Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 851 - 64 Fool’s House, Borrowing the Theory of Fortuitous Encounters

Chapter 851: Chapter 64 Fool’s House, Borrowing the Theory of Fortuitous Encounters

"Oh, I think I’ve found it."

Xiao Jie was about to leave when he heard Gu Feiyu’s joyful exclamation.

Xiao Jie quickly stopped, leaned over, and saw Gu Feiyu staring intently at a mural on the screen.

These kinds of murals were everywhere in the entire dilapidated temple, and most of them were not remarkable. Due to their age, they were mottled and hard to discern.

However, this one hung behind the Divine Image.

The content of the painting was very simple, just a plain landscape painting of an endless mountain range with a desolate hill standing prominently, a shabby thatched hut built on top. A simple landscape painting.

Yet despite its simplicity, with a bit of thought, Xiao Jie immediately understood why Gu Feiyu had chosen this painting—it was completely out of place with the style of the entire temple.

After all, this was a temple, and the murals mainly depicted gods, Taoists, and fairyland-like subjects.

Landscape paintings often had a bit of imagination to them.

But this one stood out, being simple beyond reason.

If this were just an ordinary game, it could be explained as the creator randomly piling up textures, but in this game, such an anomaly must have a reason.

"Did that Traveling Taoist leave you information about opening the door?"

"There’s a Spell. He said if I find the entrance to the school, reciting the Spell will open it." Gu Feiyu said, picking up a notebook from beside the mouse, a habit he learned from Xiao Jie earlier.

Any important information must be recorded with a pen.

Gu Feiyu began to recite from the notebook.

"Sincerity can break through metal and stone. I follow your will, let me come!"

Gu Feiyu said loudly, and saw the ink on the painting ripple, the style of the painting suddenly became much more realistic, as if the resolution had increased several times.

The entire painting became vivid, and even the grass and trees on the desolate mountain swayed with the wind.

Oh, that’s interesting, it seems this painting is the entrance—no, this painting is where the school is.

Xiao Jie remained silent. This was Gu Feiyu’s destiny. At times like this, all judgments must be made by him alone.

Especially when it concerns life and death, success or failure, one should not meddle lightly.

Gu Feiyu was also quite thrilled. He pondered for a moment, took a deep breath with a resolute expression, and then walked toward the painting.

His character stepped forward, and the landscape painting immediately shimmered with ink shadows. As the ink flowed, the scene had already changed to a new one.

Gu Feiyu was now standing at the foot of a desolate mountain, surrounded by watercolor-style continuous mountain ranges. Even the trees by the mountain path were black, rendered in simple ink compositions.

Gu Feiyu followed the mountain path upwards, and his surroundings gradually transformed from a watercolor style to a more realistic one. By the time he reached the mountain top, the environment was indistinguishable from a real mountain. The grass was lush, and the pine and cypress trees were like waves, unlike the desolate appearance from outside. It was a rather serene and elegant mountain range.

However, when he looked around, he could still see the ink-style mountain outlines surrounding the desolate mountain.

Continuing along the mountain path into the mountains, it wasn’t long before he saw a thatched hut, with a few jujube trees planted around it, some flowers and plants, and a plot of land with various vegetables and grains growing.

An elder in a rough robe was sitting under a jujube tree, leisurely enjoying tea with a plate of jujubes.

A wooden plaque hung on the thatched hut, with three crooked words written on it—Fool’s House.

Gu Feiyu walked up and said respectfully, "Greetings, Daoist. I am Gu Feiyu, the younger generation, here to seek apprenticeship. If I’ve disturbed you, please forgive me."

He even used a special action ’bow’ as he spoke.

The elder in the rough robe glanced at him, grumbling, "I’m no Daoist, just a country fool. How did you, young man, end up here?"

"Daoist You sent me here."

"Hmph, that Sui Feng kid, such a troublemaker... You’ve come to the wrong place. Go away, go away, stop disturbing my peace."

"Daoist, Daoist You said I have a connection with you, so he sent me. I beg you to teach me the Daoist Skill."

"What nonsense Daoist Skill, I don’t know any. You’ve come to the wrong place. Go find your Daoist somewhere else."

"The younger generation will not leave."

"Can’t be bothered with you."

The elder said this, stopped drinking tea, turned around, picked up a hoe, and started working in the field beside him.

Gu Feiyu saw this and immediately took out a hoe from his backpack to help.

Fortunately, Gu Feiyu had learned various life skills in the Newbie Village, so farming was not difficult.

In no time, he planted a lot of wheat.

The elder looked at the field now full, snorted coldly.

Then he picked up the wheat, ready to cook a meal.

Gu Feiyu saw this, immediately stepped forward, used his cooking skills, and began to help with the cooking.

In no time, he steamed a pot of steamed buns.

The old man’s face softened a bit, "You youngster, although a bit reckless, you are diligent. What else can you do?"

"I can till the land, grow vegetables, raise cattle, shepherd livestock, pour tea, serve water, cook meals, and grind ink. I can do a bit of everything."

"Haha, you actually know quite a lot. Well, if you don’t want to leave, that’s fine. But I won’t keep you here just to feed you for free. I’m still missing a helper to serve tea, water, sweep, and plant vegetables. If you don’t mind the work, you can stay. However, let me make it clear, I don’t know any Daoist Skill. If you want to learn a Spell, you’ve come to the wrong place."

"Thank you, Daoist Xie, for your approval!" Gu Feiyu immediately thanked him. As for not knowing Daoist Skills—who was he kidding, living inside a painting? Impossible for an ordinary person.

Most likely an excuse, believing you would be a ghost.

"Hmph, that’s really strange, having someone thank me for becoming my servant—go help me plant these seeds."

With that, he threw over a packet of seeds.

[System prompt: Task "Planting Vegetables" acquired]

Watching Gu Feiyu busy at work, Xiao Jie thought to himself that learning Daoist Skills wouldn’t be easy. In the future, he’d probably need to do lots of tasks to earn reputation with the school and increase favorability with the old man. Only by boosting both reputation and favorability could he truly learn the Spells.

But having an opportunity is good enough.

Professional players aren’t afraid of these kinds of grindfests.

——————

Early the next morning, Xiao Jie logged in.

Now, both countries in the Three States were recruiting refugees, training soldiers, crafting weapons, and building equipment, preparing for the upcoming battle.

The entire game revolved around this major event.

Each state mansion and town was issuing various related tasks, keeping the players quite busy.

The two major guilds were in full throttle, pouring resources like crazy and conducting large-scale soldier training, aiming to perform well in the upcoming battle.

In contrast, Xiao Jie’s team found themselves on the fringes with nothing much to do.

They didn’t care for ordinary tasks, and the big battle hadn’t started yet, so Xiao Jie planned to continue helping his teammates complete their personal tasks and further enhance the entire team’s strength.

He didn’t wait long at the tavern before An Ran arrived first.

"Did you learn a new Transformation Technique yesterday?" An Ran asked directly.

"Yeah, Mountain Lord Transformation." Xiao Jie briefly described the effect of this transformation.

"Damn, the Demon Refiner profession is ridiculously strong. We Demon Masters aren’t even on the same level," An Ran said, full of envy. She had learned several Transformation Techniques herself and boasted considerable combat strength, but compared to Xiao Jie, there was a huge gap.

Xiao Jie thought to himself, I’m in a Legendary profession, of course, it’s different.

But hearing An Ran’s words, Xiao Jie suddenly got an idea. Beast Transformation can evolve into Demon Beast through an Evolution Ceremony. He wondered if the rules for Demon Beast Evolution could apply to An Ran as well.

Logically, the Demon Beast Evolution Ceremony is like a player’s special encounter; it can be triggered as long as conditions are met.

Could a Demon Master, after transforming into a beast, also trigger it?

If that’s the case, it would be convenient.

No, it shouldn’t be that simple...

He couldn’t help but recall Gu Feiyu’s gameplay experience yesterday.

According to Gu Feiyu’s theory, players must meet certain hidden criteria to trigger an encounter. Special identity, profession, experience, and abilities determine the likelihood and possibility of triggering an encounter.

For unique encounters like Fox Demon and Traveling Taoist, Gu Feiyu would need a scholar to accompany him; otherwise, he couldn’t trigger it alone.

And therein lies the problem.

A Demon Refiner can refine Spiritual Energy, and the key to a beast evolving into a demon beast is the instinctive control of Spiritual Energy.

Hence, within the system’s framework, a Demon Refiner is the scholar, and a Demon Master is the ordinary person.

So, a Demon Refiner can get Demon Beast Transformation through the Evolution Ceremony, but a Demon Master cannot.

However, Gu Feiyu’s success yesterday inspired Xiao Jie. Since Gu Feiyu could tag along with a scholar to catch an encounter, could An Ran accompany him to catch a wave of Demon Beast Evolution’s special encounter?

Xiao Jie shared his speculation, and An Ran’s eyes lit up, "That’s a good idea. That way, I can also advance to a demon beast."

"It’s just a guess. Next time, when I go to trigger the Evolution Ceremony, you can come along. There’s a chance it might work. The only hassle is that our transformations don’t overlap."

That’s indeed an issue. They must be the same type of beast for An Ran to hitch a ride.

An Ran smiled slightly, "That’s not a problem, I know quite a few demons in Canglin State. Many of their juniors haven’t transformed yet. I could tag along with one of them and possibly catch an Evolution Ceremony.

Haha, having a direction is good enough. Thank you; I’ll try in the afternoon."

In the meantime, the other members came online one after another.

"What’s the plan today, Feng?"

"Today, we’re helping Xia complete his duel task. Xia, has your duel date arrived?"

"That’s right, I had an agreement with a Puppet Master to duel after a month, and now it’s finally starting."