Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 559

[Chapter 559: Inauguration]

Fang Xing’s thoughts moved, and the attribute panel suddenly changed:
[Job occupation – ‘Druid’, current occupation level is level 1! ]

[You gain the talent – natural affinity! ]

Boom!

There was a flash of green in Fang Xing’s eyes.

He suddenly felt that the night was so quiet, and the green grass by the river and the bushes not far away all exuded a sense of intimacy.

Even my back felt tingling, as if all my injuries had healed a lot in an instant.

He even somehow learned a lot about druids, as if it was taught to him by nature.

“Druids are a profession that is close to nature. They have two major domains: plants and animals. They are natural spellcasters and also have certain melee abilities…”

“This is obviously different from the Druids in the games I remember. It seems to be a modified version, or… a version of Jhin’s Transcendent…”

“Well, I seem to have learned a lot about the Druid’s advancement and rituals… Is this because I have digested that part of the inheritance?”

Fang Xing looked a little excited: “As expected of a transcendent inheritance, in this world where the laws are not obvious, the power of druids has not been affected at all… It seems that this should be the case in any world.”

He glanced at the attribute column and found that many changes had occurred:
[Name: Fang Xing]

【Age: 16/27】

[Profession: Druid Level 1]

[Talent: Nature Affinity]

…

“The upper limit of lifespan has been increased by two years… This should be the change brought about by the inauguration of the Druid!”

The upper limit of human life span is never fixed. It can shorten life span, but it can also increase it!
“Nature affinity, this talent allows me to get closer to nature…especially plants and animals.”

“This is the early stage of Druidism. In the later stage, the fields of agriculture, civilization, and even the universe can be included in the way of nature!”

Fang Xing felt the benefits of being at peace with nature. First of all, in the dark, his figure was more concealed, and he could more quickly spot peepers and sentries in the distance.

“And… my talent has increased. In other words, I should be able to sense what this world calls ‘qi’.”

“However, the Blood Shadow Sect’s entry-level skills, such as the eighteen kinds of auras, are a bit problematic… My natural affinity talent should increase my perception of the auras of wood, water, and other attributes…”

According to that martial arts book, there are 129,600 kinds of vital energy in the world, and each one is different!

“In other words, as long as I can find the right wood and water attribute skills, I should be able to become a cultivator in this world, providing an extra layer of protection…”

While Fang Xing was pondering, the sense of natural affinity brought by him had already made him aware of footsteps in the distance.

“If we are discovered, no matter who it is, it will be troublesome…”

After thinking about it, he immediately took the carp and left under the cover of night.

The druid’s affinity with nature allows him to easily use the shadows of nature to conceal his figure.

After a while, another paper slave came over, still muttering, “Who? Who’s there? I clearly heard a sound…”

Although they were both paper slaves, if he saw the food in Fang Xing’s hand, he would definitely snatch it and make things difficult for him…

Because Fang Xing is the weakest and at the bottom of the contempt chain.

This is human nature!
…

The next day.

Thin young men and women, holding checkered paper-making nets in their hands, lined up in front of the “pulp pool” of the paper mill.

They are generally listless, and some have bags under their eyes and dark circles.

‘Is this the extreme pursuit of pleasure as death approaches… or is it the instinct of life to leave offspring before death?’

Fang Xing stood in line with his paper-making net, thinking a little bored.

With the grilled fish last night and the porridge this morning, he felt that his health had improved a lot.

At least, the pain won’t affect my mobility.

Of course, this is more likely due to the Druid’s advancement and the Golden Medicine…

“Hey? Master Fang is out?”

Taohong saw Fang Xing nearby and greeted him jokingly.

“Well, I should come out and make paper as soon as possible, otherwise how can I repay your kindness…”

Fang Xing forced a smile.

Even if you decide to escape or do something else, you must act as if nothing happened the moment before and take action when others least expect it.

Therefore, he decided to continue pretending for a while.

Naturally, several sheets of ‘blood paper’ need to be made, not only to repay favors, but also as the ‘currency’ in the Paper Valley.

The Blood Shadow Sect allows these paper slaves to be free as long as they turn in ten pieces of paper every month.

Even every seven days there would be a caravan coming to exchange supplies, forming a small market.

The greatest wealth of the paper slaves is naturally the “blood paper”.

Fang Xing looked at the paper-making net in his hand. It was square, like a tofu frame, but its edges were extremely sharp and had many small thorns.

This is a must-have tool for a paper slave.

When it was his turn, Fang Xing came to the pulp pool, grabbed the paper-making net with both hands, and immersed himself in the pool.

“Hiss…”

As soon as my hands touched the pulp, I felt pain. It was obvious that the pulp was corrosive.

Fang Xing’s expression remained unchanged, and his hands were as steady as a rock, allowing the pulp to stay evenly in the grid.

This step is also very critical. If the thickness is uneven, it will definitely affect the quality of the final product.

He even felt as if he was stung by a bee when he moved his fingers.

These are the barbs on the paper-copying net, which are absorbing his blood.

“Although I have gained two years of lifespan, I feel that I can only survive for one month. Within one month, I must find a way to escape or get promoted… Otherwise, I will die.”

After a while, Fang Xing picked up the papermaking net with a layer of pulp evenly pasted on it, found a sunny open space, and began the subsequent steps of drying and compacting the paper…

Between each process, the paper slave is required to actively prick his fingers and provide essence and blood.

The food at noon was a little better, with a few steamed buns and pickles.

Fang Xing was busy until dusk, when he finally had a new, white page of paper in his hand.

The paper is thick and crisp, with an indescribable texture to the touch, and the surface has a faint blood color.

This is a finished piece of ‘blood paper’, a must-have for the Blood Shadow Sect disciples to practice ‘paper folding’.

Although ordinary paper can also be used to perform the “origami technique”, it can be easily broken by various filth and red dragons.

But this kind of “blood paper” is immune to all evil, and the paper figures and paper soldiers made from it do not have this defect.

Dinner was a slightly thicker vegetable porridge and a few multi-grain steamed buns.

Fang Xing hurriedly returned to his shed, looking at his dry, cracked, rough hands, and mused in silence:
“I’ve worked normally today… I’ve already figured it out.”

“The paper slaves can move freely in the valley, but there are paper men patrolling the entrance of the valley…”

“Not only that, there are occasionally paper birds flying over the sky for inspection…”

“For these mortals, escaping is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven…”

Just as he was pondering, a few sparrows flew in, chirping.

“Eat it, cute little guy.”

Fang Xing smiled and took out the residue of steamed corn bread from his sleeve to feed the sparrows.

A druid’s natural affinity naturally includes plant affinity and animal affinity.

If he had not been assigned to be a paper slave, but had been sent to a place like a medicine garden, he might have been able to achieve something.

After all, the profession of Druid and Spirit Plant Keeper is quite compatible.

However, at this time, he could only use animal affinity to recruit a few small animals to patrol and explore for him…

Although small animals such as sparrows and mice do not have high IQs, they can still communicate in some simple ways.

For example, sparrows discovered their paper counterparts in the sky…

“I’ll trouble you to stand guard for me tonight…”

After stroking the little heads of a few sparrows, Fang Xing lay on the bed, concentrating on the attribute bar:

【Age: 16/26】

…

“The upper limit of life span has been reduced by one year of blood paper, which is almost a year of life… It’s a rip-off.”

“At this age, even if I escape, I’m afraid I won’t survive for long. This won’t work!”

“Although I cannot sense my location, my existence is my anchor. Even if I have to die, I must hold on until I wake up…”

However, I may sleep for decades or even hundreds of years!

This amount of life is simply not enough!

Fang Xing sighed silently: “Sure enough, I still have to rely on the talent of ‘Druid’…”

After gaining a lot of knowledge, he already knew that at level 5, Druids would gain a talent called [Eternal Youth]!
Not only would a Druid’s appearance never age, but his life span would also slow down, becoming about half of what it was before.

This means that the remaining life span can be doubled!
“In this world, the life span of a cultivator in the Qi Sensing Stage is similar to that of an ordinary person, or even slightly shorter… But a cultivator in the Dao Foundation Stage, even a low-level Dao Foundation, can easily live over 200 years old… If he also works part-time as a Level 5 Druid, he can live 400 years old!”

Fang Xing’s eyes lit up: “Moreover, the talent of [Eternal Youth] can be upgraded. At level 15, it will be upgraded to [Immortal Body], and the speed of life loss will be reduced to one fifth!”

“When you reach level 20, you will gain the talent of [Immortality]! Your life span will be reduced to one tenth!”

“In other words, even if it’s just the lifespan of an ordinary person, you can live for a thousand years!”

“If you are at the Dao Foundation Realm, you can live for two thousand years…”

“This way, at least I don’t have to worry too much about my life span. Even if I lose a few years now, my druid level will be improved, and I can also increase my life span by breaking through the realm of cultivation in this world…”

“The next thing to consider is how to get out of the current predicament.”

The first thing Fang Xing thought of was not to show off his talent, but to escape!

After all, the Blood Shadow Sect is an evil sect and is not a suitable place to live or stay for a long time.

Moreover, in order to advance as a druid, one needs to be close to nature, rather than practicing evil magic or engaging in fighting.

“With the defense level of this valley, ordinary people can’t escape, but as long as I advance one more level, it won’t be a big problem…”

(End of this chapter)