Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 33: The Trap
Shi Zhuo nodded and said:

"Yes, the Rare Treasure Pavilion in this city has everything. It can't be said to have everything, but it is definitely much more complete than the goods in other places."

"At the same time, these goods are also divided into four categories: heaven, earth, black and yellow. This Ruyi Lottery can only be exchanged for things in the yellow-grade warehouse."

Gong Tianwu said thoughtfully:
"In other words, there are also rare treasure pavilions in other cities?"

Shi Zhuodao:
"Of course, where there is Zhuge, there will be the Tiangang Disha List, so there will be a Qizhen Pavilion. Otherwise, if someone takes out something on the list to claim the reward, but Zhuge cannot give out the reward, then wouldn't it ruin the reputation of all the real people?"

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu suddenly realized why Kang reminded that the bigger the Mizhen Temple is, the better the rewards will be! A bigger Mizhen Temple means a more prosperous city, more monks will be stationed there, and the more rewards the Qizhen Pavilion inside can provide, and the more complete the categories will be.

Shi Zhuo then smiled and added:
"In fact, you still have two choices with the Ruyi Lottery."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Oh? What other options are there?"

Shi Zhuo smiled charmingly and said:

"The first option is to sell it. The market price of a wishful sign tied with a yellow ribbon is 5,300 silver treasures. We can sell it on your behalf."

"The second option is to issue a commission. You can kill someone, find someone, get promoted, get a promotion, etc. We will evaluate your needs and calculate the resources you need to consume, and then refund/reimburse accordingly."

Gong Tianwu was surprised and said:

"Is this okay?"

Shi Zhuodao:
"Of course. Last month, a lucky guy got a lucky lottery stick that was exactly the same as yours. His wish was to kill the enemy who killed his father - the Prince Xima of Beizhao. We estimated that his wish was worth 4,700 silver treasures. After helping him kill the enemy, we even got him 600 silver treasures in the end."

After hearing the news, Gong Tianwu's mind suddenly became clear. It seemed that he was also quite important to Kang. The seemingly hopeless main task actually had a shortcut.
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Since others can use this Ruyi Lot to demand the killing of the Crown Prince's Groom of Beizhao, then of course they can demand the powerful Prime Minister of Nanyi, Yan Fenyi, to publicly apologize to the great Confucian scholar Li Jixian!

Although Yan Fenyi is extremely powerful, he is just a mortal after all and can only compromise under the will of the masters.

"but!"

Gong Tianwu narrowed his eyes:
"Wealth and honor are sought in danger, so what if you are a powerful minister? It seems that this main quest does not require the use of such a precious thing as the Ruyi Signature."

After making up his mind, Gong Tianwu said to Shi Zhuo straightforwardly:
"I want to go to the Qizhen Pavilion to have a look."

Shi Zhuo was obviously a little surprised. After all, there were many ordinary people who could get the lucky sign, but in the end they all wanted power, wealth, or to prolong their lives.
After his suggestive explanation, the person in front of him was the first one who suggested going to Qizhen Pavilion.

Although he was surprised, Shi Zhuo still smiled and said:

"Okay, no problem, please follow me, sir."

Immediately afterwards, Shi Zhuo took Gong Tianwu to the Qizhen Pavilion.

On the way to Qizhen Pavilion, a servant came over quickly and whispered a few words to Shi Zhuo. Shi Zhuo nodded slightly to show that he understood.

The place was heavily guarded, and they were only allowed to pass after checking the Ruyi sign in Gong Tianwu's hand, and were allowed to enter a spacious hall.

This hall was like a reception room, with a man dressed as an accountant sitting inside, and four guards. A plaque in the center read: Yellow-level Treasure House.

There are seven rooms around the hall. The door curtains of the rooms indicate the types of things stored inside, which are divided into the following categories:

arms,

Protective gear,

Pills,

Exercises,

material,

Miscellaneous,

It can be seen that each room is very spacious, with rows of wooden shelves inside. The shelves are numbered, and the items placed on them are accompanied by corresponding booklets.

Such specifications are not perfect, but they almost take care of most needs.

When Shi Zhuo saw the accountant, his eyes suddenly flickered. Without going forward to say hello, he directly told Gong Tianwu that he could enter the warehouse now.

However, the selection time is only two hours at most, and you will be kicked out after the time limit, so I hurried to go shopping.

This is like a person going to a supermarket without a clear purpose, just taking a quick look around to see if there is anything that catches his eye.

The same was true for Gong Tianwu, but when he came to the fourth warehouse, which was the warehouse for martial arts, he just took a quick look and decided what he wanted to exchange.

That is the technique!!

For Gong Tianwu, who can reincarnate continuously, weapons, protective gear, elixirs, and materials are not the best choices. No matter how good these things are, they can only be used for a while at best. Only the skills can be remembered to benefit the next life.

More importantly, Gong Tianwu has clearly felt his bottleneck.

Although the effect of the True Feather Heart Technique is mysterious and powerful, the problem with Gong Tianwu is that the casting time is too short and it consumes too much mental energy. After eight seconds at most, he will feel black in front of his eyes and have a splitting headache.

You know, the True Feather Heart Technique must be combined with the music of the Ming Pan to produce its effect. Once Gong Tianwu's own condition is not good, he can't play it. Once he barely supported it for more than ten seconds with his willpower, but he fainted on the spot. So Gong Tianwu analyzed it carefully and realized that it was because his physical and mental condition were too weak.

Then it is obvious that the exercises are something that can immediately change one's current situation.

Gong Tianwu then thought about it again and concluded that the technique he needed should have the following two core characteristics:

First, the effect should be to quickly improve the physical condition and strengthen the spirit.

Second, the practice cannot be too troublesome, and the threshold requirement is not high. After all, there is no way to control the next time of possession. What if you are still a child in a poor family?
The rest of the disadvantages can be ignored. After all, you have to become stronger first! Without sufficient strength, don't even think about getting access to higher resources or higher-level skills.

After making up his mind, Gong Tianwu looked at the time and found that there was still an hour and a half left, so he went straight to the Gongfa Pavilion and finally selected three techniques:
The Secret of Purple Qi Cave
Tai Su Xuan Ying Chapter

Seven Chapters on Kuishui (Part 1)
These three techniques all meet Gong Tianwu's needs:
First, the core cultivation resources they need are easy to obtain.

Second, the initial threshold for cultivation is not high. If your qualifications are low, you can spend more time on it and you will always gain something.

The core cultivation resource of the Purple Qi Cave Secret is the wisp of purple qi at sunrise.

The Tai Su Xuan Ying chapter is about drawing on the moon's energy for one's own use.

The Seven Chapters of Kuishui (Part 1) requires practicing in water. Although it is not complete, the upper limit is the highest because the second part of the Seven Chapters of Kuishui has already been summarized as a method of practicing Taoism.

However, the first thing Gong Tianwu excluded was the Seven Chapters of Kuishui, because incompleteness was its biggest drawback.

As for the remaining two martial arts books, Gong Tianwu thought about it and chose the Ziqidong Zhenjue. The reason was that this martial art was obviously of yang nature and suitable for men, while Taisu Xuanying Pian should be more suitable for women to practice.

At the same time, the true secret of Ziqidong is still a Taoist secret, which is particularly noted to have the miraculous effect of maintaining health, strengthening the body, and prolonging life.

To put it more intuitively, it has high compatibility and can comprehensively increase the body's basic attributes, resistance and individual recovery ability.

After Gong Tianwu made his choice, he didn't see Shi Zhuo when he came out. However, he thought it was normal. He had been in there for more than an hour, and there was no reason for others to wait outside.

Gong Tianwu then went to find the man dressed as an accountant, bowed and said:
"Sir, I want to exchange the Purple Qi Cave Secret Technique."

The accountant said calmly:

"understood."

But after he said that, he didn't move and continued to sit there calmly.

Gong Tianwu was stunned, but a guard next to him said:
"Boy, don't you know the rules?"

Gong Tianwu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"This is indeed my first time here. Please let me know the specific rules, big brother."

The accountant said:
"It's fine to exchange your Ruyi Lottery for the Purple Qi Cave Secret Art, but there are rules at Qizhen Pavilion. The skills you exchange for cannot be passed on to others except for your own practice. Otherwise, if you copy a dozen copies and sell them, won't our skills be everywhere?"

"So I have to impose a forbidden spell on you to restrict your behavior. But this forbidden spell has no cost to cast. The star sand and precious iron required for casting the spell are both priceless treasures. Moreover, the master who casts the spell will suffer heavy damage."

Gong Tianwu nodded repeatedly and said:

"You are right, you are right. I wonder how much it will cost?"

The accountant had seen countless people, and he immediately realized that the boy in front of him was timid and seemed quite fat, so he raised five fingers.

Gong Tianwu was surprised and said:

"Five hundred silver treasures are so expensive??"

The accountant was immediately overjoyed. His psychological price was fifty silver coins, but since the other party had misunderstood him, he certainly would not explain!
Who knew that Gong Tianwu's next reaction would make him even more dumbfounded. The boy was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily:
"I said there's no such thing as a free lunch. It turns out you're waiting for me here. What a bad luck. I can even run into a scammer here. You guys are just trying to defraud me of this money, right?"

Then he slammed the lucky stick directly on the table, turned around and walked out angrily.

The group looked at Gong Tianwu's departing back in amazement. The guards looked at each other and suddenly burst into a series of wild laughter:

"Isn't this guy a fool?"

"Did he think he was being duped?"

“Wahahaha, are they really gone? They’re really gone out!!”

"I've opened my eyes. Today I've really opened my eyes!!"

"Old Zhao, this is a windfall for you. You must treat us."

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Although the accountant felt something was a little strange, happiness came too suddenly. This guy didn't even want the Ruyi signature?

Then, after a few words from the guards, I felt that such overwhelming wealth had fallen on my head, so I had to catch it. So I signed for the Ruyi with a happy smile.

(End of this chapter)