REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 23: Raising Gu is like raising a mistress
Chapter 23: Raising Gu is like raising a mistress
The sun has set.
The sunset light was still burning in the sky. The distant mountains in the distance were covered in a thick layer of ash ash ash, gradually turning black.
In the academy, the day class had ended. The students walked out of the academy in groups of two and three.
“I am so happy today, I learned some things. Especially how I learned how to use Moonlight Gu.”
“How moonblade flying in the air looks so cool. Too bad my talent is not enough, so in the future I can only become a logistic Master Gu, I will not be able to go to the battlefield. The young teenagers happily chatted.
Some of them called their friends.
"Let's go and eat, we can drink rice wine while we do it, what do you think?"
"Sure, that's not bad advice."
“You guys go first, I have to go to the store next to the academy's Gu room and buy a grass doll. It would be easy to practice at home with that. ”
Fang Yuan went to Gu's room alone.
The Gu room of the academy stored several rank one Gu worms. There were many types and variations, and Moonlight Gu Fang Yuan was taken freely from within.
Occasionally the students would have a free chance to choose the Gu worm. If one wanted to obtain an additional Gu, they would have to pay.
In this short period of time Fang Yuan did not want to refine the other Gu. He walked into the building next to Gu – room it was a small shop.
At the store were seven students, each negotiating at the counter with the shop owner to buy a lawn doll.
"It's you, junior." The rank one Master Gu in charge of the shop was in his twenties. When he saw Fang Yuan, he automatically greeted him while bidding with his customers.
Fang Yuan was surprised, knowing that this Master Gu was Jiang Ya. It was the young Master Gu who had taught the hunters a lesson in the inn.
“Ah, this is you senior.” Fang Yuan nodded, his face expressionless.
Jiang Ya took out a grass puppet from the counter behind her, giving it to the students who bought it. At the same time he threw a friendly smile at Fang Yuan and asked, “Did junior brother come here to buy a grass puppet as well? If you want me to leave one for you, you only need three pieces of ancient stone. These items sell as hard as fried beans, currently there are only seven left, if you wait any longer, there will be no stock left. ”
Jiang Ya's attitude towards humans was arrogant, but towards people like Fang Yuan, she was very kind and sincere.
Fang Yuan shook his head, laughing silently as he thought, This Jiang Ya really knows how to do business. The grass doll was made with Scarecrow Gu. Even after entering the incorporated primordial essence, the final cost should not be more than one and a half ancient stones.
“Senior, this is not fair. It should be the first to come first, why leave it for him? ”
“Yes, we all came early. If you want to do business, you should know the rules.”
"Three pieces will be three pieces, this ancient stone, give me a grass doll."
The youngsters in the shop were all worried when they heard that the store only had seven dolls left. They stopped trying to negotiate, and took out their stones to buy them.
Very quickly, seven satisfied teenagers came out.
"Does my junior want to buy a grass doll?" Jiang Ya laughed as she asked, “It looks like they sold out, but there is actually still an eighth doll stored under the crate. If junior doesn't buy it now, you'll miss the opportunity.”
Fang Yuan had no interest in grass puppets. He shook his head and took out a piece of ancient stone, putting it on the table. “I want to buy ten petals orchid month.”
Jiang Ya was stunned. He looked at Fang Yuan's eyes deeply, picked up the ancient stone and opened the desk drawer. Then he took out a paper bag, saying, “Ten sheets of moon orchid petals, not one less. Please convince."
Fang Yuan checked the item on the spot and found no mistake with it. He finally left the small shop.
Gu should be fed.
A Master Gu purifies Gu, uses Gu, and at the same time needs to improve Gu.
Fixing Gu was difficult; there was a risk of a counterattack. Using Gu is not easy; one needs a lot of practice. The knowledge of raising Gu was even more vast and profound, as there were all kinds of Gu worms and the food was very strange. Some needed to swallow the ground, some needed starlight, some needed tears and some ate the clouds and air from the nine heavens.
Just by taking the three current Gu Fang Yuan for example, Moonlight Gu needed the moon orchid petals, twice a day. Morning and night one meal, each eating two pieces of flower petals. As for the Liquor worm, it is necessary to drink wine. A bottle of green bamboo wine could support him for four days. As for the Autumn Spring Cricket, it was even stranger as it drank straight from the River of Time, retaining its vitality.
The River of Time supported the flow of this world. It was not far in the sky but very close, flowing down the side of everyone. Every movement made by every living creature requires a boost of time.
Time was like flowing water, hastily sliding forward. The River of Time was invisible and colorless, whereas in reality all living beings were actually still alive and living in the waters of the River of Time.
After purchasing a bag of moon orchid petals, Fang Yuan went to the inn to buy green bamboo wine. Liquor worms can also drink turbid wine or rice wine for life. However with this type of second-rate wine the amount needed to drink would increase, and it would require many jars every day. After counting, Fang Yuan decided it would be best to buy green bamboo wine straight away. Not only would it be more valuable than buying second-rate wine, it would also not arouse suspicion.
"Young master, you've come." The workers at the inn already knew Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan gave him three pieces of ancient stone directly, saying easily, “Give me a bottle of green bamboo wine and make me some good dishes. You don't have to give me change, just put it here first. At the end of the month when the amount reaches one stone, you can reduce my bill with it. ”
Although Fang Yuan no longer stayed in the inn now that he had moved to the academy dormitory, he would always eat here when he bought wine.
Fang Yuan ate and counted at the same time in his mind, “An ancient piece of stone can buy me ten pieces of flower petals. Moonlight Gu consumes four pieces every day. A bottle of green bamboo wine costs two pieces of stone, and it can support the Liquor worm for four days. In other words just to raise and feed these two Gu's, I need to spend almost a stone each day. ”
It doesn't seem like much, but in reality it's very expensive. Monthly living expenses for a mortal family of three spent only one piece of ancient stone.From the beginning of perfecting Gu to this day, sixteen days have passed. Just to raise Gu alone, Fang Yuan had spent fourteen and a half ancient stones.
“I have obtained the Treasure of the Wine Flower, picked up Fang Zheng's ancient stone bag and also got the first place prize. My ancient stone assets once reached up to forty-four pieces. But in the early days of Gu purification, I wasted six and a half pieces, then I used fourteen pieces to feed this Gu. My living expenses are half a piece, and today I may be left twenty pieces. ”
Fang Yuan took out his money bag. He opened it and looked inside. The bag contained pieces of ancient stone inside. Each of these stones is grayish-white, elliptical in shape and the volume is the same, the size of a duck egg.
After counting, he discovered that he really only had twenty pieces left. In other words if this continued then Fang Yuan would only be able to last for half a month with the rest of the stones he left behind. He was not like his – colleagues they had relatives and friends to help them, especially with the case of students like Gu Yue Mo Bei and Gu Yue Chi Cheng who were loaded with ancient stones.
Fang Yuan could only think of his own way.
“Uncle and Bibi have already cut my living expenses, but every weekend the clan academy will give three pieces of ancient stones as a subsidy to every student. Looks like I need to show off in the moonblade assessment in three days and take out those ten ancient stone gifts. ” Fang Yuan chewed the food in his mouth while pondering.
His current age was only at the age where the body was growing. Without realizing it all the rice and side dishes had entered his stomach.
Taking the sealed jar of green bamboo wine, Fang Yuan raised his foot and started walking, leaving the inn.
"Young Master, Young Master." The inn worker chased him from behind and said, “Only to tell the young master something, but in less than a month the trading company will arrive in the village. By convention they will always buy green bamboo wine in our shop. The young master loved our green bamboo wine and always bought a few jars every week, so the innkeeper ordered me to inform the young master of the matter. The green bamboo wine in our store has a limited supply, so after we sell it to the trading company, I'm afraid we'll only have a little.”
"Is that the problem?" When Fang Yuan heard the news, he frowned slightly. In order to get to know someone and discern a conversation, Fang Yuan had five hundred years of experience. The shop worker and Young Master Gu Jiang Ya spoke with the same meaning, yet Fang Yuan was naturally able to discern with Jiang Ya's complicated words and the shop worker's honest words.
This problem is a little troublesome. Fang Yuan needed to feed the Liquor worm and he needed a large amount of green bamboo wine in the long run. If this inn ran out of stock then he would have to use a large amount of second-rate wine to feed the Liquor worm.
It was impossible for him to drink a few jars a day. After a while people will be suspicious. After thinking about it, Fang Yuan took out ten pieces of ancient stone and said, “Then I will buy five more jars. I'll need you to take it for me and follow me to put them in the academy dormitory.
“Alright, Young Master.” The worker immediately received the ancient stone.
The petals of the moon orchid flower could only last for five days without any special means of storage, so Fang Yuan would only buy bags at any time. However green bamboo grapes can be stored for a very long time, so there is no problem with this.
Some workers followed Fang Yuan to the academy dormitory and placed the wine jar under his bed, and then they left. As he looked at the suddenly flattened pouch of money in his hand, Fang Yuan sighed.
Fixing Gu was difficult, but raising Gu wasn't easy either.
It also took into account the fact that he had five hundred years of previous life experience, so he didn't need to practice using his Gu, either, which meant that the consumption rate of the primordial essence would decrease and thus save a significant amount of cost.
For those of his age, they needed to practice using Moonlight Gu and needed to dispose of the primordial essence. To improve proficiency, one needed to practice many times. When too much primordial essence was consumed, the primordial stone should be used as a supplement because the recovery rate was too slow. To buy a grass doll costs also three ancient stones. All of this is money.
“Luckily My Autumn Spring Crickets ate on time and nothing else. Otherwise, I will be long bankrupt, I will never be able to support him.” Fang Yuan suddenly felt extremely lucky.
The higher the Gu, the greater the consumption of food needed or the more valuable and scarce the food needed, making it more difficult to store. A normal level two-tier Gu worm would cost about one to two pieces of primordial stone a day.
It is good enough if the food can be bought. There are some Gu that require food that is relatively difficult to find, some even do not circulate on the market.
Just as the food of Spring Autumn Cicada was time itself, this was actually more precious. After all there is a saying, an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.
No matter how much money you have, can you buy time?
You can't!
In theory, a Master Gu could refine an unlimited amount of Gu. As long as you can fix it, whether ten, a hundred or a thousand worms is possible. You can fix Gu as much as you want.
But in reality a Gu Master usually only had 4-5 Gu.
Wh why?
The biggest reason is because it is difficult to buy.
The higher the worm rate, the more expensive it will cost to feed and raise. This often gave Master Gu too many difficulties to overcome, making them relentless headaches because of it.
Another reason is – cannot be used.
To use Moonlight Gu to unleash a single moonblade attack, one would need to use 10% of the ancient essence. C-class talent, Gu Master, could run out of the primordial essence in their hole after launching three to four attacks.
To raise so much Gu, wouldn't it be a waste if one couldn't use it?
So in Master Gu's cultivation there was a saying that circulated: Raising Gu is like raising a mistress.
To keep the mistress, you need to buy food, clothes, houses, etc. It is very expensive and the more you have the more expensive it is; a normal man cannot afford it.
Even if you save so much, a man's energy is limited; he can't use it all. Are you going to raise them just to see them?
As Master Gu's rank increased, so did Gu's worm food standards. So please don't look at how a Master Gu has no restrictions on the number of Gu purifications; in general a Gu Master only maintains around 4-5 Gu of his level.
If Gu's number is raised higher, Master Gu will go bankrupt!