Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 352 - 19: Continuously Comprehending Advanced Daoist Techniques, Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List Unveiled! Zhao Xing Leaves Seclusion! (Two in One)

Chapter 352: Chapter 19: Continuously Comprehending Advanced Daoist Techniques, Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List Unveiled! Zhao Xing Leaves Seclusion! (Two in One)

April 25, the nine-ring mission had ended, and Zhao Xing had already attained the rank just below Seventh Grade. He no longer held the position of Yun City Du Water Order.

With the mission concluded, he would return to the combat sequence of the Divine Might Army, and Xia Jing would return to the Xuanjia Army, but no new orders had been issued yet, so he went back to Ten Suns Cave Heaven once more.

The main purpose was to deal with war spoils, comprehend the three major secret manuals, solidify his own realm, and learn new high-level arrays.

Long Xiao and Aotian Cat also followed him back as the Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List was about to open, and he needed to prepare at the Cave Heaven Station.

Old Chen was not at the Cave Heaven Station; he had taken on a farming task and had already crossed the river.

Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Yang City, Armory.

"Whoosh~"

An Arrowfish Flying Boat wobbled as it landed in the plaza in front of the armory. Many flying boats were present here, alongside mountains of treasures, surrounded by many people picking and choosing.

This was Yang City’s Armory, where war spoils were exchanged for items, directly sold to the armory to be converted into points.

"Did you make an appointment with the appraiser?" Long Xiao asked.

"I did," Zhao Xing nodded, "Look, here he comes."

"Tatatata~"

A familiar figure came sprinting from a distance.

It was the Mechanical Master, Gao Ming.

"Sigh~" Gao Ming, riding a bamboo horse flying boat, stopped in front of them, "Congratulations, Zhao Xing, you’ve reached just below Seventh Grade."

"It’s all luck," Zhao Xing jumped down from the flying boat, "Mr. Gao, you arrived really fast. I just got here and you’re already here."

"Of course I come fast when there’s work," Gao Ming adjusted his footing and inspected the Arrowfish Flying Boat, "Wow, little brother, you really struck it rich, a full ship’s worth of items, the array is at full capacity!"

"I just went to Southern Desolate to pick up some scraps," Zhao Xing modestly said, "It’s just a large quantity, actually not worth much money."

"Whether it’s worth much, I’ll calculate and know," Gao Ming said, "Go ahead and unload everything."

"Alright." Zhao Xing waved his hand, and a wild wind entered the cargo hold of the flying boat, and soon a large amount of objects flew out from the ship and piled up in the plaza.

Before long, a fifteen-meter-high mound had formed next to the flying boat.

"Tsk tsk, tsk tsk, how many tribes did you raid? The styles of various treasures are all so different," Gao Ming remarked while inspecting the pile and marveling.

The items Zhao Xing released were large in quantity and varied in style, originating from the different beliefs of various tribes.

Gao Ming circled around and found that the quality wasn’t bad.

After all, Zhao Xing was a main official of just below Seventh Grade, choosing war spoils, he naturally also picked the best ones first.

"Little brother, you really are modest, there’s easily 150,000 points here!" Gao Ming said upon inspecting.

"Only 150,000 points?" Zhao Xing thought it could reach 200,000 points.

But thinking about it, he felt relieved.

In most cases, the Military Realm allowed generals to dispose of war spoils on their own, no need to turn them over.

Of course, the government also wasn’t just spending without income.

The Military Realm stipulated: war spoils must be recycled to the armory, and private transactions with merchants, buying and selling, were not allowed in any military armory.

The recycling prices were set by the Military Realm, and the selling price differed from the recycling price to reduce the cost of war.

Of course, launching wars would still result in losses, but this way the loss would be lesser, and so long as suitable residential land was conquered, in the long run, it was still profitable.

The low recycling price was not solely because of this rule; as the war spoils captured by various armies increased, their recycling prices also fluctuated, and additionally, the equipment and weapons produced by the Southern Barbarians were generally weaker than those of Great Zhou.

Like the ’Earth Dragon Armor’ that Gao Ming was inspecting.

"This Earth Dragon Armor made by the Southern Barbarians, though its defensive power also reached the lower tier of level four, its durability is lower than our Great Zhou’s Earth Dragon Armor. Ours can withstand fifty thousand level four weapon strikes, but the Southern Barbarians’ can only withstand five thousand strikes," Gao Ming explained.

"A knockoff naturally has a lower price."

"And this Seven-star Curved Saber, Southern Barbarians lack Bluwater Crystal for tempering, they use substitutes, so its durability and power are both lower than the standard of Great Zhou."

"And this item..."

Gao Ming inspected carefully, afraid that Zhao Xing wouldn’t understand, he specifically explained.

"Little brother, it’s not that I’m driving the price down, just that I need to explain the reason clearly, I’m not making much on this."

"Mr. Gao, please, naturally we adhere to the armory’s standard."

....

Mechanical Master Gao Ming spent over two hours finishing the inventory of Zhao Xing’s war spoils and provided the total price.

"It’s calculated, total recycling price: 165,462."

"I have listed the inventory for you, take a look and see if there’s any problem," Gao Ming said.

Zhao Xing took out the Earth Mirror to check, and indeed, there was a message for war spoils inventory.

"No problem."

"That’s good, now I might trouble you, little brother, to help move the stuff onto this cargo ship." Gao Ming said, "I don’t have wind manipulation."

"Sure thing."

Zhao Xing waved his hand, transferring the items onto the cargo flying boat summoned by Gao Ming.

The transaction was completed.

Six hundred sixty-seven thousand points were also secured.

"These small tribes are still a bit too poor," Long Xiao said lazily, "You risked so much raiding so many tribes and ended up with so little money."

Zhao Xing nodded, indeed it wasn’t much.

Thinking about the time when Qi Shan governed, he had embezzled over 3 million taels in three years, while 1 point in the Military Realm is roughly equivalent to 1.5-2 taels.

In these two months, Zhao Xing managed to earn over a hundred thousand points because there were battles to fight, otherwise slowly accumulating over three years definitely wouldn’t rival the amount embezzled.

"What’s your plan?"

"I’ll see you back, I also need to practice my sword skills," Long Xiao touched his sword, "It has been a long time since I unsheathed it. I’ll see you again when your official appointment in the army comes through."