Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 106 Mission 4 Completed (First Update)

"Silly child, don’t cry." Wan An said worriedly, "The sins I committed from hunting and killing are already enough to suffer from, what will happen to you for killing a man? Only after reaching the Underworld will you realize that those with power and influence continue to be above us, and we who have nothing can only accumulate virtue ourselves to suffer less."

"Don’t worry, I will cultivate well so that not only do I not have to go to the Netherworld, but I will also think of ways to bring you back!"

Grandfather and grandson were finally reunited, and they had endless things to talk about.

Jiang Yuan picked out what was important and told Lin Dayou about the situation in Riverfront Village, for they couldn’t just ignore it now that they were there.

"You saved my wife and children, I, I have nothing to repay you with, thank you Immortal, thank you Immortal!" Lin Dayou did not get to see his wife and children with his own eyes, yet he learned from their mouths about many things happening in the village after his death in a short span.

The wife and two children had narrowly escaped death several times, all thanks to Wan Mingchuan’s master. The honest man couldn’t express his gratitude except for banging his head in thanks to Jiang Yuan.

Quickly persuading him to get up, Jiang Yuan pondered that it was a pity to leave the Netherworld only to not see family; besides, burning Paper Money in the future depended on them, so he had a flash of thought, "Xiao Bai, can you do me a favor?"

Bai Yunqi’s true form had been alive for over three thousand years, and his three avatars added up to over a thousand years; throughout the long ages, no one had ever dared address him like this—Xiao Bai? Was he being called a pet?

"What did you call me?! How dare you be so disrespectful!" Rage made his pupils turn crimson and raised the red horn spikes on each side, "I’m not Xiao Bai!"

Jiang Yuan glanced at the nickname "Xiao Bai" he casually filled in on the pet contract interface, wondering if the system binding hadn’t taken effect?

He casually handed over three incense sticks, disregarded the nickname, and instructed, "Help to find his family; bringing a family together is also an act of kindness and good deed."

Bai Yunqi snorted pridefully and pouted, "Keep them for me, offer them in a proper incense burner when back at the residence!"

With that, he turned into a whirlwind and headed into the woods.

"So touching. I’ve been a Yin Messenger for so many years, yet I’m still moved by familial affection of the mortal world." Ma Hongtu watched from afar the Wan Family grandfather-grandson and the Lin Family members temporarily reunited with their relatives by possessing paper figures, pretending to be touched as he wiped the corner of his eye.

Jiang Yuan realized it was time to discuss the price.

Surely, the other shifted the topic by asking, "Comrade, how do you plan to settle their Yin souls? Honestly, they each carry some unresolved debts, and typically they’d be digging mines in the deepest part of Luoshan for ten to eight years, which isn’t a place for ghosts. Even for me as a Yin Messenger, it’s unbearably harsh..."

Mining was truly arduous; Ma Hongtu embellished the description further before looking at the other with keen anticipation, waiting for a response.

"According to your view, if we were to temporarily settle Grandfather Wan and Lin Dayou in the Netherworld comfortably without harsh labor, with enough to eat and drink to counteract soul power depletion, how much Silver Coins would that roughly require?" Jiang Yuan wanted an idea of the cost as a reference point before consulting the Yin Mountain female corpse to see who would be more economic and reliable.

Grandfather Wan was the closest person to his own disciple and warranted special care. Lin Dayou was more of an add-on, meant to accompany Grandfather as a bodyguard, strong and young for potential troubles. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Helping them through the difficult times was effortless, but maintaining their livelihood in the Netherworld would be their own responsibility.

Moreover, the disciple owed favors and could be nurtured to be heartful and return the favor, becoming trustworthy over time.

Ma Hongtu had contemplated the price on the way and responded immediately: "First, money must be spent for their release from the manual labor docket;

Secondly, the appearance you’ve seen is transformed; most ghosts retain their appearance from before death, and those like them who were burned alive have fire poison that needs removal;

Settling nearby in a town with a fixed residence and money for daily meals..."

He carefully extended four fingers as he looked at the other, "To rescue and settle comfortably, free from fire poison, requires at least four strings of Gold Coins. We aren’t strangers, so I’ll pull some strings to arrange good accommodations, ensuring they live in comfort with all needs covered, two ghosts included, at merely one string of Gold Coins for every three months!"

"Living in a Netherworld town, are they contactable?" Jiang Yuan thought exchanging two Yin Souls for three restful months with five strings of Gold Coins wasn’t asking too much, so he tried to gather some information.

Ma Hongtu smiled helplessly and said, "Ordinary Yin souls don’t have mana, so they only receive messages and Paper Money from the mortal world without the ability to reply. If there’s any message, I can carry it back and deliver it for the Little Comrade on my way."

Understood, the communication expenses later must be renewed.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment; for now, they indeed needed the Yin Messenger to help lift them from the ground level, and the price seemed fair. Immediately, he took out five strings of Paper Coins and burned them to Ma Hongtu, asking him for assistance in arrangements.

It became simpler afterward, though they reluctantly parted with hopes to meet again, each bidding Jiang Yuan farewell and thanks. The Yin Messenger departed with the two ghosts, and Qiao Mei then unearthed the Gold Coins she had hidden before to express gratitude once more to Jiang Yuan.

Having spent significant time in Riverfront Village, Jiang Yuan was eager to return to his courtyard to collect iron ingots for building the Bait Workshop, so he entrusted Qiao Mei and her mother and children to Bai Yunqi and Wan Mingchuan for escort to settle in Anping Town.

He himself rode the Golden Eagle home, immediately collected iron ingots from the Melting Workshop, and clicked to construct the Bait Workshop.

[Task 4 completed, reward dispatched]

[Task 5: Build an entry-level Alchemy Room. Reward: Unlock all seeds available at the corresponding level]

[Received recipes, Floating Market begins to accept food orders. The more orders fulfilled, the more random bonus rewards drop]

"Seeds available at the corresponding level..." Jiang Yuan opened the System Mall to inspect seeds divided by season; currently unlocked were large strawberries and long rice, while seeds for onions, garlic, cabbage at Level One were greyed out, locked.

Constructing the challenging Alchemy Room would unlock and enable planting all these seeds!

Additionally, food orders could now be accepted, meaning agricultural products post-processing could be sold in the market. The system offering extra bonuses was indeed enticing despite uncertain pricing profitability.

He eagerly clicked to use the rewarded simple recipe. The progress bar ticked along and the Skill Book disappeared from his Storage Bag, then indoors at the stove, a display showed the ability to cook sixteen simple dishes including white rice and fried eggs.

But currently the Storage Box held only a few ready ingredients, lacking even oil and salt, so Jiang Yuan could only first make a portion of white rice to try.

[White Rice +1]

Clicking to prepare, spring water and long rice were automatically consumed, and a progress bar appeared in his vision, inching forward. Ten seconds later, a steaming freshly-cooked fragrant portion of white rice wrapped in spiritual power entered his Storage Bag.

[White Rice: Staple food prepared by the simplest original method, aromatic and steaming hot. Consumption restores +15 Physical Strength and +8 Life Energy]

Sure enough, rice grown from system-provided seeds combined with water from the well, produced at the stove with greater enhancements than white rice sold for 20 Gold Coins a bowl at the market, offering better health benefits!

Jiang Yuan fetched the white rice from his Storage Bag, its glossy pristine grains transparent and exuding rich rice fragrance; tasting a portion revealed a moderate yet delicious texture, leaving a lingering pleasant taste. A mere plain white rice dish produced a sense of satisfaction within someone from a food-abundant modern world.

"If only in the future I could make braised pork, steamed ribs, stewed beef..." Seeing the grey inactive recipes on the stove made him drool.

Though, the premise requires hastening yard upgrades, eventually raising chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, and pigs to have abundant ingredients for cooking.

Meanwhile, far in Anping Town, the Lin Chunxi siblings in new clothes gazed at the purchased roast chicken on the table, also drooling.