The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

Chapter 4: Newbie Gift Pack for Villagers

A familiar voice sounded beside him.

When Chu Bai turned around, he saw a familiar figure.

"Hey Reimu, are you done with your work over there?"

"Humph……"

Reimu crossed her arms, her voice filled with dissatisfaction:

"I thought it was inappropriate to leave you alone, so I came back to you despite all the rumors..."

"But you actually had a lot of fun chatting with other girls!"

There seemed to be a sour feeling in the tone.

Chu Bai was shocked.

Oh no... Does Reimu think he's being lazy?

Come to think of it, lazy men are not welcome anywhere. Especially those who say they are going to look for a house but end up slacking off and chatting with others.

So he quickly found an excuse:

"Hey, look at what you said. Actually, I am also busy with work."

"This is Miss Alice from the Self-Defense Force. We were just discussing the allocation of housing..."

"She's not from the vigilante group!"

Reimu almost couldn't hold it back:

"Even if you want to lie, at least find someone I don't know to cooperate with, right?"

"Ah this..."

Chu Bai quickly added:

"Actually, Alice and I were helping an elderly grandmother through..."

"That excuse is also lame! And why did you even mention the gap? I feel like you're hinting at someone!"

Reimu sighed helplessly.

She was not jealous. After all, she and Chu Bai had only known each other for less than half a day.

But seeing the man who took her first kiss talking and laughing with other girls right after they separated...

There's always that subtle, unpleasant feeling that your belongings have been taken away by others.

Thinking of this, Reimu patted her cheeks and readjusted her mood:

"Forget it. I am indeed responsible for abandoning you because of some inexplicable rumor."

"Let's go together. I'll take you to get the initial supplies."

"Okay~ You're truly a broad-minded Reimu, indeed."

Chu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, finally he managed to fool the person.

He waved at Alice.

"Then I'll be leaving first, Xiao Ai. Remember to come visit me when you have time."

"See you."

Alice waved slightly and watched Chu Bai leave.

After making sure he couldn't see her, the girl gently covered her chest.

She knew in her heart that Chu Bai had been lying continuously just to help her conceal the fact that he was not good at socializing and thus change the subject.

Although the method is clumsy, it is surprisingly effective.

"Friends...friends..."

Alice murmured as she returned home, her steps a little more brisk than when she came.

……

……

[★ Exchange glances with Alice, points +200]

[★ Gently caress Alice's body, points +150]

[★ Make Alice's heartbeat faster, points +100]

【☆Interact with Alice in various ways, earn +17 points】

[Total: +467 points]

……

……

The process of receiving supplies went smoothly.

With Lingmeng's guidance, Chu Bai quickly received the novice gift package.

It contains 500 copper coins, an ordinary male villager's uniform, a set of defensive weapons including a knife and a wooden shield, and a primary professional certification ticket.

It is said that with the bill, one can choose one of the four identities: farmer, craftsman, merchant, and hunter, and obtain the corresponding initial tools.

It's really the style of an RPG novice gift pack...

In addition to these supplies, Chu Bai also received an allocated house.

This is a thatched house of about 10 square meters, with a war-damaged interior. The walls and floor tiles are also tattered, and even the roof has large leaks.

It looked pretty bleak, but the only good thing was that it was single occupancy and completely free.

"Anyway, this is my new home."

Chu Bai looked around his thatched cottage and felt that he suddenly understood the scenes described in "Praise of the Humble Dwelling" and "Song of the Thatched Cottage Destroyed by the Autumn Wind".

Reimu was sweating profusely: "It's even more dilapidated than my own shrine..."

"Well, it will definitely get better in the future."

Chu Bai touched the space ring on his finger.

In addition to some magical items, there are also treasures that were previously stolen from others.

If converted, it can at least be worth a few gold bars:

"I'll use this money for financial activities and make more money."

"By then, not to mention the thatched cottage, maybe even a small Western-style house with a garden~"

"Huh, what a naive idea."

Lingmeng spread his hands and said:

"Just a reminder, money isn't easy to make in Gensokyo."

"If it were really that easy to get rich, I would have revived the shrine long ago."

Chu Bai certainly knew that money was not easy to make.

But coincidentally, his system actually issued a rare formal task.

Moreover, the mission reward is exactly the points he urgently needs.

[Task trigger]

【Name: First Visit to Gensokyo (1)】

[Goal: Earn 10,000 yen in initial funds through legitimate means within one month (cannot be directly exchanged with existing assets)]

[Reward: Points +2000]

[Task trigger]

【Name: First Visit to Gensokyo (2)】

[Goal: Become friends with at least 10 Gensokyo residents within a month]

[Reward: Points +2000]

This is another function that the system has, which is to publish tasks.

Completing it will earn you a huge reward that is far beyond the ordinary.

There will be no punishment if the task is not completed, which is quite humane.

Chu Bai didn't have any obsession with the mission, he was just coveting the points rewards.

He has already seen clearly that this Gensokyo is full of battle maniacs, and any one of them can do something big.

Therefore, even if it is just for self-protection, he has to get these points and quickly buy a more powerful ability.

"Then I'll go home and rest."

Reimu waved her hand:

"Just make money slowly, and don't forget my shrine when you become rich."

"Don't worry, as the saying goes, if you become rich and powerful, don't forget your friends."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"Also, when I was in college, I attended lectures and training at the business school."

"Although I can't guarantee that I'll become rich, I can definitely make some money in Gensokyo!"

"...Hey, I feel like you've set a pretty dangerous flag."

Reimu couldn't help but complain out loud.

But if you think about it carefully, Chu Bai had quite a generous initial capital and had also received formal lecture training.

If it's just to make a little money, it should be fine, right?

...Should be...right...?

Chapter 5 Life is full of ups and downs

So, time passes.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

The snowy days are becoming shorter, replaced by the scent of impending spring.

But among the silent mountains, Hakurei Shrine is still like the cold winter, constantly exuding an atmosphere of loneliness.

"what……"

Reimu held a cup of steaming hot tea and looked at the scenery outside the window with a somewhat lonely look.

Thanks to the gold bar that Chu Bai had given her before, Reimu renovated the entire shrine and even had a lot of money left over.

So she happily improved her diet and lived a luxurious life, eating meat every three days.

Even when making tea, tea stems are no longer used, but cheap but genuine tea leaves are used.

However, the young man who made a promise with him that day never came back.

"With that guy's brains and skills, it should be easy for him to make a fortune."

"But you haven't come back for such a long time, you won't really forget me..."

Reimu thought viciously:

"Next time we meet, I'm going to give him a good beating!"

dong dong!dong dong!

Just as Reimu was daydreaming, there was a knock on the door.