Only I Have the Law: A Fantasy Daily Life

Chapter 14 Mission Triggering Mechanism

Soy milk is indeed unpalatable.

Especially in Chen Baiyu's eyes, whose five senses are heightened, the awfulness of the drink was amplified even further.

Before you even drink it, the aroma hits you first.

It was a sour, rotten smell from over-fermentation, mixed with the stench of swill, like a blow to Chen Baiyu's nostrils.

His sense of smell is now extremely acute; every odor molecule is magnified and distorted in his mind, and he can even distinguish the faint musty smell in the soy milk. It's as if someone scraped a layer of old grime from the bottom of a sewer, boiled it with water, and then served it to him.

Chen Baiyu's fingers trembled slightly as she gripped the rim of the bowl. The grayish-green liquid inside sloshed about, with a strange layer of foam floating on the surface, like the breath of some living thing.

This made him want to shout: Even if I, Chen Baiyu, starve to death or jump off this cliff, I will not drink even a single drop of this soy milk.

However, after hearing the system task notification tone.

All he could say was that it smelled really good.

Compared to the noble percentage resistance reward upon completing the task, even the most repulsive-looking soy milk now seems sweet and delicious.

What kind of fermented mung bean juice?
This is corrupted holy dew!

It is an important magical tool that I, Daoist Master, used to temper my will on my path to growth!
Although the sharp, stinging acid felt like a rusty blade scraping across my tongue, although the earthy bitterness spread from the back of my tongue to my throat; although the strange saltiness felt like swallowing a mouthful of stale sweat from the previous night…

But at this moment, he was completely content.

The system's reward arrived as scheduled, and a new title, "Taste Martyr lv1," appeared in the title section of his personal attribute panel.

This title increases resistance to poison, but compared to the upgrade in physical constitution, Chen Baiyu doesn't really feel the impact of this change.

However, having already experienced the system's realism, he did not doubt the effectiveness of this so-called poison resistance.

The uncertainty lies in whether it means a 10% reduction in the chance of poisoning, a reduction in the potential side effects of a 10% reduction in poisoning, or a 10% improvement in the body's immune system.

Or is it some other, more complex mechanism...?

Chen Baiyu was unaware of, and did not intend to verify, its specific mechanism for the time being.

After all, this is only 10% poison resistance. He felt that if he rashly tried to experiment with poison-related things, he might very well mess things up.

He has now verified the system's authenticity through upgrades, and there is no need or reason to conduct extreme experiments.

if you can.

The prudent man would choose to wait until his poison resistance reaches 98% or higher before discussing the experiment.

Otherwise, what's the difference between that and suicide?
And poison resistance can most likely be improved further, after all, he noticed that the title was accompanied by a "[lv1]" mark.

lv1 means level one.

Clearly, this title, "Martyr of Taste," has different levels, meaning it can be upgraded to higher levels.

That will surely yield better results.

As for how to upgrade the title level, perhaps you can try triggering the quest again?

Thinking.

Chen Baiyu glanced at her mother and aunt, hesitated for a long time, then took the two bowls of soy milk that they had just taken a sip from and drank them all in one gulp.

His brows furrowed instantly.

He is not some kind of masochistic pervert.

Calling it torture might be too insulting to a traditional food like douzhi (fermented mung bean juice), but considering that Chen Baiyu himself dislikes it and has an extremely sensitive sense of taste and smell, it certainly counts as torture for him.

Trying again despite feeling masochistic was just to see if I could trigger the system's mission again.

so far.

Including this mission, he has only triggered two system missions.

He didn't find many connections or figure out what commonalities existed among them, which naturally made him somewhat worried.

It is important to understand the triggering mechanism of the task.

This fantasy system was in such a dilapidated state when it was first bound that it's barely functional now. While it appears barely usable, only the quest system, whose trigger mechanism is unknown, is still running and distributing rewards. If you can't figure out the quest trigger mechanism...

From then on, my growth will be largely left to fate, and I will have little control over my own plans.

If possible, he hopes to find the key to triggering the mission.

Unfortunately.

After he downed it in one gulp.

The system's boost notification did not sound.

Only after experiencing the intoxicating taste and the absence of another reward notification from the system did his excitement finally subside.

If the task reward can only be applied once.

The soy milk is still the same soy milk.

What precious magical item is Corrupted Holy Dew?

If you don't understand, don't get involved.

In fact, douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) is still douzhi.

The only thing that's likely special is the system, not this ordinary world.

The lingering taste of the fermented mung bean juice churned in my mouth.

Chen Baiyu's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, and a bitter taste rose in his mouth.

The over-fermented, sour smell seemed to come alive, climbing up the esophagus and finally churning in the stomach.

Once his excitement wore off, he put down the two empty bowls in his hands with a look of disgust.

However, the way he drank two large bowls of wine just now still left the people around him stunned.

Several old Beijingers who were eating there were disappointed that they didn't get to see the scene they wanted to see.

As a local.

Watching outsiders drink douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) has become a daily form of entertainment for them, but today they unexpectedly saw a clueless young man.

Several tourists, who also appeared to be from out of town, even quietly gave Chen Baiyu a thumbs up, respecting him as a true hero.

Chen Baiyu's biological mother, Hu Xiaoli, stared at him with wide eyes: "Son, if you have pica, it's better to get it treated."

As for Chen Baiyu's aunt, Hu Xiaohong, she smiled and pointed to the order code on the table: "Good child, would you like to order another bowl?"

Hear the words.

Chen Baiyu first rolled her eyes at her mother helplessly, indicating that she was just curious and not sick.

In fact, after arriving in Beijing, most people are naturally curious and want to try douzhi (fermented mung bean juice).

The savory taste of the fermented mung bean juice wasn't actually that bad; it was just that his enhanced senses amplified its unpleasantness.

Therefore, he is not worried that outsiders will find his behavior today strange.

He then firmly rejected his aunt's suggestion.

When you can trigger tasks and receive rewards, Douzhi is a sweetheart; when you can't do anything, Douzhi is just an old hag.

Chen Baiyu made a righteous decision without hesitation.

He was a martyr for taste, not a death knight for taste.

Martyrs, compared to trained suicide squads, have more purpose and conviction; they don't just die casually.

In other words...

Need to pay more.

(End of this chapter)