Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Yu Man was relatively calm behind him. Coming from an NPC's mouth... it wasn't a big deal.

"Speak, don't act stupid." The little deer was a little uneasy, and it reflected in his voice.

The doctor still didn't answer.

Xiaolu took out a third-level healing potion, opened the bottle cap and poured it into his mouth.

It was obvious that the potion was working, and some external injuries were beginning to heal... but it had no effect on the soul.

After repeated inquiries, all ended in vain, and the deer felt helpless.

It seems that encountering this kind of plot for the first time is a bit too difficult for her.

Yu Man walked forward, patted Xiaolu's shoulder gently, and said nothing.

The little deer immediately breathed a sigh of relief, stood beside her obediently and confidently, and began to study seriously.

Yu Man withdrew his gentle gaze, looked at the doctor coldly, and started his conversation with these words:

"I can sell you my soul."

"...Uh." The doctor paused, a look of clarity emerging from his bewildered face. "You are...a player."

"Yes, and you are just playthings." Yu Man snorted contemptuously.

The doctor's expression changed several times before he finally managed to squeeze out an exclamation: "...Yes."

Yu Man took out his bag and found a magic wand from it.

That's what the necromancer uses to communicate with the lighthouse, and it emits the same sticky, dim light.

Yu Man lit it up——

"The lighthouse's glow is exactly like this, isn't it?"

“…Yes, yes, yes—could it be that you…”

Seeing the doctor's drastic reaction, Xiaolu slapped his forehead, regretting that he had overlooked this quest item. The plot had already revealed it many times: this guy could see the light of the "Youshi Chamber of Commerce" lighthouse, and he had actually forgotten this...

Yu Man put away the light and asked——

"Is the one who stole your soul related to this ghost light?"

“…No, no…”

"Okay—by the way, I extinguished the lighthouse's light last night." Yu Man looked at him indifferently, "Next, I want to see where your soul has gone."

The doctor was no longer crazy, but became sober, serious and solemn.

But he obviously didn't know where to begin...his condition was really bad.

Yu Man raised three fingers: "Was it a ghost thing that ripped your soul away?"

"Do not……"

Yu Man put away a finger and asked again: "Did a living person steal your soul?"

"……Do not."

Yu Man simply raised a finger: "Your soul left on its own."

The doctor was silent for a moment: "Yes."

"Which direction did you go?"

The doctor couldn't answer with words, but slowly raised his hand, trembling from the alcohol and confusion.

He pointed in a direction—but it was a little strange.

The finger pointed toward the shore—curved downward.

Yu Man thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and suddenly thought of some details.

When they first arrived in this guild territory, the first thing they did was ice fishing.

As a fourth-level traveler, Xiaolu found a fishing spot for herself... Her basis was—

Yu Man looked at Xiaolu: "Traveler, didn't you say something before..."

Fortunately, the deer did not forget that incident this time.

"Hmm, 'The terrain below should be quite complex. It looks like there's a sea cave.'"

Her traveler's skills in understanding geography and topography allowed her to read even such details.

And that—was exactly the direction the doctor was pointing.

After seeing Yu Man's smile and reading the praise, admiration and joy of achievement from it, Xiaolu clenched his fists, feeling a sense of satisfaction that he had done something great.

After things made progress, Yu Man was still a little curious about the doctor.

She didn't care whether he was crazy or not, she could kill him with ease anyway.

"What happened between you and the patient that made you so miserable?"

"..."

When the doctor heard the word "patient", he was stimulated and his body tensed up.

Even on a snowy day like this, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

His jaw trembled uncontrollably, and the sound of friction between his teeth was colder than the wind.

"...I, I don't remember... anymore."

"Are you sure?" Yu Man asked coldly, his eyes and tone were undoubtedly threatening.

"I should... should have remembered, but those... those things about me... are gone along with my soul."

It turned out to be the case.

"What do you remember? Anything, just tell me."

"—There were also... others whose souls had wandered off... They were all heading towards that place together."

At this point, the doctor could no longer provide any information. He returned to his mad yet lucid state, continuing to drink, continuing to walk in the snow... and continuing to be bullied by the children in the village and disliked by the adults.

……

At this point, the plot mission has advanced to the next step.

Xiaolu was still immersed in Yu Man's words and couldn't help but sigh: "Compared to the great eel god, I am so weak."

"Brother, stop messing around. This is just the beginning... This is just a simple side quest, and it gives you enough information."

After pondering for a while, Yu Man comforted her:

"Next time you don't know how to advance the plot, just use the same trick you used on me. That trick of tricking me into becoming a regular teammate, tricking me into meeting you offline, and then before you know it, I'm living with you..."

"Oh, what do you mean? Don't you happen to be from the same city as me?"

"Look, this is it."

The fawn was mad—but not for long.

She walked quickly to Yu Man's side, catching up with the few steps lost in the short conversation.

……

During the time they were pushing the plot, Yago also made good progress.

He actually recruited a lot of villagers to work for him with a basic salary of one silver coin.

It's not surprising, as these villagers were already desperate.

Three players and dozens of villagers walked towards the territory.

period--

"Eel, when are we going to chop the things in that sea cave?" The deer was quite looking forward to it.

Yu Man looked at the real time - it was four o'clock.

To put it in perspective... dinner time is six o'clock, so two hours may not be enough.

And judging from the difficulty of the previous plot, this side quest may not be easy to deal with either, so you still need to be fully prepared.

"Let's play after dinner. It's best to form a normal team again."

"Aren't the two of us enough?"

"Play it safe." After all, the story started with the little deer, and Yu Man really didn't want it to go straight to a bad ending.

"Then call Yago to come along." Xiaolu quite approves of Yago.

"That healer last night was pretty good..." Yu Man muttered, "The other party is collecting souls, so having a holy healer is a good precaution."

Yago, who was walking in front, was still immersed in the passion of expanding territory and building territory, but he did not miss his own name.

"Two brothers, are there going to be another fight? Is it later?"

"Do not."

"Oh, that's good. I plan to go and recruit some people later to expand the guild so that everyone can have fun."

"Then, Brother Ya, are you free tonight?"

"Unfortunately, no. My daughter has something going on, so she can only go into sleep mode."

This was common sense, so Yu Man postponed her advance plan until she could sleep. As for later and at night, she still had a lot of things to do... like the most basic thing, determining the specific location of the sea cave and the route to take.

and also--

She looked at her left hand. She hadn't even tried out the new ring yet. She was busy with interviews, helping Xiaolu fish, and coming to the village to recruit people...

This time I'm back in the guild territory, I have to try out my skills no matter what.

068 Sweet Rest

Looking out from inside the room, it was still very lively outside the window.

The guild's territory is in a state of disrepair, but it is thriving.

"boss……"

"No, call me president, even though the cooling time hasn't expired yet." Yago said in a very stylish manner.

He carried his shield on his back, a hammer and staff hung at his waist, and his entire body was covered in third-level plate armor painted silver, looking quite dashing.

In Yu Man's opinion, it looked like he had asked a fire magician to melt the silver coins and used this primitive method to decorate the armor.

At least, in front of the ragged villagers, he looked very cool.

"Then President, what should we do now?" asked the village representative.

“First, plant the crops.”

"Then... President... the fields haven't been cultivated at all, and we don't have any farm tools. Where are we going to sow seeds or seedlings? Besides that, can we have animals to plow the fields? Furthermore, how should we arrange crop rotation and fertilization..."

The village representatives asked questions seriously, and these were all reasonable questions.

Yago was stunned.

"Ahem, wait a moment, everyone."

After coughing, he pretended to be busy and went into the main house.

"——President Eel, save me."

"Brother, I'm preparing to test my skills and I'm too busy." Yu Man shook his head helplessly.

Yago was not polite at all. He laughed hard and said in a gentle voice, "I'm a city person. I know a little bit about fishing and going out to sea, but I really don't know anything about farming. How can I arrange my life outside?"

"It's simple. Just hire an adventurer who has the "farmer" profession to manage it."

Yago nodded immediately, thinking that everything in this game depends on the adventurer profession.

Of course, he didn't have any thoughts about why some people would choose farmers as their profession when playing games, because he was very clear about the importance and charm of this industry and had no intention of looking down on it at all.

"First, choose what you want to plant... Considering the current cold weather and the fields, I'll choose rye and barley... Then the 'Farmer' will give you a list of the tools and livestock you'll need. Then, go to the main city and find a craftsman to order them."

Players can actually do it, but these levels are still very low, so there is no need to specifically look for players.