My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 147 Armor Soul

Chapter 147 Armor Soul
At dawn, the cooks of Dingyou Battalion got up early.

I went to the warehouse to collect today's supplies, and then, as usual, washed vegetables, rinsed rice, and prepared lunch.

The ten of them had to cook for the more than two hundred people in the entire Dingyou camp. They had to start working as soon as they got up in the morning.

Chen Mu absentmindedly chopped vegetables, not even bothering to maintain the Cloud Mirage Breathing Technique.

"Is Cui Cui a ghost?"

Chen Mu still can't believe it.

Having encountered the ghost last time, coupled with the five ghost paper doll form, Chen Mu thought that the ghost was a black smoke monster.

It only knows how to possess and devour vital energy; it cannot communicate and has no wisdom whatsoever.

Can……

"Do I know too little about ghosts?"

Possession, symbiosis...

Bai Miaojin and Cuicui seem to have misunderstood something. They mistook the Five Ghosts for the Symbiotic Ghosts.

"However, was the original body really possessed by a ghost?" Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a chill.

Perhaps that's how its predecessor died.

"Qingfeng Temple..."

“Cheng Yi might know something.” Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Never mind." After a long while, Chen Mu finally let out a sigh of relief.

Regardless of what happened to him in the past, it doesn't affect him now.

Chen Mu even had to thank his predecessor for what happened, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to be resurrected.

"Dwelling on the past is pointless. My task is to live well in the present," Chen Mu resolved.

“Symbiosis…” Chen Mu searched his memory.

Jie Jia seems to have mentioned this state of symbiotic coexistence of spirits.

At the time, I didn't believe it; I thought it was more like parasitism.

It's because I haven't seen enough.

"The two... one human and one ghost, seemed to regard me as one of their kind, a human and a ghost coexisting."

"Although their purpose is unclear, they probably don't mean any harm." Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief. At least the other party didn't expose him.

The Tangshan army investigators were lured away by him using a gold and white jade ring.

"Then I'll continue to infiltrate the labor camp," Chen Mu thought to himself.

Even if Bai Miaojin harbors ill intentions, I am not afraid!

Bai Miaojin is strong and powerful, but he is not bad either!

Last night, the two exchanged 93 blows in a very short period of time... and it was a draw!
Not only that, Chen Mu also increased his proficiency level.

Cloud Mirage Form Refinement Technique: 5655/10000/Tier 5;

The Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique did not result in the completion of the Armor Soul.

But... he wore six layers of armor!

He's only a pair of legs away from achieving true power!
Thinking of this, Chen Mu composed himself.

Quietly slip a fasting pill into your mouth and slowly begin the Cloud Mirage Breathing Technique.

"Practice."

……

Two days later.

The strict verification of laborers in the "Ding" section has been cancelled.

Chen Musong breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the frequency of collecting Yin-Yang Silk continues to increase.

On average, it is taken once every other day.

The laborers ate more, but their bodies became thinner.

The Dingyou camp fell silent in the dead of night.

Only patrolmen carrying torches walked through the camp.

On the rocky riverbank, Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a smooth, large rock, the soft moonlight illuminating his face.

After a long while, Chen Mu opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and ended the breathing exercise cycle.

A square groove was carved into a rock not far away.

Charcoal, wire mesh, grilled fish, wooden trays, etc. are all available.

Four cooks served food in large wooden buckets, which were placed beside them.

Not far away, the lake surface was covered with fresh fish, their bellies turned up.

"You stay up all night just to eat grilled fish?"

Cui Cui appeared out of nowhere next to Chen Mu.

At the same time, a majestic figure, with his hands behind his back, silently emerged from the darkness.

Chen Mu rolled his eyes, glanced at the two of them briefly, and said nothing.

Five paper ghost figures emerged from his sleeve.

Don't force me to use the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains technique.

He transformed the paper figure of Qiu into a ghostly form. He manipulated it to plunge into the water and scoop the drunken fish into the wooden bucket beside him.

He then used his sleeve as a cover to open the Five Ghosts Bag and threw the Yin-Yang Silk into the wooden bucket.

In the blink of an eye, the bucket of fish was drained by the Yinming Silk.

Then he threw the Yinming Silk into another wooden bucket.

This process was repeated until all four wooden buckets of fish turned into dried fish. The forearm-length Yinming Silk instantly grew to arm-length.

Cui Cui looked at Chen Mu in surprise: "Controlling the Yin Nether Silk? You've got some skill..."

Chen Mu casually sprinkled seasoning on the grilled fish, took out two and placed them on a wooden plate, waved his hand, and said indifferently to the human and the ghost, "Want some?"

Bai Miaojin, who looked like a fierce general, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled faintly: "Of course!"

……

Dingyou Camp Fire Head Army Garrison.

Chen Mu quietly lifted the tent flap and entered the tent.

The deafening snores rose and fell in waves.

Chen Mu walked in the dark to the doorway and lay down on the makeshift bed.

Turning around, I was met with a pair of bright, sparkling little eyes.

"I haven't slept at all. I kept watch for you half the night. There's absolutely no one who noticed you going out," Zheng Yuan assured her in a low voice.

"Oh," Chen Mu said indifferently.

Zheng Yuan glared at Chen Mu. "I kept watch for you all night, and you just said 'oh' and that was it?"

Chen Mu frowned slightly and tentatively said, "Well, how about... thank you?"

Zheng Yuan: "..."

Seeing the other person's bewildered look, Chen Mu chuckled and handed him a wooden plate: "I saved this for you a long time ago."

To verify the iron bracelet, he had to hide the live fish parasitized by the Yin-Yang Silk on his body.

That fat guy has such a keen nose; he can always smell it.

If I can't fool him, I'll have to shut him up.

Otherwise, they would have already knocked him out with a sedative.

Zheng Yuan was overjoyed and reached out to take it, about to shovel it into her mouth.

"Ahem... Wang, Uncle has been keeping watch for you half the night, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

Chen Mu looked up, completely bewildered.

Then he saw Sun Enqi, who was sleeping at the very back, lying on the floor, looking up at him with a smile.

Chen Mu froze.

You were snoring the loudest just now.

So you were pretending to be asleep?!

Before Chen Mu could speak, the group of comrades who had been fast asleep just moments before suddenly sat up and looked up.

They lay sprawled on their makeshift beds on the floor, grinning at Chen Mu.

"Wang, we'll keep an eye on things for you too."

Chen Mu: “…”

He hadn't expected that these cooks would pretend to be asleep.

This short, stocky thing is useless!

Chen Mu glanced at Zheng Yuan expressionlessly: "Stared at her half the night, huh?"

"Nobody will find out, right?"

Zheng Yuan looked at his laughing comrades in disbelief.

You guys are fucking me!
……

The days passed by.

News of deaths frequently came from Tangshan Camp, which was located halfway up Yunzhan Mountain.

Some deserters were turned into mummies and hung on flagpoles.

The labor camp, however, remained peaceful.

They were busy every day, eating and drinking to their hearts' content, clearing mountains and logging, building military camps, and repairing logistical tools.

Chen Mu hid in the cookhouse of Dingyou Camp.

Take one fasting pill in the morning and evening, and maintain the cloud-like breathing method throughout the day.

As proficiency increases, a powerful aura overflows from the occipital bone at the back of the head, flowing continuously.

"No wonder they say that the wandering spirit is the source of courage."

The previous six body-training techniques were all abridged versions.

At this moment, upon encountering the Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique, he finally understood the so-called source.

hum!
Chen Mu, who was chopping vegetables, suddenly jolted.

The cloud mirage breathing technique, which had become almost an integral part of her daily routine, was suddenly interrupted.

A cool sensation spread across my entire body.

My mind became clearer in an instant.

A sense of security welled up inside me. It was like stepping into a warm room from the depths of the Arctic ice.

“Jia Po…” Chen Mu’s lips curled up, and he couldn’t help but smile.