Special Profession

"Duan Kuan, Zhou Datou, you two are responsible for investigating this matter and finding the culprit!"

Zhang Yang solemnly gave the order in front of all the villagers. Even if he knew the reason, he had to maintain this stance.

He then left, and everything in the village continued as usual.

However, according to this trend, the incense at the Mountain God Temple should be lit very soon, and he just needed to wait and see.

After carving wooden spears for two more days, the rumors of ghosts in the village finally became widespread. Many villagers swore they saw Yu Dazhuang's ghost howling and crying in the middle of the night.

Many other villagers claimed they saw the Mountain God manifest. There was even a first-generation resident, an old man over fifty, who said he received a dream from the Mountain God. Hmm, the Mountain God even wanted to teach him techniques for subduing ghosts.

However, these strange occurrences were never discovered by the patrol teams. Duan Kuan even stayed in Yu Dazhuang's deceased room for two consecutive nights but never heard or saw any ghostly cries or shadows.

This made him distressed and self-reproachful.

Zhang Yang didn't bother him, allowing the haunting incident to continue to ferment.

Finally, five days later, when Zhang Yang had carved a total of 220 Imprisonment Spears, enough for each infantry captain to have five, the haunting incident reached its climax.

That old man, who claimed to have received a true dream transmission from Grandpa Mountain God, finally used a spell that night to suppress and kill the evil ghost Yu Dazhuang, witnessed by his son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and several villagers.

So, the next day, this news spread throughout the village. Zhang Yang also came to inquire, seemingly "half-believing." The old man repeatedly said this was due to Grandpa Mountain God's blessing, so Zhang Yang, still "half-believing," ordered as Village Chief to offer sacrifices to the Mountain God and ask it to protect this land.

The villagers were actually half-believing themselves, but they couldn't endure being tormented by Yu Dazhuang's ghost for so many days, so they preferred to believe it than not. Naturally, they were all willing to participate in this ritual to sacrifice to the Mountain God.

"Village Chief, give me a little more time. I think I'm about to uncover the truth. The culprit is very likely right here in our village."

Duan Kuan and Zhou Datou found Zhang Yang at this time. These days had indeed been tough on them, chasing ghosts throughout the village every night and almost doing more harm than good with their good intentions.

With their powerful killing aura, they could completely crush even the Mountain God head-on, let alone an Imp controlled by the Mountain God?

"Ahem, Duan Kuan, Datou, perhaps there truly is something divine about this matter. If the Mountain God truly manifests tomorrow, then don't worry about it. Just focus on patrolling the village carefully. Those Jackalmen still harbor intentions to destroy us."

Zhang Yang quickly interrupted them. Then, still feeling uneasy after some thought, he simply had Duan Kuan and Zhou Datou replace Wu Yuan and continue quarrying. As long as they could get through these two days, once the Mountain God Temple had established its incense, there would be nothing to worry about.

On the second day, for the Mountain God worship ceremony, Zhang Yang very cooperatively allowed all villagers to take a day off. Of course, the soldiers couldn't join the fun. Then, the Mountain God indeed manifested. After some commotion, eighty percent of the villagers chose to believe.

That day, the Mountain God Temple was bustling with incense, and everyone was happy.

In short, the matter concluded perfectly. Zhang Yang lost a second-generation resident but gained the village's second special profession.

The village has officially established a faith.
Believers: 105
Villager Loyalty: +5
Village Prosperity: +50

Mountain God has gained 105 Faith Power and has officially advanced to a special profession: Level 1 Mountain God (View Attributes).

Name: Undetermined
Profession: Mountain God
Level: 1
Affiliation: Zhang Yang
Talent: Incense
Talent: Divinity
Skill: Summon Wind and Rain Lv1
Skill: Divine Soul Dream Entry Lv1
Skill: Believer Possession Lv1
Skill: Beast Telepathy Lv1
Skill: Control Underworld Ghosts Lv1

Current Villager Loyalty: 59
Current Village Prosperity: 115
Current Village Livability Index: 11.5

Zhang Yang was quite satisfied with this outcome because this special profession was very important. Of course, this didn't refer to pure combat power; after all, ten Mountain Gods combined might not be a match for even one captain-level soldier.

The significance of the Mountain God's existence still lay in faith.

It kept the villagers in a certain state of reverence, offered a degree of hope for the future, and on the basis of this faith, developed customary moral and ethical standards. All of this was very beneficial for the future development of the village.

To put it simply, it was about uniting the people. Otherwise, if morale scattered, leading the team would become difficult.

As for the Mountain God's skills, they were actually quite useless, including things like Summon Wind and Rain. Unless it could be leveled up to a very high rank in one go, the wind and rain it summoned probably wouldn't even be able to move a single leaf.

Furthermore, this Mountain God couldn't truly subdue evil spirits; that required a Ghost Priest.

"Now, the village's morale can be stabilized by the Mountain God faith, enemy Imps can be detected in advance by the Ghost Priest, the soldiers' combat power has been greatly expanded, and the Farmland is on track. Once enough stone is quarried, I can build a castle. At that point, I can probably officially begin the Hero's Trial."

Zhang Yang pondered as he strolled outside the Mountain God Temple. His village had successfully laid its first foundation. Even if the Jackalmen recovered their strength, they probably wouldn't dare to attack again. But this wasn't the time for him to live a life of ease, because the biggest bottleneck limiting the village's development was its population.

He had to find a way to locate the indigenous people of this fantasy world, or perhaps some human deserters who had become wild monsters.

Either way, he would need to leave the village, and even the forest.

But if he did that, there would have to be a hero to guard the village.

"Half a month. If I can't enchant the Iron Wall Battle Rune within half a month, this matter can't be delayed any longer. I refuse to believe that with the Imprisonment Spear, I can't complete a Hero's Trial?"

Zhang Yang made his decision, his heart filled with ambition and confidence. This was indeed a benefit of his continuous carving of wooden spears day and night. Although the quality of the Imprisonment Spear had never improved, his Soul Force Field had expanded by ten meters as a result, meaning it could now cover a 60-meter diameter area.

Additionally, his sensitivity to the Imprisonment Spear had become keener, making it easier to control. By his own estimation, he could now continuously activate 15 Imprisonment Spears without increasing his soul strength, a progress of three more than twenty days ago.

"So, carving some wooden spears occasionally is good for both body and mind!"