The Core of Folklore

"Brother, we gave that wild boar to Sun Wen and traded it for five healing pills."

Upon hearing this, the younger brother, Shen Kun, lowered his head and said.

What?

Shen Yi's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Sun Wen, that old fellow, is the only pharmacist in Heishan Village.

It is said that his ancestors had a lineage of alchemists, but unfortunately, many things were lost by his generation.

Since Sun Wen's father passed away decades ago, there has been no true alchemist in the village.

Sun Wenzi inherited his father's business, but the old man was not skilled enough. He was not proficient in alchemy and only had a superficial understanding of medicine. He could only barely roll some herbs into pills.

The medicinal effect is less than one-tenth of that of the pill.

According to the village's prices, a single healing pill is worth at most thirty catties of grain.

This old bastard knows that there are no cultivators left in their family, yet he is still so ruthless.

With just five healing pills, he swallowed four hundred catties of meat from their family!

Shen Yi's expression was uncertain, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Big brother, you've been unconscious, and none of us want anything to happen to you." The younger sister, Shen Yuan, raised her head, her eyes red.

"The only pharmacist in our Black Mountain Village is Old Man Sun. You can only get medicine from him to cure your injuries."

They knew perfectly well that Sun Wen was trying to scam them.

But no matter what, they would not give up the chance to save their eldest brother, even though the hope was extremely slim.

So even if Sun Wen took advantage of their misfortune, they had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately.

The older brother eventually woke up.

The heavy weight on Shen Kun and Shen Yuan's hearts finally lifted, and they felt as if their pillar of support had returned, allowing their pent-up emotions to burst forth.

As long as my older brother is still alive, it's all worth it, no matter what they have to do.

Seeing the two of them looking remorseful and guilty, Shen Yi sighed softly and reached out to hug them tightly.

"It's alright, we can hunt them again after the wild boars are gone."

but.

Shen Yi remembered Sun Wen's debt.

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No one has ever dared to scheme against Jiang Hai Shen the Butcher!

A murderous intent surged within Shen Yi's heart.

"Coo coo coo—"

Just then, Shen Yuan's stomach started growling.

Shen Yi looked at his little sister and noticed that her eyes were darting around. She quickly buried her head in his arms.

"Have you not eaten for two days?"

The family's food supplies were long gone.

The wild boars that I was lucky enough to hunt a couple of days ago all ended up in the hands of that guy Sun Wen.

If I'm not mistaken, Shen Kun and Shen Yuan haven't eaten anything for two days.

"We had some wild vegetables and rice porridge at home before, but you need to have enough nutrition to recover, so we fed you while you were unconscious."

As Shen Kun spoke, he took a deep breath, his thick eyebrows and large eyes revealing an unusually firm gaze: "I tried to go hunting these past two days, but unfortunately I didn't have any success."

"However, I spotted some wild rabbits in the mountains yesterday, and I'll go out later to see if I can catch one."

Both parents died, and the eldest brother was seriously injured.

Shen Kun was resolute and knew that the burden of this family now rested solely on his shoulders.

From now on, the three siblings will have to support each other in order to survive in this treacherous world.

Shen Yi nodded.

The original owner felt that Shen Kun was too young, so he never let him go hunting with him.

But actually.

Whether it's him, his second brother Shen Kun, or his youngest sister Shen Yuan who is only nine years old, they all need to grow up quickly.

I was just about to say something.

Shen Yi suddenly noticed that his gaze as he scanned the wooden house began to distort violently.

Immediately afterwards, several lines of light gold text came into view!

[Anti-evil Wooden House - Level 0]

[Function: Can withstand attacks from first-tier demons]

【Characteristics: None】

【Durability: 6/100】

……

This is…!

Shen Yi's pupils suddenly contracted.

A feeling of surprise quickly spread through my heart.

His means of survival in this world has arrived!

Then, a stream of related information quickly merged into my mind.

Shen Yi could feel a faint golden, strange core rapidly appearing in his mind.

—The core of folk customs!

According to the information from the new fusion, Shen Yi learned that he had awakened a rare treasure called the "Core of Folklore".

The shape looks like the edible walnuts he bought at the market in his previous life to play with...

At the same time, Shen Yi also learned about its abilities.

By collecting enough folk materials, you can create various buildings with special attributes, and you can also upgrade and renovate existing buildings!

Moreover, he has complete control over what he creates and can destroy it at any time.

Right now, their wooden house can be upgraded by consuming folk materials!

Shen Yi's gaze fell on the durability of the [Evil-Breaking Wooden House], and his heart sank.

The house's durability has dropped to a mere 6 points.

The one-eyed demon's impact just now caused considerable damage to the wooden house, but this was also because the wooden house had been eroded by evil spirits for more than ten years, which is why its durability was so low.

Shen Yi could foresee that if they didn't hurry up and repair it, their wooden house might be destroyed by the monster tonight.

At that time, the three siblings will definitely be torn apart and swallowed up by the torrent of monsters in an instant.

Remember……

Mr. and Mrs. Shen went out and killed many lantern ghosts, obtaining a lot of black tree branches, which they stored in the cellar.

I wonder if these black tree branches are folk materials?

At this time.

Shen Kun had already quickly put on his cloth armor, slung his bow and arrows and long sword over his shoulder, and was ready to go out.

"Big brother, I'm going out. Little sister, keep an eye on him."

He had barely finished speaking when he was about to push open the door and leave.

Shen Yi waved his hand to stop him, raised his eyes, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Ah Kun, go and bring me the things that your parents got from slaying the monsters."

He is still recovering from serious injuries, his muscles are weak, and he is unsteady on his feet, so he can only ask his younger siblings to bring the things from the cellar.

"Yes, brother."

Shen Kun was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't know what his older brother wanted these things for, he still did as he was told, nodded, and quickly walked into the cellar.

A short while later, he came out carrying a pile of dark, unsightly tree branches.

"Brother, this is the black wood branch that Father and Mother got from killing the Lantern Ghost. It's just been sitting in the cellar and isn't very useful. What do you want to do with it?"

After placing the items in front of his elder brother, Shen Kun became somewhat curious.

Shen Yi didn't say much, but reached out and took a black tree branch in his hand.

It feels quite heavy when you hold it.

This seemingly slender branch, only eleven or twelve inches long, actually weighs four or five pounds.

At that moment, the "core of folklore" in my mind trembled slightly.

Several lines of pale gold text then appeared in front of Shen Yi's field of vision.

Shen Yi glanced at his younger siblings' reactions and noticed that they seemed unable to see the pale gold lettering in front of him, which made him thoughtful.

It seems that only he can see the information given by the core of folklore; outsiders cannot see it.

[Tier 1 Folk Material 'Soul Wood' detected. Collect it?]

Shen Yi's attention returned to the information, and he was secretly delighted.

The tree branch obtained from the lantern ghost is truly a folk material!

He didn't think too much and made the choice directly—

Yes!