In this way, Gu Mo successfully settled in the village temporarily.
The whole process went very smoothly, especially with Kikyo helping to talk. The villagers didn't seem to have any concerns at all and just packed up a clean and tidy empty house for him.
After all, in this war era, many places have had their houses empty due to famine and war, and this village is no exception... There are always not enough people, but there are too many empty houses. Only in this aspect, The village can be very generous.
And the villagers are also happy to hear about this. Many people feel that the village is about to turn around -
After all, not long ago, a convincing miko-sama came to settle down, followed closely by a powerful samurai, who can easily defeat monsters. It can be said that the village's defense system has been upgraded to N in a row. Level, for the village that has experienced successive devastations such as famine, war, wild thieves and monsters, this is great news.
It's like an African chief used SSR twice in a short period of time.
While I was so happy that I would wake up laughing in my dreams, I couldn't help but worry about whether I had completely overdrawn my luck for the rest of my life.
--That night.
A faint candlelight lit up in the room. The flame of the candle seemed very stable inside the house. The wind and airflow outside could not interfere with its flame. Although the light was not very bright, especially for a future that has experienced the modern electrical revolution. For humans, the basic function of night lighting is still fine.
Gu Mo placed the projected candles in the corners around the room and fixed the candlesticks on the wooden walls or pillars. After all, the quality was not enough and the quantity was enough. The light of a single candle might be weak, but as long as he lit a few more Wouldn’t it be better to just root?
He lit the last candle, held it in his hand, looked at the brightly lit room, and exhaled with satisfaction.
Perhaps the best use of projection magic is this, to use it to project some things that are consumables in the first place. This can be regarded as the real use of things.
"It's still a bit crude, but this is where my DIY skills come into play..." He looked around at the simple houses with wooden walls, log pillars, rough wooden floors and slightly tattered mats, and couldn't help but He shook his head repeatedly. This level of shabbiness was worthy of the song "Inscription on a Humble Room".
Of course, this was the case in an era when productivity was backward, and the village was indeed poor. He felt that he could not expect too much.
And the more this happens, the more obvious the convenience and benefits brought by the skill of projection magic are. He is now extremely grateful that the most advanced skill he has on hand is such an ability. Moreover, it has reached the level of LV4, and its strength, efficiency, duration, etc. have undergone indescribable qualitative changes.
The skill level of LV0 symbolizes the basic entry level, the first glimpse of the door, which can be regarded as the level of mastering the basics and being able to use this ability stably.
What does the LV4 skill level indicate? Mastery or mastery?
Gu Mo has some difficulty defining this point. His current skills and proficiency in other aspects have not improved much. Upgrading skills is not a simple matter. The only skill that can be directly upgraded to LV4 like a rocket is the current projection magic.
But it was a coincidence and an accident, and he jumped directly from LV0 to LV4, and the upgrade process in the middle was directly ignored. Gu Mo didn't know what the skill levels in the middle represented, and there was no clear comparison. Therefore, it is naturally difficult to grade them in detail based on one's own feelings.
However, it does not affect his current use and understanding of how much his projection magic has been strengthened compared to when he first started.
"Let's hang a mirror too..."
Gu Mo thought about it for a while, then approached the wall and then reached out and fixed a large half-length mirror that appeared in his hand to the wall. Then he looked at his own image reflected in the mirror, and passed through this medium smoothly. The system page is opened.
This can be regarded as the epic enhancement brought by this skill.
But at this time, there was nothing interesting about the system panel. Gu Mo took a few steps back, looked at the mirror hanging on the wall, tilted his head and pondered...
Why do I always feel that something is not quite right, that it seems nondescript and full of a sense of dissonance? He looked around, and then he suddenly realized that modern industrial products appeared alone in this simple ancient wooden house, and the painting style was obviously conflicting.
"It would be better to put wallpaper on..."
Gu Mo murmured to himself, looking around the room quickly, looking for any place that could be improved. Although it was difficult to create a luxurious living environment that could compare with modernity, after all, many things involved electrical issues, and he Haven’t learned to master the too complicated blueprint——
The upper limit of projection magic is not low, but due to the user's own conditions, it may be difficult to tap into the true potential of this skill in a short period of time.
"The floor could also be re-paved..."
"Let's change the door too..."
"Can we put a fireplace in here?"
Gu Mo's thinking moved extremely quickly, and he did not start with things with complex structures and operating principles, nor did he prepare any whimsical projection of modern instruments or anything like that. But even so, the entire simple wooden house was transformed by his superhuman handiwork. With DIY technology, it can still be quickly transformed.
But it was an abandoned house with no one in it, and the village probably wouldn't have any objections to it... Besides, it was all the result of projection magic. One of its characteristics is that if it loses its magic power, it will disappear into thin air.
It's like he has covered the appearance of the house with a layer of real illusion, giving the house a theme skin. If necessary, just remove it and most places will return to their original appearance. . After all, most of them are directly overlaid rather than actually replacing anything.
Not long after.
He stood in the center of the brand-new room, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and admired the fruits of his labor with satisfaction.
Tuk-tuk-tuk——
There was a knock on the door outside. Gu Mo blinked, turned around, walked to the door, and opened it.
Under the night outside the door, there were two people, one large and one small, a miko wearing white clothes and scarlet hakama, and a little girl with bare feet. The latter was carrying a bamboo basket with some rice balls and berries in it. After seeing the door being opened, the little girl cried out in surprise: "Big brother——"
However, the miko couldn't help but frown, looking over someone's shoulder and behind him, observing the changes in the entire room.
They look exactly the same on the outside, but they are completely different on the inside.
The originally pitted and decayed floor has now been replaced by neat and smooth stacked mats; the rough wooden walls have disappeared at this moment, and what appears is smooth wallpaper with a red brick pattern, creating a simple and solid atmosphere. Texture; there is a fireplace in the corner inside, and the fire inside is burning brightly.
There are also neat desks and clean beds...
Even the windows, which were originally in tatters, with half of the windows and doors hanging down, were now replaced with transparent glass windows...
I could see the thick night outside. The clean sky blue curtains on both sides were separated and elegantly hung on both sides of the window sill. They were not closed for the time being...
How should I put it... It was obviously a slum in the Warring States Period before, but now it has been completely transformed and the changes brought about by comprehensive decoration are simply astonishing, and the shrine maiden also looked a little stunned. She withdrew her gaze and looked at the person in front of her again, and found that he was no longer dressed like the down-and-out warrior he was before.
Gu Mo didn't care. He just wanted to communicate with the villagers better before. In the current situation, there was no need to pretend anymore. Of course, he did it as he felt comfortable.
"What are you...?"
Looking at the bamboo basket in the little girl's hand, he had some guesses, but still asked.
"Xiaoye's family is very grateful to you for saving her before. They were originally going to come over, but Xiaoye insisted on coming to express her gratitude, so I brought her over..." The witch looked away and said this concisely, without saying anything to her. What do you think of Gu Mo’s new house decoration and new dress?
Maybe she has some doubts in her heart, and she may have some guesses, but she doesn't know how to explore them.
"Ah, that's not actually..." Gu Mo shook his head and waved his hands to refuse: "I don't need this anymore, I'd better take it back."
"Big brother..." The little girl suddenly became a little frustrated and looked at him with big black eyes.
"It's better to accept it, otherwise, they won't feel at ease." Kikyo said calmly.
Whether in the former Maple Village or in this small village now, she still does her job as a shrine maiden, using her medical skills to treat illnesses and save people, and using her spiritual power to fight monsters, and every time the villagers are grateful to her. , she will accept some things from time to time instead of rejecting them every time.
Although she does not need it, she also knows that blind rejection is not a good thing.
Sometimes you have to learn to accept the gratitude of others, so that others will feel at ease instead of thinking randomly...
After frowning and thinking about it, Gu Mo also nodded, then reached out to take the basket: "Then I thank you, Xiaoye... By the way, don't stand outside, the night wind is a bit strong, come in and sit for a while. "
"Hmm..." The little girl suddenly became happy, smiling happily, and nodded repeatedly.
Kikyo was about to refuse, but found that Xiaoye had agreed faster than herself. She was silent for a moment and didn't say anything, probably because she didn't want to spoil her interest.
"sit down……"
Gu Mo pulled open the wicker chair beside the table and invited the two of them to sit down. Then he also sat down on the wicker chair opposite. He reached out and took out a few upside-down white porcelain cups from the tray beside him, and then carried He picked up the teapot and poured a few cups of tea, and at the same time said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the conditions are limited, and the hospitality was not good..."
The witch calmly looked at the decorations around her, and looked at him deeply when she heard this, which meant that she didn't know the word "Versailles".
"Brother, your place is so beautiful... How did you do it? This house wasn't like this before, right?" Xiaoye's face was filled with shock, and her innocent big eyes turned into starry eyes. When had she ever seen such a scene? , just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, everything she saw was strange, and she just felt that her horizons had been opened.
"This is very simple. If you have hands...ahem, because I am a monster."
Gu Mo was about to make nonsense casually, but in the middle of the sentence he felt that this was not good because the person opposite was just a little girl, so he changed his mind decisively in the second half.
"Ya, monster?" Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, and then she pouted, as if she didn't believe it at all, "No way, big brother, you are lying, how can you be a monster, and sister Kikyo doesn't even believe it at all?" Didn’t say anything.”
"Just because you didn't say it doesn't mean that I'm not one. Think about it. Kikyo just didn't say that I was a monster, but it also didn't say that I wasn't a monster. Is that true?" Gu Mo said with a smile and stretched out his hand to rub it. The little girl's head was so tempting at the same time.
"Uh, this...this..." Xiaoye's mind was a little confused, it seemed like this was the case, but she also felt that something was not right.
However, she held the tea cup and thought about it for a while, then decisively shook her head: "Anyway, Sister Kikyo didn't say anything. If you are a monster, big brother, you must be a good monster... I, I'm not afraid, You will definitely not be afraid.”
She mustered up her courage and finally said this with some stammering.
He didn't expect this kind of answer. Gu Mo glanced at her in surprise, and couldn't help but glance at the miko next to him. He saw Kikyo holding the cup and looking at it, frowning and thinking about something. Don't care about the little theater between them.
Recalling the scene in the evening when the witch spoke for him and the villagers agreed without any thought, without any objection at all, he couldn't help but sigh.
What a terrifying affinity. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have been in this village for a long time.
But the little girl is also a little naive. Nothing has happened yet, so she feels that she will not be afraid no matter what... In fact, Gu Mo remembered that in the plot, the reason why Platycodon gave up her original idea was She left the village because of her fear.
It was mainly a monk who wandered here and saw that Platycodon was not a living person. When he tried to attack her, Platycodon killed her. This scene happened to be seen by Xiaoye who didn't sleep at night and ran out. What she showed was against her. Kikyo's fear made the latter understand that her idea of spending the rest of her life in this village was actually unrealistic.
"Are these all made by your demonic power?" The witch put down the cup and looked around again. Finally, her eyes were fixed on Gu Mo's face opposite.
"Yes, but the tea is real and you can drink it..." Gu Mo was not surprised that Kikyo could see this, and at the same time pointed out that the tea was real, and that projection magic was not used to project food, and besides, it didn't make sense. ——
The magician who created this magic probably never thought about "first using the projection of his own magic power to form food, and then eating the projected food himself."
Moreover, this method of replenishing magic is too strange and completely meaningless.
The witch looked thoughtfully at everything in the room. It seemed that they were not just false illusions outlined by the evil spirit. To a certain extent, they were all real... But this was indeed the first time for her in this situation. See, is it any special racial talent?
Subconsciously glancing at someone, she only knew that he was a half-demon, but she had no idea what kind of monster he was.
"Speaking of Platycodon, do you need anything? As long as it's not too complicated, I can make it, like a candle or something..." Gu Mo coughed lightly, seeing that the witch didn't seem to be in the mood to drink tea. , simply lead the topic in the direction of sales.
"If necessary..." Kikyo nodded slightly, but before she could finish her words, there was a burst of noise outside.
"There's a monster!"
Some villagers at the edge of the village in the distance screamed.
At the same time, there was a rapid ringing of bells, which was the way the village used to convey warnings.
The witch immediately frowned and stood up, while Gu Mo's movements were equally fast. The two of them left the house and walked out one after the other. The little girl was left sitting there blankly, unable to react. Then she was also excited, jumped off the chair and ran to the door worriedly.
In the past, whenever there was such a commotion in the village and a monster attacked, it would be a nightmarish night.
Children like her can often only hide in the house with their mothers, not daring to make a single sound. They can only listen to the young men in the village struggling outside, praying that this frightening night will pass as soon as possible... But now But it's different.
Although I didn't say that I would suddenly become wild and follow the curious ones everywhere, and it would be safer for children, women and children to hide in the house, but at least I no longer have that kind of anxiety and fear that makes me feel anxious all day long.
And all these changes were only due to the arrival of a witch, and it didn't take long.
As soon as she walked out of the house, Platycodon platycodon picked up the long bow she carried with her, stretched it, nocking the arrow, and took aim. The whole series of processes took less than a second. The smoothness of the flow was unknown to her repeating this. How many times does one action occur?
And in this extremely short period of time, a huge amount of spiritual power gathered on the arrow, and then rushed out, flying in that direction like lightning.
"There's one here too... did you really come here after smelling the smell?"
Gu Mo frowned and looked in the direction of the other side of the village, gently waving the knife in his hand. It was projected in the morning. Now that night has fallen, it is still solid and hard, and the outline is clear and clear. There is no hint of grainy blur.
The projection magic of LV4 can make the replica last for a long time.
"I'll go over there and take care of it. Don't worry, I'll make sure no one can get in."
He said something to the miko, who nodded slightly, then turned around and walked quickly in the other direction. He gently waved the blade in his hand, and the power of the White Snake God was activated, and the dormant guardian spirit was awakened.
White Viper was dormant in his weapon, and Nine-Tails maintained its normal state of possession. As a result, neither of the two guardian spirits were following him, so they were not seen by Kikyo. And it was because of Kyuubi's possession that Kikyo could definitely judge that he was a half-demon.
But it’s nothing, just a little misunderstanding. Besides, it is necessary to maintain the normal possession. As long as the power of the guardian spirit is not greatly stimulated, the consumption can barely keep up. The advantage is that he can do it at any time. Gaining the blessing of huge demonic power from the Nine Tails, he even enters the state of demonization.
Even if Naraku secretly targeted him in order to collect the fragments, he could react in time at the critical moment.
All we can say is that this world is very dangerous and should not be taken lightly.
"Is that knife a divine weapon..."
Looking at someone's retreating back, the witch was slightly confused, but it was not the right time to think about it at this time. She also turned around and headed towards the entrance of the village ahead. The arrow she just shot directly wiped out a large group of monsters that rushed to the edge of the village. However, the sharks that smelled the smell of blood had no sense and could not be expected to scare them.
"It's getting better... Our village is really getting better..."
On the high platform in the village, the already very old village chief climbed up with difficulty. From this height, he looked towards the direction around the village and found that the number of monsters today was a bit dark. It was more than the previous attacks combined. So much that his heart, which was not very good, almost stopped beating.
But the miko-sama is as calm and powerful as before, and every arrow she fires is able to annihilate those demons and ghosts in large swaths... And the strange warrior walking to the other side is also waving a glowing sword, chopping melons and vegetables. Sweeping through thousands of troops, no matter how many monsters rush forward, they can't make him take a step back...
It seems that the monsters are coming in groups, and they are menacing, but their numbers are rapidly decreasing at an alarming rate, and they cannot become a threat at all.
The old village chief was overjoyed when he saw this scene. He let out a long sigh of relief. He was really getting better, and the village was really turning around!
Thank you so much, Miko-sama! Thanks also to this samurai-sama!
"Yes, it would be best if this samurai master also settled down in the village. Unfortunately, I heard that he will only stay for a while..."
The middle-aged man who was supporting the old village chief and had just sounded the alarm also felt the same way.
There had never been a night when monsters were attacking that could make them feel so at ease.
The old village chief felt overjoyed just now, as if he saw the hope of the village. Now when he heard the middle-aged man say this, he suddenly woke up and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Not to mention this samurai-sama, even the miko-sama may not stay forever..." He sighed.
After all, he is old and has seen too much. Naturally, he knows that these two are not simple people, and he also knows that it is difficult for the village to have any reason to keep them. The samurai-sama said that he would leave soon. Although the miko-sama didn't say anything, she probably wouldn't stay for long.
After the two of them left one after another, the village would probably return to its previous bad situation.
"We have to do something... If these two respected adults are willing to stay, it will be of great benefit to our village." The old village chief said seriously. He looked at the two people at the front and rear of the village from the high platform. Dealing with the incoming monsters, thinking about how to give them a reason to stay and live in the village.
