Chapter 539: 536、【Candied Hawthorn (Golden)】_1


    Arriving at Tao Lili’s home—a ramshackle wooden house in the southern city mud-brick alley—, Su Yu examined [Tao Shi] and ventured outside the city to the bamboo forest to gather medicinal herbs to treat the disease.


    There were no shortcuts toplete this hidden task quickly, so Su Yu had to work through it from the very first stage.


    While undertaking the task, he didn’t forget his promise to the Emperor Yao, and he was posting on the forum recruiting yers to join him on campaign missions.


    “Rally 100,000 yers to fight in andscape campaign, open to Pandamen faction only. I will personally lead the team. Heavy hitters,e fast!”


    As soon as the post was published, it immediately caused an uproar in the forum!


    yers began to leavements under the post, spreading Su Yu’s message to major chat rooms.


    [Ancient Mammoth]: “My god! Boss Ke is ying the game again!”


    [Feng Yiqisui]: “I was just watching a documentary about the battle of Tsushima Ind-Busan ten days ago, thinking that Boss Ke quit gaming!”


    [Wu Di]: “Just a heads up for newbie yers, the campaigns that Boss Ke organizes guarantee a win and offer great rewards!”


    The most poprment came from a yer named [Light Sealing Sword], “Boss Ke, Boss Ke, what is the exact content of thendscape campaign? Is there some major movement in the Pandamen Empire?”<div>


    Faced with this question, Su Yu was somewhat stumped, he promptly posted a second post on the forum:


    “The specific contents of thendscape campaign are stipted by me. However, having been absent from the game for a long time, I’m not quite sure what would serve as good content.”


    “Any well-versed yer who could give some advice on how I should go about setting up this mission? Note: Our main targets are Mantis Demons and Mogu n.”


    The post was followed by a line of [Embarassed] emojis as replies.


    Everyone thought thisrge-scale campaign involving 100,000 people indicated a major operation in the Pandamen faction, but the campaign is proposed by Boss Ke himself.


    Zhen Hong, the Red-Eyed ck Dragon, also left a [Embarassed] emoji under the post, andmented,”Boss Ke, I’ve been through the main storyline for the Pandamen faction andpleted up to the 10th stage, so I have a deeper understanding of the faction…To deal with Mantis Demons and Mogu n, my suggestion is to go straight to theirirs, [Heart of Fear] and [Mogu’shan Pce]. After taking these two ces, both ns would lose their abilities to invade.”


    Su Yu saw thement made by the Red-Eyed ck Dragon.


    Top-tier yers like [Snow Leopard], [Sky Dragon], and [Enemy in the Clouds] are now busy grinding by burning materials to level up, and Zhen Hong has yet to earn a ce, therefore his focus is mainly on doing missions and discovering game content. Naturally, his words are the most credible.


    So Su Yu directly replied to him: “Okay, then Zhen Hong, can you help me rally the yers at Pandamen Imperial City? Afterpleting the campaign, I will give you some extra perks.”


    “Sure, I willplete the task!” Zhen Hong replied happily.


    …


    The hidden task was still ongoing.


    Su Yu, following the task prompt, gathered licorice, bupleurum, summer beauty, musk, and other herbs in the bamboo forest. He processed these herbs in the pharmacy and produced a [Poor Quality Pills to Drive Off the Cold].


    Then he used the [Point Star Hand] multiple times, and after spending 1110 spiritual energy coins, the drive-off-cold pill was upgraded to a [Perfect Drive-off-cold Pill], which radiated a fiery and dazzling red light.


    Su Yu brought the [Perfect Drive-off-cold Pill] back to Tao Shi’s house and fed it to her.


    Originally lying in bed and coughing endlessly, Tao Shi felt a wave of heat rushing through her body. After a drenching sweat, her headache and chills were instantly gone, it was like she had never been ill!


    “Thank you! Adventurer!” Tao Shi sat up from the bed, her heart filled with gratitude.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The Pandamen little loli also walked up to Su Yu with 5 or 6 strings of candied haws, raising them high, “Thank you adventurer! Our family doesn’t have anything valuable, this is for you.”


    “Thank you, I love it,” Su Yu politely epted the candied haws.<div>


    A notification from the game rang timely in his ear:


    “Ding, [Tao Shi’s Illness (1/10)] has beenpleted. You have been rewarded with [Candied Haws]X5, experience pointsX3000, favorability with [Tao Shi] +3, favorability with [Tao Lili] +3.”


    “Ding, since the grade of the medicinal pill you used was high, you’ve been rewarded with an additional [Gold Candied Haws]X1.”


    Su Yu didn’t care much about the first notification, it’s exactly the same as in his past life.<div>


    But the second one caught his attention.


    Taking a closer look at the candied haw given by Tao Lili, indeed a faint golden light glittered on one of the sticks. If one were not attentive, it would easily be overlooked.


    [Candied Haws (Gold)]


    Food


    Fulfillment +3 after use


    Special effect: [Sweet Gift] If this item is given to a creature, the creature who consumes it will like you more, favorability +10,sts for 24 hours.


    Remark: Candied haws, a simple pleasure skewered on a bamboo stick, symbolizing happiness and reunion.


    …


    “This is indeed a good thing!” Su Yu’s eyes brightened.


    The “+10 favorable impression” is a remarkable increase, it’s enough to transform a stranger into a good friend.


    In case the confrontation between Blue Star and Skru Star results in Blue Star’s defeat, and he falls into the hands of Manina XIII, he could present the candied haw to him. Manina XIII, who would then view him more favorably, might spare his life…


    Su Yu happily tucked the golden candied haw into his ne, patting the head of the little Pandamen loli.


    But he wasn’t absent-minded towards the task, and asked [Tao Shi], who was just recovering from a serious illness and getting some exercise, “Tao Shi, I have a solution that could help you recover your lost memory, do you want to regain it?”<div>


    “Really?” Tao Shi, excitedly stumbling and almost falling, quickly walked to Su Yu and asked eagerly, “Master, can you truly help me recover my memory?”


    “Sure,” Su Yu affirmed with a nod, resembling a divine master, “But once your memory returns, you will no longer live this peaceful and easy life, you will have to face the world’s blood and ughter … Are you ready for it?”


    A look of hesitation shed in Tao Shi’srge eyes for two or three seconds.


    But she quickly replied firmly, “I would rather regain my memory, I want to know who I was.”


    “Alright then,” Su Yu answered lightly, and in a sh, he had left the bamboo house.


    As Tao Shi stared nkly, lost in thought, Su Yu’s voice came in from outside, “Rest well here, I will go and prepare a potion that can cure your amnesia.”


    “OK … Alright,” Tao Shi nervously responded to the direction of Su Yu’s voice.


    She was feeling somewhat restless. Who exactly was she before?


    Su Yu’s tone made it sound like he knew what she was doing before, but how did he know?


    Tao Shi had no answers to these questions, she could only wait along with her daughter for Su Yu’s return.