Chapter 24: Training and Brewing
Ideas are grand, reality is harsh.
A few players intended to enthusiastically embark on ancient large-scale construction, only to be dealt a heavy blow right at the start.
First, there are several fundamental issues in ancient times.
For example, medical technology and the most lacking issue of grain; mortals on the Yunzhou Continent do not have these worries.
A single unscientific Blood Replenishing Pill can help most mortal injuries recover, unless they are poisoned by a Demonic Beast.
Ordinary plagues and illnesses are also extinct; only viruses from Demonic Beasts can cause disaster.
However, Demonic Beasts are confined to fixed locations. This area is the territory of Major Sects, and it’s not considered a dangerous zone. As long as one doesn’t leave their house, it’s hard to encounter them in a lifetime.
The issue of grain.
Because there is Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth, even if there isn’t much in Wang’an County, that Spiritual Energy can allow grains to grow exceptionally abundant.
Even rice, which is hard to find, is specially cultivated by the common people here.
Every household can eat white flour, which at least proves their living conditions are not bad.
These two points alone are enough to kill players’ ambitions of developing medicine and growing grain.
However, the players are still not giving up.
Life is too abundant; there will always be people pursuing better quality.
If that’s the case, then let’s innovate upon the foundation.
Earlier, Zhou Xiao said he wanted to make better pastries, and starting with gourmet food is not a bad idea.
The players also bought a Blood Replenishing Pill to try. In the end, they concluded it was unpalatable, and they all felt that the disciples who refined medicine had a promising future.
The taste of Blood Bead Grass is not good, and coupled with the inconsistent skills of the Medicine Sect disciples, the Blood Replenishing Pills they refined lacked the freshness of legendary spiritual medicines, being extremely astringent.
If that’s the case, why can’t we refine strawberry-flavored Blood Replenishing Pills?
Chen Miaomiao researched for two days and, while she doesn’t know other things for now, discovered that the roots and stems of spirit herbs can be used for stir-frying…
Anyway, it’s not poisonous. Adding salt and stir-frying it makes a refreshing and delicious vegetable dish.
Meanwhile, the two players who were discussing began to log off and scratch their heads, searching for information to see what kind of technology in this ancient continent they could get their hands on first.
It’s only the second day in the game, and it’s already dark in the game by noon in reality.
Players who have to work are working, and those who played games all night are also starting to feel the strain.
There’s no reaction in the game, but in reality, one still needs to use the restroom and eat. It’s impossible to be immersed in the game for 24 hours a day.
While everyone was busy, Song Jiulai couldn’t afford to be idle either.
Looking at information is one thing.
She also had to find a way to make money.
The players working for her to plant spirit herbs also required a basic salary.
Currently, it’s set at two Low-grade Spirit Stones per month.
Not only will taxes need to be paid then, but how awkward would it be if the money couldn’t be disbursed?
So, she went down the mountain.
Of course, today she happened to go out. The original night suddenly erupted with miles of rosy clouds.
A clear phoenix cry echoed through the clouds, resonating for miles. The fiery red light illuminated the land of Wang’an County as if it were daytime.
Song Jiulai, who hadn’t even taken two steps, felt immense pressure.
Suffocating; it was an absolute majesty, a crushing force from a high-level Cultivator.
The surrounding hundred miles were enveloped in this fiery red glow, its aura so strong it felt like it could collapse the eight directions.
Song Jiulai inwardly cursed, “System, what’s going on?”
Such a huge commotion must mean a high-level Cultivator is revealing their aura, or they are fighting.
Otherwise, people usually pass by discreetly. High-level Cultivators would never let mortals and low-level Cultivators sense even a trace of their aura.
System: “If you don’t know, how would I know?”
Song Jiulai: “…What’s the point of you then.”
System: “…You’re really pragmatic.”
However, soon, this commotion, which lasted only a dozen seconds, dissipated.
The aura vanished. Song Jiulai thought that since it wasn’t something her level could understand anyway, she continued towards her destination.
She was going to a place called ‘Cave Demon Valley’.
Wang’an County is located on the edge of the Myriad Immortal Sect’s territory. Even the edge is unimaginably vast.
However, Cave Demon Valley is the boundary between the Myriad Immortal Sect and the territories of other Major Sects. Countless Demonic Beasts exist here, and it’s said that within the valley, there is a seventh-tier Demonic Beast comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage.
Even Su Huanli’s training location is here.
Of course, Song Jiulai doesn’t have the ability to go to the central area; she’s just going to the very edge of Cave Demon Valley to bully some easily bullied Demonic Beasts.
Cultivators also need training, and killing Demonic Beasts is one of them. More importantly, Demonic Beast Corpses can be sold for money.
She’ll also collect some things, see if she can find any wild Spirit Ore—there’s no one as pathetic as her as a Sect Master.
If she had money, Song Jiulai wouldn’t want to go out. Wouldn’t it be better to wait safely for the players to make money?
But she couldn’t.
If she doesn’t train, she might not be able to compete with those players.
Everyone knows that people from Huaxia are competitive everywhere.
For now, she won’t tell the players about the existence of Cave Demon Valley—she, the Sect Master, will secretly compete first.
Cave Demon Valley is vast, extremely vast. This boundary alone is comparable to a country in reality.
Even to reach the outermost edge, Song Jiulai would have to travel for a day and a night.
One can imagine the immensity of the Yunzhou Continent.
This round trip would take two to three days.
The players have all entered, so her absence for two to three days isn’t a big deal, as the System can contact her remotely.
Moreover, Song Jiulai is inwardly apprehensive. She’s going there because the Flying Sparrow Sect and the neighboring Peach Blossom Sect have Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters stationed there for training. To prevent some demonized Rogue Cultivators from attacking, they will protect low-level Cultivators there.
It’s impossible for a Cultivator not to fight or train.
If not for this, Song Jiulai, at the Qi Refining Stage, would absolutely not go.
It’s said that further ahead, there are disciples from other Major Sects and even the Myriad Immortal Sect in the core area. Of course, they are going to deal with high-level Demonic Beasts, unlike Song Jiulai, who is a poor person using training as an excuse to make money.
No one knows that Song Jiulai has set off. The players have also started to mobilize.
Besides chopping wood to build houses and practicing control over Spiritual Energy, Chen Miaomiao and a player have already developed the Sect’s first money-making project.
Brewing alcohol.
That’s right, alcohol.
In ancient times, although alcohol existed, conditions were lacking, especially since brewing requires grain.
The Yunzhou Continent doesn’t have this problem; conditions are too good, and grain is not lacking. Moreover, mortal grain is cheap. Buying it to brew alcohol and then selling it back can at least yield a large profit.
Chen Miaomiao can also try to research whether spirit herbs can be incorporated.
However, at present, she is still too poor. The only spirit herbs she has available for experiments are the Blood Bead Grass and Spirit Benefiting Grass planted by A Wu. Other miscellaneous spirit herbs require purchasing seedlings for cultivation.
A Wu, after harvesting her two plots of land, decided to sell them. She left ten stalks as reserves when Song Jiulai promised to repay her.
Alcohol is something that not only mortals love, but some Cultivators also enjoy.
Otherwise, why would there be nicknames like “Wine Immortal”?
