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"Ghost soldiers?" Chen Mu reminded kindly.
"Yes, the Yin soldiers."
"It's not just Jiugu City. All the cities where ghosts gather have been recruiting ghost soldiers."
"Did you see that bull head? He is the ghost soldier of Jigu City. I guess this guy is not very strong, so he was arranged to look for ghosts by the Wangchuan River."
"Is there still a war in the underworld?" Chen Mu couldn't help but frown.
Otherwise, why would they recruit ghost soldiers on such a large scale?
"I don't know about that, and I haven't heard Niutou mention it." Shi Dechun shook his head.
The information he obtained was gathered from casual conversations within the team, most of which came from Niu Sanmiao.
Chen Mu nodded silently. When he arrived at Jiugu City, he would ask around carefully and not get involved in disputes blindly.
After taking another look at the strange figures standing by the campfire not far away, Chen Mu took out the yellow gourd and held it in front of him, closed his eyes and chanted the dew-collecting spell, and began to gain experience.
I don’t know what kind of monster the Heavenly Demon Yun Shen is, but it is obviously related to the Yin spirit, otherwise the Dew Gathering Spell cannot be practiced.
Along with a series of strange syllables, a strange force gathered around, like an open spider web, and the tiny dew particles in the air continued to absorb and condense on it. Not long after, a dew drop as big as a corn was successfully condensed. As soon as the spell stopped, it fell into the yellow gourd with a thud.
Put the yellow gourd close to your nose, and the tempting smell of broth will immediately spread in your nasal cavity.
Chen Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"It is said that the smell of Gyokuro varies greatly, and everyone smells his favorite scent."
"But a drop of water smells like broth. Isn't that a bit too outrageous?"
"Back to Yuan Tang, I almost vomited after drinking it. I've been thinking about mixing it into other flavors all day. How come it became my favorite scent?"
Chen Mu couldn't help grinning as he tilted his head back and poured the dew he had just collected into his mouth.
“And they added chives?!”
"grass!"
As the jade dew entered my mouth, a warm current immediately spread in my stomach, but unfortunately it quickly dissipated.
Chen Mu didn't care, he continued to concentrate and pour it into his mouth. After drinking half a gourd of Jade Dew, his whole body became warm. The cold wind at night blew on his body, and he no longer felt cold.
"Could it really be a ghost?" Chen Mu sighed and shook his head.
He can practice the dew-collecting spell and eat jade dew as food. Whatever the Yin spirits can do, he can do in his true form as a celestial demon.
"Well, think on the bright side, at least I don't have to worry about being discovered as a living person."
……
In the next few days, Chen Mu and his group, led by Niu Tou, kept wandering around the nearby Wangchuan River.
Chen Mu also strolled along, but he kept hiding behind Shi Dechun and slacked off to gain experience with the Cai Lu Curse.
Niu Sanmiao saw it several times but didn't do anything.
He himself knew that picking up ghosts by the river was purely a matter of luck.
Since Chen Mu could hand in the jade dew on time every day, he would no longer interfere.
In this way, Chen Mu became more comfortable and relaxed, silently chanting spells every day to gain experience.
When he was bored, he would look at the scenery of the Wangchuan River and chat with Shi Dechun, trying to understand and explore various aspects of the underworld.
……
That day, everyone just returned to the campfire camp.
Not long after they sat there, the four or five strange-looking people sitting around the campfire started to exclaim in surprise.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
The guy with only one big eye between his eyebrows was red-faced and excited. Niu Sanmiao was also beside him, talking excitedly.
Then, facing everyone's gaze, the one-eyed guy took a deep breath and held it. As he held it, his only eye suddenly lit up with a scarlet light.
The whole camp went wild with excitement, and everyone rushed over to watch the fun. Shi Dechun also jumped up and came forward with an envious look on his face.
"Amazing! This is obviously the awakening of magical powers, right?"
"He will definitely join Jigu City as a ghost soldier. Maybe he can get a small official position right away."
"There is a bright future ahead..."
Chen Mu also followed Shi Dechun curiously and watched closely. He had only heard about it before, but this was the first time he saw the Yin spirit awakening its magical power up close.
Amid the crowd's praises, the one-eyed man became more and more excited, and took a deep breath again and suddenly held it. Then the scarlet eyeball began to flicker, and after flickering several times in a row, it suddenly emitted a pale green light.
puff!
Sometimes it's red, sometimes it's green. Is this the magical power of a traffic light that has been awakened? !
Haha!
Caught off guard, Chen Mu almost laughed out loud.
"Oh, it's green, it's turning green."
At this moment, there were exclamations all around.
The one-eyed man raised his head proudly and almost laughed out loud with his hands on his hips.
Chen Mu covered his face, his stomach aching from trying so hard to hold back his laughter.
……
After returning to the campfire for a while, everyone couldn't help talking.
Not far away, near the one-eyed man, there were still people surrounding him and flattering him.
Shi Dechun was full of envy: "I wish I could be like this."
"Do you want to change the traffic light too?" Chen Mu looked strange.
"Traffic light? What is that?" Shi Dechun wondered.
"It's okay. I'm just praising someone." Chen Mu said happily.
What a liar!
Although he didn't understand, he could tell from the other person's expression that he was obviously fooling him again.
Shi Dechun looked unhappy: "I want to awaken my magical powers."
"Let's not talk about the majesty for now, at least I don't have to work so hard to condense the Jade Dew."
"Maybe Niutou will waive the travel fee, or more likely someone will offer the Jade Dew they made."
"For example, that skinny monkey Yin Liu." Shi Dechun raised his chin towards the distance and curled his lips in disdain.
Chen Mu couldn't help but look over, and saw a short and thin man handing over a yellow gourd with a flattering look on his face. That man was Yin Liu, who was whipped by Niu Sanmiao before.
"There are people who are good at speculation everywhere." Shi Dechun sighed.
Chen Mu glanced at it and stopped paying attention. His experience in the Dew Gathering Spell had already reached over 3,000. If he worked harder tonight, he might be able to reach 4,000. By then, it would be easier to collect Jade Dew.
He had inquired before that Jade Dew Beads were both currency and food in Jiugu City, so he attached great importance to the Dew Gathering Curse.
"I'm afraid he will use us as a stepping stone for promotion." Shi Dechun tilted his head and moved closer to Chen Mu and whispered.
"What do you mean?" Chen Mu frowned.
"Yin Liu has been thinking about picking up ghosts to make up for his travel expenses all day, and he has never practiced the Dew Gathering Spell properly." Shi Dechun became excited: "With the little Jade Dew he has condensed, one more or one less won't make much difference, how can he make that person look at him differently?"
"You mean..."
"I guess that guy is probably trying to take advantage of the power of the other man to plunder our Jade Dew."
Chen Mu couldn't help but look into the distance.
Sure enough, Yin Liuzheng was talking to the one-eyed man with a smug look on his face. The one-eyed man also began to look at the people gathered around the campfire.
Chen Mu frowned immediately.
It's troublesome.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 426 Similar Power
Before long, Old Man Shi’s worries became a reality. Yin Liu began to move towards the campfires with a smile on his face, and soon came to them.
"Brothers, we all saw it just now. Brother Haiyuan has successfully awakened his magical powers."
"He will arrive at Jigu City soon. He will definitely enter the inner city as a ghost soldier. Maybe he will be a captain from the beginning."
"Money talks. If there are enough Jade Dew Pearls, Brother Hai's team will be almost certain to win."
“This is a great opportunity for everyone.”
"I heard from Master Niu that the situation in Jigu City is not peaceful."
"If we can help Brother Hai at this time and help him become a captain, Brother Hai will definitely take care of us in return, and then we can survive safely."
"If I am lucky enough to catch the eye of Brother Hai, maybe I will be promoted by Brother Hai to serve as a ghost soldier in the city. That would be a promising future."
"In fact, you don't need to put in much effort. Just pick half a gourd of Jade Dew every day and give it to Brother Hai."
"I've finished what I want to say. You guys should think carefully about what to do tomorrow..."
Yin Liu spoke a lot with a smile, then bowed and said goodbye, running to the next campfire to continue lobbying.
The few people who had been silent just now couldn't help but start discussing.
Shi Dechun also leaned towards Chen Mu, with an angry look on his face: "It sounds good, but with our level, apart from the gourd of Jade Dew that we give to Niutou every day, we can only collect half a gourd at most. This is our food!"
"Although I can survive without eating jade dew for a short period of time, I feel hungry and cold all over and feel uncomfortable!"
Listening to Shi Dechun's chatter, Chen Mu was suddenly stunned.
Each Yin spirit can only collect one and a half gourds of jade dew at most?
So these ghosts spend a lot of time picking up ghosts by the river, not just to try their luck, but also because they can't collect more jade dew?
Chen Mu silently dispersed the half-condensed jade dew in front of him.