Chapter 239 - 238: Gu Su’s Growth

Chapter 239: Chapter 238: Gu Su’s Growth

Holding the three items he had just bought, Gu Su left the Yin Soul Shop. He glanced down at them. The pair of wild boar tusks had a dark, dull sheen, with traces of dried blood still clinging to the roots. They felt heavy in his hand, exuding an indescribable, savage aura.

He took a few quick steps over to the White Bone Church and tossed the freshly acquired wild boar tusks inside.

The moment the tusks landed, a faint, grayish-white light shimmered on the White Bone Altar inside the White Bone Church. It was as if something surged up from the altar’s depths, slowly lifting the tusks.

The tusks hovered in midair for a second before vanishing silently, as if they had never been there at all.

If it weren’t for the DING that sounded in his ear, Gu Su would have suspected nothing had changed.

Gu Su stood there for a moment, then circled the White Bone Church, carefully examining every detail before finally leaving.

Gu Su understood that there had been a change; it just wasn’t obvious enough.

The Graveyard Demon’s structures weren’t the type to instantly transform after devouring something.

It was more like a tree. The things it devoured became nutrients that slowly seeped into every bone and every patch of hide. Once enough nutrients were accumulated, the changes would naturally manifest.

In the future, if he came across similar items, he would still buy them and use them for reinforcement. After all, every little bit helped, and it was better than doing nothing at all.

Under Gu Su’s direction, the other two items were also put to use.

The bean seeds were taken by Red Bone. Gu Su had only one instruction for him: fuse the seeds with the vines on the Graveyard Magic Wall to enhance the Graveyard Demon’s Defense.

As for the chainsaw, Gu Su had an idea after communicating with the Graveyard Demon. He buried it near the Level 2 Tomb.

He didn’t know what the Graveyard Demon wanted it for, but since the Graveyard Demon wanted it, he gave it what it wanted.

Although Gu Su didn’t quite understand, he was more willing to trust the Graveyard Demon’s judgment.

Over the past few days, he had come to understand the Graveyard Demon’s nature. Whatever it devoured, whatever it wanted, it was never for no reason.

Those seemingly insignificant actions often turned out to be key to its enhancement. Rather than trying to figure it out himself, it was better to trust it for once.

After he dealt with the items, the Graveyard Demon, which had only just started moving, came to a halt again. Gu Su felt the vibrations under his feet gradually subside. The rumbling of the stone spheres rolling beneath the foundation also quieted down. The entire Mobile City seemed to have been gently pressed down, stopping securely in place.

Gu Su climbed the wall and looked out. He saw that the Graveyard Demon had stopped near a pile of rubble overgrown with weeds and shrubs.

The stones varied in size. Some were taller than a person, others were as small as a fist. They were piled together haphazardly, mostly obscured by waist-high weeds and dense thickets of shrubs. Without a close look, it was impossible to tell what was hidden underneath.

On some of the stones, one could faintly see dark brown marks, like scorches from a fire or the color of dried blood.

This was one of the hidden locations the Deceivers had told him about.

According to the black man, a particularly enterprising farmer had once wanted to sell this plot of land for a high price. He used a musket to shoot Golden Sand into the rocks, faking the discovery of a gold mine.

The method wasn’t particularly clever, but back then, it really did fool quite a few people.

He chose a few of the most conspicuous large rocks and fired load after load of Golden Sand into them. Seen from a distance, when the sun shone on them, the rocks glittered with a golden light and really looked like the real deal.

His idea was a good one in theory, and the news spread quickly.

But he didn’t attract buyers. Instead, he drew a gang of bandits. In the end, he, his family, and the bandits fought a brutal battle here, and they were all killed.

The fight was horrific. It was said to have lasted the entire night, with the sound of gunfire never ceasing.

When dawn broke the next day, the ground was littered with bodies, making it impossible to distinguish the farmer’s people from the bandits.

Ever since then, people passing by would occasionally hear the sound of gunshots or mournful wails.

Over time, some people came to see this place as haunted and refused to come near it.

Later, when the aberrations appeared, this place became even more of a dead zone.

Even the aberrations were unwilling to come here. Those things found this place too filthy, its aura too chaotic, its history too heavy. In short, they steered clear of it, refusing to even touch it.

But for Gu Su, this place was quite interesting.

In other places, he had to worry if devouring them would cause trouble or alert something that was best left undisturbed.

This place, however, was perfect. Even the aberrations wouldn’t come here, which meant he could let the Graveyard Demon devour it slowly and completely, without any worries.

Plus, this location was actually very close to the manor—only about an hour away at the Graveyard Demon’s travel speed. So, Gu Su decided to come check it out first.

After stopping near the pile of rubble, Gu Su glanced over at it.

The rubble lay quietly amidst the weeds and shrubs. There were no gunshots, no wails, no sound at all.

The sun shone down from the gray, hazy sky, but he saw no golden gleam on the stones.

It was just an ordinary pile of rocks, left here to be battered by wind and rain for who knows how many years, nearly swallowed by the overgrown grass.

He then communicated with the Graveyard Demon to begin devouring. He closed his eyes, focused his will, and sent a simple thought: ’Devour it.’

He could feel the Graveyard Demon respond—not with a sound, but with a vague tremor that seemed to rise from deep underground.

Immediately after, clumps of blood-red Corroding Mycelium began to pour out from the cracks at the base of the wall. They crawled across the ground, quickly reaching the edge of the rubble pile.

The mycelium coiled around the stones, enveloped the weeds, and burrowed under the roots of the shrubs, slowly dragging the rocks underground.

But to Gu Su’s surprise, the Corroding Mycelium’s devouring this time didn’t even trigger a notification sound.

There was no DING, nor was there a pop-up message indicating what was being devoured. It was completely silent, as if nothing was happening at all.

If it weren’t for the fact that the mycelium was clearly moving and the rocks were clearly being dragged underground, he might have thought the Graveyard Demon hadn’t accepted the task.

It was clear that the rubble pile could be devoured, but unlike the manor, it wasn’t a "complete" entity. At most, it would only increase the Graveyard Demon’s size, not generate a corresponding structure.

Faced with this situation, Gu Su first felt a wave of disappointment. He stood on the wall, watching the mycelium unhurriedly swallow the stones, an indescribable feeling in his heart.

’When it devoured the manor, I got new buildings and new functions—so many things I could barely choose. And now? All I get is a bit of extra land?’

But then he chuckled. Before, just being able to devour something to expand its area was considered pretty good.

’It’s only been a few days, and I’m already disappointed about not getting a new building?’

’My attitude is changing way too fast. I remember when I first started this game, the Graveyard Demon was just a tiny, palm-sized plot of land. It had nothing and lacked everything. Back then, I was thrilled for half a day just for devouring a run-down gas station.’

’And now, I’m expecting a new building to pop up just from devouring a patch of land. Life has been too easy lately; I’m getting spoiled.’

Gu Su shook his head, casting aside those messy thoughts, and turned to jump down from the wall.

’In any case, getting bigger is a good thing. Every little bit helps. It’s better than getting nothing at all.’