Chapter 59 The Land of Wailing

"Meow..."

Da Huang looked at Xiao Jian disappointedly, obviously unhappy that his toys had been burned.

However, the kitten had no say, and Xiao Jian would burn its scratching board next.

Yes, it was the [Orio's Pillar of Torture (Part)].

According to the information passed to Xiao Jian by Lao Nanmu, all items with "real names", whether they were broken limbs or relic cards, could be sacrificed.

Resisting the physical discomfort, Xiao Jian carried the tree stump covered with buds into the old house.

The wooden stump was like the octopus claw before. It was put in a halo as soon as it entered the old house, and then it was carried up and soon fell into the stone bonfire and burned.

"Meow meow meow?"

Da Huang stared at Xiao Jian in amazement, with disbelief on his face.

"If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. I'll make you a better cat scratching board later, I promise."

While Xiao Jian was stroking the cat's head to comfort Da Huang, the wooden stake had been burned out, and then three more balls of light flew out of the stone bonfire, and finally turned into three options:

Relic 1, [Shadow of Howling]

(A soul fragment that makes endless wails.)

Relic 2, [Touch of Torment]

(Demon tentacles that torture the soul.)

Relic 3, [Iron Thorns]

(Iron rings that indicate directions.)

Obviously, these three options correspond to the wooden stake itself, the flesh buds, and the iron thorns wrapped around the wooden stake.

However, these three relics are useless to Xiao Jian. The only useful one may be [Iron Thorns], so there is nothing to hesitate about.

After Xiao Jian made his choice, the other two balls of light flew into the tree canopy and turned into two black leaves.

And the last ball of light flew into Xiao Jian's hand and turned into an iron ring.

This iron finger is very plain, and the whole body looks like an ordinary iron wire. The place where the gem should be is not inlaid with a gem, but a thorny iron thorn.

Xiao Jian tried to wear it on his hand, and carefully avoided the sharp thorns.

He was actually prepared to experience pain, but he was still calm after wearing it.

No hallucinations, no phantom pain, or even any feeling.

There was only a small, barely noticeable arrow on the edge of the vision.

But when Xiao Jian noticed it, he found that the arrow would point to the same direction no matter how he moved.

"... Compass?"

Just when Xiao Jian was puzzled, the pointer suddenly moved. Although it did not move much, the direction it pointed to was about 15 degrees to the left.

"..."

Xiao Jian was silent when he saw this.

Obviously, the small courtyard where he was just now had "drifting" again.

And all this happened silently. If it were not for the coordinates of the [Thorn Ring], he would not even be able to find that he had moved.

This feeling of being out of control is not good.

Just when Xiao Jian was about to withdraw, he received another message from Lao Nanmu:

For every additional golden leaf, the health recovery speed of all units in the field increases by 1%.

For every additional black leaf, the health recovery speed of enemies in the field decreases by 1%.

For every golden leaf consumed, the target unit is immediately restored to 20 health points.

For every black leaf consumed, the target unit is immediately damaged by 20 points.

Xiao Jian looked back at Lao Nanmu.

The once withered branches were covered with gray misty leaves, and only a few branches were still green.

And at the junction of green and gray, the four leaves of other colors were hiding.

"...Thank you for your protection." Xiao Jian thanked the air and then closed the main door.

Originally, he thought that the 3-choice-1 was a 3:7 split between him and Lao Nanmu, but he never expected that...whether he chose or not, the final beneficiary would be himself.

The 3:7 split became a 10:0 split, which can only be understood as this thousand-year-old tree still habitually protecting the descendants of Zhaojia Village.

"Meow meow meow!"

"Meow meow meow!"

Da Huang came close to Xiao Jian and rubbed his trouser leg with his head.

Apparently, it still remembered Xiao Jian's promise.

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away. Don't worry."

Xiao Jian sighed, took the saw and the electric drill and walked towards the firewood pile.

Originally, Xiao Jian was going to use the fiber in the inner layer of the bark to make some hemp rope, but he knew what happened to the "fishing rod" before.

The "fishing line" was made of polyester fiber material removed from clothes, which was much stronger than hemp rope... but it still couldn't resist Da Huang's scratching.

So after thinking about it, Xiao Jian decided to make a pure wooden cat scratching board based on the appearance of the cardboard cat scratching board.

First, use a saw bow to saw the firewood into thin slices. When there are more thin wood slices, use steam to soften the wood slices, and then use a shovel to press out the ripples.

In this way, a page of blanks is ready.

When there are more wavy wood chips, you can drill holes with an electric drill and then nail the bamboo sticks in.

When there are enough pages, the cross-section is very similar to a cardboard cat scratching board.

When Xiao Jian put this "wooden page" bed in front of Da Huang, its eyes lit up and it immediately jumped on it and started sharpening its claws.

As expected, even the wooden structure could not withstand its claws.

But fortunately, its claws are not too long, so it is not a big deal if it scratches a layer. As long as it is cleaned well, the bottom is still brand new.

Seeing that this man was finally appeased, Xiao Jian could do some serious work.

First, Xiao Jian went to the high-pressure spray mushroom, took down the iron bucket covering it, and filled it with soil.

Then Xiao Jian took out a peashooter and tried to plant it in a tin bucket.

However, the Peashooter ghost in the tin bucket is still red and obviously cannot be placed.

Xiao Jian was not disappointed either. He had already guessed that this would not work, but the low-cost possibility was right in front of him and he was unwilling not to give it a try.

If there are low-cost solutions, there must be high-cost solutions.

Xiao Jian directly took out a resource card and searched for a flower pot that could hold plants in the options.

He had thought about using flower pots to solve the problem of planting plants before, but at that time he had few plants and the space was relatively large, so he was not in a hurry to solve this problem.

But now, if all the plants in his hand were planted, they would almost be spread half way...

If you really spread the plants so full, not only will your daily life be affected, but if you encounter a troublesome monster, it will also easily cause casualties to the plants.

As for the circular space in Lao Nanmu, Xiao Jian also tried it, but of course he couldn't plant any plants.

Therefore, the space in the kitchen of the old house is very precious.

Luminous mushrooms can be planted directly on the ground for the time being, but plants that must bask in the sun, such as sunflowers and molting birches, can only be planted on roofs.

"really……"

Through the filtering function, Xiao Jian quickly found a special flowerpot that could grow plant servants. It was also not expensive, and only 2 resource cards could be exchanged for one pot.

As the resource card disappeared from Xiao Jian's hand, a red flowerpot with a diameter twice larger than a basketball appeared in front of him.

Moreover, this flower pot is already equipped with nutrient soil!

Xiao Jian casually planted a pea shooter... Just like an ordinary plot of land, the pea shooter immediately spread its branches and leaves and emerged from the flower pot.

Xiao Jian took the flower pot and looked around in confusion, but didn't find anything different about it.

Until he switched to the perspective of the battle flag and took a look at the properties of the flowerpot - it actually had the same characteristics as the servant:

[Foundation] Generate virtual numbers based on real land parcels to protect their relative positions from being changed by space turbulence.

"The relative position of space turbulence..."

Xiao Jian wrote down this key point, but the most important thing now is to decorate the house!

He planned to remodel the roof, not to mention make it flat, but at least it could accommodate flower pots.

But just when Xiao Jian was about to build a ladder, the arrow that had been parked at the edge of his field of vision suddenly moved, and then grew in size at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That arrow points to the "Wailing" place marked by [Steel Thorn].

Now, this arrow is gradually getting bigger, so does it mean that the position it marks is getting closer?

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