Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 179: Overnight at the Mountain Temple

When he reached the top of the mountain, Xiao Ran saw the mountain temple at a glance. The temple was smashed, the roof was blown off, and there were rocks and broken tiles everywhere. It was obvious that the people from the Changchun Society must have put in a lot of effort.

At this moment, many people have set up their tents on the top of the mountain. Smoke is rising in front of the tents, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

After squinting his eyes and looking for a while, Xiao Ran saw a few familiar faces, but they were not his own acquaintances, but acquaintances he saw in the memories of the tiger and the spirit snake.

"This way!"

Orange pulled Xiao Ran inside, and when they arrived at the open space behind the mountain temple, Apple and the other two were already waiting for them.

As soon as two people came forward, one of them asked:
"You hold a watermelon in your left hand, what do you hold in your right hand?"

"Hold the orange in your left hand."

After confirming the code, the three of them relaxed their expressions and put on their masks. Their appearances changed and no one could recognize each other.

If you recognize the wrong person and lead him around without knowing it, there will be a big mess later.

Xiao Ran examined the faces of the three people. Xigua was easy to recognize. She was a short girl, but her face shape had changed from its original cute shape to a more mature and delicate one.

Apple's face changed from a round face to a square face.

Pineapple's presence is still very low. His already thin face now looks as if it has been drained of energy, and his eye sockets are deeply sunken.

Just because Pineapple looks so sick, when you go to the cafeteria to get food, the aunt will at least give you an extra spoonful of vegetables.

"Come on, come on, try it. It tastes incredible and can also increase your physical fitness by three points."

Orange took out the meat-filled steamed buns he had just bought and shared them with everyone. Everyone took a bite with some skepticism, and the result was, as expected, surprisingly good reviews.

"Yeah, it's really delicious. Where did you buy the oranges? Do you have any more?"

"I have another one. I bought it at the foot of the mountain. But I guess it will be dark by the time you get back after walking down."

Although Watermelon was craving for food, he could only give up the idea of going down the mountain to buy a few more after hearing this.

Although the mountain temple had been smashed by the Changchun Society, this place was a mysterious city after all, and problems might still arise at night.

"That's enough, just satisfy your craving. It's getting late, Orange, hurry up." Apple urged Orange.

"okay!"

Orange nodded, then took out a hammer and a palm-sized wooden house.

As the spell pattern on the hammer lit up, Orange raised the hammer and smashed it down at the cabin.

With a "bang", the wooden house was smashed to pieces, but the next second a small wooden house rose from the ground in front of the five people, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a small house.

Looking at Juzi's ability to build a house on flat ground, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With this skill, Juzi would be able to get along well wherever he goes in the future.

The profession of a skilled craftsman is not just about building houses.

He also has a knack for setting up all kinds of mechanisms and traps.

Even if a few skilled craftsmen work together, it would not be a problem to build a fortress overnight.

When other people around saw the skilled craftsman, they couldn't help but look at him with envy.

We are in the mountains, and it is very cold at night. Not only is the tent poor in defense, but it will also make it difficult to sleep well.

Thinking of this, some people started to discuss among themselves. After a while, someone came over and said, "Hey guys, can you build a house for me too? Tell me the price."

The apple glanced at the orange and said, "You are in business."

"Haha, it's just a small business, this is how we make money."

Orange grinned. They chose to camp here. In fact, it was just giving Orange a chance to make money. It would be better to find an inn at the foot of the mountain where they could stay more comfortably and safely.

Of course, camping on the top of a mountain also has another meaning. Being able to camp on the top of a mountain means, first of all, that you can be the first to follow the large team when the land reclamation begins. Secondly, daring to open up new land on the top of a mountain itself is a symbol of strength.

Orange walked over and discussed with them. After some bargaining, the price of 20 ghost money for a small house was settled.

I had just helped to build the house, and soon more and more people started to come over and ask for the price.

This is how business works. Once a clustering effect begins to form, business will naturally get better and better.

Xiao Ran and the others didn't have to worry about Orange. They walked into the house, which had a large bunk bed and everyone slept together. At this point, they didn't need to worry about the details. It was enough to have a house in the mountains and forests to shelter from the wind and rain.

"We will take turns to keep watch tonight. Watermelon, you'll be the first, Orange, you'll be the second, Pineapple, you'll be the third, Durian, you'll be the fourth, and I'll be the last."

Apple sat down and assigned tasks to everyone.

Watermelon and Orange are slightly weaker in combat power, which is why the first half of the night is relatively safer when they are on guard. Pineapple is not bad in strength and can guard until the early morning. The second half of the night is actually the most difficult.

Originally, Apple thought that he and Pineapple would guard the place, but after seeing Xiao Ran's strength, Apple made some adjustments.

Everyone had no objection to this suggestion, so they packed up and prepared to go to bed early.

Xiao Ran jumped onto the roof and looked around.

It is said that the higher you stand, the farther you can see. Xiao Ran looked around and could see Laoguai Street in the distance and Hongxiang Village on the other side. Although Hongxiang Village was not clearly visible, the fire over there was very big and very conspicuous in the darkness.

But when I looked to the east, everything was blurry and I couldn't see clearly, as if there was a barrier blocking my sight.

"What are you looking at?"

At this time, Xigua also climbed up the stairs. This was the moment when she started her first shift. She would be able to change shifts after nine o'clock in the evening.

"there……"

Xiao Ran pointed in the direction he couldn't see in the distance. "That's where we need to reclaim land. From what they said, it seems that after we completely destroy the mountain god statue, the path will be revealed."

Xigua explained to Xiao Ran.

"I heard from people at the Changchun Association that this puzzle city is very large and cannot be completed by one or two people. I still hope that everyone will cooperate sincerely."

"Do you believe this?"

"Well... I don't believe it, but at least the Changchun Society won't dare to go too far. Otherwise, if they lose the support of the people, new Changchun Society members will pop up everywhere."

Xigua is right. The Changchun Club has now become the leader among beginners, relying on word of mouth. Once its reputation collapses, the Changchun Club will not be able to maintain itself without anyone else’s help.

"You should also go to bed early. Tomorrow, when everyone from the Changchun Society is gathered, it will be time to start the land reclamation."

"Okay, please be safe."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he went back to his room. Actually, he was not sleepy, but the room was more comfortable than outside after all.

After a while, Orange came back. It was not difficult to tell from the smile on his face that he had gained a lot this time.

"How much did the boy earn?"

Seeing his mean look, coupled with his bad nose, which made him look as funny as a circus clown, Apple couldn't help but want to kick him.

"About 200, not too much."

Orange said proudly.

"Fuck, you're a skilled craftsman and you're the one making the most money."

Apple couldn't help but complain that as a double D-level master, Henglian had high combat effectiveness, but he had a problem: he was poor.

There is no special skill that can make money.

As for the profession of worshipping evil, one can make money by giving tattoos to others, but a tattoo also takes a lot of time and energy.

And not everyone likes it, and the speed of making money is far from comparable to oranges.

"Tsk, I just caught up with it now. Don't you know that there are also skilled craftsmen in the Changchun Association? Damn, they stole a lot of my business."

As he spoke, Juzi sat down and looked at Xiao Ran: "Durian, you've become famous this time. The news that you killed Shen Kuaidao has spread everywhere, especially your relationship with the bus driver. Now people are saying that you're the Armband Killer!!"

Xiao Ran curled her lips. This kind of thing didn't have much impact on her, and there were more than one bus, No. 404.

That is to say, since it is in the spotlight recently, everyone will pay extra attention to it, but after a while, no one will care about it anymore.

After all, the bus is the best means of transportation to and from the mystery city, and no one would rather walk back just because of a rumor.

"Anyway, you better be careful. I guess Shen Kuaidao's companions are looking for you now."

"got it."

"Let's take a break. It's getting darker, so everyone should be careful." Apple said as she lay down, closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Orange and Pineapple pulled Xiao Ran to sit by the fireplace and play poker.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the mountain wind was blowing outside.

Even the sound of wood creaking could be heard in the room.

After Orange and Pineapple finished their shifts, it was around 3 a.m. and it was Xiao Ran's turn to take over.

"Here's the blanket. It's awfully cold in this place!"

Pineapple handed the blanket to Xiao Ran. They were all D-level beginners with physical fitness beyond ordinary people, so it was very rare for them to catch a cold or have a fever. However, the feeling of being blown by the wind and being damp and cold was very uncomfortable.

"Okay, thank you. Go and have a rest."

Xiao Ran took the blanket and nodded towards Pineapple with a smile. Although it was a wild group, the team atmosphere was still good this time.

In comparison, the three people from Niu Yan last time obviously never thought of truly accepting Xiao Ran as a teammate from the beginning.

After Pineapple went down, Xiao Ran sat on the roof, looking ahead silently, and began to count Shen Kuaidao's inheritance.

First, there are two spell scrolls.

F-level spell pattern [open tendons]

E-level spell pattern [Drilling]

Xiao Ran recalled that he had seen the prices of these two spell patterns on the big screen on the first floor of Penglai Tower, and they were both quite good.

However, [Opening the Muscles] happens to be the material needed for the advancement of [Monk].

The requirement for [Monk] to advance is to reach master level in a martial art, which is enough for me.

Now that I have [Opening the tendons], it means that I only need to get another spell pattern [Empowerment] to directly advance to [Horizontal Refining].
"If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to reach Double D rank right away?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran's mood suddenly improved. When he was about to continue checking the four cursed objects left for him by Shen Kuaidao, a cool breeze blew past his ears.

A long sigh was heard in the sound of the wind. Xiao Ran frowned and looked in the direction of the wind. He saw an old man holding a walking stick in front of the dilapidated mountain temple. He was standing there blankly, looking around anxiously, as if he was looking for something.

At this time, the old man seemed to notice Xiao Ran's gaze and slowly turned around. When he saw Xiao Ran looking at him, his eyes lit up and he waved at Xiao Ran...

　There will be one more update before 12 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)