Bearing the blue sky

Yes, a monster!

Before the development of modern technology, how did humans work?

Oxen plow the fields, horses carry goods, and dogs guard the house!

Now, Zhu Ge doesn't need to look for anyone at all.

This place is teeming with monsters. Wouldn't it be enough to just subdue one or two to get their help?

If you can't subdue a demonic beast in human form, surely you can subdue a demonic beast with a spirit?

Like the black horned cattle from before, they could be caught and used for labor.

We decided to select a mountain in this valley to replicate the rice cultivation of the Jianshan Terraces.

If rice is grown, there will be enough staple food.

"What a pity about that black horned buffalo." Thinking of the large water buffalo from before, Zhu Ge couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

That black horned bull was huge. It ate grass, but it could plow the fields for him like a machine. It was not only strong, but also had a long lifespan.

Such an ox is best suited to become a horse or ox and work for him forever.

"Even with farmland, you still need to raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and fish; otherwise, hunting every day is too tiring!"

Zhu Ge thought about it more and more, and began to design this valley as his future base camp.

After finishing the design, he turned his attention to the stacks of books and weapons he had taken out.

These are all legacies of the fishermen in straw raincoats!

Zhu Ge's eyes lit up, and he simply sat down on the spot and began reading a book while the sun was rising.

He first skimmed through the books.

Two books on general knowledge, eight books on techniques and skills, and three books on professional knowledge.

The book contains general knowledge, including a travelogue that can be considered part of geographical knowledge.

The other book is a summary similar to a newspaper, recording events throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty over the past year.

These two books were a godsend for Zhu Ge!

As an ordinary farmer in Jianshan Village, the original owner's understanding of the world was limited to "Yuanyang City has so much delicious meat".

Zhu Ge really needs to learn more about the world.

Books on techniques and skills are mostly martial arts books.

The Xu Family Swallow Fist is the most outstanding among them. There are seven other books, all of which are low-grade spirit-level martial arts manuals.

This reminded Zhu Ge of the shortcomings of the fisherman in the straw raincoat.

"The most powerful magical artifacts of the straw-cloaked fisherman are his flying boat and fish basket, both of which serve the purposes of escape and protection."

"He didn't like fighting power-type creatures like bears before, and he seems to have consciously collected these martial arts manuals. It seems that he is indeed weak in close combat!"

These classic texts about fishermen in straw raincoats are more or less related to close combat, and he himself was always ready to fight with his fishing songs and fishing hooks.

This proves that Zhu Ge's initial strategy was indeed correct.

After sorting through these books, Zhu Ge finally turned her attention to the three books on professional knowledge.

These three books are equally important!

A book titled "The Records of Suzhou Silk" ostensibly records the sights and customs within Suzhou Prefecture, but in reality, it is a manual of martial arts techniques.

The skills of a seamstress!

Just like Yu Xiucai's "Notes on Jianshan Terraces".

If you wish to cultivate Confucianism and Taoism, then study "Notes on Jianshan Terraces" to understand and appreciate the Confucianism and Taoism within it, and in doing so, you will be able to cultivate literary talent.

This book, "The Records of Suzhou Silk," is about the techniques of sewing.

To become a seamstress, and specifically a seamstress specializing in silk, one must study this method, and then generate "qi" to enter the field.

"No wonder the fisherman's raincoat looked quite extraordinary," Zhu Ge thought of the fisherman's raincoat.

However, although the raincoat looked extraordinary, it was not a magical artifact.

Zhu Ge guessed that the fisherman in the straw raincoat either didn't have the talent of a seamstress, or he had just begun to learn and study the "Records of Suzhou Silk".

In short, this cultivation method is quite good.

If he could make a low-grade spirit-level garment, he wouldn't have to worry too much about being tricked when facing a transformed hedgehog like before.

You should know that if he hadn't been a body refiner, he would have died when the hedgehog attacked him from a distance with flying spikes!

"Huh? This book also talks about clothing grades?"

"Spiritual level, Yuan level, and Power level?"

While casually flipping through the pages, Zhu Ge came across a description of clothing grades in the book "The Records of Suzhou Silk".

He suddenly remembered the fisherman in the straw raincoat talking about the grades of certain medicinal herbs and fishhooks.

The low-grade spirit-level fruit that Zhu Ge ate earlier, as well as the fisherman's fishhook, flying boat, and fish basket, were all low-grade spirit-level tools.

And these clothes are also classified according to rank.

This led Zhu Ge to make a corresponding guess.

Clearly, tools, clothing, elixirs, weapons, and so on are classified into three grades: Spirit Grade, Yuan Grade, and Power Grade!

Each level is further divided into lower, middle, and upper grades.

A low-grade spirit-level item will cost at least one coin!

The rarer it is, the more expensive it is; the higher the grade, the more expensive it is!

In places like Gusu Prefecture, low-grade spiritual silk products are definitely cheaper than those in Honghe Prefecture.

A silk garment that costs one coin in Suzhou could sell for two coins in Honghe.

This is only a low-grade Spirit level item; mid-grade Spirit level items are much more expensive.

Scarcity makes things valuable!

"That's easy to understand."

Zhu Ge learned about these ranks and realized that the fisherman in the straw raincoat was dressed in truly luxurious attire.

In places like Jianshan Village, neither Mr. Yu nor Scholar Yu possessed even a single item of the lowest level of the Spirit Realm.

I'm poor!

"I can learn it if I have the chance in the future, but I'll pass for now."

Zhu Ge was a bit of a disappointment.

No matter how much money a seamstress makes, you still have to be alive to make it work.

What he needs to seek now is a breakthrough: extending his lifespan.

This book, "The Records of Suzhou Silk," is worth studying in the future.

"Furthermore, this is a technique from the lineage of calligraphers and painters, which can be considered a branch of Confucianism and Taoism. You can ask the scholar later if he is interested."

"This is originally a technique from the mending bowl lineage, used to repair items crafted by weapon refiners; it's quite interesting."

Zhu Ge also gained a lot of knowledge from these three professional technical books.

He originally thought this place was like a novel, where all you could do was refine weapons and pills.

But that's normal.

This is a real world, not a novel.

So, just like in the real world, it has developed into a thriving and prosperous industry.

After crafting a weapon, it became damaged, so he went to a bowl mender to repair it.

Blacksmiths forge metal for armor, and tailors sew clothes and skirts; each has their own job and expertise.

Moreover, they are not targeting ordinary mortal objects, but rather spiritual artifacts.

Of course, no matter how good these three books were, they were just like the two general knowledge books from the beginning, which Zhu Ge carefully put into the grass bowl for safekeeping.

These are things that will be needed in the future, not things that are urgent at the moment.

The most urgent task is to study those martial arts classics!

Xu Family Swallow Fist.

"Thirty-Six Roads Giant Swing".

"Tea Swordplay"

Lighting Incense.

"Waist and Horse Techniques"

"The Wrathful Vajra Palm".

These six books will be key!

Each book has some damage or missing parts. The most complete record is in "Xu Family Swallow Fist," which is also the highest level book, a mid-grade Spiritual Fist.

The most incomplete piece is "The Wrathful Vajra Palm".

That's normal. The fisherman in the straw raincoat gave Zhu Ge the worst one back then, since it's obvious he wouldn't give Zhu Ge the best.

What he needs to do now is to learn all the other martial arts manuals one by one, and preferably find the path that best suits him!

"Let's start learning now!"

"The first book, 'Waist and Horse Techniques'!"