——My path to originality is indeed difficult.

It’s not that the comic quality is insufficient, nor is there a problem with the plot design, it’s just that the occasionally revealed thoughts in the comics make publishers afraid to accept them.

Although he has long realized that "China" must be changed to "Country C" in certain situations, the stubborn ideas rooted in his character always make Rimu show some things in comics that are not welcomed by some people.

Li Mu is very contradictory. He hates a world that lacks order. Once the country is out of order, many voices will swarm in. But he also hates power. The order of power overwhelms his self-assertion in the chaos.

His strong perseverance made him submit manuscripts again and again. He did not intentionally oppose anything, but occasionally revealed a little meaning. The invisible pressure would press on the publishing house, and the publishing house would put pressure on him who submitted the manuscript.

In fact, this pressure is people's own conjecture. This invisible hand rarely turns into a tangible hand, but people respect it and abide by its previous rules.

Therefore, Li Mu hopes for order but hates real order. As a result, he is involved in the gap between the real world and the ideal world, resulting in an inexplicable sense of alienation. His heart is like sinking into a bottomless swamp. If no one comes out to remind him, original works will always be

It will show his inner fear of the darkness leaking.

This is a forbidden area that publishers are unwilling to touch.

Limu knew that he had a "rebellious" character hidden inside him. He violated the existing order, loved internationalism, and was full of disgust for the country's "deteriorating" status quo. He tried hard to cover this feeling with a coat, but the cover became tighter and tighter.

, the fresh air outside becomes more attractive, and the hidden feelings will eventually fly out like moths to a flame.

Therefore, Li Mu's original comics were never accepted and were rejected when the publishing house reviewed the story structure. In order to pursue his dream as a cartoonist again, he had to rethink his career as a cartoonist.

——The journey is difficult, the journey is difficult, and the road is divided now.

——Original work is not enough, so we can only start with plagiarism.

There are so many excellent comics in later generations, and even if I could only pick out half of them, Limu thought that even if all his skills were upgraded to lv10, he wouldn't be able to copy them all.

Speaking of the skills given by the system, "Single-mindedness lv1" is indeed a good skill. Limu can really feel the benefits of devoting himself wholeheartedly. Coupled with the bonus of the passive skill "Exquisite workmanship lv1", the speed of drawing comics has almost reached two

The speed at which cartoonists work.

However, the curse attached to the system is still as disgusting as ever.

It was probably a week before school started, and the floods in the Green River had already receded, and the overflowing floods only affected areas less than a hundred meters along the coast.

It is said that on August 11, most of the breached steel-wood-earth-rock combined dam in Jiujiang was exposed to the water, and the danger was effectively controlled. The raging river was finally tamed and turned around and rushed downstream. The breach of the embankment has been completely blocked. August 15

Since the beginning of the day, 6,500 officers and soldiers of the state have been urgently involved in rescue operations, and they have carried out 30,000 cubic meters of fill overnight, and finally built a 453-meter-long third cofferdam before the arrival of the sixth flood peak.

So far, the Jiujiang levee blocking has achieved a complete victory...

Then came the seventh or eighth flood peak?

This has nothing to do with Li Mu. He is now avoiding contact with flood-related events and is indifferent to the prediction letters from outside. He only remembers that the most harmful ones were the first four flood peaks. As for the subsequent flood peaks, he has never heard of them.

, it is estimated that it is during this final stage that the breach can be blocked again.

Anyway, the floods in the Green River have receded, and Pingnan Village has returned to daily life.

Limu didn't care about the flood, but he cared about the daily tasks assigned by the system today. If there was something he was most afraid of recently, it would probably be going out on the street——

[Daily tasks - Sound-isolating earmuffs: Please purchase a sound-isolating earmuffs or headphones today. Excellent sound-isolating earmuffs can help you not be easily interrupted when using the skill "Single-Minded". Reward for completing the task: a skill activation gold coin

;Punishment for mission failure: Losing a skill activation gold coin. Do you want to take it now?】

The difficulty level of the task is yellow. The prescribed time is one day. There is no other way but to go to the street to buy. Moreover, Limu himself actually wants to buy an earmuff. "Single-mindedness" can easily be interrupted, which means that one will be wasted.

Activate gold coins, and if you want to earn them back, you have to complete daily tasks.

There is only one daily task every day, which means that if you only count the daily tasks, there are only 365 starting gold coins that can be collected in a year. Using one a day can only achieve breakeven, considering that there are still two active skills that have not been activated. If you are casual

If you give up your mission, God knows what kind of "scarce" life you will live in the future.

If you can save, save, if you can earn, make money.

Adhering to a Grandet-like principle, the first thing Li Mu does when he wakes up every morning is to open the task panel to check daily tasks. He tries to take on tasks that he can complete. For example, a very expensive task like "buying a complete set of oil painting tools" will cost him everything.

No matter what, the system will often give you the next day after purchasing the tool.

A relatively simple task [please try to paint an oil painting]. Later, although it will become more serious and give out tasks that are impossible to complete in one day - such as [please try to paint ten oil paintings] [please paint an oil painting seriously, let at least ten people

[Approved], but Li Mu also took the time to complete it for several days.

These tasks are tasks to train him to get started in oil painting, and the process of other introductory tasks is roughly the same. First, buy the tools, then paint according to the task prompts, then gain recognition from ordinary people, and finally gain recognition from the system. Finally, he will gain entry recognition from the system.

Daily tasks are the hardest tasks to complete.

The daily task of purchasing tools is important! It is the beginning of a series of tasks.

However, the mysterious curse gave him a headache... The tips on the curse are correct. He needs to find someone who knows the way when he goes out in the future.

Li Mu now doesn't even dare to go to Lu's house alone. She usually calls them to come over, or follows her mother when she gets out of the car. Recently, her mother often laughs and says: "I don't want to walk even a few steps.

"Son, you are lazy enough." He deliberately stayed late at night and was "sent" or "picked up" home by two families.

Under the powerful influence of the curse of mystery, Limu would get lost in the two connected floors of his house, often mistaking the second floor for the third floor and the fourth floor for the fifth floor. Older parents in later generations also often made this mistake, and Limu finally knew that they were depressed.

I feel it, this is not a human-controlled lost state at all.

However, there is no mistaking the way from the third floor to the first floor. After all, the small grocery store on the first floor is fundamentally different from other floors. The huge storefront and steel rolling door are the most obvious signs. It is natural to go down to the first floor.

will stop.

——The red telephone placed on the glass counter is also very conspicuous.

"Uncle——"

Li Mu took the salary card given by her mother, dressed neatly and walked to the grocery store on the first floor. She called out to her uncle who was dozing in the store early in the morning. Seeing that he didn't respond, she stood on tiptoe, grabbed the phone cord and went to the counter.

Drag the edge until you can grab the phone and take it off. Press the familiar phone number of Lu Wei's house

Toot toot toot…

"Hello, hello - may I ask - who is it?" He only said this and yawned lazily.

Because it was a public phone line, three phones in the Lu family's living room and two rooms rang at the same time. The first person to answer the phone was Lu Wei's mother Li Zongshu, but she couldn't be said to be lazy. It was eight o'clock in the morning.

Half an hour, for Li Zhongshu who doesn't have to work, half an hour will be their real time to get up.

"Good morning, Aunt Li. I am Li Mu. I want to go out and buy some tools today, but no one will take me to the street. I want to go with Lu Hui. If it is inconvenient, please inform her to call me later."

"No, Lu Hui should be awake. I have to get up and prepare breakfast. Just wait and I'll call her over."

"Ah, I'm sorry to disturb your sleep." Limu said.

Considering the call fee, Lu Hui quickly rushed to his parents' room and said a little out of breath:

"Mu Mu, where do you plan to go today? I don't know the way to a place that's too far away."

"If you want to cross the bridge, go to the cultural market first, then go to the back street at Shuitajiao. If that doesn't work, go to the trading market."

To cross the bridge means to be a little far away.

Nanhua city center is divided into two halves by the Green River, and is basically located on both sides of the Nanhua Bridge.

Qiaonan is the Nanjiang District where Li Mu lives. It has cinemas, snack alleys, ice rinks, gymnasiums, swimming pools, opera houses and Xiyuan and other entertainment and leisure venues. It is precisely because there are so many entertainment venues that Xiyuan was built to welcome the province

The accommodation for municipal officials is as impressive as the villa complex.

Qiaobei is a shopping commercial district, with department stores, trading markets, Minsheng Plaza, Xinhua Bookstore and other trading places. Three years later, some houses will be demolished to build a pedestrian street, which has since undergone two expansions. Li Xiuli

My eldest sister also has a two-story old wooden house there, but this is a story for another day.

In short, across the bridge from Nanjiang District is Beijiang District. For a primary school student like Li Mu with small arms and legs, it is equivalent to a "dangerous area" that must be accompanied by an adult.

"Well, no problem, when are you going?" Lu Hui asked. If it was just the three places in Beijiang District, she thought there shouldn't be any problem.

"The earlier the better, just come and call me when you are ready." Limu touched the bank card in his pocket. It was richer than when he was in his twenties. He was full of confidence for a while and added to his wife: "You

It can also be regarded as our first date."

"Hey——!!" Lu Hui blushed and said on the other end of the phone: "Oh, I see. I'll come to see you after breakfast at half past nine, right? - Well, okay, I'll hang up then."

——Huh?

Li Mu was stunned for a moment while holding the microphone that was beeping after being hung up by Lu Hui.

——I haven’t said anything yet?
Chapter completed!