily killed these city management officers."

"You have obtained, Incense +300."

"Do you want to touch the bodies of several city management officers?"

"You have gained something after some exploration."

"You have obtained a blood-stained city management uniform (common item)."

"Bloodstained City Management Uniform (Ordinary Item), the uniform of the City Management of the Mining City Patrol. Wearing it can slightly increase the ability to withstand blows. It also has a deterrent effect on ordinary citizens of the Mining City, but it can also easily arouse the hatred of other citizens."

"Do you want to wear this city management uniform?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes and equipped the blood-stained urban management uniform on his game character.

"Where are you going next?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the sub-map given and planned to take a walk around the City Lord's Mansion first. With this urban management uniform on, the chances of him being discovered would be much smaller.

"On the way, please wait..."

"You walked down the street in your bloodstained clothes, and you noticed that the way the citizens of the mining city looked at you gradually changed, especially the vendors at the street stalls. The dirty butcher who sold meat even waved his knife at you twice, as if to tell you to be more careful when you walk."

Wow, the people here are really simple and honest, and the passers-by on the street are so "friendly".

"While you were on your way, you noticed a lot of people gathered on the street. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"You walked over and pushed through the crowd, and found two patrol officers beating up an old farmer who was selling melons. The farmer's face was covered in blood, and he was about to die, but the two officers were unwilling to stop. People around wanted to stop them, but they were afraid of the iron rods in the officers' hands."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Are you going to pretend that you didn't see this and continue on your way to the City Lord's Mansion, or are you going to stop the two city management officers and rescue the old farmer from being beaten?"

Did this trigger a new plot mission?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to go over and stop the two urban management officers and rescue the old farmer selling melons.

"You saved the old farmer who was selling melons, but you caused dissatisfaction among the two city management officers. They thought you were here to steal their business, and they waved their iron rods to beat you as well."

"Will you choose to keep the peace and leave with the old melon seller, or will you teach these two city management officers a lesson?"

"Teach the following two city management officers a lesson and leave two lightning forces in their bodies. After a cup of tea, they will die from heart explosions. This way, we can save ourselves the trouble of being tortured and just treat them as if they died of a sudden heart attack."

"Then, you will take the melon-selling old farmer to a shady place and perform the method of bringing dead trees back to life to heal his injuries."

"The old melon seller is very grateful to you. He has no way to repay you for saving his life, so he can only give you an item that has been passed down from his ancestors. Do you want to accept the old farmer's thanks?"

"You have triggered the talent of the Hundred Flavor Eyes."

"You found that although the old melon seller's expression was full of gratitude, his heart was very calm, and he even had a hint of disdain and ridicule towards you."

He found this Hundred Eyes in the Bashu Ghost House. It has the talent of seeing through people's thoughts of good and evil, similar to a combination of mind reading and telepathy.

After seeing the description of the insight of Baiweiyan, Jiang Xinghuo's original intention of choosing yes changed. With a slight stroke of his fingertips, he chose no.

"You rejected the melon-selling farmer's thanks, saying that you were just seeing injustice and didn't expect anything in return. Since it's an heirloom, you should keep it well. You have no relationship with it, so it's not appropriate for you to accept this gift."

"The melon-selling farmer saw that you refused his thanks, so he stopped lingering and said that he would leave the mine tonight. If you have time, you can go to the city gate to see him off. It would be worth your acquaintance."

Was it worthwhile to meet you?
Do we know each other well?
Jiang Xinghuo complained a few words and put the matter aside for the time being, planning to talk about it in the evening.

"Where are you going next? Are you going to continue to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to continue heading towards the City Lord's Mansion, triggering the text messages from the two city management officers along the way.

"You saw the bodies of the two city management officers on the street. The faces of the surrounding citizens of the mining city were full of contempt and disgust. Some even poured some filthy things on the bodies, causing the stench to spread everywhere. People despised them and the people who came to collect the bodies were even more reluctant to approach. They simply took out a bottle of corpse-dissolving water from their bodies and digested the two bodies on the spot."

"However, you noticed that there seemed to be something glittering under the tattered clothes soaked in corpse water. Do you want to go over and pick it up?"

(End of this chapter)