nucmednet 053 Nankang Stone Dog
053 Nankang Stone Dog
Li Yu first went to the Wang family to say goodbye to the family and also informed the little maid who had heard the commotion and was looking around.
After Li Yu went out, a thought struck him, so he took out the [Magpie Mirror] to take a look.
The words "Take care" appeared on the mirror.
Li Yu smiled and drew a winding line "վ'ᴗ'ի" on the mirror.
After leaving Chenwang Lane, Li Yu went to [Sky Courtyard] to give some instructions before riding his donkey southeast.
First, go to [Dongxiang].
The further away from [Sky Academy], the fewer players there are on the official road. It's not until you leave [Moshang Township] and enter [Dongxiang] territory that the number of players gradually increases.
The speed of the [Green Donkey Paper] is already 160 li per hour. If it really runs at full speed, it is equivalent to a small electric donkey.
To avoid attracting attention, Li Yu deliberately slowed down the donkey's speed.
Even so, his arrival riding a donkey backwards attracted the attention of some people.
The indigenous people were better; they just watched from a distance.
The players, upon seeing Li Yu's short hair, immediately recognized him as one of their own and immediately surrounded him.
"Wow, bro, that's impressive. You've even managed to get a mount."
"Dude, are you trying to imitate Zhang Guolao's style? Riding like that, will you get a hidden quest?"
"There are missions in this godforsaken world?"
"I don't know either, that's why I asked him."
The [Green Donkey Paper] is so lifelike that it seems almost alive. Players, unless they use destructive methods, can hardly tell the difference and simply regard it as an ordinary donkey.
Someone did mention, "I heard that the headmaster of the Sky Academy in Moshang Township also likes to ride a donkey backwards."
Upon hearing this, the topic immediately shifted from the [green donkey paper] to "Li Yu".
"I heard that old guy ruined a young girl as soon as he transmigrated, is that true?"
"How could this be fake?"
"Don't be ridiculous, it's the great Li! Number one on the Territory Ranking! Number two on the Martial Arts Ranking! Number seven on the Intelligence Ranking!"
"What's wrong with the expert? The expert won't allow it..."
The discussion was quite heated, and Li Yu wanted to join in with a few comments, but he couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Without paying any more attention, he found an indigenous person, asked about the location of the [Dongxiang] township government, and then rode off on his donkey.
The township government of [Dongxiang] was a small town. The township officials, including the headman and assistant headman, worked there, which was equivalent to the township government of later times.
When Li Yu arrived in Dongxiang, his destination was not the township government, but a market town two miles outside the city walls.
He came to ask for a mount.
Although the [Seven-Colored Donkey Paper] does not need to rest or consume fodder, it is self-driving and has many advantages.
However, in Li Yu's view, [donkey paper] also had many drawbacks—
First, it cannot be used in mounted combat; even the slightest offensive attack will cause it to reveal its true form.
Second, it cannot withstand water and fire; ordinary river or stream water or stove fire is enough to destroy it.
Third, [Seven-colored donkey paper] is durable.
In the dream, someone conducted an experiment: a piece of red paper would crack and become ineffective after traveling hundreds of miles.
Higher-grade [donkey paper] has greater durability, but it is still not something that is perpetually indestructible.
On your journey to [Wangwu Mountain], you will encounter players with varying abilities, as well as indigenous people with differing attitudes.
There will inevitably be much hostility and fighting.
How can a piece of paper be enough to settle the matter?
Therefore, Li Yu came to this market to see if he could encounter the [mysterious] mount from his [dream].
The market is called Xie Market, and it is held on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th of each month.
On these days, itinerant merchants, peddlers, and laborers would bring their goods here, either by cart or on foot, to buy and sell.
Today is April 20th, and the market won't be open until the day after tomorrow, so Li Yu arrived a little early.
I only saw some passersby and vehicles hurrying by.
Li Yu was not in a hurry and unloaded a large package from the donkey's back.
Under a tree beside the path, spread out were five round, plump watermelons, along with some apples, pears, apricots, and other fruits.
Li Yu leaned against the tree trunk and shouted, "Come and see! Come and look! Freshly arrived, delicious and expensive fruit!"
Several players, carrying swords and knives, passed by and glanced at the tree when they heard his shout.
Once you see it, you can't move.
watermelon!
Several people happily gathered around, touching, patting, and tapping Li Yu, trying to get closer to him.
They would say things like, "We're both players, it's not easy for either of us, give me a bite, just a small bite," "Brother, where are you from? Shandong? What a coincidence, I'm from Hunan," or "It's always a matter of trying before you buy, give me a bite first, then I'll buy."
Li Yu chatted and laughed with them, but refused to offer them even a bite, and didn't even lower the price by a fraction—either a hundred coins for a melon, or they would exchange it for [props] or [scrolls].
The players were reluctant to exchange their [items] for melons, but seeing that Li Yu was adamant about the price and they really wanted to try them, they had no choice but to obediently pay up and buy them.
Several people took turns carrying a melon, as if they were carrying a newborn baby, and left happily.
This commotion attracted the attention of other players and locals, who came closer to look, so Li Yu opened a second card, a third card...
In less than half an hour, the fruits and melons were sold out.
After the crowd dispersed, Li Yu tallied his earnings and found he had made a thousand coins.
Good.
Riding on his donkey, Li Yu would take out more watermelons and fruits when no one was looking. Time and again, he would set up several "mobile melon stalls" along the official road.
By the time of Wei (1-3 PM), Li Yu had earned a full 30,000 coins.
Estimating that the 30,000 coins would be enough for his plans, Li Yu decided not to set up his stall. Seeing that it was still early, he rode his donkey to a nearby leveling spot.
There is also a "Hidden Soldier Cave" in Dongxiang, and the cave is bustling with activity both inside and outside.
Compared to the simple and crude [Hidden Soldier Cave] outside [Chenwangli], the entrance to this [Hidden Soldier Cave] in [Dongxiang] has been tidied up.
In front of the cave are two rows of newly planted cypress trees, with slanted crowns, scattered branches, and slightly yellow thorns, totaling sixteen trees.
At the end of the cypress tree stands a newly carved stone statue of a seated tiger, with cloud-shaped hooks on its shoulders and wings on its limbs, poised to roar towards the sky. On its chest are the three characters "Hidden Soldier Cave" in relief seal script.
The reason for this is said to be that a young elephant once appeared in this cave.
Fortunately, it was young and had little destructive power, so no one was injured.
"The elephant loves to eat the liver of the dead and fears tigers and cypress trees. The cypress trees planted on the tombs and the stone tigers placed at the crossroads are for this reason."
The Zhou Li says so, and the people of Dongxiang followed this advice, and the Wangxiang never appeared again.
He traded with other players and bought a bronze lamp. Li Yu carried the lamp into the cave and strode forward.
The outer perimeter of the [Hidden Soldier Cave] was filled with low-level skeletons.
In certain special locations, such as living quarters, pitfalls, and kitchens, hordes of skeletons will appear. The most dangerous are the armory and the meeting hall, where armies of up to five or six hundred skeletons may spawn.
Li Yu's target was that army of five or six hundred skeletons.
The further you go in, the fewer players there are, until they disappear completely.
Li Yu summoned [Skeleton Warrior Ding Gu], who was carrying a water jug. After returning the water jug to [the pot], Li Yu summoned [Snake Princess] Jiang Yaya.
At a command, they charged into the [Skull] legion.
……
A quarter of an hour later, the entire legion was wiped out.
[Martial Arts] experience is minimal, and item drops are even rarer.
Li Yu shook his head.
continue!
Li Yu returned to Fanghu only after the lamp oil had run out.
Clean up, eat, and continue reading.
Before going to sleep, I said goodnight to my wife.
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On April 21st, before Li Yu was fully awake, he heard [Thirteen Ants] shouting loudly, "Stones are falling!"
Ten days have passed, and another "strange rock" has appeared on [Canghai Island].
Li Yu and [Snake Princess] went to see.
It's a dog.
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Nankang Stone Dog
[Rank] Earth Grade.
[Attribute] Cut it open to obtain [Winter Peach] seeds.
[Description] On Jade Mountain in Nankang, there is a stone dog. An ancient saying goes, "In ancient times, there were cold peaches growing on the mountain peak. A recluse took the fruit from the dog, and it turned into stone." — *Nankang Ji*
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