I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 134 - 134 133. Using Money to Create Happiness (Bonus

Chapter 134: 133. Using Money to Create Happiness (Bonus Chapter for Recommendation Votes!)_1 Chapter 134: 133. Using Money to Create Happiness (Bonus Chapter for Recommendation Votes!)_1 “Isn’t this the breakthrough material for upgrading my ‘Testament’?”

Lu Ban even found “The Sigh of the Indefinite Mist” and “The Merciful Statue of the Black Queen Mother.”

Both of these materials were for sale in the shop, each priced at over one hundred thousand Silence Points.

“So, in reality, I don’t necessarily have to venture into the corresponding Foreign Domain to obtain breakthrough materials?”

Lu Ban suddenly felt a bit short-changed.

However, after a second thought, just these materials, costing more than a hundred thousand each, and he needed three of them, plus spending Silence Points on breakthroughs, were really expensive.

“Can’t afford it, can’t afford it.”

Lu Ban felt that with so many points, he should arm himself to the teeth rather than spending it on breakthrough materials.

It was like in mobile games, although some shops do offer diamonds that you can buy with money to exchange for breakthrough items or upgrade materials, why spend money on something you can grind for? Unless you’re a big spender, you wouldn’t even consider these.

But in fact, Lu Ban did make some gains, at least the item description had two more lines than what was on his breakthrough material.

“So, do the ‘Remains of a Saint’ really walk? In certain areas of the Wastelands, where corpses have the same status as humans, does it mean that after becoming a Saint, even in death they can move like living people?”

Thinking about it, if those beings with extraordinary powers could still move by instinct after death, then getting their remains would be somewhat difficult.

Lu Ban felt the gravity of the situation.

Moreover, following the logic that the more powerful the item, the higher the price, the ‘Remains of a Saint’ priced at one hundred and sixty thousand Silence Points should be harder to obtain than the ‘The Merciful Statue of the Black Queen Mother’ priced at one hundred and twenty thousand, and similar to ‘The Sigh of the Indefinite Mist’ at one hundred and fifty thousand.

In other words, Lu Ban needed ‘Glazed Fire’-level firepower to deal with the ‘Remains of a Saint.’

Fear comes from insufficient firepower, Lu Ban deeply agreed.

“So poor, I feel like I can’t afford anything.”

Lu Ban glanced over the shop once more, confirmed that he really couldn’t afford anything inside, and closed it down.

On the computer screen, Lu Ban opened the System’s task selection interface.

“Last time the selection period was ten days, I wonder how long it is this time.”

He saw that not just the computer screen, his entire room had changed.

The previously bright and spacious room suddenly became sinister, terrifying, and dim.

Lu Ban stood up and saw three exits appear in his room.

The balcony on the left was deserted; looking out, the residential buildings outside had turned into tombstones. These tombstones were tall, cold, solid, and askew, covering the ground. Among them, there was one without any inscriptions, which looked even more eerie.

“[Happy Death Day]”

“[Do you believe in ghosts in this world?]”

“[Some say that there are no taboos, that ghosts are mere figments of imagination, and that beneath those tombstones lie nothing but the dead.]”

“[But have you ever considered that in the eternal silence, there might be some words yet to be spoken? Some emotions that even death cannot erase]”

“[Sorry for disturbing your peace on your death anniversary, happy death day]”

“[He said that his love for me would never die, and now, I have died, but what about him?]”

The tombstones were arrayed to form these words.

“Eh?”

Lu Ban found it a bit strange.

Because normally, a task description would always mention the name of the Foreign Domain, indicating the location of the task.

But this time, there was no such description in the task.

He returned to his room and saw vines emerging from his wardrobe; strange plants climbing up the walls and slowly opening the wardrobe doors.

Lu Ban approached the wardrobe and peered inside.

It was like a deep, dark forest; it was unknown what lay within, but it imparted a feeling of serenity.

The tangled vines formed the System’s explanatory text.

[Sea of Trees]

[Who knows whether it was they who chose the Sea of Trees, or the Sea of Trees that chose them?]

[As a tourist attraction, the Sea of Trees is a paradise for those who wish to take their own lives]

[You can choose any method of suicide you want, where the sky and the universe merge into one]

[As for the body, don’t worry about the body; once you are dead, it no longer belongs to you]

[“I feel so sad; they don’t understand me, no one listens to me, I think I’m better off dead”]

After reading these words, Lu Ban discovered that on the trunk of the vine-covered tree, there seemed to be a face twisted in agony.

“Isn’t the Sea of Trees overseas?”

Lu Ban remembered it was a hotspot for suicides, many chose to end their lives in that forest, and there had even been live-streamers who went to explore, but they never managed to film any bodies.

“So, does that mean this task is set in this world?”

He realized belatedly.

The horror right beside him was mentioned in the task instructions; it looked like after several journeys to foreign domains, the Silent Lands was finally going to let Lu Ban learn more about his own world.

After closing the cabinet door, Lu Ban turned and headed to the room’s entrance, pushed open the door, and was greeted by the pungent smell of disinfectant.

He saw that the living room had vanished, replaced instead by a dimly lit corridor with flickering lights and closed doors. In the notice board beside him, the black text dripped and drafted, sketching out the description of the task.

[Crying]

[No one knows how many secrets are buried in this hospital]

[She said, the room at the end of the corridor conceals the secrets of life and death, and those who have disappeared haven’t died, they just stay with you in another way]

[He said, the mirror in the elevator can reveal truth and deceit, those spiteful and vicious fellows, they have no shadows]

[It said, I am hungry]

[“Did you hear it, the first cry of a newborn, that’s a symbol of hope”]

“A hospital… seems familiar.”

Lu Ban observed the corridor of the hospital carefully, feeling as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Of course, the layout of hospitals might be more or less the same, and Lu Ban wasn’t such a strong, healthy man that he’d never been to one since he was a child, but he still felt an even stronger sense of déjà vu.

Just then, Lu Ban saw the elevator in the middle of the corridor suddenly light up.

The sound of the steel cables operating slowly reached him, stirring up memories.

Ding—

As the elevator reached his floor and the ding chimed, he saw the elevator doors open but it appeared empty.

However, something caught his eye in his peripheral vision.

It was a foot.

He turned his head but could see nothing.

“…”

Looking back at the elevator, Lu Ban noticed dim hand and footprints had appeared on the corridor floor at some unknown time. Those prints were small, like those of a baby, smeared with something dirty, crawling unsteadily along.

Only, those hand and footprints were a bright red, strikingly visible in the dull corridor. Unnoticed by Lu Ban, those marks had spread out from the elevator, and at some point, they had already reached his feet.

It seemed they had already… crawled into his home?

Suddenly, the sound of a baby’s cry reached Lu Ban’s ears. He turned around, looking back at the desolate room.

Shutting the door, Lu Ban finally remembered the source of his déjà vu.

The corridor he had just seen was none other than Nanhua Private Renji Hospital!

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