8: Chapter 8 Pure Bone Nails!

Seeing Qin Muyuan suddenly produce a strangely-shaped sharp sword in his hand like a magic trick, the father and son, Xiao Chang and Xiao Feng, were both stunned, their expressions filled with astonishment.

Where did he pull that sharp sword from?

There was absolutely nowhere on his body to hide a sword, so how did he suddenly reach out and grasp a sharp sword out of thin air?

Qin Muyuan paid no mind to the father and son's surprise. Instead, he examined the strange sword in his hand, weighing it a couple of times. It felt very good in his hand.

[pure nail]

[Quality: White]

[Special Effect: Guaranteed critical hit when attacking downward or upward, dealing double damage]

That's right, this triangular-shaped sharp sword was indeed the very sword held by the protagonist of the game "Hollow Knight".

After all, it was a game, so it was only natural to have crossovers with other games to give players a sense of surprise.

In any case, as a game from fifty years ago, the copyright for "Hollow Knight" had already expired. Even if it hadn't, no one would come to sue the game developers for a crossover at this point.

Gripping the pure nail, Qin Muyuan tried swinging it a few times. The horizontal and diagonal slashes felt great, and when he gripped the pure nail and slashed downward—

Whoosh!

A crisp sound of breaking wind rang out. With only a slight application of force, Qin Muyuan could produce the whistling sound of a sharp blade.

"Not bad, not bad. It pairs perfectly with the Falling Thunder Swordsmanship."

Qin Muyuan nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing that Qin Muyuan had finished testing the sword, Xiao Feng and his son walked forward and asked:

"Brother Qin, do you... do you still want that sharp sword?"

"Yes, of course I do," Qin Muyuan replied as if it were a matter of course.

If that sword's special effect was better, he would use that one.

If it wasn't good, he could still stuff it into his game inventory to see if it could be of any use in the future.

As a player skilled at utilizing game resources, unless his inventory was completely full, he would definitely collect these useful items. What if he could combine three one-star swords to synthesize a two-star sword later?

"Then I will have a servant fetch the sword right away," Xiao Feng said upon hearing this.

Although he didn't understand why Qin Muyuan still wanted the sword he was gifting when he already had a sword that looked incredibly sharp,

this Brother Qin was his only son's savior, so he would naturally satisfy any request he made.

Moreover, although they had only interacted briefly, Xiao Feng, who had met countless people, had already figured out Brother Qin's temperament.

To put it bluntly, he was stubborn and bullheaded, completely ignoring others.

But to put it nicely, he possessed a pure heart, refused to associate with the vulgarities of the world, and was pure and refined!

Xiao Feng was used to the twists and turns of officialdom. Seeing such a person now, aside from his surprise, a desire to make friends with him arose in his heart.

Not to mention, he was his son's savior, and his martial arts were so powerful at such a young age, making him even more worth befriending.

"Master, the tungsten steel sword has been brought."

Soon, a servant brought a bright, shiny longsword. Xiao Feng handed the longsword to Qin Muyuan and said enthusiastically:

"Brother Qin, this sword was forged by Xue Changgeng, a great sword-forging master of our Huoyun Country..."

Qin Muyuan took the longsword and swung it a few times. Feeling that it was not as good as the pure nail, he temporarily put it away at the bottom of his inventory.

Seeing Qin Muyuan's "spatial storage" trick once again, Xiao Chang and Xiao Feng widened their eyes in surprise once more.

However, since Qin Muyuan didn't offer an explanation, they could only suppress their curiosity and didn't dare to ask.

After the rewards were settled, Qin Muyuan mentioned that he wanted to take a bath. Xiao Feng quickly ordered the servants to heat some water and prepare clothes according to Qin Muyuan's size.

"Smart NPCs integrated with the new generation of AI are indeed thorough. They've even arranged the details of preparing clothes!"

While soaking in the bath, Qin Muyuan marveled once again at the high level of completion of this game.

He had to recommend it. He absolutely had to recommend it to the members of his resource sharing group!

Knock, knock, knock.

Just then, a knock came from outside the bathhouse, followed by a timid female voice:

"Young Master Qin, does this servant need to come in and attend to you?"

Attend?

Help him scrub his back?

"No need, no need. I can scrub myself."

Qin Muyuan refused in a strong, confident voice.

Who was she looking down on? Even though this had an ancient setting, he was a modern person who could handle the bathing steps himself!

"...Yes." The timid female voice faded away.

Qin Muyuan didn't care at all and continued soaking.

After washing away all the blood on his body, Qin Muyuan spent some time putting on the ancient-style robes.

He tied a knot similar to a shoelace on his belt and nodded in satisfaction.

Walking out of the bathhouse, the maid waiting at the door stepped forward and reported:

"Young Master Qin, your original courtyard has been neglected for a long time. Master has already sent people to clean and organize it, but it will take a day or two before you can move in."

"Master has specially prepared another quiet guest room for you in the mansion to settle down temporarily. We hope you will not mind, Young Master."

"It's fine, as long as it's livable." Qin Muyuan waved his hand. Since it was just a game base, it didn't matter where he stayed.

The maid bowed and said, "Then this servant will lead Young Master Qin to the guest room."

After following the maid to identify his temporary base, Qin Muyuan wandered around the Xiao Mansion, but he still couldn't find any treasure chests or special stage secret passages.

At the same time, he didn't find anyone with an exclamation mark over their head in the Xiao Mansion either.

"It seems this place is just a starting base, providing a temporary stronghold. Perhaps quests will only refresh later..."

Qin Muyuan pondered.

Since there were no quests in the Xiao Mansion, he walked toward the main gate of the Xiao Mansion. There should be quests on the streets outside.

"Brother Qin!" Just then, Xiao Chang, who had finished washing up, saw Qin Muyuan walking out of the Xiao Mansion and caught up with him, accompanied by two guards.

"Are you planning to go for a stroll outside, Brother Qin?" Xiao Chang asked.

Qin Muyuan looked at the top of Xiao Chang's head; there was no exclamation mark.

He felt disappointed for a second, then nodded and said, "I'm going to take a look outside. Of course, if you need any help with anything, you can also give me a quest."

Xiao Chang shook his head. "I have already troubled you enough, Brother Qin. How could I dare to trouble you further?"

"It's no trouble. If you have a quest, just give it to me directly," Qin Muyuan said.

After saying that, he glanced at the top of Xiao Chang's head for another second, but still, no exclamation mark lit up.

It seemed there really were no quests left on Xiao Chang.

Thus, Qin Muyuan did not linger and walked out of the Xiao Mansion with a hint of disappointment.

Seeing the disappointment on Qin Muyuan's face, a trace of confusion flashed across Xiao Chang's face. He hadn't troubled Brother Qin with anything, so why did Brother Qin look disappointed?

Xiao Chang couldn't figure it out, but he still followed Qin Muyuan with his guards.

Since Brother Qin had come to the Xiao Family's territory as a guest, he naturally had to fulfill his duties as a host, guiding and introducing things to him, acting as a temporary guide.

Just like that, the group of four walked out of the Xiao Mansion and began wandering the streets outside.

Xiao Chang followed half a step behind Qin Muyuan, meticulously explaining the food and utensils unique to Huoyun Country on the streets.

Meanwhile, Qin Muyuan listened half-heartedly, his eyes scanning the heads of the people on the street, searching for exclamation marks.