Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

In the early days of archery, users needed extremely advanced skills, and it took several years to train a skilled archer.

After the invention of the crossbow, it only took three months to train a crossbowman to go to the battlefield.

After the advent of firearms, the lethality of weapons was further increased, and the difficulty of training was further reduced.

When discussing modern long-range strikes, we jokingly say that you can mark a point on a map with a tablet, press a button, and launch thousands of missiles to attack the target.

Perhaps in the future development of weapons, there will be weapons that are more convenient to use and more lethal.

"What the red-haired older sister told me is that once the ultra-wide area magic array I'm currently working on is activated, it will attract some guys that I can't deal with at all, and this puppet can be used to deal with these guys."

Bell already had a plan in mind on how to use this puppet.

He currently has two tasks to complete. One is to modify the ultra-wide-area magic circle in the bamboo forest after the New Year, replacing his crude design with the perfected magic circle from the village gathering.

Secondly, we need to deploy mythical-level puppets to deal with the adventurers in the bamboo forest.

"But let's leave these things for after the New Year. Let's have some fun these next couple of days."

Shaking himself off, Bell jumped into his underground base and boarded a minecart heading towards the bamboo forest.

Edu is not home. Their music academy has a New Year's performance that will be performed around Cangxing City, and the bards are currently rehearsing.

With a day and a half to go before the New Year, Bell decided to check on the Skeleton Clan's condition. He had previously sent them bamboo...

The skeletons were overjoyed with the gift made by the child.

"Nine of Bamboo." "Three of Thousands." "You're practically giving me a free hand! I'll declare a Kong!"...

"Want a circle?" "Spoiling you? Let's go!"...

Upon arriving at the entrance to the royal tomb, Bell sensed a mixture of consciousness fluctuations.

The skeletons have now gotten used to Bell's presence, and they've all moved to this gap in the royal tomb so they can chat with Bell when he comes.

"Are you still rubbing?"

Last time, Bell said he would make them some entertainment to alleviate the problem of the skeletons being bored in the royal tomb.

Bell used the felled purple bamboo as raw material to create two simple yet fun board games that could be played for a long time once you got the hang of them.

One is mahjong, a pastime for Sichuan people, which has many variations based on a single set of rules. The other is poker, which also has many variations based on the same set of cards.

After these two decks were made for the Skeleton Clan, the entire clan took turns playing them. Whenever Bell came, they always had skeletons playing, and they were having a great time.

The key point is that the average level of these skeletons is hard to describe. Bell doesn't need to use his accelerated thinking; he can easily overwhelm them with normal attacks, and they can still fall for the same trick a dozen or twenty times.

However, Bell thought it was fine as long as they were happy. Although the skeletons' brains were empty and it was normal for them not to be smart, Bell thought it was fine.

"Mr. Bell, would you like to play together? I've come up with another plan that I'm sure will beat you this time."

Acorn extended an invitation to Bell, who had come to this place, for the Skeleton Clan's highest honor in chess and cards was to defeat Bell.

However, no skeleton has ever received this honor.

"No, I need to make a set of props as a New Year's gift for my friend."

"New Year, what's that?"

"A festival where everyone gathers together and people exchange gifts and the like."

……

While chatting with the skeletons, Bell took out the remaining materials from the purple bamboo, the towering bamboo that would allow Bell to perform many tricks.

Bell plans to make a simple and easy-to-use magical instrument for Edu before the New Year.

For Bell at this stage, it is not difficult to inscribe some magical marks on materials. As long as he puts in the effort, he can create a pretty good magical instrument.

After fiddling around for a while, Bell held a stack of bamboo strips in each hand and shook them gently, producing a crisp clinking sound.

"With that clap of the bamboo clappers, let's not praise anything else for now..."

After trying it out, Bell was satisfied with the clapper he had created.

Musical instruments are extremely important in the bard class system, just like the swordsman's blade or the mage's wand.

However, different bards have different focuses in their use of musical instruments. Some bards fight purely with instruments and rarely sing, while others don't use instruments much but move people with their personal charm.

Bell is the kind of bard who can use musical instruments himself, but mainly relies on singing and writing magical poems.

Having been influenced and taught by Bell for a long time, Edu's style is naturally not much different from Bell's, and he has no problem using the allegro as an instrument at this stage.

Moreover, the clapperboard crafted by Bell is of good quality and has two magical effects.

First, there's the Magic Resonance, which helps Edu better coordinate the surrounding magic and amplifies the song's magic effect by about 20%.

Secondly, there is the magic barrier. When Edu encounters an attack he cannot defend against, this board will spontaneously shatter into a one-time shield. The shield's strength is not high, but it can at least block one attack below level 20.

Chapter 190 The New Year in Cangxing City

"dududu~~~"

As the New Year approached, cheerful music filled the city of Azure Star, as numerous bards from the Bards' Guild and the Music Academy appeared on the streets of Azure Star to perform.

They formed a grand parade of floats, with bards and dancers performing in the procession, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

Various chefs appeared on both sides of the street, busy preparing a feast for the entire city.

Different chefs, sponsored by different owners, held free banquets throughout the city, where anyone passing by could grab a bite to eat.

Bell also used Ning's identity to have the boss from the high-end market lead a team to hold a banquet in Cangxing City.

"I hope the parade ends soon, I'm waiting for my meal."

With his tail slapping against the windowsill, Bell looked down at the street from the second floor of Edu's house, waiting for Edu to finish the parade.

For him, the only meaning of the New Year is to eat, to eat a lot and to show off.

Bell could already smell the delicious aromas wafting from various banquet venues in Cangxing City. It wouldn't be easy to get so many different dishes prepared by so many chefs on a regular basis.

Finally, after waiting for half a day, Edu opened the door, drank a large glass of water, and said that he was exhausted.

The parade wasn't over yet; only Edu's floats could leave the stage. The next parade featured a different group of people. After the afternoon parade, there would be a more elaborate stage performance in the evening.

"Mr. Bell must be getting impatient. Now let's go try all sorts of different foods."

Edu knew what Bell was most looking forward to today, so after catching his breath, he prepared to go out on the street again.

Bell, who had jumped onto his shoulder, pulled out a pair of purple bamboo clappers from his inventory at that moment.

"Here, this is your New Year's gift."

"This is a magical musical instrument?!"

Edu was somewhat surprised when Bell pulled out the clapperboard, but then he thought, it's not surprising that it came from Bell.

Bell is no ordinary rat; no matter how outrageous his actions are, Edu is used to it.

He gripped the clappers with both hands, tried swinging them a few times, and then found his rhythm and played out a short, cheerful melody.

"Sure, it's very easy to learn."

"Hehe~"

As they chatted, Edu led Bell onto the street.

They first went to the nearest open-air banquet venue, where the main attraction was barbecue, with large, thick chunks of meat piled on large trays for passersby to take.

The oil, roasted at high temperatures, released an extremely tempting aroma, making Bell's mouth water even before he took a bite.

Edu took Bell with him, eating as they went, passing various banquet venues, showing no mercy in their eating.

During this process, no one seemed to care that Edu and Bale had eaten too much food.

Big eaters are not uncommon in this world. Those meat-eating professionals are known for their huge appetites. It's normal for a mid-level warrior to eat forty or fifty pounds of meat without restraint.

Therefore, the chefs who organize outdoor banquets never have a moment's rest, working overtime to prepare all kinds of food.

New Year's open-air banquets are all large gatherings of various parties.

The event was sponsored by the boss, who wanted to increase their social influence through this opportunity, so they were quite generous with their spending. Besides, how much could they possibly spend on food? Compared to the profits, it was a highly profitable business.

As for the chefs who are just employees, it doesn't matter. They're paid to do their jobs, and they have to cook whatever people eat, so they don't have to worry about the ingredients at all.

In this atmosphere, Bear Grylls has already eaten about 600 pounds of food, and there is no sign of him stopping.

The food he ate basically met the definition of gourmet food, providing Bell with gourmet energy. Some of the dishes were particularly well-made and contained an abundance of gourmet energy.

Besides accumulating energy from food, consuming large amounts of food can also allow Bell's body to grow further. As a primordial behemoth, the more it eats, the larger it grows, and the stronger it becomes in combat.

But while Bell was eating, in a magnificent building far to the east of the city, the legendary mayor of Cangxing City was receiving an old friend.

"Old vampire, you still haven't gotten the Fountain of Youth?"

A young-looking guy wearing a cowboy hat was saying this to a man who also looked young and was wiping his gold-rimmed glasses.

The old vampire drank from the Fountain of Youth, which cured his vampire defects, allowing him to walk in the sunlight, not drink blood, and have offspring with humans.

The one wearing the cowboy hat is a pure human. Like the old vampire, he was one of the legendary adventurers who broke into the royal tomb three hundred years ago and obtained the Fountain of Youth.

Back then, after dealing with the dangerous monsters inside the royal tomb and obtaining the treasures, they left the tomb, as the environment there was extreme and difficult to survive in.

Sealing off a dangerous place with no potential profit was the best option for them, and that's how the Bamboo Forest came into being.

"No rush, that's the experience I'm leaving for my own children."