Chapter 198 - 55 Telling a Story to White Ape_3

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Chapter 198: Chapter 55 Telling a Story to White Ape_3Xiao Jie hurriedly checked the effects of the fruit. [Red Spirit Fruit (Deteriorated Immortal Fruit) Consumption: Permanently increases your comprehension by 1 point (effective once per humanoid creature, not effective on targets with comprehension over 20). Item Introduction: A crimson-colored peculiar fruit, said to originate from the Immortal Realm. Upon consumption, it can enhance wisdom and improve comprehension. However, as this Red Spirit Fruit Tree grew in the Mortal World, lacking the nourishment of Spiritual Energy, the effectiveness of the fruit is greatly reduced.] What a treasure! Xiao Jie was overjoyed when he saw it. He immediately ate one of the fruits. Watching his comprehension increase by another point, he felt extremely satisfied. Now his own comprehension had reached an impressive 17 points, and with the Old Man’s Bamboo Hat, his permanent comprehension was as high as 18 points. Just a couple more points and he could maintain a constant Enlightenment State. Although the Ti Hu Pill could also induce Enlightenment, it was, after all, limited in time, and if he failed to comprehend anything it would just be a waste. Permanent comprehension was more thrilling. It was a pity that only the first one was effective. Otherwise, if he ate all these at once, wouldn’t that just be insanely delightful? He counted and there were six more fruits. Xiao Jie hesitated for a moment, daring not to pick them all, but he couldn’t bear to just leave like this, so he picked two more and placed them in his bag, then he descended in a Yan Hang manner down the mountain. While climbing up the mountain was difficult, going down was much easier, and he quickly floated to the bottom of the valley. Senior Yuan seemed surprised, "Not bad, lad. You actually succeeded. How many fruits did you pick?" "The junior accidentally picked three, does the senior mind?" "Hmph, what’s done is done, why bother saying anything." System prompt: Favorability from Nameless White Ape decreased by 2 points. Well, it seems there was an impact after all. He said he wouldn’t mind, yet the favorability still dropped... Luckily it was only two points. Compared to what he had in hand, it was acceptable. This thing could permanently add +1 to comprehension, and it could easily sell for dozens or hundreds of taels of silver. Was the Old Monkey King after the fruits to increase his comprehension too? But what’s the use of just 1 point of comprehension? After much hesitation, Xiao Jie decided not to turn in the quest for now. Such a good item wasn’t worth it just to exchange for some information. If he had no other choice, he would hand in the quest. If he could max out the favorability with the White Ape on his own, he wouldn’t need to go through this trouble. By this time, it was already daybreak, and the sunlight scattered across Monkey Valley. The monkeys in the valley began to wake up. Xiao Jie saw a large group of monkeys running over from the trees, each holding a fruit and piling them on the ground in front of the stone platform of the White Ape. There were fruits of various colors, mostly wild and green and red. In no time, they piled up a small heap. Senior Yuan watched this scene with complete disinterest, as if it were an everyday occurrence. He didn’t even glance at the fruits. He simply took a steamed bun from a wooden basket and started eating it. Xiao Jie didn’t rush to increase favorability. He had already given almost everything he could, and if he wanted to keep increasing favorability, he would have to rely on slowly exploring and wooing. These things can’t be rushed. He might as well level up first. He went to a secluded valley where, as expected, the Tree Knot Monsters had re-spawned. A night’s time was enough to make them fill the ground again. Xiao Jie then summoned Xiong Da and continued grinding the Tree Knot Monsters. These monsters provided decent experience, with a suitable level of difficulty and a very satisfying kill completion. The only downside was the loot was rather poor, neither dropping silver nor equipment, only a type of Scarlet Resin material. Xiao Jie had saved up quite a bit in his bag, but he didn’t know if it was worth any money. In one go, he killed off this wave of Tree Knot Monsters, and his experience points surged by 5%. Xiao Jie wasn’t sure how often the monsters would respawn, so he decided to check back every half an hour. When he returned to the valley, the White Ape had already finished its breakfast and was leisurely sipping cold tea, completely ignoring the fruits scattered on the ground. At this moment, its face showed an expression of utter boredom, seemingly impatient with everything around it. After getting acquainted the day before, Xiao Jie had come to know that the White Ape’s biggest problem right now was boredom. This fellow seemed to look down on the monkeys in the valley, thinking them to be very stupid. It appeared to harbor some hatred towards humans, yet it was also deeply fascinated by all sorts of human affairs; these contradictory traits presented a very strange feeling. If he could make it happy, he was sure that he could increase its Favorability. He chatted with the White Ape, talking now and then, and the conversation shifted to the gifts Xiao Jie had previously purchased. "Senior Yuan, are you satisfied with those gifts? Oh, and did you enjoy those books I gave you?" "Satisfied, satisfied, it’s just that I’m getting old and my eyes aren’t what they used to be, reading is taxing. Hey kid, since you’re free, how about you read these books to me?" Saying this, he brought out the books that Xiao Jie had given him earlier, and casually tossed one over for Xiao Jie to read. Xiao Jie thought to himself, "You wouldn’t happen to be illiterate, would you?" But insulting someone by pointing out their flaws isn’t right, so naturally, he didn’t say it out loud. "Rest assured, Senior, I’ll read it to you right away." Picking it up, he saw that it was a copy of the Hundred Herbs Scripture. He read according to the text, and promptly, the White Ape grew impatient. "Stop, stop, stop! What is this rubbish? Not interesting in the least, switch to another one." Xiao Jie then picked up a copy of Nine States Records, which was slightly better, but he soon grew tired of it too. Next, he picked up a copy of Strange People Travelogue, but still, it wasn’t long before the White Ape lost interest. "Is there nothing extraordinary in these books? They’re not even as entertaining as the stories I used to hear from that old man in the countryside. Change it, change it again." Xiao Jie closed the reading interface of the book, thinking that this monkey’s standards were quite high, and looking at these few books, he guessed none would meet its expectations. Wait a minute, this monkey wanted to hear a story? A spark of spiritual light flashed in Xiao Jie’s mind, and he had an idea! Ha-ha, this will definitely max out the Favorability! He instantly laughed and said, "The stories in these books aren’t interesting, but I do know a fascinating story, one about monkeys. Would you like to hear it, Senior?" The White Ape became interested; the stories in the books had all been about geography, plants, or human travelogues, all dull and unrelatable to a monkey. Now that there was a story about monkeys, it was instantly intrigued. "A story about monkeys? Good, good, good, tell me quickly." Xiao Jie took a deep breath and began to narrate with passion and expression. "This story happened in another world, where there exists a continent named the Eastern Continent. In the Eastern Continent lies the Kingdom of Aolai, situated along the coast of the East Sea. Near the sea, there’s a mountain called Huaguo Mountain, on top of which rests a huge rock. This rock absorbed spiritual energy from the heavens and the earth daily, and collected the essence of the sun and moon, gradually acquiring spiritual comprehension. One day, with a thunderous boom, the rock burst open, and from within jumped out a stone monkey..."

Chapter 198 - 55 Telling a Story to White Ape_3

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