bookandnovel Chapter 16 Taking Stock of the Harvest
Chapter 16 Taking Stock of the Harvest
After letting her thoughts wander for a while, Chi Le began to take stock of her gains.
First, there was the offering table, which Zhang Guanghai insisted on giving him.
[The belly skin of a wolf in the forest]
The Sharp Fangs of the Wolf in the Forest
[Strange Core] x2
Zhang Guanghai left behind not much.
The first two items are correspondingly mysterious items that can be obtained by hunting wolves in the forest.
These are exclusive drops obtained after killing the forest wolves.
The [Strange Core] can be obtained by defeating evil spirits and demons; it is a common drop.
But don't underestimate the [Strange Core] because of this.
It is a highly sought-after commodity among day-returners, and can even be considered the most important hard currency.
After all, the [Strange Core] has many functions.
For day travelers with extraordinary abilities.
Using abilities consumes [Strange Cores] simultaneously.
This can significantly enhance the power of one's abilities.
Moreover, the [Strange Core] can also serve as a supply item.
For example, Zhang Guanghai can forcibly use Boiling Blood Death again after absorbing a few [Strange Cores] after using his ability.
The [Strange Core] bore half of the cost of using this ability.
Therefore, Zhang Guanghai was able to forcibly use Boiling Blood Death once more.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Guanghai had previously spent a lot of [Strange Cores] to prepare materials for the advancement ceremony, he would have been able to achieve his goal.
I had another bad night, killing so many wolves in the forest.
Not a single [Strange Core] was found.
Otherwise, Chi Le might not have had anything to do tonight.
As for other functions, Chi Le was not clear about them.
After all, that was all the information he had openly and honestly obtained from Zhang Guanghai.
He didn't ask any further questions, so he had no way of knowing.
"It is indeed a good item. Let's keep it for now and not offer it as a sacrifice to the idol in exchange for incense."
After adding the two [Strange Cores] to his inventory, Chi Le tapped the armrest of the wooden chair with his finger.
"Now that we've finished with the appetizers, it's time to look at the real main course."
With a thought, the panel appeared in front of Chi Le's eyes.
[Defeat the unranked demon, the Forest Wolf, and obtain the Forest Wolf's belly skin.]
[Defeat the unranked demon, the Forest Wolf, to obtain its sharp fangs.]
[Defeat the unranked demon, the Forest Wolf, and obtain 1 Ghost Core.]
……
A dozen or so messages appeared before Chi Le's eyes.
This was the result of the previous order to the local earth god of Changxi Village to nail together the dozen or so wolves in the forest that were chasing Wang Haojing with earth spikes.
Chi Le did not ask the local earth god of Changxi Village to end their lives immediately.
This will consume the already limited time that the local earth god of Changxi Village can manifest in the world.
Having repeatedly commanded the immortals and gods, Chi Le now knows how long the land god of Changxi Village, summoned by consuming 2 points of incense, can exist in the strange world.
The time is approximately two minutes.
To save time, Chi Le chose to have the Earth God simply stab the wolves in the forest.
Evil spirits and monsters are incredibly resilient; to completely kill them...
It would take summoning several more earth spikes to kill it.
At that time, Chi Le only had 6 points of incense offerings, which was enough to summon the local earth god of Changxi Village 3 times.
He must ensure that after the Earth God makes his third appearance, all the wolves in the forest are pierced by earth spikes.
Otherwise, he would lose his lineage.
No, either He Xiaoxiao or Wang Haojing, one of them will lose their life.
Now, the wolves in the forest, pierced by thorns, are gradually coming to the end of their lives.
This is what caused Chi Le to be bombarded with information from the panel.
"There are quite a few items, but I don't know how many jars of [Spirit-Controlling Lamp Oil] or how many [Incense Sticks] I can exchange for them."
Chi Le got up from the chair and walked to the statue.
Place all the strange items from the Forest Wolf, except for the [Strange Core], on the offering table.
In an instant, a thick layer of gray mist filled the offering table to the brim.
Should the following bizarre items be offered as sacrifices to the statues of deities?
Without hesitation, I decisively chose yes.
Chi Le waited for the items that the statues of gods and immortals would exchange for.
A moment later, the panel reappeared in front of Chi Le, with messages popping up one after another.
[Successfully offering the belly skin of the wolf in the forest as a sacrifice, Spirit Lamp Oil +2]
[Successfully offered the sharp fangs of the forest wolf as a sacrifice, Spirit Lamp Oil +1, Incense +1]
[Successfully offered the sharp fangs of the forest wolf as a sacrifice, Ghost Core +1]
……
Chi Le was surprised to see a message notification on the panel.
"You can exchange something you don't need for a [Demon Core]?"
After offering the strange items that were temporarily unusable to the statue of the gods, Chi Le's interface became much cleaner.
【Qingshan Temple】
Rank: One
[Buildings: Main Hall (Durability: 10/10), Mountain Gate (Durability: 12/15)]
[Included Deity: Changxi Village Fortune God (Tier 1)]
[Number of Divine Images that can be included: 1/2]
Number of people eligible for protection: 0/3
Incense offerings: 12
[Items: Chi Ling Lamp Oil × 7, Secret Core × 9]
[Note: Repairing the mountain gate requires 2 points of incense.]
[Note: To upgrade the rank of Qingshan Temple, you need 100 incense sticks, 3 branches of exotic peach wood, 1 incense-gathering ghost, and 1 fish tail of a fish tail carving.]
"The quantities of incense and spirit lamp oil are both steadily increasing."
"If there are a few more hordes of evil spirits and demons like this, it might not be a problem to collect thirty-two jars of lamp oil in half a month."
"There's also the upgrade of Qingshan Temple's rank. At this stage, I can't access extraordinary power yet, so Qingshan Temple remains my greatest reliance."
"We need to find out where to get the materials needed to upgrade the rank of Qingshan Temple."
……
Thinking about the general direction of the future, Chi Le returned to the present world in the blink of an eye.
……
Great Xia, Stone City.
He Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand, her eyes shining with curiosity.
"How amazing!"
When she was completely exhausted from playing, her mental energy was almost completely depleted.
When you start seeing stars and have a splitting headache.
She then stopped using the extraordinary abilities she had gained in the bizarre world.
The discomfort in her head did not dampen her excitement.
He Xiaoxiao took out her phone and quickly typed a few words into the search bar.
Daxia Special Situation Emergency Response and Handling Bureau.
The loading circle kept spinning before the page even loaded.
There was a knock on He Xiaoxiao's door.
"Who?"
Despite the discomfort in her head, He Xiaoxiao asked.
"Hey, can you open the door to check the water meter?"
……
"You mean, you found a sanctuary in the bizarre world, and with the help of a seemingly neutral NPC, you saved the lives of Wang Haojing and another person who was falling into the bizarre world for the first time?"
Inside the Shicheng Special Bureau, Zhang Guanghai reported his experiences in the bizarre world in detail.
Zhang Guanghai is the deputy captain of the Seventh Day Returnee Team, belonging to the Shicheng Special Operations Bureau.
In front of him stood a burly man with a clearly disapproving expression, as if to say, "Don't try to fool me."
This person was the captain of the Seventh Day Returners team.
"There's no precedent for your situation in the entire Special Affairs Bureau."
The captain rubbed his rough stubble, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"Okay, write a report about your experience in this bizarre world. I don't want the perfunctory kind you've done before; write it properly."
"I'll report to the director first."
The team leader also had to report to the bureau chief.
Wang Haojing, standing to the side, clearly didn't understand why; it was the first time he had ever seen his captain take it so seriously.
"Captain, why are you placing such importance on this Qingshan Temple?"
In the Seventh Day Returners team, the captain allowed him to ask him questions at any time if he didn't understand something.
"It's okay, you just need to decide whether you want to eat tofu pudding later."
"I want to eat..."
Wang Haojing doesn't particularly care about his experiences in the bizarre world.
He only needed to follow the instructions of the vice-captain and the captain; he was too lazy to use his brain, or rather, he would only use his brain in particularly important moments.
For example, the flavor of tofu pudding.
"Forget it, the cafeteria only has spicy food today."
The team leader gave Wang Haojing the right to ask questions freely, while also giving himself the right to give perfunctory answers.
"Spicy food is fine."
"As for the Green Mountain Temple, which is contrary to the dangerous nature of this strange world and is like a safe zone and a sanctuary, you don't need to think too much about what significance it has for us people who may not have a tomorrow."
The captain spoke softly.
Wang Haojing let out a sound, but it wasn't very clear.
The captain repeated it.
"The cafeteria only made spicy food today, so just eat the spicy food."