Zhao Er is dead, a ridiculous yet somehow plausible death in the fire. That's what the villagers are saying. They are naturally happy with this outcome and worship their household gods even more respectfully, making effigies of him.
But some people naturally didn't believe it, especially the coroner from the city, who was even more certain that it was a murder, and a particularly despicable one at that, targeting three specific areas. More detailed evidence included the head being almost completely eaten away, the body blood disappearing, and signs of poisoning in the internal organs.
"How could this person die like this? It shouldn't be like this."
Village chief Niu Fen stroked his beard, looking at the house that had been reduced to charcoal and Zhao Er's body burned beyond recognition, along with the two widows and their henchmen who had also perished, their bodies nowhere to be found.
"There's nothing wrong with it. Everyone has to die. The good will die, and the bad will die. It all comes down to luck and methods."
The constable gripped his knife. He had witnessed countless lives and deaths. To be honest, if it weren't for the sheer number of deaths, some of the village officials could have closed the case themselves.
But what could he do? He could only report the situation to the officials and arrange for someone more professional to come. He had been hoping for the best, but now, he was just glad to be alive.
"That makes sense, but this kid is always cautious. The old man thought he might be capable of something big, so the procedure was the same as always. However, there was no suspicion about the target. Perhaps it's that person who just successfully grew flesh and is out hunting."
The constables didn't say much, nor did they care about the body. They simply took the men back, showing no concern whatsoever about the possibility of the criminals committing another crime.
"Village chief, why don't you tell us about the hide? What if he accidentally spilled meat on it?"
Niu An, who was following the village chief, asked after the constable left.
"Do you think I was genuinely concerned about him yesterday? He wasn't awake yet. Besides, even if he were awake, I wouldn't have been able to tell. Do you think I needed to provoke him? It would have been better to wait for the adults from the city to come and see."
"Don't get involved in some things. It won't do you any good. Just dig around here and see if there's anything there. Also, take these corpses to feed the cattle. They'll probably gain a lot of weight."
Niu An nodded in agreement. Originally, he just disapproved of the leatherman taking those things. He didn't think the leatherman could actually successfully revitalize the meat. What kind of rare thing was that man worthy of it?
After the village chief left, Niu An was surrounded by people again. The purpose was naturally none other than the old tradition of taking advantage of someone who had no descendants.
As for Sheng Jingdao, who was lying around eating meat in the village, he naturally didn't know, or rather, even if he did know, no one would allow him to participate.
He was still pretending to be sick today, but he had a little more strength and started weaving straw sandals in front of the house. It was a skill he had learned, and it could barely be considered a craft.
Today, Gou'er went around the village helping out. Medicine costs money, and there's no food at home, so Daochengyi still relies on Gou'er to feed him.
In his previous life, he wasn't exactly learned, but he was also completely useless. He read fast-food novels, ate trendy takeout, and spent his time in the office typing documents and processing various materials. He had no social skills or any basic abilities, so it was difficult for him to support himself after transmigrating.
The result was that even with cheat codes, it took three months of hardship before one could finally feel at ease, because no matter how powerful you are, you still need to survive first.
While weaving straw sandals, Dao Chengyi studied his golden finger insect vessel. Based on the research over the past three months, the insect vessel can digest and transform various things that do not have the ability to resist into activation energy, and then generate corresponding Gu formulas and condense the Gu that Dao Chengyi needs according to his ideas.
The insect vessel is very suitable for Gu, and Dao Chengyi is not surprised. However, there are some pitfalls in generating Gu formulas and condensing the corresponding Gu. The former requires that the materials have been digested and that Dao Chengyi has the corresponding specific concepts and effects in his mind before it can be generated. The latter requires that materials be provided again before it can be trained, and it cannot be trained directly using existing energy.
Just like this Human Power Gu, it is because Dao Cheng has a need to increase his own power, and the insect vessel will provide the materials to achieve this goal.
For example, materials that can transform power or are related to power, such as ants, beetles, rabbits, and mice, are not limited to insects. Others can also be used as materials for Gu. These are materials that Dao Chengyi digests himself or digests in an insect dish. The appearance of human Gu is also the result of swallowing a person.
Even with human-powered Gu, the effect varies depending on the materials used. For example, ants plus a robust adult and beetles plus a robust adult produce the best results.
Of course, if more high-risk, high-reward strategies emerged, or even something like bulls or tigers, the results would be even better, but Daochengyi currently has no way to achieve that.
He had many ideas, but looking at the few human-powered Gu in the list that were being practiced, some of which were already well-trained, Dao Chengyi didn't want to use them. It wasn't the limit on the number of times he could use them, but rather his fear of having his body's abnormalities discovered by others.
Dao Chengyi will only consider taking the poison once the storm has passed, or rather, he will only use the poison he has created that has the ability to disguise itself.
The next target is that noble person in the city. To achieve this, Dao Chengyi needs to make some preparations, such as accumulating more materials for refining Gu and exploring more comprehensive utilization of Gu materials.
Dao Chengyi did not believe that such a large person could only increase strength, and that the demonic path could utilize a person from skin to flesh to soul to shadow in a comprehensive way.
Memory Preservation Gu: Any memory + the brain of any creature. Effect: Using this will grant the corresponding memory (50% progress) * 3
The refining of new Gu worms often takes a long time, but that's not a problem. It's just a pity that the insect vessel consumes materials too quickly, and when I was refining this Gu, I only had 3 materials left.
Dao Chengyi felt heartbroken when he thought of this. Only when people experience starvation and having nothing do they become frugal and appreciative.
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