Pull Over Two Enthusiastic Citizens

"Making Mahjong."

"Mahjong?" Hunter Arno became even more interested. He watched Zheng Yichen's handicraft. A piece of good quality wood was divided into many small pieces. With the aid of a ruler for correction, these small wooden pieces were subsequently cut into rectangular prisms of the same size.

The back had no markings, but the front was engraved with different patterns. There were long strips and cylinders, the quantity of which should represent numbers. There were four of each tile, including tiles representing directions.

However, judging by the quantity, Zheng Yichen had only completed about half of the work.

"I'll help," Hunter Arno took out his dagger and began to help Zheng Yichen process the small wooden blocks.

He acted decisively. After a simple measurement of the specifications with the ruler, he quickly cut the small wooden blocks to the required size. Seeing this, Zheng Yichen focused on the carving work. With his help, the remaining parts were quickly completed.

A set of Mahjong made by hand, although it felt a bit light, was at least usable here.

"Let me explain the simple rules to you," Zheng Yichen briefly explained the gameplay to Arno, who was full of anticipation.

"It's a novel thing. Although it's a bit troublesome to carry, I think I'll like it." After understanding the relevant rules, Hunter Arno raised his eyebrows slightly and naturally shifted the topic to Zheng Yichen: "It seems you've been through a tough battle."

Zheng Yichen glanced at his left arm: "I encountered a Horned Mule. Wait for me."

He retrieved the simply processed Mule Head from the church's storage. Looking at the item, Hunter Arno wasn't too surprised: "You didn't sell this to the Research Institute, you want to use it yourself?"

"Yes, but I'm not good at processing these things myself," Zheng Yichen didn't hide his intentions.

Arno examined the Mule Head: "The most valuable parts are probably its horns and tongue. The meat is useless. The skull and brain might be of interest to some special people, but it's been kept for a while, only the skull is still usable."

As a more professional hunter, Arno quickly identified the valuable parts: "Conventional processing methods will waste such materials. I suggest you remove the flesh and blood, and keep the rest."

"I can help you process the tongue, but it will cost."

The Mule Head and horns could be preserved for a long time, but the tongue was flesh and blood. However, its texture was like tough sinew. Even so, it needed proper processing to be useful. Although he and Hunter Arno knew each other, they had only met a few times, so charging a fee was normal.

"As long as the price is acceptable to me, I'll trouble you then."

Arno nodded and quoted a price that Zheng Yichen found quite reasonable: fifteen thousand.

After stating the price, he added: "This is not an ordinary tongue, so processing it well is quite troublesome. What I do is only basic processing. If you meet a better craftsman later, you might be able to make better use of it."

"You should know that its length is too short."

According to Zheng Yichen's description, the mule's tongue was very long, almost half a meter when fully extended. But the maximum extension was only about one meter. This length was barely enough to make a whip, and it was somewhat unsuitable for a bowstring.

Arno himself was not a hunter skilled in crafting items. What he could do was rough processing, preserving its properties so it could be used as a tool in daily life... like a belt.

At least this thing was much sturdier than the belts on the market.

The single horn, after simple processing, could be used as a short dagger. More importantly, it was not metal, yet its strength was comparable to metal. It could be carried discreetly into certain places, provided the method of concealment was clever enough to evade instrument checks and searches.

"This thing seems to have other uses," Hunter Arno said with some surprise while processing the tongue. He flicked the tongue in his hand, and a faint hissing sound echoed in the air. Upon hearing this, he immediately stopped.

"It seems this thing can be used as an interference tool besides a belt. I feel like I charged too little, but who are we to complain since we already agreed?"

Zheng Yichen felt that after he gave that set of Mahjong to the Hunter Arno, Arno became much more talkative. Arno used an unknown potion to process the tongue: "Alright, just leave this for a few hours. The skin on its head isn't much, but it's still useful. I'll help you process the head, and the skin is mine."

Zheng Yichen had no objections: "No problem."

He had initially only wanted the horns, so getting an extra tongue to keep was also good. The other parts were purely a bonus.

Compared to the troublesome steps of processing the tongue, processing the mule's head was much faster. Before long, Arno returned carrying a skull, his tone impatient: "Let's quickly try the cards you made. I need to get familiar with the rules of 'Mahjong'."

Having finished the main business, Arno seemed eager to play. Zheng Yichen told him: "Actually, it's most fun to play with four people."

Arno looked at the others in the church and lightly rubbed his chin: "None of the people I know are here. Let's just pull in two enthusiastic ordinary citizens."

"That's allowed?" Zheng Yichen looked at the atmosphere of 'peaceful years' filling the church, then nodded: "I think that's fine too. What if we directly pull in two Nuns?"

Playing Mahjong with Nuns, and doing such a thing in a church, Zheng Yichen felt that if this church truly believed in any god, that old man might directly smite him.

However, here they believed in 'Twilight'.

"You can try," Arno raised an eyebrow slightly, finding Zheng Yichen's suggestion quite bold, but it was also exciting. Anyway, he wasn't the one going to invite them.

But... the Nuns refused, including the Nun Tia that Zheng Yichen found.

When he returned somewhat disappointed, Arno looked at Zheng Yichen with surprise. Being stared at by a burly man made Zheng Yichen feel quite uncomfortable: "What's wrong?"

"You actually know the name of a Nun?"

"Huh? Does that have any special meaning?" Zheng Yichen was quite surprised by the question.

Arno shook his head: "The Nuns here will answer questions, but it's not easy to truly get to know them. Since you know one Nun's name, you should chat with her more when you have the chance."

What kind of cryptic nonsense is this??