Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 61: Do You Believe in the Supernatural?

Before the driver from Chuci’s house arrived, Jiang Yuan went into the game again.

With the beginner tutorial and the full data integration, he initially thought it was just a farming adventure game.

Just like in the story, where the farming game on the phone can bring out crops, he thought, as he could only bring out crops and Incense Stick that don’t affect the modern world. Other things like Spirit Stones and tools couldn’t be taken out, nor could he bring anything from the real world into the Wilderness.

Even learning Cultivation Skills directly involved progress bars, and the skill release interface was no different from a mobile game.

But when he discovered that the skills he learned in the game could be used in reality, despite seeing only the familiar game interface, the notion of the Wilderness not being a game but a truly existing Otherworld finally took shape.

He initially thought it was an unknown world-goldfinger specific to him, but it turned out to be just his uninvited guest using a binding system to integrate the entire data of the Otherworld.

After sorting out his Storage Bag and exiting the game with two boxes of cherries and a plastic bag of mushrooms, Jiang Yuan arrived at Chuci’s villa in a chauffeured car, experiencing the wealth disparity in reality for the first time.

Look at their chauffeur, their business car, and the place they live; even the fully uniformed guards at the gate are essentially piled up with stacks of cash!

Not to mention the enormous garden, several meters of floor-to-ceiling windows, and the superior height of the villa rooms. The decoration... Jiang Yuan hadn’t seen such wealth in reality, struggled for words, and ultimately could only say it felt cinematic.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, surrounded by dark-toned retro-style furniture, he felt like he was in a spy movie, as if the black phone would ring at any moment with a deep, urgent voice: "Director, urgent telegram from Nanjing!"

"When I have money in the future, I want a place like this!" Jiang Yuan made a firm resolution, pondering what kind of clothes would match the style of this home.

Chuci, coughing as he clutched his chest, descended the stairs wearing a black silk home robe with gold trim, his voice hoarse: "How about this place? Quite secluded, right? I’ll take you to the city someday to show you my main residence there."

He sent the chef to prepare fresh mushrooms and sat on the sofa, still coughing.

Jiang Yuan squinted slightly, wondering if the luxurious crystal chandelier in the living room was the reason for the faint dark mist hovering over Chuci’s forehead. "Wasn’t everything fine yesterday? What’s going on?"

"The doctor said it’s nothing serious, prescribed some medicine, but it hasn’t helped." Chuci waved dismissively and lowered his voice: "I don’t know why. I was fine while eating at your place, and when I returned at night there weren’t any issues. But when I went to sleep at night, I suddenly got insomnia, tossing and turning, coughing through the night until dawn. I only went to sleep in the morning, and turned out like this."

He pointed at his dark circles and sallow face, curling his lips in distaste: "If someone didn’t know, they’d think I was overindulging. I was supposed to meet Director Zhang for fishing..."

Mentioning fishing, Chuci’s expression paused and he straightened up, "Brother, do you believe in the supernatural?"

Originally inclined to say no, images of igniting flames with his finger and the moving eyes of the paper figure flashed through Jiang Yuan’s mind, and he nodded solemnly.

"Don’t even mention it!" Chuci saw his belief and slapped his thigh regretfully: "Actually, I don’t really believe, but you know especially businessmen like my dad, with no formal education, they particularly believe in these things. I occasionally hear stories and just take them as tales."

He took a sip from his teacup, leaned forward slightly, "I think I might have encountered something supernatural!"

Jiang Yuan: ???

Could the darkening of his forehead that I saw not be a trick of the light, but something real?

Seeing Jiang Yuan’s surprised expression, Chuci urgently explained, "Yesterday, when Yang Hongye called me, I was packing fishing gear ready to return home. It was broad daylight at the city south fishing ground, with a river from around the city flowing through it, making it a great environment for many anglers."

According to Chuci’s recollection, around four in the afternoon a fish suddenly bit.

Before that, there were two times when a fish bit but escaped during the haul, resulting in an empty rod. So, when a fish finally bit, he was determined to reel it in regardless!

"Strangely, at that time I really felt the heavy tug pulling into the water, but after playing with it for a while, it turned out to be a dead fish!"

Jiang Yuan was so startled by his eerie tone that he shivered.

Though not familiar with fishing, he had heard that catching a dead fish is considered unlucky.

"I was entertaining a client at the time; President Qin went to get something from the car, and I was the only one at the water’s edge, feeling uneasy. That fish was undeniably dead, its eyes hollow sockets, its tail rotted to expose bones, and the hook lodged right in its mouth!"

Chuci gestured for him to drink tea, "Pre-Qingming Longjing, try it."

Jiang Yuan took a sip of the clear tea, finding the taste sweet and smooth, praised the tea, and asked, "And then? I heard there’s a saying ’Dead fish in the mouth, reel in and leave’?"

"There is such a saying, but that’s mostly encountered at night, implying it’s bad luck, so you should leave quickly." Chuci widened his eyes, looking innocent: "I encountered it broad daylight, was at a loss, then the fishing rod just swayed slightly, and the dead fish dropped back into the water disappearing!"

Outside, the sky was dark, with gentle courtyard lights creating a warm atmosphere but insufficient brightness, leaving a chill down one’s spine.

"Are you sure it wasn’t a trick of the eye? The fish was dead to that extent, it could have been tangled in underwater plants or pushed by the current onto the hook. Starting to decompose can’t hang on it might drop off, but a dead fish should float, right?"

"Indeed! I was sure it wasn’t a trick; watched the dead fish splash into the water and vanish in the blink of an eye. President Qin happened to return, laughing at me for losing another fish, I dared not say a word, just pulled him to change spots. Nothing strange happened afterward, I caught several fish in succession, figured the incident was over..."

Chuci hadn’t thought about it much, but a few exchanges increasingly made it seem unusual, "Alright, I’ll call my dad and ask, see if he can find someone to take a look."

Gazing at the faint dark mist hovering over Chuci’s forehead, Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and resolved: "Let’s have uncle find someone to check first. If it doesn’t work...give me a call. My family has handmade incense that can calm the nerves, might help you sleep well."

Among the gifts from Ji Xiuxiang after completing a side mission were Incense Sticks with various effects, he reckoned they might be useful.

After all, considering his Heaven-Burning Flame could conjure small sparks, the efficacy should be universal.

The dinner was a mushroom feast prepared by a professional chef at Chuci’s house, proving different cooking methods and accompaniments revealed the delicacies of various mushrooms far better than a stew, leaving the three diners completely satisfied.

"Let’s split the loot!" Exiting the villa area, Yang Hongye parked by the roadside, took out her phone, happily saying: "By company regulation can’t reimburse on the same day, but the boss tricked me! I argued with him, hey...he didn’t settle the bill, so I increased the charge!"

WeChat pinged, an exact five-thousand-and-four-hundred currency credited.

Keeping twenty-seven thousand as the "cost price," the remainder was split evenly; Jiang Yuan rounded it up for Yang Hongye, giving her twelve thousand as commission.

"Hey? Why are you doing this? The business hasn’t started yet but already murky, easily leading to disputes." After receiving the money, Yang Hongye reversed the transaction, returning three hundred, "Fair accounts between brothers, no matter how business develops, money is money, sentiments are sentiments, only with clarity can cooperation last long."

"I just wanted to subsidize some of your fuel costs since you often give me a lift, ought to pay something."

Yang Hongye tilted her head up slightly, smiling confidently: "Our company reimburses fuel costs, I wouldn’t travel so far for a meal otherwise, fuel is pricey! Honestly, rich people’s villas are hidden so deep, if it weren’t for Chuci sending me the location, I wouldn’t have found the place..."