"Uh, it's a fine grade. This cloth is too... I'll take it, thank you." The chiffon dress he bought for his sister was the same color as this cloth. Perhaps he could make a dress for his sister in the game as well. Otherwise, Chufei Yue wouldn't have accepted such a valuable item.
"Quest: Collect Tiger Skin completed with excess. Additional reward: 10 gold coins, a piece of Jie Ming Hao Yue light gauze, and increased favor with Old Xia."
After putting away the beautiful moon cloth, Chufei Yue took the ten gold coins from Old Xia. Each of the ten gold coins weighed about half a catty, and Chufei Yue almost couldn't hold them.
At this point, Chufei Yue didn't know that other players' money would be displayed as numbers in their inventory, thinking everyone was as unlucky as he was.
Since he wouldn't be staying here for long, Chufei Yue didn't hand the tiger king's skin to the tailor Old Xia. That tiger skin could be made into a cloak or something, and Chufei Yue didn't want to wait too long.
So, after bidding farewell to Old Xia, Chufei Yue glanced apologetically at Xuepiao Siji and headed to the next NPC.
Because of him, Old Xia excitedly ran inside to store the tiger skin, leaving Xuepiao Siji and Yuhuo Rongfeng standing there.
In such a small village, could Old Xia sell so many tiger skins? And they could even be ordered by mail... truly amazing.
The next stop was the blacksmith's shop, where the blacksmith Da Xiong needed 10 iron ores.
The blacksmith's shop was quite far from the residential area, after all, the noise of blacksmithing was very loud.
From a distance, Chufei Yue could hear the clear sound of hammering coming from inside.
There were quite a few players renting the blacksmith's furnace to practice smelting and forging skills. The governor-type blacksmith, who was taller and more muscular than the tailor, was comfortably leaning against the threshold of his shop, smoking a pipe and blowing smoke rings.
"Uncle, you're really relaxed."
Chufei Yue pulled the towel off the blacksmith's face and said with a smile.
The blacksmith, whose face was suddenly uncovered, was about to shout in annoyance but immediately broke into a bright smile when he saw it was Chufei Yue.
"It's the candidate, my apologies for not greeting you properly. What can I do for you, Da Xiong?"
"I've brought your iron ores. But the iron pickaxe broke, so I'll compensate you with a piece of Zhong iron ore." Chufei Yue poured the ores he had mined into a large box specifically for ores. Among the full box of iron ores, there were a few pieces of copper ore, but not a single piece of the more valuable Zhong iron ore.
"Ah, it's fine, sir. You can keep the iron pickaxe." Da Xiong picked up one of Chufei Yue's iron ores and examined it. "The quality is really good, no signs of hammering, and the dirt is cleaned off very well. I'll take the Zhong iron ore, sir. By the way, Old Zhu wants a scythe with a Zhong iron blade, so I'll thank you on his behalf."
"Quest: Collect Iron Ores completed."
Without mentioning the players outside who were puzzled by the eccentric blacksmith suddenly running into the house and talking to himself, Chufei Yue and Qin Yue happened to meet the little girl Er Ya on their way to the farmer Lao Cheng's house.
Next to her was a well that looked like it had been dry for a long time. The little girl was throwing a clod of earth with writing on it into the dry well.
Seeing Chufei Yue, Er Ya put down her tools, clapped her hands, and jumped over.
"Candidate sister! Did you find the peaches?"
"Yes, your peaches... and I'm a guy, so you should call me brother." Chufei Yue, amused, touched Er Ya's little pigtails.
"Clearly a sister." Er Ya took the bag of peaches and smiled, then picked up her clod of earth again. "Sister, do you want to throw it? This is our village's divine well. They say if you throw a stone with a wish written on it and hear the echo of water, your wish will come true. Unfortunately, Er Ya has thrown many stones, but never heard the echo."
"Quest: Pick Peaches completed."
Chufei Yue took the clod of earth from Er Ya. One side of it was smooth, where Er Ya had written her wish.
Chufei Yue used the Mage's Hand to carve "May you guide me on my path forward" on it and threw the clod of earth into the dry well.
After patting the little girl's head, Chufei Yue went to find the farmer Lao Cheng, so he didn't see the smile on Er Ya's face as she watched his back.
Lao Cheng's vegetable garden.
Around the garden, there were rabbit ears tied in a circle... from a distance, it looked like a funny white wreath.
Farmer Lao Cheng was directing his two sons to water the vegetables. Seeing Chufei Yue push the door open, he smiled and walked over.
"Candidate, you're here."
"Yes, Uncle Cheng, what's with the circle of rabbit ears? It looks strange."
"Oh, this is a trick a adventurer gave me yesterday. He said tying a circle of rabbit ears around the yard would keep rabbits away, so I assigned a task to collect the ears. In just over a day, I've collected so many. They were really quick."
"Do you need these wolf hairs?" Chufei Yue took out a large bunch of wolf hairs from his ring.
"Yes, yes, yes, these are much better than rabbit ears. With them, even birds won't come. Wow, so many! Thank you so much, candidate."
"Quest: Collect Wolf Hairs completed."
"Sir, I can't let you do all the work for nothing. Take a look at this list and see what you need." Lao Cheng opened a list for Chufei Yue, showing some weapon information.
"1. Farmer's Big Cleaver: Common. A big cleaver used to cut pig grass. It looks impressive, but... Cleaver. Physical Attack +10, Magic Attack +3. Requirements: Level 5, Strength 5."
"2. Farmer's Rolling Pin: Common. A small wooden stick used to roll dough. It hurts when used to hit people. Wand. Magic Attack +7, Physical Attack +7. Requirements: Level 5, Strength 3."
"3. Farmer's Door Bolt: Common. A long wooden stick originally used to bolt the door. It whistles when swung. Staff. Magic Attack +10, Physical Attack +3. Requirements: Level 5, Strength 5."
"4. Farmer's Pot Lid: Common. The lid of a large pot, providing some defense. Shield. Physical Defense +10, Block +12%. Requirements: Level 5, Strength 10."
Very well, no chance for Chufei Yue...
In the end, Chufei Yue asked Lao Cheng for some feeding supplies. These were for the little fox Bai Fei, who would grab Qin Yue's collar when hungry. Now... hum, just suck on the nipple.
Chufei Yue proudly put the nipple in the little fox's mouth, which was blinking its big eyes innocently. He found that the little fox looked even cuter now.
Was this a case of losing more than gaining? Qin Yue doted on her even more.
Feeling frustrated, Chufei Yue waved his hand and took Qin Yue to the basin to the north, where their final quest awaited them.