Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 41 Mudman Challenge_1

41: Chapter 41 Mudman Challenge_1

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Everyone’s gaze was upon the mud monster.

Some were cautious, keeping silent and hiding within the crowd, fearing to be noticed; others wanted to ask questions but were too afraid of the mud monster, waiting instead for someone else to take the lead.

“Pay attention, everyone,” Xia Hongyao warned loudly, “I estimate that if we fail to meet its demands, we will die!”

In fact, speaking out like this was very dangerous, as she could easily be deemed to have violated the rules of the trial and be sentenced to death.

“What the hell is that thing?”

The one who asked Xia Hongyao was a man with a big belly, short hair, round eyes, and a sharp chin, who spoke as if there was phlegm stuck in his throat.

“It’s a rule pollution!”

Before Xia Hongyao could finish, she was interrupted by the mud monster.

“Silence!”

The mud monster glared at Xia Hongyao and the big-bellied man: “Otherwise, I’ll strip you of your qualification for the trial!”

Upon hearing this, everyone tensed up.

Although they didn’t know what it would mean to be stripped of the qualification, it surely wasn’t anything good!

“Next, I’ll teach you on the spot how to make a clay figure.

Those who succeed will become a master.”

The mud monster walked in the muddy red clay pond, squelching with every step it took.

“What if we fail?”

Xia Hongyao asked, actually guessing that the answer would involve death.

“Failure means starting over again!”

The mud monster snorted coldly.

Xia Hongyao wanted to ask whether “starting over again” meant to relearn and try making the mud figure once more, rather than a literal interpretation of being thrown into a kiln and burned to death.

“Why don’t you talk less?” Ma Yuan couldn’t handle it—was this woman as clueless as a bear?

This was a rule pollution disaster with a pollution intensity of 5.0; couldn’t she be more cautious?

“Black Shark Triton isn’t here!”

Lin Baici’s gaze roamed through the crowd.

There were about 820 people on the scene by visual estimate.

Kim Myungjin had mentioned that rule pollution could not be exempted, so excluding those who died in the sea, the rest who were on train G1955 should be here.

But Lin Baici didn’t see Black Shark Triton.

“Didn’t that guy take out a conch before the rule pollution and blow a bubble around himself?”

Ma Yuan smiled wryly with a hint of envy: “That conch is called a parrot conch, one of the few taboo things that can exempt someone from rule pollution!”

It appeared that the core members of the Lost Coast team indeed had some trump cards up their sleeves.

“Is it expensive?”

Lin Baici raised an eyebrow.

“Of course, parrot conchs are priceless in the black market.”

Xia Hongyao knew the situation: “Because God Hunters often enter God’s Ruins to collect Meteorite and God’s Bones, they are usually hit by rule pollution a few times.

Although the parrot conch only grants immunity once, it can save a life if used at a critical moment.”

“Uh-huh!”

Lin Baici glanced at Xia Hongyao and Ma Yuan.

Black Shark Triton probably hadn’t left but was waiting for everyone to die from rule pollution to loot their corpses and take their bags.

If Lin Baici survived this divine taboo game, he would face Black Shark Triton.

If he could kill him, how would he split the parrot conch?

Could he keep it for himself?

[You haven’t finished what’s in your bowl and you’re already eyeing the pot?]

[Good, having ambitions is the spirit of a truly hungry person!]

[I admire you!]

Eater God praised.

Upon hearing Eater God speak this way, Lin Baici took two deep breaths and cast aside his distractions.

First, he had to get through this trial!

“Listen up!”

The mud monster stopped and began to explain loudly: “First step, take the clay!”

Anxiety, worry, and tension hung on the faces of the travelers as they all watched the mud monster more than thirty meters away, unsure of what to do.

The mud monster squatted down, plunged his hands into the mud pond, and, like playing with mud, he started pushing aside the moist red clay on the surface.

“What should we do?”

18D looked to Lin Baici.

“Just do what it says!”

Xia Hongyao squatted down and grabbed a handful of mud.

To shape a mud figure,

the first step was obviously to collect the clay.

That was what most of the travelers thought, so they all squatted down.

Lin Baici looked around and, activating Guo Er Cheng Song, asked Eater God in his mind: “Will it be dangerous if I approach this mud monster?”

[What if it is dangerous?]

Eater God countered.

Lin Baici hesitated for only two seconds before heading toward the mud monster.

The red mud pond was too mucky, like a marshland, which made it very difficult for Lin Baici to lift his feet.

His shoes felt as if they were about to come off.

Seeing Lin Baici’s actions, Xia Hongyao was startled: “What are you doing?”

Ma Yuan was about to squat when he heard her and glanced over.

“Better get a closer look; it’s clearer!”

Lin Baici explained.

Thirty meters wasn’t far, and with Lin Baici’s eyesight, he could see quite clearly, but he was worried about missing some detail.

“Are you insane?”

18D cried out in shock, then quickly shut her mouth, quickly checking if the mud monster had noticed her.

Only after confirming it hadn’t did she feel relieved and began to advise in a softer voice: “You tired of living?

Worried the mud monster won’t bother with you, right?”

“This distance isn’t long; nothing will be missed!”

Ma Yuan thought Lin Baici was a good person, worth befriending, so he tried to persuade him kindly.

But Lin Baici said, “I still want to get closer.”

Lin Baici wouldn’t be dissuaded.

Squelch!

Squelch!

Lin Baici was reminded of his childhood when he played in the muddy ponds.

Almost all of the travelers had squatted down.

Those who hadn’t didn’t dare to move about, worried about drawing the mud monster’s attention.

Only Lin Baici was walking toward the monster.

So, naturally, he stood out from the crowd.

“Little Lin!”

Xia Hongyao didn’t want Lin Baici to run into trouble and quickly got up to follow him.

“Aren’t you afraid of the mud monster?”

Lin Baici retorted.

“Being scared is useless!”

Xia Hongyao’s face showed an eager expression, “Besides, I’m confident that with my wisdom, I can clear this taboo game!”

“…”

Lin Baici was taken aback and his gaze unintentionally fell on Xia Hongyao’s chest.

You say Bear Grills,

I admit!

Wisdom?

Do you have that thing?

Lin Baici hadn’t forgotten that the Eater God’s rating for this high ponytail girl was Force Speed Double A, intelligence D.

“Speaking of which, have you discovered something?”

Xia Hongyao covered her mouth with her hand and asked in a low voice.

Previously, Lin Baici had found the octopus balls by reasoning and killed him, making Xia Hongyao recognize his intellect and feel that his opinion should be of reference value.

“Do you think that mud monster squatted down randomly, or did it pick a specific spot?” fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Lin Baici wanted to hear others’ opinions.

“Ah?”

Xia Hongyao was startled, “It has chosen a spot?

Didn’t it just squat down casually after saying ‘take a clay slab’?”

“I’m not sure, so I want to get closer and take a look!”

Lin Baici explained.

Xia Hongyao furrowed her eyebrows, pondering the difference between the two, and then she suddenly realized—if the mud creature seemed to squat down at random but actually picked its location, it meant that it wasn’t just any clump of red clay that would do.

And now, many travelers were directly squatting down, ready to take the red clay in front of them.

Lin Baici’s concern might be overthinking, but this meticulous thinking was impressive.

“No wonder you are the team member I had my eyes on!”

Xia Hongyao was very satisfied with her own judgment.

Lin Baici stood one meter away from the mud monster, smiling, but in reality, his body was tense, ready to summon Muscle Buddha at any sign of movement from the creature.

The mud monster’s emotionless eyes stared at Lin Baici.

The scene was terrifyingly quiet,

suffocating.

The travelers couldn’t believe what they were seeing in Lin Baici.

Has this guy gone mad?

To actually approach that mud creature?

One second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds

…

After a full ten seconds, the mud monster lowered its head, “First step, take the clay slab, push aside the wetter mud on the surface of the pond and take the red clay from below, which should be drier.”

As the mud monster spoke, it demonstrated the action.

Xia Hongyao squatted down and followed suit, while Lin Baici kept his gaze fixed on the mud monster, not blinking, not missing any detail.

Among the travelers, there were over sixty meticulous and cautious ones.

They thought of the reason Lin Baici neared the mud monster, and seeing that he had not been attacked, they also mustered up the courage to come over.

There were also quite a few travelers who couldn’t think of this point but were followers.

Seeing so many people approaching the mud monster, they felt that they would be at a disadvantage if they didn’t come over, so they hurriedly followed.

Soon, more than two hundred people gathered around the mud monster.

“What are you doing?

You’ve blocked our view!

Move aside!”

The big-bellied man shouted.

These people were relatively fearful and dared not get close to the mud monster.

“Why haven’t you taken your clay slab yet?”

Xia Hongyao had dug out a lump of red clay the size of a coconut.

Crouching, Lin Baici pushed aside the slurry in front of him and dug about fifteen centimeters down before revealing the drier red clay.

Lin Baici grabbed handfuls of red clay, squeezed it, looked at the handprints left on it, and then stopped.

“What’s wrong?”

Xia Hongyao didn’t understand why Lin Baici had stopped.

“I feel that the stickiness of this clay isn’t quite right!”

Lin Baici recalled the mud monster’s action when it dug the red clay.

It first dug out a few handfuls and then squeezed them; this action should be to test the stickiness and hardness of the clay, or perhaps its dryness, before continuing.

“The stickiness isn’t enough?”

Xia Hongyao’s brows knitted tightly enough to trap a crab.

She looked at the lump of red clay in her hand, “How did you figure that out?”

“Handprints!”

Lin Baici replied succinctly.

“You’re talking nonsense, aren’t you?

Can you tell the stickiness of red clay from a handprint?”

Song Li questioned.

She was barefoot, standing in the mud, with her beige studded high heels held in her left hand.

The shoes were quite expensive, over seven hundred yuan, and she was reluctant to discard them.

She thought Lin Baici was an honest man, and since he was quite strong, following him would give a sense of security, so she came over.

“The key is, can you remember how deep the prints left by that creature were in the red clay?”

Ma Yuan was curious.

“I think the red clay here shouldn’t differ much, right?”

18D thought Lin Baici was overthinking.

Lin Baici couldn’t be bothered to explain, so he squatted down in another spot to dig for red clay, but after two minutes, he stood up empty-handed again.

He wasn’t satisfied.

“You can’t search aimlessly like a headless fly, think about what’s special in the spot chosen by the mud monster?”

Lin Baici looked around the mud monster’s surroundings.

There was a bit more standing water, and when you stepped in, your foot sank deeper than in other places.

Lin Baici started looking for a spot based on this criterion.

He found it!

Lin Baici picked a waterlogged pit, squatted down, pushed aside the red clay in front, and matching the depth of the pit the mud monster had dug for its clay slab, he dug more than ten centimeters deep until he finally chose a suitable piece of red clay.

Ma Yuan felt that Lin Baici was making a mountain out of a molehill, overly cautious.

“The red clay here is all good; do you want to take some?”

Lin Baici asked Ma Yuan and 18D.

“Why didn’t you ask me?”

Xia Hongyao was puzzled.