Chapter 786: Chapter 623: Oakwood Slums
Chun’s vine kept approaching the slums; although it was quite far, the sandy ground made it easier than expected. Clearly, the slums don’t deserve a solid piece of good land, right?
Zhou Qing’s text finally arrived: "Brother Chun, the map of the slums’ signs is here, but many residents live in temporary shelters without signs..."
Chun glanced at the map and immediately spotted number 6 in the core area; that will do!
"Not bad, everyone worked hard!"
Zhou Qing laughed, "Brother Chun, do you want a midnight snack? This time Brother Tao is treating."
Chun laughed, "Celebrating Moore, huh?"
"Yes, but it’s a secret; the reason is that Brother Tao is in a good mood."
Chun was amused, "Alright, we’ve got to be sensitive to Brother Tao’s mood!"
"Alright, bring it over after midnight..."
Midnight!
Chun suddenly got tense. It’s time to refresh the leaderboard again; I’ve extended my highest-level Spiritual Wisdom Mana attributes outside my body, turning into a real waste vine. This time, the ranking should drop, right?
Anyway, Chun hurried forward and arrived underground at map number 6.
Looking at the map, this number 6 is a big wooden house, and inside should be wooden flooring with gaps. So appear inside directly.
Chun indeed found the gaps between the planks, drilled upwards, breaking through, and the vine tip easily burst out of the ground.
Got it; the shelves in the room were filled with various herbs, and an old lady, even older than the Astrology Old Lady, was slowly cooking herbs in a pot.
Chun couldn’t accept it; is this the clone of the Earth Mother? He was used to the charming tavern owner Celia—alright, he suddenly thought of the small cow in Ox Head City.
I can accept it!
Chun looked around; no one else was in the room, just say hello.
The vine emerged, moved a bit, and then wrote bright letters using runes: "Good noon, old lady."
The old lady looked over.
At that very moment, the edges of the room’s scene began to blur.
Holy Shit! It’s been a long time since triggering an independent plot scene! At first, it was a duel with Baron Fepeng, then meeting Nan in Hell, now the third time.
The old lady slowly came over, "Young chap, what’s your problem?"
After all, the text for Celia only mentioned the flower names but not the matter, so just talk. And since the independent plot space has triggered, there’s no need to hold back.
Chun wrote: "My vine found four mysterious flowers in Liya’s bedroom, emitting red, yellow, blue, and green light at night, dim and ordinary during the day; I believe these are ancient Empire tributes..."
Seeing Chun finish writing, the old lady looked serious, "That’s correct. According to your descriptions, these are indeed the four types of flowers, but those are names from a thousand years ago; now the names have changed to Spring Breeze, Summer Sun, Autumn Frost, Winter Snow, sounding harmless. If you suspect these flowers have developed Flower Spirits and can penetrate Liya’s consciousness, then these spirits have lived a thousand years at least; their power is extraordinary. What’s your plan?"
No wonder; the Earth Mother understands easily!
Chun wrote: "Of course, to save Liya."
The old lady wondered, "Are you very familiar with Liya?"
Chun felt a bit embarrassed, "Not very."
The old lady asked, "Then why?"
The dream of being the prince of the Five Cities...
Chun was more embarrassed, so he didn’t bother pretending, "Because I want to befriend every City Beauty."
The old lady laughed, "Pursuing the world’s five most outstanding women?"
"Ah, that’s right, that’s right!"
The old lady said solemnly, "Saving her has two ways; the simplest way is to enter her bedroom, smash all four flower pots, and set some fire."
Chun got excited, "That simple?"
The old lady nodded, "But the downside is, she will definitely be angry, and the destruction of Empire treasures will also cause her considerable trouble."
Ah!
Chun got anxious, "What’s the other way?"
The old lady said seriously, "Of course, in the consciousness layer, defeating all four Flower Spirits, which means you need to have an out-of-body soul journey. But I mentioned before, these four flowers have at least one thousand years of heritage; no new adventurer can handle them. And once the four cooperate, their strength is formidable. If you fail and damage your soul, your life experience will be very incomplete."
So, a damaged soul equivalent to a wasted account? But now, being injected with ten-times dosage every day already lets me feel incomplete. A master must act like a master, absorb Flower Spirits for my use, what good is smashing pots? Useless.
Chun made up his mind, "The second method!"
Then added a question, "You must have something to help me, old lady, right?"
The old lady laughed, "Yes, only a brave young man like you makes me willing to help—"
After speaking, the old lady’s face turned serious, "These four flowers infiltrate in the order of spring, summer, autumn, winter, appearing strong or weak with seasons. Now it’s April 25, just after spring, the spirit named Spring Breeze is the weakest, the first to move; focus on targeting this Spring Breeze... Of course, saying this now is useless, just as long as you’ve made up your mind, I’ll prepare medicine for you, its effects will last one night."
Chun reiterated, "I’ve made up my mind."
The old lady nodded, "Then wait for the medicine tonight."
Chun remembered something, "I noticed the Flower Spirits leave at 5 AM when the bell rings; what if I break the clock so it can’t ring at 5?"
The old lady was stunned: "I truly don’t know!"
Chun got excited, "Could there be unexpected gains?"
The old lady said seriously, "I cannot answer but support your bravery and innovation; then I’ll start the preparation."
With that, the scene brightened and the blurred edges disappeared.
The old lady silently went back to the room to fiddle, apparently preparing the medicine.
At that moment, a few guys looking like gangsters rushed in from outside, shouting loudly, "Old lady, one of our brothers got chopped, hurry and fix him up!"
"Hey! Where’s the old lady? Slow and I’ll tear this shop down!"
Only then did the old lady reply from inside, "Coming, coming!"
Chun felt uneasy. Yes, there are many gangs in the slums. So why does this Earth Mother clone open a medicine shop here and endure this? Or does this clone also have hidden skills to keep order?
Chun quietly watched the old lady administer medicine to the injured amidst the gangsters’ noisy intimidation.
The gangsters spat, "Old man, getting slower, hurry and die so the room is ours..."
They slammed the door and left.
Seemed they didn’t pay? Nor did they say thanks?
Chun got absolutely furious, with these Oak City gangs, I’ll wipe them out!
"Old lady?"
The old lady laughed, "The leader is my grandson!"
Holy...
