"What ceremony?" asked Lady Shenpi.

"Mountain climbing ceremony. Every once in a while, the village needs to send people to cross the forest and reach the high mountain outside the village." The old man on the side spoke.

"There are mushrooms given by the gods on the high mountains. We are going to bring the mushrooms back and place them in the temple in the village."

"So what's the point of doing this ritual? Will there be any impact without the mushrooms?" asked Mrs. Shenpi.

"Without mushrooms, the monster in the forest can enter people's rooms at will." said the old man.

"This... But I didn't see any mushrooms in the temple! I only saw a mushroom-shaped stone statue. And that temple looked like no one had cleaned it for a long time, and you didn't seem to be very respectful to the gods." Mrs. Shenpi said with some confusion.

"The God-given mushroom is very magical. When it grows to a certain size, it will turn into a stone statue. This means that its effect is about to disappear, and we need to send people to bring back new mushrooms."

"The reason why we don't clean the temple is that there are not many people in the village. Everyone lives in anxiety every day and has no time to take care of the temple. And you have also walked around the village during the day. Do you see how many people are left in the village now?" asked the old man.

Madam Shenpi thought for a moment and said, "I haven't seen anyone else except you and this little devil. Have all the others left?"

"Is there no one else? That's such a pity. This place is no longer suitable for living, and many people have left." The old man said dejectedly.

"Oh... then why don't you leave? I doubt that there are only three of you left in the village now."

"I am old and cannot leave this forest," said the old man.

Mrs. Shenpi turned her attention to the young and strong handsome man.

The handsome guy smiled gently and said, "I need to take care of the elderly and children. If I leave too, they will have no hope."

"Okay, but when you went to look for the God-given mushrooms, why didn't you bring back more at once? Instead, you had to wait for a while before looking again. Isn't that stupid? And since the monster is afraid of the God-given mushrooms, why don't you settle down where the God-given mushrooms grow? Instead, you come here?" Madam Shenpi complained mercilessly. She felt that everything here was full of unreasonableness.

"Hehe~" The old man laughed when he heard this. "Just like everyone cannot decide where they are born, when we are born here, our fate is already determined."

"Also, the sacred mountain that produces mushrooms is not static; it moves around. When I was a child, the sacred mountain was next to the village, but now it has gone far away."

"Moreover, taking too many mushrooms at one time will cause damage to the sacred mountain. According to rumors, the sacred mountain used to be very tall and people could see it from afar. But now the sacred mountain is very small, and perhaps some tall trees will block it out."

"Huh? What the hell!" Lady Shenpi couldn't help but cover her forehead. She thought this game was too ridiculous. But that mountain was indeed magical. Could it be the key to becoming a god?

"There are already very few people in the village, and it's hard to imagine that there will be new people coming here. Let's welcome the newcomers with great ceremony!" said the handsome guy after clapping his hands.

Then he took out the knife from his waist and started to deal with the prey.

Mrs. Shenpi watched from the side and wanted to help, but she had never dealt with such a thing before, so she could only watch the handsome guy take action.

"The fur of the prey is also a very important resource. We should try our best to skin it off intact..." The handsome guy began to demonstrate the skinning technique to Lady Divine Skin.

Most women cannot bear such a bloody scene, but Mrs. Shenpi has no feeling about it. She just thinks that the handsome guy in front of her is so patient!

Lady Shenpi really wanted to say that she was not interested in skinning techniques. But she took the words back. Since entering this game, many of her abilities have been restricted. Her current physical fitness is about the same as that of an ordinary person.

The only ones who were able to work were her and the handsome guy. Maybe she should learn how to handle prey. After all, if she let the handsome guy do everything, she would be useless.

So Lady Shenpi took the rare opportunity to study the technology that she was not interested in. But listening to the handsome guy talk was really a pleasure.

After the handsome guy completely skinned the deer, he began to process the meat.

After he cut some meat, he began to cook it on the stove.

His cooking skills are pretty wild and the food he makes doesn't look delicious.

The corners of Shenpi's mouth twitched. She was somewhat resistant to these unpalatable foods. But after the handsome man handed her the food, she was too embarrassed to refuse.

In the end, she still endured and stuffed the not-so-tasty food in her hand into her mouth.

"Ugh~" Mrs. Shenpi retched.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?" the handsome guy asked with concern.

“No…” Mrs. Shenpi looked at the child and the old man guiltily. The other two were eating with gusto, as if the food was very delicious.

"Forget it, let's just eat it today. I must go to the forest to find some seasoning tomorrow!" Mrs. Shenpi swore secretly in her heart.

After finally finishing dinner, everyone found a corner and began to rest.

"Handsome guy, what is your relationship with those two people? Are you relatives?" Mrs. Shenpi asked in a low voice.

"We are indeed relatives, but our relationship is very distant."

"Oh... do you have a girlfriend or wife?" Mrs. Shenpi asked carefully.

"No, most of the villagers have left. There are no women of marriageable age to be my partner."

"Oh~ that's such a pity!" Mrs. Shenpi said with some joy.

"Handsome, have you ever thought about taking everyone away from this village? It's so dangerous here, and life here is quite inconvenient."

"Well, I have the same idea. But leaving the village is still risky. I have explored the area nearby. This forest is very large, and there are no other villages nearby. It may be difficult to leave and find a suitable place to live..."

"So where did those people who left the village go?" Mrs. Shenpi asked curiously.

"I don't know." The handsome guy's voice was a little hesitant.

"Oh~" Mrs. Shenpi actually heard that the handsome guy was lying, but she did not expose him.

The handsome guy must have known where those people went, but he didn't say anything. He must have some concerns.

"By the way, girl, how did you get here? Are there other residential areas nearby?" the handsome guy asked.

"Hmm?" Madam Shenpi was slightly stunned. Wasn't this kind of thing arranged in the game? Why would the game character ask her such a question?

How should I answer this? Should I say that I appeared out of thin air?

Mrs. Shenpi wanted to fool people, but then the system voice appeared.

"Please answer this question carefully, as it will affect the success rate of the next mission."

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