Chapter 552

"Yes!"

Fang Xing's thought moved, and the attribute panel changed suddenly:

【Job taken — 'Druid', current job level is 1!】

【You have gained the talent — Natural Affinity!】

Rumble!

In Fang Xing's eyes, a green color flashed.

He suddenly felt that the night was so quiet, the green grass by the river, and the bushes not far away all radiated a sense of closeness.

Even a tingling sensation came from his back, and the injury seemed to heal a lot in an instant.

Even, he learned a lot of knowledge about Druids in the dark, as if taught to him by nature itself.

"Druid is a profession that is close to nature, possessing two major domains of plants and animals, is a natural spellcaster, and also possesses a certain ability to fight in close quarters..."

"This is obviously different from the Druids in those games in my memory. It seems to be a magic-modified version, or rather... it is the version of that transcender, Ember..."

"Well, I seem to know a lot of knowledge about Druid advancement and rituals... Is this brought by the part of the inheritance digested by the main body?"

Fang Xing's expression was a bit excited: "As expected of a transcendence inheritance, in this world where laws are not obvious, the power of the Druid has not been affected at all... It seems that it should be the same in any world."

He glanced at the attribute column and found that many changes had occurred:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 16/27】

【Profession: Druid Level 1】

【Talent: Natural Affinity】

"The upper limit of lifespan has increased by two years... This should be the change brought about by taking the job of a Druid!"

The upper limit of human lifespan is never immutable. One can lose lifespan, and naturally, one can also increase it!

"Natural Affinity, this talent can make me more close to nature... especially in the plant and animal domains."

"This is the early stage of a Druid. In the later stage, the agricultural domain, the civilization domain, and even the universe can be included in the Dao of nature!"

Fang Xing felt the benefits of Natural Affinity. First of all, in the night, his figure was more hidden, and he could discover prying eyes and secret sentries in the distance faster.

"And... my talent has increased. In other words, I should be able to sense the so-called 'Qi' of this world."

"It's just that the eighteen types of aura such as 'Filthy Blood Qi' in the Blood Shadow Sect's introductory cultivation method have some problems... My Natural Affinity talent should increase my perception of wood, water, and other elemental Qi..."

According to that cultivation method, there are 129,600 types of elemental Qi in the world, and each one is different!

"In other words, as long as I find a suitable wood and water attribute cultivation method, I should also be able to become a cultivator of this world and have an extra layer of cover..."

Just as Fang Xing was pondering, the perception brought by Natural Affinity had already made him notice the footsteps in the distance.

"If I am discovered, no matter who it is, it will be a trouble in the end..."

After thinking about it, he immediately took the carp and left with the help of the night.

The Druid's Natural Affinity allowed him to easily hide his figure with the help of nature's shadows.

After a while, another paper slave walked over, muttering: "Who? Who is there? I clearly heard a sound..."

Although they were both paper slaves, if he saw the food in Fang Xing's hand, he would definitely snatch it and make things difficult for him...

Because Fang Xing was the weakest and at the bottom of the contempt chain.

This is human nature!

The next day.

Thin teenagers and girls, holding grid-like paper copying nets, lined up in front of the "paper pulp pool" of the Paper Workshop.

They were generally listless, some with eye bags and heavy dark circles.

"Is this the instinct of life leaving offspring before death, or the extreme pursuit of pleasure when approaching death...?"

Fang Xing lined up with his paper copying net, thinking boredly.

With the grilled fish last night and a bowl of thin porridge this morning, he felt that his body had improved a lot.

At least, he would not be affected by the pain.

Of course, this is more likely the credit of the Druid's advancement and the golden sore medicine...

"Yo? Young Master Fang is out?"

Taohong saw Fang Xing next to her and greeted him jokingly.

"Well, I have to come out to make paper as soon as possible, otherwise how can I repay your kindness..."

Fang Xing smiled reluctantly.

Even if he decided to flee or something else, he had to pretend to be okay at the first moment and launch when others least expected it.

Therefore, he decided to continue to pretend for a period of time.

"Blood paper" naturally needs to be made, not only to repay favors, but also as the "currency" in the Paper Valley.

For these paper slaves, apart from the hard requirement of handing in ten sheets every month, the Blood Shadow Sect left them to their own devices the rest of the time.

There were even caravans coming every seven days to trade for supplies, forming a small market.

And the greatest wealth of the paper slaves is naturally "blood paper."

Fang Xing looked at the paper copying net in his hand. It was square, like a tofu frame, but the edges were extremely sharp, with many small thorns.

This is a necessary tool for a paper slave.

When it was his turn, Fang Xing came to the paper pulp pool, grabbed the paper copying net with both hands, and immersed it in the pool. "Hiss hiss..."

As soon as his hands came into contact with the paper pulp, a pain came, obviously this paper pulp was corrosive.

Fang Xing's expression did not change, his hands were as steady as Mount Tai, letting the paper pulp stay evenly in the grid.

This step is also very critical. If the thickness is uneven, it will definitely affect the quality of the final product.

Even, when his fingers moved, he felt as if he had been stung by a bee.

This is the barb on the paper copying net, which is absorbing his essence and blood.

"Although I supplemented two years of lifespan... I feel I can only make do for another month. Within a month, I must find a way to escape or advance... otherwise I will die."

After a while, Fang Xing picked up the paper copying net with a layer of paper pulp evenly spread on it, found an open space with plenty of sunshine, and started the subsequent steps of drying and compacting...

Between each process, the paper slave needs to actively prick his fingers to provide essence and blood.

Lunch was slightly better, with a few steamed buns and pickles.

Busy until dusk, Fang Xing had an extra sheet of clean and brand-new paper in his hand.

Please... you... collect 6... 9... book... bar...!

This paper was thick and stiff, with an indescribable touch when touched, and a layer of faint blood color on the surface.

This is a finished "blood paper," a must-have for Blood Shadow Sect disciples to practice "Paper Folding Technique."

Although ordinary paper can also be used to perform "Paper Folding Technique," it is easily broken by various filth and red dragons.

But this kind of "blood paper" is immune to all evils, and the paper people and paper soldiers made do not have this defect.

Dinner was slightly thicker vegetable porridge, and a few miscellaneous grain buns.

Fang Xing used it hastily and returned to his shed, looking at his withered, cracked, and rough hands, pondering without a word:

"Worked normally for a day... have basically figured it out."

"Paper slaves can move freely in the valley, but there are suspected paper people patrolling at the entrance of the valley..."

"Not only that, there are occasionally paper birds flying over to patrol in the sky..."

"For these mortals, wanting to escape is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

Just as he was pondering, a few sparrows flew in, chirping.

"Cute little guys, eat."

Fang Xing smiled, took out the dregs of the buns from his sleeves to feed these sparrows.

The Druid's Natural Affinity naturally includes plant affinity and animal affinity.

If he wasn't assigned to be a paper slave, but went to a place like a medicine garden, he might have been able to achieve something.

After all, the Druid and the Spirit Planter profession are quite compatible.

But at this time, he could only use animal affinity to recruit a few small animals to patrol and explore for him...

Although the IQ of small animals like sparrows and mice is not high, some simple communication can still be done.

For example, the sparrows found paper-made counterparts in the sky...

"Trouble you to stand guard for me tonight..."

Touching the little heads of a few sparrows, Fang Xing lay on the bed, his mind fixed on the attribute column:

【Age: 16/26】

"The upper limit of lifespan is one year less. One blood paper is almost one year of lifespan... too pit."

"With this time limit, even if I escape, I probably won't live long. This won't work!"

"Although I can't sense the location of the main body, my existence is the 'anchor' of the main body. Even if I have to die, I must support it until the main body wakes up before dying..."

But, the main body might be in a deep sleep for decades or hundreds of years!

This bit of lifespan is simply not enough!

Fang Xing sighed silently: "Sure enough, I still have to rely on the 'Druid' talent..."

After obtaining a lot of knowledge, he already knew that a "Druid" can gain a talent at level 5, named 【Eternal Youth】!

Druids at this stage not only have faces that never grow old, but their lifespan also slows down, becoming about one-half of the previous one.

This means that the remaining lifespan can be doubled!

"Cultivators in the Qi Sensing stage of this world have about the same lifespan as ordinary people, even worse... but the Dao Foundation stage, even if it is a lower-class Dao Foundation, can easily live past two hundred years... If you also work as a level 5 Druid, you can live four hundred years!"

Fang Xing's eyes lit up: "And, the 【Eternal Youth】 talent can also be upgraded. At level 15, it will be upgraded to 【Ageless Body】, and the rate of lifespan loss will be reduced to one-fifth!"

"At level 20, it will become the 【Immortality】 talent! Lifespan loss is reduced to one-tenth!"

"In other words, even if it is just the lifespan of an ordinary person, one can live for a thousand years!"

"If it is the Dao Foundation stage, one can live for two thousand years..."

"In this way, at least there is no need to worry too much about lifespan. Even if you lose a few years now, the improvement of the Druid level and breaking through the cultivation realm of this world can also increase lifespan..."

"The next thing to consider is the problem of how to get rid of the current predicament."

The first thing Fang Xing thought of was not to show his talent, but to escape!

After all, this Blood Shadow Sect is a demonic path, not a place suitable for living and staying long.

And, the advancement of a Druid requires being close to nature, not practicing evil methods or fighting.

"With the defense level of this valley, ordinary people can't escape, but as long as I advance another level, it won't be a big problem..."

(End of chapter)