Chapter 4 Gaining Merit and Promoting to the Second Tier
The giant fairy book was floating so quietly in the depths of my mind, shining with golden light.
As soon as Xu Chong's consciousness entered his mind, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the content on the Fairy Book panel had changed differently from before.
[High-grade Immortal Skill: Throwing Beans into Soldiers]
Level: First level (can be upgraded to second level)
Motto: change, accept
Conditions for advancement: You need to accumulate ten points of merit (merits achieved)
Current merit: twelve points
Recognizing the Master Immortal Weapon: Qiankun Bag
Maximum quantity: five hundred (replenished every twelve hours)
The fairy book warns: Those who hope to get such a great opportunity should cast down demons and eliminate demons, punish evil and eliminate evil, do more good deeds to accumulate virtue, and never do evil that harms the heaven and justice and makes humans and gods angry...
Why are there suddenly twelve more merit points?
Xu Chong was pleasantly surprised and a little surprised.
After thinking about it carefully, I understood what was going on.
It must be the merit gained from killing those bandits just now.
Punishing evil and eradicating evil can also be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good, and you will naturally gain merit.
However, he really never expected that, including the black-faced bandit leader, he had only killed a dozen bandits in total, but he had gained twelve points of merit in one fell swoop.
If you do this, it doesn't seem to be difficult to get merit points to upgrade.
Now I have enough merit points, and there are two more points.
How do I level up?
Thinking of this, Xu Chong tried to use his consciousness to touch the golden fonts "can be upgraded to the second level" on the magic panel to see if there was any reaction.
Immediately, Fairy Book reacted.
I saw the giant fairy book floating in my mind suddenly flashing with golden light, and then the fairy book slowly opened to the second page.
The second page is also blank.
But just like last time, after a while, several rows of fonts were gradually revealed.
[High-grade Immortal Skill: Throwing Beans into Soldiers]
Level: Second level
Motto: change, accept
Conditions for promotion: 50 points of merit must be accumulated
Current merit: two points
Recognizing the Master Immortal Weapon: Qiankun Bag
Maximum quantity: one thousand (replenished every twelve hours)
The fairy book warns: Those who hope to get such a great opportunity should cast down demons and eliminate demons, punish evil and eliminate evil, do more good deeds to accumulate virtue, and never do evil that harms the heaven and justice and makes humans and gods angry...
Seeing the changes in the contents on the fairy book board, Xu Chong was ecstatic.
Success!
He really succeeded in getting promoted.
Now, he has been promoted to the second level. To advance to the third level, fifty merit points are required.
There doesn't seem to be a lot, and it feels like it's very easy to upgrade.
What surprised him the most was that after reaching the second level, the number of soldiers actually doubled.
The original upper limit of five hundred has been changed to a upper limit of one thousand.
This means that after twelve hours, his Qiankun bag can contain a thousand mung beans.
One thousand mung beans is enough for him to spread for a long time...
Suddenly, a strong feeling of weightlessness made him fall rapidly.
Immediately afterwards, his butt landed hard on the ground, causing his face to become distorted and his teeth to grin.
Consciousness was instantly withdrawn from the mind and returned to reality.
When I opened my eyes, I found that the surrounding area was empty. The four farmers who had just carried the sedan chair and the forty-odd farmers who were escorting them all disappeared out of thin air.
Strange, why are they missing?
Xu Chong was filled with doubts. When he looked down, he found that the Qiankun Bag, which was already dry, had become bulging again, and it was even more bulging than before.
When I opened the bag, I found that it was filled with mung beans, at least a thousand in quantity.
Seeing this scene, he screamed with excitement.
"That's it, that's it..."
Now he finally understood that every time he leveled up, the Immortal Book Panel would replenish the Qiankun Bag instantly, and there was no need to wait twelve hours.
The only drawback is that all previously transformed soldiers will be cleared.
Looking at the Qiankun bag full of mung beans, Xu Chong smiled from ear to ear.
He took out a mung bean and looked at it. He found that there was no change as before.
I just don’t know if he will become a real soldier after he is released.
If they were real soldiers, their weapons, equipment, and combat effectiveness would be much better than those of a farmer with a hoe, right?
Thinking of this, he was filled with expectations.
I couldn't wait to take out four mung beans on the spot and scattered them on the ground.
"Change!"
After a chant, four human-shaped light groups burst out from the ground. The dazzling light disappeared, and four slender woodcutter appeared out of thin air on the ground.
These woodcutters were also dressed in coarse linen clothes and held a rusty short-handled axe.
Like the farmers before, they all had dull eyes, like four stupid geese, looking at Xu Chong in front of them stupidly, not knowing how to say hello.
Seeing this scene, Xu Chong was secretly a little disappointed.
"Why is he a woodcutter? Sowing beans makes a soldier. When are you going to turn me into a real soldier?"
Although he was a little disappointed when he saw the woodcutter for the first time, he soon became happy again.
Because these woodcutters look stronger than the previous farmers, and their weapons are axes, which are obviously more flexible and more lethal than the farmers' hoes.
Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of these "axemen" has been somewhat improved.
The key quantity has doubled than before.
If we encounter a bandit leader with the same strength as just now, it is estimated that up to a hundred "axemen" can chop him into pieces.
The four woodcutters were still standing there stupidly.
Xu Chong raised his head and looked at the sky. The sun was gradually setting in the west. It was already evening, and it was estimated that it would be dark in a few hours.
This place is at least a hundred miles away from Liangzhou City, and there are no people nearby.
It seemed that he had to spend the night in the wilderness tonight.
After staying in Ziyunguan for several months, Xu Chong knew it best.
At this time of year, even after the sun comes out during the day, it feels quite warm.
But at night, especially late at night, the temperature drops suddenly. If you don't find a place to shelter from the wind and moisture, you will freeze to death. Even if you don't freeze to death, frostbite will be very troublesome.
This is not the earth. If you get sick or have a cold, you can go directly to the hospital.
Getting sick here is a very dangerous thing. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
After all, he only knows how to spread the beans and make soldiers, and he is not a real immortal.
Thinking of this, Xu Chong hurriedly ordered the four woodcutters: "You guys carry me on the road. If you see any ruined temples or deserted villages on the road, you must tell me."
The four woodcutters nodded, then lifted up the Bean Spreader and swayed out of the Black Wind Valley.
I have to say that these woodcutters are indeed better than farmers.
They carried Xu Chong and walked very fast, much faster than the farmers.
The sky is getting darker.
The woodcutter carried Xu Chong through the dense mountain forest.
The terrain of the road in the forest gradually rises, and it seems that there should be a mountain ridge ahead.
As the visibility is getting lower and lower, the mountains and forests on both sides of the road have become darker and more gloomy. From time to time, there are unknown birds and animals inside, making all kinds of indescribable strange sounds and cries, which can make your scalp numb and make your hair stand on end.
Xu Chong turned his head and looked at the dense woods on both sides, frowning secretly.
I've been walking through these desolate mountains and ridges for almost an hour, and I haven't seen a single desolate village or ruined temple.
It was really no option, so I had no choice but to camp out in the nearby woods.
Just find a sheltered mountain wall and burn a bonfire, which can barely last a night.
Just then,
At the end of the road ahead, in the woods on the left, there are faint eaves and spires.
Seeing this scene, Xu Chong was moved in his heart and hurriedly ordered: "Go faster, there seems to be a resting place ahead."
The four woodcutter immediately quickened their pace.
Soon, everyone carried Xu Chong and ran towards there.
A few dozen meters away, Xu Chong looked up and saw an abandoned temple appearing in the woods.
The temple door had long since collapsed, and there was a faint fire flashing inside the dark ruined temple.
Apparently, there are already people inside this ruined temple.
Xu Chong thought for a while and decided to go over and take a look. After all, after walking for a day and a night, he was already exhausted. He really wanted to find a place to shelter from the wind and have a good rest.
He has already thought about it. If there are thieves in the ruined temple, he will directly transform into a woodcutter to eliminate the harm for the people. If it is an ordinary person, then they can live in peace and spend the night separately.