Chapter 003: The Mystery of the Guarded Cellar

Only the second brother stood there with a worried expression on his face

Knowledge is power, knowledge is life

Second brother nodded continuously as he listened

Yang Xiuming hurriedly returned home, calling out from a distance: "Second Brother, I am back!"

The traffic consists of horse-drawn carriages, as well as human-powered rickshaws

Second brother gritted his teeth and said: "Eight thousand, sixteen thousand big steamed buns! By the way, didn't elder brother say he would be going home for the holidays soon? Third brother, can elder brother kill this deadbeat?"

Old Hu is a worker of the Yang family, sincere and hardworking

Teacher Gao assigned homework in class, and everyone listened attentively and took careful notes

Yang Xiuming smiled and continued speaking

The large iron door leading to the underground storage room is firmly locked, and there are faint traces of blood on the ground, which should belong to Old Hu

It happened too suddenly, the guests were all scared away, and there will be no guests in the coming days; everyone will avoid us. Alas, it is truly a calamity that has befallen us

He rolled up his sleeves, preparing to get to work

Attention, students. Today's assignment is to analyze the operational principles of the spellcasting techniques of the War Job Crow's Curse, practice how to evade the Bone Eye Trick, and prepare for the three methods of preserving the Long Hair Anomaly...

Mother called someone to take [him/her] to the hospital, it is just a superficial injury, nothing serious.

The houses along the edge of the street are all stone houses, thick and unpretentious, with doors and windows primarily made of cast iron, appearing very sturdy.

Second brother Yang Xiufeng gritted his teeth and said, "Third brother, sigh, our family has encountered a strange situation"

"Second brother, what happened? Is there something wrong?"

In addition to these three floors, there is also an underground storage room where various ingredients such as rice, flour, and oil are piled up

Second brother said in silence: "What are we going to do? The ingredients in the storeroom are worth at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, that is our family fortune"

Due to the favorable circumstances of the leader, as the tide rises, all the prominent families in the city will deliberately take care of the Yang family's business, leading the Yang family to become the largest pastry shop in Yinzhu City

Therefore, I went to the capital for further studies, and upon reflection, I saw the possibility of breaking through to the elite rank and advancing to the legendary rank in the future

In the entire Silver State City, there are only three individuals engaged in the profession of material transfer, which can be said to involve countless transactions, yielding immense profits.

Tomorrow, I will conduct an inspection

It is said that whenever Yang Xiuming noticed the sorrow in his father's eyes, it was not that he did not want to find someone, but rather that he truly could not find anyone, as there was no one to help

Upon hearing this, the second brother could not help but have his eyes light up, saying: "If we hire someone to kill it, won't we profit from this?"

He appears very clumsy, yet his movements while walking are extremely swift, as if he is floating

Upon hearing Yang Xiuming's words, the second brother, Yang Xiufeng, let out a sigh

Yang Xiuming nodded and said: "At this price, the Guardian of the Cellar is extremely terrifying and highly agile. It has only three weak points: the junction of the back of the head and neck, the heart area in the chest, and the dantian in the lower abdomen. However, it moves like lightning, making it difficult to hit. Moreover, if we cannot eliminate it within ten days, it will transform the entire warehouse, causing all the food supplies within to disappear along with it. Fortunately, this creature is one of the least harmful among the thirteen types of strange beings. It does not enjoy killing; it merely seeks to seize the storage room. If we do not enter, it will not come out to attack us, which is the best news."

Old Three, your studies have not been in vain!

The Yang family owns a three-story stone building facing the street, with the first floor being a pastry shop that is thriving in business

How is Old Hu doing

Ding ding ding ... ...

After class, Yang Xiuming, carrying his backpack, no longer paid attention to the chattering Su Xiaomei and went straight home

Moreover, if the strange occurrences directly manifest in the home, affecting the evening's avoidance of the uncanny, it would indeed be a great calamity

Yang Xiuming felt a buzz in his head; under normal circumstances, daytime belongs to the human race, while nighttime belongs to the strange.

However, sometimes, when there is an urgent matter at night, people have no choice but to go out

The class bell has rung, and school is over

Yang Xiuming looked through the iron window and saw a faint silhouette of a person on the stairs leading to the basement

The second floor is a workshop for making pastries, and the third floor is the residence of the Yang family

Yang Xiuming nodded and said: "Elder brother has already reached the elite rank and can kill it in one breath. However, I do not know when elder brother will return from his leave. If he does not come back within ten days, the food in the storeroom will be depleted"

In the evening, Father Yang Dejun returned, saying little, only stating:

He was wearing tattered clothes, his head was extremely large, but there was no skin, only blood-red rotten flesh, with no visible nose or eyes, just a few holes.

Looking at the city before me, Silver State City bears some resemblance to the architecture of the Republic of China era, lacking electricity and even the so-called internet

The family business is thriving, and sometimes there are not enough hands to manage the workload, so Yang Xiuming always lends a hand when he returns home

The second brother led Yang Xiuming into the shop, passing through the corridor to the underground storage room

What is this strange occurrence? How could this happen in broad daylight?

Yang Xiuming let out a sigh and said, "Let's wait for father to come back; he will make the decision"

Second brother Yang Xiufeng, like his father, has also transitioned to the position of deputy spiritual chef, which can be considered as inheriting his father's craft and continuing the family legacy

High school is not something that can be attended without effort, Yang Xiuming immediately made a judgment

This fellow is already two meters tall, and his flesh is no longer a bright red, but it has not turned a ghastly green either; this is a peculiar phenomenon. At least a combat profession of extraordinary rank five or above is required to deal with him. The anomaly hunter my father went to find should be Wang Bo; he is capable of handling it, but it will cost eight thousand yuan.

Yang Xiuming shook his head and said: "No, according to the rules, whoever eliminates the deception gets the spoils. Otherwise, Wang Bo would not have spent 8,000 yuan to eliminate the deception for us"

Due to the knowledge acquired in high school, how to transition to a combat profession, awaken extraordinary abilities, confront the bizarre, and strive for survival against all odds

Unlike other classmates, who are driven to and from school, he can only walk home

In addition, he held a large kitchen knife in his right hand, measuring a full 1 foot in length, and it was extremely sharp

This is the Shoujiao Guai, which is one of the branches of the Tan Yan Guai.

The streets are paved with bluestone, yet they are very clean, with someone always on duty to clean them.

Don't mention it, my father went to find the mysterious hunter. You'll see for yourself, Old Hu went to the storeroom to get flour and almost died in there

If it can be killed, look at that hat; it is one of the materials needed to create the secondary profession transfer certificate for the culinary profession. This is worth at least 7,000 large dollars. Moreover, that kitchen knife in its hand is a strange object that can be used to refine knife-type magical artifacts for the knife path combat profession, which is also worth 5,000 large dollars

He also possesses a remarkable skill, capable of producing a type of yeast that keeps steamed buns fresh for over a month, always as good as new

Among them, he possesses two distinctive features: atop his head rests a large white hat reminiscent of a chef's, appearing refreshingly new

According to memory, Yang Xiuming walked while looking around. Their home was not far from the school, just a journey of over ten minutes. After passing through Zhuque Street, Qintai Street, and crossing Chunxi Road, then continuing past Yong'an Street, Yang Xiuming would arrive home.

However, if it were only so, the Yang family would merely be a wealthy household in Yinzhu City, and Yang Xiuming would not have the qualifications to attend high school at all

However, today he frowned, sensing that something was amiss at home. The once bustling entrance of the shop was now deserted, with hardly any customers.

The entire population of Silver State City is 300,000, and in the first year of high school, only one class, consisting of 40 to 50 students, has the opportunity to receive an education

The only clearly defined organ is the gaping maw, immensely ferocious, constantly roaring

Although these sixteen years were not Yang Xiuming's main consciousness, during these years, he had already become a part of the Yang family, with deep familial bonds

Such matters are referred to as "Zhuanggui" in Yinzhu City

The figure seemed to be silently roaring; looking over, it stood a full two meters tall, resembling a zombie

Out of nothing comes a transformation into two, resulting in an abundance of large white steamed buns, which do not spoil for over a month. With such a skill, the Yang family could not possibly be impoverished

Upon seeing him, Yang Xiuming gritted his teeth and said

This type of guardian spirit, known as the "guarding spirit of the granary," can suddenly appear within the storeroom, occupying the items stored therein. There are two branches of the guarding spirit: one specifically occupies the treasury of gold and silver coins, while the other occupies the granary of rice and flour.

What happened to Second Brother? What is going on? Where is Father?

Yang Xiuming's mother, Wen Liangyu, did not change her position to a combat role, but rather served in a supportive capacity.

Yang Xiuming's father, Yang Dejun, had poor innate qualities and was unable to transition to a combat position; instead, he took on the role of a secondary position as a spiritual chef, specializing in the preparation and baking of noodles and pastries

A decaying black aura seems to emanate incessantly from the body, permeating the entire basement

Yang Xiuming asked anxiously

One can only be stubborn and comfort one's own family

This is knowledge that will determine life and death in the future

Second brother couldn't help but exclaim: "So expensive? 8,000 yuan? That means I would have to make 16,000 big steamed buns!"

He possesses three secondary abilities, one of which allows him to skillfully split a large steamed bun into two as it comes out of the steamer, creating something out of nothing

Minimalism is about using the least amount of space to store the maximum number of items

The Yang family has produced a dragon!

Similarly, there are times when strange occurrences can happen during the day

Old Wang injured his foot a few days ago and is unable to go out. The butcher, Little Turtle, and Li Sanduo have all left the city. The remaining people inquired at several places, but no one was available. Your elder brother will return in a few days. So, wait for him! Once the elder brother is back, everything will be fine

Elder brother Yang Xiuqing, a natural genius, transitioned to the path of fire and within just two years, broke through to the extraordinary rank and was promoted to the elite rank