Chapter 37: Encounter with a Demon

The boomerang hit itself.

Yileimiao looked at the pre-task requirements for job change and felt a little amused.

A few days ago, she was indifferent to the five teachings and didn't even want to go online to do the boring chopping, slashing and horse training.

What a great result.

She didn't cherish the free Five Teachings era, and now if she wants to change her job to a military strategist, she has to spend money to learn the Five Teachings.

"It's your own fault!"

Yileimiao shook her head helplessly. Just as she was about to continue asking questions, King Zhuge turned around and left.

"Brothers, where are you going?"

He Ao asked, and King Zhuge waved his hand: "Go do the daily tasks!"

"Daily quests? Where is the button for daily quests?"

"You must be an idiot. There are daily tasks next to the task bar!"

King Zhuge also raised his right hand high and raised his middle finger.

He Ao quickly opened the taskbar and found that there were indeed daily tasks next to the taskbar. He clicked on the daily tasks and tasks popped up one by one.

[Daily Task 1: Repair.

Many houses in Yancheng are in disrepair and in a dilapidated state. Please find Li Qingxu to receive the repair tasks.

Mission Reward: 20 Yancheng Contribution Points, 20 Silver. 】

【Daily Task 2: Collection.

Although the desert is desolate, there are wild grasses growing there. For the Zhenbei Army, these wild grasses are rare vegetables.

Please follow the instructions on the map and ride your horse to Juyan to collect wild grass.

Mission Reward: Each wild grass will be rewarded with 1 Yancheng Contribution Point and 1 Silver Tael. 】

【Daily Task 3: Feeding.

War horses are extremely precious strategic resources. Please go to the stables and help the Zhenbei Army raise war horses.

Mission Reward: 20 Yancheng Contribution Points, 20 Silver. 】

[Daily Task 4: Sharpening the Knife.]

Weapons will inevitably become dull and rusty after long-term use. Only by constant maintenance and sharpening can the weapons remain sharp.

Please find Qian Wuxiu to receive the knife sharpening task.

Mission Reward: 20 Yancheng Contribution Points, 20 Silver. 】

[Daily Task 5: Cook.

Man is iron, food is steel, if you don't eat, you will be hungry. Soldiers can only have the strength to kill the enemy if they are well fed.

Please find Sun Xiqing to receive the chef task.

Mission Reward: 20 Yancheng Contribution Points, 20 Silver. 】

There are five daily tasks. Except for gathering, which requires leaving the city, the other four tasks are all within Yancheng.

He Ao looked at the five tasks on the task panel. Having longed for the outside world for a long time, he accepted the collection task without hesitation and received Chu Zhongxing's handwritten order.

A very abstract map appeared in front of He Ao. This map was drawn crookedly with a carbon pen, and it gave people an extremely strong sense of incongruity when placed in this game.

"This map? It's not even as good as the game map from 30 years ago!"

The map's style is too fragmented.

In other words, all the panels of "Bai Jia Zhu Dao" that appear before our eyes give people a strong sense of separation.

The recharge window looks like this, the game store looks like this, and the map in front of you looks even more like this!

What is the artist of this game doing? For such an awesome immersive holographic game, why are your maps and panels so distorted?

With complaints, He Ao took Chu Zhongxing's handwritten order and rode his warhorse towards the outside of Yancheng. When he arrived at the gate of Yancheng, he handed in the handwritten order and was allowed to leave the city. The wind and sand gently created a super small tornado on the yellow-brown land. Looking at the endless desert, He Ao's mood suddenly became relaxed.

This was the second time in his life that he stepped out of Yancheng.

For the first time in his life, he could freely explore the world.

Although his goal this time was to collect wild grass.

It is very easy to get lost when riding in the desert. Fortunately, He Ao was able to check the map. He followed the directions on the map and rode to a place called Juyan.

In the detailed description of the mission, Juyan was a small oasis, but because the water source there was polluted by barbarians, the Juyan Oasis had long been abandoned by the Zhenbei Army.

The water source is polluted and cannot be directly drunk by humans and livestock.

But wild grass, sea buckthorn, Welwitschia orchid, desert rose, etc. grow very well here. Most of the wild vegetables in the thick vegetable porridge eaten by the Zhenbei Army were collected here.

He Ao rode his horse at full speed towards Juyan. From time to time he dismounted from his horse, stirred up the dust and looked for treasures buried in it.

But alas, beneath the dust and sand, there is nothing.

"I thought I could get treasures by exploring the world!"

"But to be honest, the quality of this game is impeccable, and the seamless large map is also free of any lag."

He Ao praised him, and he did not waste time on the way, but rode at full speed and headed straight towards Juyan.

The desert is beautiful, but it can also easily wear down one's will. After seeing a hint of green at the end of his vision, He Ao's spirits were lifted after riding for more than half an hour.

"Coming!"

The saying "looking at the mountain and running the horse to death" will not happen to players. Players have their own positioning map. He Ao saw from the distorted map that Ju Ting was indeed not far away from him.

"Frame, frame, frame!"

He Ao rode his horse at full speed, and after about 20 minutes, he arrived not far from the residence.

The emerald green vegetation swayed in the wind and the fresh air was particularly attractive. He Ao became energized when he suddenly saw an oasis in the desert.

The beauty of Juting is deeply memorable against the backdrop of the desert. He Ao dismounted from his horse and stepped onto the Juting oasis, feeling the moist and fresh air and feeling that his soul had been purified.

"Gather one wild grass and you will be rewarded with 1 contribution point and 1 silver ounce?"

"There are so many weeds in the oasis. I think I can earn 50 contribution points and 50 silver taels in one round trip!"

The task reward was the source of He Ao's diligence. He Ao squatted on the ground and began to collect weeds according to the appearance of the weeds in the atlas.

The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and not all of them could be used. He Ao squatted on the ground and carefully distinguished them. On average, he could collect one weed per minute. According to the current collection speed, he could earn at least 1+ contribution points when he returned to Yancheng at noon.

He Ao was very nimble and quick. He was busy collecting weeds and unknowingly moved towards the river in Juting Oasis.

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Suddenly, a series of strange calls attracted He Ao's attention. He Ao stood up, put the weeds together, and then began to look for the source of the sound.

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The sound seemed to be that of mandarin ducks coming from the river. He Ao picked up a wooden stick, walked carefully to the riverside, and poked it into the river a few times.

The water is stagnant and does not flow.

The water in Juting River was turbid, and He Ao could only barely see some fish swimming in it.
"There are still fish in the river? Damn, you'll never go home empty-handed when you fish!"

He Ao, who was sick of eating thick vegetable porridge every day, squatted down, picked up some gravel, and threw it at the swimming creature.

Once he is sure there are fish in the river, he will definitely not return empty-handed!

Pfft!
The stone splashed quite a bit of water. He Ao leaned forward, widened his eyes, and tried hard to see what was swimming under the turbid river water.

Just when all his attention was focused on the black shadow swimming in the river, the black shadow suddenly jumped out of the water and headed straight for He Ao.

An ugly human face with a bloody mouth opened and bit towards He Ao's neck as fast as lightning.

"Lie"

He Ao's eyes were filled with fear. He didn't even have time to say "fuck" before this horrible creature bit him on the neck.

Before everything in front of him became pitch black, He Ao saw clearly the appearance of this horrifying creature.

Human face, fish body, voice like a mandarin duck.

(End of this chapter)