My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 117 Safety

Chapter 117 Safety
The next day, all day long.

Aside from eating and resting, Chen Mu spent all his time reciting the Soul-Locking Incantation.

By evening, his proficiency had increased to 792 points.

"The subsequent incantations can be shortened. Overall, it should be done within ten days," Chen Musong breathed a sigh of relief.

"It should be usable at the second tier," Chen Mu guessed.

Back then, the Taoist of Thousand Mountains could only control a single paper effigy of a ghost. The Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell was probably at the second level.

The opponent's Soul-Locking Curse is probably at the second tier. Or maybe it's only at the first tier.

The Taoist of Thousand Mountains doesn't have any cheat codes for skill proficiency.

"Perhaps he only used it to refine the spirits of the dead and enhance the power of the paper figures," Chen Mu thought of a possibility.

A second-tier Soul-Locking Spell may not necessarily succeed in absorbing the essence of the Three Treasures.

"I have to give it a try," Chen Mu said thoughtfully.

……

After a short rest, Chen Mu went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.

As his culinary skills improved, he became more and more adept at cooking.

Each round black ceramic plate is filled with various cleaned and chopped ingredients.

Add scallions, garlic, and other seasonings and stir-fry until fragrant.

Chen Mu picked up a plate of leafy greens and poured it into the hot pot. A number flashed through his mind: "The main dish weighs about one and a half pounds."

After stir-frying for a while and waiting for the vegetable leaves to soften, he reached into the brown earthenware pot and pinched out a grain of snow-white salt: "Hmm, a qian of salt, just right."

"This old man seems to have a stronger palate," Chen Mu said, looking at the salt shaker.

"Forget it, he's just a freeloader, why should I put up with him?!" Chen Mu snorted twice, stir-fried the food with a crackling sound, spreading the salt and other seasonings evenly, and then quickly took it out of the pan.

"At worst, I'll just give him half a salted duck egg."

On the clean white porcelain plate, the vibrant green vegetables looked as if they had just been picked.

A rich aroma wafted through the air. Chen Mu sniffed carefully, discerning the proportions of each ingredient. He nodded in satisfaction, "Practicing the Form Refinement Technique a lot is indeed very beneficial."

Although he didn't fold his armor into a full suit, his exquisite control over his body was unmatched.

This allows him to be particularly precise in controlling the weight ratio of main ingredients and seasonings when cooking.

The dishes he made were delicious and visually appealing.

……

By the time he brought out the six dishes and one soup, three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, Jie Jia had been waiting in the pavilion for a long time.

"This isn't like you at all," Chen Mu said, looking at Jie Jia with surprise.

They used to always arrive right at mealtimes. Why are they here so early today?

Jie Jia didn't say anything, but silently handed Chen Mu two hundred-tael silver notes.

Chen Mu looked at him in surprise.

It's truly rare to see a return on investment from someone who's so greedy for money.

"Blue pills are selling so well?" Chen Mu suddenly realized. He had just given Jie Jia twenty-five blue pills yesterday, and judging from the current situation, they were all sold out?!

“You can do more,” Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu smirked and chuckled, "Fifty-fifty split!"

Jie Jia raised his eyelids slightly, his bright yellow eyes staring at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu remained unmoved, picked up a leafy green vegetable, put it in his mouth and crunched it loudly, raised his eyebrows and said smugly, "I, Chen Mu, have mastered the core technology!"

This advantage is on my side!

"Forty-six," Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu was satisfied; they used to split the profits 30/70.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mu still spoke up and said, "Still fifty-fifty, but I don't want money. You can use the Ancestral Talisman to pay the debt."

"Deal!" Jie Jia said crisply.

Chen Mu: “…”

I have a feeling that I've been scammed.

"You can't charge me 2,800 taels. You have to give me a discount and charge me 2,500 taels per piece." Chen Mu was unwilling and quickly tried to bargain.

"No problem." Jie Jia's lips curled slightly as he used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of oily salted egg yolk about the size of a fingernail, put it in his mouth, and savored it slowly with a look of enjoyment.

Chen Mu: “…”

So happy?

loss!

This deal is definitely a loss!

"You're selling it for 2,500 taels? You'll lose a fortune!" Chen Mu complained sourly.

"We won't lose money," Jie Jia said calmly. "It's just a little cost for production."

"What do you mean?" Chen Mu asked, completely bewildered.

"So, the Zu Ming Fu was drawn by me." Jie Jiaming's bright yellow eyes darted around, a smile playing on his lips as he glanced sideways at Chen Mu. "I also possess the core technology." Chen Mu: "..."

……

The next day, Chen Mu slept soundly until dawn, feeling refreshed both physically and mentally.

After lying down for a while, Chen Mu got up and started tidying up the room.

The main purpose was to collect the ancestral charms scattered throughout the room.

As usual, there are four pictures on each of the four walls.

There is one window on each of the two windows.

Two on the roof beam, two on the ground.

After tucking the ten Zuming Talismans into his pocket, Chen Mu bent down and pulled one out from under the bed, keeping it close to his body.

Only then did he leisurely walk out of the room to wash up and have breakfast.

Having heard that Jie Jia could draw talismans, Chen Mu pleaded and begged him all night, even threatening to not wash his hands before cooking, and finally managed to get fifteen Zuming talismans on credit from Jie Jia.

"It'll only take three or four more months of work," Chen Mu said without any remorse.

He only needs to spend half an hour each day to refine twenty-five to thirty blue pills.

Each pill brings him ten to twelve taels of silver. That's nearly ten thousand taels a month.

With fifteen Zuming talismans, the debt can be paid off in three or four months.

"Now I don't have to rush to cast the Soul-Locking Spell." Chen Mu took a sip of warm soy milk and thought slowly.

He truly hadn't expected the blue pills to sell so well.

Jiejia is so greedy that he even dares to buy on credit.

It's safe now...

……

On the Luohe River, a fifty-meter cargo ship passed through the checkpoint inspection smoothly and drifted back into Nanyang Prefecture.

The cargo ship docked at the small pier in Cihuifang on the south bank.

A group of laborers in brown shirts climbed onto the ship to unload cargo.

During this time, three or five people dressed in gray clothes got off the boat and quietly disappeared into the dock.

In the afternoon, the laborers loaded new goods onto the ship, and several men in gray quietly boarded the ship.

The cargo ship left the dock and slowly drifted out of the city.

The square-faced middle-aged man was still sitting cross-legged on the bow deck.

"Brother, you guessed right. Shangguan Ji has started causing trouble for the Zhang family," the round-faced man said with a hint of excitement.

The square-faced middle-aged man casually tossed a peanut into his mouth: "The feud between the Shangguan family and the Zhang family can be traced back to the previous generation."

“If we guide the situation even slightly, it will inevitably cause a dispute.”

"Let's go, leave the city immediately, and come with me to see Demon Ape Tushan."

The round-faced man said worriedly, "Tu Shan has a strange personality and ruthless methods. If we go to find him, I'm afraid..."

The square-faced middle-aged man smiled faintly: "Everyone has different desires. As long as you understand what he wants, there's nothing you can't talk about."

“The Zhang family is weak; we need to find them a helper.”

"A battle that is evenly matched is more interesting."

……

Linhengfang, Chen Residence.

Chen Mu slept until he naturally woke up.

After breakfast, spend half an hour refining the blue pills.

Each batch can produce about twenty-five to thirty pieces, just enough for Jiejia to sell for a day.

Then he began to practice the White Jade Toad Form Refining Technique.

With seventeen Ancestral Talismans in his pocket, Chen Mu felt much safer.

Since the need for the Soul-Locking Curse wasn't so urgent, he picked up the Body-Refining Technique again.

"Floral water is ultimately just floral water."

"If we don't have insecticide, a fly swatter will do."