Because he didn't know how long Kyles's visit would take, Gu Shi simply cleaned up the place, took out a recliner, and lay down on it to rest leisurely.

The afternoon sun and wind were very comfortable. Gu Shi, who had already taken defensive measures around him, simply closed his eyes and took a short nap.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Shi heard footsteps and voices coming from not far away. He then stretched and stood up from the chair.

Kyles pushed aside the bushes and took a few steps forward. "Sorry to have kept you waiting. It took a while to communicate with the village chief and the others."

Gu Shi waved his hand. "It's okay. I just took this opportunity to rest for a while. Who are the two people behind you...?"

"Oh, let me introduce you. This is the village chief of our village, Grandpa Evan. The one behind him, Uncle Leo, is a hunter in the village. He is here to protect our safety." Kyles pointed at the two people behind him and introduced them to Gu Shi one by one.

Gu Shi nodded at them and greeted them: "Hello, I'm Gu Shi."

The village chief Evan, whose hair was already graying, said with a smile, "Hello, young man.

Thank you so much for saving Kyles. I understand your intentions. Although the quantity of Green Hua Fruit you need is large, we have plenty in the village. We are happy to make this deal with you."

Hearing Evan say this, Gu Shi also smiled, "That's great, if possible, I would like to purchase a few hundred more Green Hua Fruits on top of the 8,000.

As for the price, let's just follow the current market price. Do you have any questions?"

Evan shook his head. "Actually, we don't want to trade with money. I'd like to use these Green Hua fruits as payment and ask for your help."

Gu Shi asked doubtfully, "Help? What exactly is it?"

"Don't worry, this shouldn't be a difficult task for you. Judging from Kyles' description, you are a very powerful professional.

The story goes like this: about three months ago, two high-level monsters nearby got into a fight for unknown reasons. While this kind of thing isn't common in this area, it does happen occasionally.

But the problem was that the noise they made while fighting hit a nearby mountain, and a huge rock rolled down from the mountain, blocking a nearby river."

At this point, Evan's face turned a little sad. "This river is where we usually get water. Ever since the rocks blocked its upper reaches, we have lost our water source.

The village also sent some people to try to dig open the blocked river channel, but the huge rock seemed to be some special kind of stone with an extremely hard surface, and we could not cause any damage to it at all.

Plus, it was huge and heavy, and there was a lot of rubble blocking it, so it was impossible for us to move it, so we had to give up."

“But after losing this river, the nearest water source to our village is very far away, and it is not easy to travel back and forth, which makes everyone very distressed.

That’s why I hope to seek your help.”

After hearing the whole story, Gu Shi thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, then please take me there to have a look. Before I know the actual situation, I dare not say that I can definitely solve this problem."

A smile appeared on Evan's face. "Then thank you for your help. Leo, you take this great wizard with you. I, an old man, won't be a burden."

Leo nodded silently and walked in front of Gu Shi.

Kyles looked eager to try, "Grandpa Village Chief, can I come with you?"

Evan raised his hand and smacked him hard on the head. "Don't even think about it. Haven't you learned your lesson enough today? Don't forget that I kept what happened just now a secret for you. If you don't want your family to know that you almost died today, then just come back with me!"

After being lectured by Evan, Kyles had no choice but to follow him back to the village dejectedly.

On the other side, after following Leo for a while, Gu Shi saw a dry riverbed. The two of them continued along the river and came to the blocked area.

The river originally flowed from the junction of the mountains, but now stones and mud have completely covered the original road, leaving no space for the river.

Gu Shi looked up and saw a huge hole on the left side of the mountain. It seemed that the stone in front of him must have fallen from there.

Gu Shi walked forward, reached out and touched the largest stone in front of him, then took out a small knife and scratched it twice. After cutting off the outermost layer of mud, there was no trace left on the stone inside.

Gu Shi thought silently: This color? What kind of mineral could it be? I'll take it back and take a look.

He turned to Leo and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go to the other side to see what's going on."

Leo nodded.

Gu Shi quickly flew to the other side of the mountain. Because the original exit was blocked, the water accumulated here and formed a small lake.

Gu Shi looked around and said, "Let's freeze the area near the exit first. If all this water rushes out at once, it will probably cause a major flood."

After creating a thick ice wall, Gu Shi returned to his original position. He asked Leo to step back a little, and then launched an attack on the blocked area.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Huge explosions sounded one after another, and the mud and rocks that were originally blocking the road were shattered, raising a cloud of choking dust.

Feeling that it was about time, Gu Shi stopped attacking and summoned a breeze to blow away the dust that blocked his vision.

The river channel that was originally blocked was opened up with many gaps, revealing the crystal clear ice wall behind it. However, the big rock in the middle was still standing there as it was.

"Is everything alright? It seems there is something wrong with this stone."

Gu Shi asked Leo, "Can I take this stone with me?"

Leo replied, "Of course."

Gu Shi put the stone into his space ring, and cleaned up the scattered gravel and soil around it, revealing the entire river channel.

Then, Gu Shi looked at the river water accumulated behind the ice wall with some distress. He had to think of a way to deal with it. It was impossible to block it with magic.

It’s a pity that he is not a fire mage, otherwise he could evaporate the water directly.