Chapter 137: Village Migration: Part II

After returning to the carriage, the Ice Cream Cactus and Durian Warrior were tidying up inside, and Zhao Yuxin immediately told Zhu Zhiquan the information about the villagers.

Afterward, Zhao Yuxin sat upright beside him and asked, "Ajiu, let's go with the villagers; that way, we can look out for each other along the way."

Zhu Zhiquan: "That's fine, but we must prioritize our own safety."

"Mm." Zhao Yuxin responded, then her ears twitched and she said to Zhu Zhiquan, "Ajiu, someone is coming."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhiquan immediately stepped out of the carriage. Shortly after, he saw a member of the Militia bowing respectfully to him: "Sir, the village chief and the Elders invite you to attend a meeting. What do you think..."

"The two of us will go; please, little brother, lead the way." Zhao Yuxin's voice came from inside the carriage, and then she slowly jumped down.

Seeing that the two had agreed, the Militia member led the way in front. Zhao Yuxin turned to instruct the Ice Cream Cactus, then hooked her arm through Zhu Zhiquan's and followed closely behind.

Before long, the two arrived in a spacious room. Yage, as the village chief, sat in the center position, with the village Elders lined up on either side.

Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan arrived at the center aisle, bowed to everyone, and waited for their instructions.

At this moment, Yage rose from his seat, took both of their hands, and pleaded: "I wonder if you two are willing to travel with our village?"

After Yage finished this sentence, a system prompt rang out in their minds: "Buyelu Village Chief Yage has extended an invitation to you. Side quest unlocked: Protect the villagers to a suitable location to establish a new home.

You may speak with the village chief regarding the specific rewards. Of course, you may choose to refuse, but this will affect the time it takes for you to reach the surface. Please choose carefully!"

After reading the system information, Zhao Yuxin moved her lips involuntarily and feigned reserve: "I wonder why the village chief is inviting us to join your group?"

An Elder with graying hair on the left side answered: "Because we have just experienced a great battle against monsters, and on top of that, the journey this time is quite long; it won't be easy to reach our destination."

"That won't do!" Zhao Yuxin refused decisively, then nudged Zhu Zhiquan with her arm.

Seeing so many people staring at him, Zhu Zhiquan's voice trembled involuntarily: "Ev... everyone, w... we are heading to the s... surface, so, please... please forgive us, we cannot accept."

"Hehehe..." Yage laughed at Zhu Zhiquan's shy appearance. "I didn't expect that someone who dared to charge into a monster army and slaughter them would be a stutterer! Don't worry, we will pay you a deposit."

Afterward, Yage clapped his hands, and two Militia members entered the room, each carrying a tray. One held many small bags, and the other held a book.

When the deposit was placed before them, the two saw clearly that the bags were filled with various mushroom spores. Although they could not read the text on the book, with the help of the system, they realized it was a Skill Book.

Name: Coco Mia Cultivation Foundation (3/3)

Quality: Green

Introduction: Records the basic cultivation of the Coco Mia Volcano People. After reading, there is a probability of learning the talents or skills within.

{Note: The closer one is to this race, the higher the success rate of learning! }

After reading the deposit details, Zhao Yuxin coughed lightly and asked: "Where are you planning to go?"

An old woman to Yage's right answered: "We intend to keep heading upward and stop once we find a suitable location. We will certainly encounter the obstruction of a large number of monsters along the way; of course, you may refuse."

Zhao Yuxin: "Will there be other monsters on the road? Or is it just this one kind?"

Yage: "We will indeed encounter other monsters on the road, but the main threat is the Magma Cave Ant-Men, which are the monsters that attacked us today. How about it, are you willing?"

Zhao Yuxin put away the deposit and said boldly: "Hmph, those little ant-men are a piece of cake for us! Right, Ajiu?"

Zhu Zhiquan nodded silently from the side, and Zhao Yuxin continued: "Everyone, rest assured, the two of us will definitely help you reach a suitable location and let you rebuild your new home."

"Good!" Yage raised his hands excitedly. "Once we find a suitable location, we will deliver more gifts to you."

"Alright, then we will head out first."

"Go ahead."

Zhao Yuxin pulled Zhu Zhiquan's hand and returned to the Tricycle carriage. Seeing them return, the Ice Cream Cactus couldn't wait to lick their faces.

Zhu Zhiquan pushed the Ice Cream Cactus away and opened the World Channel to see what content was on it.

Huahua: "Everyone, what rewards do the villages you encounter give? The village here is too poor! Some of us don't want to help."

Sugar-Loving Little Orange: "The village I encountered is not bad. The deposit alone gave us some items, so we intend to escort these villagers."

Iron-Loving Station Master: "The village here is too weak. My teammates and I unanimously decided to abandon this quest and just run straight upward!"

I Love West Country Flower Sea: "We also decided not to take this quest. Damn it, there are only a dozen people left! And they want us to escort them? Pfft! Isn't that just dragging us down? So my teammates and I just robbed the village."

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After roughly scanning the messages on the World Channel, Zhu Zhiquan silently closed the panel. He wanted to try learning the "Coco Mia Cultivation Foundation," but worried that any strange phenomena might affect the villagers, so he had to wait in place for the villagers to officially set off.

Zhao Yuxin, on the other hand, had long since produced a Portable Plant Research Table to study the spores she had obtained; it was estimated that she wouldn't be finished for a while.

Soon, the altar area was crowded with people, and all kinds of livestock and luggage were piled outside. After Yage finished counting all the villagers, he led everyone to leave the village.

This time, the Ice Cream Cactus was responsible for driving the Tricycle. The humming of the engine rang out in the procession, and all the villagers of Buyelu Village walked upward along the underground passage.

Soon, everyone arrived at a fork in the road. Yage divided the Militia Group into two parts: one part was responsible for continuing to travel with the villagers, and the other part sprinkled gray Magic Potion on the middle path.

The group headed toward the left passage. Zhu Zhiquan looked through the carriage window at the potion they were sprinkling and asked a Militia member, but because there were so many people here, Zhu Zhiquan's speech became stuttering again: "Th... that, br... brother..."

"Hey, outsider, I know you stutter, don't be nervous, speak slowly." The questioned Militia member seemed to know that Zhu Zhiquan stuttered and said with a generous expression.

Zhu Zhiquan pointed at the Militia members who were sprinkling the potion and asked, his voice still stuttering: "Th... that po... potion"

Before Zhu Zhiquan could finish, the Militia member understood his question and explained: "Those Magic Potions were made by one of our Great Mages; they can affect the sense of smell of the Magma Cave Ant-Men, so they won't be able to find us easily.

After most people have passed through here, we will sprinkle other Magic Potions to mask our scent."

Zhu Zhiquan pointed at himself and said: "Can... can you give us a... a little..."

"You want this Magic Potion, right? Come, wait here, I'll arrange for someone to bring you a portion." With a wave of his hand, the Militia member immediately had someone go to get the Magic Potion.

Zhu Zhiquan originally wanted to ask for the potion that could mask their scent as well, but he felt a bit embarrassed and didn't ask, only cupping his hands in a salute to the other party.