Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 111 - 107: The Village Chief’s Mysterious Reward

Chapter 111: Chapter 107: The Village Chief’s Mysterious Reward

The next day, when Xiao Jie entered the game again, the wreckage from yesterday’s battle had completely vanished from the village as if nothing had happened, leaving behind only the noticeably fewer villagers and a few houses still awaiting repair, making it clear to Xiao Jie that the great battle had indeed taken place.

Xiao Jie couldn’t wait to open his backpack and check the spoils he had obtained the day before.

Especially the Asura Ghost Mask, this was his first piece of Purple Equipment and held significant sentimental value. It was a grim mask of an Evil Ghost with sharp fangs and a Ghost Eye between its brows. It had to be said, it looked quite imposing.

He put it directly on his head and dragged the equipment skills to the shortcut bar, feeling instantly much more powerful.

As he walked down the streets of the village, he suddenly heard the voices of villagers greeting him.

"Good morning, Young Master Hidden Moon."

Huh, when did I become Young Master Hidden Moon?

"Good morning, Hidden Moon Hero, come try my freshly made buns, piping hot right out of the oven."

Since his satiety was running low, Xiao Jie decided to buy a few.

"How much?"

"Hey, what money? It’s just a small token from me. Take it and eat." The food stall owner was beaming with generosity, completely unlike his usual mercenary self.

"By the way, Hidden Moon Hero, from now on, everything you buy to eat here is half price."

Really? That good?

Xiao Jie had a vague feeling that this must be the benefit of having his reputation increased to worship.

Along the way, indeed, almost all the villagers he encountered would take the initiative to greet him, each more enthusiastic than the last.

When he visited the pharmacy, he found that the prices there had also dropped to cost price. A bottle of Little Red that used to cost 50 copper was now only 30 copper.

When Xiao Jie arrived at the blacksmith shop, he happened to see Zhou Tong scolding Wang Kai.

"You, kid, are such a worry, fighting for my life out there and you run off somewhere, had me worried sick, thought you were chewed up by zombies."

"Master, stop, I also had no choice at the time, I was surrounded by zombies and couldn’t escape, so I had to hide in an empty house, thankfully they didn’t find me..."

Xiao Jie watched with secret amusement, sometimes he couldn’t help but indulge in a bit of schadenfreude.

Seeing Xiao Jie enter, Zhou Tong immediately stopped his scolding, "Ah, isn’t this Brother Hidden Moon, come come, we have you to thank for yesterday."

"Master Zhou, could you help me fix this weapon."

"Right away, right away, I’ll get it fixed for you."

With clanging and banging, "All done, that’ll be 125 copper."

Such a bargain! Worship is truly exhilarating. Previously, repairing a Firewood Axe alone would cost 50 copper, and now two blue weapons cost only 125 copper.

After the repairs, Xiao Jie headed straight for the village chief’s house.

The real benefits were still yet to come; he wondered what kind of reward the village would provide.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village chief’s mansion, he found the other three had already gathered there.

"Feng, how come you’re just now arriving? Hurry up, the village chief has great rewards for us," I Want to Be Immortal said excitedly.

"Have you all received your rewards already?"

"Yes, and the rewards can be chosen by ourselves; just ask for whatever you want, it’s amazing."

That impressive? Xiao Jie was a bit surprised; he had thought the rewards were predetermined.

Eagerly heading into the village chief’s mansion, in the living room, Master Huang was gazing intently at two hanging paintings, lost in thought.

Xiao Jie had seen these paintings on a previous visit but hadn’t paid any attention then. Now, taking a closer look, he saw they were portraits of a man and a woman in ancient costumes.

The man looked heroic and the woman was beautiful. Compared to the simple villagers, they had an aura of sophistication.

"Ah, young brother, you’ve finally arrived. When I first met you and your brother, I knew you were no ordinary person, yet I never imagined you’d wind up in such a fate; it must be destiny,"

Xiao Jie felt a touch of sadness – yes... Han Luo, what a pity. If Han Luo were here, the two of them could have coordinated better in yesterday’s battle.

"I must also thank you, elder, for your care at that time."

"Haha, not at all, not at all. I called for you today to grant you a reward. During yesterday’s battle, others indeed fought bravely, but you remained calm during a critical time and even came up with a clever strategy to defeat the enemy, which is truly rare. It can be said that you are the savior of Ginkgo Village. Speak your request, and as long as it’s within my power, I will try my best to fulfill it."

He could actually make his own requests? Xiao Jie was pleasantly surprised; he really had to think it through. Upon reflection, he didn’t lack much right now, the key being unsure what the village chief could offer as a reward. If there was something he truly desired, it was undoubtedly the incense.

This item was like a weaker version of the Wish Technique. If he could get ten or eight sticks, he could simply make a wish to the ancestors whenever he needed something, which would be too satisfying.

"Village Chief, if possible, I wonder if you could give me a few bundles of your incense."

Master Huang couldn’t help but let out a wry smile, "You really dare to ask for anything, and several bundles at that? That stuff isn’t easy to come by. It’s a treasure passed down from my ancestors, and each stick used is one less; it’s not that I’m reluctant to part with it, but should the village face trouble in the future, we will need to make wishes to the ancestors, so it can’t be wasted."

Then the village chief began to recount the origin of the incense.

Master Huang’s ancestors were the boy and girl who had been saved by an Immortal during the founding of Ginkgo Village seven hundred years ago.

Though their ancestors had experienced great disaster, they were also blessed in disguise, learning some Spells from the Immortal and performing many great deeds of demon-suppressing outside.