REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 64: Easy to do secretly, difficult to do openly

Chapter 64: Easy to do secretly, difficult to do openly

The temperature these few days is getting higher.

The sun shone brightly in the afternoon, hanging right over everyone's head.

The caravan left and the lodging business fell again.

Fang Yuan stepped into the cafeteria, immediately attracting the attention of the shop assistant.

A familiar face rushed over and gave her a flattering smile. “Oh, young master, you are here! Please sit!"

"Give me a bottle of wine and cut 600 grams of beef, and serve some side dishes." Fang Yuan walked past the cafeteria and approached the chair by the window where he always sat.

The shop assistant showed a difficult expression, “Young master, forgive me, but the last time the caravan came, the innkeeper sold all the green bamboo wine. We don't have this wine anymore here.”

Fang Yuan nodded, not feeling surprised, “Then give me a bottle of rice wine and tell the innkeeper, make more green bamboo wine this year, I order in advance a hundred jars. As for how much down payment, you can count first and report to me. ”

Now that the Liquor worm was revealed and did not arouse suspicion, Fang Yuan did not need to hold back from buying any more wine.

“Alright, I will definitely convey your words! Please calm down young master. ” Shop assistant pats his chest, sounds confident.

Shortly thereafter, the dish was served.

Fang Yuan drank and ate while staring out the window.

In such hot weather, especially at mealtimes, there were very few people on the streets.

Sunlight shone on the ground and the green bamboo houses.

Some barefoot human farmers carrying cement, steel shovels or shoulder poles walk in front. They had just finished their farm work, and were heading home.

Two children were holding the bamboo skeletons of their windmill toys and running around. The one behind was chasing while crying and shouting; it seemed like the boy in front had stolen his windmill toy.

At this moment, the two young Master Gu who were wearing green belts walked hurriedly on the road.

"Get lost, don't get in the way!" A Master Gu pushed the farmer in front of him.

The farmers frantically gave in.

“Hmph.” The two Young Masters Gu walked arrogantly.

Fang Yuan looked with a disturbed look in his eyes, as part of his mind was already focused on his aperture.

Inside the hole, a wall of water continued to flow as his green copper primeval sea rose with raging waves.

Liquor worms were playing around in the ancient sea, sometimes rolling comfortably, and sometimes curling up into balls.

The Autumn Spring Cricket was deep asleep, hiding its appearance.

White Boar Gu's round body spread its wings and drew a circle in the sky.

White and Black Boar Gu were both famous, both of them were precious and rare Gu worms. Their market value is even greater than the Liquor worm.

Although they had the same usage and similar appearance, their future progress routes were very different.

Black Boar Gu and Green Silk Gu would merge into rank two Black Mane Gu, and then onto Rank 3 Steel Mane Gu.

But the White Pig Gu was best suited to the Jade Skin Gu, where he would transform into a Rank two White Jade Gu, and then into a Rank three Heavenly Mugwort Gu (1).

Steel Mane Gu could make Gu Master's hair hard as steel, increasing attack and defense. The Heavenly Mugwort Gu allowed Master Gu's body to be as hard as white jade while at the same time reducing the damage from the attack like a moonblade.

Fang Yuan was a little pleased over this.

Getting the White Pig Gu was only one aspect of it, but what made him truly happy was the inheritance of the power of the Flower Wine Monk.

“The White Boar Gu can increase strength. The Flower Wine Monk put up a giant stone to block the path, so it seems like I need to fix this Gu and with enough force, push the giant stone away and continue forward. This is definitely the first test.”

“With the careful arrangement of the Flower Wine Monk, I can conclude that there should be a test of inheritance in the future, a second or third hurdle. Most importantly, I can confirm that he established this legacy of strength not as a trap, but with true sincerity. ”

“With this legacy, I was able to reach Rank three faster and leave this Qing Mao Mountain, and venture out, getting a greater chance!”

What does Master Gu need most in cultivating?

The answer is just one word — Resources.

Fang Yuan needed to cultivate, so he needed resources. But the clan's resources were limited, so if he wanted more, he would have to fight for it.

Not only did he fight over resources, he also had to win.

Vigilance when accumulated to a certain extent, would turn into oppression and obstacles that blocked his path.

Fang Yuan killed a family servant, but why did the Mo family remain indifferent? Robbing a classmate, why didn't their family chase after him? Fang Yuan rejected the clan and refused to be part of the system, but why did the clan leader choose to be lenient?

It was all because he was weak, because he was C class.

They felt strong and did not want to bully the weak. Under the family system, being petty with the weak Fang Yuan not only caused them to face humiliation, it also made others feel that the person was cold and unfeeling, damage someone's social relationships.

Weaknesses were the safety umbrellas Fang Yuan had for now.

But with the ongoing competition for resources, Fang Yuan would seem even stronger. This would make everyone start to be wary of him, and start trying to recruit him. No matter which side he chose, he would face oppression and trouble from the other factions.

Oppression and restriction would decrease his increasing speed.

Fang Yuan realized his predicament, he was in a difficult position. He seemed to have offended everyone, but he had not broken any laws in reality.

But over time, his cultivation level would increase, and conflicts would arise and worsen.

Fang Yuan knew that this conflict would escalate, but the longer it increased, the greater the profit he would gain.

Thus, the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance was on time!

With the legacy of this power, he would have hidden resources. Using this, he could break free from the control of the system and walk his own path, cultivating at his own speed and silently gathering power.

Once he was adopted into the system, he had to side with the faction. Even if he didn't want to compete, he would definitely be dragged into a political dispute.

In the system, one of them is a pawn. First of all, you need to be the right pawn so that others can use you willingly. Once they trust and use you, you have the opportunity to climb to the top, and even during that process, you should be careful not to become a discarded pawn.

Fang Yuan was clear from this procedure, he knew it too well. Even with his vast knowledge, there was nothing he could do for this situation. This is the rule!

The more important part was his C-class talent. For the clan, there was no desire to invest in him. Often he would be treated as a discarded pawn.

The most optimal route of progress is to work alone. This way, he could avoid most of the competition. Towards the higher-ups in the village, the image he had created earlier would be preserved.

“The things of this world, are always easy to do clandestinely, but difficult to do openly. Using the legacy of the Flower Wine Monk, I was able to cultivate and gather strength secretly without getting any attention and suppression. But the blackmail should continue, because if it stops suddenly, it will invite suspicion, and I also need ancient stones.” Fang Yuan considered his future plans.

He desperately needed an ancient stone.

Another teenager his age had just started purifying and feeding the second Gu worm. However, he had also refined the Little Light Gu and had recently obtained the White Pig Gu, thus possessing a total of four Gu worms.

Previously, he needed about one ancient stone a day just to feed Moonlight Gu and Liquor worms. Now that he was counting, he needed more than two pieces every day as expenditures!

If it included his cultivation needs and life expenditure, he would need to use around five primordial stones a day!

Five ancient stones were enough to feed a family of three humans for five months.

In his current hands, he had several hundred ancient stones, but it was not enough to sustain such expenditure in the long run.

More importantly, the further away he was, the greater his expenditure. Especially after rising to Rank two, every time he tried to merge Gu worms, it would cost him a lot.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan felt troubled.

The matter of the primordial stone was a problem, and by relying solely on extortion and the resources at hand, he could only delay this matter from erupting.

Moreover, he had another problem, and that was the feeding of White Boar Gu.

White Boar Gu's food was pork.

The boar, obviously called the pig. Boar Gu's food series, all pigs.

Black and White Boar Gu had a great appetite. Every five days they need to eat about one adult pork.

The pork in this world is not cheap, and humans are only able to slaughter one pig during the New Year celebration, and enjoy it themselves. Without large-scale cultivation techniques on Earth, the price of pork and beef is not something that humans can often eat.At the same time the topography of Mount Qing Mao is steep, the area of residence is narrow, and the, how much space can be allocated just for raising livestock?

You eat what you can get in your residence, the villagers can sometimes eat pigs because the hunters hunt wild boar in the mountains.

“Looks like I have to hunt by myself from now on, for pork.” Fang Yuan's eyes shone with a flash.

Relying on the village to buy pork, first is the production of ancient stones, second is that it will attract attention. Even if you like to eat pork, how can one eat so much in such a short time?

If he were to hunt by himself, it would not only solve this problem, but also alleviate his current financial pressure.

"Assistant shop, bill!" Thinking of this, Fang Yuan did not hesitate anymore, and after paying the bill, he left the inn.

These few days the academy was on break so the students could refine their second Gu worm. Fang Yuan decided that he could use this time well. He would leave the village and explore the mountains, and then kill some wild boars and get some pork for himself.

(1) Mugwort – Type of plant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia\_princeps