Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 4 Mysterious Hint
According to Gong Gengjun's description: when he was young, he saw a huge mechanical boat with thick smoke passing through the sky, and then crashed into the sea not far away. Then several monks came and surrounded the place to carry out salvage.

These monks came to the village to recruit manpower again, but no one dared to go. Only Gong Gengjun felt that wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk, so he took the lead to go and help. The work they did was not very dangerous, it was just helping with chores.

While he was busy, Gong Gengjun also got a general understanding of the matter:

It turned out that the crashed giant ship was carrying a small cultivation sect called Qingyan, which came from the South China Sea and was said to be descended from the lineage of the dwarf Zhu Mei.

But eight out of ten small sects like to flatter themselves, just like after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many who claimed to be from the Zhenghuang Banner, so almost no one cares.

Zhou Ming, the leader of this small sect, obtained a treasure called the Xuanyin Pearl by chance, and was therefore targeted by the demon Rong Jian from the lineage of the demon corpse Gu Chen, because this thing was the main material for refining the Xuanyin Beast Gathering Banner.

As the saying goes, an innocent man is guilty unless he is in possession of a treasure. Rong Jian, who had ulterior motives, sneaked into the Qingyan Sect and took advantage of the opportunity when most of the sect members were traveling on the Xuntian Tower ship to put corpse-dissolving pills into their food.

The disciples with low cultivation levels were soon transformed into zombies controlled by Rong Jian. The two sides then fought each other, resulting in the crash of the Xuntian Tower ship here.

The monks from the Yunling Sect, who ruled this place, quickly rushed over and confirmed that none of the people from the Qingyan Sect were spared, while the demon Rong Jian escaped.

The Xuanyin Pearl was damaged and shattered in the melee, which resulted in this place becoming a dark and gloomy place. This is why there are icebergs here all year round.

After the monk went into the water, he did a hasty search, took away some valuables and left, warning the nearby villagers not to get close. Those unlucky souls who were poisoned by the zombie powder were ignored in the depths of the ice sea from then on.

They had already turned into zombies when they were alive. In addition, this place turned into a gloomy place because of the detonation of the Xuanyin Pearl. The endless supply of yin energy allowed them to sleep here for a long time without decaying. Their strength would gradually increase with time. This is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger.

However, a fisherman happened to catch a zombie in his net when he was out at sea, and with the help of the binding of the fishing net, he narrowly killed it.

However, the fisherman found a jade pendant on the zombie, and became rich. He built a big house, bought dozens of acres of land, and married three wives.

Although people may not necessarily like to hear gossip about their poor neighbor becoming rich overnight, they are still very motivated to spread it, so the news spread widely in a short period of time.

After discovering this, the nearby villagers quickly changed their minds:

Oh my god! These zombies in the sea are not monsters at all, they are clearly walking gold mines!

Ordinary people began to hunt them like wild beasts and fish, and quickly learned lessons from practice and summed up a set of effective methods.

As a result, the valuables and magical weapons that these zombies carried with them during their lifetime quickly appeared on the market, and this incident once again alarmed the monks in the Yunling Sect.

After some investigation, it was confirmed that all the valuables from the Qingyan Sect had been taken away, and the remaining zombies numbered no more than 500, consisting of a number of Qingyan Sect disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, their servants, and the corpses of the craftsmen who operated the Xuntian Tower Ship.

Therefore, even if there were valuables on the corpse, at most they would be items worn by disciples in the Qi Refining Stage.

However, if one wants to enter the dark land underwater to eliminate the zombies and collect the remaining treasures, one will need to use talismans or magic weapons such as the Sunlight Talisman and the Red Flame Pearl to protect the body, and the cost will be extremely high, which is totally not worth it.

So the conclusion these monks came to was:

Encourage these ordinary people below to continue to work hard. Once the goods are shipped, just use the money to purchase them, and you can also lower the price as much as you want.

It was in such an environment that Gong Tianwu's grandfather started his career of corpse hunting, and fortunately he did not die in the process of exploring hunting methods.

So, now you should know the origin of Gong Tianwu’s little tricks for hunting corpses. They are the inheritance of the previous generation, the experience summed up by many people with their blood and lives.

However, as time went on, some potential zombies began to transform, with blood streaks appearing on their faces. The biggest threat to the zombie hunters was that they had evolved long-range attack methods! !
From then on, the number of people who dared to hunt corpses dropped sharply. A small number of them died, and most of them were too scared to go.

Gong Gengjun originally wanted to retire from the underworld, but the world was too cruel and evil, so he was forced to go back to his old ways after five or six years.

In the end, the old man still brought back a valuable bracelet, but the price he paid was being sprayed with corpse gas, his right hand was broken at the shoulder, and he died three days after returning home.

Before he died, the old man passed down a few experiences that he had gained by sacrificing his own life:
Don't go corpse hunting unless you have to.

If you go, you can only hunt three at most, because the fourth one will become a bloody corpse.

With this person's death, people who dared to go corpse hunting almost completely disappeared.

In his first life, Gong Tianwu also followed his father to hunt corpses and helped out, so after his soul was possessed by Tian Dachun this time, he was able to do it so skillfully.

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After returning to shore, Gong Tianwu was very hungry, so he came to the "Shidian" in the village.

Most of the meals that this small shop can provide are very simple, with only wheat rice and steamed buns.

The wheat rice was simply pounded on the outside, and it tasted very rough after being cooked. It even felt like cutting the throat when swallowing, which made people frown unconsciously.

Steamed buns are not much better either. A lot of wheat bran is added to them, so it is not surprising to taste sand or small stones when you take a bite.

However, if you order wheat rice, the boss will serve homemade pickled side dishes, which are nothing more than radish slices and the like, and the steamed buns will be served with a bowl of salt-free and tasteless wild vegetable soup.

Gong Tianwu ate such a coarse meal with gusto, and even picked up the steamed bun crumbs that fell on the table with his fingers and ate them, because even such food could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year in the countryside.

The staple food of Shimen villagers is usually mixed beans for horse feeding, wheat bran, and a lot of wild vegetables, which taste bitter and rough. But even these things have to be eaten sparingly, otherwise they will run out of food during the lean season. Then they will either starve to death, or eat Guanyin soil for ten days without being able to defecate, and die of bloating.

After eating and drinking, Gong Tianwu slowly recovered some strength, but he felt more and more exhausted, so he began to walk slowly back to the village to catch up on his sleep.

As a result, I met a woman wearing a padded jacket at the entrance of the village and looked at her for a few more seconds.

The woman was in her thirties, with fair skin and pretty looks. Her relatively loose jacket was bulging at her chest.

She was wearing a pair of grey bell-bottom pants and a pair of cloth shoes. The clothes were not tight, but she could make her waist look slim and her hips look plump. No wonder people were gossiping about this woman behind her back, saying that her husband had to have a thick physique, otherwise he would die young.

She always walked with her head held high and rarely looked people in the eye, like a proud little hen.

This woman was Zhou Zhizhong's wife. The villagers called her Sister Hu. She looked shy and quiet but actually had a fierce personality. When she saw Gong Tianwuduo, she looked at him twice and immediately started to curse:

"You son of a bitch, if you keep looking at me, I'll poke your dog eyes out with a pair of scissors."

If it were the previous Gong Tianwu, he would have definitely turned around and left, but after he possessed his soul in Tian Dachun, his temperament was undoubtedly influenced by this guy.

For a moment, Gong Tianwu thought of Zhou Zhizhong's expression yesterday. He immediately sneered, stopped, and walked forward quickly. Then he stared at the sensitive parts of the woman, and deliberately pretended to take a deep breath. The more the other party scolded him, the more smug he became.

Suddenly, Gong Tianwu felt a sharp pain in his back. His whole body was spinning and he fell to the ground, his head buzzing.

After a few seconds, they found out that it was Zhou Zhizhong who rushed over and started fighting without saying a word, cursing and kicking Gong Tianwu, leaving him without any chance to fight back.

After Gong Tianwu was hit several times in a row with his head in his hands, he suddenly felt a stuffy and painful sensation in his chest. He couldn't breathe, his face looked extremely ugly, and his eyes even began to roll back. It seemed that he would fall to the ground and die in the next second.

After seeing this scene, Zhou Zhizhong suddenly became a little panicked, and for a moment he wondered if he had hit the person too hard and hurt him.

Of course, what this guy was afraid of was not killing people, but those county police chiefs and policemen who would move quickly upon hearing the news. As long as they were involved in a murder case, they would be like blood-sucking leeches, sucking out the marrow and bones, and bankrupting the family. Of course, the Zhou family was no exception.

So Zhou Zhizhong immediately pointed at Tian Dachun and said loudly:

"Tian Dachun, you've always had heart problems, don't come and try to scam me!"

Then he immediately turned around and left with his wife in a panic.
Watching the two men's backs as they left, Gong Tianwu gasped for breath, golden spots appeared in front of his eyes, and he felt weak and cold all over. His heart was beating violently, as if it was going to jump out of his chest.

At this moment he finally understood that he was able to successfully send his soul into Tian Dachun's body because this guy died of a heart attack that night, allowing him to take advantage of the opportunity. But even if he succeeded in sending his soul into Tian Dachun's body, Tian Dachun's serious illness still existed!

After realizing this, Gong Tianwu felt an uncontrollable sense of despair in his heart, and his vision went dark.

Suddenly, Gong Tianwu realized that there seemed to be something extra in front of his eyes. Unfortunately, he was in an extremely uncomfortable state, so he could only take two steps back and lean against the wall, gasping heavily.

Fortunately, at this moment, a woman suddenly came running over from a distance. Seeing his appearance, she pointed at him and started to curse:

"Why are you ignoring me, you idiot? You deserve to die out here!"

The woman's name was Tian Yun, she was Tian Dachun's cousin and the same woman who had chased him and scolded him at the entrance of the village.

The woman was collecting wheat straw when she heard from her neighbor that her brother had gotten into trouble. She rushed over to see what had happened and ended up running into him.

Tian Yun lost his mother when he was young and was raised by Tian Dachun's mother, so he regarded Tian Dachun as his own brother since he was young.

No matter how many bad things Tian Dachun did over the years, this woman nagged and cursed him more harshly than anyone else, but in fact she was the only one who silently cared for and took care of him.

Then Tian Yun struggled to help Gong Tianwu back home, cursing him all the way, while Gong Tianwu could only breathe with difficulty.

After returning to the shabby home, Gong Tianwu sat on the bed, gasping for breath, and barely recovered a little, while Tian Yun went to work in the kitchen.

At this time, Gong Tianwu suddenly found that several lines of strange red fonts appeared in his field of vision:
(indistinct)
Soul age: ???
Destiny: ??? (You are not yet able to access this type of information)

Basic attributes: The average value of a normal 5-year-old adult male is points, which can be used as a reference.

Strength: 6 points. This attribute determines the melee damage and weight to the enemy.

Agility: 5 points. This attribute determines balance, sense of direction, and sensitivity. Characters with high agility have a higher success rate of evading in combat.

(indistinct)
Causal Points: 2 (extremely scarce)/11
Zhenlong: 0 points

剩余寿命：0年3月7日6小时54分3秒（并且还在迅速进行倒计时跳动）
(The data is incomplete and waiting to be transmitted.)

Although Gong Tianwu had never seen anything like this before, he suddenly had a corresponding understanding in his mind:
If nothing unexpected happens, he will only have this much time left to live, and the causal point is the key to his multiple resurrections, but now it can no longer support the energy required for his next resurrection.

(End of this chapter)