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

He rolled down the stairs, nimbly leaping from the roof tiles and through the window back to Edu's room.

Now that night has fallen, the once noisy streets are now completely quiet.

Even the neighbor next door, who was pumped up by "Song of Spring," is now fast asleep. This second spring in middle age has lasted quite a while.

"Edu isn't going to sleep yet; he's really tough on himself."

Back on his small cube bed, Bell glanced at Edu, who was still engraving magical characters across from him, and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

The process of inscribing magical characters was not easy; it was a test of both body and will. Despite being covered in sweat, Edu on the bed persevered.

Turning his gaze away from Edu, Bell lay down on the small cube bed, pulled the blanket over himself, and became completely peaceful.

(3[▓▓] Goodnight)

Although Bell is still very young, he can sleep well and sleeps soundly.

Bel, living in the city, was much more comfortable than the miserable adventurers who were still searching for traces of ruins deep in the remote bamboo forest.

Since he left the bamboo forest, the bamboo forest has become a place that Bell doesn't recognize.

Numerous cracks, some as wide as a person, appeared throughout the bamboo forest, with purple light flashing within them from time to time, accompanied by the sporadic emergence of resurrected remains.

Those monsters that were not eliminated, under the influence of unknown reasons, became extremely ferocious and bloodthirsty, and formed beast tides of varying sizes.

This area, which was once considered low-risk, is no longer peaceful.

Chapter 69 The Priest's Actions

The bamboo forest, not far from Cangxing City, has lost its former tranquility.

Deep within the bamboo forest, numerous deep cracks emerge daily, and various living remains and rampaging monsters are disrupting the ecological balance within the bamboo forest.

Outside the bamboo forest, another group of ferocious adventurers appeared. Like locusts swarming across the land, they dug deep into the ground, determined to pack up and take away everything of value.

Many people die every day inside the bamboo forest, and monsters are also dying in large numbers.

Various materials appeared in the market of Azure Star City as a large number of adventurers set out.

These materials travel from the depths of the bamboo forest to the hands of various caravans on its outskirts, and finally appear in the market of Cangxing City, all within a single night.

The destructive exploitation of the bamboo forest has made the market extremely crowded and noisy.

Similarly, after these materials from the bamboo forest arrived at the market, a wealth of information about the bamboo forest also circulated among adventurers.

"It is already confirmed that there are ruins in the bamboo forest. It is said that someone found a city wall made of bones in a crack in the bamboo forest."

"Not only were the city walls discovered, but a few lucky lads also witnessed a white bone spire rising from the crack."

"Yes, it is said that the white bone tower is more than 30 meters tall, and as soon as it appears, all the green bamboo within a radius of 100 meters withers and dies."

Caravans and adventurers on the main road chatted amongst themselves, their voices making the morning market exceptionally noisy.

Bell lay on Edu's pocket, taking in all the discussions around him and mentally simulating what the bamboo forest would look like at this stage.

The changes in this dangerous place have attracted the attention of all parties, as well as the actions of more adventurers in Cangxing City.

"Several medium-sized adventure groups are preparing to set off today, and I've also heard that several large adventure groups are planning to send people into the bamboo forest to investigate the situation."

"I'm more concerned about the church's actions than those adventure groups. With the emergence of a large number of resurrected remains, those reclusive priests are probably about to launch another large-scale operation."

Bell looked at the extra skeletal items in the market, as well as several soul flames sealed in glass bottles.

The discovery of a large number of living remains in the bamboo forest is no small matter.

Although the changes in the bamboo forest were not enough to upgrade it to a medium-danger area, the priest, whose life and death were deeply intertwined with the matter of the dead, would not stand idly by.

Bell saw many people in the market dressed in plain white clothes, with strange emblems on their hands or clothes.

According to Edu, these people are the church's pastors.

But Bell said these pastors were quite different from the pastors he had imagined.

In Bell's fantasy, a priest in a fantasy world should be a gentle, 36D older sister with long hair.

The job of a wet nurse requires someone to be large-breasted, someone who gives people a sense of security at first glance, someone who can believe that the wet nurse can bring them back from the brink of death.

(Even if the milk can't be restored, just looking at it a few more times will allow it to die peacefully. After all, even just smelling it can prolong its life, let alone eating a few bites.)

But among the pastors I met today, I didn't see a single girl.

After looking around, Belle's initial anticipation of becoming a healer in another world changed.

The older sister gradually changed to just wanting a female priest, and eventually ended up not even having an old lady priest.

"Why! Where is my priestess?!"

Bell, who was lying on the pocket, was furious. It was one thing that he hadn't seen a single female priest, but the problem was that all the priests in the church looked like they were all made of muscles.

Even if you brought this group into the Warriors' Guild, there would be few warriors as strong as them, let alone priests.

“Mr. Bell, all the pastors in the church are men.”

"Where are the girls? Surely there aren't a single girls in the church!"

The church is seen as mysterious by the world, and its members generally live secluded lives. Apart from the Creation Day, which symbolizes the beginning of the new year, people's interaction with the church is basically limited to dealing with church pastors when burying relatives and friends.

Edu's understanding of the church was limited to the fact that there were three main types of members, the largest of whom were pastors, who were the most familiar to ordinary people.

The priest's main job is to preside over funeral ceremonies, while his secondary jobs include participating in specific dangerous exploration missions or defeating high-risk monsters.

All priests are male, which is determined by their power system.

Of course there are women in the church, but all women who study the church's power system become nuns. It is an extremely mysterious profession. Edu has only heard of such a profession, but does not know any more specific information.

Besides priests and nuns, the church also has a profession called the Thorn Army, which is also known only by name, and outsiders do not know the specifics.

"The priests are buying up a lot of items related to resurrecting remains on the market, and at the same time, they have issued thirty quests related to the Bamboo Sea in the Adventurers' Guild."

Stepping out of the market, in the Professions Square, in front of the Adventurers' Guild, which serves as a hub for quests and the largest middleman, the priests erected a special quest notice board.

The adventurers took the tasks issued by the priests very seriously.

After all, they gave so much.

The funeral business operated by the Cangxing City Church has an incredibly high net profit margin. The wealthy church always sets the reward for each mission at 15% higher than the market price.

This extra money, while it may not improve the quality of the task, will at least ensure that someone will accept the task as soon as it is posted.

By offering premiums and leveraging the reputation the church has built up over the years, every time they release a quest, it attracts a large number of adventurers to compete for it quickly, thus allowing the priests to select the best of the best.

"The missions issued by the priests are all related to the skeletal remains in the bamboo forest..."

Bell kept a close eye on all the missions the priests had sent out. Apart from exploring the path into the depths of the bamboo forest, all of these missions were related to the skeleton ruins.

For example, the exact location of the bone spire, the energy sample collection in the bamboo forest, and the main integrity of the bone wall...

"These pastors are about to do something big."

With a sigh, Bell told Edu to leave the Place de la Profession and continue wandering around the market.

Bell claimed that he wanted to find all sorts of materials to study magic.

In fact, following Edu's footsteps, Bell gradually familiarized himself with the market's layout, the locations of various shops, and where the warehouses were for storing supplies...

This behavior is called "scouting," and it's a sign that someone with ulterior motives is preparing to do something.

In response, Bear Grylls, the cunning mouse, gave a wicked smile.

"When the conditions are right, I am ready to make purchases for free."

Chapter 70 Building an Underground Base

"Mr. Bell, aren't you coming with me?"

"The introductory guide from that bards' guild was pretty mediocre and not very useful to me."

As the sun moved, time flew by and it was already afternoon.

After spending the morning scouting locations, Bell returned to Edu's house and had lunch, after which he became quite lazy.

He said he had other things to do in the afternoon, and planned to continue his research on magic and try to develop other magic formulas.

Edu expressed some regret that Bell wouldn't go to the Bards' Guild with him.

Although Edu found the Bards Guild's introductory course for newcomers to be rather lackluster after studying with Bell for a few days, he was determined to finish the course since he had already paid for it.

Edu, who is still in the beginner stage, is like a sponge; any guidance is effective for him.

"Mr. Bell, please be careful and don't do anything particularly dangerous."

Before leaving, Edu gave a special reminder, fearing that he might find his house bombed when he got home.

Faced with Edu's reminder, Bale patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

He was practically ready to strike a pose as if he were playing the accordion and declare that no one knows more about workplace safety than him.

"Go to class without worry, I won't destroy the house."

Edu was skeptical of Bell's words, since the four large holes that appeared in his room last night were all Bell's doing.

But no matter what, Edu left for the Bards' Guild, and he won't be back for a while.

Bell, who was left alone at home, suddenly perked up and a stone pickaxe appeared in his hand.