Chapter 2

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Dark Glazed Amethyst!?

Effect: It can absorb and store dark energy.

In addition to these two lines, Matthew also saw a progress bar.

[Dark Energy Storage Amount: 0%]

Dark energy?

How should he obtain it?

Matthew visibly froze when he saw the word.

Although he could understand the meaning of this word, he did not know how to obtain such energy.

Besides, he had no idea what the stored dark energy could do.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in hemp garment walked past with a shovel.

He snorted coldly when he saw Matthew.

“Hmph!”

Matthew was in no mood to greet him.

He did not mind the middle-aged man’s snort.

After all, the villagers always had this attitude when they saw him.

Cold and disdainful!

With the help of the system, he would be able to become a Beast Tamer and would no longer have to endure the strange looks from the villagers.

As the middle-aged man passed by, Matthew saw a black aura emit from his body and enter the Dark Glazed Amethyst.

[Dark Energy Storage Amount: 1%]

This made Matthew feel a little strange.

At the same time, he discovered two pieces of information that were worth celebrating.

One: There was dark energy on the villagers’ bodies!

Two: The Dark Glazed Amethyst could absorb dark energy by itself!

“What are you doing here, Matthew?”

Just then, a voice spoke, bringing Matthew’s thoughts back to reality.

When he heard someone calling his name, he could not react in time.

Ever since the old village chief passed away, he had not heard anyone call him by his name for seven whole years.

Matthew returned to his senses and looked over. He saw the villager who should have left earlier stop and greet him with a smile.

This left him momentarily at a loss as to how to respond.

After all, it had been seven years. It was the first time Matthew had seen someone smile at him in Dragon God Village and even speak to him!

A moment later, Matthew responded, “Uncle Grant, I’m going to gather herbs on the outskirts of the Maar Mountains.”

Matthew had been in Dragon God Village for over ten years, and he had already memorized the names of everyone in the village.

Every time Matthew greeted the villagers, they would ignore him.

However, he still insisted on greeting the villagers in a friendly manner.

“Oh, the Maar Mountains?” Grant looked concerned. “That’s a dangerous place. You need to be careful when you go there.”

Hearing the words of concern that he had not heard in seven years, Matthew was once again stunned.

He was thinking about what had changed the villager. Grant’s personality, which had lasted for seven years, suddenly changed drastically.

And after Grant had said the word of concern, he left with the shovel.

Matthew watched him go for a long time.

After a long while, Matthew stared blankly at the Dark Glazed Amethyst.

“Could Uncle Grant’s cold attitude be because of the dark energy? His previous personality was restored after the dark energy was absorbed by the Dark Glazed Amethyst?”

Matthew shook his head. “Forget it. I will go gather some herbs first, or I won’t be able to have lunch today.”

He immediately moved toward the edge of the village and came to a shed.

This was where Matthew lived.

After the old village chief died, no one was willing to take him in.

Helpless, Matthew could only build a shed outside as his daily resting place.

Moreover, he would only sleep here at night or when he was injured.

Matthew didn’t have time to rest at all during the rest of the day. He had to work hard for his daily livelihood from the moment dawn broke.

If he rested for a bit, he might have to go hungry.

Matthew put the Dark Glazed Amethyst in its place and covered it with dry weeds so as to prevent it from being stolen by the playful kittens.

After that, Matthew went to the backyard of the pharmacy to steal a bamboo basket. He would return it to the pharmacy owner after collecting the herbs.

After doing all of this, Matthew quickly left the village and went to the outer area of the Maar Mountains.

Dragon God Village was 30 kilometers away from the Maar Mountains.

It was a huge mountain range that was ten of thousands of kilometers long. There were many mutated beasts in the mountain range.

It took Matthew two hours to reach the foot of the Maar Mountains.

As soon as he arrived, he could hear the roars of wild beasts coming from the mountains.

Apart from this, he also smelled a refreshing fragrance.

Matthew closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment on his face as he greedily inhaled the fragrance that filled the air.

For the past seven years, this was his most relaxed moment.

The fragrance of nature always made him happy.

In Dragon God Village, Matthew had to bear the pressure of the villagers’ strange gazes.

However, he did not need to do so here. Instead, he could immerse in the beauty of nature.

About ten minutes later, Matthew opened his eyes.

He didn’t dare to relax for too long. He had to get busy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have any lunch.

Matthew sorted through his emotions before heading deeper into the Maar Mountains.

Before long, he harvested the first herb of the day.

“Blood Dragon Grass, it can treat chronic heat-related illnesses.”

Matthew saw a blood-red four-leaf grass under a nearby tree and immediately determined its medicinal properties.

He hurriedly ran over and took out his tools to collect the herb.

“This herb can be exchanged for at least one copper coin in the town!”

Five minutes later, Matthew placed the Blood Dragon Grass into the basket on his back with satisfaction.

Following that, he continued deeper into the Maar Mountains to see if he could gather more herbs.

“Four Souls Grass can treat mental illnesses.”

Ten minutes later, Matthew found another valuable herb.

“Another Blood Dragon Grass. Hehe, my harvest today is not bad.”

“Dragon Gall Grass, very good, a great harvest!”

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As he continued to move forward, Matthew harvested many herbs.

Now, his basket was almost half full.

With so many herbs, he could sell them in the town for at least 100 copper coins.

However, according to the pharmacy owner’s personality, he definitely wouldn’t give Matthew that much. At most, it would be enough to pay for his lunch.

But if he wanted to go to the town to sell herbs, he would probably die of exhaustion before reaching his destination.

Therefore, Matthew could only be trapped in Dragon God Village.

As he continued to gather herbs, time slowly passed. Soon, the sun rose into the sky.

Matthew felt that he had collected enough, so he began to turn back the way he had come.

At this moment, the system’s voice sounded in his mind again.

“Treasure detected at host’s 9 o’clock, there is a Dark Demon Dragon Egg 300 meters away!”

This made Matthew pause.

He did not expect the system to find treasures at this time.

Remembering the series of events that had occurred earlier, Matthew decided to trust the system.

After all, the system’s discovery of the Dark Glazed Amethyst had changed Grant’s personality which had lasted for seven years.

The Dark Demon Dragon Egg this time might bring Matthew another surprise.

Matthew gathered his thoughts, slowly turned his body, and set off toward his left.