Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 126: Is it the decline of morality or the distortion of human nature? (Subscribe)
Spiritual Valley, Cave No. 404.

When Lin Mo returned home with bags full of things, he saw a new group of people gathered at the door of his cave.

He was also wearing a green Taoist robe, but the mark on his chest was different.

Just as he approached, he heard Shan Ersan's voice:

"Brother Xiang, how can the agreed price of materials change so suddenly?"

Xiang Lei on the opposite side said calmly: "The price of materials has increased recently. What can I do? If it really doesn't work, you can find someone else to set up the formation."

Shan Ersan looked helpless and said:
"Since the price is going up, I can't make the decision. I have to ask the cave mansion about this matter... Hey, Junior Brother Lin, you're back!"

Before he could finish, he saw Lin Mo who had just walked out the door.

"You've come just in time. This is Xiang Lei, a disciple of Jiugong Pavilion. He is the representative of the formation master who cooperates with our decoration team. Junior Brother Xiang Lei, this is Junior Brother Lin Mo."

Jiugong Pavilion? Then at least he is an outer disciple, right?

Lin Mo raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Hello, Senior Brother Xiang."

Xiang Lei nodded slightly, without even any extra expression.

Shan Ersan said to him:
"Junior Brother Lin, tell Junior Brother that the cost of materials for the Spirit Gathering Array has increased. It may cost about 10% more to build the Spirit Gathering Array than before. This is Zhuang Fu, but Senior Sister Zhuang has gone out for something, and I can't make the decision, so..."

Rising material prices?

Lin Mo asked again: "How much did it increase specifically?"

Shan Ersan added:

"You customized a mid-grade spirit gathering array. The original material cost was 3500 to 3800 low-grade spirit stones. The specific cost depends on the final loss."

One tenth of more than 3000 Spiritual Stones would be more than 300 low-grade Spiritual Stones...

Lin Mo frowned slightly and looked at Shan Ersan and Xiang Lei.

Shan Ersan scratched his head: "Junior brother, why are you looking at me like this?"

Lin Mo suddenly asked out of curiosity:
"Brother Shan, do you know what I did this afternoon?"

Shan Ersan was stunned for a moment: "What did you do, Junior Brother? How would I know? I have been here the whole afternoon helping you tamp the soil and lay the foundation..."

Lin Mo took a look at his own land and found that the broken bricks and tiles and the wasteland had been turned over and became much more tidy.

The courtyard was also filled with various building materials, and it was obvious that Dan Ersan was not lazy or lying.

Lin Mo smiled and shook his head: "No problem, I just went to the sword arena this afternoon."

"Oh, the sword arena, you are making quite fast progress, Junior Brother." Shan Ersan said, and then lowered his voice and asked,

"By the way, should we inform Senior Sister Zhuang? After all, this is not a small amount of money."

A few hundred spirit stones were almost as much as the fortune he had saved from working like a slave over the years.

For Lin Mo, who was just starting out, it was a huge sum of money.

Only the wealthy woman Zhuang could have such a fortune that she could spend a fortune on her "little lover".

Before Lin Mo could speak, Xiang Lei seemed to have heard their conversation.

So after all this talk, the person in charge wasn't even here?

Xiang Lei's eyebrows flashed with annoyance, and he said:

"Since the person who makes the decision is not here, let's talk about it next time."

After saying this, he was ready to leave.

Shan Ersan showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, but he had no way to stop others. After all, the person who could "make the decision" was not here.

Just as Xiang Lei was about to step out of the courtyard, Lin Mo suddenly said:

"Who said I can't make the decision?"

Xiang Lei stopped and turned around and asked, "Oh?"

I am the master of this cave, so I can't make the decision?

Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and said in a very firm tone: "It's just a few hundred spirit stones. Can't I make the decision?"

Shan Ersan was unable to dissuade him and could only hold his forehead in silence.

Xiang Lei just chuckled:
"Then pay 400 more low-grade spirit stones as a down payment."

Shan Ersan looked at Lin Mo and shrugged helplessly.

How can you make the decision with money? Let's wait until the rich woman comes back...

Lin Mo ignored the look from Dan Ersan and took out a bottle from the cloth bag in his hand.
"400 low-grade spirit stones, would you like to order one, Senior Brother?"

Xiang Lei took the cloth bag and found that it was actually a small bag full of spirit stones.

With a quick glance of his spiritual sense, four hundred low-grade spirit stones were just right.

Xiang Lei nodded slightly, and with a flip of his palm, he put the spirit stone into the storage bag.

The storage space is still convenient... Lin Mo looked at the large and small bags hanging on his body.

It doesn't matter if you put some small things on your robe, but if you put too many things on it, it will become extremely inconvenient.

After receiving the deposit, Xiang Lei's expression eased a little, but he didn't smile at all. He just said lightly:
"In that case, it's settled. We'll start work tomorrow."

After saying that, he walked out of the cave and stomped his feet. With a "swish", he turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared on the spot.

Lin Mo was stunned by this method.

"This is an escape technique."

Shan Ersan explained.

"Escape technique? Is this a spell used by formation masters?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

As he has no master yet, he has almost no knowledge about the foundation-building period.

Shan Ersan shook his head and said:

"That's not the case. The most basic Five Elements Escape Technique is just like an ordinary spell. As long as you have a matching spiritual root, you can practice it."

"However, formation cultivators do have an advantage over other cultivators in the art of escape. This is probably because they are better at utilizing the environment and terrain."

Lin Mo only half understood what he heard. It was said that the foundation-building cultivators could also fly by light. It turned out that they had learned the art of escape. If they were promoted to the Golden Core Stage in the future, they would be able to fly by wind without the art of escape.

Shan Ersan's eyes revealed a hint of envy:
"You are better at practicing Dharma. Unlike us who practice physical cultivation, we can only rely on our two legs to go anywhere."

After that, he looked at the cloth bag on Lin Mo curiously and said:
"Where did you get the goods, Junior Brother? Why did you buy so many things?"

Lin Mo looked at the things on his body: "Just some daily necessities..."

"Where are those spirit stones?" Shan Ersan winked and said in an envious tone, "Hehe, it must be the 'pocket money' that Senior Sister Zhuang gave to Junior Brother, right? I'm really envious of Junior Brother, your pocket money is more than all my savings."

Did you misunderstand something?
Lin Mo frowned and looked at him: "I earned all this myself, what does it have to do with Senior Sister Zhuang?"

Shan Ersan said in a teasing tone:

"I understand. Men all care about their reputation. But you can't fool anyone with your words, Junior Brother. You have only been a disciple for two days. Where can you earn these hundreds of spirit stones?"

Lin Mo glanced at him, imitated Xiang Lei's expression, and said lightly:
"Didn't my senior brother teach me how to make quick money yesterday?"

"I taught you that?" Shan Ersan was stunned for a moment, then reacted:

"Junior brother, are you referring to the Liangyu list? Hey, I didn't receive any notification that Junior brother was on the Liangyu list today?"

"Also, even if you are rewarded 400 spirit stones for entering the Liangyu Ranking, the season rewards will not be settled until the end of next month. Where can you earn spirit stones?"

With an expression that said, "You're still trying to trick me," he added, "There are also settlement rewards at the sword arena, but you have to wait until next month, unless you can win consecutive games..."

At this point, he stopped talking and swallowed his saliva:
"Junior brother? You've won consecutive games in the sword fighting arena?"

After saying that, he frowned and said, "But that's not right. Even if you win more than ten games in a row, you will only get dozens of spirit stones. Besides, the winning streak reward cannot be repeated."

The rules of the Sword Arena allow you to get rewards for consecutive wins, but you cannot get them repeatedly. The winning streak rewards for each stage can only be claimed once.

This time I received the reward for ten consecutive wins. If I interrupt it again, next time even if I achieve ten consecutive wins, I will not get any reward. I must achieve eleven consecutive wins to continue to receive the winning streak reward.

This is the first time that Lin Mo enters the sword arena today. His rank is the most basic one, and the base reward for consecutive wins is the lowest, which is only ten low-grade spirit stones.

To be honest, getting ten consecutive wins is an extremely difficult thing in itself, and even requires a little bit of luck.

Even though he has been playing for more than five years, his best record is only 14 consecutive wins.

This was already a case of extremely good luck, as he only earned 40 low-grade spirit stones, but Lin Mo just took out 400 low-grade spirit stones?
Could it be that he has won 50 games in a row! ?

Shan Ersan just laughed and didn't believe it at all.

Lin Mo curled his lips, too lazy to explain:
"Whether it's true or not, you won't know if you go to the sword arena and take a look. The purple notice will be up for a whole day. I only found out about this after I won fifty consecutive victories."

Dan Ersan subconsciously wanted to refute it, but the fifty consecutive victories were announced in purple font, and this matter was too easy to be falsified.

He didn't even need to go to the Sword Discourse Arena in person. He just needed to send a message to the department group and ask the fellow students who had entered the Sword Discourse Arena this afternoon to find out.

"Junior brother, you really achieved fifty consecutive victories!?"

Shan Ersan asked in shock.

Lin Mo raised his lips slightly: "It's just 50 consecutive wins, it's not a difficult task."

Isn't it easy to do it by pretending to be a swordsman?

He said to himself.

If he could do it, wouldn't it be easier for a true pure swordsman like Chu Wange to do it?
No wonder Chu Wange was able to rise up the Liangyu Ranking again and again in such a short period of time. It turns out that the title of a pure swordsman is so useful in the Lingxu Realm...

Dan Ersan's eyes twitched and he muttered:

"Why are all the recommended students this year so evil..."

He originally thought that Lin Mo was some gigolo who was hanging out with rich women, but now it seems that he was overthinking.

Zhuang Weiwan may be a wealthy woman, but more likely she is an "angel investor."

He said to Lin Mo: "Fifty consecutive wins are easy? Junior brother, if you say this to others, you will easily get beaten."

Lin Mo smiled, and just as he was about to reply, he heard a gentle and affectionate voice:

"What do you mean by fifty consecutive wins? What are you talking about?"

Lin Mo raised his eyes and saw a beautiful figure appear at the entrance of the cave. It was Zhuang Weiwan who had just returned from outside.

A few strands of hair brushed across her face, and she gently tucked them behind her ears. A calm smile hung on her face, and she held a small basket in her hand, which was filled with some exquisite-looking spiritual food.

"Brother Shan, you haven't finished your work yet? Do you want to finish your dinner before leaving?"

Zhuang Weiwan asked kindly.

Shan Ersan took a look at the spiritual food in the other party's basket. They were all snacks sold by Xianshifang and Lingshanfang, and the prices were not cheap.

He waved his hand and said:

"Thank you, Senior Sister Zhuang, but it's not necessary. I have already reached an agreement with Junior Brother Xiang from Jiugong Pavilion today, and we can officially set up the formation tomorrow."

"The spirit gathering array is expected to be completed within a week. As long as the spirit gathering array is laid out, the spirit fields and house construction will be much easier. It will definitely be completed within two weeks without any problem."

Hearing the word "Spirit Field", Zhuang Weiwan showed a hint of joy, but did not force the other party to stay, but just said:

"Then I'll have to trouble Junior Brother Shan to keep an eye on it. Junior Brother Lin and I don't have much time recently."

Shan Ersan nodded: "This is what I should do. In that case, I will leave."

After saying that, he bowed and said goodbye, but before leaving, he still took a look at the spiritual food in the bamboo basket and thought to himself:
This basket should contain at least two or three low-grade spirit stones, right?

Wow, you are really willing to do that!

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Senior Sister Zhuang bought food again? This is too much for you. You must let me come next time!"

Lin Mo, who had just made a fortune, seemed very wealthy.

Zhuang Weiwan's face flushed slightly in the sunset glow, and he said:

"It's just a little money, it's okay."

A small amount of money worth two or three spirit stones?

Shan Ersan, who had just walked out of the fence gate, turned around to look at Lin Mo and Zhuang Weiwan, and said in his heart:
These two people may not be in a relationship of keeping someone as their mistress, but if there is no affair, no one would believe it!

Then he became suspicious again:
"By the way, is Lin Mo's fifty-game winning streak true or false? Send a message and ask..."

He quickly lowered his head and searched for his phone to send a message, but suddenly received a pop-up message from the Qingshan Sect Forum:
"Is it the decline of morality or the distortion of human nature: Qingshan Sect disciples actually used this method to achieve fifty consecutive victories..."

(End of this chapter)