Chapter 9

The old Si Nong wanting to guide someone alone made many people envious. Especially leaving halfway through the teaching was quite unusual.

Some sensitive small officials started to guess whether the old Si Nong was bored and wanted to take a formal disciple, or wanted to compete for the political performance of recommendation?

Zhao Xing didn't think much and honestly followed Xue Wenzhong to the backyard.

The front yard was warm as spring, but the backyard was scorching as summer, as if they were two seasons.

There were locust trees in the south of the courtyard, lush and green; there was a woodshed in the north, arranged neatly; there were golden haystacks in the east; and a small vegetable garden in the west, with various flowers and plants. Beside the vegetable garden, a vine rack was set up, covered with purple-green colors.

The old Si Nong had turned the company into his home; you are too dedicated.

Zhao Xing thought in his heart and followed Xue Wenzhong to stand still in front of the haystack.

"Grass and Trees as Soldiers is a spell that uses grass and trees as a medium; based on this spell, one can extend many advanced spells, but it is mainly based on attack."

"It is usually a foundational spell that military Si Nong must learn, and there are also things like 【Folding Grass into Arrows】, 【Willow Leaf Golden Knife】, 【Scattering Beans into Soldiers】"

"The divine temple passing this law to you means that you may have the potential to become a 'Military Si Nong'; in the future, if you can become an official Si Nong, you can consider this direction."

Zhao Xing of course knew, but he was still very grateful for Xue Wenzhong's reminder: "Yes, thank you, Old Xue, for the reminder."

Xue Wenzhong grabbed a handful of withered grass from the haystack and handed it to Zhao Xing: "That's what I said, but you haven't become an official Si Nong yet, and according to the rules, you can't learn those military spells, so I'll teach you how to tie grass puppets."

Zhao Xing nodded; the current 【Grass and Trees as Soldiers】 is just a prerequisite spell, and one must expand the application on this basis to master more middle and high-level spells to achieve true Grass and Trees as Soldiers.

It's not bad to learn the 【Grass Puppet】 skill from Xue Wenzhong; the practicality of this spell is still very strong.

"The key to grass puppets is two things: technique and material; which agricultural books have you read?"

"I have read "Materia Medica", "Great View of Wood", and "Hundred Things Outline" slightly." Zhao Xing said modestly.

Unexpectedly, Xue Wenzhong frowned: "What do you mean by slightly, did you remember everything, or didn't you remember it all?"

An honest person is stubborn; in the professional direction, there has never been an ambiguous measurement standard. Zhao Xing knew that modesty doesn't work here; he must let Xue Wenzhong know what his level really is.

So he replied again: "I have already memorized it by heart."

Xue Wenzhong taught: "If you have memorized it, then you have memorized it; in the future, don't use any empty words when learning from me. If you can't identify them all and use poisonous materials by mistake, the grass puppets you tie will cause very serious consequences."

"Yes, student understands."

"This is Yuan Rice withered grass, ten stalks are a handful; I will teach you the "Willow Transmission Weaving Method". This method contains eighty-one kinds of methods, which cannot be considered profound, and it won't be tested if there is no grass puppet question, but if it is tested this year, it must be among these eighty-one methods, so follow me and learn."

Xue Wenzhong took materials on the spot and taught on the spot beside the haystack.

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up; the "Willow Transmission Eighty-One Methods" were incomplete later, and only forty-nine methods remained in the revival version.

The practicality of grass puppets is very high; whether it is fighting, running away, sneaking, or assisting, they often have miraculous effects. Often Si Nong players post on the forums, wishing they could transmigrate to the early days of the game to obtain the complete version.

Zhao Xing spent a lot of effort in his past life to collect seventy-two kinds; even now, the divine temple of the imperial court only passes nine methods. The Great Zhou passes laws to officials based on actual conditions; inland officials knowing nine kinds is enough to deal with most situations; passing too many disperses energy and increases burden in vain; military Si Nong might have ways to learn more.

Unexpectedly, Xue Wenzhong had the complete version here; looking at it now, learning more doesn't seem to be of much use, but in the future, as the situation changes, some spells will become powerful along with the revival version, and grass puppet spells are a classic example!

My luck is truly good.

"Look, this is the first weaving method; did you see the technique just now?"

"Uh..."

Zhao Xing was too excited in his heart, and when he came back to his senses, Xue Wenzhong had already tied the first grass puppet, and he didn't pay attention at all.

"No matter, I will demonstrate it again; this time I will be slower." Xue Wenzhong didn't know Zhao Xing didn't use his heart to watch, only thinking he didn't understand, so he demonstrated it a second time even more carefully.

Feeling a bit ashamed in his heart, Zhao Xing focused his attention this time and followed Xue Wenzhong's example.

Yuan Rice withered grass was like needle and thread, and his fingers shuttled nimbly.

Once a person is serious and attentive, everything will get twice the result with half the effort, not to mention that after taking the 'Dao Embryo Pill', Zhao Xing's memory, Yuan Qi control, and comprehension were all slowly improving.

When Xue Wenzhong finished tying, the grass puppet in front of Zhao Xing gradually took shape: limbs, body, head...

"Not bad, not bad." Xue Wenzhong took a look and couldn't help but praise: "There are only three mistakes."

"Ah?" Zhao Xing was confused; what was wrong? It was clearly the same!

Xue Wenzhong didn't explain, and Yuan Qi appeared on his fingertips and hit his own grass puppet.

"Ga si~" The grass puppet waved its hands and feet, as if it had come to life, synchronously following Xue Wenzhong's movements.

Zhao Xing hit a wisp of Yuan Qi, but the grass puppet didn't move at all.

"Willow Transmission Weaving Method is a model that constructs the passage and operation of your Yuan Qi; Yuan Rice grass is like human meridians; one more or one less will cause the grass puppet's meridians to be blocked, and the law will not pass."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized; no wonder his panel didn't have a prompt, and there was no increase in proficiency.

It turned out he really failed.

Xue Wenzhong reached out and pulled out a straw from the chest and abdomen and armpit of Zhao Xing's grass puppet, threw it away, added one to the head, and after re-weaving it, he said: "Try again."

Zhao Xing hit the second wisp of Yuan Qi into the grass puppet; the next moment, the grass puppet moved, its golden body seemed to be covered with a layer of light, and then a faint connection appeared between himself and the grass puppet.

【You have comprehended "Willow Transmission Weaving Method (Fragment)", mastered a grass puppet production method】

【You produced a grass puppet (Re-walking)】

【Grass and Trees as Soldiers proficiency +1】

【Grass Puppet (Re-walking)】

【Proficiency: 1/9999】

【Effect: Follow orders and walk, repeating the cycle.】

Old Xue is awesome! Zhao Xing shouted in his heart.

He didn't expect to find the divine skill of the Si Nong profession so quickly.

Re-walking grass puppets were one of the skills for escaping and saving lives in his past life! Whether it is marching and fighting, or trading and buying and selling, the application of re-walking grass puppets can be said to be quite extensive.

Of course, this spell is limited by the era now, and the effect is still very weak, but sooner or later there will be a day when it reappears in glory!

"Practice a few more times here, I'll go to the front yard to see, and then come back to teach you the second kind."