Astral Apostle

A few days passed.

Frostwood Village is not big. After a few days, all the villagers knew that there was a new member in the hunter team. They accepted the new resident of "Jason Wood", and occasionally met with a friendly greeting, with a simple atmosphere.

Even Ross was known to the villagers, but he never communicated with others and was completely Zhou Jing's follower, so he didn't have a high sense of existence.

Zhou Jing didn't let Ross sit idle, so he had a very full schedule for this tool man, not only to conduct combat training, but also to learn forging with the blacksmiths in the village.

The blacksmith was unhappy at first, but after contacting him, he found that although Ross did not communicate with others, he would silently execute whatever he asked him to do. The blacksmith then reluctantly accepted Ross as his apprentice... Of course, it was mainly due to Zhou Jing's face. superior.

In general, the progress of integrating into the village was smoother than Zhou Jing expected.

On this day, Zhou Jing visited the village chief again and expressed his desire to borrow the only map of Shuangmu Village.

The map overview mode of the panel can include the content of the physical map, unlock the nearby areas, and have achievements for the first time to include the physical map.

There are many ways to obtain Astral Points, but the daily collection requires each return settlement to obtain them. During the advent, the way to obtain Astral Points in real time is mainly to trigger achievements.

In addition to exercising with Baron, Zhou Jing spent the rest of the time following the completion conditions revealed in the [Achievement List], looking for achievements that could be easily triggered at present, trying to earn points.

However, although there are many achievements in the list, there are currently only a few that can be easily accomplished.

After he was screened, he took the time to do three daily achievements, namely [Rice Bucket], [Thugs], and [Fatigue Driving].

One was eating Haisai, and his stomach was about to explode; the other was pulling the hunters to punch and knocking them down ten times in total; the last was exhausting after a day of exercise, and borrowed a head from an old farmer in the field. Animals used for farming, rushing cattle against the sunset... Three achievements, a total of 250 Astral Points will be awarded.

The village chief was deeply impressed by Zhou Jing, so he was looking forward to him becoming a monster hunter and staying in the village, so he naturally agreed to the request to borrow maps.

The two came to the back room, and the village took out a yellowed animal skin roll from the cabinet and spread it out on the table.

Zhou Jing glanced at the content, and his face twitched slightly.

Huh, this painting skill has the realm of preschool age!

But it's good to have it, at least people know how to make maps.

Shaking his head, Zhou Jing tried to identify it, and he understood it roughly.

This is a map of the nearby area. In the middle is a town called Baiyuan City. There are many affiliated villages including Shuangmu Village. Shuangmu Village is the farthest remote village.

According to the information I have heard in the past few days, the Terra Empire is not large, and its administrative divisions are relatively simple. The highest level is the fortress city, and the next level is the town, and finally the villages like Shuangmu Village, which are scattered layer by layer.

Baiyuan City is equivalent to the "main city" of Frostwood Village, and it is also the center of this area.

[Physical map has been found, whether to include it or not]

[Completed, the known area refreshed]

[Hint: If you get a map of the same area, it will complement the details and improve the area map]

[Trigger the achievement [Include the physical map for the first time]! ]

[Get 200 astral points! Get [Accessibility - Map Radar]! ]

"New accessibility features?"

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up, and he took a closer look at the function.

This map radar function can display a map within a certain range nearby, and display individuals in the area in real time. Unknown individuals are shown in red, and known individuals are shown in green.

"It feels similar to a small map, and it should be practical in terms of exploration."

Zhou Jing nodded secretly... But the auxiliary function can only be switched in the pinching stage, and it is definitely impossible to use now.

Starting with a new reward, plus the previous harvest, the astral point at hand reaches 727 points,

A little less tight.

...

Walking out of the village chief's long house, Zhou Jing heard a childish voice calling him.

"Jason! Jason!"

Zhou Jing turned his head to look.

I saw a boy of about ten years old striding over, his face was flushed red by the cold wind.

The kid's name is Reiner, Griff's eldest son.

Zhou Jing spent a few days in the village, mainly communicating with Griff and Baron, so he also got to know Griff's family.

As soon as he saw this kid running over, Zhou Jing didn't say a word and quickened his pace.

"Wait for me!" Reiner rushed up and stopped in front of Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing stopped helplessly: "What are you doing?"

"I want to hear the stories outside!" Reiner was excited.

"It's a coincidence, I think so too."

Zhou Jing was expressionless.

This kid has never left Frostwood Village and is full of yearning for the outside world.

Because he was a newcomer from outside, Reiner thought he knew a lot, and from time to time he pestered himself to ask questions, which made him a little helpless.

"You want to know what's going on outside, you should go and pester Baron."

"I dare not... I ran into the forest alone before, and he beat me hard."

Reiner murmured in a low voice, angrily.

With the power of Baron, if I really want to hit you, you have already fallen apart...

Zhou Jing wondered if he should beat the child too.

At this time, Reiner laughed: "But you will definitely not hit me, my father said you are a good person, you will not bully me!"

"Good man?" Zhou Jing was a little surprised.

Because of his "open-mindedness", Griff respects him, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with good people. I don't know how to evaluate him in private.

Reiner raised his chin: "Father has often said in recent days that he admires you quite a bit, and everyone in the village knows that you are a good person for your friends who have problems with their brains, and take care of people's daily life every day! "

What kind of friend with a problem in his head... oh~~

Zhou Jing's expression froze, and he looked back.

In the shadow of the street corner, there is a familiar figure who is silently peeping.

Ross: (o_O)

Zhou Jing: "..."

It seems that in the eyes of the villagers, I have been taking care of this stupid follower...

Zhou Jing was speechless and shook his head.

"Okay, let's go, I still have to go to training, I don't have time to talk to you today, I'll talk about it later."

"Ah? That's fine." Reiner hesitated for a moment, but stepped aside and asked expectantly, "Can you tell me about the outside world next time?"

"Next time, definitely next time."

Zhou Jing quickly slipped away.

He was about to go to the training ground, but just after turning around a few houses, he saw a familiar figure.

It was an oddly dressed old man, with oil paint on his face, two feathers on his head, a robe woven with black feathers, and a cane in his hand—he was watching it in the "Will Wood" death replay to the witch doctor.

In the past few days since he came to the village, Zhou Jing had not met each other in the village, nor had he specially visited the pharmacist's hut outside the village.

Seeing Zhou Jing, the witch doctor was stunned for a moment, his footsteps stopped, and he hesitated on the spot.

What, is this because I am afraid that my "family" will make trouble with the doctor?

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes, went straight to meet him, and said in a deep voice, "I'm Jason Wood, the new hunter in the village, and you should be the witch doctor of Frostwood Village."

The witch doctor hunched over his body with an old-fashioned look, and spoke like a whisper: "It's me... I've heard of you too."

"It is said that before my brother died, you were treating him?"

"Yes..." The witch doctor seemed to be too old to nod his head, but shook his head slightly.

"I haven't visited you in the past few days. I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the village. Would you mind taking me to your pharmacist's hut?"

Although Zhou Jing was asking, his tone was firm.

The witch doctor paused twice with his cane, seemingly hesitant, and finally nodded.

"Okay, then come with me."

After speaking, he turned around and led the way slowly.

...

The two walked out of the village and walked along a small dirt road that was manually walked out for a while before arriving on a small slope overlooking the village.

There is a sparse grove here, and a small house is located in it, which is the witch doctor's pharmacist's hut.

Next to the hut are flowerbeds, planted with many unknown herbs.

The witch doctor opened the door and walked in. Zhou Jing followed behind and entered the door, looking at the interior of the house.

The space in the house is not small, but there are too many things on display, which makes it seem narrow. There are rows of shelves along the wall, full of old books, as well as some bottles and jars.

There is a workbench inside, which is a set of strange metal utensils, most of which are tools for making potions.

"It's a bit messy, you can just sit down..." The witch doctor sat down slowly.

Zhou Jing looked around, his eyes locked on the only chair in the room under the witch doctor's butt.

...If it weren't for your old arms and legs, I would sit on your lap now.

Zhou Jing shook his head without caring, and asked, "Speaking of which, I don't know your name yet."

"...Gama."

Zhou Jing nodded and continued to ask: "I heard that you used to be a wandering pharmacist? I'm a little curious, how many years have you been in Shuangmu Village."

"I'm old, I can't remember, six years or eight years?"

Jiama shook her head, suddenly paused, changed the subject, and sighed:

"Maybe you heard some rumors from Griff's mouth. When I was treating your brother, I ran out of medicines. I could only do my best. Unfortunately, I couldn't save him in the end."

Zhou Jing's heart moved.

This guy took the initiative to mention this... It seems that he thinks this is my intention, and thinks that I am here to ask for guilt.

Zhou Jing remained calm and said slowly:

"I heard Griff say, you stay in the village as a doctor, on the condition that the hunter team help you gather herbs?"

"Yes Yes……"

"Then you've been in the village for so many years, you can't even get the medicine to save one person, right?"

Hearing this, the wrinkles on Jiama's face seemed to deepen, and she trembled:

"I know that my level is not good, so I stayed in the small village, and I am old, my hands and feet are not obeying orders, and I always fail to make medicines. Hunters often need to go into the forest to hunt, and occasionally get injured. The medicine I made used to be I'm almost done... Will, I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.

The meaning of these words is that Jiama knows that her level is poor, so she stayed in the remote place of Shuangmu Village to eat and eat, and become a pensioner?

It sounds sincere, but Zhou Jing always feels a little overwhelmed.

It's just that there is no evidence, so he has no choice but to hide his suspicions in his heart.

"Okay, I understand, you don't have to apologize to me."

Zhou Jing didn't bother, feeling that he couldn't ask anything about Jiama himself.

"Thank you, thank you..." Jiama nodded again and again, her voice murmured.

Zhou Jing touched his chin, and suddenly said: "Then you are old and inconvenient to operate. Have you ever thought about finding an apprentice? I have a choice here."

He wondered if he could pull Ross over to be an apprentice apothecary, even if Garma claimed to be very low-level, he should be able to identify herbs, and it would be no problem to teach others.

Jiama hesitated for a moment, but shook his head: "No, I don't have the energy to teach apprentices..."

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes.

Not recruiting apprentices... Is it because you have no energy, or do you want to?

Looking at the meaning of this old age, is it worried that you will teach your apprentices your skills and starve to death yourself?

Or is there another secret?

Several thoughts ran through Zhou Jing's mind.

Although Jiama was very sincere, he always felt a little suspicious, but right now he has no clue.

It's a long time coming to Japan, and I'll investigate slowly in the future... At present, there is no need to create extra branches, the most important thing is to develop with peace of mind.

"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you today, I'll go first."

People are reluctant to teach herbal medicine, and they cannot force it.

Zhou Jing did not stay any longer and left.

Jiama sat silently in the seat for a while, and suddenly opened her eyes, bright and bright, where did she still look old-fashioned just now.

He walked to the window, looked out, and confirmed that Zhou Jing was gone.

Only then did Jiama withdraw her gaze and paced the room, looking a little guilty and regretful.

"Tsk, I didn't expect that Will had an older brother, and he still has to stay in the village! I knew I would give him some medicine. Now it's troublesome, his brother is staring at him, and I don't know if I have fooled him.

At this juncture, there is an outsider who does not know the details in the village, which is really a hidden danger... Alas, I hope there will be no accidents in the next delivery. "

Jama's face was gloomy.