Chapter 317: Unknown

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【Gold Coin: 1039】

After reinforcing her equipment, Yun Mu had very few Gold Coins left in her hands.

It was time to leave the Blacksmith Shop.

"Come back again if you have the chance," Guleiya said, waving her hand at Yun Mu to bid farewell.

"I definitely will."

Yun Mu nodded in agreement.

As long as she had enough Gold Coins on hand, she would certainly come to the Blacksmith Shop to reinforce her equipment.

She just didn't know if she could get a discount or something for being a regular customer; though, come to think of it, with her not being here, there probably wouldn't be any other customers in the Blacksmith Shop anyway.

Thinking this, she suddenly felt that Miss Guleiya was quite pitiful; she didn't even have anyone to chat with on a daily basis. That said.

How should she put it, is this the quality of blue-tier equipment?

The feeling of wearing it on her body was just different; even walking felt much lighter than usual.

That pair of black—ah, no, the Eternal Spider Silk Leggings fit her legs perfectly, and the elastic top used to prevent them from sliding down was very firm, tightly wrapping around the base of her thighs.

How to put it, there was a strange sensation, or perhaps it was friction, or maybe the feeling of being bound... *cough cough*.

It was truly uncontrollably exciting!

【Reward Area】

【Suiji Shijian】

Yay, it's a Treasure Chest! Yun Mu's spirits lifted, and she chose to walk to the left without hesitation.

She saw that in the ruins of the city, a shimmering wooden Treasure Chest was lying quietly in a corner of a wall.

"This shouldn't be a mimic, right?"

To be safe, Yun Mu took out the Scarlet Cross Sword and gently pried open the lid of the Treasure Chest with the tip of the sword. "Wait a moment, Miss Yun!"

Lucy suddenly noticed something, and her expression changed abruptly.

However, her words came too late; the moment she finished speaking, a violent explosion erupted from beneath Yun Mu's feet.

With a "Bang!", Yun Mu was overturned onto the ground by the blast of the explosion on the spot.

The shield on her Earth Dragon Scale Armor shattered instantly, but fortunately, other than the shield breaking, she herself did not suffer any injuries.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, what's going on?"

Spitting out the dust in her mouth, Yun Mu used some force and jumped up from the ground.

Seeing that she was fine, Lucy felt relieved and said, "There was a trap on this Treasure Chest; I only noticed it when I opened it."

As Lucy spoke, she walked to the left side of the Treasure Chest and crouched down.

"A thread was set inside the Treasure Chest; after opening the chest, the thread would pull the mechanism below, thereby triggering the trap."

Damn it, isn't this a Reward Area?

Whose Reward Area would place an explosive trap inside a Treasure Chest? "There are no more traps now, right?" she confirmed with Lucy.

"Well..." Lucy smiled, looking a bit embarrassed: "I'm not an Expert in this area, so I can't say for sure."

"But in my opinion, there shouldn't be any more traps."

"I see." Yun Mu pondered for a moment, then waved her hand dismissively: "Forget it, even if there are traps, they can't do much to me; I'll open the Treasure Chest."

"Mm."

Lucy retreated a few steps in tacit understanding, putting some distance between herself and the Treasure Chest.

Yun Mu then reached out and pried open the lid of the Treasure Chest.

【You have obtained the item 【Gold Coin】 *3974】 【Pickpocketing +8%】

【You have obtained the equipment 【Jobless Certificate (Blue)】】 【Jobless Certificate (Blue)】

【This is a certificate that does not record any occupation.】

【When you show this certificate to others.】

【The other party will subconsciously fill in a suitable occupation.】

【"With this, I can go anywhere unimpeded!"】

Unemployed Certificate?

Looking at the leather document inside the Treasure Chest, Yun Mu was slightly stunned.

This thing... is kind of interesting.

According to the equipment description, could it be that if she held this thing and broke into someone's house, they would think she was a police officer?

Although it didn't seem very useful inside the Dungeon, it would be a nice little gadget in the real world.

Thinking this, Yun Mu put away the Unemployed Certificate.

Let's keep moving forward.

【Plague Well】

【Mysterious Statue】

These are two new events she hadn't seen before.

Yun Mu looked to the left side of the road and saw, in the blurry mist, an ancient well faintly visible; and on the right, a twisted statue exuding a very eerie and ominous aura stood in the mist.

Although she couldn't see the statue's face clearly, there was no doubt that it was definitely not anything proper.

Besides that, beneath that Mysterious Statue, some figures seemed to be kneeling and worshipping.

Hmm... she was a bit curious about the event at the Mysterious Statue.

But that statue gave her a very bad feeling.

Should she choose to go left?

The Plague Well doesn't sound like anything good either.

Since neither side is anything decent, she still wanted to go to the side she was more interested in.

No sooner thought than done, Yun Mu decisively stepped toward the path on the right.

And after she made her choice, the path on the left blurred and soon dissipated.

【You follow the road to a Mysterious Statue. The appearance of this statue looks extremely strange; it has no human form, and at the same time, its face is twisted, its body appearing as if a mass of flesh and blood were clumped together. Yet, around such a bizarre statue, dozens of devout believers are praying.

These believers do not seem to have noticed you, you decide——】【1. Take the initiative to greet them. (Hi, friends, what are you doing here?)】【2. While these guys haven't discovered you, decisively launch a Touxixi! (Naturally Evil cultists, taste my Touxixi!)】【3. Better to pretend not to see them and leave quickly. (Cowardly act)】【4. Need you ask? Of course, it's to join them! 【Bloodline option】 (Hey, friends, do you mind if I tag along?)】 This Game System is a bit cheeky.

Yun Mu looked at the four options in her mind, unable to make up her mind for a moment.

Fine, she'll just have to do it herself.

It feels like not a single option is reliable. After pondering for a moment, Yun Mu took out the Unemployed Certificate she had just obtained.

"Hi, friends, what are you doing?" Yun Mu "slapped" her hand onto the shoulder of a believer in the outermost circle.

"Profane one, seeking death—uh, Zhuyiao Daren, why have you come?"

The originally fierce-looking cultist became extremely respectful upon seeing the certificate in Yun Mu's hand.

Although Yun Mu really wanted to know if the Bishop of these cultists actually had such a job certificate in his possession, this was obviously not important.

Should she ask directly what they are doing?

Wouldn't that arouse suspicion? After all, what kind of Bishop doesn't even know what their believers are doing?

Hmm. Perhaps she could phrase it differently.

"How is the progress?" she asked, feigning seriousness.

"Everything is going smoothly, we were just waiting for you, Bishop!" This believer said with an excited face: "Since you have arrived, shall we begin now?"

Begin what? Yun Mu had a mind to ask this question, but didn't know how to bring it up.

If all else fails, she might as well just turn hostile; she had nothing to say to these cultists anyway.

Just as Yun Mu was about to take action, a sudden anomaly occurred! Thick Black Fog surged from within the statue, and a terrifying aura instantly descended upon this area.

And this aura, she felt very familiar—

Isn't this the aura of the God of Fear and Plague!? Yun Mu was startled, and suddenly, she thought of something, snatched the 【Calamity Cultist's Magic Robe】 off Lucy, and draped it over herself.

Then she sent all her teammates back into the Game Panel.

When she is inside a Dungeon, the vast majority of NPCs cannot see Lucy or the companions she has recruited.

But the God of Fear and Plague is different; the other party is a deity, after all, so it is better to be careful.

As for the Plague Doctor?

Nothing she can do to help; it depends on whether the Game Panel is reliable.

After she finished all this, the familiar black shadow descended before the many believers.

"Zhuyiao Daren, it is time for you to take the stage—when did you put on the robe?" The previous cultist looked at the magic robe on Yun Mu with a puzzled face.

"Ahem, a secret." Yun Mu coughed lightly, while glancing at the black shadow not far away.

The good news is that that guy doesn't seem to have noticed her aura—could there be a problem with that time they met in the Adventure Challenge Area?

Or is it that the other party can only discover the problem with her aura after noticing her? Although extremely nervous, Yun Mu was able to forcibly control her heartbeat.

Don't ask, asking means it's the power of a Transcendental.

It's a good thing she took off the 【Nun's Foot Binding Cloth】 earlier, otherwise, she would still have the 【Divine】 tag on her name suffix.

Among a group of cultists, she would probably be as conspicuous as a lightbulb.

No, she is already very conspicuous now! Yun Mu suddenly discovered that the cultists present had all woken up and were staring at her with a fanatical gaze.

No, wait, why are you all looking at me?

The God of Fear and Plague is still right in front of you!

"Come over, my believer."

A hoarse voice suddenly rang out in her mind; although no one explained, Yun Mu immediately realized that this was the voice of that God of Fear and Plague.

Just as Yun Mu was feeling somewhat hesitant, a mysterious voice came into her mind.

"Do not be afraid, walk forward."

This is... Yun Mu narrowed her eyes, immediately realizing something, and her originally nervous mood suddenly relaxed.

She walked through the path cleared by the cultists and went straight to the Black Fog, that is, in front of the God of Fear and Plague.

The cultists surrounding the statue suddenly began to pray in unison; their faces were fanatical, and their voices grew louder and louder.

Yun Mu subconsciously opened her arms, and then... the Black Fog surged into her body.

"I will merge with y—wait!"

"What kind of thing are you!?"

The voice in her mind suddenly became incomparably terrified.

"This is... the mark of the gods, no, let me out!"

"You monster!"

"Heretic!!"

"Traitor!"

"Despicable!"

"Ahhh!!"

Under Yun Mu's blank expression, the voice of the God of Fear and Plague grew weaker and weaker, until it finally disappeared completely.

And the surrounding believers all thought that Zhuyiao Daren had already merged with the deity, and were watching her with eyes full of envy and respect.

【You%#￥#￥% System error, updating】【Please wait patiently, player.】【Updating. Updating.】 The Game Panel popped up a string of garbled code, and at the same time, time and space within the Dungeon suddenly paused.

A figure wearing a sand-gold robe, wearing a monocle, holding an ancient cedar staff, and topped with a bird's head appeared before Yun Mu.

Although it is a bit impolite, could this be the legendary... sand sculpture?

"The term 'sand sculpture' is not very polite."

"Heral City is the closest city in the Heling Empire to Ruiswaer; no, it should be called a border city that shares a border."

"A type of bird lives there. They soar in the sky above the golden sand dunes. Their powerful wings can tear through sandstorms, and their sharp eagle eyes are enough to see every oasis. Therefore, travelers walking in the desert can determine the news of an oasis nearby when they see this kind of bird circling in the sky."

Damn old geezer, peeping is one thing, but now he can even read minds? "Apologies, I did not do it intentionally; it is just that in my presence, the thoughts of mortals have no secrets to speak of."

"..."

"And I do not usually peep; it is just that occasionally there is a kind of guidance from the netherworld that allows me to perceive your actions."

"..."

"Mind reading is, of course, also impossible; it is just that what appears before you at this moment is my true form."

"Sigh." Yun Mu sighed helplessly. Although she had already guessed it in her heart, she still asked: "You are the God of Civilization and History, Heral, right?"

"Of course." Heral nodded in a deep voice: "Just as you guessed in your heart, since this is a 【Civilization】 Dungeon, then the deity appearing here must be me."

"Nice to meet you, I am the God of Civilization and History of this world—Heral." Heral bowed elegantly.

"Greetings to you, Chuanzhezhe from another world."

(End of this chapter)