Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

Chapter 98 The Differences of the Mundane World

Back in his dorm, Zhang Wei sent a message to An Yixi and left his room number before going to take a shower.

There's no need to worry about anything outrageous happening.

Men, even if they go to a public bathhouse, will at most spend about an hour rinsing and scrubbing themselves, and when they simply wash up on their own, it takes even less time, only about five minutes to apply shampoo and shower gel.

When Zhang Wei changed his inner shirt and re-woven his outer garment with blood-fiend energy, he walked out of the bathroom, just as An Yixi arrived in the hallway outside.

"Brother Zhang, what do you think of this mission?"

While consuming the Five Grains Essence Pills he had redeemed with quotas, Zhang Wei browsed through several tasks and found that he didn't have many options.

An Yixi's temper was even more fiery than his, and the intensity of the previous silhouette had increased too quickly, so the child didn't get many opportunities to make a move. Holding back this anger, the task naturally went to those with higher difficulty.

However, judging from the mission descriptions, the backgrounds of several missions are not simple.

But then again, the world of silhouettes is too deep; you never know which special corner might be hiding an old thing. In the mundane world, after being raided by elite forces several times and then thoroughly investigated during the integration process, if there really is an old thing, it will either be covered by artillery fire and blown to bits, or it will be too special and designated as a high-risk restricted area, the kind that no one is qualified to see.

In the remaining public areas, there are very few shocking or outrageous things hidden.

Therefore, for Zhang Wei, the choice of which task to choose wasn't important; what mattered was whether the task objective was significant enough: "Either is fine, which one do you prefer?"

"This one will do!"

As An Yixi spoke, she pointed to the sixth task on his terminal. Zhang Wei turned his head to look at it:

The quest is called: [Golden Silk Grass]

Located in the southeast corner of the Secular Fortune Prefecture, the mission area covers an area of ​​about 100 li (approximately 50 kilometers) encompassing six or seven villages.

The mission requires you to determine the origin of the golden silk grass and uncover the secrets hidden by the local villagers.

Sounds simple, right?

Once you find the herb plant itself and do some decryption, the process is complete.

But this task has a total of 150 indicators.

It's worth noting that Zhang Wei and An Yixi bombed a silhouette featuring the Yellow River, earning them 1,500 and 800 points respectively. Zhang Wei's points were slightly lower because his recorder was damaged, leaving no video footage or remains of certain demons, requiring more complicated methods to identify them. However, he still managed to reach the higher 1,500 points by fulfilling the basic mission requirements.

Normally, a formal inspector, working within the silhouette of the "Evil Rat" and fulfilling the mission requirements, would only receive between three and five hundred points in the final score. This is assuming they are also uncovering new information while simultaneously slaying demons or protecting the people.

A puzzle-solving mission to find medicinal herbs gives you a target of 150?

No matter how I look at it, something just doesn't seem right.

After An submitted the confirmation, a detailed report on the mission also appeared.

Golden Silk Grass

It is not recorded in any medical books or listed in any register of strange tales. It appeared along with a nearby village after the silhouette of the "Red and White Collision" fell. The medicine has the miraculous effect of reconnecting broken bones and tendons, and its effects are stronger than those of modern medicines, with no side effects. It can treat the sequelae of long-term bone and tendon deformities and muscle atrophy. When combined with other medicines, it can reconnect severed limbs (within three days of limb reattachment and without major defects in the connecting parts).

[Note: After numerous comparisons by senior Taoist practitioners in the Five Old Peaks area, it was discovered that this item contains traces of innate human energy. This clue may be the source of the medicinal properties of the Golden Silk Herb.]

"Innate Qi?"

Upon seeing the final result, Zhang Wei and An Yixi both became serious.

"Brother Zhang, if I remember correctly, besides cultivators, the second most likely place for innate energy is children under seven years old."

The innate energy, simply put, is the energy of a person or animal during the embryonic and gestation period before birth, which has not been altered by external environmental pollution.

Its vigorous vitality and plasticity have also been extended to many other areas.

However, its source is very limited, and it generally only exists in larvae. As time goes by, the innate energy is gradually polluted by the environment, food, and other factors, and humans and animals become less pure.

Therefore, anything involving this thing is generally equated with cruel things.

When it comes to children, whether in ancient times or in the secular world, the process is swift and strict, and they are never left untreated overnight.

"There's something wrong with this mission!"

The two discussed moving from the underground passage to the weather bureau in the secular world.

As soon as they stepped outside the building, a brand-new SUV was waiting in front of them. The man standing on the driver's side compared the terminal in his hand with the vehicle's, then looked at Zhang Wei and the others, and quickly walked forward with a smile: "Are you Zhang Xun and An Xun? I'm your assistant patrolman for this mission, my name is Ge Junxie."

"I will be responsible for intelligence and logistics during the two missions."

An Yixi glanced at her terminal and said, "Brother Zhang, we've indeed added a new person to our mission!"

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They originally planned to take a taxi directly to the airport transfer office. Although following the mission map would be fine, having someone guide them would definitely be faster.

In the car, when asked by An Yixi with curiosity, Ge Junxie replied, "It's normal that you two don't know since you just came in."

"Our inspectors are supposed to become full-fledged after a six-month probationary period, but some people are just unlucky and fail to find a qualified priest to acquire the position during this six-month mentorship period. Or, after six months, they may not be used to the dangerous life in the silhouette world and choose to stay in the mortal world to handle the trivial matters here."

"Of course, it's mostly a matter of individual aptitude. If you can't learn it, your cultivation will be as slow as a tortoise. For example, I've only just reached the Innate Realm. Although I can complete the silhouette mission independently, I still have to fight a hundred-year-old monster and end up sweating profusely. If it's even more powerful, I won't be able to complete the mission; I'll be eaten alive, with not even bones left."

"I'm getting old, I have a wife and children, and I don't dare to work too hard. I can only focus on worldly matters, handling small things to earn some hard-earned money. If there's an emergency, I'll follow you capable patrol officers as an assistant and logistics officer, earning a little extra money to save up for my children's future expenses."

The arrival of the Three Realms is an unprecedented upheaval.

However, it also brought the cruelty that was originally hidden underwater to the surface.

Ge Jun's situation is understandable.

Emotions can be a driving force, but they can also be a burden.

If Zhang Wei hadn't received the attention of the patriarch, he would have often been more pragmatic and less rigid, considering his mother's sake.

Ge Junxie is alright; at least he joined the meteorological department and has access to resources. Although he's not very capable himself, with the backing of the meteorological department, he can gradually grow, even if it's a long process.

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