My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 280 Inventory
Five days later.

Inside the dense forest where the Wood Spirit Lang was traded.

"Gongsun Sheng is really bold. He actually dared to buy out all the materials for the Spirit-Guiding Elixir?!" Mo Wuzhou exclaimed in amazement.

"He's willing to give up such a lucrative exclusive deal to me?" Mo Wuzhou asked with suspicion.

"How dare we rob the lower house of money?" Shang Huan said with a broad smile.

There's nothing we can do if they don't allow it.

The sudden attack last time still haunts him.

Thankfully, my boss was a hero. Otherwise, he would have been dead that night!
"You don't dare, but do you think I would?" Mo Wuzhou rolled his eyes.

It's just that he found a good master. Otherwise, he probably would have been sent to a hunting party instead of being able to stay on the mountain and cultivate in peace like he does now.

"I can help you contact the General Affairs Bureau."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Mo." Shang Huan smiled and said, "I will definitely reward you handsomely after this is done."

"Were you never planning to give me this deal in the first place?" Mo Wuzhou glared at Shang Huan. "You just wanted me to be the middleman?"

"Senior Brother Mo, you're overthinking it," Shang Huan said with a grin.

Mo Wuzhou rolled his eyes: "Just wait and see."

……

three days later.

The dense forest outside the fourth reclamation camp in Yiyou District.

"Mr. Gongsun, the handover with the General Affairs Bureau is complete." Shang Huan respectfully handed Chen Mu a mustard seed talisman.

Beneath the mask, a smile involuntarily appeared on Chen Mu's still somewhat swollen face.

"Your share, you've set aside, right?" Chen Mu asked, taking over the conversation.

"I'll keep it!" Shang Huan exclaimed excitedly.

Although the past two months have been tough and thrilling, the money I've earned has been substantial!
Just as Chen Mu was about to leave, he paused and couldn't help but remind him, "There were people behind that dead person; there's always a hidden danger."

"Take some time to be quiet and focus on your practice."

"Your skills are rather underwhelming."

When using the Seven Souls Return to Origin technique, this fat man's jade seed is the smallest.

"Yes!" Shang Huan respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute. He had the same plan.

Although the battle that night was short, its intensity terrified him; the aftershocks and strong winds could have knocked him over.

Seeing Shang Huan's serious agreement, Chen Mu nodded slightly.

We can't let this fat guy cause any more trouble.

After thinking it over, Chen Mu didn't give any more instructions.

At worst, I can activate the Seven Souls Return to Origin and directly rip out this fat man's mind.

Even if he's depressed for a few days, we can't let him cause any more trouble.

……

Pengyue Mountain, Lengyue Pool, and the site of the Chuanjing Academy.

Fu Zi sat behind the counter at the entrance of the Library Cave, holding a jade scroll and reading it carefully.

"Before Steward Zhang disappeared, he seemed to be investigating the Spirit-Guiding Elixir," a middle-aged man in his forties said respectfully at the counter.

Fu Zi slightly raised her eyelids: "Useless."

He had clearly stated that he would focus on searching for and guiding the strange beasts, but Zhang Jin was still fixated on Mu Linglang.

The middle-aged man continued, "The sale of the Spirit-Guiding Elixir is now being overseen by Chief Steward Sun of the General Affairs Bureau."

"His place might be a breakthrough; we should be able to find out who was selling the Spirit-Attracting Elixir before."

"The disappearance of Steward Zhang must be related to those people."

"Hmm." Fu Zi nodded slightly, then thought for a moment and asked, "Can you determine in which direction he was moving before he disappeared?"

Middle-aged man: "It's roughly within the areas of Zones A and B."

Fu Zi remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh.

"Let's do this for now."

"We can't let Zhang Jin's personal reasons ruin the plan that has been in the works for so long."

"Yes!" the middle-aged man replied, bowing his head.

……

With Mu Linglang's involvement, the hunting team at the front lines searched for and killed the strange beasts even more rapidly.

They were able to advance several miles every day, forcing the pioneering teams behind them to speed up their progress as well.

The farther away from Pengyue Mountain, the larger the area to be cleared, and the more manpower the hunting team had.

There were gaps in the defenses, and several times strange beasts broke through them.

Several unfortunate pioneering teams were affected.

Time passed quickly, and a month flew by.

After several cold rains, the weather quickly turned cold, and the leaves gradually dried up and turned yellow.

This was a novel experience for many disciples in the lower courtyard. In the past, the Tongtian River Lower Courtyard was spring-like all year round, and autumn and winter scenes were rare.

……

Nighttime, Pengyue Mountain, Yiyou District.

Chen Mu emerged from the underground chamber, ending his training for the day.

Show the gray wall section.

Fire Cloud Spell: 2111/10000/Second Tier;

Mastery: 2936/10000/Tier 1;
Three Yin Demon Slaying Technique: 1953/10000/Tier 3;

"I don't know when this land clearing will end." It's taking up too much time to gain experience.

During the day, they're either cutting down trees or moving them; they barely have any time.

He gets back at nine o'clock at night, and after deducting the four hours for sleep, he only has four hours left to work hard.

Even if half of the Fire Cloud Curse and the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique were allocated, it still wouldn't be enough.

Unlike before, when he could leisurely cultivate all day long after finishing preparing the yellow sprouts.

Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn't help but turn his head to look at the yellow sprout rice field next to the wooden house.

The leaves were speckled with withered yellow, the tips of the ears of rice were shriveled, and the grass in the ground was taller than the yellow sprouts.

"This season's yellow rice is ruined."

"Yellow sprout rice will definitely go up in price this year!"

The lower house ordered the mountain to be cleared, and the amount of money offered was indeed substantial.

However, due to the shortage of supplies, everything in Pengyue Mountain except for exotic beast meat is becoming more expensive.

"Wouldn't the meager wages paid out just go back to the lower house?"

"There are some great talents in the General Affairs Bureau," Chen Mu exclaimed.

It's difficult to make a lot of money by working for the lower house!
"Fortunately, I have a skill."

Black smoke billowed out, and a brown square wooden box appeared in front of them.

This is the total profit from the series of transactions involving Mu Linglang and Yinlingjiang over the past three months.

Although he had already counted several times, Chen Mu couldn't help but count it again.

"Twenty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-five! Hehe..."

The feeling of counting money is so satisfying!

Although the process was dangerous, the profits were really high!
Mu Linglang earned 24,000, while Shang Huan monopolized the Spirit-Attracting Elixir, turning 8,000 white jade into 12,000.

Chen Mu left two thousand to Shang Huan and the six siblings of Wu Shan, and kept two thousand for himself.

With the added dividends from the insect repellent incense, Chen Mu's net worth truly skyrocketed.

If he were still at the Tongtianhe Lower Courtyard, he would definitely spend the whole day at Hongxiufang.

They might even go on the gull-shaped boat to the Heavenly River Water Palace to broaden their horizons.

"such a pity."

Since Pengyue Mountain is a remote and impoverished place, the only thing they can do is eat exotic beast meat in various ways to supplement their meals.

……

A refreshing breeze blew by, making Chen Mu take a deep breath.

The long-lost scent of autumn cleared his mind.

More than a month has passed, and I am still excited to see a box full of savings.

But that urge to buy and spend money has eventually diminished.

"Luckily, this isn't the Tongtian River Lower Temple. Otherwise, we'd be regretting it now."

After all, he still needed to save money to buy the Condensation Technique.

Just thinking about the Qi Condensation Technique, which costs at least 100,000, made Chen Mu feel immense pressure.

The air was filled with black smoke.

A fist-sized, pale, hollowed-out bone sphere appeared on his right hand.

A palm-sized, jet-black crescent blade appeared in his left hand.

"A twist of fate?"

"Good stuff!"

Regardless of the sharpness of the jet-black moon blade that easily cut through the black smoke and spiritual light shield of the spirit armor.

The hollow bone sphere, with its sturdy defense that blocked his heavy attacks, made him envious.

“This thing is unusual; I guess many people know about it.” Chen Mu squinted.

"But we still need to practice. We'll master it first."

It has a sharp attack and a strong defense.

It can be a lifesaver in a critical moment.

(End of this chapter)