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

The poet ghost's line, "The sun is cold and the moon is warm, yet they scorch human life," is evil and domineering, but he himself eliminates it in the second half of the poem.

It does not use forceful means, but rather uses various things in time to eliminate and reclaim this imagery, ultimately bringing it under the control of human beings.

"Eating bear makes one fat, eating frog makes one thin. Where is the Divine Lord? Where is Taiyi?"

In the eastern sky grows the Ruomu tree, beneath which rests a dragon holding a candle. I will cut off its feet, chew its flesh, so that it may not return in the morning, nor lie dormant at night. Naturally, the old will not die, and the young will not weep. What then is the practice of consuming gold and swallowing white jade?

Who can compare to Master Ren, riding a jade donkey through the clouds? Emperor Wu's Maoling tomb is filled with many bones, while Emperor Qin Shi Huang's coffin was overflowing with abalone.

The imagery of the short days is closely tied to the passage of time, and the poem raises the question: Do gods really exist? Do the legendary monsters that drag the sun and moon around really exist?

If such a thing were possible, could a sword be used to slay the dragon and change the world, so that people of all ages would not be bound by time?

The scenes in my imagination kept changing, but eventually came to rest in reality.

By inscribing "The Shortness of the Day," Bell seemed to see the scene described by the poet ghost. He did not see anyone ascending to heaven in broad daylight, but rather the fate of those who sought immortality, only turning into withered bones in a tomb.

"Sigh... The core of this poem still lies in the present. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has not yet come, so I don't need to worry about it."

Slowly opening his eyes, Bell emerged from the imagery of "The Short Day" left behind by the poetic ghost.

"The Shortness of Days" contains two layers of meaning: one is a lament about the brevity of life, and the other is an admonition to view life with a rational attitude. Although it appears to be narrated in the first person, it actually transcends personal thoughts and expresses a profound compassion for life and society.

With the poem inscribed, the interconnected images formed a new cycle within Bell's body, and a large amount of magic flowed into Bell's body and arranged in an orderly manner, which also greatly deepened Bell's understanding of the bard's profession.

Bear Grylls

Level: lv.12 (199/200)

Health: 70 (+15)

Mental strength:

magic:

Luck: 3 (+1)

Skills: [Information Insight], [Pyrophilic Wisdom], [Living Shadow], [Gluttony]

Classes: [Low-level Bard], [Mid-level Lancer]

Upon completion of the inscription, Bell gained a small amount of experience, but his magic power increased by forty points.

These forty points of magic, in turn, filled Bell's body, providing an additional fifteen points of physical strength.

The bard's job level was successfully raised from apprentice to low-level bard.

Bell could sense that his bard level could still be improved, but he was still limited by the limited magic power he possessed.

"Similarly, the poetry engraved in my body has another effect."

After jumping off the roof of Edu's house, Bell did a perfect spin in mid-air and landed on the cobblestones of the street.

Before landing, Bell drew a circle in the air with his fingertip, and a surge of magic flowed from his blood, newly inscribed the "Bitter Day".

The first half of the short story quietly flew out, turning into a magic circle that directly enveloped the weeds peeking out from the cracks in the rocks.

This is a new ability that Bell gained after inscribing the poems and becoming a junior bard.

Bards of novice level and above can release the poems already inscribed within their bodies in an almost instantaneous manner by doubling the amount of magic power they possess.

Although, most low- and mid-level bards haven't really used this technique much.

Instantly imprinting a poem within the body requires additional magic power, and the poem's effectiveness is greatly reduced without the support of environmental magic.

The first complete poem most bards inscribe is the gentle "Spring Song," which is not very offensive, and in most cases, instantly casting "Spring Song" is not very useful.

Inscribing magic, especially complete and systematic poems, can seriously harm a bard's sanity and body if the imagery is too complex and dangerous. Bards like Bell who inscribe complex poems for more magic are extremely rare.

"But high risk means high reward. Those who do great things are willing to risk their lives, especially since all of this is calculated."

With a snap of his fingers, Bell was reborn and departed, while the weeds caught in the magic trap fell into the imagery of the first half of "The Short Day".

In an instant, the weeds lying on the ground, trampled countless times, began to tremble uncontrollably.

This weed is caught in the time dilemma that Bell experienced, blending into the time atmosphere of "The Short Days," thus ensuring the authenticity of the time dilemma.

Bell previously escaped the time trap using time remnants, but this weed has no time remnants to help it.

"It's dead."

Although there was still a lingering vitality among the weeds, Bell knew what fate awaited them.

With his shadow clinging to him, Bell kept walking, heading to the agricultural fair to get a few barrels of milk as a strategic reserve for his return to the bamboo forest.

As he grew stronger, the shadow beneath his feet also strengthened in sync with him. Now that the shadow was wrapped around him, Bell could clearly feel that his integration with the surrounding shadows had increased significantly, making him harder to detect.

"Hello Niu Niu, goodbye Niu Niu."

Upon arriving at the agricultural fair, Bell took out a metal bucket that he had prepared in advance from his inventory and slammed it down on the cows that were resting in their pens.

With the metal bucket in place, Bell didn't need to worry about how to milk the cows. She could simply close and close the bucket to milk a whole bucket of milk.

These dairy cows were brought in by farmers to participate in the competition. The agricultural fair will last for several days and there are many events. In addition to the buying and selling of agricultural products that the public is concerned about, there are also some competitions related to farmers' professions.

However, outsiders know very little about these competitions.

Carrying eight buckets of milk, Bell traveled through the streets and alleys, returning to Edu's doorstep before dawn.

It took Bell more than half an hour to run back and forth between the city and the outside.

Now, looking at the weed trapped in the time trap, it had withered and turned yellow, all the vitality that had filled its stem had dissipated.

The time dilemma itself has no direct lethality, but the weed trapped in it mistakenly believes that it has actually experienced countless years of time passing. In a sense, this weed scared itself to death.

After fiddling with the dry grass a few times, Bell commented on this move:

“In certain specific situations, using ‘The Short Day’ as a surprise tactic may yield extremely good results.”

My heart has been stolen by Xing Tong; I may never experience joy or sorrow again in this life.

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Chapter 114 The City Guard's Mediation

“Mr. Bell, there’s a disturbance outside.”

Holding his enormous food bowl, Bell was dragged by Edu to the door.

It's breakfast time, but the street is unusually noisy. Two groups of people are gathered together, blocking the entire street.

"This is Cangxing City, it's not your place to run wild, you outsiders!"

"Hey?! A bunch of country bumpkins are getting all high and mighty now!"

The two groups were on the verge of war. This situation was not uncommon in Cangxing City after a large influx of outsiders, but it was rare for it to happen right in their own backyard.

With a mindset of watching the show and having some fun, Edu held a plate and Bale held a basin, squatting by the door, eating and watching at the same time.

The two groups of people blocking the street were clearly different in their clothing. The adventurers from Cangxing City dressed more casually, some wearing leather armor and some wearing cloth clothes, wearing whatever they could afford.

But the group of adventurers from out of town blocking their way were dressed uniformly and in much better quality.

The reason is simple: large adventure groups that can come from other cities have extremely impressive overall strength, and the core members of the group are all provided with protective gear and weapons.

"The reason for the disturbance is unclear, but these outsiders have caused quite a bit of trouble recently."

The aunt next door also came out with a bowl to eat melon. Before long, she started chatting with Edu, talking about what had happened to the outsiders who had come to the city recently.

Although her goods have been selling much better recently, small vendors like her still have a lot of complaints from outsiders.

As the number of people from other places in the city increases, many people who rely on shops and stalls to sell goods for a living have lost some small items.

The rogue class is one of the most popular classes, alongside warriors and mages. A large number of people choose this path to study. Although the rogue class system is vast and profound, many rogue skills are legitimate arcane arts or traps.

But since the profession is called thief, thieves basically all have a few petty theft skills.

Thieves who frequently live in Cangxing City don't steal much in their close-knit community; if they do steal, it's usually something like an apple from a roadside stall.

However, thieves from other places often don't follow the rules.

The merchants who were robbed are now so angry that they have jointly requested the city guards to increase patrols. Who wants to do business halfway through only to have their goods stolen right under their noses, with no trace of them?

This is just one aspect of the various problems caused by the arrival of outsiders.

As the saying goes, "A large forest has all kinds of birds." Most adventurers from other places are quite low-key, but there are always some restless individuals.

"The city guards are here."

While Edu was listening to the gossip of the aunt next door, after finishing a huge bowl of rice, Bell turned to look at the distance of the street, where a squad of heavily armored city guards was hurrying towards them.

They were incredibly busy during this period, with security issues alone causing them a major headache, especially at night in the taverns where drunken adventurers would cause trouble, putting them on high alert.

The drunkards were reckless and didn't know their own strength, and the city guards didn't have the authority to execute them. They had to subdue these drunkards while minimizing their injuries.

"Make way, make way, don't gather in crowds."

"Everyone's watching!"

A rather young, handsome man with a pained expression quickly arrived at the scene.

His appearance significantly quieted the chaotic and congested scene, and some onlookers walked away, allowing the blocked street to regain some of its traffic capacity.

“Amat, you’ve come at the right time. These outsiders are going too far.”

Upon seeing the young man at the head of the city guard, the local adventurers in the standoff immediately perked up, as if they had found their pillar of support.