Chapter 310: The Necromancer is the GOAT

The facts were as Yun Mu had expected; her final score was indeed nothing to write home about.

Fortunately, this event had only rewards and no penalties, so no matter how she performed, the final result was a gain.

【Your score is average, not particularly outstanding, but still at a decent level. In the end, as you leave the shooting club, your coin purse contains an extra bonus.】 【You have obtained item 【Gold Coin】 *700】 At least she earned back the money for one designated dice, Yun Mu comforted herself in her heart, then once again set the number of a designated dice to 6.

And this time, the location she arrived at was the seaside.

【Under the shining sun, the azure seawater is clear and bright, constantly washing against the beach on the shore. This place is far from the hustle and bustle of the city, free from the distress of the Plague. Crabs with bodies covered in pink shells move their feet quickly, trying to stay away from your side.

Just as you intend to catch this crab to serve as dinner, a crisp sound of wind chimes catches your attention. Looking in the direction the sound came from, you see an exquisite wooden house built right on the beach. The sign reads 【Leng Yin Dian】, and next to the wooden door below the sign hangs a wooden board with the words 【Open for Business】 written on it.

This makes you somewhat curious: could there still be living people left in this city swallowed by the Plague? Or is it simply that the owner of this wooden house forgot it when they left? Regardless of the outcome, your curiosity has been piqued. You walk into the wooden house, and a wave of coolness immediately rushes toward you. At the same time, a human female notices your arrival. After letting out a surprised, soft cry, she asks you with a light laugh about the reason for your visit. You—】 【1. I am just a traveler passing by.】 【2. Ask her if there are still cold drinks here.】 【3. Ask her who she is and why she is here.】 No consumption at all?

Yun Mu looked at the box behind the options, which did not indicate any required Action Point consumption, and felt somewhat surprised.

Without rushing to make a choice, she first observed the woman who had appeared before her.

The other party looked to be in her thirties, with golden hair, though it was not well-maintained and looked somewhat withered. Besides that, she had a long sword hanging at her waist, and the armor on her body did not look like mere decoration. Could such a person really be the owner of a cold drink shop? So, this person is probably an outsider too? The two of them just happened to meet in this small house.

After analyzing the current situation, Yun Mu did not hesitate much and immediately chose option 2.

Well, she just wanted to play around.

【"Are there still cold drinks here?" You sit on the wooden chair in front of the counter and say playfully, supporting your cheek with your hand. After hearing your words, the other party does not seem very surprised; instead, she answers calmly: "This guest, there are no cold drinks left, but the equipment here is quite complete. If you can provide the materials, I wouldn't mind making some for you."】

You chat happily with the woman. Through the conversation, you learn that her identity is that of a bounty hunter, and she is just passing through this city. Because the seaside is sparsely populated and there are no traces of the Plague, she chose to stay here temporarily.

However, it is true that she can make cold drinks. The equipment in the shop is complete, and it is not difficult to operate; as long as there are materials, she can make them.

In fact, the woman had already tried before, but she was missing one most crucial ingredient—ice.

For some reason, even though the equipment in the shop was very complete, there was no ice maker. She guessed that there must be a cold storage or a natural cave nearby where ice for making cold drinks could be collected; otherwise, it made no sense for only the ice maker to be missing. 】 【1. Take the initiative to take on the task of finding ice. 【Consume 20 Action Points】】 【2. Pretend not to understand the potential meaning in the other party's words. 【Consume 5 Action Points】】 Is there no third option? Yun Mu grumbled, spent 500 Gold Coins to replace three dice, then replaced one of them with 30 Action Points, and finally chose option one.

She was still a bit interested in that cold drink; it couldn't possibly just be a drink to satisfy a craving, right?

【You take the initiative to take on the task of finding ice. After spending nearly half a day, you finally find a large amount of natural ice in a cave on a small island not far from the coast, and you cut off a small portion to bring back to the wooden house by the sea.

And with a sufficient supply of ice, you are finally able to taste the flavor of that so-called cold drink. For this, you choose—】 【1. Have a cup of 【Summer Fresh Orange】】 (Attack Power +5)

【2. Have a cup of 【Iced Fresh Lemon】】 (Spell Strength +5)

【3. Have a cup of 【Rainbow After the Rain】】 (Random +5 points to attributes) It's actually a drink item that increases attribute points? How should she put it? Somewhat surprised, yet it feels reasonable.

Out of personal taste, Yun Mu preferred orange juice, followed by lemonade. As for this "Rainbow After the Rain"... looking at the name, you can't tell what fruit it is at all, you jerk!

Perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps for some other reason, she ultimately chose option three.

As for why it was based on personal taste rather than the increased attributes—does that even need to be said? In fact, no matter which drink is chosen, the final gain is the same: just five attribute points. Yun Mu believed that all attributes were important, so their value was the same; there was no need to overthink it.

Of course, the main reason for this was actually that her Attack Power and Spell Strength were already quite high, and she didn't need to continue increasing these two attributes in the short term.

By comparison, a random attribute increase would be better.

What if "Rainbow After the Rain" could directly provide her with 5 points of Critical Hit Rate? Wouldn't that be a huge profit?

Just as Yun Mu was thinking this, a matcha-colored fruit juice mixed with milky white condensed milk was pushed in front of her.

She picked up the glass to look at it and discovered that besides the ice, there were some black fruit seeds, a size smaller than sesame seeds.

"So it was kiwi?" After taking a light sip of the juice, Yun Mu said with some surprise.

It was her first time drinking kiwi-flavored juice, and the taste... was better than she had expected.

【Your Maximum HP +1, Attack Power +3, Critical Hit Rate +1%.】 So it wasn't a five-point increase to a single attribute?

Looking at the message prompt popping up on the Game Panel, Yun Mu pondered in her heart.

She had previously thought it would be a random increase of 5 points to one attribute; now it seems she had overthought it.

But then again, this event just ended like this... Looking at the changing scene in front of her, Yun Mu thought with some regret.

That cup of 【Rainbow After the Rain】 was quite delicious; if possible, she would have liked to try the other two cold drinks as well.

But now it seems there probably won't be a chance. 【You have obtained item 【Complete Guide to Cold Drink Making (White)】】 【This is a book recording the methods for making dozens of cold drinks. It is said that the creator was an owner who ran a cold drink shop by the sea in the Heling Empire. Because of some regrets, her soul continued to drift in her own cold drink shop after her death, until a stranger with Cat Ears on their head arrived here...】

A stranger with Cat Ears on their head... does that refer to me? Yun Mu took the notebook that fell from the air in surprise, and the Cat Ears on her head twitched slightly and subconsciously.

Eh, wait... the woman she met just now wasn't some bounty hunter, but the owner of the cold drink shop?

She was even dead long ago; what Yun Mu encountered was nothing more than a vengeful spirit with an obsession. Hiss, she only just realized it now. No wonder she claimed to be a bounty hunter but had the skill to make cold drinks; the identity of that person was just to fool her.

It was just that the attire was too misleading, causing her to misjudge.

Just thinking about how she had chatted so congenially with a ghost made Yun Mu feel a chill down her spine. There was no helping it; she was naturally afraid of such things and couldn't control it.

Unless she were to catch a little ghost and beat it up, then she would realize that these ghosts and monsters were actually nothing special.

Or rather, what she feared was never the ghosts, but that kind of ethereal unknown.

Shaking her head, Yun Mu stopped thinking about this matter and instead opened the "Complete Guide to Cold Drink Making" she had just obtained.

Hmm... let her see: Banana Bobo, Blue Beat, Strawberry Colada, Silver Milkshake... and the three drinks from the options just now, all had their recipes recorded.

However, these were just ordinary fruit juice drinks and would not have the effect of increasing character attributes.

It could be considered a pretty good extra harvest; Yun Mu personally quite liked this gift.

Yes, a gift. In her view, this was a gift given to her by the cold drink shop owner, and since it was a gift, she had to cherish it well.

Wonder if she could open a chain of drink shops? If she could make a fortune from this, hehehe... *cough*.

Restraining the smile on her face, Yun Mu once again threw a designated dice.

Without a doubt, the number six; she was only halfway to completing the "Six Six Great Success" task.

And this time, the special event Yun Mu encountered was... 【You find a strange lock on the ground. It is composed of dozens of wooden strips of various shapes intricately embedded together, exuding a unique aesthetic. It might contain something inside, or it might be empty. You decide...】 【1. Find a way to pick the lock 【Consume 15 Action Points】】 【2. Throw it away directly. 【Consume 5 Action Points】】 【3. Violent disassembly! 【Consume 30 Action Points】】 Eh~ isn't this a coincidence?

Picking locks was something she was good at.

Without any hesitation, upon seeing the options pop up on the Game Panel, Yun Mu immediately consumed 15 Action Points and chose to open this strange lock.

And when she made this choice, a part of the structure of the wooden lock that had suddenly appeared beside her began to tremble violently.

This was the effect of the trait 【Touch of Unlocking】, but because the wooden lock in front of her was relatively sturdy, it didn't unlock immediately.

But it didn't matter, as long as she could see the position that was trembling.

Yun Mu fumbled for a moment, and soon a confident smile appeared on her face.

【"Do you want my treasure? Go find it, I left everything there." The wooden lock is opened, and you find a note inside; the content on the note is written exactly like this.

It seems to have no meaning; after all, the note does not say where the so-called treasure is ultimately placed, and without knowing the location, even the greatest treasure has nothing to do with you.

You think you might have missed some information, which is why you don't know the specific location of the treasure, and that information is very likely hidden in the note in your hand, or on the wooden lock you dismantled into parts.】【1. Investigate the note. 【Consume 5 Action Points】】【2. Investigate the wooden lock. 【Consume 20 Action Points】】【3. The treasure might be fake, and everything is just someone's prank; choose to give up. 【No consumption】】 Let's continue investigating; after all, having come this far, what reason is there to give up?

Yun Mu decisively converts a Dice into Action Points, then chooses to investigate the wooden lock.

【You use all your might to finally piece the wooden lock back together, yet after you finally finish, you discover that there are still a few parts whose locations are unknown scattered on the ground. This is not important; after all, you don't really intend to fix it, you only want to investigate it, and having the shape is enough.

That said, after investigating for nearly two hours, you still have no results, which makes you doubt whether your direction of investigation is correct. You decide to】【1. Investigate the note 【Consume 5 Action Points】】【2. It is not too late to give up now. 【No consumption】】【3. Continue to persist. 【Consume 30 Action Points】】 Having investigated for so long without finding anything, there is no point in persisting; Yun Mu decisively chooses option 1 to investigate the note.

【You pin your hopes on the note, yet whether by scorching it with fire or soaking it in water, you cannot see the secret hidden on this note. Instead, because of your reckless handling, this note, which is just an ordinary piece of white paper, is one step away from being completely destroyed.

Just as you are about to give up, you suddenly discover that in the center of the note, this paper is actually made of three very thin sheets stacked together! The middle layer of paper is waterproof, and the text on it is very brief—smash the wooden lock, and you will obtain all my treasure.

Although it sounds very tempting, you have not lost your reason, which is good.

Following the instructions, you smash the wooden lock without holding back and find the record of the treasure's location from the hollow of a wooden bar.】【You obtain item 【Gold Coin】 *12000.】 Twelve thousand Gold Coins! Yun Mu clenches her fists excitedly; she does not know if the Adventure Challenge area is always this generous, or if the Expert level Dungeon itself grants such a massive amount of Gold Coins.

There is just one thing she can be very certain of.

Once she leaves this Adventure Challenge area, the Gold Coins for upgrading Lucy should be enough to use.

This is truly nothing but good news.

(End of this chapter)