The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 59: Tempering the Meat of the Savage Elephant (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)
"Two things. The first thing is that I want to know how to become a ghostwriter."

Su Mu collected his thoughts and spoke.

"You want to be a ghostwriter?"

Wei Yongfu asked in confusion, "You're not a good official, but you're a ghostwriter? Are you okay?"

"I have no choice but to be a ghostwriter. I have no family to rely on, and the cost of practicing martial arts is high. I can only risk my life for money."

Wei Yongfu said, "You don't have to, it's much easier to make money as an official.

I just can't adapt to it because of my personality, otherwise I would have become an official long ago."

Although ghostwriters seem to be free and easy, they actually have no food to eat and they really work hard to make money.

Unless you have a special hobby or have no other choice, who would be the ghostwriter?

"It's not me, it's a friend of mine."

Su Mu said, "I have a friend who wants to be a ghostwriter."

"That's it."

Wei Yongfu stroked his chin and said, "There is no threshold to be a ghostwriter. The most important thing is to be able to get the work. I can't do anything about it. First of all, you have to make a name for yourself before people will look for you.

Doesn't the government have a wanted list? You can ask your friend to capture a few of the wanted criminals and bring them to the government in exchange for a bounty. Once he becomes famous, people will naturally come looking for him."

Su Mu frowned.

Even if he goes to catch a criminal on the wanted list, he will only be considered to be fulfilling his duty.

After all, whether it's a constable or a white-clothed officer from the Taiping Division, catching the criminals on the wanted list is their job.

It seems that I have to find another way to be a ghostwriter.

"Let's talk about the second thing first."

Su Mu pondered and said, "I would like to ask you to follow me out of the city to investigate a case."

"No problem. As long as the money is in place, anything is possible."

Wei Yongfu said without hesitation, "You are also an old customer. I will give you a discount of 100 taels per day. If you encounter a strong enemy, the price will be increased."

There was a unique shrewdness flashing on Wei Yongfu's honest face.

"You are a lion talking loudly."

Su Mu was speechless.

The salary of a squad leader was only four taels of silver a month, or one hundred taels a day, which was equivalent to more than two years' salary for a squad leader.

Of course, salary only accounts for a small proportion of the squad leader’s income.

However, one hundred taels a day is also a sky-high price.

“It’s really a friendship price.”

Wei Yongfu said seriously, "I have already broken through to the third level of Body Tempering. Go out and ask around. How much does it cost to hire a body tempering third level guard?"

He had made a lot of money from Su Mu before, successfully bought the tendon-tempering pill, and now he has entered the tendon-tempering realm.

A ghostwriter who has reached the third level of Body Tempering is very rare even in the inner city.

"One hundred taels a day is fine, but I don't want you to be just a guard. You need to do some other things for me."

Su Mu pondered.

Most of the detectives in Nancheng Division are only at the Body Tempering Stage and are not very useful.

The case in Wulimiao Village is a bit suspicious, so it's worth spending some money to hire a third-level body tempering expert.

"One hundred taels a day, I'll let you drive me."

Wei Yongfu said with professional ethics, "I won't charge extra for enemies below the third level of Body Tempering, but if you want to deal with an enemy at the third level of Body Tempering, you will have to pay extra."

"can."

Su Mu nodded.

This is considered as office errands, I can ask Nanchengsi to reimburse me later.

If Nanchengsi doesn't report it, Su Mu will change his identity and talk to He Yuxing.

Being an official is not like being a human being. You have to learn to adapt.

Su Mu whispered a few instructions, and Wei Yongfu nodded frequently. After a moment, he left under the cover of night.

After dawn, Wei Yongfu went straight out of the city and went to Wulimiao Village. This is a story for later.

After seeing Wei Yongfu off, Su Mu felt relieved.

The case of Wulimiao Village must be investigated thoroughly eventually.

"It will take some time for Wei Yongfu to come back and forth. Since you have some free time, let's temper the meat."

Su Mu thought about it and called out the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu] [Identity: Constable/White-robed Taiping Division (9th rank)]

[Points: 50 points]

[Realm: The Ultimate Realm of Skin Hardening]

[Kung Fu: Gold Scale Skin Tempering Method (Perfect), Black Jade Skin Tempering Method (Perfect), Iron Sand Skin Tempering Method (Perfect)]

[Martial Arts: Fubo Sword Skills (Perfect), Archery (Beginner)]

There was suddenly another column of text on the panel.

Realm, the ultimate realm of skin tempering.

Could it be that my realm was too low before, so the system panel didn’t look down on it and didn’t display it?
Su Mu laughed at himself in his heart, with the blessing of dual identities, the speed of accumulating points has indeed increased significantly.

After upgrading the iron sand quenching method to perfection, there are still fifty points left on the system panel.

"The Qi and blood accumulated during the body tempering, along with special medicinal materials, are integrated into the muscles of the body, tempering the muscles to be as strong as steel..."

Su Mu took out the "Barbarian Elephant Meat Tempering Method" he bought from Wei Yongfu and studied it word by word.

Compared with the skin quenching method, the meat quenching method has many more postures.

Through these postures, one can train muscles all over the body, allowing Qi, blood and medicinal power to be absorbed into them.

The posture is actually very simple, and the focus is on the elixir taken internally and applied externally.

The body tempering stage is actually to use external force to temper the human body to an extreme, and then open up the secrets of the human body from the outside to the inside, to achieve the effect of rebirth.

Therefore, the Body Tempering Stage not only tests one's aptitude, but also one's financial resources.

As long as you have enough financial resources, even if you have average qualifications, you can reach a higher level by accumulating resources and time.

Unlike the realms above the Body Tempering stage, if you don’t have the qualifications at that time, it would be really impossible.

Of course, if one's qualifications are not good, even if he comes from a large family, his family may not be willing to invest too many resources in him.

After all, it consumes a huge amount of resources, and in the end can only create a fourth level of body tempering, which is not cost-effective.

The Barbarian Elephant Meat Tempering Method has an additional internal medicine recipe compared to the previous skin tempering method.

Su Mu carefully went to several pharmacies before he bought all the herbs on the prescription.

Just a set of medicinal materials for internal and external application cost a full ten taels of silver.

The practice mentioned that this kind of medicinal material should be used every three days.

All in all, if the meat is tempered for a year, it will cost at least a thousand taels of silver.

This is absolutely a staggering expense.

The poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts; this is the naked reality.

The soup is cooked.

Su Mu didn't care whether it was bitter or not, he drank it in one gulp, and casually smeared the external medicine all over his body. Then he followed the posture of the Savage Elephant Flesh Tempering Method, lying on the ground, exerting force on his limbs, and his body rose and fell.

As his muscles were stretched, the burning energy and blood naturally surged within his body. The medicinal power of the medicine also exploded in his body, spreading all the way to the muscles throughout his body as his body rose and fell.

Su Mu kept changing his postures, like a young elephant, lifting, pushing, kicking and treading.

After a moment, white steam was rising from his body, and the temperature in the room seemed to have risen by two degrees.

It was unknown how long it had been before Su Mu regained his footing, ending his training.

The Qi and blood in the body gradually weakened, and the medicinal power that had not yet been completely absorbed also settled in the body, waiting for the next practice.

"call……"

Su Mu exhaled a breath of white air, feeling the changes in his body.

After practicing once, he actually felt a significant improvement in his strength.

This is the benefit of him practicing skin tempering to the extreme. With a profound foundation and a solid basis, once the flesh is tempered, the effect will be improved by leaps and bounds.

While washing the sweat and medicine off his body, Su Mu called up the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Constable Squad Leader/Taiping Division White-robed Officer (Ninth Rank)]

[Points: 50 points]

[Realm: The Ultimate Realm of Skin Hardening]

[Kung Fu: Savage Elephant Meat Tempering Technique (Not yet started/+)...]

[Martial Arts: Fubo Sword Skills (Perfect), Archery (Beginner)]

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