This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 76 - New Skin!
76: Chapter 76 New Skin!
New Mission!_1
76 -76 New Skin!
New Mission!_1
[You realize that these footprints could have been left by the target of your mission, the Medicinal Plant Gatherer, who might have fallen off the cliff.
With the Phantom Wand, you could safely land at the bottom of the cliff, but you have no idea what deadly things could be hiding there.
Taking the risk and jumping down to examine would be up to you, will you proceed?]
“Examine!”
There was nothing to hesitate about.
With his ability to teleport and the Time Pocket Watch, he was virtually immune to danger.
In the worst-case scenario, he would simply rewind time.
[You clutch your Magic Wand and boldly jump off the cliff.]
[After a quick descent, you perform a Phantom Shifting and land safely, only to find yourself in a muddy morass!
The swamp is incredibly vast and has no visible boundaries.
Any creature struggling in it will only sink faster until being completely swallowed by the swamp.]
[As you possess teleportation abilities, you have no need to worry.
You quickly start searching for signs of the Medicinal Plant Gatherer with your lamp.]
[Unfortunately, the swamp is incredibly dense, and the light from the Pumpkin Lantern can’t penetrate the mud to reveal what lies below.
Despite searching for a long time, you find no clues.]
[As time goes by, you sink deeper and deeper.
For your own safety, it would be best to teleport elsewhere immediately…]
“Who would’ve thought I would end up in a mud pool…”
Mu You hesitates for a moment, instead of leaving in haste, he uses the Pocket Watch to rewind five seconds earlier and changes direction to continue searching.
After another dozen or so attempts, circling and probing all the available areas, he still didn’t find anything.
“No wonder this guy didn’t respawn.
This swamp is simply too large.
Even if he managed to respawn, he would still be stuck in the mud, continuously drowning until he died for good.” Mu You could easily imagine the utter despair the Medicinal Plant Gatherer must felt when he fell into this mud pool without any teleportation abilities.
“Rewind!”
After another time rewind, Mu You realized that searching the regular way isn’t going to cut it.
So he stopped wasting energy and promptly selected a certain item from his inventory panel: Lucky Dust!
This was a gift left by the Elf Fairy that could greatly enhance the power of the Pumpkin Lantern.
Knowing that the body of the Medicinal Plant Gatherer was somewhere in this swamp, but not being able to locate it, he realized this situation can be attributed to insufficient light that couldn’t penetrate the thick mud.
Using this kind of fuel would be the perfect remedy at this point.
[You open the bottle, grab a handful of dust, and sprinkle it into the Pumpkin Lantern. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
The dust burns intensively within the lamp, and the light from the Pumpkin Lantern suddenly becomes incredibly bright!]
[The bright light penetrates the mud and finally, you spot a torn piece of clothing stuck on a broken tree trunk submerged in the mud, leading deep into the swamp.]
[You quickly swim over, reach into the mud, and tug the fabric – a skeleton wrapped in torn cloth is dragged out of the mud by you.]
[There was no time for examination.
You hug the skeleton and swiftly teleport, eventually arriving at the top of the cliff.]
[Looking at the skeleton at your feet, it is clear that the Medicinal Plant Gatherer is already dead, his flesh reduced to nothing by the swamp’s fish-like Magical Beasts.
It is indeed a tragic story, particularly knowing that a white-haired elder is still eagerly waiting for his return at home.]
[You search the gatherer’s skeleton and find a Gathering Sickle, a set of Gatherer’s Skin, a recipe for Healing Ointment, and a damaged Gatherer’s Backpack.]
“Wow, seems I can search quite a few items even from the bones…”
Despite being incredulous about this item-searching mechanics, Mu You promptly checked his loot.
[Gathering Sickle: A tool specifically used to gather medicinal herbs.
When using it to gather Magical Herbs, it will automatically absorb residual energy from the roots and form an additional Herb Essence.]
“Just a tool for gathering herbs, but what the hell is ‘Herb Essence’?”
Mu You clicked on the text displaying ‘Gathering Sickle’.
A small sickle appeared in his hand.
The blade flashed with a cold gleam, extremely sharp.
However, this implement was barely a foot long.
It would definitely not be practical for battle, obviously that is why it’s stipulated for gathering herbs only.
After putting away the sickle, Mu You looked at the next item: Gatherer’s Skin.
This was a reward that filled him with anticipation from just the name alone!
[Gatherer’s Skin: A child gathering herbs from the hills, bathed in sunlight amongst the rocks and cinnabar; a herbal gatherer who grew up amongst the pine and ivy!
Once applied, the game character’s appearance and identity will be replaced by ‘Medicinal Plant Gatherer’, which can manifest in reality.
Existing skins can be switched at any time with attributes and levels retained.]
[Gatherer: A herb gathering child with a natural sensitivity for the scent of herbs, honing their skills in gathering herbs from the mountains since their childhood.
Also self-taught in the art of Magic Potion making, they fancy themselves a Magic Alchemy Apprentice.
Fixed task: Boil any kind of potion or ointment daily to gain an additional year of life, this task can only be completed once a day.]
New skin!
And it even comes with a new task!
Mu You is considerably gratified.
This means his daily fixed lifespan income became a minimum of two years!
Of course, the prerequisite is that he has to first master at least one method of Magic Potion making.
Thinking about the Spirit Calling Potion, aside from whether he will be able to master it, the cost of even preparing the materials would break the bank several times over.
Fortunately, a new Magic Potion recipe was found on the gatherer’s body.
[Healing Ointment Recipe: A Healing Ointment recipe that the Medicinal Plant Gatherer accidentally found while playing in the backyard mountain when he was a child.
Using one ‘Herb Essence’, one ‘Any Spiritual Grass’, and one ‘Same Attribute Ordinary Herb Powder’, one can use a specific heating method to create Healing Ointment.
Application heals continuously for a minute and restores up to 200 health points.]
“Not bad at all!”
Mu You’s eyes lit up.
An ointment for treating external injuries, which regenerates two hundred health points each time, is rather practical.
Most importantly, it’s easy to find ingredients!
One Herb Essence, and one Spirit Grass of any kind.
He had already seen Herb Essence; just using that sickle to cut Spirit Grass would automatically produce one.
Basically, he just had to casually pick some Spirit Grass from the mountain and it would simultaneously solve the problem of the two main ingredients.
As for the remaining Ordinary Herb Powder, that is even easier, ordinary Earth herbs could be ground up and substituted directly.
Essentially, he could actually touch and see all the ingredients for this Magic Potion.
Not to mention it’s cheap and the effects are practical.
Even if he didn’t need it himself, he could sell it.
There couldn’t be a better Magic Potion recipe to complete the daily task!
After taking a look at the first three rewards, which complemented each other nicely, Mu You was filled with confidence for his new profession.
Coming back to reality, he looked at the last item: Gatherer’s Backpack.
[Gatherer’s Backpack (Damaged): The backpack the Gatherer used to carry herbs and tools, it’d had a space spell cast on it, creating an alternate space inside measuring 100 meters in length, width, and height.
However, due to corrosion by acid in the swamp, the backpack’s outer shell is damaged and temporarily unusable.]
“What do you mean ‘unusable’?!”
Mu You was taken aback.
Looking at the description, this backpack was obviously something similar to the Watchman’s Backpack, though the latter held the word ‘damaged’ at the end, suggesting it was damaged due to soaking in the swamp for too long.
