Chapter 678: Time Insect

Clouds and mist surged.

The Great Merit Exchange Book in the Imperial Capital was completely different from the one seen in Pingyang Prefecture, and the stack in his hand was very thick.

Opening it.

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures, martial arts classics, divine weapons and secret ores, rare and exotic beasts, blessed lands and grotto-heavens...

All kinds of things were classified and clear.

Many things could not only be exchanged with great merits, but also had other more flexible exchange methods.

"Record of Heavenly Long Qi Treasures, exchange requirement—five great merits or supplement three methods of long Qi collection, usage of efficacy, and cause of formation."

Too expensive.

Can't afford it.

Except for the Heavenly Water Morning Dew which he knew more about, Liang Qu's long Qi collection all relied on the Inside Ze Ding, using force to overcome ten meetings. At most, he knew more about the efficacy of long Qi, and the Heavenly Water Morning Dew was already known to the imperial court, so it didn't count as "supplementation".

He had five great merits, but compared to heavenly materials and earthly treasures that could increase strength, there was really no exchange demand.

"It is estimated that families with a long heritage need it more."

Liang Qu guessed.

The world is boundless, and many long Qi might be born silently in some corner, but because no one knows, they gradually dissipate.

Continuing to look down.

Folded a corner for the ones he liked.

Having two-digit great merits for the first time, he had to choose carefully.

The value of the imperial court's treasures does not increase proportionally.

Exchanging five great merits for one thing and five great merits for five things, the value of the former is mostly higher than the latter, unless the demand is relatively diverse, otherwise trying to smash it on one thing is more cost-effective.

Slaying the snake in Xiangyi County, three; fighting the Ghost Mother spy when competing for Heavenly Water Morning Dew, one; persuading the Dragon People to be officials in the imperial court, two; persuading the Jiaoren to settle in the Jianghuai Great Marsh, two.

Last year, there were eight in total.

The great merits for attracting sea merchants this year have not yet come down, but defeating Haruhan, the three mentioned by the Holy Emperor are set in stone.

"A total of eleven great merits..."

Pages turned.

Eunuch Li calculated with his fingers and said: "Liang-my lord, more than that."

"More than that?" Liang Qu looked up, "Did the sea merchants' come down?"

"No, you missed the year-end assessment."

"The year-end assessment hasn't come down yet, right?" Liang Qu raised his eyebrows.

The imperial court's assessment time is from January 1st to the end of December.

Within this scope, collecting information and summarizing it nationwide takes more than a month or two.

The Ministry of Personnel then evaluates the results according to the local performance.

Counting the New Year holidays, and the major events of the imperial examination and martial arts examination this year, it is estimated that it will be dragged to April or May.

By then, Liang Qu would have long since arrived in Pingyang.

"For the year-end assessment, the Holy Emperor gave Liang-my lord ten in his golden words. I went to the Ministry of Personnel to pass this message, so there will be no mistake. Therefore, there should be ten last year, three this year, totaling thirteen."

There is such a good thing?

Liang Qu was overjoyed.

Good.

Rounding it up is good!

Eunuch Li continued: "If Liang-my lord is in a hurry, for the sea merchant matter, you can send someone to the Ministry of Personnel to ask. The Golden Leaf Boat entered the capital in the second half of January, more than ten days ago. Such a major event must be prioritized, so there should be a procedure."

"Can it be done?"

There is Vice Minister Bai in the Ministry of War, but Liang Qu is completely ignorant of the Ministry of Personnel and doesn't know anyone.

"Handle special matters specially. Liang-my lord, at the New Year court assembly, you slapped the Northern Court in the face in front of civil and military officials, killing their prestige. Which of the old and young in the capital is not happy?"

Since it has come to this, Liang Qu was quite moved.

"I'll trouble Eunuch Li?"

"A small matter."

Eunuch Li excused himself first.

During this period, people woke up one after another, operated their skills to break through, and strong breaths surged one after another.

It could be seen that they had gained a lot.

Cultivating to Hunting Tiger, breaking through is becoming more and more difficult, and the Heavenly Marrow Liquid is indeed a supreme treasure.

A long while later.

Meng Qiang moved his bones, feeling refreshed, and through the carved screen, saw Liang Qu flipping through the pages.

"Liang Hengwei is looking at... the Great Merit Exchange Book?"

Liang Qu nodded: "Pingyang Prefecture is not comparable to the Imperial Capital. Exchanging treasures with great merits mostly requires transshipment from the Southern Zhili. It's not too far to go back and forth, but the confirmation and approval in the middle take a lot of time. It's not easy to come to the Imperial Capital, so I'm prepared to exchange them all to save the distance of carriage and horse."

Everyone was curious.

"How many great merits does Liang Hengwei have?"

"Thirteen."

"How many?"

Zhang Shaofan, Li Bingzhong, and others were stunned.

Just at this time, Eunuch Li hurried back and congratulated Liang Qu: "Vice Minister Pei replied, for the sea merchant matter, five."

"Five!"

Liang Qu was surprised.

Do sea merchants actually have so many?

"Wait, what five?" Meng Qiang blocked, "Five great merits?"

Eunuch Li glanced at Liang Qu, noncommittal.

Everyone was wide-eyed.

"What matter earns five great merits?"

Defeating the Northern Court in the imperial court, so beautifully, one person only gets three great merits.

Liang Qu briefly talked about the sea merchant matter, twice a year, fixed trade.

Meng Qiang leaned against the Heavenly Water Pool.

"No wonder Xu Yuelong and Wei Lin rushed to Pingyang in those years. The Jianghuai Great Marsh is full of gold everywhere."

"Eighteen great merits, the Northern Court would have to come five more times for me to earn that." Wang Chao pinched his eyebrows.

"What are you prepared to exchange for?"

Liang Qu flipped through the pages and finally landed on an insect covered in golden armor.

"Time Insect?"

The 27th floor of the Moon-Gazing Tower.

Eunuch Li showed the token, and the door slowly opened.

Everyone finished soaking in the Heavenly Water Pool on the top floor, and none of them went back, all coming up to join in the fun.

One Xuan-Huang card plus ten great merits can be exchanged for one portion of Xuan-Huang long Qi.

Right now, an inconspicuous little insect actually needs twelve great merits?

Not to mention comparing it to the long Qi of heaven and earth, it is also a treasure of considerable degree, but the description is very vague.

Time Insect, the colors are different in the four seasons.

In different seasons, it either urges the growth of precious plants or slows down the growth of precious plants, which is of great benefit to the nurturing of supernatural powers.

So mysterious.

It's very curious.

Meng Qiang asked: "What are you exchanging for this? Raising Gu insects? Planting a flower garden? You wouldn't be raising supernatural powers, would you?"

Liang Qu hasn't even planted the seed of supernatural powers, and supernatural power cultivation is even more out of the question. Exchanging it out is basically useless.

"I haven't decided whether to exchange it or not, let's see it first."

The first time he saw the description of the Time Insect, Liang Qu had a strong sense of déjà vu.

Its nature is exactly the same as the time-sequence long Qi!

The four-season long Qi in the Inside Ze Ding, he has always been unable to find a way to combine the four into one and turn it into time-sequence long Qi. He didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest in the Imperial Capital.

The two natures are similar, maybe there will be a connection?

If it's really not suitable, don't exchange it, waste some time.

The guard on the 27th floor was a little old man, leading the way in front.

Everyone passed through the door, turned around on a small path, and came to a small room.

There was a transparent glass cover in the room.

Hanging upside down on the cover were... one, two, three, four, five, six... a full sixteen golden cocoons?

The appearance is quite like a golden cicada pupa forming a cocoon.

"So many?"

Liang Qu originally thought it would be some rare isolated item, a rare species that only exists once.

The guard said: "There were only nine at first. I don't know why, but after raising them well, one died, and if left alone, it slowly propagated another twenty-something. Basically, one is born every four or five years. It seems there is no distinction between male and female, and no reproductive behavior is seen."

"Have others exchanged it?"

Meng Qiang counted.

The number doesn't match, there are fewer in the cover.

The guard nodded.

"Wu Sheng Zhang Longxiang once exchanged it. This thing, besides urging the growth of precious plants, is of great benefit to supernatural power cultivation."

"How is it beneficial?"

"The duration is doubled." The guard said lightly, "Like eternal flowing light, void leaving traces, ordinary people lose their souls when they see it, martial artists have their skin torn when they touch it. It could originally remain for one month. After taking the Time Insect, it is possible to double it, turning it into a month and a half or even two months."

There was an uproar.

It's actually so strong?

The duration is doubled, ah!

Liang Qu doubted: "So powerful, it should be more than twelve great merits, right?"

Twelve great merits, it's definitely not difficult for Grandmasters to gather.

If it's really so powerful.

How could it be the turn of Grand Martial Artists?

"Because it is 'possible' to double, the actual use may also be reduced. It could originally remain for one month, but after use, it becomes half a month, or even shorter, two or three days. How to control it, the major pharmacists have not found any way so far, it all depends on luck, and even the possibility of becoming shorter is more common."

"Wu Sheng Zhang Longxiang..."

"Wu Sheng Zhang Longxiang has his own great luck."

A surprise blind box that swings back and forth between becoming stronger and weaker...

"Urging the growth of precious plants and slowing down the growth of precious plants, can it be applied to people?" Meng Qiang's mind was sharp.

"It can't be done. Except for plants, living things approaching, at present, can only be drained of life force by the Time Insect and wither to death." The guard looked at Liang Qu, "How about it, little friend, exchange or not?"

Liang Qu looked at the Time Insect.

"Exchange!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 679 =====