Fang Yuan continued, "After all, although it was also a designated gathering area before, it wasn't completely ours. Without the lord's approval, it could be snatched away by other families at any time. So, we only gather, not plant."
"Two years ago, the old lord considered the gathering area the best area. There was no thought of planting at all, because gathering alone could meet the needs of the entire water fort. Therefore, there was no fixed gathering area either."
"After the lord came to power and confirmed the legality of the gathering areas, planting was slowly resumed. Fortunately, the corpse demons are not hostile to the crops and will not deliberately destroy them. Because of this, food has increased over the past two years, and life is much better now than before."
"Can these dry wastelands be used for planting?" Jin Chen expressed great doubt.
"I just heard that the crops being planted now are all new drought-resistant crops. I don't understand the details." Fang Yuan didn't understand this either.
Ruan Qi said, "Alright, forget about them corpse hunters, or the work of gathering and planting. It has nothing to do with us. We still have to complete the mission as soon as possible and advance to the War Lieutenant Realm."
Speaking of this, Jin Chen said with envy and jealousy: "Brother Yuan, you are about to advance, right?!"
"Yes, I'll be promoted soon. My Dantian is almost complete. I've already exchanged it for the 'Pulse Forging Pill'. Once it's complete, I'll be promoted immediately. The combat skills inheritance says that using the 'Pulse Forging Pill' will speed up the process. It will only take an hour to complete the process and be promoted to War Lieutenant."
"Brother Qi, you're almost there too, right?"
"He should be slightly worse than Brother Yuan. He should be able to be promoted to War Lieutenant today. How about you?"
"I, I'm still about one-sixth away. I estimate that today will be difficult! The earliest I can achieve perfection will be tomorrow." Jin Chen said very sadly.
"Okay, it's incredible that we can be promoted to lieutenant in just seven days! Think about other people, the fastest one takes three years, and the slowest one may not be promoted to lieutenant in his entire life!" Ruan Qi advised.
Fang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Xiaochen, how about we suppress him and advance together with you tomorrow?"
Jin Chen immediately said, "Forget it! I don't want to hold you back! The system always says that for a warrior, level is everything! Why wait a day longer if you can get there sooner? No need to wait for me! Seriously!"
Jin Chen wasn't sad about the promotion to War Lieutenant itself, but rather that he couldn't advance with Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi. Hearing Fang Yuan's proposal, he was immediately moved. Where was the trace of sadness?
Jin Chen changed the subject and said mysteriously, "By the way, I ran into Gu Yan yesterday! Guess what?"
"Gu Yan! Is that the Tiandao mercenary we rescued? The Gu family member, the lord's cousin? What happened to him? Tell me quickly." Ruan Qi's attention was immediately drawn and he asked curiously.
Fang Yuan was also very curious. He looked at Jin Chen and listened with his ears pricked up.
To be honest, they were still very respectful of the lord's family! If it weren't for some unexpected events, the lord would be their lord! Even if he wasn't their lord now, he was still a lord-level existence! A natural ruler! Unlike them!
It’s just like the lord’s personal guards wanted to assassinate Gu Yan, but they didn’t dare to do it directly, so they could only kill Gu Yan indirectly with the corpse demon!
That is the influence of social rules and also the innate awe!
This was caused by the social customs of this world. Fang Yuan and the others were in it, so they were naturally deeply affected.
Fang Yuan lives in a slum and Ruan Qi lives in a civilian area. It is impossible for both of them to come into contact with anyone from the Gu family.
Among them, only Jin Chen can contact people from the Gu family.
Gu Yan was the only member of the Gu clan that the three of them knew.
Moreover, he was a Tiandao mercenary and had his life saved by them. He had a deep connection with them, so naturally he was very concerned.
Jin Chen said proudly: "Gu Yan, without the Tiandao Mercenary System, he is no longer a Tiandao Mercenary!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi were shocked. Ruan Qi quickly asked, "What? What's going on?! Will the system be disconnected again?"
Fang Yuan also asked solemnly, "What's going on? Jin Chen, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us in detail."
Jin Chen laughed and said, "At the time, this discovery also shocked me. So I asked him what happened. Gu Yan was quite easy to talk to and told me the whole story. After he got the system, he didn't accept any tasks for a day. Then the system reminded him three times, 'If you don't complete the tasks, it will disappear.' But he ignored it, and then the system disappeared automatically."
"So that's how it is! We have been doing tasks all the time, so there are no conditions that trigger the system to disappear. Therefore, we didn't know that the system has such limitations! But, it's normal. If someone gets the system and never uses it, wouldn't that be a waste?" Ruan Qi said with a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, I understand." Fang Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Jin Chen laughed and said, "You know, when Gu Yan said this, he looked nonchalant. I was curious and asked him why he didn't care. Gu Yan was equally curious and asked me why I should care. He said that things like this, like corpse demons, have unclear origins and are very strange. They parasitize people's bodies and drive us to do dangerous tasks. Wouldn't it be better if they just disappeared? He even advised me to follow his example and not do the tasks and make the system disappear. Isn't that ridiculous?!"
"Indeed, the idea is novel! How could he come up with such an idea?" Ruan Qi said mockingly.
Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Such a thing is not impossible! If he completes the first mission, he will not understand the magic of the system and its vast magical powers. He may indeed make such a decision!"
Fang Yuan paused and said in a deep voice, "After all, he's different from us! He's the master, and we're the servants. He doesn't need to take risks to complete missions in order to inherit combat skills and obtain cultivation resources! So, just by looking at the word 'mission', he has no interest in obtaining them!"
Jin Chen and Ruan Qi fell silent after hearing this, and thought carefully about Fang Yuan's words. They found that what Fang Yuan said made a lot of sense!
In fact, the most amazing thing about this system is its incredibly fast and comprehensive combat skill inheritance! It's truly a miracle for warriors!
As for the small map and the life-saving crystal shield, although they are magical and Gu Yan has used them, they are meaningless to Gu Yan who does not need to participate in battles at all.
As for weapons and elixirs, they all exist in reality. For the Gu family, weapons and elixirs at the level of apprentices, soldiers, and even lieutenants can be obtained or manufactured by their subordinates, so Gu Yan doesn't care at all!
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