55: The role of the detector, a humble scarecrow

“You stabbed the young man through with one strike. Second Kill triggered. The young man died.”

“Congratulations on slaying a Human. You have gained 1 point of Bloodlust, for a total of 2 points.”

“Your Bloodlust is the highest. You are currently at the top of the leaderboard. The ranking remains unchanged.”

With another person slain, Liu Yang’s heart remained as calm as ever.

First, he picked up the treasure chest; that was the primary goal.

Then, he picked up the Home key. There shouldn’t be anything good.

Finally, he searched the corpse again. He had no experience last time, but he wouldn't forget this time.

“Hmm. Nothing.”

So, it was time to open the treasure chest again.

Driving away from the unlucky place, Liu Yang rubbed his hands.

“Open!”

“You opened an iron treasure chest and received thunder spirit stone x2, Scarecrow Blueprint x1, gold block x4, and gold crystal stone x1.”

“Killing people and setting fires brings wealth; the ancients truly didn't deceive me.”

“The most anticipated gold block… it’s here. Not only is it enough, there’s even an extra one.”

“Good person, truly a good person. I forgive you.”

After some pretense, Liu Yang began to get down to business.

He brought up the game interface, entered the crafting page, and selected to craft a Basic Detector.

“Congratulations on crafting a Basic Detector. gold block -10, Mythril -5, wind spirit stone -5, electric spirit stone -5, crystal ball -1.”

“Congratulations on obtaining a Basic Detector.”

“Basic Detector: Are you troubled by searching for Earth Palace Creatures? Are you terrified of ambushing enemies? Are you worried about not being able to find your target? Don't worry, with the Basic Detector, none of these will be a problem. (PS: It works even better when used with a map!!!)”

“Use.”

“Detected that you already possess a Small Map. Do you wish to fuse and use them?”

“Yes.”

“The Basic Detector has fused with the map. The range has expanded, and the function is activated. Have a pleasant game.”

After being used, the Basic Detector immediately vanished without a trace.

With rich gaming experience, Liu Yang directly looked at the map overlay in the upper right corner.

The map, which previously only showed a range of about ten meters, instantly expanded to a hundred meters.

Just as he imagined, many small red dots appeared on the small map.

Liu Yang understood that each red dot on it represented an Earth Palace Creature.

But he didn't know what kind of Earth Palace Creature it was.

More importantly, place names also appeared in the very corners.

It showed that he was currently in a place called the “Secret Forest of Dense Trees.”

Don't think that this Basic Detector didn't add any attributes to Liu Yang.

But its effect was unimaginable.

Moreover, this was only basic. If there was basic, there must be advanced.

What kind of effect would the advanced one have?

With everything successfully concluded, Liu Yang took out the Home key.

“Discovered an ownerless, intact, ordinary wooden Home. Do you wish to absorb it?”

“Absorb.”

“The high-quality wooden Home has been absorbed. You have obtained residual resources: wood x86, Stone Material x100, iron block x77, wind spirit stone x2, hemp rope x10, latex wireless bra x1, cotton seeds 200g x1, hay x50, drinking water x1500ml, bread x10, and Basic Paralysis Powder x100g.”

“How many people did this guy rob?”

Liu Yang collected everything, feeling a little emotional.

Although these things couldn't compare to his own, it didn't seem like he could have obtained them all by himself.

“He probably harmed many lives!”

“Thinking about it this way, I’m doing justice on behalf of heaven, doing a good deed.”

He muttered a few words softly, then remembered that he had also gotten a blueprint and took it out.

“Scarecrow Blueprint.”

“Use.”

“Scarecrow crafting materials: hay x100, hemp rope x2.”

“As expected.”

Seeing the crafting materials for the Scarecrow, Liu Yang smiled.

He checked his warehouse; he had 203 portions of hay and 10 portions of hemp rope, so he chose to craft one to see.

“You crafted a Scarecrow. Hay -100, hemp rope -2.”

“Congratulations on obtaining a Scarecrow.”

“Scarecrow: I am an unqualified scarecrow. I cannot scare away birds. My uses are few. I can only help my master watch over crops, sow seeds, fertilize, and also help my master harvest mature crops, as well as slightly speed up crop maturation time.”

“Hehe, what a ‘humble’ Scarecrow.”

“With your ‘humble’ good character, even if you’re not human, I’d still give you a thumbs up.”

Thinking about the cotton seeds he just got and the things in the field.

The sooner, the better.

Liu Yang activated his Home and was about to enter.

But seeing the “+” sign next to the Home information, he subconsciously clicked on it.

“Excellent Space Home (+): A dwelling containing spatial power, designed and built by a renowned space mage. Possessing it means possessing a world unique to you. Ordinary physical attacks are extremely difficult to break through. It is relatively weak against elemental attacks; please strengthen your defenses.”

“Next upgrade conditions: iron block x1000, Stone Material x1000, wood x2000, copper block x100, gold spirit stone x50, wood spirit stone x50, Water Spirit Stone x50, Fire Spirit Stone x50, Earth Spirit Stone x50, empty spirit stone x10, space crystal x1.”

The opening of the Home upgrade permission made Liu Yang feel a little surprised, but it was also natural.

The survival game version had already been upgraded, so wasn't it normal for there to be changes?

It's just that the items required this time...

Let's not even mention the space crystal; just by looking at the quantity needed, you know how precious it is.

The other empty spirit stone was also troublesome.

Last time it only needed one, this time it was 10 times more.

As for the others...

Except for copper blocks being slightly harder to obtain, everything else was fine, just that the required quantities were a bit high.

“No rush, rushing is useless anyway.”

Liu Yang comforted himself and entered his Home.

Inside his Home, Liu Yang placed the Scarecrow, and a system prompt popped up.

“You have placed a Scarecrow. Crop growth speed has increased by 50%. The current target for cultivated fertile land allows for 1/2 Scarecrows to be placed.”

“Huh? Can I place two?”

One adds 50%, wouldn't two double it again?

Thinking of this, Liu Yang quickly crafted another Scarecrow and placed it by the field.

After that.

Looking at the two cute Scarecrows and a few patches of lush green crops, Liu Yang smiled happily.

Because soon, he would be able to continuously eat spicy chili peppers and sweet, juicy watermelons.

He could even cover himself with soft cotton quilts.

He went back to the villa to use the toilet. The toilet here was amazing; waste would automatically disappear without needing to be flushed.

After washing his hands and drinking some water, Liu Yang set off again.

Sitting in the flying car and comparing his current position with the map, he found that his current exploration direction was towards the outer perimeter.

He changed direction, immediately turning around and heading back.

Anyone who has played games knows.

Basically, every map will have a final BOSS.

And Liu Yang's favorite thing to do was fight BOSSes.