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Chapter 44 Organizing the Harvest
Zhou You was unaware of this conversation.

Now he is sitting in that cramped rented room, carefully taking stock of what he has gained from this trip.

"You have completed the special script: The Night Watchman."

"You have eliminated the 'cause' of this script: Liu Shang, and participated in suppressing the main body of this script, 'Auspicious and Tranquil Buddha Mother Bodhisattva,' and you will receive additional rewards."

"You have gained 500 Soul Stones."

"Your performance in this script is rated as: extremely high."

"You have received a large amount of additional Soul Crystals as a reward."

"Currently possessing 1050 Soul Stones."

"You have received a reward: Sanchu Decoction."

"You have obtained a purple item: Bone Jade Chime".

"Effect: When this item is struck, regardless of the time of day, the current scene will be transformed into 'daytime,' under which all 'eerie' and 'flesh-and-blood' beings will be suppressed to a certain extent."

"This item can be used twice per scenario, and death will not reset the number of uses."

"Based on jade and guided by white bones, this offering has been enshrined before the Buddha for over a hundred years, and has even acquired a subtle air of sanctity."

"You have obtained a special consumable: Three sticks of incense for Buddha's Birthday (an extra reward for defeating Liu Shang)."

"Effect: When this incense is lit, it will provide you with some unexpected assistance depending on the current situation (this item cannot be used continuously)."

The incense offered by Liu Shangjing to the Ghost Mother Bodhisattva was extremely luxurious in appearance, but it always had a strange, lingering bloody smell.

"You have one chance to remove the curse from an item (bonus reward) (limited to purple and below)."

"Because you suppressed the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva, you have been granted a special chance to draw a prize, which will randomly grant you one of her supernatural powers."

"Please note that because the player rejected the trade terms of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva, this supernatural power is incomplete and needs to be completed by the player himself. However, this supernatural power will not be affected by the Bodhisattva's 'blood and flesh pollution'."

The next moment, something appeared in front of Zhou You.

However, it wasn't a typical lottery wheel or similar device, but rather a Buddhist prayer wheel. Instead of any scriptures or Buddha images carved on it, it featured human facial features.

"Is this... to let me turn around?"

Naturally, no one answered the question.

So Zhou You could only shrug and wave his hand casually.

The prayer wheel spun rapidly, and the facial features flashed by one by one, finally settling slowly on something.

That's a mouth.

"The player has acquired the supernatural power: Death Curse Sanskrit Chant (incomplete)."

"You can utter the six-syllable mantra to achieve various incredible supernatural powers, but please note that each time you utter the mantra, it will consume a lot of your power, so it cannot be used continuously."

"Players can now use the Soul-Suppressing Incantation: Om."

"Effect: Causes all living beings and external objects associated with the incantation to enter a dazed state. The duration of the dazed state depends on the strength of the affected person. It has no effect on entities whose strength is far greater than yours." "Players can improve the level of the Death Curse Sanskrit Chant through various means. When all six syllables are collected, the essence of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva can even be deduced from them."

This concludes the system's summary.

In summary, there aren't many items, but they are all quite useful.

Zhou You first drank the main objective of this trip, the Sanchu Decoction, in one gulp, feeling the viscous liquid enter his stomach. Then he checked his talent—he had obtained two items in this dungeon, and there was nothing to say about them, so he directly chose to fix the basic acting skill.

The fixed cost for green is significantly higher than that for white, skyrocketing to 260. However, Zhou You can now be considered quite wealthy, so he confirmed the deal without even blinking.

As for the one that has all five internal organs connected, like the broken existence in Building No. 4, the limitations are too great, so Zhou You simply chose to ignore it.

Next are the items.

The bone jade chime is shaped like a small rice bowl. Overall, it is crystal clear and its emerald green color is very pleasing. However, when observed in the sunlight, countless white fragments can be seen floating in it, forming a strange image.

That's a person's sternum.

Zhou You tried to tap the edge of the chime with his finger, and the next moment, a whimpering sound rang out, and the surrounding environment distorted—startling him so much that he quickly put the thing back in its original place.

The other is Liu Shang's three incense sticks, which are quite in line with its description. Each incense stick is wrapped in a thick layer of gold paper—not gold foil—on which are neatly engraved Buddhist scriptures by hand. Each character is no bigger than a grain of rice, and at the bottom is a piece of crystal clear jade.

Zhou You had worked in a jewelry store during his summer vacation before. In his limited knowledge, he knew that the jade used for decoration alone would cost at least five figures.

"Those damn capitalists, even offering incense is such a fuss." Zhou You thought for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips as he reached for the jade. "—Speaking of which, I guess it's alright if I use this to improve my life, right?"

"Dear player, please note that any act of destruction of this item will be considered as use of it."

However, the system's cold notification shattered his fantasy of getting rich quick.

"Damn, they really don't give us a single chance." Seeing this, the person could only shake their head and put the incense aside.

The description of this thing is very vague, but judging from the text alone, it should be something like the three life-saving hairs of a monkey. We'll probably only know its specific effects when we use it.

Next is the chance to remove a curse from an item.

There's no need to even think about it; Zhou You currently has two cursed pieces of equipment on his body: the bloodstained dagger and the brass bell.

Both are actually quite useful. The brass bell saved Zhou You more than once, and the speed boost from the bloodstained dagger helped him escape many crises. However, the latter's curse effect is not strong; it only requires being drenched in blood once every two weeks. Moreover, it doesn't specify what type of blood it is—chicken blood and pig blood are both blood, so there's only one choice.

"I choose to lift the curse on the Disturbing Bell."

As those words fell, the bloodstains on the bell on her wrist slowly faded away like ice dissipating, and at the same time, faint sobs could be heard.

But it quickly disappeared without a trace.

Finally, there's the Blood Curse Sanskrit chant. If we look at it through the process of elimination, this should be the biggest gain from this script. Although the effect might be mediocre, even inferior to Zhou You's own Selfless Meditation, what's valuable is that this thing has the potential for growth, not to mention...
"Can we also deduce the fundamental nature of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva from it?"

"Is it possible?"

Zhou You's brows furrowed as he recalled the enormous, demon-like figure.

"—Can I also gain the power of those strange and evil creatures?"

(End of this chapter)