Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 61 Receiving Merit, a Rare Event

After strengthening Dou Zhongde, I feel the effect is quite good.

Chen Xiuxian then took Mimi out again.

This guy is overjoyed to be a house cat again, and he's back to the good life of being fed and sleeping on the bed after eating.

Chen Xiuxian took the card and placed it on Mimi's head.

"Go!" The card vanished in a beam of light invisible to others.

Mimi's eyes suddenly widened, becoming perfectly round.

I couldn't help but open my mouth and let out a loud "Aww!"

That shout was as loud as thunder!

It was so sudden! It startled Chen Xiuxian.

He quickly covered Mimi's mouth: "Stop making noise!"

Mimi's roar, like that of a tiger, startled everyone in the guesthouse.

Many people rushed out carrying sticks, looking panicked, searching everywhere for the tiger!

"what happened?"

"A tiger ran in?!"

"Where did this tiger come from in the city?"

"I can't reach it! It sounds like it!"

Chen Xiuxian naturally hid in the house with the cat, pretending not to know anything. The chaos in the inn lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before it finally calmed down, and in the end, it remained an unsolved mystery.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Xiuxian grabbed Mimi by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up.

Mimi looked completely innocent: "I can't reach it!"

"Don't try to talk like a human!"

Mimi lowered her head meekly, "I just suddenly felt an itch in my throat, who knew I'd yell so loudly! Master, this is much stronger than that earthquake!"

Chen Xiuxian: Do you even need to tell me? That [Earthquake Strike (Green)] is only a Tier 2 spell card, this one is Tier 3!

"Don't use it recklessly in the city. There are plenty of experts here. If you get caught, I won't save you. Don't blame me for not warning you!"

……

Chen Xiuxian would browse the forum almost every night to see what the newly updated version of "The Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth" contained.

I've seen many players try the dual cultivation path, only to ruin their accounts and have to create alt accounts to continue!
They thoroughly enjoy it!
Of course, I also found a lot of useful information during this time, which should be of great help to my future spiritual practice.

Chen Xiuxian also made some plans for the future.

You need to avoid the pitfalls that many veteran players have fallen into, because you can't create alt accounts yourself.

Therefore, many unsuitable skills and spells are not learned, as learning too many of these things would lead to confusion.

It seems that breaking through to higher realms will become a burden in the future, and I may even have to find a way to get rid of it.

Therefore, using the unused resources to train subordinates would be a good idea. It wouldn't be a waste.

Mimi is the most capable fighter under my command. The others are like the gambling bastard Ma Si'er, who is a scout; the rat fairy Dou Zhongde, who is a strategist and cheerleader; and the toad Jinzi, who is decent in combat but whose main role is to restrain and flatter.

—His personality isn't suited for combat, but now that he has a combat squad under his command, he can be a squad leader.

Therefore, Mimi really has to be the ace enforcer and the double-flower red stick.

……

That afternoon, Chen Xiuxian and the other meritorious individuals were summoned to receive their rewards.

When we arrived at the place—a three-story restaurant by the water—the water was now frozen.

Besides Chen Xiuxian and others, there were also several meritorious officers in the army, such as Cao Bianjiao.

In Liaodong, military control was in effect, but the military personnel were still relatively directly involved.

That thing, with its several boxes of large, snowflake-shaped silver ingots gleaming in the sunlight, was truly breathtaking.

First, the military awarded them merits, and Cao Bianjiao and two battalion commanders under the command of the Sanyangbao commander were commended.

The man who read out the military order was a burly man. He wasn't wearing armor but had a sword at his waist. He had a handsome face and a beard, and he looked very dignified.

Judging from the conversation, Cao Bianjiao was promoted one rank, and then someone next to him handed him a large plate of silver ingots.

Getting paid on the spot feels amazing!
A dozen or so soldiers received their rewards, and then it was Chen Xiuxian's turn. He was the first among the righteous civilians.

After all, they thwarted the ratmen's attempt to destroy the Great Wall and even infiltrated the outpost to kill a boarman centurion.

If this kind of achievement were in the military, he would probably be promoted three ranks, and if he had someone backing him, he could be promoted directly to corps commander.

However, wasn't the reason why the Liaodong Army paid attention to cultivating and using civilian righteous people just to save money?

So Chen Xiuxian only received 500 taels of silver as a reward, a bronze plaque engraved with "righteous man" as his identity, and 300 merit points—which could be exchanged for some items at the General's Armory.

This was a last resort for the Liaodong side; they couldn't afford to give everyone money. So they gave them things that were useful for survival and combat.

From swords, spears, and clubs to armor and firearms, they even have thunderbolts!

To some extent, this can be considered "arms resale"!

After the reward ceremony, there was a victory banquet. The general who read out the reward order even offered three bowls of wine before leaving, showing him great respect.

Cao Bianjiao said to Chen Xiuxian, "This man is no ordinary person. He passed the imperial examination for military officers in the capital last year!" "Oh?" Chen Xiuxian became interested.

Because the Great Shun Dynasty had been plagued by internal and external troubles for hundreds of years, it did attach great importance to military preparedness.

Not only were there civil service examinations, but there were also military examinations. There was even a martial arts academy in this city!

While it's easier to pass the military examination than the civil examination, it still requires someone to be exceptionally talented.

The Great Shun Dynasty had a population of 200 million, and only selected about a hundred civil and military scholars every three years.

Not only did a military officer have to be good at fighting, but he also had to understand military strategy and policy; he was a highly skilled person!
Moreover, these days, the poor are skilled in literature and the rich in martial arts; it's not a path for the average person.

It was either by chance or through family tradition.

The centuries-long wars of the Great Shun Dynasty gave rise to a large number of military families.

It's common for several generations of people to serve in the military and become generals.

Their families have passed down many secret military formations and strategist techniques.

Although this kind of cultivation can only reach the Gang Sha Realm at most—in reality, the vast majority are at the Foundation Establishment Realm or Qi Refining Realm—it is still extremely rare.

These fierce generals, who come from military families and have achieved great success in their cultivation, can manifest their qi and blood in a single battle, making them capable of taking on a hundred enemies; when gathered with a group, they can utilize the baleful aura of the military formation to unleash combined attacks.

The murderous aura of that military formation was a special energy field born from the mixture of the blood, will, killing intent, and resentment of countless soldiers in large-scale cold weapon warfare.

It is not a product of evil or ghostly forces, but rather a product of a humanitarian war filled with iron-blooded brutality, ruthlessness, and chaos.

It has a strong aversion to and corrosive effect on those who are not practitioners of military strategy.

In other words, a special restraint technique!

No matter if it's Buddhist, Taoist, or evil magic, it'll all crumble when it encounters you!
Even a cultivator at the Gang Sha Realm, if surrounded by hundreds or thousands of fierce soldiers and commanded by officers, would have a real chance of perishing!
Of course, this is only in theory.

Those cultivators who can reach the Gang Sha Realm are all exceptional individuals, not fools. Do you think they'd let you surround them? Can't they fly?!
Of course, if you get surrounded, it'll be too late to fly away.

It was also through the combined power of the military formation's malevolent aura, the noble literary aura, and the dynasty's dragon aura that the Great Shun Dynasty was able to suppress those cultivators.

Otherwise, they won't even acknowledge you~
Two days ago, when he was fighting the boar-men, Chen Xiuxian had personally witnessed the fierce aura of the army formation.

It's much more intuitive than watching videos on forums.

Within the vision of the Spirit Eye Technique, hundreds of elite soldiers gathered in formation, with a dark red, blood-like, ethereal, smoke-like aura swirling above their heads, greatly enhancing their combat power.

The spells of the quilboar shaman are mostly dispelled before they can even land; they can only buff the quilboars themselves, not attack them.

Even Chen Xiuxian's Iron Wall Technique and Giant Strength Technique become ineffective at close range.

This thing doesn't distinguish between friend and foe!
Skills like pouncing attacks, however, remain unaffected.

……

Returning to the topic, Cao Bianjiao continued discussing this military scholar.

Chen Xiuxian was taken aback. "His name is Hong Chengchou?"

"Really? You've heard of him?"

Cao Bianjiao looked at Chen Xiuxian with curiosity, thinking that he knew this military scholar from Fujian in the south who had been sent to Liaodong as a military officer.

Chen Xiuxian shook his head: I don't know him, but I've heard a lot about him.

Although the Great Shun Dynasty in "The Great Thousand Worlds" is a fictional world, it actually has a historical prototype.

Often, players can find a sense that is both true and false.

For example, some NPC prototypes!

The real-life inspiration for Hong Chengchou has been discovered by players; he is a famous and rare figure.
As a result, many players were keeping an eye on him, planning to take his head off at any opportunity.

It's a pity, though. After all, he was a military scholar, which was quite valuable in the Great Shun Dynasty. After two years of studying in Liaodong, he was transferred back to Yanjing and joined the Ministry of War.

Then came the great calamity, and I wonder if any players still care about him?
……

Another drinking session ensued that night; it was a victory celebration, so why not take advantage of it?

At least the Liaodong General's Office wouldn't be stingy in a place like this; there's plenty of wine and meat.

Go ahead and eat whatever you want, pheasants, roe deer, or sika deer!
Chen Xiuxian ate a roe deer leg, two pheasants, two large bowls of roast pork, and five bowls of rice all by himself, which was more than what the burly old ox next to him ate, attracting the attention of many people.

Of course, this is nothing serious; there are plenty of pot-bellied men in the army.

However, Chen Xiuxian, despite his pretty face and rather slender build, had an appetite far exceeding that of most people, which made him somewhat of a sight to behold.
If you're only good-looking, you'd probably be ridiculed among these people.

Especially in Liaodong, a place that values ​​men and men, Chen Xiuxian's appearance is not a plus among men, and most of the time it is a minus.

However, Chen Xiuxian is really good at fighting!
Liaodong is a place that values ​​strength. Back then, he carried the huge head of the wild boar-man centurion out of the outpost, dripping blood all the way, which shocked many people.

Boarmen are extremely fierce and fearless, and their physical abilities are far superior to those of humans, so ordinary people cannot defeat ordinary boarmen.

Not to mention centurions!
It's estimated that only a truly skilled commander would have a chance to defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

Having this brain is enough for Chen Xiuxian to earn respect.

Indeed, his reputation in Liaodong rose slightly, and many soldiers and civilian heroes sought out Chen Xiuxian to offer him drinks.

……

Because the end of the year was approaching, Chen Xiuxian and Lao Niu decided not to return to Wadang Fort after being persuaded by Cao Bianjiao.

Let's spend the New Year in Shenyang first and then talk about it.

That night, after Chen Xiuxian fell asleep, he discovered that the "Dungeon" next to the "Forum" was lit up!
Huh? Could it be...? Upon closer inspection, the "Calabash Brothers Subdue the Snake Demon" instance had only been temporarily unavailable, but a new instance had appeared next to it!
Breakthrough Dungeon: Savage Valley (Blue)!
(End of this chapter)