Scourge Messenger

Chapter 248 Natural Disaster Foundation
When Yan Qing woke up, it was almost noon.

Although staying up late last night was partly the reason, it was mostly because I had nothing to worry about and was free of any worries, so I slept soundly and refreshed.

First, I turned on the game console and logged into Bunny Girl's account. As soon as I logged in, I saw Ye Si and Jiang Shi sitting cross-legged on the bed. After confirming that there were no negative status effects, I changed Bunny Girl's clothes, untied her big braid, and then switched to Jiang Shi's account, taking Bunny Girl and Ye Si out for a walk.

Along the way, the soldiers who encountered them were all dumbfounded. Even the commander of one of the militia camps came over after hearing the news and asked with a complicated expression, "Jiang Niang, is your daughter already this big?"

Then his next sentence was: "I don't mind!"

For a moment, I didn't know whether to laugh at his arrogance or his sycophancy, but seeing how serious he was, I just smiled.

Yan Qing remembered him; his name seemed to be Bu Liugu, and he had never given up on pursuing Jiang Shi. Although admitting that Jiang Shi was a married woman might scare some people away, it seemed that many people in this world preferred women who had given birth. Therefore, Jiang Shi replied, "No, this is my younger sister. She came to stay with me. Her name is Little Rabbit."

Now that they've arrived in Pingcheng, the Bunny Girl has to be seen, and Yan Qing can't bear to keep her hidden away. This killer messenger, who inherited the [Rainstorm] trait, remains his strongest trump card.

As for whether she will be recognized... Unlike Jiang Shi, the Bunny Girl was created by Yan Qing based on his cousin. To put it nicely, she is cute; to put it bluntly, she is quite common. There are many girls in the Central Plains who look similar to her. As long as Yan Qing does not allow the Bunny Girl to show her third-level combat power in public, who would think that a girl who looks less than ten years old is a descendant of the Heavenly Calamity?
Moreover, would Master Suolong really spread such a shameful thing around? Because Jiang Shi successfully escaped, the Thunder King of Liang Kingdom is still a laughing stock. If people find out that Rabbit Girl successfully escaped from Master Suolong's hands, how long will Master Suolong be embarrassed?
Ultimately, however, Yan Qing would not treat Bunny Girl differently from other alternate accounts just because of her 'special' status.

No matter how touching the relationship between the pharmacist and the bunny girl is, no matter how good their relationship is, he would never place the bunny girl in a safe place and fail to give full play to her value.

Players must play games, and game characters must have their own lives.

Even if Jiang Shi and the Bunny Girl's deaths would incur the wrath of Shang Xinlei and Yaoshiyuan, Yan Qing would not back down. He wasn't a secondary game developer; he painstakingly cultivated a character to serve his main account, not to sell characters!
At most, Yan Qing would send the Rabbit Girl to Jiang Shi's side, not to the Xuanwu Lake military town where the Rat Monk is located. In case something really happens, the Rabbit Girl can single-handedly break through Pingcheng, while the Xuanwu Lake military town is more complicated, and it is said that Foundation Establishment cultivators occasionally inspect it, so there is no need to take that risk.

Actually, another option is Niu Xianke in Jiangnan County, but sending Rabbit Girl there would be a pure vacation, so it's better to go to Pingcheng Secret Realm to mow grass.

After settling the issue of Bunny Girl's identity, the next step is the exciting inventory of the spoils!
There's really not much to count.

Aside from the rewards from the Thieves' Den, Yan Qing's only extra gain from the mission was Chu Luoyan's token, and quite a few of them. These should have been Yao Shiyuan's spoils, but what difference was there between having her carry Chu Luoyan's token and surrendering herself? So Yan Qing decided to loot them herself.

However, these kinds of spoils all have one problem: Yan Qing can only use them himself because he doesn't know the complete information about them, so he can't store them in his warehouse and share them with his alternate accounts, let alone put them up for sale on the Treasure Pavilion.

Unless he can meet with his alt account and have the alt account put the loot back into storage...

An idea flashed through Yan Qing's mind, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and the more excited she became.

But this matter isn't urgent for now, and Yan Qing continues to process the rewards. The Crimson Furnace Fire Essence goes without saying; it will be used to strengthen his current strongest token, the Bingzi Pepper Forest. The Bingzi Pepper Forest's Heaven-Covering Blade Aura, combined with the true damage of the [Catastrophe Milestone], is currently his most powerful means of attack.

Then comes the main event: [Earth Vein Fiend Qi], which can be transformed into any of the seventy-two Earth Fiends' spiritual treasures!

With this thing, Yan Qing could directly obtain the Earthly Fiend he had always dreamed of, the [Secret Record of the Netherworld]!
Just as the [Jade Talisman for Manipulating Creation] is a legend among the Heavenly Gang, the [Secret Records of Connecting with the Netherworld] is also a legend among the Earthly Fiends!
The combination of these two elements creates a top-tier Taoist foundation that is universally praised among power-focused players, has remained unnerfed through several versions, and has instead benefited greatly from version updates.

[The Foundation of the Dao: Understanding Life and Death]!
It has both numerical data and a robust mechanism!

Even in the previous game, both of these were extremely rare Heavenly and Earthly Fiends. In player trading, one [Creation Jade Talisman] could generally be exchanged for four Heavenly Fiends, and one [Secret Record of the Netherworld] could even be exchanged for seven Earthly Fiends!
Therefore, Yan Qing never thought he could get the [Tongyou Secret Record] from the trading board. Even if he had extra Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, the production rate in this world was much lower than in the game. For a legendary Earthly Fiend like the [Tongyou Secret Record], Yan Qing probably wouldn't be able to get enough even if he bet all his assets.

For gamers wanting to acquire the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation, they either need a high-level character to carry their low-level character, or they need to spend real money. If a poor player's first character is the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation, they'll have to beg the world saying, "I'm a student, please give it to me." With the strength of a third-tier messenger, collecting the Creation Jade Talisman and the Netherworld Record is far too difficult.

Think about how Yan Qing obtained the Jade Talisman of Creation? He permanently destroyed a third-tier secret realm, and it dropped one. That means no one else would share the spoils with Yan Qing; he was willing to keep it all for himself. Otherwise, people would fight tooth and nail for it.

Although it was a pity to miss out on a custom-made legendary item like Dragon and Snake Seven Kills, Yan Qing didn't regret it at all. Compared to custom-made legendary items, [Earth Vein Fiend Qi] was what he needed most right now.

The thought of gathering the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends necessary for the Dao Foundation of Life and Death made Yan Qing a little nervous. The closer it got to this point, the less he could rush. Yan Qing opened the Dao Foundation Matching Catalog of the Jade Talisman of Creation and looked at it again, afraid he might have missed some details.

There really was something missing. Yan Qing rubbed his eyes. After scrolling to the bottom of the table of contents, he saw a name he had never seen before, with a bright green background:

[? ? Natural Disaster Foundation: Cataclysmic Mediation Jade Talisman + Cataclysmic Earthly Fiend]

What the hell?

Not only is the name unclear, but the rating of this foundation is not medium, high, or perfect, but unknown. Incidentally, the foundations that can be paired with it are all at least medium level. Only if one does not absorb the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends for foundation building or if the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends are incorrectly paired can a lower-level foundation appear.

What is the Cataclysmic Maneuvering Jade Talisman? How does a cataclysm occur?

Yan Qing thought of a possibility, logged into the Bunny Girl account, transferred the Jade Talisman of Divination and Creation to her personal warehouse, and clicked on the interaction option.

[Absorption], [Injection], [Refinement], [Catastrophe].

There really was a catastrophe! When did it happen?

Yan Qing clicked on [Catastrophe], and the game popped up a notification:

"Do you wish to consume 10 points of Cataclysmic Karma and Cataclysmic Mandate Jade Token?"

Yan Qing suddenly realized why she hadn't appeared before. At least one catastrophe requires 10 points of karmic force, and the Bunny Girl only had 11 points of karmic force after absorbing Si Wuxie's karmic stone.

In other words, it takes 20 points of Calamity Karma to create a Calamity Dao Foundation. Given the difficulty of acquiring Calamity Karma, if this Calamity Dao Foundation isn't more powerful than other Dao Foundations, probably no one would be willing to invest in it.

But 20 points of natural disaster karma...

Yan Qing hesitated. It wasn't that he doubted the strength of the Heavenly Calamity Dao Foundation; based on his understanding of the development team, this mechanism, which could only be triggered in realistic mode, was bound to be overpowered. It was just that the next mission would involve facing the fourth-tier demon, Golden Badge Constable, and he definitely needed to go all out for the mission.

Is there any way for him to gain another 9 points of Calamity Karma within 20 days?

Otherwise, he would either have to give up the Heavenly Calamity Dao Foundation or the Thieves' Home. There is no option to "not absorb the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends into the mission." This is no different from having an upset stomach and still daring to fart; it's all about betting that you won't poop.

After thinking for a long time, Yan Qing decided to wait and see how things went, since there were still twenty days left.

It was almost noon. Yan Qing skillfully wrapped the bandage around her neck, wondering if Shang Xinlei was still angry. If she didn't want to cook, she'd have Niu Xianke order takeout from Chef God Restaurant. She remembered that Shang Xinlei liked their lion's head meatballs, stir-fried pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, crab stick omelet, braised tofu with scallions, braised pork belly with preserved vegetables, braised prawns, and golden fried rice...

As Yan Qing thought about it, she opened the door and saw that the thief's hall was filled with smoke. The hot pot on the stone table was boiling with clear soup. Shang Xinlei brought out two plates of mutton from the room, and Yaoshiyuan also came out of the room carrying a wine pot.

Hearing the noise, they all looked over at the same time.

Feeling awkward about being stared at like that, Yan Qing helped move chairs. He moved Yao Shiyuan's chair to his left and Shang Xinlei's chair to his right, letting out a sigh of relief.

Okay, now I can wait for dinner with a clear conscience.

Snapped!
Suddenly, Yan Qing felt a slap on the back of his head. He turned around and saw that Shang Xinlei and Yaoshi Yuan were both moving their chairs away from him. He couldn't tell who had attacked him.

Hot pot is more lively when you eat close together, that's true.

(End of this chapter)