Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

Chapter 91 Pulling Nine Oxen Backwards, Stroking the Beams and Pillars

I've just recovered from the brutal kicking out by the [Three Realms].

Zhang Wei was relieved that he had only been kicked out of the silhouette, interrupting the indoctrination of rewards, and had not suffered more severe punishment.

Of course, regrets are regrets nonetheless.

Although he knew that subduing dragons and tigers was not a power a novice traveler should possess, it did not diminish his regret and sorrow.

It was just a tiny bit of time away.

Later still, he accepted the full reward, and even if he was kicked out more roughly, Zhang Wei resigned himself to his fate.

With a touch of regret, Zhang Wei came to his senses and saw pairs of helpless yet respectful eyes watching him.

Zhang Wei vaguely remembered some of these people.

These familiar faces all came from Cai Town and hung out with An Yixi. While Zhang Wei was fighting the corpse rats, they were protecting the starving people who had escaped the rat swarm.

As for the others, whom I've never met before, but who are in the underground core of the Meteorological Bureau, they must be seniors within the bureau.

But right now, everyone is watching him.

The strange atmosphere made the staff member who wanted to come forward to record the task summary hesitate, not daring to make a sound and break the solemn atmosphere.

A few dozen seconds later, An Yixi, who had just come to her senses beside Zhang Wei, broke the strange atmosphere first: "That's awesome, Brother Zhang!"

The boy's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

He also wanted to be like Zhang Wei, with a wave of his hand unleashing thunderous power, obliterating countless silhouettes with a sea of ​​lightning, sending all demons and evil spirits to their doom... No, sending them to their doom would be too good for them. Look at the people in the silhouettes, how they have tormented them.

Having enough to eat and wear is the simplest wish in life.

But in the silhouette, to have anything to eat, one has to buy and sell one's children, handing over one's own flesh and blood to the rat demon to be tormented and killed.

How cruel!

Of course, he wouldn't defend the evil of the Qing court. Although he wore a queue briefly in the silhouette, he didn't have one in his heart. However, perhaps due to the small size of the silhouette or the short time frame, he didn't encounter the Qing court or the government officials.

Otherwise, do you think a capable teenager who can find ways to sneak into the silhouette with tactical mushrooms would have the patience to listen to people barking like dogs?

Whether it's demons or the Qing Dynasty, these righteous people who choose the crooked path instead of the righteous, or those who aspire to be wicked and treacherous, should be utterly destroyed if possible, their bones ground to dust and their souls scattered.

"Fortunately, that rat demon had too many tricks up its sleeve. In the end, I had no choice but to ask my elders for help. I couldn't just let it go on a rampage, could I?"

"I didn't expect it to be so powerful. It completely destroyed the silhouette, ruining your and all the seniors' missions. I'm sorry, please let me know how much we lost. I'll repay everyone once I've earned the quota!"

He's not some self-righteous overlord who thinks the world is his due.

Since this matter was caused by Zhang Wei, he naturally has to pay for some of the consequences.

Although saying this means that Zhang Wei will lose all rewards except cash for the tasks he undertakes for a period of time, isn't that how it should be?

"What are you talking about, as if we're all some kind of snobbish people!" Yin Chengxuan leaned forward, his outstretched hand several times trying to pat Zhang Wei's shoulder, but ultimately landing on his arm instead. "What selfish, petty people! They'd rather hide themselves like rats in a gutter, unseen by anyone. Who's going to have any presence then?"

"Xiao Zhang? Is it alright to call me that?"

"Go ahead!" Zhang Wei nodded.

Seeing his sincere appearance, Yin Chengxuan, who had initially thought he was being a bit rash, immediately felt relieved and said with a smile, "While we people may have the intention of earning rewards when we go on missions, it cannot be ruled out that most of us are thinking about making the secular world and the Chinese people better and better, and maintaining the stability and peace of the past in this depraved world."

Losing this small reward is no big deal. At worst, I can rest a few days less and go pick out tasks earlier.

Everyone here was born of parents, and everyone wants their family to be happy and healthy.

If you have the ability to directly eliminate those demons and monsters, everyone will applaud you. Don't overthink it and put too much pressure on yourself. This world belongs to everyone, and the safe landing of the silhouette is everyone's goal. So, don't talk about compensation. As long as you don't forget your original intentions in the future and don't associate with demons and evil gods like those idiots, that will be the best reward for us and for yourself!

Yin Chengxuan's voice was extremely loud, creating a deafening echo in the enclosed space at the entrance.

Hearing his speech, most of the inspectors present curled their lip in disdain.

It's not that I think what he said is wrong. Every single one of the inspectors, except for those like Liu Ruyan who don't recognize their own identity and associate with demons, even those who just want a stable job and coast along, hope that the peaceful world will not change.

To be able to let one's parents enjoy their later years in peace, to be able to spend one's life with one's childhood sweetheart, and even to have a large family of children—these are all dreams of normal people.

They joined the meteorological service and became patrol officers in pursuit of this dream.

But when you go on a mission and enter the shadows, who can guarantee you'll come back safely every time?

They are the chosen travelers of the Three Realms, but they are not the players in front of the computer. If they can return safely every time while losing some settlement rewards, who wouldn't want to?

The only regret is that this brute has become so eloquent.

This was supposed to be my turn to show off, but instead some uncultured brute got to do it, and he even questioned everyone like that. It's disgusting.

That's what everyone thought, but on the surface, they all had to give this brute some face.

There was no way around it; he was known as a brute, so his fighting skills were bound to be high. And there were support staff and young people on site. It was simply not worth taking a couple of punches just for the sake of a moment of anger.

However, while Zhang Wei disliked Yin Chengxuan, his words won the favor of the inspectors present.

No wonder he can win so easily; he has the ability, the background, and he's so good at talking. If he doesn't win, who will?

And at that very moment, the reward, which had been blurred and disappeared along with the silhouette, finally appeared before Zhang Wei's eyes:

[The Master's Gaze: Slaying the Water Patrol General, Water Monster, Riverbed Corpse, Water-Suppressing Corpse, Plague Monster... Reward: The Strength of Nine Oxen and Two Tigers]

[Reward Type: Talent]

[Possessing the strength to pull nine oxen backwards and tread on two tigers, with the power to stand firmly on the ground, and an inexhaustible source of self-generated strength.]

Although it wasn't as exaggerated as when a top-tier player directly passed through a level before, Zhang Wei was still quite satisfied with this result.