Chapter 18 Kappa bribed by cucumber
With the construction of wooden houses and the reclamation of farmland, Sen Village was finally recognized by the system as his territory, which allowed Yan Xu to obtain the precious 20 points of luck value and finally had a trump card to save his life.

In addition, the Forest Ninjas also demonstrated their value. Not only did they recruit some wandering ninjas to form a team of Genin, they also brought maps and intelligence about the surrounding areas, allowing Yan Xu to finally have a relatively accurate concept of the environment he was in.

Yan Xu's location was very good, located in the lower part between the two daimyo, a barren land, so he was not affected by the war.

In fact, if the Yamada family had not taken the initiative to seek death, the fight between the two daimyo would have had nothing to do with them, and at most they would have paid more taxes.

However, as the autumn harvest approached, the two daimyo had already expressed their intention to cease fire, because they obviously could not destroy each other in a short period of time. Once the autumn harvest was delayed, they would inevitably face serious famine problems as they had already exhausted their reserves.

In fact, because too many foot soldiers were summoned, the production of each territory has been affected, and a decrease in grain production this year has become inevitable, so even if they want to stop the war, they can't.

Yan Xu's idea of ​​adding fuel to the flames and selling arms to both sides is simply not feasible.

There are many idiots among the daimyo, but we cannot expect all of them to be idiots, and Yan Xu’s intentions can be easily seen through, which would draw the attention of both sides to himself.

So Yan Xu wisely chose to give up and decided to play it safe first and not be impatient. First of all, modern problems needed to be solved, and secondly, he had to face not only humans here, but also monsters.

Apo has been very busy during this period. He often goes down to the river to patrol, otherwise Yan Xu would not be able to sleep well.

Because of his amphibian characteristics, even though the river water was getting colder, Apo still liked to stay in the water, even to eat, so he discovered something by chance.

"A bag of cucumbers?" Yan Xu thought he had misheard, but he didn't expect it to be true.

According to legend, Kappa's favorite food is cucumbers. I didn't know whether it was true or not before, but now I can confirm it is true because Awa managed to recruit a whole group of Kappa with just a bag of cucumbers.

Yan Xu thought that he had killed a kappa, and even if the two sides fought to the death, they would probably still be enemies. However, who would have thought that the kappa didn't care at all and just wanted to give him a cucumber.

There are cucumbers in Japan, but the yield is not high and they are grown in small quantities. This is because they are not good for resisting hunger and are not as tasty as radishes as vegetables. In addition, it is inconvenient for kappas to walk on the shore, so they are difficult to eat.

It just so happens that Kappa have an inexplicable craze for cucumbers, so Awa, carrying a bag of cucumbers, was able to easily recruit a whole group of Kappa.

Yan Xu was speechless. It was already outrageous that the people from the Forest Ninja brought back several experienced Genin with a bag of rice balls. He didn't expect that the monsters from Japan would do the same.

Although the process was a bit weird, it was the fact and Yan Xu could only accept it.

In addition, the fighting ability of Kappa is not very good, but it has no problem acting as an underwater sentinel and catching fish with a fishing net. Yan Xu is just thinking about aquatic products.

After solving the problem of Kappa, Yan Xu thought that the matter of monsters would come to an end. After all, it was still difficult for him to accept the fact that such monsters existed.

As a result, Kimura suddenly told him that there was actually a mountain god festival. Because there was a ghost on the mountain, in order to appease the ghost, the mountain god festival was held twice a year.

There are two mountains behind the Moroboshi house, one is Wild Boar Mountain and the other is Onimaru Mountain, and the river flows between the two mountains.

There is nothing wrong with Wild Boar Mountain. Although there are wild boars, there is a river in between, so Inagari Village will not be harassed except during the dry season, and the Yamada family has a wall.

The biggest problem is Onimaru Mountain, because there are real ghosts there.

Although there are many legends in Japan about samurai killing demons, the protagonists are all powerful samurai or swordsmen holding swords, otherwise it would not be so easy to kill the demons.

The Yamada family had been unable to deal with the demon before, even though they had hired a high-ranking monk at a high price. However, the two sides eventually reached an agreement. Every spring and autumn, they would hold a mountain god festival, and the demon would not come down the mountain to harass them, and would even protect them from being harassed by other monsters in the mountain.

Kimura was worried about this before, because the mountain god festival required a stone of rice and a can of salt as a sacrifice, which the Inagari Village at that time could not afford, and he thought he would have to face the wrath of ghosts.

Fortunately, they welcomed a wealthy lord, which made Kimura feel relieved.

However, I didn't dare to tell this matter before because I was afraid of scaring away the new lord. But now the mountain god festival is getting closer and closer, and it will be too late to prepare if I don't tell it, so I told the truth.

Yan Xu stared at Kimura who was kneeling and trembling, speechless. Although Japan was a small place, there were many monsters and demons. In such a small place, there were not only kappas, but also ghosts.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the ghosts in Japan are not ghosts, but more like ogres. They are physical entities and can be destroyed through physical damage. Otherwise, the ghosts would not have reached an agreement with the Yamada family. They are afraid that they will make too much trouble and attract powerful samurai, priests or other human extraordinary people.

The rice and salt needed for the mountain god festival are not a problem, and he can provide more, but what are the benefits?

Giving something and just getting no harassment in return is not enough, at least Yan Xu is not satisfied.

With a life-saving trump card that could allow him to return at any time, Yan Xu became much bolder and decided to bribe the ghost.

Yan Xu was not too naive about this idea, but had thought it over carefully. Mainly because the successful subjugation of Kappa gave him more confidence.

Since Kappa can be bribed with a bag of cucumbers, why can't ghosts be bribed? The only difference is how much is given.

However, guessing alone is not enough. Yan Xu does not want to be chased by ghosts after failure, so he calls Sen Yu.

Before inheriting the bankrupt ninja organization of her family, Mori Yu was a shrine maiden of a certain shrine, the kind that really has extraordinary powers, so she has some knowledge about these supernatural matters, you can ask her.

Sen Yu, who was called over, didn't expect that there was a ghost in the nearby mountains, but she was not too nervous, which made Yan Xu more confident in his idea.

Sure enough, what Sen Yu said confirmed that Yan Xu's idea was feasible, because he was not the first person to think so, nor was he the first person to do so. In fact, this is a normal thing in Japan.

There are many ghosts and gods in Japan. Where do these ghosts and gods come from? Apart from the gods in myths and legends, they are created by these idiots who worship everything.

The Japanese love to worship ghosts and gods to such an extent that even if they trip over a stone on the road, they believe that the stone has spirituality and will carry it back home and worship it with others.

However, the Japanese have gained experience in worshiping over the years, such as what can be worshipped and what should be worshipped less. As for what cannot be worshipped, since there have been many strange things in Japan since ancient times, there are really no such things. Even the Yamata-no-Orochi, a calamity beast, is worshipped by people, not to mention others.

As a semi-professional, Sen Yu suggested that it is best to worship monsters, especially monsters that are friendly to humans.

Because in the history of Japan, many great monsters were deified because of their protection of the people they worshipped.

Unfortunately, there are very few such people. Most of them are like the ghosts here, who take some benefits to remain neutral, or even do all kinds of evil after taking the benefits.

However, the fact that Daogu Village has been able to remain safe and sound for so many years is either because the ghost is too weak or because the other party really values ​​trustworthiness. No matter which one it is, Mori Yu thinks it's worth a try.

(End of this chapter)