I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 7: How to hide 10 apples in your crotch?
After reviewing the two tasks, Chen Han immediately got up and chased after the little earth dog and its companions. To investigate the purpose of the dog demons' gathering, he first needed to know where the little earth dog and its companions were gathered.

Unfortunately, when he came out of the pavilion, the little dogs had already disappeared. Even after chasing them for a while, he still couldn't see them. Instead, he started to feel unwell and began to pant heavily.

His current physical condition is really limiting him. Before, he could be energetic even if he just walked around the mountain a few times. The night he went to base with his girlfriend, she begged for mercy all night long, and he was completely overwhelmed with desire.

just now……

He decided to go back to the Chen family's place for breakfast. He hadn't eaten much the night before, and if he didn't replenish his energy, his health would be more likely to deteriorate.

On the way, he turned his attention to another task: to find the elders of the workshop to build defensive facilities for special spiritual caves.

His uncle's image instantly flashed into his mind.

Given the game system's shameless nature, if the aunt who's in charge of the incense offerings at the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable's main hall has become a family elder, then it's perfectly reasonable for my uncle, who's in charge of the Chen family's ancient architectural tourism as a plumber, carpenter, mason, animal husbandry worker, and planter, to be a workshop elder, right?
Before long, he arrived at his uncle's courtyard.

When Chen Lin saw him arrive, he greeted him: "Xiao Han is here, the porridge is just ready to be eaten."

Chen Han nodded, and after sitting down, he made an excuse: "Uncle, those three old elm trees are ancient trees with identification tags. Xiaoyu said that the publicity has been going well recently, and there may be a lot of tourists coming. If the tourists damage the three old elm trees, then the tourists will be breaking the law."

“It’s never good if this happens, so I think it’s best to build a protective barrier around the three old elm trees and keep tourists away.”

Chen Lin didn't think much about these things; if his nephew said to do it, then he would do it.

So he said, "Then let's build a fence to enclose the three old elm trees, and then plant some green plants, vines and flowering plants to entwine around the fence, which can also serve as a scenic spot."

"However, I need to take some people to plant the new vegetable plots in the vegetable garden first. You should prepare the bamboo first. The bamboo forest on the west side of the village belongs to our Chen family's private forest. Just go there and cut some down, but you need to find some tough old bamboo."

[You and Elder Gongtang have discussed the construction of a defensive array for the special spiritual cave. Elder Gongtang has decided to use Thunder Bamboo to construct the defensive array for the special spiritual cave. Please go to the Thunder Bamboo Forest in the west to collect mature Thunder Bamboo!]

"..." Chen Han was quite happy that he had guessed correctly that his uncle was the Elder of the Workshop, which meant that he had some understanding of the nature of the game system.

But the setting of Thunder Bamboo and Thunder Bamboo Forest really made him lose his composure.

This is even allowed!
The key issue is his physical condition. To collect moso bamboo, he needs to build a fence around three old elm trees. That requires more than just one or two bamboo stalks; it needs at least dozens.

Given his current condition, even cutting off a single tree and carrying it back would be a struggle. However, there's always a way to overcome difficulties. After eating porridge, he pulled up the Chen family's WeChat group.

Because he is the head of the family, and he is also the group leader.

So he directly tagged everyone:

"Now I need two people to come with me to cut down a few dozen bamboos. Each person will be paid 200 yuan. Meet up with my uncle."

When Chen Lin opened the WeChat group and saw the message, he couldn't help but say, "Xiao Han, you spendthrift! You can't even cut that little bit of bamboo yourself? What a waste of money."

Two people cutting dozens of bamboo stalks and paying each of them 200 yuan is already a very high wage.

Sometimes, even if a rural laborer works himself to the bone all day, he only earns 200 yuan.

Chen Hanzhen wanted to say that they couldn't cut them down, not a single one could be cut down, and even if they did, they couldn't carry them back.

However, he didn't want his uncle to know about his health condition, so he pretended to say, "Uncle, I am the head of the family, so there's no need for me to do this kind of thing myself. It's good to let everyone earn some extra money if there's an opportunity. Besides, once the Chen family's ancient building complex becomes a tourist destination, there will be many opportunities for this kind of extra income. You need to get used to it first."

"..." Chen Lin was speechless, but since Xiao Han, the head of the family, had already sent out this message in the clan, there was nothing he could do.

Seeing the lively response in the group, he also sent a message: "Cut mature and tough bamboo, don't just cut randomly and delay things. Chen Dagou, Chen Shuisheng, you two come over here, cut the bamboo and help me build a fence."

Chen Han smiled when he saw his uncle's message.

This is exploiting labor.

However, the younger uncle still held prestige within the Chen family, and the two uncles who were named immediately responded.

They were from a collateral branch of the family; they were cousins ​​of his uncle and father. They knew how to identify bamboo and were skilled in bamboo craftsmanship.

The bamboo shoots produced in the Chen family's private forest were all processed into dried bamboo shoots by the Chen family, which were either sold or kept for their own consumption.

Not long after, two uncles arrived at my uncle's place. They were adults who worked hard, and their skin was dark.

Chen Dagou was a burly man who looked quite intimidating. As soon as he came in, he said, "Xiao Han, we're here. Shall we set off now?"

"Uncle Big Dog, let's go to the bamboo forest now." Chen Han didn't want to waste any time, so he led the two people out of the Chen family compound.

Their bamboo grove is on the west side of the village, and you have to walk through half the village to get there.

Shangyuan Village is not small; it is a village with various surnames. At its peak, it had over a thousand households. However, many people have moved to the town to build houses or to the county to buy houses, leaving many houses in the village uninhabited.

Moreover, most of the young and middle-aged people have gone out to work, leaving only the elderly and a few middle-aged people behind.

As the four passed by the village office, the village chief, Guo Zhen, greeted them politely: "Chen Han, what are you doing here?"

The Chen family is not only a prominent family in the village, but also a very prestigious one. The entire complex of ancient buildings is their private property.

In the past, the whole village listened to the Chen family.

Even now, during festivals, their village still goes to the Chen family's place to follow the Chen family's rituals to worship the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable.

At least the older generation still believes in these things.

As the current head of the Chen family, Chen Han naturally had to be polite and dared not be presumptuous.

"Village chief, let's go cut some bamboo." Chen Han replied politely to the village chief, after all, he was an elder.

Upon entering the bamboo grove reserved by the Chen family, Chen Han was already somewhat out of breath.

This body...

Just as expected, he couldn't cut a single one. However, he was quickly drawn to the game prompt that reappeared:

[You have led two family experts into the Thunder Bamboo Forest. Please guide them to cut down enough mature Thunder Bamboo and bring it back to the family workshop!]

"..." Chen Han was speechless at the game system's setting of the Thunder Bamboo Forest. However, he was surprised to see that bamboo trees in different places were emitting a special guiding light.

Having played many games, he naturally knew this was a game instruction. These bamboos should be mature thunder bamboo that met the mission requirements, and could be cut down and taken back.

"Uncle Big Dog, Uncle Shuisheng, I'll mark the bamboo you need to cut. Just cut it and take it back." Chen Han said, already marking the bamboo with the game icon.

Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng looked at his actions with some surprise.

Chen Lin called them over because they knew how to identify bamboo and could cut down the most resilient, mature bamboo.

Xiao Han knows these things too?
Watching Chen Han mark the bamboo stalks, the two of them walked over, tapped the bamboo with their machetes, and then paused for a moment.

Chen Dagou even tried to cut it with the knife, and the notch looked even more unbelievable.

Chen Shuisheng took the machete and tapped it twice on another bamboo tree belonging to Chen Hanbiao, then chopped it once. He then gave Chen Dagou a thumbs-up in surprise.

Xiao Han really understands.

The two were somewhat surprised.

The younger generation simply doesn't understand how to identify bamboo. They can't even find bamboo shoots when they're digging for winter bamboo shoots, since the shoots haven't sprouted yet.

Chen Han had no idea that his marking of the bamboo to be cut according to the game instructions had surprised his two uncles.

After marking dozens of trees, he felt that was enough. What surprised him was that Uncle Big Dog and Uncle Shuisheng were really fast; they could cut bamboo as fast as he could mark them.

However, it would take some time to cut down the bamboo and prune the branches, so he made an excuse: "Uncle Big Dog, Uncle Shuisheng, I have some things to attend to at the Chen family's place, so I'll head back first. I'll leave these bamboo in your care."

"Go ahead, leave it to us," Chen Dagou said with a smile.

Chen Han returned to the Chen family estate panting heavily. He went straight back to the courtyard and lay down on a recliner. He wondered when these days of constant exhaustion would end.

After resting for a while, his junior sister came over with a happy face: "Senior brother, I've edited the video I shot yesterday. Take a look, the effect is so much better than before. The architecture and scenery in the whole video are much more beautiful. I can't take my eyes off it."

As she spoke, she proudly handed over her phone to play a video.

Chen Han's eyes lit up as he watched the video.

He could naturally tell that the architectural scenery captured in yesterday's video was much better than before.

The video exudes a classic and antique charm, and its aesthetic appeal is unmatched by any other ancient architectural scenic spots in China today.

He knew this was an attribute effect of the sect's headquarters.

The rustic charm and visual appeal are not only noticeable to the naked eye, but also clearly demonstrated in video recordings. This will definitely attract a lot of attention and may draw many tourists.

Xiaoyu suddenly suggested, "Senior brother, the ancient technique you showed Mr. Zhao and the others today was amazing! When did you learn it?"

Chen Han laughed and made up a story: "My dad can teach you those Taoist sword and fist techniques, do you think I, as the heir of the Chen family, don't have a couple of secret techniques to teach me?"

“That makes sense.” Xiaoyu thought it made a lot of sense and suggested, “Senior brother, today’s video is a bit short, so why don’t you let me film another video of you performing ancient techniques? It’ll definitely attract tourists’ attention.”

Chen Han did not refuse.

After all, upgrading the sect's headquarters requires reputation points, and we only have 14 reputation points now, which is far from 500. We need new visitors to help us gain reputation.

The money needed for upgrades is also much less; you need tourists to come in order to increase revenue.

However, he did say, "Xiaoyu, I don't have any props right now."

"Leave it to me." Xiaoyu said, then went out of the courtyard and returned a moment later with a bowl of apples, handing it to him: "Senior brother, here you go!"

There were more than 10 apples in the bowl, filling it to the brim.

Chen Han took the apple and was then pulled by his junior sister to a square table in the courtyard.

After making him stand in place, she found another spot for herself, took out her phone, and started filming him: "Hello everyone, at the end of today's video, 'Xiao Yuza' asked her senior brother to perform an ancient technique to fill out the time."

As she spoke, she gestured for Chen Han to begin his performance.

Chen Han smiled and, in front of Xiao Yu, put the dozen or so apples one by one into the warehouse of his mind. To cover it up, he pretended to flip each apple over in his palm.

This left Xiaoyu completely dumbfounded, speechless with shock.

Although she had brought a bowl of apples as a precaution, she never expected that her senior brother could make all 10-plus apples disappear.

Even if he hid it in his crotch, he couldn't hide that much.

So, seeing that the pot was completely empty, she was dumbfounded. She even subconsciously looked towards a certain spot on her senior brother's desk, but the table blocked her view.

I can't exactly go over and pull down my senior's pants to look, can I?
Moreover, how did he manage to hide all 10 of them so quickly?
In the brief moment she was lost in thought, she saw her senior brother produce apples one after another, quickly filling the bowl with apples again.

"Senior brother, how did you manage to hide so many?" Xiaoyu couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried, but she was even more shocked when she saw the effect of the video recording.

Even if you slow it down, you won't be able to spot the flaws.

With ten apples like these, the effect is so good that no one can find out where they are hidden.

This video is sure to go viral!

(End of this chapter)