After washing his face, the young man stood up and looked up at the narrow path across the river.
As far as the eye could see, there were already faint figures visible on the other side of the narrow path. The young man stood there for a moment, pondered for a while, and then, as if making a decision, took a step and walked in that direction.
This bookish young man was none other than Jiang Fan, who had survived a great calamity.
Having survived last night's life-or-death ordeal, Jiang Fan's temperament underwent a rapid transformation. From the initial naive student air that he couldn't hide, he transformed overnight. The coldness that was already apparent due to his slightly thin lips became even more obvious. However, because Jiang Fan was already outstanding in appearance, this coldness, combined with his temperament, gave him a refined and noble air, making him stand out.
"What exactly is going on?"
Holding a broken tree branch from the road, Jiang Fan walked along the narrow path, pondering the various fantastical experiences that had befallen him.
Last night, after accidentally killing the female ghost with his own blood and essence, Jiang Fan sensed a warm energy flowing into his body. This warm energy not only allowed the injury on his palm to heal quickly, but also greatly increased his strength. Jiang Fan roughly estimated that his strength was now at least three times greater than before.
It's truly unbelievable.
Jiang Fan thought of this,
He stretched out his palm, looking at the pink wound that was now just a thin line, and remained silent. You see, this wound was made by a stone yesterday. The width of the wound was at least half a centimeter, if not a centimeter. But today, it was just a barely visible pink line!
absorb?
Can killing monsters improve one's physical abilities?
What happens after reaching a certain level? Does it mean you'll possess superpowers like those of ghosts or monsters?
Immortal?
Jiang Fan stepped onto the much wider, hard dirt road and exhaled a long breath. No matter what had happened, his wounds had healed right before his eyes after killing the female ghost, and even his strength had increased several times over. The fact that he could break the hard tree branch that usually took a lot of effort to break was undeniable.
Jiang Fan's expression remained calm, but his mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts.
"It's an undeniable fact that this is Mr. Zombie's world. It seems that the death of that female ghost yesterday was of great benefit to me. I'm just not sure if every monster I kill in this world can bring me such benefits, or if there were some coincidences that caused this result yesterday."
"if……"
"If my guess is true, then I can try my best to kill the strongest zombie shown in this movie world with the help of Uncle Nine and the others. That way, whether I can go back after killing the zombie or stay here permanently, I won't end up with a miserable ending."
Walking on the uneven dirt road, Jiang Fan pondered his future plans as he headed towards the town, whose outlines were already visible in the distance.
Walking on the path.
Jiang Fan also took the opportunity to appreciate the local customs and scenery of the Republic of China era. However, what Jiang Fan found regrettable was that, apart from the many high mountains due to geographical reasons, everything else was not much different from the village he remembered from his childhood.
They were all the same dirt roads, which were full of mud after the rain.
They are all the same brick and tile buildings, the only difference is that they are old and new.
However, the fundamental difference between people in the Republican era and those in modern times lies in their local customs and traditions.
On the long street, the pedestrians included young people wearing black felt hats and gray robes, thin people dressed in coarse cloth clothes who looked like poor people, prostitutes with red lanterns hanging around their necks, dressed in a seductive manner, and even overseas returnees in suits and gold-rimmed glasses...
This era combines traditional ideas with a cutting-edge approach.
It is a unique symbol exclusive to the Republic of China era.
However, Jiang Fan knew that no matter how unique the scenery was, now was not the time to appreciate it. After being battered by mud and water all night, his clothes were already covered in mud. If he didn't wash his clothes on the other side of the river, people would probably look at him even more strangely.
The most urgent task is to quickly change out of this eye-catching outfit.
Ignoring the strange looks from passersby, Jiang Fan walked quickly, using the corner of his eye to look for pawnshops or similar shops on the street.
pawnshop,
What is now known as a pawnshop is what Jiang Fan is looking for.
Whether it's the Republic of China era or modern times, people's basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation cannot be separated from money. Jiang Fan only has a few days left, so he can't afford to waste his time working to earn money. He also lacks experience in making money through dishonest means. Moreover, as an outsider, if he were caught stealing by the locals, Jiang Fan could roughly guess the outcome.
therefore,
The only way Jiang Fan could think of to make money was to go to a pawnshop. During the Republic of China era, due to war and various chaotic issues, many families with heirlooms and similar items had to pawn them. Therefore, there were many pawnshops during this period, and they were not difficult to find.
Pawning the quartz watch he was wearing, made with modern technology, was the only solution Jiang Fan could think of on the way.
Fog rose, and the damp clothes draped over his body sent a chill through him. After asking passersby for directions, Jiang Fan finally found a pawnshop. Between the two options of pawning immediately and pawning permanently, Jiang Fan chose to pawn permanently.
There's no point in keeping a modern quartz watch that's so common, costing around two hundred yuan.
Damn it!
Using all his limited negotiation experience, coupled with his newly acquired refined demeanor, Jiang Fan finally managed to pawn his excellent quartz watch for a mere thousand yuan after going back and forth between two pawnshops.
The pawnshop business has existed in China for thousands of years and has long had its own unique survival tricks. Since both pawnshops offered prices of around one thousand, Jiang Fan was too lazy to go to the next pawnshop to hear the same price.
Jiang Fan vividly remembers one scene from the movie Mr. Vampire.
When Qiu Sheng bought glutinous rice for Wen Cai, he spent five yuan at the rice shop and bought fifty catties of glutinous rice, which means that one catty of rice only cost one mao.
In modern times, the average price of a pound of rice is about 2.5 yuan. If we only consider it as 2 yuan, then Jiang Fan's watch is worth 1,000 yuan. Compared with the purchasing power of later generations, it is 20,000 yuan.
Jiang Fan didn't care how much profit he could make from reselling the pawnshop.
For a powerless and insignificant time traveler like him, this thousand yuan was an enormous fortune.
As Jiang Fan left the pawnshop, before he could even take a few steps to find a clothing store, he noticed two thin men sneaking behind him, thanks to the sharp perception he had gained the night before.
Jiang Fan's face turned cold as he strode forward.
In this world,