Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 149: Equal Treatment, the Value of Merit

After several trials, the snake soup was finally finalized.

When taken at the Vajra Realm, one can, with the help of the gentle and vast medicinal power, quickly skip the long period of training the body to become a Vajra physique, and directly achieve the Profound Realm in one step.

And after entering the Zhixuan realm, he can be unstoppable.

This is equivalent to saving a Zhixuan master twenty to thirty years of hard training.

For those below the Vajra Realm, it is not recommended to consume the medicine without the help of a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomenon or above to refine the medicinal power, unless one bowl of medicinal snake soup is diluted into five or even ten bowls, so as to avoid meridian rupture and death from lack of nourishment.

The potency of the medicine is also greatly reduced after dilution.

A bowl of exotic snake medicinal food diluted into ten bowls still has the effect of cleansing the marrow of the Book of Changes, and can directly penetrate the twelve main meridians, open the eight extraordinary meridians, and directly bypass the arduous training of the ninth level of martial artists to achieve the Vajra realm in one step.

Zhu Jinzhen immediately took out the gourmet tablecloth in the secret room and began to let the soldiers of Tiance and Cangyun take turns to materialize the Dragon Tonic Soup, preparing to push Cangyun and Tiance to the Vajra Realm, or even above the Vajra Realm, in the shortest time possible.

"Your Highness, the Secret Guards and the Great Snow Dragon Riders..."

“Just treat everyone equally.”

From the moment the first bowl of Dragon Tonic Soup came out of the pot and the success was confirmed, this thing became an unlimited resource for Zhu Jinzhen. He would never hide such benefits and small things from his own people.

We will also try our best to treat everyone equally.

There will be no favoritism.

……

Secret guard station.

Many secret guards who have returned or have not completed their missions.

As expected, I also saw the specially marked (new) items on the latest merit exchange list.

Jiaolong Tonic Soup: Benefits: Cleanses the marrow according to the I Ching, repairs hidden injuries, harmonizes yin and yang, and greatly strengthens primordial yang and yin. Taking it at the Vajra Realm allows a rapid breakthrough to the Zhixuan realm, bypassing half a decade of arduous cultivation and achieving perfection in the Zhixuan realm in a short period of time. Taking it at the Zhixuan realm grants a 70% chance of unlocking the threshold of the Celestial Phenomenon, saving ten years of painstaking effort.

Exchange merit: 4,000 points.

"Gulu!"

All the Xuanjia secret guards in the secret guard station couldn't help swallowing their saliva when looking at the marks on the list.

Even though they are wearing masks, one can still see the excited expressions on their faces.

"One bowl of nourishing soup and you'll be transformed from a carp into a dragon."

"I have now reached the perfect stage of the Vajra Realm, and I am on the verge of reaching the Mysterious Realm. If I exchange it for a bowl of Dragon Tonic Soup, wouldn't that allow me to directly aspire to the realm of the Celestial Grandmaster?"

"That's nothing. I've already entered the Acupoint Mystical Realm. If I had this Dragon Tonic Soup, I'd be able to reach the Celestial Realm next year, or within two or three years at the latest."

"The merit points I exchange for are so cheap."

"Hey, you're new here, right? The missions that the Secret Guards carry out are not easy, and they often walk on the edge of life and death. That's why His Highness only gives us a 10% reward for our merits."

"One percent?"

"Hmm, what else? Just leaving this Dragon Tonic Soup out there is priceless, right? And four thousand merit points can be exchanged for killing ten people of the same realm in the Profound Realm, or completing a slightly difficult mission."

"There's an even simpler option. If you find a kidnapping den in Shaanxi and rescue more than ten children, you can directly exchange it for a bowl."

"Human traffickers, are they so valuable?"

"If they're alive, they're worthless. If they're dead, they're worthless too. But if they're half-dead, half-alive, and on the verge of death, then if you bring them back and deliver them on the mission, they'll definitely be worth money."

Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou and others listened to the conversation between these masked secret guards.

Also full of curiosity.

Although they have the Sikong Zhaixing Belt, many things are still very unfamiliar to them.

When Lu Xiaofeng heard that human traffickers were worth money, his eyes lit up. Even Ximen Chuxue pricked up his ears. This kind of thing, which not only punishes evildoers but also earns a large number of merit points, was something everyone was curious about. "Four thousand merit points can be exchanged for a bowl of Dragon Tonic Soup. Lu Xiaofeng, how many do you have?" Hua Manlou asked.

"Three hundred points." Lu Xiaofeng touched his nose awkwardly, feeling a bit embarrassed. Then he saw Sikong Zhaixing standing next to him with a shifty look on his face and one hand on his waist. He couldn't help but be curious: "Old Monkey, what about you?"

"I?"

Sikong Zhaixing chuckled: "No more, no less, seven thousand points."

"so much?"

Lu Xiaofeng exclaimed, and then thought that Sikong Zhaixing had been a member of the Secret Guard for quite some time, so it didn't seem surprising that he had accumulated so many merit points.

But, the envious look in his eyes could not be hidden.

Seeing this, Ximen Chuixue beside him raised the corner of his mouth: "I have 1,760 points."

"Ok?"

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou both showed puzzled expressions.

Sikong Zhaixing, standing by, seemed to understand the situation very well and explained with a smile, "In front of the north gate of Lanzhou Prefecture, Ximen Chuxue single-handedly killed two Finger Profound Realm Grandmasters, and together with others, he killed two Finger Profound Realm masters, plus those small fry. It's normal to have these points."

"Wait, if that's the case..."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly seemed to think of something and looked at Bai Zhantang, who was standing silently beside him and wearing an evil phoenix mask, with a questioning look in his eyes.

Their mission was discussed on their way back.

Everyone knows that Bai Zhantang killed the once world-famous Gongsun Wulong in this battle.

Lu Xiaofeng was very curious. How much merit points could someone like Bai Zhantang get by killing a great master of the same realm?

Bai Zhantang didn't hide it, shrugged, and replied: "There are 500 guard duties, 1,500 to kill celestial beings of the same level, plus some small tasks, this trip will be about 2,300 points."

Seeing the envious look in Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, Bai Zhantang thought for a moment and used his voice to send a message to Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Ximen Chuxue: "If you need merit points, I can exchange them for some."

The three of them looked at Sikong Zhaixing standing beside them. Although they didn't speak, their meaning was clear: "Is this still possible?"

Sikong Zhaixing nodded. "It's not surprising to see something unusual. As long as it's not robbery, Your Highness and the Commander don't care. But generally speaking, unless they have a very close relationship, no one would be willing to exchange their merits for others. After all, they don't have enough for themselves."

Moreover, merits can be directly exchanged for gold and silver in the Merit Hall, but gold and silver generally cannot be exchanged for merit points.

This also led to the fact that the merits were basically used by the secret guards themselves and were rarely circulated.

Hua Manlou's face instantly broke into a brilliant smile: "Thank you, Brother Bai. I wonder how to exchange it?"

The Hua family is the richest family in the world. They are the most powerful businessmen in Jiangnan and even in the entire Ming Dynasty. Hua Manlou doesn't have much other things, but he is the richest among them in terms of money.

Even if the Ming Dynasty were to rank the world's richest businessmen, the Hua family's accumulated wealth would not necessarily be much less than Wan Sanqian, who is known as the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

Bai Zhantang pondered for a moment and said, "Let's use the exchange rate of the Merit Hall. One tael of gold or ten taels of silver for a point of Merit. I can exchange any 300 points for them."

Three hundred merit points is not too much, but not too little either.

This was roughly what Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng gained from the Lanzhou operation.

And it takes a long time for the secret guards to encounter such an operation?
Hua Manlou had previously asked the secret guard how many merit points were needed to exchange for information about the Iron Shoe Thief?

The answer is five hundred points.

He was just a little short of it.

"In that case, thank you very much." Hua Manlou clasped his fists and said with a smile.

Sikong Zhaixing nudged Bai Zhantang with his elbow and teased with a sly smile, "A dignified thief, yet you're short of money? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your fellow thieves if you tell others about it?"

(End of this chapter)