Chapter 29: Legend from 5 years ago
Chapter 29: A Legend from Five Hundred Years Ago
"Then what should we do? We have already accepted the mission."
“You don’t have to complete the mission after accepting it, and there’s no penalty for failure anyway, so just give up. This game has such a high degree of freedom that you don’t need to follow the mission process to play.
There are actually two paths to take in the current situation.
One way is to believe what the Ginkgo Fairy says, take a gamble and rescue her. If you succeed, you may get a great reward, maybe even unlock a magic profession directly. But if the Ginkgo Fairy is a bad guy, you may get no reward at all, or even be killed by her.
Even if she doesn't kill us, the villagers in the village might kill us, provided that the Ginkgo Fairy doesn't massacre the village.
Moreover, this task is definitely not easy. If you fail to complete it, you may die.
The second is to report this matter to the village chief Huang Shidao. Huang Shidao will definitely give us some rewards, but it will definitely not be as exaggerated as promised by the Ginkgo Fairy.
I guess it's just the usual equipment, skills, and money rewards."
I want to become an immortal and asked, "Which one should we choose?"
"Nonsense, of course I'll choose the second one.
If it is a normal game, you can consider the first one. If you win the bet, it will take off.
But we are playing a death game. The biggest trap of playing this kind of hardcore game is the mentality of relying on luck. Never gamble with your life. Even if you win ten times or a hundred times, it will be useless because if you fail once, there is no hope.
So our first priority is to maintain stability. Let's go and report to the village chief."
I wanted to become an immortal but felt a little unwilling to accept it. "But, but...what if what Fairy Ginkgo said is true? What if she can really revive my brother?"
Xiao Jie was speechless. He had explained it so clearly, why didn't this kid understand?
Yes, this guy is young and inexperienced. He probably hasn't experienced the harshness of society yet. He's still quite naive. Maybe he's still a student.
"Well, you transfer me 100,000 yuan. I have a way to turn 100,000 yuan into 10 million yuan."
I want to become an immortal but I don’t believe it. “Are you kidding me, Brother Suifeng? How can such an outrageous thing be true?”
Xiao Jie laughed, "It's a bit outrageous, but what if it's true? Why not take a gamble? If you win, you can get 10 million, and if you lose, you only lose 100,000, so why don't you transfer 100,000 to me and give it a try?"
I was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I understand. Let's go find the village chief."
Xiao Jie thought it was okay, not hopeless.
A few minutes later, the village chief's house——
The two men told the old village chief what had happened.
Huang Shidao was shocked when he heard this: "What! There is such a thing! I didn't expect that the legend from five hundred years ago was actually true..."
The old village chief had a look of shock and nostalgia on his face. Xiao Jie thought that he had indeed uncovered a big secret.
"Excuse me, old man, what is going on?"
"Well, it all started five hundred years ago. There is a legend that has been passed down from generation to generation in Ginkgo Village. It is said that five hundred years ago, an immortal came to this valley. He told the village chief at that time that a great disaster was about to befall the world. If you want to protect your neighbors from the disaster, you have to follow his method.
He planted a ginkgo tree in the middle of the village and said that the tree was a fairy seed brought down from heaven. When it grew up, it would be able to protect the Ginkgo Village and keep the neighbors safe when a disaster struck.
However, this ginkgo tree has been separated from the environment of the fairyland and has been contaminated by the foul air of the mortal world. In a hundred years, it will surely turn into a demon that causes trouble. Therefore, it is sealed with talismans to prevent it from escaping, and the villagers are asked to watch over it day and night.
A few years after the immortal left, a great disaster really happened in the world. The gods fell, all things withered, people lost their souls and turned into soulless zombies, and animals lost their wisdom and turned into monsters and demons. Most of the villages and towns were destroyed.
Thanks to the protection of this fairy tree, our Ginkgo Village has retained a trace of vitality.
It has been hundreds of years now.
The fairy the two met in their dreams must be the monster transformed by the ginkgo tree, who wanted to escape the trap set by the seal.
You two must not believe the monster's lies and make a big mistake."
After hearing this, Xiao Jie thought to himself, so that's how it is. What the Ginkgo Fairy said was not entirely a lie, she really came from heaven.
However, the rewards she promised were obviously nonsense. She was just a tree demon and she was not even an immortal herself, so how could she help him become an immortal?
If she were really released, there would most likely be a massacre of the entire village.
The old village chief said, "The ginkgo tree on the mountain must be the incarnation of the ginkgo tree in the village, as a means of survival. If the tree demon breaks the seal, my Ginkgo Village will be in great trouble. It is very precious that the two warriors reported this to me."
Xiao Jie said: "I see! What should we do next?"
I want to become an immortal but I hesitate to speak.
The old village chief smiled and said, "It's okay. Now that we know its plan, it will be easy to deal with. We just need to cut down the ginkgo tree on the back mountain. Are you two brave men willing to go? If you can do this, you will be rewarded with a large sum of money.
Since the ginkgo tree was created by the spiritual power of the tree demon, it must be able to collect some top-quality materials. If the two of you can bring the materials back, I, who also knows a little bit about weapon making, can make a magical weapon for each of you.
System prompt: Trigger the adventure event [Old Village Chief’s Request for Help].
Mission description: The old village chief tells you the origin of the Ginkgo Fairy and asks you two to cut down the tree demon derivative of the Ginkgo tree to avoid future troubles.
Mission objective: Kill the tree demon's spawn.
Mission reward: 1000 copper coins, 1 wood-attribute magic weapon.
Magical weapon! This reward is really good, but...
Xiao Jie looked at himself and Yu Chengxian and thought to himself that it would be difficult for the two of us, one at level one and the other at level two, to fight a monster on a mission.
"Old man, I wonder if this tree demon derivative is dangerous?"
"Don't worry, it's just a puppet derived from the roots of the tree demon. It's not even a clone. At most, it has a little demonic power. It's not much different from an ordinary tree. You two may be able to fight it.
If you are not confident in your own strength, I can also write a letter and dispatch a few militiamen to accompany you. However, the emperor does not lack hungry soldiers, and the militiamen must be rewarded for participating in the war. I'm afraid your remuneration will have to be discounted.
Of course, if you two really don't want to take this risk, I can also let Captain Tie take charge of this matter. It is already invaluable that you two can provide this information, and you will be rewarded with a large sum of money afterwards, but I am afraid that this magic weapon..."
A dialog box suddenly popped up in front of Xiao Jie.
Option 1: There is no need to bother the old village chief. The two of us are enough to handle this matter.
Option 2: It would be better for the old village chief to send a few militiamen to go with me, just in case.
Option 3: The two of us have done our best on this matter. This is a serious matter, so the old village chief should send Captain Tie to handle it.
(End of this chapter)