Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 734: Chapter 205: Obtaining the Divine Technique Again, Completing the Chang Chun Skill (10,000 Characters for Subscription Requests)_5

Had I still been at the Energy Transformation stage, I might have been injured by now, just look at Qimu Ge and Liu Laoguai.

Here, they were the weakest, promptly brutalized by the Clam Soldiers, their bodies riddled with wounds.

The sight was unbearably miserable; after all, for someone at the Energy Transformation level, fighting these undying pseudo-spiritual Clam Soldiers was indeed too much of a stretch.

That was the value of the first piece of intelligence.

Then there was the third piece of intelligence; it said that triggering a mechanism would activate these stone sculptures. Indeed, the effect was apparent; look how brash these sculptures are.

Fighting them was like battling against a gale.

And it had left us in a rather sorry state.

So both the first and second pieces of intelligence were of great utility; the second said that the creator of these Clam creatures had drawn inspiration from the story of ”Pearl Gatherer and General Clam” as told by Liu Laoguai.

That story was the blueprint for this place.

And the method to solve this place was hidden within that little tale.

So what exactly did that little story say?

Chen Jie recalled the story narrated by Liu Laoguai.

Hmm, the content was rich, but Chen Jie understood the gist—that General Clam was a fool for love, who, in pursuit of the Pearl Gatherer, gave her the golden pearl, leading to punishment from Heaven.

Feeling guilt-stricken, the Pearl Gatherer took her own life, and General Clam, a lovesick fool, wept profusely for her, professing his love. In the end, the Pearl Gatherer died and turned into a pearl, forever accompanying General Clam.

So, what does this story ultimately tell me?

The first thought that sprang to Chen Jie’s mind was: ”A sycophantic follower meets no good end!”

”What nonsense.”

Chen Jie shook his head to immediately rid himself of this wretched thought. How could he relate the term ’sycophantic follower’ to such a beautifully allegorical tale?

Thus, he had to think harder. General Clam used to be a guardian of the waters, a general maintaining peace across his domain—a good deity of sorts. And his transformation into a tyrant was caused by the Pearl Gatherer. But in the end, the Pearl Gatherer pacified General Clam, preventing him from flooding Mianshui City.

Which meant that the Pearl Gatherer had the power to soothe General Clam.

But where could one find the Pearl Gatherer?

Chen Jie pondered, and two characters immediately sprang to mind: ”pearls!”

Exactly, pearls.

Pearls could stop General Clam’s rampage because the Pearl was the Pearl Gatherer. Only with the Pearl Gatherer could General Clam be good!

With this revelation, Chen Jie was suddenly struck with inspiration, remembering those red eyes of General Clam.

The eyes were hollow, missing their eyeballs, and the sockets looked just the right size to fit a pearl. And as for which pearls—no need to ask; it surely had to be the Mianshui Pearls.

For only the Mianshui Pearls were what the Pearl Gatherer had become.

Chen Jie glanced at the heavy pearls in the pocket at his waist.

He was truly brilliant to have guessed this layer and even collected pearls on the way. Without them, even if he had thought of a solution, it would be in vain.

Thinking so, Chen Jie called out, ”You, the sword-carrying oaf! Look here!”

Hearing the commotion, a hush fell upon the crowd, all startled by Chen Jie’s words. They turned to look at him, but the Clam Soldiers and General Clam did not shift their gaze, causing Chen Jie’s hair to stand on end!

Those creatures couldn’t be deaf, could they? Or perhaps they lacked all semblance of humanity; indeed, they were but mindless beings bent on slaughter.

Mulling over this, Chen Jie shouted, ”Listen up, everyone! The only way to stop their assault is to halt General Clam. If we restrain the General, these Clam Soldiers will be nothing to fear.”

”And then?”

After Chen Jie finished, everyone’s eyes converged on him. He said, ”I just took another look, and the design here matches the story told by Old Brother Liu, the one about ’Pearl Gatherer and General Clam.’ So, I did some analyzing.”

”The only way to restrain General Clam is with the Pearl Gatherer!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, wearing expressions of confusion. Ah San exclaimed, ”What do you mean? The Pearl Gatherer—where are we supposed to find her now? You’re talking nonsense, Chen Jiusi!”

Hearing that, Chen Jie asked, ”What is the Pearl Gatherer?”

”The Pearl Gatherer eventually turned into a pearl; she is the pearl. So, do you see? General Clam’s eyes are hollow. If we place the pearls in there, I believe it will certainly make him stop!”

Upon hearing this, the crowd paused, then all at once turned to look at General Clam. On closer inspection, General Clam’s eyes were indeed hollow, and the sockets looked just right to hold a pearl.

Ah San said, ”That’s easy. Give me a few pearls, Chen Jiusi.”

Upon hearing that, Chen Jie flicked a few pearls to Ah San.

Ah San caught the pearls and immediately flung a Clam Soldier away, leapt up, and charged straight towards General Clam.

Seeing someone approach, General Clam struck out with his sword.

Ah San reacted by slamming his hands firmly against the treasure sword.

[Vigorous Vajra Palm]

This was the showcase Martial Arts of the Western Vajra Sect, the Cross Training Method. A palm strike sent him reeling backward.

Simultaneously, General Clam advanced a step and slammed his palm into Ah San’s chest... thud.

Blood spurted from Ah San’s mouth as he was thrown backward.

He crashed heavily against the wall.

Then Ah San stood, rubbing his chest, only to find the pearls he had hidden there shattered.

Seeing this, Ah Da declared, ”I’ll try.”

Chen Jie tossed two pearls to Ah Da, who charged forth but again faced defeat.