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Mu You tried clicking on the ‘Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s Backpack’ text.
[This backpack is damaged and cannot be retrieved.]
[It is detected that the character already possesses a Spatial Bag, able to fuse bag spaces.
Do you wish to merge immediately?]
“Phew, at least I can merge them…”
Mu You let out a sigh of relief and made his decision by tapping on ‘confirm’.
Rather than letting this go to waste, it was best to merge it and expand his bag capacity.
[The fusion was successful, the Watchman’s Backpack capacity has been expanded to 100*100*200.]
Seeing the prompt, Mu You hurriedly picked up his bag, ran home, opened the bag, and crawled inside to take a look.
As expected, the bag’s space had doubled with an added block of space of equal size to the original.
To his surprise, a stream has appeared in this expanded space!
Mu You walked over to the stream to take a look.
The stream was flowing, stretching from the left-hand corner of this new space, following a winding course and disappearing through the other end.
Mu You followed the stream to the perimeter of the space.
As anticipated, the river was cut off at the edge, with water flowing in and out from the cut, clearly a section of a full river that had been extracted.
Mu You placed his hand on the invisible boundary of the bag space, he could even feel the gentle breeze blowing in from the outside.
Not only was the stream flowing, but the air was also circulating.
Every phenomenon demonstrated that this so-called bag’s space was a section directly partitioned from some otherworldly realm and maintained its connection with the natural phenomena of that world.
Consequently, if any weather phenomena like rain, snow, wind, or thunder appeared in the space later on, it would not be surprising, even if he could amalgamate enough Spatial Equipment, he might have a chance to catch a glimpse of this mysterious world.
Regaining his composure, Mu You glanced into the bag.
The Unicorn, swathed in bandages, had already limped over to the stream, cautiously lapping at the water.
After tasting it, it began to drink voraciously next to the stream.
Even the Fwooper perched in the tree had flown down to the stream’s edge, dipping its head continuously to drink water.
Mu You also stooped to scoop up some water and, after examining it – it was clear, without debris or any odd taste – should be from a top-quality spring.
But to be cautious, Mu You filled a container with water from the stream, intending to have its composition tested by a water quality testing agency later.
Leaving the bag, Mu You returned to the game.
He had used up his last two action points when he jumped down the cliff to search for the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s corpse.
However, out of curiosity for the reward from the Old Farmer’s quest, Mu You had consumed some stamina to return to the Thatched Cottage at the base of the mountain.
[You have returned to the front of the Thatched Cottage once again.]
[You had barely made it back; it was now dawn.
As you were about to knock on the door to the Thatched Cottage, you suddenly remember an important detail.]
[Since you have claimed the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s skin, you can change your appearance at will.
So you have two choices now: You can knock on the door as the Watchman and tell the Old Farmer everything, or you can change to the Medicinal Gatherer’s skin to knock and perhaps take his place as the Old Farmer’s grandchild.]
[So, how do you plan to face the Old Farmer?]
There were two options, [Tell the truth] and [Take the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s Place].
Mu You was about to knock on the door to turn in the quest when a new option suddenly popped up.
Moreover, this choice was unusual; the two choices seemed to lead to significant branches in the game’s subsequent plot.
[You’ve taken the deceased’s inheritance, and ethically, you should help to fulfill his wish to take care of the Old Farmer.]
Another game hint popped up, but Mu You disregarded it.
Talking about ethics with players was absurd.
As a player, the first consideration had always been to do what benefits oneself the most.
Mu You pondered for a while, then decided to examine the rewards for the two options first.
[You approach the hut and choose to use the Watchman’s skin to knock on the door.]
[The Old Farmer quickly opens the door and stands in the doorway.
You tell her everything you experienced.
Upon hearing of her grandchild’s death, the Old Farmer is distraught and quickly hands you an item before closing the door and retreating inside.
Seeing the lost look in her eyes, she probably won’t be seeing anyone for a while and will let her grief overtake her.]
[You receive a rare item ‘Horn of Harvest’: You can activate the horn by infusing it with magic power, causing nearby crops to grow rapidly.]
“Accelerating plant growth?”
Mu You was shocked. freewёbnoνel.com
Alas, he didn’t have time to examine it closely, and after glancing through all the text, he hurriedly pressed his pocket watch.
[Time flows, and you return once again to the front of the Thatched Cottage.
This time, you decide to…]
Mu You didn’t rush to continue.
He’d picked ‘Tell the truth’ earlier and the Old Farmer gave him a horn that could accelerate crop growth after hearing the news.
This could be considered a proper tool for a ‘Farmer,’ precious indeed but it was still just a rare-grade item.
There’s no telling how much acceleration it can provide, from the standpoint of its grade, it was probably similar to his Pumpkin Lantern…
“Hmm, let’s see the other option first…”
Mu You shook his head, accessed the menu, and selected the ‘Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s skin’ under the ‘Skin’ tab.
“Load!”
A burning sensation of flesh and blood swirling engulfed him again.
But unlike his transformation into the Watchman, his perspective had clearly become lower after switching to this skin.
When it all stopped, Mu You walked over to a mirror to check his reflection.
At this point, he had transformed into a fair-skinned teenager, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
He was around 1.6 meters tall, with a bamboo hat on his head, a straw raincoat draped over his body, and his hands were calloused, a result of constantly climbing mountains.
“So this is the Medicinal Plant Gatherer?”
Mu You looked at his reflection in the mirror; the new skin looked rather good.
Apart from being a bit skinny and short, everything else was perfect.
He casually checked his game panel.
To his delight, after switching to the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s skin, there was an added ‘Talent Ability’ in his panel.
[Talent · Medicinal Perception: You have an extraordinary sensitivity to the smell and medicinal properties of Spirit Grass.]
This was similar to the Werewolf’s ‘Butcher Wolf’ ability, a talent unique to the skin, which only gets activated when wearing the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s skin.
The result was pretty good, increasing sensitivity to Spirit Grass, perfectly matching the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s identity, and also contributing a lot to his future Magic Potions Study.
Mu You nodded in satisfaction and switched back to the game.
[You chose to adopt the Medicinal Plant Gatherer’s skin and knock on the door of the Thatched Cottage.]
