Shen Mu, who had passively become a high-level player, had already arrived at the village chief’s house. Standing at the entrance was a beautiful woman in a Emerald Green green dress, with several large characters displayed above her head: Village Chief’s Wife Cui Lian · 9527.
The village chief is so happy, even his wife was assigned to him…
Speaking of which, what is the relationship between the Village Chief’s Wife and Jin Lian?
“Sis… Madam, I’m a new adventurer, and I have a letter for you here!”
Shen Mu didn’t think much of it. He took out the letter the village chief had given to Li Widow from his backpack and handed it to Madam Cui Lian. The latter let out a slightly curious ‘oh’ and, after taking the letter, opened it and began to read.
After a while, Cui Lian calmly folded the letter, looked at Shen Mu a few times, and softly asked, “This letter was written by that old geezer to Sister Li. Why did you give it to me?”
Uh… this reaction isn’t right! Shouldn’t she be enraged and go find the village chief to settle accounts?
“I believe that as the Village Chief’s Wife, you have the right to know about this matter!”
“Aren’t you afraid the quest will fail if you give me the letter?”
“This is for a family’s happiness, what does a failed quest matter?!” Shen Mu said righteously, his expression very serious.
Cui Lian pursed her lips slightly, handed the folded letter back to Shen Mu, and said with a smile, “You’re quite righteous! I’ve read the letter, you can go deliver it to Sister Li now!”
The letter had been opened, but Shen Mu didn’t hear any quest failure notification, which meant the quest could still be completed!
It’s just… I went through all this trouble to deliver the letter, and I didn’t get any reward?
“What? You want a reward?” Cui Lian’s question was sudden but greatly shocked Shen Mu.
Although the promotion for “Hope” was very strong, including introductions related to NPCs, it shouldn’t be intelligent to this extent, should it?
Cui Lian’s words made him feel… that he was standing in front of a living human, not a bundle of data!
The development of AI had actually reached such an absurd level!
Without time to think further, Shen Mu was also very direct, saying without reservation, “Indeed, I took the risk of quest failure to deliver this letter to sister, so I naturally Hope to get some rewards!”
“Didn’t you just say… this was for a family’s happiness?”
A hint of a teasing smile flashed across Cui Lian’s face, but before Shen Mu could express his surprise, she took out a piece of equipment glowing green and displayed it in front of Shen Mu.
Mask of Agony (Sealed): Green quality, Strength +3, Agility +3, Physical Attack +20, Toxin Damage +1.
Skill: Mask, Passive, Hides nickname or level, preventing detection by scouting skills, Maximum Health -10%.
Weight: 1.5 kg, Rating: 45, Restricted Class: None, Restricted Level: Level 2.
Description: Everyone has a hidden side, and it is often painful.
Before he even finished reading the equipment description, Shen Mu’s saliva was already flowing. This was actually an accessory, and a face accessory at that, and the skill effect attached to the equipment was incredibly suitable for him.
Could this be the turning of the wheel of fate?
“Thank you, sister, you are truly generous!” Shen Mu wiped his saliva, took the green accessory that looked much like a face Mask, and felt a bit of relief in his heart.
Good thing it wasn’t a hat or a helmet…
That color is too green!
“I suppose you’ve noticed, this accessory is sealed. To unseal it, you’ll still need to put in some effort!”
Cui Lian’s expression had long returned to normal. Looking at the somewhat joyful Shen Mu, she spoke with an inexplicable tone.
Can I say I didn’t notice?
Shen Mu immediately equipped the Mask and then hid his nickname and level, which made his already frail body even more fragile. Fortunately, it was harmless…
He was already fragile!
“I understand, I understand! I’ll help sister keep an eye on Village Chief brother, just you wait and see! But can you tell me how to unseal it?”
“Come find me when you reach Level 10! With your current level and strength, even if I told you the method, you wouldn’t be able to do it!”
Cui Lian shook her head and turned to leave. But she had only taken two steps when she heard a piercing scream, her voice filled with immense sorrow:
“Oh, dear sister~ Have pity on me! I’m truly miserable~”
“You’re… ” Cui Lian looked at Shen Mu, who had suddenly started acting up, first stunned frozen, then she snorted coldly, rejecting Shen Mu’s Begging, and—
“Ding! You used Begging on Village Chief’s Wife Cui Lian. Begging failed!”
Begging actually failed?
Shen Mu was a bit confused; his relationship with sister-in-law should be very good!
But why did it fail?
However… you can’t leave yet!
After Cui Lian rejected Shen Mu’s Begging, she turned to leave again, but suddenly a broken bowl appeared in Shen Mu’s hand. The broken bowl flashed with light, and Cui Lian turned around with a gloomy expression, reaching out and slapping Shen Mu.
“You brat, you’re too much!”
“Ding! You used Forced Begging on Village Chief’s Wife Cui Lian. Begging successful! You have gained the temporary status buff: Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst!”
Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst (3 hours):
Buff Effect: Toxin Damage +500, reduces maximum Health by 10% per second. When Health is below half, there’s a chance of instant death.
As soon as Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst appeared, Shen Mu’s Health plummeted at a visible rate, reaching a critical point in just a few seconds. Cui Lian was already just a retreating figure, and Shen Mu quickly slipped into the shadows, his small hand quietly reaching out…
As the system notification sounded, Shen Mu also transformed into a white light and ascended, but the next second he reappeared at the resurrection point, his face filled with sorrow.
His first time was with the tiger, his second time was with the Village Chief’s Wife…
Two tigers!
Players have five seconds of invincibility after resurrection. As soon as the five seconds were up, Shen Mu’s Health fluctuated like a roller coaster, but soon, his Health dropped to about half of its original amount again.
Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst reduces maximum Health, and the Health recovery effect at the resurrection point simply couldn’t save him…
So a miraculous scene appeared at the resurrection point: Shen Mu lived, died, lived, and died again… This dying lasted for three hours!
“Holy cow! Someone at the resurrection point is using an upgrade cheat! The white light keeps flashing non-stop. Turns out you just need to type ‘Level up!’ in the chat channel to instantly increase your level!”
Such a message suddenly flashed across the chat channel, followed by an overwhelming flood of ‘Level up!’…
“Level up!”
“Level up!”
“Level up!”
“Level up!”
“Level up!”
…
Shen Mu looked at the chat channel, which was completely swamped, and muttered to himself:
“Damn, there are so many talented people! I feel like I need to get out of here quickly…”