64 Easy to do secretly, difficult to do openly (1/2)
Chapter 64: Easy to do secretly, difficult to do openly
Translator: SkyfarrowEditor: Skyfarrow
The temperature these few days had gotten higher.
The sun shone intensely in the afternoon, hanging right over everyone’s head.
The caravan left and the inn’s business fell again.
Fang Yuan stepped into the cafeteria, immediately attracting the attention of the shop assistants.
A familiar face rushed over and gave him a flattering smile. ”Oh, young master, you’re here! Please take a seat!”
”Give me a jar of wine and cut me 600g of beef, and serve a few side dishes.” Fang Yuan strode through the cafeteria and approached the window seat that he always sat at.
The shop assistant showed a difficult expression, ”Young master, my apologies but during the last time the caravan came, the innkeeper sold all of the green bamboo wine. We do not have this wine here anymore.”
Fang Yuan nodded, not feeling surprised, ”Then give me a jar of rice wine and tell the innkeeper, brew more green bamboo wine this year, I am pre-ordering a hundred jars. As for how much the advance payment will be, you can count first and report to me.”
Now that the Liquor worm was exposed and did not gather any suspicion, Fang Yuan did not have to be restrained in buying wine anymore.
”Alright, I will definitely convey your words! Please be at ease young master.” The shop assistant patted his chest, sounding confident.
Soon, the dishes were served.
Fang Yuan drank and ate while staring out of the window.
In such hot weather, especially during meal times, there were few people on the streets.
The sunlight shone on the ground and the green coloured bamboo tall-houses.
A few barefooted mortal farmers carrying cement, steel spades or shoulder poles walked in front. They had just finished their farm work, and were heading home.
Two children held the bamboo frame of their windmill toy and ran about. The one behind chased while crying and shouting; it seems that the boy in front had stolen his windmill toy.
At this moment, two young Gu Masters wearing green belts walked hurriedly on the street.
”Get lost, don’t block the way!” A Gu Master pushed the farmer in front of him.
The farmers frantically gave way.
”Hmph.” The two young Gu Masters walked through arrogantly.
Fang Yuan looked with a distracted gaze in his eyes, as part of his mind was already focused on his aperture.
Within the aperture, the water wall continued to flow as his green copper primeval sea rose with raging waves.
The Liquor worm was playing around in his primeval sea, at times comfortably rolling around, and at times curling into a ball.
The Spring Autumn Cicada was in deep slumber, hiding its appearance.
The round body of the White Boar Gu spread its wings and drew circles in the sky.
The White and Black Boar Gu were equally well-known, both being precious and rare Rank one Gu worms. Their market value was even greater than the Liquor worm.
Although they had the same usage and similar appearance, their future advancement routes were greatly different.
The Black Boar Gu and the Green Silk Gu would combine into the Rank two Black Mane Gu, and then into the Rank 3 Steel Mane Gu.
But the White Boar Gu was most compatible with the Jade Skin Gu, where it would turn into Rank two White Jade Gu, and later into the Rank three Heavenly Mugwort Gu(1).
The Steel Mane Gu could let the Gu Master’s hair become tough as steel, raising both offense and defense. The Heavenly Mugwort Gu allowed the Gu Master’s body to become tough as white jade while at the same time reducing the damage from attacks such as the moonblade.
Fang Yuan was slightly happy over this.
Getting the White Boar Gu was just one aspect of it, but what made him truly happy was the Flower Wine Monk’s strength inheritance.
”The White Boar Gu can increase strength. The Flower Wine Monk set a giant rock to block the way, so it seems I need to refine this Gu and with enough strength, push the giant rock away and continue forward. This must be the first test.”
”With the Flower Wine Monk’s meticulous setup, I can infer that there has to be future inheritance trials, a second or third hurdle. Most importantly, I can confirm that he set this strength inheritance not as a trap, but with true sincerity.”
”With this inheritance, I can reach Rank three faster and leave this Qing Mao Mountain, and venture outside, gaining greater opportunities!”
What does a Gu Master need most in cultivating?
The answer is but one word — Resources.
Fang Yuan needs to cultivate, thus he needs resources. But the clan’s resources are limited, so if he wants more, he needs to fight for it.
Not only fighting for resources, he also has to be victorious.