Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Have you all remembered what I just said?" The militiaman wearing a straw hat asked with a serious expression. "Meeting the Immortal Lord is a very important matter, and cannot be taken lightly."

"We've got it all in mind!" Jia Tun and his group carefully adjusted their clothes, exchanged a glance, and nodded, saying, "We're all set."

"Alright, let's go." The militiaman turned and walked towards the center of the temple.

Jia Tun and the others followed closely, exchanging tense yet excited glances from time to time. They moved more cautiously, afraid that their every move might violate some taboo.

Several groups of people emerged from the other temples, almost all of them wearing various kinds of hats.

The largest group consisted of those wearing straw hats.

Jia Tun felt an unprecedented clarity of vision, and looked around curiously, his eyes flashing with an undisguised excitement and awe.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a gift from the gods; it has actually enabled my eyes to see things in the distance again!

He looked towards the entrances and exits of several temples and found that the number of people was at least half of what it used to be.

A gift from the gods is indeed not something easily obtained; I am truly lucky.

dong dong dong~

As they drew closer, Jiatun's heart began to pound.

The son does not talk strangely and forcefully.

As a scholar, he had always believed in reason and scriptures, but with this true immortal right in front of him, he couldn't help but believe.

Soon, he saw the White Immortal Lord again.

With just one glance, Jia Tun felt all his doubts and fears vanish. There seemed to be an indescribable aura around the Immortal Lord, which made him feel peaceful and serene.

As each person passed by, the immortal lord would mutter incantations, as if bestowing a blessing upon that person, while someone beside him would take notes on paper with a pen in hand.

This is... the fairy!

Filled with excitement, Jia Tun stood in the queue and waited quietly. Time passed by, and soon it was his turn.

"Hmm, it's finally the librarian's turn. Let me see what enchanted books they have." Bai Li let out a soft breath and opened Jiatun's trading interface.

Upon seeing the enchanted book, Bai Li nearly fainted.

He looked at the librarian with a complicated expression, then said to Miao Zhiming, who was taking notes, "Bookshelf, bound with a curse."

A bound curse—what's the point of having this thing?

Bai Li shook his head. Seeing Jia Tun's every move, he felt that he was very similar to his teachers in his previous life. He couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you know how to teach?"

Bai Li didn't feel anything wrong with calling someone "Mr.", especially someone in a profession like teaching.

Jia Tun was flattered and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "I am unworthy of the title of teacher. I am of limited talent and knowledge. I teach students words and principles, but I dare not claim to be a good teacher. I can only say that I have some experience, but I dare not say that I am an excellent teacher."

He really is a teacher.

Bai Li was overjoyed and said sincerely, "I plan to build an academy soon. Would you be willing to teach there, sir?"

"I am willing to use my meager strength to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts." Suppressing his excitement, Jia Tun quickly replied, "I will do my best to enlighten them, guide them to understand principles, and help them attain virtue!"

Jia Tun didn't know how he left; his mind was filled with his conversation with the Immortal Lord.

"Oh, what brings you here?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. Jia Tun looked up, his eyes wide, and pointed at the person before him, shouting incredulously, "You scoundrel, how could you be here? And you even received a divine gift? I haven't seen you before, and weren't all the bandits dealt with by the Immortal Lord...?"

Isn't this big, simple-minded guy in front of me wearing a straw hat one of the two bandits who tried to lure me out of the city?

"Huh? Why can't I receive a divine gift?" Liu Ping scratched his head, looking puzzled. "I'm the first person to receive a divine gift from Immortal Lord Bai!"

As a scholar, Jia Tun was quite quick-witted, and he instantly grasped the ins and outs of the matter.

No, they weren't bandits. I was wrong from the start!

The person in front of him had clearly arrived earlier than him. At that time, the Immortal Lord had already descended to the mortal realm, and it was under the arrangement of the White Immortal Lord that they wanted to find scholars.

Am I not right outside the city right now?

In other words, if I hadn't refused in the first place, I wouldn't have suffered so much? I would have received the divine gift long ago?

You should have said so earlier! I would have come already!

Sigh, it seems that even if I had told myself clearly, I still wouldn't have believed it back then!

Why! ! !

Jia Tun repeatedly pounded his chest, his face full of regret.

Liu Ping, meanwhile, looked at Jia Tun's appearance, turned his back, and smiled subtly.

Although Liu Ping was simple-minded, he wasn't stupid. He naturally recognized Jia Tun and deliberately walked up to him, putting on this show.

Serves you right for not believing me, hahaha, now you regret it!

……

That's great, the education problem is finally solved!

Bai Li nodded in satisfaction and made a list of all the remaining items that the librarians could trade.

Flame Protection II, Binding Curse, Underwater Breathing I, Undead Slayer II, Underwater Speed ​​Digging I, and Miao Zhiming's Power I.

"Zhiming, call over everyone on the list, including Mugun and Xiaomai!"

Bai Li gave the instructions.

There is a limit to the number of transactions. Once the number of transactions exceeds a certain limit, the corresponding transaction will become invalid, and you can only wait for restocking. Fortunately, the number of farmers has increased, so there are more people who can exchange wheat.

Even after all the wheat has been traded, the number of arrow makers is still relatively small, and the wooden sticks synthesized by Bai Li cannot be completely traded.

The iron armor set is outdated; it's time to switch to the diamond armor set!

With the emeralds he had acquired through the trade, Bai Li sought out the armorer.

The trading prices are seven emeralds for one iron leggings and four emeralds for one iron boot.

After changing about six more pairs of boots and four sets of iron leggings, the armorer was promoted to apprentice and given a discount.

Next, Bai Li exchanged for eleven pairs of chain boots, six shields, four diamond leggings, and three diamond boots, finally upgrading them to Master level.

I've unlocked the full set of diamond armor!

Among them, the diamond leg guards provide projectile protection level three, the diamond breastplate provides projectile protection level two, and the diamond boots provide projectile protection level two.

What bad luck!

Bai Li sighed helplessly. Projectile protection, just as its name suggests, can reduce damage from projectiles.

Bai Li wasn't entirely sure what the projectiles would be, but he knew they would definitely include arrows and fireballs.

However, Bai Li didn't think that arrows were truly useless, as others could penetrate the diamond armor without monsters present.

The diamond helmet's enchantments are pretty good: Fire Protection I and Breathing Underwater I.

I've tried underwater breathing before; you can achieve circulating breathing with an empty bottle. After all, Bai Li only needs to breathe, not oxygen.

Who knows if he's consuming oxygen and producing carbon dioxide by inhaling and exhaling now?

The flame protection was what Bai Li was somewhat satisfied with, since they already had eight portions of magma, and they only needed to wait a few more days to go to the lower realm.

The Nether is filled with lava, and Fire Protection reduces the damage from fire, including lava.

You should know that in the Nether, water will evaporate immediately as soon as it is put in. If you fall into lava, the flames will protect you and reduce some of the damage, and you might even survive.

It would be great if all projectile protection could be replaced with flame protection!

Suddenly, Bai Li remembered something.

If I remember correctly, firearms already existed by the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Ammunition is just a projectile, isn't it?