Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 360: Merit Exchange System

"Life, practice, treasures..."

Although Xing Liang's description was concise and to the point, it was still difficult for Zhang Luo, Deng Ya and others who could not read to fully understand it.

Therefore, everyone relied on their physical fitness to squeeze out a path in the crowd, stood under the notice, and listened to the notice being read again at a close distance.

The two readers who were reading from the notice board at first had already left, but they would be pushed up again later, so there would never be a shortage of people to read.

After all, the composition of the Beiming Army is still very complex. All of them are survivors of the Luozhou disaster. There are poor farmers who can't read a single word, and naturally there are also many educated young men from wealthy families.

It’s just that now everyone is in an equal position and no one is superior to anyone else.

If anyone still dares to show off his power by relying on his previous status as he did before, he will definitely be greeted with an overwhelming barrage of punches.

"Treasure plate."

"Soul-catching Bell: A rare quality Yin weapon. By ringing the bell, you can force some low-level ghosts to fight for you, and blow out a gust of cold wind to attack the enemy..."

"Exchange price: 200 merits."

"Ghost Shadow Knife: A rare quality burial tool, buried in a tomb full of yin energy for many years. It is nourished by the yin energy and combined with the evil energy of swords and weapons. When the knife is swung, the yin wind whistles and ghosts appear everywhere. It has a huge killing power against evil ghosts..."

"Exchange price: 500 merits."

……

Xing Liang looked at the notice board and saw some recommended treasures that could be exchanged for points by consuming points. He couldn't help but be tempted.

In fact, if it were just some words, it might just be able to describe how powerful this weapon or treasure is.

But I don’t know which genius was so thoughtful to provide exquisite drawings for each treasure.

Although this drawing only uses simple black ink to depict the shapes of weapons and treasures, the other party's superb skills can't help but make the weapons and treasures come alive, and also add a bit of majesty and domineering.

For example, take the Ghost Shadow Blade that can only be exchanged for 500 merits.

If they relied solely on words, it would be difficult for them to imagine what the Ghost Shadow Knife looked like.

But if it is accompanied by exquisite drawings, the experience will be completely different.

The black strokes perfectly show the sharpness and murderous aura of the Ghost Shadow Knife, and there is a skull flashing with scarlet light on the blade guard, which makes it look handsome and domineering no matter how you look at it.

As for how a drawing that is clearly drawn in black ink can appear to glow scarlet, that depends entirely on the observer's imagination.

In Xing Liang's eyes, the mighty and domineering Ghost Shadow Knife was a treasure that emitted a cold scarlet light.

Moreover, below the introduction of the Ghost Shadow Knife, a set of sword techniques is also provided for it.

"Practice section."

"Moon Shadow Sword Technique: A rare sword technique, compiled by the secular god Moon Sword God. It is suitable for ordinary people to practice. If you practice it carefully, you can comprehend the sword technique - Moon Shadow Sword. It is even more effective when used with Ghost Shadow Sword..."

"Exchange price: 1000 merits."

Xing Liang looked at the Ghost Shadow Knife, then at the Moon Shadow Knife Technique. It would be a lie to say that he had no thoughts in his mind.

His eyes were almost fixed on it and he couldn't move them away.

The newly added merit system in the Beiming Army’s military system is a great blessing for practitioners like them.

There are countless ways in the secular world, but not everyone has the opportunity and qualifications to learn them.

One reason is the loss of money, and the other is that all kinds of sects are extremely strict in controlling their own inheritance. If one has already accepted the inheritance of one sect and suddenly changes his/her sect, then this person will be rejected by all sects.

In serious cases, the original sect may even order the perpetrators to be hunted down and killed.

Xing Liang was originally an executioner who worked in the Yin-Taoist business and often dealt with ghosts and evil spirits.

The executioner, the corpse stitcher, the coroner, the paper-folder and the corpse driver all have a complete system of walking in the underworld.

However, despite this, the death rate among these vagina-fishing gangs remains high.

This is also the reason why the business of laoyin makes money quickly, but not many people dare to enter it.

Xing Liang had eight disciples in total. During the two years that he learned the art from his master, only he and his master were left after they died.

As an executioner, all he relies on is the huge sword in his hand.

In the past few years as an executioner, Xing Liang has used no less than a hundred swords, and the one that remains with him now is the beheading sword that has been with him the longest.

Because this sword has been nourished by a lot of evil spirits, it has a significant inhibitory effect on general ghosts and evil spirits.

But compared with the ghost shadow knife drawn on the column, there is probably still a huge gap.

This made Xing Liang, who was good at using a big knife, quite excited.

However, he behaved very well and did not let Zhang Luo and others around him notice.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to exchange for higher-level magic treasures in this lifetime, but I must get these Ghost Shadow Blade and Moon Shadow Blade Technique!" Xing Liang made up his mind secretly.

Rare weapons like the Ghost Shadow Blade, which were placed in an underground tomb and nourished by Yin energy, are difficult to copy. There might be only one in the treasure plate, and once it is exchanged by someone, it will be gone.

Xing Liang knew that there were actually quite a few hidden masters in the Beiming Army. Given the quality and characteristics of the Ghost Shadow Knife, it would be difficult not to be targeted.

"call--"

Xing Liang took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

He was now impatient to leave the city and kill the enemy.

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A new merit exchange system integrated into the military system has completely aroused the emotions of those masters in the Beiming Army who were hiding and originally wanted to spend their days slacking off.

These people like to be alone. After joining the Beiming Army, they hide their identities and don't want to expose themselves too much.

Perhaps after resolving the Luozhou starving ghost incident, he will find a way to leave the Beiming Army, take the money and allocated land and go home to become a carefree rich man.

However, the emergence of the merit exchange system can be said to have shattered the fantasies of most people who wanted to continue hiding.

In the three major sections, there are fascinating techniques, methods, treasures...even divine organs that only exist in legends can be exchanged.

For those who practice the spiritual path, it has a fatal attraction.

They don't need to care about money because it is not very important to them.

But the ways and techniques of cultivation are real and cannot be compared with money and other valuables.

Moreover, the Bei Ming Army did not have to worry about being hunted down by the sects they studied in because the magic weapons they exchanged for their merits were obtained, because they were obtained normally and no one could say a word against it.

From the top of Wangfeng City, the setting sun in the sky penetrates the gray fog that has shrouded the sky over Luozhou all year round, and emits a rosy glow.

The gray clouds, illuminated by the red light, briefly lost their dull colors and floated lightly in the air, contrasting with the mountains in the distance. Lin Beixuan stood on the top of the city, the wind blowing his black hair and fiddling with the corners of his clothes.

"What is it doing?"

Next to him, Shen Tingmiao was holding a wooden board in her hand. While asking questions, she was using a black paintbrush to draw a weapon on the paper above the board.

Looking closely, the black pen strokes were smoothly outlined on the paper without any pause, and the outline of a spear appeared in a few strokes.

"It has been keeping an eye on the village, but compared to the past two days, it seems to be getting more impatient."

A ray of golden light flashed in Lin Beixuan's right eye, passed through the mountains, and fell on the Xuanhuang hungry ghost in the heart of Luozhou.

"What is there in that dilapidated village that is worthy of its continued attention, and even worthy of its tolerance for our continuous growth and development around it?"

Shen Tingmiao stopped writing and breathed a sigh of relief.

The spear drawn on the paper has been completed. Just by looking at it, one can feel that the spear is flexible and has terrible lethality.

"Maybe, it's its weakness!" Lin Beixuan thought for a moment.

Shen Tingmiao paused after hearing this, then nodded as if she understood something.

"The merit exchange system you came up with has received a very good response. The Beiming Army is going crazy now, and they are all asking their superiors to let them go out of the city to kill the enemy."

Lin Beixuan smiled when he heard this: "Men, when something attractive and practical is placed in front of them, they will do their best to get it."

"Moreover, everyone's achievements will be strictly recorded, and the exchange prices of items will be clearly displayed. If you want to exchange for what you want, you need to create it with your own hands."

"But there has never been any military system in history that is like ours." Shen Tingmiao still couldn't understand.

She was worried that if this continued, the Beiming Army that she had worked so hard to build would be destroyed.

"Isn't it here now?" Lin Beixuan shrugged nonchalantly.

"In fact, I have not withheld the salaries of the Beiming Army soldiers. As long as they receive training on time every month, each person can gain five points of merit."

"They can exchange these five merit points for silver in the life section, which is equivalent to the basic military pay I pay them."

"Moreover, killing enemies on the battlefield can earn them extra merits, which will be the source of their ability to exchange for high-quality spells and weapons in the plate in the future."

Shen Tingmiao thought about it carefully for a while, and asked in confusion: "But you didn't have to put those spells and weapons that they couldn't exchange into the plate."

"You don't understand. This is actually called... stimulating consumption! Because as long as people have a desire, they will be motivated."

"It would be boring if they just counted their achievements every day. Only by giving them an existence that is within their reach can we stimulate their stagnant hearts."

"I don't want all the soldiers under my command to be a bunch of cold machines that kill without any emotion."

"I'll make a bet with you. Believe it or not, when the first person to exchange for a high-quality weapon or treasure from the plate, it will definitely cause a sensation throughout the Beiming Army."

Shen Tingmiao gave Lin Beixuan a helpless look.

"I won't bet with you. You are the weirdest person I have ever met."

"Haha, that's because you haven't come into contact with people like me yet. Some people's thinking patterns are even more unique than mine."

"Are they the same group of returnees as you?" Shen Tingmiao raised her eyebrows.

Lin Beixuan nodded without disguising.

Now, among Shen Tingmiao and Wu Huo, several close high-ranking members of the Beiming Army have already known that Lin Beixuan is not from this world.

"No matter what, you are someone that Ninth Aunt approves of." Shen Tingmiao said after a long silence.

She took the drawing paper off the wooden board and handed it to Lin Beixuan, then added another piece of drawing paper and put it on the wooden board.

Lin Beixuan took the painting handed to him by Shen Tingmiao and nodded with satisfaction.

"To be honest, after knowing you for such a long time, this is the first time I know you have such a talent for painting!"

As he spoke, Lin Beixuan took out a booklet and handed it to Shen Tingmiao.

The booklet had the words 'Treasure Section (Middle) + Training Section (Upper)' written in large letters.

When Shen Tingmiao saw this scene, her face suddenly turned dark and she took the booklet handed to her by Lin Beixuan with gritted teeth.

"I have been painting non-stop these past few days, and my hands are almost broken. How should my merits be calculated?"

"Ahem." Lin Beixuan coughed twice and looked around: "As a senior leader of our Beiming Army, I carry an unparalleled burden on my shoulders. How can I care about meritorious service and other external things!"

Shen Tingmiao stopped writing, stared at Lin Beixuan, and said nothing.

"Alas, I didn't expect that Miss Shen was also blinded by the achievements like Wu Huo."

Lin Beixuan pretended to think about it, and stretched out a finger with difficulty: "How about a painting as a credit to you?"

"it is good!"

Shen Tingmiao hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

In fact, she had never thought of drawing these pictures that Lin Beixuan asked her to draw in exchange for merit. It was just because Lin Beixuan's expression when he handed over the booklet was too irritating that she wanted to provoke him. She didn't expect that Lin Beixuan actually agreed.

You know, she can draw more than a dozen such paintings a day. According to Lin Beixuan's calculation, she can get more than a dozen merit points a day, which is more than the merit points that ordinary soldiers can get in a month of training.

This might cause the other soldiers to feel unbalanced.

Seeing the expression on Shen Tingmiao's face, Lin Beixuan raised his hand and patted the other's shoulder.

"You are the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and you are also the head of the Huangxian Temple. You are also a woman. You have been with us men for so long. You have worked hard, so a little merit and a painting are actually not much."

"And the demand for these paintings is not always there. Once all the paintings needed in the section are finished, you will no longer have this income."

Lin Beixuan smiled and withdrew his hand. Under the red glow of the setting sun, his shadow was stretched very long.

Shen Tingmiao pursed her lips and said nothing more.

The two stayed on the top of the city wall for a while, and suddenly a solemn and beautiful figure walked up to the top of the city wall and came to Lin Beixuan.

The Fox Spirit God glanced at the painting in Lin Beixuan's hand with his narrow eyes and praised: "General Shen's painting skills are amazing. Even many of my Sheshan's little Hu immortals were very excited after seeing the content of the new army system, and they clamored to join the Beiming Army."

"If the headmaster is willing, the Beiming Army will accept them all." Shen Tingmiao said.

Hearing this, Lin Beixuan nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, he had long wanted to bring some Hu immortals from Sheshan, so that these Hu immortals could establish a relationship with the officers and soldiers of the Beiming Army, which would greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Beiming Army.

The Fox Spirit God smiled upon hearing this and said, "We can discuss this matter later. This time I came here to tell Lord Lin something."

"Last time you asked me to investigate the incense temple of Tiangang Venerable, I did discover something different."

(End of this chapter)