Brain bloom

"Fish smell? Uh... How could I be so stupid as to forget about that?"

Sen Shi slapped her forehead; she had been so engrossed in her work that she had forgotten such a trivial detail. If the stench hadn't been solidified with magic, she could have blown it away, but now that it was solidified, magic was ineffective; she could only wait for the stench to dissipate naturally.

She offered an embarrassed explanation, which only made Dandelion look even more miserable.

"Ugh, I really want the staff, but I don't want to smell like fish... Damn it, Mori's kindness moved me to tears, but it really is... No, I'll just accept it, I'll use it to water the flowers! I'll use it to plug my nose."

"Don't force yourself... How about this, there's no rush now, I'll think of a way to remove the smell tomorrow and then I'll give it to you."

Mori understood, because the fishy smell was indeed nauseating, so he didn't feel disappointed.

Actually, once she realized it, she couldn't stand it anymore and tossed the staff into her magic bag. She sat on the edge of the bed, reflecting on her carelessness. Meanwhile, Dandelion, who had been promised a clean staff, was just grinning foolishly, constantly muttering "Staff, staff, new staff!" as if she'd won the lottery.

……

Dinner at the inn was delivered by someone, and thankfully it wasn't the fish, a specialty of Frozen Bear Town. Instead, it was apple pie from an adjacent village, along with flavorful cheese and fried sausage, and a bowl of rich and delicious egg and seaweed soup.

Their taste was praiseworthy, and even a girl with a small stomach like Mori ate quite a lot. After the meal, she rubbed her slightly bloated belly and paced around the room before sitting down idly.

"Don't go out, it's completely closed to travel now," Dandelion warned.

"Because of ghosts?"

"Hmm... Although it's safe now, we don't know when it will come. Anyway, let's stay in the room."

After saying that, Dandelion increased the humidity in the room once again, then sat on the bed and entered the magician's meditative moment.

Mori knew very well that Dandelion had expended a lot of mental energy to summon her, and until she got the money to replenish it by guzzling mana potions, this was the only inefficient way to restore her energy. Mori didn't dare disturb her princess's rest, and instead nimbly found something to do for herself.

She needs to familiarize herself with the production process of these life skills as soon as possible. So, she plans to take out the materials and continue practicing. If she wants to earn money in the future, she will need to rely on these skills, so she must familiarize herself with and explore them as soon as possible—this is not as simple as clicking a mouse or pressing a keyboard.

This time, the raw material she used was a piece of wood she harvested from a hidden treasure chest—sandalwood stained black with blood.

A wondrous, sacred aura emanated from it. Mori couldn't discern its grade or material quality, but he knew he could process it. It didn't possess strong magical power, so Mori didn't consider it a high-grade material suitable for verifying a certain idea.

Should everything in this world still be confined to the design drawings?

She took out her hunting knife, enhanced its sharpness with wind magic, and began cutting the wood without using any skills, shaping its already slightly curved form into an even more curved shape.

The blade easily sliced ​​through the soft wood. She then switched to a carving knife and a set of carving tools she had bought, and carefully polished it into the shape of a rough longbow.

With the remaining vines and a series of inexpensive materials that Morishi had bought, her skillful hands created a longbow that looked decent. Following her intuition, Morishi infused it with her spiritual power and solidified it, also adding some intermediate-level magic during the process.

Instead of using any existing design drawings, it was made purely based on his own experience.

Before he knew it, Mori, his body soaked in sweat, had completed a beautiful longbow.

"As expected, in this world, we don't have to be bound by skills and blueprints... This is very interesting."

Wiping away the sweat, she gripped the weapon she had crafted herself. Although it wasn't anything particularly powerful, a slight sense of pride welled up inside her; after all, it had been painstakingly carved, stroke by stroke. Mori, without much hope, checked the item's information and immediately felt puzzled—

"They've actually developed weapon capabilities? How lucky... uh... 'Wealth brings death'? What's that?"

Volume 1 #020 - What an interesting ability!

Mori discovered that the longbow he had made possessed a weapon ability, which was quite rare.

While Silent World is an interesting and intriguing game, it's actually quite simple in many ways. For example, its equipment system doesn't cater to player preferences by making legendary items everywhere or giving anything a special origin. Therefore, only a few items that hold their value possess unique abilities.

The thing that Mori just created didn't even reach the threshold of legendary equipment; it was just a magical item—yet it possessed a weapon ability.

Weapon: [Longbow]

Base attack power: 0-1

There are no level restrictions; equipment can be used freely.

Item Description: A longbow meticulously crafted by the master craftswoman, a master of many skills, imbued with her sweat and toil.

Weapon Ability: "Wealth Brings Death" - For those wicked people who are lucky enough to obtain the coffin bearer's wealth but do not know how to cherish it, the coffin bearer will surely make them pay the price: the power of this bow will increase with the amount of wealth the target possesses.

"……what?"

Mori had initially thought this bow was the kind of weapon that cost a lot of money, like 500 copper coins for a single shot, a convenient weapon that could easily kill bosses if you had the money. But after reading the weapon description, she realized she was wrong.

This thing is pretty resentful of the rich...

As the maker, the person delivering the coffin blushed slightly, feeling as if they had entered another world and were determined to overthrow the landlords and tycoons.

However, upon closer reflection, this weapon's capabilities are indeed quite formidable. If used as described, it would undoubtedly be of great help. Especially against the wealthy and powerful Holy Coffin Kingdom, it would certainly be a primary weapon.

Besides that, Mori noticed another point: he could name it. It wouldn't be very interesting to keep naming items "Longbow." So Mori picked up the carving knife and started thinking about what to name his first weapon.

The Roar of the Proletariat

[The Furious Poor]

[Those who hate the rich]

Why do you have money while I don't?

[Does having money make you superior?]

A relentless critique of capitalism

After thinking for a while, Mori realized she had gone astray. She wasn't poor at all; she had just spent money once. Since that was the case, she shouldn't have chosen such a poor-looking name; otherwise, it would be embarrassing to even have it.

Let's call it...

The Bow for Debt Collection

"Yes, that's the name." Mori nodded in satisfaction and began to carve the weapon's name on it, followed by the title of the maker, "The Coffin Bearer," to remind herself that the tragedy of the Land of Flowers was caused by her.

However, there's another question about this weapon: it has no level restriction, a very rare and special attribute. After thinking for a while, Mori finally found the answer in its material—it's probably due to the raw materials used in its creation. And if we're talking about the most special material used in its creation, it's definitely the wood taken from the hidden treasure chest.

"That's a bit of a waste..." she muttered to herself, then thought, "But since it came from the lowest-level chest, it seems like I can dig up a few more pieces in the future, so it shouldn't be a problem."

……

Mori Toki knows absolutely nothing about using a bow—no, her main character is a master at it. But her secondary character is just for fun and hasn't learned any archery skills, but in any case, it's the strongest weapon she currently possesses.

For the sake of immediate combat strength, Mori made a decision to directly select "Hunter" as his pending freelance job—the job most skilled in using bows and arrows. Having reached level 10, Mori thus decided to acquire his first freelance job.

It brings many benefits, and she has already devised a plan: in order to maximize the effectiveness of the debt collection bow, it must become a long-range point-fire weapon.

When the time comes, Dandelion will find an excuse to invite the tycoons of those great powers, pretending to conduct political negotiations. Meanwhile, Sen will hide on the rooftop or somewhere similar and launch a long-range, deadly attack on the wealthy. Although this is just empty talk, she must have combat power in order to make the road to national restoration smoother.

So, before Dandelion finished meditating, Mori silently took the bow and practiced in the room, trying to imitate the various skills of the hunters—he actually grasped some important archery skills, although they were all in the practice stage and still needed a long period of training to improve.

The feel of the bow in his hand gave Mori Toki a glimmer of hope that he could be of help for the first time.

……

The stillness of the night embraced the entire city. With nothing else to do, Mori put down his bow of debt collection and became quite interested in the so-called ghosts.

In a town as large as Frozen Bear Town, everyone has given up nightlife, and every household has built sturdy windows and doors. Given this, the reason people are accustomed to staying home after nightfall is certainly not to increase the birth rate—but rather because they are genuinely threatened by something.

This is something that never existed in the gaming era.

Driven by intense curiosity, Mori walked to the window, looking for a way to look out without leaving a trace.

"Do you want to peek?" A familiar, somewhat languid voice came from behind.

“...Uh, Princess.”

"Honestly, you're so restless." Dandelion pretended to be angry, glaring at her with her bright eyes. "You're quite brave. After all, even a three-year-old knows to control their childlike innocence and not touch the real taboos."

Is it really that scary?

“Yes, it’s that terrifying for this world.” She said meaningfully, paused for a few seconds, and then said to Mori, “If you want to see, then take a look. That nail can be pulled out, but you will be disappointed.”

"Why?"

"Because it's not time yet, not when everyone is asleep, all you can see is an empty street scene."

Mori nodded, thinking that since it wasn't the right time yet, she would open the window a little. Following Dandelion's finger, she found the nails securing the wooden board and then pulled them out with pliers.

Of course, this process needs to be done as discreetly as possible, otherwise it would be bad if others found out.

After removing the nails, Morishita lifted a small piece of the wooden board to see the outside world for herself. Perhaps due to her high agility, even though it was night outside the window, she could still see every detail clearly.

Those stalls that were bustling during the day are now desolate, as if a war has swept through. The streets, devoid of the crowds shouting curses at the lord, have become surprisingly wide. There are indeed no ghosts, yet an eerie atmosphere still pervades the air.

However—before Mori hammered the nails back in, she inadvertently discovered that someone was there.

On the long, supposedly quiet street, a little girl stood helplessly, her feet treading on the rough, brick-paved surface, looking around. Her face was somewhat blurry, but Sen felt that the little girl was afraid. Or perhaps… this was what they called a ghost?

"There...there's someone," Mori whispered, suppressing the burning sensation in his throat.

……

(To celebrate Children's Day, Yueya has decided to start a low-barrier bonus chapter program starting June 6.1st.)

I'll guarantee at least one update per day, but if I get 233 recommendation votes in a day, I'll add an extra update. I'll also add an extra update for every 50 monthly votes I accumulate. By the way, each update will be 2000 words.

I can't add the others for now... because I'm afraid of you guys.

If I don't reach the target sometimes, I'll still secretly add an extra chapter to pretend I did.

……

(Thank you all for taking the time to vote every day, and for the monthly tickets you gave to Moonraven.)

Thank you for the tip, Maple Leaf Red, for thinking I was European.

Thanks to Little Black Cat, Broken Talisman, Ye Qianluo, Pigeon White Mud, ftk1234, Ouhuang, Another Year of Laughter and Talk, Someone on a Certain Day, and Little Monster's Blade.

Volume 1 #021: The Salt Elf's Tale

"Humans? Impossible, right? Nobody's that stupid anymore, risking their lives like that." Dandelion snorted. "So don't scare me, it won't work on the Four Seasons... Uh, could it be true? The ghosts really have come out early?"

“Look, it really is a little girl. I swear on the vines on my head.”

Mori swallowed hard, worried that what she was seeing wasn't human. Because the window was slightly ajar, she heard very light footsteps. The night wind stirred, intensifying the eerie feeling… She couldn't tell if it was the sound of the wind or the weeping of a ghost.

Upon seeing Sen's ashen face, Dandelion also approached, peering outside with suspicion—her gaze immediately fell upon the little girl. In the deserted street, only her frail body moved about, making her quite conspicuous. Fortunately, her body was not opaque, unlike a ghost like Tu Mi.

The autumn moonlight had already shone down, illuminating the little girl's clean and beautiful clothes. From this, it was clear that she was neither a homeless beggar nor a burden abandoned by a poor family.

"Well, it is indeed a person, but if things continue like this, she will die soon." Dandelion concluded, then sighed softly, "I don't know which noble family's child got lost, but in any case, they won't see their daughter tomorrow."

"How...careless."

"Absolutely right."