A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Chapter 96: The Distant Place Comes to an End

I've spent quite a bit of time in the old house; it's time to go back to the city.

Cheng Yi decided to take a car back to Yancheng first, and then use the connection from the contract list to find the person surnamed Bai who had been contracted with him.

In the early morning, the mountain mist had not yet dissipated.

Cheng Yi quickly washed up and took out a few divine berries from his backpack, stuffing them into his mouth.

This is the guaranteed minimum from the surprise package of the meal —

Strangely enough, ever since Cheng Yi got the Food Surprise Cover, he has only gotten Magic Cooking once, and the rest of the time it was all Divine Berry.

As for the Heroes' Feast?

Sorry, I haven't seen him even once.

This made Cheng Yi, while empathizing with the cat-like traveler, wonder if he had been set up.

He turned and went down the mountain.

Cheng Yi found a rock under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, sat down, and took out his phone to take a look.

5:30.

The earliest bus to Yancheng departs in 30 minutes, leaving from the town's bus station and arriving at the village entrance around 6:30.

He put his phone back in his pocket, leaned against the trunk of the locust tree, and closed his eyes, pretending to doze off.

The morning breeze blew in from the mountain valley, carrying the dampness of dew and the scent of distant crops.

Occasionally, a few barks of dogs could be heard from the village, then drifted far away into the distance.

Then he heard a cough.

That tearing, dry cough, one after another.

The coughing sound was particularly clear in the quiet village in the early morning, coming from the old house with gray tiles and mud walls at the east end of the village.

Cheng Yi opened his eyes and turned his head to look in that direction.

He sensed that there was only one person in the old house.

His life force was extremely weak, like an oil lamp that was about to burn out, its flame flickering precariously in the wind.

With each cough, that breath would tremble slightly, then weaken a little more.

At this rate, he won't last until today.

Cheng Yi frowned, just about to withdraw his senses, when he suddenly heard another sound.

An aged voice rang out.

"It's nothing—just a sore throat—you go about your business."

The voice on the other end of the phone was faint; it was a young woman's voice, filled with obvious anxiety and a sob.

"Dad, my train ticket is for tonight, I'll arrive tomorrow. You have to wait for me, I've already asked for leave from work—"

"—Waiting for you, waiting for you, what's the rush?—I'm not coming tomorrow—"

A cough interrupted him.

After the call ended, the old man placed his phone on the bedside table and let out a long sigh.

There was no fear of death in his tone, only a father's guilt towards his daughter, as if his illness was a burden he had caused her.

Cheng Yi sat under the locust tree, staring at the old house for a long time.

He didn't have any grand ambitions to save lives.

He was not a doctor, not a saint, and not even a good person.

He just happened to overhear it.

I just don't want to see a daughter rush back only to find a cold, lifeless body.

Cheng Yi stood up, dusted off his pants, and walked towards the east end of the village.

He emerged from the shadows of the back wall into the old house.

The room was dark, the curtains were drawn, and the air was filled with an old, musty smell mixed with the scent of medicine and dampness.

Cheng Yi emerged from the shadows and stood by the bed.

The old man's eyes were closed, his breathing was rapid, and an unsettling sound came from his chest.

His lips were purple, his eyes were sunken, and his life force seemed to Cheng Yi like a string about to break.

Cheng Yi took out a bottle of healing potion from his backpack.

He manipulated the sorcerer's hand, gently pried open the old man's mouth, and poured the potion in.

As the medicine was swallowed, the elderly man's breathing gradually stabilized.

In Cheng Yi's perception, his aura was full for a moment, and although it began to weaken slowly again, it could still last for three to five days.

That's enough.

Cheng Yi turned around and disappeared into the shadows.

The bus swayed and bumped along the provincial highway.

The view outside the window changed from mountains to fields, from fields to villages, and then from villages to a science and technology industrial park on the outskirts of the city.

Sunlight streamed through the car window and fell on Cheng Yi's face. He leaned against the window seat in the back, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

Then the interface of the integrated network popped up in my consciousness.

[Network notification: The multi-player campaign "War Frenzy Abyss" has ended]

[Campaign Dimension: Calipis]

[Final Campaign Progress: Alliance of Nations (97.63%), Holy West Empire (2.37%)]

[Battle Outcome: The empire split, the war ended. The continent entered a brief period of peace.]

[The campaign instance has been closed. All participating players will be forcibly teleported away in 10 seconds.]

[Calculating your contribution in the battle —]

[Campaign Contribution Rating: Legendary (Top 1%)]

[You have received the contribution rating reward: The Beginning of a Legend (Pale Gold Title)!]

Based on your version, you have earned 6 story points.

Your story has begun to be widely sung throughout the plane of Calipis —

Based on your version, you have acquired a new story skill tree: The Peaceful War of Calipis.

[Legendary Beginning Type: Limited Campaign Title Quality: Pale Gold Description: This title is awarded to players across the entire network who achieve a Legendary Contribution rating for the first time in a multi-player campaign. When you wear this title, you gain a +1 bonus to all your active skill checks.]

P.S.: Symbolic rather than practical, but still a testament to glory —

[Brilliant Blade - Breaker - Vslar]

[Network notification: You can only equip one limited-time campaign title at a time —]

In distant Calipis, the war has come to an end.

Cheng Yi took a deep breath and thought of those fairies, feeling inexplicably melancholy.

Seeing old friends again seems a long way off.

He leaned back in his seat and opened the newly created story skill tree panel.

Although it's difficult to make story skill choices on the bus, it's still worth taking a look first.

In the center of the panel is a tree icon with four main branches branching out from the trunk, and each main branch branching out into several smaller branches, arranged in a progressive manner.

On the four main branches, there are respectively a bloodstained kitchen knife, a fairy wing that glows faintly, a broken crown, and the figure of a dead demon.

【故事主要分支其一：异域厨师1、战场炊事2、厨师的恶意故事主要分支其二：妖精之友1、妖精的骑士2、嬉笑欢宴3、梦境的赐福故事主要分支其三：刺王者1、帝国的掘墓人2、行刑之刻3、刺王杀驾故事主要分支其四：魔鬼阴谋1、阴谋辨识2、魔鬼之敌3、仪轨毁灭者【————

A flood of information rushed through Cheng Yi's mind.

The story rewards of this multi-faceted campaign are quite substantial, with a total of 11 story skills to choose from.

Cheng Yi's story points reserves consist of only the 6 points he just acquired, plus the 1 point provided by the multi-dimensional mapping during this period.

point.

He looked at his mere seven story points and fell into a happy dilemma—