You say this is a love game?

[Main House]: The core of the home building, with a defensive barrier, the current barrier level is "Paper Level".

"Can it defend against attacks from Paper Ranks... including Paper Upper Ranks?"

"This is the upper limit of defense. As for the barrier's energy supply, it comes from the spiritual veins. This means it can't be broken by accumulation of energy, unless the spiritual veins of Night Light City are drained... But the defense of the Paper Rank can't drain much spiritual energy at all."

"The barrier's coverage area is currently my home?"

"It can expand outward, but the spiritual energy consumed will increase..."

nice one.

Buildings with additional functions are indeed worth investing resources in.

But then again——

"Why did you give me a defensive barrier?"

"The implication is that my homeland needs defense?"

Mizutani Makoto suddenly had a bad feeling.

He ran to the Peach Blossom Demon. The advantage of moving the NPC over here is that he can find people at any time.

"Will there be monsters attacking here?"

Mizutani Makoto asked straight to the point.

The Peach Blossom Demon thought for a moment, then answered uncertainly, "Maybe?"

"As far as I can remember, something strange happened in the hidden area before. The violent spiritual energy then retreated into the mountains... Many monsters and villagers followed the retreating spiritual energy deep into the mountains."

"Now, the village suddenly has spiritual energy again..."

"The spiritual energy is still very weak now, but as it gradually permeates the village land, it may attract the attention of certain beings..."

Totally understand.

Until this moment, Mizutani Makoto finally understood how to play this home system.

It's nothing more than upgrading the buildings in the home and then welcoming the incoming monsters... or he may come uninvited and rush into the mountains alone to search for clues.

"Thank you very much. I will continue to study it."

What Mizutani Makoto is going to study this time is the newly added buildings.

With the emergence of the [Main House], many more buildings appeared in Tongzi's home construction system.

Among those messy buildings, Makoto Mizutani immediately spotted the most useful one.

[Farmland]: The planting area of ​​the home system, influenced by spiritual energy, becomes suitable for growing spiritual flowers and herbs, and can greatly reduce the time required for crop growth.

[Home Materials: Wood x 24, Stone x 51]

The materials required for the building are very low, [Wood]*10, [Stone]*10, plus 100 souls.

“This is the building I really need.”

[Falling Camellia Seeds], [Scarlet Ganoderma Seeds], [Blood Rose Seeds]

These two seed items that had been lying in Mizutani Makoto's backpack for a long time, as well as the newly discovered [Blood Rose Seeds], finally came in handy.

Mizutani Makoto is no longer able to make secret medicine.

Neither the [Secret Medicine of the Flesh] nor the [Secret Medicine of Boiling Blood] can be made.

He used to work hard in the crevices, digging up magical flowers and herbs everywhere, but now the crevices are gone and he has no place to dig herbs. If he wants to transform into a spire exorcist again, he must grow herbs in his home first.

And the scarlet Ganoderma Lucidum and the blood rose are the raw materials for the [Boiling Blood Secret Medicine]...

As for the [Fallen Camellia Seeds] mentioned above, they are the seeds left behind after Mizutani Makoto exploded the ancient camellia. He doesn't know what the use of these seeds is, but since they are materials exploded by the small BOSS, they must be planted first.

That is, Mizutani Makoto doesn't know how to take care of spiritual flowers and herbs...

He thought of Ruriko Furuya who was still at home, and the almighty shrine maiden.

"The hidden door has been built."

"I just went into the main house and took a look. The location of the hidden door has become the wall of the main house... In other words, Miss Furuya can freely travel between the real world and the hidden world through the basement and the main house."

"I can ask Miss Furuya to help me take care of the affairs in my home..."

Butler!

Through the main house's portal, Furuya Ruriko can quickly take refuge, so the danger is relatively low...

Mizutani Makoto slammed his palm and made up his mind immediately.

But it was also during this busy planning.

Mizutani Makoto felt happy.

The joy of "building" and "farming".

It's like the first time I came into contact with Stardew Valley. I thought what fun could there be in farming and watering the fields. Then I watered the fields and watered them, and before I knew it, several hours had passed. All I could think about was that I had to fill my fields with plants. Women only affected my planning.

Farming games have been popular for a long time, and they really have their charm.

But Mizutani Makoto didn't invite Furuya Ruriko in immediately. Instead, he continued to study. He planned to sit on the fire and see if he could continue to spawn monsters...

While Mizutani Makoto was tinkering with new tricks, the Peach Blossom Demon was also peeping.

The Peach Blossom Demon looked at all this curiously, staring at the newly built cottage without blinking, and then quickly looked at the spiritual flowers and herbs that were thriving...

"What kind of Yin-Yang magic is this?"

She had never seen anything built like this.

No craftsman is needed, nor is any axe or hammer required.

Just a ray of white light and everything will take shape naturally.

She gently shook the branches and looked at Mizutani Makoto standing in front of the miniature vermilion torii gate - this torii gate was in front of the main house door, relatively close to the steps.

call--!

The golden light flew away, and Mizutani Makoto's exploration times became 2/3.

But the embarrassing thing happened after all.

"The monsters here won't spawn."

Standing in front of the ruins, Mizutani Makoto frowned.

Since it is not a crevice, the refresh of the system cannot refresh the hidden monsters.

Even the street where he was standing still showed traces of him slaughtering old rats.

This is a bit embarrassing.

If we want to continue expanding our home, we must explore outward...

By the way, if those trees are cut down, will they drop [wood]?

Where can we get the [stone]?

Do I still have to look for minerals...

Mizutani Makoto pondered this for a while and soon chose to leave.

He had also been in seclusion for nearly four or five hours.

The exploration of the hidden world should come to an end for the time being.

When he came out from his hiding place, it was already evening outside.

"Miss Furuya?"

In the courtyard, Furuya Ruriko is taking care of a calico cat.

There was a crow standing stubbornly on top of Huahua's head, stroking it gently with its claws over the top of its head as if it were stroking a cat.

And Huahua has already snorted all the time.

The dusk shone on the cat's burning body.

The cat that was breathing on the crow was forcibly beaten back from its dragon form by the crow. Now its fur was disheveled. While accepting the crow's humiliation, Furuya Ruriko gently stroked its fur. The warm breath made the stupid cat squint its eyes comfortably.

What a beautiful scene.

“Huahua!!”

Yoshiko Satori ran up with a heartbroken look on her face, knelt down in front of the kitten that had stopped breathing, and stroked its head with tears in her eyes.

"Huahua looks pitiful, but it was actually the one who started it."

Furuya Ruriko added.

The crow turned its head away arrogantly.

Satori Yoshiko: "..."

You stupid kitten!

Mizutani Makoto had a premonition that the Mizutani family's life would become very lively in the future.

Just then, Mizutani Makoto's cell phone rang again.

【Miss S: Boss! 】

Ms. S: Someone wants to see you. They claim to be from Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto. Would you like to meet them?

Makoto Mizutani looked at the message from Line, hesitated for two seconds, and then called out to Ruriko Furuya who was playing with the cat on the grass.

"Inari Taisha?"

Mizutani Makoto showed her his phone.

The miko was silent for a moment, then replied, "Lord Mizutani, I do want to meet them."

Makoto Mizutani is definitely on the side of the miko.

He nodded slightly:

"Then let's go together."

Chapter 168: The worship of the little shrine maiden, a new crack, Susanoo's daughter, and her mythical father.

On the morning of August 9th, it was a sunny and windy day.

But the August sun was scorching after all, the sky was as blue as if it had been burned clean, and beads of sweat the size of beans slowly dripped down the girl's forehead.

Furuya Akiho is waiting.

She is already the new shrine maiden of Inari Daimyojin, but no matter how you look at it, she is just a thirteen-year-old girl.

It’s okay when facing monsters. She is a witch who specializes in punishing monsters. No matter what, she has some confidence.

But facing that fierce god...

Furuya Akiho couldn't help but recall the battle some time ago, when her mother-in-law took her to support the exorcists in Night Light City. In that battle, a figure exuding the aura of "God" repeatedly appeared at the forefront of the battlefield.

The opponent's strength is not the best, and he also has extremely powerful sword skills.

The mother-in-law’s judgment would not be wrong, but her perception would not be wrong either… Although the divine aura of the man in the bird demon mask gradually dissipated, he was undoubtedly the “ghost” they had seen at the beginning.

The god who killed the nue-like god with his own hands.

With this knowledge in mind, how could the little witch not be nervous?

"Don't worry, he's not a bad person."

But at this moment, an ethereal voice sounded from her mind. Furuya Akiho was not surprised. She lowered her eyes slightly and responded softly, "God."

Inari Taisha Shrine is one of the few shrines where a deity resides.

Throughout millennia of history, the number of gods has been mere handfuls. Currently, there are only a handful of truly existing gods in Japan, active within temples and shrines, residing in the "divine realms" they have created.

Before the gods were born, the shrine maidens could only rely on the power of "myths". Even if they worshipped the gods, they would not receive any response from them.

But the gods who are truly born are very different. They can come to the human world without any hindrance and can exercise their divine power at will.

However, the gods generally stay in their divine realm, just as it was said in ancient times, and only provide guidance and assistance to humans when necessary, without interfering too much in the affairs of the human world.

"But this time is an exception..."

As a shrine maiden of Inari Daimyojin, Furuya Akiho can naturally communicate with Inari Daimyojin.