The lobby on the first floor of the inn.
Chen Mu sat in the corner and drank tea leisurely.
But his ears were tied high, listening carefully to the silent movement of the Dharma, and collecting all kinds of gossip.
Next to him sat Mr. Hao, who was frowning and smoking, and Shang Huan, who was getting fatter.
"Four white jade coins a month, and that's just for accommodation, plus eating and training, it's at least nine white jade coins a month." Old Hao complained with a bitter look on his face.
"The cost is too great!"
Chen Mu sighed on the surface and nodded with a grimace, but he didn't care much in his heart.
Back in Tongtianhe Lower Courtyard, he spent as much as ninety white jade per month on the exquisite jade plate.
Now that the jade seed is full of mana, as long as the consumption is not large, the exquisite jade plate will basically not be used, and the cost will be reduced immediately.
The cost of accommodation and food is less than one-tenth of what it was before.
"Although I made a little money from opening up wasteland in Pengyue Mountain, I can't afford to spend so much money."
"I've heard that there are many sting boats in the Geng area that are recruiting people to unload their cargo, and they are also recruiting people to board the ships to hunt strange beasts in the water."
"Let's go take a look together?" Mr. Hao smoked a cigarette and looked at Chen Mu.
Offloading for fishing?
Forget it then. If you have that time, you might as well ponder the secrets of alchemy.
"Come on."
Before Chen Mu could refuse, Shang Huan opened his mouth to refute.
"I only give you three to five white jade coins a month, which is enough for everything." Shang Huan pinched a roasted pine nut and threw it into his mouth.
"At least I can make up for it and hold on for a while." Mr. Hao sighed.
"There are several old guys who plan to leave the inn after the one-month lease expires."
Shang Huan was startled: "Where are you going? Become a wild cultivator?"
"It doesn't count." Mr. Hao shook his head.
"Go and find a place with a cheaper living cost outside, wait for a while, and come back every once in a while to see if the Song Supervisor takes someone away, then follow him."
Shang Huan shook his head: "It's easy to leave, but it's hard to come back. The Song Supervisory Academy may not recognize someone who comes back after leaving. Besides, what if the opportunity is missed?"
"Isn't there nothing we can do?" Mr. Hao spread his hands.
"You're not going to do the same thing, are you?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know how long I have to stay here. The cost..." Mr. Hao said with an embarrassed look on his face, shaking his head before he finished speaking.
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
This state of embarrassment is probably the normal state for the disciples of the Lower Court.
Most of the nearly three hundred people who escaped this time were ordinary lower court disciples.
Their final way out is likely to be what Mr. Hao said.
Chen Mu couldn't help but think of Song Wuji's arrangements for his secret alchemy method.
The other party seems determined to rebuild the House of Commons.
But Chen Mu couldn't guarantee how long he would have to wait here.
After thinking about it for a while, he finally reminded me vaguely: "Although the Song Supervisor only paid us one month's rent."
"But for those disciples whose aura breaks through the arrogant cultivation, we will provide them with food and shelter."
"If the future is uncertain and there is little hope, the prison hospital will not spend this money."
"It's better to spend your savings and wait a little longer."
"If it's really not enough..." Chen Mu thought about his savings of more than 30,000 yuan, and looked at Mr. Hao solemnly: "You can borrow some from Shang Huan for a while."
Shang Huan: "..."
Why did you borrow mine? !
It’s not like you don’t have money!
Shang Huan glared at Chen Mu.
"No, no, he's not rich either. At worst, I'll sleep on the street." Mr. Hao sighed in a pretentious manner with a bitter look on his face.
Shang Huan immediately rolled his eyes at Mr. Hao: "Stop pretending, can I really let you sleep on the street?"
"I'll take care of your food and accommodation, that's alright."
The bitterness on Mr. Hao's face disappeared, and he nodded with a smile: "Very good! Very good!"
"Did you do this on purpose?!" Shang Huan glared at Mr. Hao.
Immediately, he said with an unwilling face: "I can provide food and accommodation, but you have to help me find out some information."
"Let me help?" Mr. Hao did not agree in a hurry. He looked at Shang Huan with suspicion: "I am just a local person. I am not as well-informed as you. What can I ask you...Huh? Do you want me to ask you for help?" Go find Xiao Mo?"
"The enemy!" Shang Huan chuckled.
Now it was Mr. Hao's turn to be suspicious: "You didn't do it on purpose, right?"
"Don't be afraid, it's a good thing." Shang Huan's eyes narrowed with laughter.
Chen Mu raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he watched the old fox and the little fox fight.
This fat man must have taken a fancy to something in Mo Wuzhou.
"It's a pity that I don't have any good business." He also wanted to make money.
"I heard that Senior Brother Mo has a strange prescription in his hand that can lure fish. It even has a certain effect on strange beasts and fish that contain the blood of the Sky Demon." Shang Huan said with a smile: "You can help me ask and see if I can Leave it to me to sell.”
Oh ho!
What this fat man is interested in is drunk bait!
Chen Mu raised his eyebrows.
This thing, it seems, can indeed make money.
"I have inquired, Tianhe Water Mansion only wants exotic beasts. So the greatest effect of the prescription is to trap miscellaneous fish. Can it really be sold for money?" Mr. Hao didn't believe it.
"The people in Tianhe Water Mansion naturally look down on trash fish."
"But what about those wild cultivators?" Shang Huan looked confident.
"Back then, in the Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River, there were many people who made a living by hunting miscellaneous fish."
"Just tell those wild fishermen about the effects of this special bait. Do you think they will buy it?"
Definitely buy it!
Chen Mu's lips curled up.
Just like the fisherman in his previous life. In order to buy fishing equipment and special bait, he did not hesitate to battle wits with his wife.
but……
"Is it safe? Will it be coveted by others?"
"There will definitely be someone who will covet him, so why don't I look for Senior Brother Mo right now?" Shang Huan's fat face turned into a flower with a smile.
"Just use the same trick as selling insect repellent incense last time. Put up Senior Brother Mo's brand and give him dividends. Hehe..."
Chen Mu suddenly looked sideways.
Although the trick is old, it is really useful.
"I also plan to spread the news secretly, saying that Liang Shaoyuan is behind this matter. Knowing that there are experts from Ningqiao sitting in charge, who would bother us for this little miscellaneous fish bait business?"
"Aren't you afraid that Liang Shaojian will cause trouble for you?" This fat man is really bold.
"It's just another dividend." Shang Huan didn't care.
With Mo Wuzhou as a bridge, this thing might actually work out.
Chen Mu looked at Shang Huan with kind eyes.
This is really a good and wealthy boy... Fatty!
Well, it would be better if it were not adulterated or faked to create people's mentality.
…
At night, on the third floor of the inn, in Chen Mu's room.
A lotus-shaped fluorescent algae lamp is placed in the middle of the square table, emitting warm white light to the surroundings.
Chen Mu sat at the table, holding a jade slip in his hand and watching.
There is also an alchemy furnace made of black pottery with three legs and two ears placed at the right foot.
"It's really difficult to make alchemy."
Chen Mu put down the jade slip.
It introduces the control talismans of the Hunyuan Five Qi alchemy furnace.
Coupled with the qi-absorbing method for extracting the essence and the Hunyuan method for condensing pills, it is just the most basic Bigu Pill, and you need to learn five talismans.
"Disaster!"
but……
"It's really profitable to make money."
He has quietly inquired about it in the past few days.
One hundred pounds of yellow sprout rice can extract the essence of five grains.
A serving of grain essence costs two pieces of white jade, which is double the price of the raw materials.
A portion of the essence of grains can be converted into forty to fifty pills of Bigu Pill, and the price will rise to four to five white jade coins.
The price of finished products is four to five times that of raw materials.
"If all the savings of more than 30,000 yuan in my hand can be used to practice Bigu Pill..." Chen Mu couldn't help but laugh after doing some calculations.
"I already have the money to buy the secret technique of condensation."
"And you can also earn Taoist merit."
The contribution value of Daogong representative team Jilong Dao.
Only after reaching the standard can you be eligible to exchange for the Secret Technique of Condensation Aperture.
"Ten years is not a long time, but it is not a short time either." Chen Mu shook his head and sighed.
If it were a stable environment like the previous Tongtianhe Lower Courtyard.
Not to mention ten years, he can wait for twenty or fifty years.
But now the world is obviously not peaceful with the naked eye.
He desperately needs more strength to protect himself.
Ten years is a bit long.
"If you learn to refine Bigu Pills, you may be able to accumulate enough Taoist power in five years instead of ten years." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.
"No matter how difficult this secret method of alchemy is, you must practice it!" Chen Mu made up his mind.
He also provides proficiency with Gray Wall.
The least fearful thing is practicing secret magic spells.
Back in Daliang, he had mastered seven training techniques in one breath.
"It's just five secret techniques."
Chen Mu immediately put away the alchemy furnace as it was not in use for the time being.
Taking out a jade tablet as wide as the palm of his hand, Chen Mu began to carefully look at the Five Yuan Qi Absorbing Talisman.
Mana was input into the jade slip, and a shiny new talisman suddenly appeared in the jade seed.
With a thought, a new entry appeared on the gray wall as a matter of course.
Five Yuan Qi Inhalation Method: 1/10000/first level;
Just stay in Shuifu and have nothing to do.
Liver!
(End of chapter)
