Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 278 - 42: Grassman Skill Breakthrough

Chapter 278: Chapter 42: Grassman Skill Breakthrough

Zhao Xing, filled with curiosity, clicked to view the course description and suddenly realized.

"So the Grassman Skill has become a key support project for the court."

Grassman Skill was a spell from the Self Sect.

Everyone knew the current situation of the Self Sect.

Grassman Skill was an awkward presence within the Self Sect.

Why? Because the Ministers of Agriculture Official who specialized in the Self Sect generally focused on farming.

They developed crops with higher reproductive capacity, cultivated materials suitable for manufacturing by the Mechanical School, and studied the medicinal value of plants...

But few Ministers of Agriculture Official who specialized in the Self Sect would go into combat.

In the past, the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer did not even have the ’Taicang Institute’ option.

Because supplies were not managed by the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer but by the Ministers of Agriculture Official specializing in the Self Sect from the rear.

This was only later added due to the diverse needs of the military.

However, there were very few spells in the Self Sect that were used for combat.

To learn attack spells, Ministers of Agriculture Official would generally follow the Heavenly Time Sect or Earth Advantage Sect.

Grassman Skill was one of them, but Ministers of Agriculture Official in the Self Sect rarely wasted energy learning it because there was no demand.

If they wanted to become a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, they would follow the Earth Advantage Sect or Heavenly Time Sect.

Thus, the status of Grassman Skill became somewhat awkward.

No one in the Self Sect learned it, and other sects that wanted to learn it had to study the spells of the Self Sect.

Grassman Skill also required meticulous work and a significant amount of time to produce results, making it difficult to see effects in a short period.

Initially, the Grassman Skill passed down from the divine temple was quite complete, but gradually, only nine types remained.

However, many State Mansions and Daoist Academies had regulations: Ministers of Agriculture Official studying Grassman Skill could receive five taels of silver coin each month, increasing according to the official rank and spell level.

So, the court still wanted to prevent this type of spell from being lost.

"If the court did not spend resources to support it, no one would be willing to study Grassman Skill."

"Specifically raising the points reward was to prevent this type of spell from being lost."

"In later generations, Grassman Skill rose with the Self Sect, displaying great power. Unexpectedly, it still relied on policies to be passed down during this time," Zhao Xing reflected.

He carefully reviewed the elective training course.

However, the point rewards for this course had a rule: For the Grassman Skill training course, various points could only be collected if the spell achieved results. If the spell did not meet the standards, even the first place could not receive the points reward.

This was to dissuade those who just wanted to gather points.

Only those who genuinely put effort into learning the spell and achieved results could get the points reward.

Otherwise, if the reward of fifty thousand points was given to the first place, and the first place only knew a second-order Grassman Skill, this policy would be meaningless.

"Grassman Skill is cumbersome and time-consuming to learn, and without points, no one would sign up. But now the numbers have increased," Zhao Xing noticed that the number of registrations had exceeded five thousand people.

The promise of great rewards truly attracted brave souls, making the policy effective.

"First place: fifty thousand points reward."

"Second place: thirty thousand points reward."

"Third place: ten thousand points reward."

"Fourth to tenth place: eight thousand points reward."

"Eleventh to twentieth place: five thousand points reward."

"Twenty-first to fiftieth place: three thousand points reward."

"Fifty-first to hundredth place: one thousand points reward."

"After the hundredth, as long as the basic standard is met during the learning process, even if not in the top hundred, a minimum of fifty points to a maximum of eight hundred points reward can be earned."

Zhao Xing watched the Grassman Skill class points reward rules, knowing that the generous rewards were causing a surge in registration numbers.

The previously unpopular elective course had inadvertently become the top choice.

"The Instructor of this training course is surnamed Liu. Could it be from the Liu Family in Taihe County?"

The "Liu’s Technique of Weaving" that Xue Wenzhong had passed to Zhao Xing was founded by Liu Zonghai from Taihe County.

The Liu Family in Taihe County was a thousand-year-old established family. From the era of the Grand Ancestor to the present, they had always had high-ranking officials in the court. Liu Zonghai even reached the position of a Second-Rank Official.

"Now there’s no other way to earn points. The Grassman Skill training course must be secured," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He glanced at the other elective training courses. The current elective courses all offered points rewards.

However, the rewards that could compare to the Grassman Skill training course were few, and most had not yet begun.

"Register!"

Zhao Xing quickly registered.

......

The introduction of the Grassman Skill course caused many to hurriedly cram, flocking to the Taicang Institute to study the spells of the Self Sect.

Lu Bang stood atop a tall building, looking at the crowded masses below, and couldn’t help but muse, "Bustling, all pursuing benefit."

"Many people rarely came to the Taicang Institute for enlightenment before. From March to the current July, in the four months of training, this was probably the most lively time for the Taicang Institute."

"With rich rewards, even geniuses like Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing, and Zhao Xing have come to register."

"Mr. Liu, you will be busy this time."

Liu Tianning stood beside Lu Bang. Though he appeared middle-aged, he was actually one hundred and twenty-five years old.

He had a slightly plump figure, yet his fingers were very slender and fair, as white as jade. Even his skin was as pure as white jade.

Upon hearing Lu Bang speak, Liu Tianning said, "Though there are many people, how many are truly sincere in learning?"

"As for being busy, it is no trouble for me. Have you forgotten what I teach?"

"It’s not even my true form speaking with you."

Lu Bang turned his head in astonishment, "Mr. Liu, this, this isn’t your true form? Impressive, I couldn’t tell the difference."

Liu Tianning faintly smiled.

"But if you aren’t your true form, why drink my wine? Giving too much to Grassman would be wasteful." Lu Bang snatched the wine jug from his hand.

"Without drinking, how could I deceive you, Lu Songting? Your Fire Jade Wine contains rich Five Elements Power, greatly benefiting my Grassman. Don’t be stingy; quickly hand it over."