
Leg 62: Selecting Gu again in Gu's storage room
The sun rises, indicating another day.
The students lined up properly, faces flushed with excitement as they stood in front of the Gu academy's storage room.
Today was the day where they would choose their second Gu!
As the first one advanced to the middle stage, Fang Yuan had priority in choosing, so he stood in front of the queue.
Behind him were Gu Yue Mo Chen, Gu Yue Fang Zheng and Gu Yue Chi Cheng.
Crunched.
Gu's storage room door was opened by the guards, and Fang Yuan was the first to set foot into it.
Gu's room isn't large, but it's a beautiful sight to behold. The surrounding walls had square holes, some large but others small, accommodating all sorts of containers inside.
There were stone pots, jade pots, cages made from weaved grass, and some porcelain items.
All types of Gu worms, as they were all rank one, were stored in this container. The academy probably spent over 1000 ancient stones each day just to feed this Gu worm.
Fang Yuan glanced at it and found that in the many containers, they were already empty, there were no Gu worms inside.
The Gu worms in the storage room are replenished once a year. Previously when they had chosen their vital Gu, most of the young people had chosen Moonlight Gu, so the storage room had no Moonlight Gu left at the moment.
The storage room had no windows, only a small skylight on the roof.
Sunlight shone from the ceiling and formed a rectangular golden image on the ground.
The first time when he had entered Gu s.p.a.ce, Fang Yuan already had a goal and immediately chose Moonlight Gu. But now, he had several possible targets in his mind.
But this target also depends on whether there is stock in the storage space.
Fang Yuan moved along the left wall and walked in slowly while inspecting the catalogue.
Five steps later, he stopped.
The square box frame near his shoulder had a bronze bowl inside, and inside was a Gu worm.
This Gu worm is like a bedbug, flat and wide with a small head, having an oblong body. It was yellow-orange throughout, and emitted a faint bronze-like glow.
This was the Bronze Leather Gu, the choice for most Master Gu melee battles. The academy's martial arts instructor raised Gu like that, and once activated, caused the body to glow yellow, greatly increasing the defense.
Fang Yuan's knowledge was deep and vast, so naturally he had no desire for this Gu. He continued forward and looked at Gu Leather Stone.
Stone Skin Gu and Bronze Skin Gu had similar appearances, but Stone Skin Gu's body was gray, like a work of art made from stone.
After the six Gu Leather Stones, there was the Gu Leather Iron.
Iron Skin Gu and Bronze Skin Gu were outwardly similar but with only minor differences. It quietly stayed in the iron bowl, not moving. It was emitting a light like black iron around its body.
Since humans have clans, so does Gu.
The three Gu that Fang Yuan saw simultaneously were all from the same series. They are similar in appearance and have similar effects.
“Iron Skin, Bronze Skin, Stone Skin,Jade Skin Gu...if there is Jade Skin Gu, I might as well choose it.” Fang Yuan muttered as his heart felt a hint of hope rising, and he continued walking.
Yet he was destined to be disappointed, because after the Iron Skin Gu, he saw the Beast Skin Gu.
Gu Jade Skin and Gu Beast Skin are from the same series as Gu Bronze Skin etc. But they have a big difference in value – Gu Beast Skin is the most common, even cheaper than Gu Stone Skin, but more evolutionary. lines and can blend with more varieties of Gu.
Gu Jade Skin is the rarest Gu in the series. Its market value is only second only to the Liquor worm, and sometimes its price fluctuates and rivals the Liquor worm itself.
Fang Yuan looked at it, but he did not find Gu Jade Skin. He was not disappointed, but laughed in relief, “Village Gu Yue is just a middle clan, the storage room of Gu academy is only of medium-level quality. To have Gu Jade Skin, it was rather impossible.”
The left side of the wall had already been inspected, so Fang Yuan swapped into another wall and continued walking.
On these walls, there was mostly the Longhorn Gu Beetle.
Similar to the Skin Gu series, the Longhorn Beetle Gu was a large clan among rank one Gu worms.
Their outer appearance is similar – they have a long and circular cylindrical figure, the back area has many lines. Most of its body was black, giving off a metallic luster. It had a pair of antennae that were long and exceeded body size; its chin was strong and it emitted a shrill sound, like the sound of sawed wood. With this, some Master Gu of some places would refer to them as 'tree bunches saws'.
What first entered Fang Yuan's vision was the Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu.
Its entire body was metallic red, and it had a pair of antennas that were rougher than the Longhorn Beetle was accustomed to. On the top surface of the antenna there is a growth like bamboo connection with each small interval.
This Gu Longhorn Brute Force Beetle was highly sought after in the market; previously the caravans that had come to Gu Yue village had people selling this Gu in bulk.
Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu grants temporary superpowers to Master Gu. It has the reputation of a bull's strength, and can last for five breaths.
But it has two weaknesses.
One was that each activation consumed too much primordial essence. A mid stage one rank required 10% primordial essence, but if converted to an early stage, it would consume 20%.
The rest is sequels. If Master Gu had a weak constitution, using this Gu a lot would cause their muscles to be injured, even to experience muscle tears. Only Master Gu with a strong body would choose to use this Gu. A small-sized person like Fang Yuan was no match for it.
Fang Yuan knew this as well, and walked past Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, continuing to look around.
It was the Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle.
The figure of the beetle was slightly thinner and longer than the Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, its entire body was coated in a deep yellow color. Its pair of long antennas had no bamboo joints, and its roots were yellow, slowly fading to black at the ends.
Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu can grant temporary power to Master Gu, and this type of power immediately, lasts only for five breaths. But the Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle Gu can provide endurance to Master Gu and allow their stamina expenditure to be greatly reduced, yet it can only last for fifteen minutes. At the same time it has no impact.
Among the rank one worms of Gu, the Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle had a high market value, comparable to Moonlight Gu and only losing to Jade Skin Gu and Liquor worms.
Fang Yuan checked the surroundings and found that there was only one Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle.
"That guy's not bad, but it doesn't suit me." Fang Yuan shook his head, handed this Gu.
Very quickly he walked up and reached the corner of the wall, having finished looking at the second wall, but he was not satisfied.
Gu is in the storage room only with this quality, and if he wants to get lucky or get Gu's surprise, the chances are slim.
Fang Yuan turned to the third wall and continued to check.
On this wall, the dominant Gu Boar.
Boar Gu is a series among the Gu worms.
There were Flower Boar Gu, Pink Boar Gu, Black Boar Gu and White Boar Gu.
Pink Boar Gu had the lowest grade, hardly any Master Gu had chosen him. It only has one ability, and that is to gain weight. After Master Gu injected their primordial essence, the Pink Pig Gu would change their constitution and cause them to become fat. No matter how thin they were, they would be able to become fat people.
There were only two or three Pink Boar Gu in the storage room, there was obviously no value to his upbringing.
Flower Boar Gu was the most abundant, having at least a dozen lined up. These Gu worms have floral patterns on the surface, either white and black, black and pink, or white and pink. Some even have all three colors.
The use of Flower Boar Gu was similar to Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, temporarily adding power to master Gu.
Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu gives the power of one bull, and Flower Boar Gu gives the power of one wild boar. Flower Boar Gu consumed the same amount of primordial essence as Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu but could last for ten breaths, twice that of Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu.
This was because Master Gu obtained lower strength, so the side effects were less.
“Flower Boar Gu is the most common Gu worm, and the most widely sold in the market. It cost half of the Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, it was truly worth the money. But among the Boar Gu clan, only the last two Gu had greater value, even more expensive than Jade Skin Gu and the Liquor worm!” Fang Yuan's eyes showed a light of deep thought.
Black Pig Gu or White Pig Gu can be sold for 600 ancient stones in the market. Once they appear, they are often sold immediately.
The Black and White Boar Gu's ability was to change Master Gu's body constitution and permanently increase their strength.
Although the Brute Force Longhorn Beetle could provide bull power, it could only last five breaths, use too much energy to maintain and have powerful side effects.
The increase in Black and White Boar's strength, although bit by bit, would accumulate over time and once obtained, the power would belong to Gu Master completely, this power will remain in Gu Master's body.
This was the reason why the value of Black and White Boar Gu was higher than Liquor's
Worms.
The public acknowledges that the value of the Liquor worm should be slightly lower than the Black or White Pig Gu.
Liquor Worms could only purify the primordial essence, and after a fierce battle, Master Gu's primordial essence was easily depleted. For the rest of the battle, they could only rely on their martial arts and physical strength. This was when the White and Black Gu showed their value; they were more reliable than the Liquor worm.
"If I can fix the Black Pig Gu or the White Pig Gu, that's good." Fang Yuan only imagined the scenario, but with the type of storage room Gu that only had one Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle, how could there be such a rare White or Black Pig Gu?
He walked around again and looked at all the Gu worms that the room offered. As expected, no one really captivated him.
Finally, he picked up Little Light Gu at the corner of the wall.
There were five Little Light Gu in the storage room.
This gu is oddly shaped, looks like a pentagram, and is only half as big as a fingernail.
The Little Light Gu was especially paired with Moonlight Gu, a common aid-type Gu worm for Moonlight Gu. For Fang Yuan to have chosen this Gu, it was just an average choice, but at least it suited his development path.
"Fang Yuan's out."
"Geez, it finally came out after all this time."
"I wonder what Gu he chose?"
“She already has Liquor worms, this is her third Gu, maybe she won't be able to raise them properly. Hehe."
Fang Yuan casually walked out of the storage room. The students were outside for a long time and began to fidget.
"My turn! I wonder what Gu has chosen Fang Yuan?” As soon as Gu Yue Mo Chen saw Fang Yuan step out, he hurriedly took a big step and entered the storage room.
He checked and found that the only Yellow Camel Longhorn Beetle was still there. Mo Chen could not help but be too excited, immediately picked it up.
After which, Fang Zheng walked in.
"I have Moonlight Gu to attack, but I don't have defensive-type Gu worms." Gu Yue Fang Zheng after a long consideration, decided to choose Gu Leather Bronze.
Gu Yue Chi Cheng was the fourth person to enter.
“I need evasion ability, so in the next fight I will be able to hit others, but others cannot hit me. I'm almost invincible.” He looked left and right, and finally chose Gu Cricket Dragonpill.