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Chapter 1381 - 604 Jie Lin_2

Chapter 1381: Chapter 604 Jie Lin_2

The Watchman immediately sent all nine Paper Cranes into the game, and what came next was the main event.

[The Barbarian accepted your treasure and was about to turn around and leap away.]

[You swiftly call out to the Barbarian and hold out all nine Paper Cranes in your hands.]

[The Barbarian looks back at you with a puzzled expression, sees the nine distinct Paper Cranes, and cannot help but widen his eyes in amazement.]

["You actually... help... us... so much..."]

Mu You raised an eyebrow at this; the Barbarian said "help ’us’," which implies that giving trinkets to other Barbarians could very likely also result in Paper Cranes.

It seems these Barbarians judge one’s friendliness towards their race by the number of Paper Cranes a person possesses.

[The Barbarian took all the Paper Cranes from your hands, unfolded them right in front of you, and then swiftly merged the nine pieces of paper into a single, larger Paper Crane.]

["You are... a good friend to all the Forefathers... Jie Lin... is forever welcoming..."] The Barbarian spoke in fits and starts as he handed you the Paper Crane, scratched his head, quickly turned around, and disappeared into the jungle.]

[You have received ’Forefather’s Gift – Paper Crane (Token of Friendship)’.]

[Paper Crane (Token of Friendship): With this item, you may enter and exit ’Jie Lin’ freely.]

"Oh?" Mu You was momentarily startled.

Gathering these Paper Cranes indeed triggered a follow-up event, but it wasn’t about getting the loyalty of this Barbarian as imagined. Instead, it granted a larger Paper Crane, and unlocked a new location name: ’Jie Lin’.

Mu You hurriedly clicks to view the entry.

[Jie Lin: A forest located at the extreme south of the world, made up of tall trees called ’Forbidden Wood’, which naturally resist the infiltration of Divinity. Hence, Jie Lin is currently the only area in the Sky High World not yet engulfed by Divinity and also the gathering place for the Forefathers.]

"So, that’s how it is..."

After reading, Mu You instantly understood; Jie Lin was actually the Barbarian’s stronghold. Without Divinity in the forest, the Barbarians could maximize their physical advantages. Even if the Divine Race wanted to attack, it would be impossible to penetrate the forest. No wonder it was chosen as their gathering place.

Regaining his composure, Mu You felt slightly disappointed, not having expected that the reward for collecting the Paper Cranes was merely getting permission to enter Jie Lin.

For now, he doesn’t know what lies within Jie Lin, so the payoff can’t really be considered a loss.

Since he couldn’t employ the Barbarian, however, he had to think of another way to get to the Ancestor’s Divine Palace.

"What exactly does this Barbarian want?" Mu You pondered quietly.

"This Barbarian appears before every player to demand something, but only shows up once for each player, which suggests it is deliberately looking for someone." The Medicinal Plant Gatherer suddenly spoke analytically.

Mu You nodded; he had also considered this, as the text indicated earlier that the Barbarians had poor memories.

This Barbarian might have interacted with a Fool’s Ancestor before, but having forgotten the appearance due to the passage of time, they rely on trinkets to recognize people.

In other words, unless they can produce the specific item this Barbarian is searching for and get the ’password’ right, there’s no chance they can persuade the Barbarian to truly trust them, no matter how many precious items they offer.

Mu You shook his head.

With nothing conclusive here, he had no choice but to set it aside and return to his own game.

It was now the third day he had been learning from the Sparrow Bandit Chief, and within these days, he had grasped four thieving techniques: ’Golden Right Hand’, ’Precise Theft’, ’Divinity Sight’, and ’Clean Getaway’.

The ’Golden Left Hand’ Divine Arts stone he had obtained earlier had been used up, and he successfully learned the technique within.

That left him with just the last and most important skill, ’Invisible Hand’, yet to learn.

[You tell the Sparrow Bandit Chief that you have learned all the thieving techniques except for ’Invisible Hand’, and ask when you can start learning the last technique.]

Mu You was determined that as soon as the other party dared to demonstrate it once, he’d replay it infinitely, learn on the spot, and then take off.

Unfortunately, the Sparrow Bandit Chief, whether he sensed his plan or had other schemes in mind, stubbornly refused to teach this final skill.

[After your persistent questioning, the Sparrow Bandit Chief finally loosened up: "This ’Invisible Hand’ is my signature skill, and in the entire Sparrow Man Tribes, no more than three people know it!"]

["I can teach you the other thieving skills for free, but to learn my signature skill, you must first do something for me. If you show me your sincerity, I will teach you!"]

Mu You raised an eyebrow. Here it comes!

He knew the Sparrow Bandit Chief wasn’t being kind for no reason. The Chief’s enthusiasm to win him over certainly had a purpose, and now that purpose was revealed!

[You directly ask the Sparrow Bandit what you need to do.]

["Don’t rush, before you do the task, you first have to pass a test I set up to confirm you have the ability to complete the job." The Sparrow Bandit Chief took out three dyed Divine Crystals, displaying red, yellow, and blue colors.]

["These three Divine Crystals have been processed by me and cannot be replicated. I will scatter them around the village next, and you need to find and bring back these three Divine Crystals within a single day."]