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Chapter 18: The Cow That Ate Tree Leaves

If a nose ring on a person was for the purpose of decoration, then on a cow it was to conveniently control it.

A cow was a very stubborn and disobedient animal. To ensure that it listened to orders, people would pierce a ring inside its nose. Since there were much nerve endings inside a cow's nose it would hurt a lot when the nose ring was pulled. Once it was hurt, then the cow would learn to obey.

All in all, the nose ring was a simple method culminated through actual practice by the labouring proletariat masses to control livestock. Yue Qiang knew about this.

But since when could a nose ring qualify as a 'treasure' and appear inside the game?

Moreover, judging from the village chief's attitude this thing was quite the high ranking treasure. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the whole village swearing their lives to protect this nose ring, people sent by powerful states to rob it and this whole war started all because of this one nose ring..

The nose ring came from the cow, and the cow came from Green Cow Village.

Yue Qiang suddenly recalled something. After he finished his training, he had run into the blacksmith Tan Xiong. At the time the NPC was extremely surprised to find that his vitality had improved by leaps and bounds; thinking that he had met someone from 'Green Cow Village'. Now that he thought about it, he believed that it would be an arduous task to enhance one's constitution in a short amount of time. On the other hand, if he ran into someone from Green Cow Village, then it would be a simple thing to happen.

Here comes the question: Just what kind of a place is Green Cow Village?

On what basis that the blacksmith Tan Xiong thought that if Yue Qiang had run into someone from Green Cow Village, then it would not be surprising that his constitution was increased?

Without a doubt, the answer to this question lay with the village chief. Therefore Yue Qiang inquired respectfully, "For such a place to be named after something as common as 'Green Cow Village'. What is this place?"

"I have never been to Green Cow Village myself; I'm afraid that even if you put together every single person in this world, you won't find too many people who have gone to Green Cow Village." The old village chief said. Then his tone took a turn, "But I have seen someone who came from Green Cow Village."

Yue Qiang grew even more curious, "I wonder what kind of magical power do they have?"

"He wasn't an adult. He was just a child; a little shepherd."

Yue Qiang did not say anything and simply watched quietly at the village chief recounting. He too wanted to know urgently exactly how strong was this person from Green Cow Village.

"Back in those years, when I was still very young, I chopped wood at this mountain for a living. On that day I saw a shepherd holding a cow and walking in the mountains. There were many wrinkles on the cow's skin; it looked to be a very old cow. I have never seen such an old cow before in my life. Therefore I walked forwards wanting to take a closer look at it. However when I walked closer, I heard the herding shepherd was speaking, and he seemed to be talking to the old cow.

He said, "You should listen to me obediently and come back to the village." That cow seemed to understand human language and shook his head to express disagreement.

Then the shepherd said again, "In that case let us make a bet. If you can eat the tree leaves from the tall and huge trees of this mountain, then we will go out and play for a couple more days. I can even take off your nose ring to keep you from being uncomfortable. However, if you cannot eat the tree leaves of these tall trees, then you will obediently come back with me."