Chapter 38 - 38 35 Mysterious Ancient Tomb Investigation Mission

38: Chapter 35: Mysterious Ancient Tomb Investigation Mission 38: Chapter 35: Mysterious Ancient Tomb Investigation Mission “Sui Feng, the loot is here!” I Want to Be Immortal excitedly said. He actually had no idea what the Ghost Servant might drop. In other games, such task creatures usually don’t drop anything good, at most just a Task Item. He really had no expectations. But in this game, the difficulty of killing monsters in the wild is too great, and since there are only a few monsters that can be fought in the village, even trash loot is considered a gain. Unexpectedly, there really was a drop. He was overjoyed. Though it was just a Task Item, having a task meant there were rewards, having a task meant opportunities. Playing games is not about fearing difficulties, but fearing not even being given a chance to overcome them. “Take this, it’s what you deserve,” Xiao Jie said. At that moment, the voice of the hunter’s wife suddenly came from the bed. “My husband, what’s wrong with me? I feel so weak, as if I’ve slept for years, oh dear, I’m so hungry, could you make me something to eat?” “Alright, alright, what would you like to eat? I’ll make it right now.” “I just want to eat the stewed meat soup you make.” Yang Baichuan excitedly went to stew meat for his wife. Xiao Jie looked at the familiar scene before him but was suddenly stunned; the NPCs in this game always felt so lifelike to him. Now, seeing them repeat yesterday’s dialogue, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of dissonance. Well, this is still a game after all. System Alert: By completing the mission “Expel the Evil Spirit” your reputation in Ginkgo Village has increased by 80 points, now at 280/300, Friendly. By the time Yang Baichuan had stewed the chicken soup for his wife, Xiao Jie finally had a chance to join the conversation. “Master Yang, the Evil Spirit has been wiped out, your wife won’t have any more problems. By the way, my friend here found this item while getting rid of the Evil Spirit.” After Xiao Jie finished speaking, I Want to Be Immortal hurriedly handed the talisman over to Yang Baichuan.” “Uncle Yang, please look, this is what I picked up when I was slaying the Evil Spirit.” “What, really? Let me see it quickly!” Yang Baichuan looked at the talisman paper, a solemn expression suddenly appearing on his face. “I’ve seen this symbol before!” He then slowly began to reminisce. “That was three years ago, when I was hunting in the forest. I stumbled upon a shady guy digging graves on the east hill. As a hunter of Ginkgo Village, it’s my duty to keep the village safe. Seeing his suspicious behavior, I followed him all the way to an ancient tomb deep in the valley. The mysterious man disappeared into the tomb, and there was a symbol like this on the stone door of the tomb. But since it was already dark, and unsure of the dangers inside the tomb, I didn’t investigate further. I planned to gather some people in a few days to investigate. The next day, however, my wife fell ill, and for the past three years, I’ve been busy tending to her illness and ended up forgetting about it. Oh dear, seeing your item has finally jogged my memory.” Xiao Jie thought, goodness, this is triggering an important plot now. Three years ago—that was exactly when the game launched. This means that no one has triggered this task until now. Adhering to the principle that the harder a task is to trigger, the higher the reward, the follow-up content of this mission definitely has potential. He immediately interjected, “Clearly, there’s some secret hidden inside that ancient tomb, perhaps this Ghost Servant was sent by that mysterious person.” “I Want to Be Immortal” hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, yes, it must be so.” Hearing this, Yang Baichuan’s expression also turned ugly. “Damn it, if that’s really the case, I won’t let that guy off!” After finishing, he looked troubled and turned to “I Want to Be Immortal,” “This brave man, my wife has just gotten better, and I can’t leave her side for the time being. Would you be willing to help investigate this matter?” “I Want to Be Immortal” immediately took on the task: “Leave it to me.” Meanwhile, Xiao Jie also heard the system’s voice. [System prompt: Your teammate has triggered the task “Investigate the Mysterious Ancient Tomb,” and he has shared this task with you. Do you accept, yes/no.] Xiao Jie decisively accepted, but Ye Luo unexpectedly refused. “Sorry, I’m not interested in investigation tasks, so I’ll sit this one out.” Xiao Jie thought to himself, isn’t it, sister, are you really dodging such an obvious opportunity? “Such tasks surely offer generous rewards, they are a rare opportunity, let’s form a team together, it’d be good for everyone to look out for each other.” Ye Luo, however, shook her head, “Sorry, I have my own way of playing the game, and I don’t really like to team up with others.” Saying this, she stepped aside, showing no interest in participating. Xiao Jie had no choice but to accept this; this girl, with her high Perception and high Level, would undoubtedly be helpful for such investigation tasks, yet she prefers to play as a lone wolf. But that’s okay, this task isn’t time-sensitive. If needs be, he would first level up by hunting monsters with “I Want to Be Immortal”, and then do the task when they leveled up. After everyone had accepted the task on this side, it seemed as though Yang Baichuan suddenly remembered something. “This time, getting rid of the Evil Spirit was thanks to the two of you. Someone Named Yang thanks you.” Xiao Jie asked, “What about becoming a Hunter?” “No problem at all, from now on, you are my disciples. Feel free to come to me for advice anytime.” “Then Master, when will you teach us how to be a Hunter?” “Let’s not pick another day, let’s start today. Follow me,” he said as he led them outside the house. Xiao Jie thought to himself that this game really still is a game. Although it appears incredibly real, it, after all, follows certain rules. Yesterday, since he hadn’t completed the task, Yang Baichuan was unwilling to teach him, claiming he needed to take care of his wife. Today, once the task was completed, he immediately stopped caring about his wife. And just now, when issuing the investigating task, he again made excuses about needing to care for his wife and not being able to leave home; it was all about playing both sides. However, this made him feel somewhat more at ease. He was extremely adept at handling a game that operated on game logic. On the contrary, if it had operated entirely on real-world logic, he would have been a bit uncomfortable. While they were speaking, the two followed Yang Baichuan to the backyard shooting range, and Ye Luo, who had not left, watched from a distance. Yang Baichuan (Hunter): “To become an excellent Hunter, the most important thing is archery. Today, I will teach you the techniques of using a bow and arrow. The primary skill of shooting is to have a steady hand. Only with a steady hand can you shoot where you point. If your hand is unsteady, you won’t shoot accurately, so make sure to fire the arrow before you’re out of strength after pulling the bow.” The second is aiming. Shooting may seem simple, but learning how to aim is no easy task. The arrow doesn’t travel in a straight line but in an arc, so you need to predict its trajectory in advance.” The third is strength. The stronger the bow, the more strength it takes to draw, and a strong bow fires powerful arrows. To hunt ferocious beasts, great strength is necessary.” “Come on, try shooting a few arrows.” [System prompt: Learned Bow Weapon Specialization (entry-level), received temporary weapons: [Training Bow], [Training Arrows × 10.]]