Spirit cultivation and immortality, how do you control an aircraft carrier?

Now, it seems we can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

And this is actually of great significance.

In a world that seems to value the extraordinary, talent in cultivation represents potential, and those with great potential are more likely to gain favor with others and obtain what they desire.

This can even be seen from the bodyguard Cheng standing in front of them.

He was only forced to answer the question because of Shen Huang's series of actions.

There was a hint of reluctance.

But now, he'll probably answer any question Shen Huang asks with a crisp and clear answer.

"Back in my family, my talent wasn't considered outstanding." Shen Huang didn't dwell on the other person's question, naturally changing the subject. "In your opinion, what is my talent like?"

"I dare not comment on that casually. My spiritual creature's level is also limited, and I cannot detect any high talent." Guard Cheng was obviously somewhat apprehensive. However, after pausing, he still said with obvious envy, "But, if you were an ordinary villager, you would definitely be taken in as a guard by the master, and you would be valued as much as the head guard."

"Then I have a general idea." Shen Huang nodded slightly.

He does have a general standard in mind, and in reality, it's likely to be higher than that.

However, having too much talent and too much potential is not necessarily a good thing.

Shen Huang decided to put aside the matter of talent for the time being.

He glanced at the guard in front of him, then asked about other things.

For example, what is it like to cultivate? What do you do as a guard? How do you raise spirit creatures? And how are strength levels divided after becoming a spirit master?

It must be said that, as a guard, he possessed far more information than the ordinary villagers!

Even though Shen Huang avoided some sensitive information after a slight probing, he still gained a great deal.

Even when Guard Cheng got up to apologize and said he had to go patrol the border area of ​​the gray fog, Shen Huang was still somewhat reluctant to stop talking.

Finally, he glanced at the family huddled inside the house, too afraid to come out and disturb their conversation, and after thinking for a moment, he casually took out a small bag of salt in a cloth bag.

"I've had a very fruitful day. This small bag of salt is my way of thanking you."

"Salt?!" Guard Cheng's eyes widened as he stared at the small bag, his mouth agape.

Although the lighter looked exquisite and expensive, he actually had no idea how much it was worth.

But the value of this salt is crystal clear!

"My lord, this, this..."

Guard Cheng blushed slightly, wanting to refuse, but he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Even the lighter in my hand felt extremely hot.

"Take it. I'm new here and there are indeed many things I don't understand. Your explanation today has been very helpful." Shen Huang smiled and placed the salt aside before turning to leave.

The lighter I used just now was merely a preemptive strike to establish my authority.

But this salt was used to test the waters and establish an image.

This is also thanks to the hard work of the many people in the strategic analysis department throughout the day.

They not only determined from the information in the jade slip that the humans in this world also needed salt, but also that the source and composition of this salt were consistent with their home planet, and that the salt was quite valuable.

In this small village where goods don't circulate much, these everyday necessities are more useful than rare treasures.

Moreover, this thing doesn't hold much appeal for truly capable people.

The township head, Chief He, and even that Hongfei cannot do without this salt.

Only ordinary guards with little strength would be lacking.

This is also the result of observations over this period of time—the productivity of this village in all areas is extremely poor.

Basic daily necessities are all obtained by hand, without any decent tools.

The guards' food, clothing, and lodging were almost entirely provided for by the villagers.

On the one hand, the gray fog restricted most of the land, leaving very little area for movement within the village and resulting in a severe shortage of raw materials. On the other hand, it was also clearly related to the inaction of the village chief. Even a little management or allowing the beast tamers to risk collecting resources from the gray fog would have prevented the shortage from reaching this point.

However, this is also advantageous for Shen Huang.

This allows him to gain a certain reputation by using salt, a small item that won't make the strong envious but is still useful and of sufficient quantity.

"The news should spread quickly, and then finding some more experienced guards won't seem abrupt or lead to rejection," Shen Huang thought to himself.

The conversation just now took place in the courtyard.

Guard Cheng dared not invite him into the house, and Shen Huang was not prepared to go in either.

Many villagers saw it as they came and went.

Even if it's just a trial balloon, the message will eventually spread.

And what happened next was exactly as Shen Huang had expected.

After his consciousness returned to his home planet and he exchanged information for a while, he went to find the next guard, and this time he received a much more noticeable welcome.

In such a small village, the news spread in just one or two hours.

After some time, Shen Huang stopped searching after finding the third guard.

"We've basically gathered all the information these ordinary guards could possibly know," he typed to Zhou Yu and several other relevant personnel from the home planet base. "Basically, we have a basic understanding of the initial cultivation system. Whether it's the guards, Hongfei, or even the village head, they are all essentially in a stage called 'Transformation into Mortals,' and the core of cultivation at this stage lies in 'Spirit'!"

"Yes." Zhou Yu looked at the report they had spent a day compiling and analyzing, and nodded slightly. "Spiritual objects are both a disaster and the future. These cultivators used powerful technology to forcibly apply spiritual objects that nearly destroyed the world. This is a path to survival that a powerful civilization has found with all its might in the face of a sudden and enormous disaster."

Shen Huang also sighed.

Although it was already confirmed that this was a world of cultivation, and that it contained gray mist, a blood moon, and enormous monsters in the sky.

However, when you truly begin to understand this world, you are still amazed by its magical nature.

The phrase "Gray mist descends upon the world, and all living things emerge" from the jade slip was indeed literally what it said.

Where the gray fog hangs, everything—whether it's a flower, a stone, or a dead tree—has the potential to come alive from the ashes!

Moreover, they are living beings that are born full of hostility, negative emotions, and endless destructive desires.

The so-called Spirit Control Technique is actually a combination of various methods from the path of cultivation, such as "Beast Taming Technique," "Weapon Refining Technique," and "Fate Contract Technique," which forcibly grind away the malevolent energy and malice of spirits and turn them into one's own.