I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The fingernails tore mercilessly at the skin, and the bloody marks eventually turned into wounds. The marks that were scratched out were shocking. In the festering flesh, blood vessels and muscles were mercilessly ground to pieces.

Deep within Lu Ban's brain, the part that controls human consciousness is currently being heated in an oven at 220 degrees Celsius, its surface emitting an enticing aroma of caramelization.

Black blood flowed from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, and his pupil-less eyes were covered with blood vessels, turning bright red.

Countless pieces of knowledge surged through Lu Ban's mind.

This knowledge, composed of languages ​​Lu Ban could understand but not understand, and images he could see but not see clearly, was now appearing in every corner of the bathroom.

"...Even the most powerful mage in the Gray Tower cannot bring the dead back to life!"

"...Pray to the gods, only the supreme one can save you..."

"...The Wave-Praying Dance is a skill passed down through generations in their family. The Hai family relies on this skill to pray for a good catch for the people of the dry town, and has become a prominent family in the area..."

"...They're practically like walking fish, no, they *are* fish..."

"...This house is strange. It's been strange for decades. At night, people often hear a kind of roar, a sound that doesn't belong to any animal..."

"...The Black Forest harbors more than just monsters; certain fearsome beings, devoid of human identity, are the greatest danger there..."

"...Eternal rest, Holy Mother, eternal rest, Holy Mother, eternal rest, Holy Mother!!!"

Lu Ban arched his back, all his muscles tensed to the limit, then completely relaxed and collapsed to the ground. Blood from his face spread across the bathroom tiles and gradually flowed into the drain, mingling with his wet hair.

Lu Ban remained motionless, as if he were dead, with only the barely perceptible rise and fall of his body proving that he was still alive.

Lu Ban in the mirror glanced at Lu Ban on the ground, and the water droplets from the faucet turned into a thin stream of water.

The towels in the bathroom moved on their own without any wind, and a strange sound filled the entire house.

Gaa gaa gaa—

Like the bubbling sound of a choked throat, the crisp sound echoed in the bathroom.

Eight minutes later, something began to wriggle under Lu Ban's skin at the wound site.

It was as if countless insects were filling the gap, new green shoots grew, and tender buds covered the bloody wounds, giving people hope for life.

Twenty minutes later, Lu Ban's body was covered in grass.

He was like a decaying corpse, overtaken by wild plants, becoming a breeding ground for vegetation, the most fertile soil.

Just then, the song "Good Luck Comes" started playing.

The phone on the sink vibrated and rang, echoing in the empty bathroom.

Upon hearing this sound, Lu Ban's body suddenly heaved violently.

"what--"

He took a deep breath, and his rolled-up eyes regained their pupils.

Lu Ban slowly got up and looked at himself covered in grass.

The phone was still ringing.

He picked up the phone and saw that the caller ID showed it was his old squad leader, Feng Yu.

"Hey?"

Upon answering the phone, Lu Ban heard the voice on the other end.

"I saw your video, and I even gave it a coin and a like! I didn't know you were so amazing!"

That energetic and cheerful voice made the plants around Lu Ban sway.

"It's alright, it's alright. I checked the reviews on [Dongleme], and I'm just average."

Lu Ban saw that the grass and trees on his body gradually withered and died as he woke up, and the wounds where the grass and trees disappeared gradually healed, leaving no trace of their hideous appearance.

*Pfft*

He heard a soft laugh from the other end of the phone.

"【Got it?】A lot of that is just hype. Your video is already very good!"

Feng Yu's soft, sweet voice was simulated through the digital signal of the mobile phone.

"By the way, when you do mukbang, the food is always disinfected, right? Let me tell you, eating wild animals can easily lead to illness these days. The ingredients in those mukbang videos may look wild, but they're actually all bought from the market. Be careful."

"Oh well."

Lu Ban felt somewhat at ease listening to Feng Yu's nagging, which sounded like that of an old woman.

"When are you going out for a meal? I see you only release one video a month, and you're usually just slacking off. Don't you have time?"

Feng Yu extended another invitation.

"Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Lu Ban hadn't set a time yet. He was going to another world in a few days. What if he set a flag and couldn't come back?

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ban looked at the dust scattered on the ground and reached out to touch it.

The ashes were like the debris left after burning vegetation. Lu Ban rinsed them with water and piled them up in the drain, blocking the drain opening.

He took out his phone and asked another question in the "Do you understand?" section.

What should I do if ashes from burning food are clogging the drain?

After quickly rinsing off the remaining bloodstains with water, Lu Ban changed his clothes and returned to his bedroom. He saw that there were already several answers to his question. These people seemed to live on the website; they could see his questions no matter when he asked them.

This is simple, just add a little white vinegar.

[I'm shivering and feeling cold, why can't I use aged vinegar? What did aged vinegar do wrong?]

Burning things in your house? How much stuff would you have to burn to clog the drain? You're probably burning a person!

[It's you again, the one who asked this question last time. Wasn't it you who asked how to deal with blood clots in the drain? I advise you to turn yourself in as soon as possible and try to get lenient treatment!]

Lu Ban went to the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of white vinegar that he didn't usually use, and went to the bathroom, preparing to pour the vinegar in.

He saw that the wet, long black hair had receded from the drain, and the dust had completely disappeared.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ban put down the white vinegar and poured some of his own shampoo into it.

Chapter 060 The Shipwreck

After tidying up, Lu Ban returned to his computer.

Taking out his notebook and pen, Lu Ban summarized the information he had just obtained.

"The Gray Tower in the Night Kingdom has a mage. This must be an extraordinary being from this other realm. In other words, the combat power of this other realm is higher than that of the Wasteland?"

"The Prayer Wave Dance seems to be a ritual dance used in sacrifices. Combined with the mages of the Gray Tower, it might be the work of an extraordinary being. Hmm, the Hai family, Dry Water Town, it seems that the information and the mission are related."

"A fish that can walk? I've even seen fish that can fly, so a fish that can walk shouldn't be a big deal."

"Eternal Resting Place, Supreme Mother, sounds like some kind of shady religious organization... Is it related to the Black Queen Mother?"

"The voices inside the mansion, the humans of the Black Forest. Since it's on the edge of the Black Forest, it's quite reasonable for such monsters to appear."

"If I choose this mission, I might encounter people and monsters with superhuman powers, as well as evil religious organizations. That sounds very dangerous!"

He drew a conclusion.

"【The Madman's Knowledge】may acquire knowledge based on my next task. In that case, my next four draws should be able to obtain information about the other two tasks. Taking all factors into consideration, I will make my choice."

As he muttered to himself, Lu Ban recalled his experience in the bathroom.

"It seems that the more specific and abundant the knowledge, the greater the damage it may cause to me. If it weren't for my ability to photosynthesize, I probably would have died in the bathroom just now."

"If the police find me naked and dead in the bathroom with the water off, I'll probably be socially dead."

Lu Ban suddenly became a little worried.

"Okay, I'll draw again tomorrow. If I survive, I'll compare the information from both sides to choose the mission. If I die, then there's nothing to worry about."

He made a decision.

The next day, early in the morning, Lu Ban got up without eating breakfast and immediately opened [Silent Department Store] for a single pull.

Lu Ban finally climbed out of the bathroom at noon.

The vegetation on his body was withered, there was almost no intact skin, and his face was pale. Even Lu Ban in the mirror looked more like a normal person than him.

"That's pretty strong."

Lu Ban put on his pants, went shirtless, and went to the balcony.

He urgently needs sunlight to photosynthesize and heal his body.

Sitting in the chair, basking in the sun, Lu Ban felt very uncomfortable.

"What a rip-off!"

The reaction to gaining the "Madman's Knowledge" wasn't a problem, since Lu Ban hadn't died anyway.

The main problem is that the knowledge he drew was almost the same as yesterday's!

What the heck? I got a duplicate character in a single pull?

Of course, the specific details are still somewhat different.

"At least I know now that the people getting married are from the Hai family, and they seem to have some connection with Gray Tower."

"The Hai family moved to Kushui Town seventy years ago. Kushui Town is located by the sea and relies on fishing for a living. They rely on the Hai family's wave-summoning dance to attract fish and have a bountiful harvest."

"But the Hai family has become very isolated in the last twenty years, and they hardly interact with the people in the town. It was from that time that some people heard strange noises coming from the Hai family mansion, and some people even saw walking fish appear on the beach."

"The Hai family's son is exactly twenty years old this year. He's behaving normally and has fallen for a girl in town. They're getting married, and they're the two newlyweds at this wedding."

"Drywater Town is relatively backward, with almost no radiation from the Gray Tower, and the Black Forest it is in is also relatively safe, with no major monster tides in a hundred years. It seems that monsters are not the main enemy of the mission."

"More importantly, the Supreme Mother seems to be the Black Queen Mother, and this quest may allow us to directly obtain the [Black Queen Mother's Merciful Statue]."

Having obtained some indirect information, Lu Ban now understands more about the mission in the Night Kingdom.

"Why don't we just choose the first task? What danger could there be in attending a wedding? We can eat at the wedding banquet and don't have to give a gift. Eating at the banquet is a bonus!"

He thought to himself as he basked in the sun.

Just then, Lu Ban heard a knock on the door.

He went to the door and peeked through the peephole when no one was looking.