My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 62: Pioneer (Subscription Request, 13)

"You were wandering along the Baishui River when you suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards the river with a net bag in hand."

"It was the medicine seller from before."

"When you saw the medicine seller, he also noticed you, with a look of surprise on his face."

"If it weren't for your help, that truckload of herbs would have been ruined. I will always remember this favor."

"You asked the medicine seller why he came here. He said that there is a kind of puffer fish in the Baishui River. The meat of this puffer fish is delicious, but its liver is highly toxic and can be used to refine some special poisons."

Tetrodotoxin?

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the text and remembered that pufferfish toxin was also sold in the niche shop of Fuchun Teahouse, which could quickly cause death if consumed.

But its concealment is much worse, and it has an extremely pungent fishy smell. Unless you are a fool, no one will be poisoned by this thing.

"What are you going to do next? Are you going to watch the medicine seller fishing for pufferfish by the river, or are you going to help him yourself?"

Two options popped up, and Jiang Xinghuo instantly realized that this should be the way to obtain the poison. He would help to salvage the puffer fish, and then the medicine seller would make the poison.

Jiang Xinghuo chose to help and used a net bag to catch 10 puffer fish in the Baishui River. The game text also changed accordingly.

"You have obtained 10 freshwater pufferfish."

"You gave the puffer fish to the medicine seller. The medicine seller was very happy and grateful to you. He asked if you were willing to go back with it. He planned to give you some reward."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up, and he thought the opportunity had come, so he immediately agreed.

"You followed the medicine seller back to where it ended up."

"The medicine seller walked into a nearby room and threw the puffer fish liver and various highly poisonous herbs into the alchemy furnace."

"You have obtained: Premium pufferfish toxin x 3."

"Fine pufferfish toxin (excellent item). This is a highly toxic pufferfish toxin. After being processed by the medicine seller, its toxicity has increased by more than ten times. At the same time, the pungent smell of the pufferfish liver itself has also been removed."

"You put away the pufferfish toxin and came to the liquor store in Longcheng. You found that the store was decorated with lights and colors. It seemed that some kind of wedding was going to be held?"

"You learned from the citizens nearby that today is the wedding day of the daughter of the owner of the liquor store, and the groom is no one else but the butcher who stabbed you in the face."

Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that they would actually work.

The game text at the time said that the butcher had a crush on the daughter of the wine shop owner, so he sent himself to the wine shop as a gift.

"At this time, you saw two guys coming over with barrels of wine."

"You rushed forward and collided with the waiter, and while they were arguing, you mixed the toxins from the puffer fish liver you bought from the niche into the drinks."

Then he just waited quietly. Jiang Xinghuo looked at the time. It was already three o'clock in the morning. After waiting for about twenty minutes, new game information appeared on his phone.

"The tetrodotoxin has taken effect."

"The wedding banquet was almost over, and the guests had drunk a lot of wine, so they didn't notice anything wrong with the wine."

"So they drank the poisoned wine without hesitation, and everyone was infected with pufferfish toxin, and the whole wine shop was in chaos."

"You took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the wine shop and found several jars of excellent wine."

"You left the liquor store and headed for the river with those jars of wine. Did you intend to mix pufferfish toxin into them?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and chose the yes option. However, he did not use up all the pufferfish toxin, only a portion.

Moreover, as he made his way to Baishui River, new game texts kept popping up.

"You get the spoils of war, incense +50."

"You get the spoils of war, incense +50."

"You get the spoils of war, incense +100."

"You gain incense + ..."

"You came to the Baishui River, found the members of the corpse recovery team, and told them that you wanted to join the team."

"The people on the corpse recovery team saw the fine wine in your hand and believed in your sincerity. As long as you drink with them, you can successfully join the corpse recovery team."

"You open the wine jar and drink with the many corpse retrievers."

"The jars of wine were quickly empty."

"At this time, you took out the jar of wine mixed with pufferfish toxin. The corpse collectors were caught off guard and drank up the whole jar of wine."

"The tetrodotoxin is taking effect."

"You are about to fulfill the last wish of the Whitewater River God."

"You have punished the corpse-retriever (49/50)."

One more to go?
Jiang Xinghuo was stunned at first, then he slapped his head, wondering how could he have forgotten it.

In addition to these corpse retrievers, the team also has a captain, who is the descendant of the river god in the river god temple.

"You have come to the river temple."

"You launched an attack on the offspring of the River God. Under the mighty power of the Five Thunders, the shell that the offspring of the River God used to disguise his identity was immediately shattered, revealing his true face hidden beneath the surface."

"You have been noticed by the Yellow Fairy."

"Because you destroyed its plot, it vowed to make you pay the most painful price in the world."

"Huang Xiaoqi is coming towards you..."

"It found you..."

Late at night, the wind was howling outside and the lights in the house began to dim. In the flickering light, a yellow fox appeared here silently, stepped on the light, and walked towards Jiang Xinghuo.

Jiang Xinghuo put down his phone and felt a sharp pain on his body. He lifted up his clothes and saw that a black spot had appeared on his waist and a purple-black pus-filled abscess had grown on it, as if a poisonous snake had coiled around his waist.

"It's the same old thing. Nothing new..."

Jiang Xinghuo curled his lips. Touching Long A Tai worked. Those scary-looking snake rashes were soon covered by light green light and finally disappeared.

"You ignorant beast..."

Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the stairs, waved his right hand, and the Water God Palace appeared. Countless water streams turned into sawtooth flywheels, buzzing loudly, and instantly cut the yellow-skinned man into pieces.

Blood and flesh splattered everywhere. The ceiling, the ground, and the walls were covered with blood. The shrill screams seemed to pierce people's eardrums.

At the same time, a new text message popped up on the phone.

"You have killed Huang Xiaoqi."

"You received +1000 incense."

"You are hated by the entire Yellow Immortal tribe. They will kill you at all costs."

"You have punished the corpse-retriever (50/50)."

"You have obtained, Incense +3450."

"You have fulfilled the last wish of the White Water River God, freeing it from the resentment of being eaten by its offspring."

"You have gained the favor of the river god."

"The favor of the river god (excellent). There are many mountain gods and river gods in the secular world. With this blessing, other gods will naturally have a good impression of you when they see you."

Looking at the continuous text prompts, Jiang Xinghuo was delighted. Killing corpse lifters would give him incense, which was quite valuable.

One corpse retriever costs 50 incense sticks, and if more than 40 corpse retrievers are killed, that would be more than 2000 incense sticks. Add to that the 1000 incense sticks from the yellow-skinned man, a total of 3450 incense sticks. The key is that it basically doesn't take any effort, it's a complete profit.

He didn't care about the hatred of the Yellow Immortal at all. Not to mention whether those yellow-skinned guys could come to the real world, even if they really came, it would only be a matter of a bolt of lightning.

"You walked into the river temple again."

"You have inherited the will of your ancestors and ended the last glory of the old era in Dragon City. This will be your mission and the mission of all exiles."

"The corrupt old order will perish completely in your hands. You will forge a brand new era on the ruins of the old era to protect all living beings in this world."

"Dragon City will become your first legend in the folk world. No matter what kind of danger you encounter, even if there are countless dangers and obstacles ahead, as long as you have firm faith, you can continue on this path."

"You have been awarded the title - Pioneer (The One and Only)."

"Pioneer, an ancient title belonging to the human race. The strong man with this title will lead all the fellow tribesmen to open up a new era."

"However, a tree that is too strong will break easily if it is pushed by the wind. Since ancient times, every pioneer has had a tragic fate. In order to break through the shackles and confinement of the old times, they are often envied by the gods, so they have never had a good ending."

"Talented Abilities: Event triggering rate is greatly improved, cultivation speed is improved, inspiration cognition is improved, and spiritual power is improved..."

Looking at the long paragraph of game text that popped up, Jiang Xinghuo simply translated it.

This so-called [Pioneer] title actually adds a BUFF to himself, which can improve his attributes in all aspects, but at the same time he also has to bear the dangers brought by the unknown.

"feel good……"

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly. As for those dangers, he didn't take them seriously at all. It was nothing more than eight words: when the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

It's good to plan ahead, but if you turn pressure into a burden, it's not worth it. As long as you are strong enough, danger is an opportunity. Jiang Xinghuo no longer cares about that and turns his head to continue looking at the game.

"Because the Baishui River God fell, the river god statue on the altar also collapsed and turned into ashes in a white light."

"However, you have found a little light among the remnants of those old things. Do you want to go up and pick it up?"

"You go forward and brush aside the ashes, and pick up that bit of light."

"You have obtained the key to the River God's Water Palace."

"The key to the River God's Water Palace (excellent item). The key to open the door to the River God's Water Palace is in the deepest part of the Baishui River. There are usually many water ghosts guarding it. If you want to enter the Water Palace, in addition to having the key, you must also avoid the invasion of those water ghosts."

"This is the last legacy of the White Water River God. How much you can gain from it depends entirely on your own luck."

Jiang Xinghuo immediately clicked on the text and controlled the game character to go to the Baishui River. He also changed into the skin of the coffin maker and put on the Suicune cloak.

There are many water ghosts in the Baishui River. If you don’t have some tricks, you may not be able to get down at all.

“You have come to the White Water River.”

"You wandered along the shore for a while and found that the place where the water was the most turbulent might be the location of the river god's water palace."

"You leaped into the White Water River. The Suicune's cloak concealed your figure. You were like a swimming fish, weaving in and out of the turbulent water at an incredibly fast speed."

"Those water ghosts can't find your trace at all."

"Soon, you're at the bottom of the river."

"A seemingly ancient bluestone mansion appeared in your eyes, covered with emerald green water plants, and several armored water ghost soldiers were guarding the water mansion."

"You discovered the former residence of the White Water River God."

"Those water ghost soldiers are the guards of the White Water River God. As long as anyone dares to approach the River God's Water Palace, they will kill him without hesitation."

"Do you want to go forward and stab them?"

"You chose to move forward and assassinate. The water ghost soldiers didn't notice you approaching quietly. With the help of Suicune's cloak and the bite of the evil star, you successfully killed a water ghost soldier."

"You have killed the Water Ghost Soldier (1/5)."

"..."

"You saw another lone water ghost soldier, and you chose to go forward and deal with it, and you succeeded in doing so."

"..."

"You have killed the Water Ghost Soldier (3/5)."

"..."

"You have killed the Water Ghost Soldier (4/5)."

"..."

"You have killed the Water Ghost Soldier (5/5)."

"..."

"You get, Incense +500."

"You used the concealment ability of the Suicune cloak to silently kill the five water ghost soldiers and stripped off their armor."

"You obtained 5 pieces of Sailor Armor."

"Sailor's Armor (Ordinary Item). The White Water River God once discovered an ancient tomb under his water palace. There were many armors and weapons buried inside. He selected several sets of armor and gave them to his personal guards."

"You can wear the armor directly, or use it as forging material."

Ancient tombs from the previous dynasty?

This is really full of surprises.

Jiang Xinghuo is now becoming more and more energetic, not feeling sleepy at all. He originally wanted to go to the River God's Water Palace to see if he could find some bargains, but he didn't expect to get some unexpected gains.

"You're wearing sailor armor."

"Your physical fitness has been slightly improved."

"You came to the gate of the River God's Water Palace, opened it with the key, and went in to explore."

"You have obtained the remains of the White Water River God."

"The remains of the White Water River God (excellent). The original form of the White Water River God is a large catfish. These remains are what it left behind when it transformed. They contain a little bit of the power of the river god and can be used as materials to improve the quality of props."

"You have obtained the River God Tattoo Stone Carving."

"A stone carving of a river god tattoo (???), name unknown, origin unknown, ability unknown, quality unknown."

"When the Baishui River God was still a giant catfish, he accidentally found a stone carving in the mud at the bottom of the river and imprinted the pattern on his body, thus gaining the power of the river god."

"But the real secret of this stone carving has never been revealed, so it can only be put aside."

"The tattoos on the Baishui River God and the corpse-recoverers are only one-tenth of the patterns on this stone carving."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"..."

"..."

"The Tathagata's talent is ineffective."

"You have suffered backlash."

The moment the last paragraph of text popped up, Jiang Xinghuo felt a sharp pain in his right eye, as if it had melted, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes.

"What...what's going on..."

Jiang Xinghuo quickly used the "Resurrection of Dead Trees" skill, and a green light lingered on his right eye. After a long time, the pain gradually disappeared.

Jiang Xinghuo tried to open his eyes and look to the side, feeling relieved.

The Tathagatagarbha's ability to analyze everything is still there, and information is still emerging in his small pupils, but this is the first time he has encountered a situation where the Tathagatagarbha is ineffective.

No one knows the origin of the stone carving. Even Tathagata cannot uncover the secret behind it.

Could it be that the quality of this stone carving is even higher than that of Tathagatagarbha?
Jiang Xinghuo felt that only this explanation could explain why Tathagatagarbha lost its effect.

Tathagatagarbha is already an epic relic and is the highest quality item relic to date.

Could it be that there is a higher grade above epic?

unknown.

Jiang Xinghuo pinched the bridge of his nose and continued to look at the screen of his mobile phone. The game text did not end and was still advancing.

But at this moment, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some changes in his Tathagatagarbha.

Take the mobile phone in my hand for example. Not only the brand name but also the relevant parameters, materials, battery, lens, screen, wear and tear, and service life appear in my pupils...

It seems to be more detailed than before.

Upgraded?
Jiang Xinghuo was stunned for a moment, then flipped forward through the text records, and a bright red text came into view.

"Your Tathagatagarbha has been affected by ■■■, and your insight ability has been greatly enhanced."

It’s really upgraded!!
However, even after the upgrade, Tathagatagarbha still could not see through the secret of the stone carving.

Jiang Xinghuo had a vague feeling in his heart that he might have picked up a great treasure.

This stone carving can actually enhance the ability of inherited relics. If this is publicized, I will immediately become the target of public criticism!

He immediately made a decision to place the stone carving in the most secret place in the magic space. He absolutely could not let outsiders find it and know its function!
After doing all this, Jiang Xinghuo continued the game.

"You discovered the bedroom of the Whitewater River God."

"Do you want to go in and explore?"

"You walked into the bedroom of the White Water River God and found many scattered bones in the corner. They were the remains of the 'River God's Bride'."

"You discovered the bones of the River God's Bride."

"As early as the reign of the old dynasty, the Baishui River God began to abuse his power. In order to maintain his majesty, the people of Longcheng would hold a river sacrifice every full moon night."

"The so-called river sacrifice is to throw unmarried young girls into the river to please the White Water God. Otherwise, the river god will stir up trouble. As for how many lives will be lost or how many families will be broken up, it has nothing to do with it."

"Moreover, the White Water River God is a catfish spirit. He is not very interested in matters between men and women. He simply likes the flesh and blood of young girls."

Looking at the text about the river sacrifice, Jiang Xinghuo thought that the fish deserved to die. It deserved to be eaten by so many believers and yellow-skinned fish. Even if it didn't die, he would not let it go.

Just like those yellow-skinned guys, they are all vile creatures who deserve to be chopped into pieces!
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The second and third watches are at 6 and 8 pm.

(End of this chapter)