Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 161: Corpse Control Technique (First Update)

[Achievement: Successfully cleared the dungeon for the first time. Reward: Relic Treasure Chest +1]

[Treasure chest found in the ancient relic, open it to randomly get pill formulas, cultivation techniques, weapon blueprints, and other treasures]

[Completed the Riverfront Village storyline exploration. Reward: Corpse Control Technique]

[Corpse Control Technique: Learn to refine and control corpses. Also: Who said one’s own body can’t be refined and controlled? (After learning, a new option can be added in the equipment page)]

[Completed the task of clearing the invasion of Wufeng City in the Ghost Realm. Reward: Rare Material Gift Package +1]

[Rare Material Gift Package, open to obtain random types and quantities of rare materials]

The Storage Bag now had a golden treasure chest, a book of cultivation technique, and a large gift package. Jiang Yuan clicked to use the cultivation technique, leaving the other two unopened to avoid occupying too much space in the Storage Bag.

The system interface added a new Secret Realm option. Upon clicking to view, the upper left corner had an icon of a small village in lush green mountains, labeled: Riverfront Village Secret Realm.

[Click to enter the Secret Realm, where you can search for materials corresponding to the realm level. Riverfront Village Secret Realm must-have materials: oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar]

"Sure enough, with these seasonings and the vegetables produced in the fields, I can cook many dishes at the stove!" In a cheerful mood, Jiang Yuan was eager to explore the Secret Realm but held back his curiosity to first hurry to the Old Dragon Cave.

After days of working overtime mining, now plenty of Copper Ore could be extracted. Heading north all the way, hoping to find the tree recorded in the diary sooner, to reach the next level and mine Profound Iron Ore.

With Profound Iron Ore, establishing the Treasure Forging Workshop, upgrading the sickle, he could then cut through the vines hanging on the cliff behind the house to see what the Teleportation Array looks like!

Entering the Old Dragon Cave, he released paper men to mine and burned two paper cows to serve as Protectors. After arranging the work, Jiang Yuan finally focused his mind to enter the Riverfront Village Secret Realm.

"Tweet tweet tweet!"

The crisp birdsong was pleasant and melodious, with a gentle breeze bringing a whiff of fresh grass and wood aroma.

In front of him, the dim mine suddenly transformed into a sunny mountain and river scenery, vibrant with spring.

Jiang Yuan found himself standing in what should be Riverfront Village, but in the Secret Realm, there were no houses or statues, as if it were a pristine wilderness never tread upon by humans. In the distance lay rivers and lakes, ranging from Cat Ridge in the west to the waterfall in the east, making the whole valley a new map to explore, with unknown surprises in the lush greenery.

[Salt Crystal Stone: A natural mineral, can be smelted in the Melting Workshop to remove impurities, ground into powder at the Mill, becoming edible salt]

After taking a few steps, he found a cluster of shimmering crystal stones glittering under the sunlight in the grass. He brushed aside the foliage and a system analysis prompt popped up. Taking out a hoe, he dug up the ten-centimeter Salt Crystal Stone, which was automatically stored in the Storage Bag, obtaining one seasoning.

A few more steps, and suddenly he heard the flapping of wings from a man-high bush not far away, looking up to see a plump wild chicken.

[Long-tailed Colorful Chicken: Special flying bird species in the Riverfront Village Secret Realm, can enhance cooking dish attributes, non-breedable]

Jiang Yuan ventured deeper into the forest, discovering a wild deer, another Secret Realm specialty. It turned out the dungeon he spent three days defeating was just a place to stock up on oil, salt, and wild game!

He didn’t waste much time finding other raw materials needing workshop processing to make seasonings. After collecting everything and considering the Storage Bag’s space, he hunted a few wild chickens and a wild goat before exiting the Secret Realm.

"Hunting is indeed quicker and more convenient than breeding. Just don’t know if these creatures in the Secret Realm will respawn after being killed." He muttered to himself while collecting the ores mined by the paper men.

Usually, in farming games, whether planting crops or raising animals, materials ultimately move towards restaurant and tavern sales for profit. Could it be he needs to build something like a restaurant later on?

Who to sell the dishes to?

Sell in bulk at the Floating Market, or use them to fulfill orders?

Filled with doubts, he kept busy until nighttime when the wilderness descended, and the duo of two humans and two creatures in the courtyard went to the Ice Cave to brush up on "Good Karma." After swallowing this Elixir, Bai Yunqi was finally ready to advance to the Body Forging Realm;

Yun Mo also tasted for the first time the flavor of Top Quality Elixir and urgently returned to the courtyard to refine it for healing.

At four in the morning, the first batch of 99 Spirit Core Pills from the Alchemy Furnace was officially produced!

[Spirit Core Pill: A First Grade Elixir, restores +500 Spiritual Power, +500 Physical Strength, +200 Life instantly, can be stacked with the same level elixir effects and consumed in large quantities]

"Indeed, my Mana Bar is just a Physical Strength Bar!" Jiang Yuan took the elixir himself, noticing no sense of Spiritual Power surge.

The contract pet and apprentice’s interface showed the red bar as Life, the blue bar as Personal Strength, while only during combat when releasing skills would a fleeting Spiritual Power bar appear, whereas he was completely different. When releasing the Heaven-Burning Flame, it was like pressing a button, requiring no blue bar, no Spiritual Power consumption, just a cooldown to reuse.

Theoretically, if the Heaven-Burning Flame skill were upgraded to Advanced, cutting cooldown to a few seconds, he could continuously unleash the skill?!

He was curious yet anxious, wondering what resources his paper magic actually consumed with no blue bar.

He hoped it wasn’t silently draining his lifespan, risking finding himself expired in the Wilderness World while his real body in the waking world met its end in its sleep. Where would he find justice then?

"Forget it, let’s first see how much one Spirit Core Pill sells for in Spirit Stones." Trying various thoughts, finding no data from the system, he had no choice but to enter the Floating Market to place the small bottle with Spirit Core Pills in a showcase slot.

A soft glow enveloped it, revealing a price of 30,000 Spirit Stones per pill.

"30,000 per pill, selling fifty pills nets 1.5 million Spirit Stones!" His eyes lit up instantly, thinking the mysterious jeweler’s ring valued at one million Spirit Stones for +1000 attack power seemed very appealing!

Suddenly seeing the hope of upgrading equipment for combat power boost, Jiang Yuan promptly purchased sufficient small bottles with a single click, then placed fifty Spirit Core Pills for sale in the showcase.

Following this, he left the Floating Market and opened the equipment page to ponder it carefully.

Very similar to the typical game personal interface, his image was in the middle with equipment slots on both sides for clothing, shoes, accessories, weapons, and more.

Currently, Jiang Yuan was equipped with only a piece of Jujube Wood Stick, a Broken Beast Tooth Necklace, and a Flawed Black Cloak.

After clicking to use the Corpse Control Technique Skill Book, the exterior expanded with a circle—from head to toe, inside to outside, showing that heart, liver, lungs, body, head, and limbs could be installed.

When external damage occurs, the additional parts can initially absorb it.

Considered a life-saving measure, though looking somewhat eerie.

Additionally, associating with Eagle Twenty-One’s saying about "subordinates being heart and liver," did not appear to solely refer to cursing imprints on organs meant to take lives, but could also mean taking the organs by some means?

Could it be... Corpse Control Technique is a demonic method?

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