Chapter 68

On the evening of July 8th, the mysterious man in green still did not appear.

Xu Jin suspected whether this guy had already been killed.

July 9th was the day the academy organized a group of disciples to enter the mountains to complete chores.

Early in the morning, after Xu Jin finished his morning cultivation, he quickly rushed to the Medicine Room to replenish a batch of pills.

The Spirit-Refreshing Pills given by the mysterious man in green before, including those captured in the mission, had long been used up. At least two were used a day, and one bottle was only five days.

A few days ago, Xu Jin bought a bottle of Spirit-Refreshing Pills and Spirit-Awakening Pills each.

This morning, he found that there were only two pills left for each of these two types of pills.

This time searching the mountains for treasures, it would take at least three days, so he had to replenish them.

After arriving at the Medicine Room, Xu Jin found the manager of the Medicine Room and bought a bottle of Spirit-Refreshing Pills and Spirit-Awakening Pills each, costing three hundred and fifty taels.

Counting the time he bought them a few days ago, up to now, the 1800 taels of silver remaining after Xu Jin returned from the last mission mission only had less than 1100 taels left.

Six hundred taels of which must be left for his sister Jiang Er.

After returning from this mountain search for treasures, the time would be about right.

At that time, it would happen to be the time for Jiang Er to return home after working for a full month. Xu Jin had already planned it. At that time, he would directly keep Jiang Er, not let her go again, and then talk to the employer, the Zhao Mansion, and at most pay silver.

If his father couldn't bear to part with the silver, that would be simple, he still had to take silver to shoot.

The most fundamental reason why his father Xu Dajiang couldn't bear to part with the silver is actually one word—poor!

No family background.

This is like if you only have ten thousand, spending one thousand must be considered, spending ten thousand, you must be extremely cautious.

But when you have one million or ten million, spending one thousand or ten thousand is the same as others spending one or two yuan, and you sprinkle it away at will.

Spending one yuan, what else to consider.

"By the way, Manager, does our Medicine Room have high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills?" After buying the pills, Xu Jin asked an extra question. He heard Lu Xianbing mention this pill the day before yesterday, so he asked.

"Yes, but not many, one hundred taels of silver each, do you want to buy a few?" Xu Jin is now a big customer among the disciples. After all, he has to buy three or four hundred taels of silver worth of pills every five or six days. The Medicine Room manager has a lot of smiles when he sees Xu Jin.

"How is the effect?"

"The alchemist said that the effect of high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills is double that of low-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills," the Medicine Room manager said.

"Uh, a bit expensive, can you let me see it?"

Xu Jin asked so, one is to figure out the effect of high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills, and at the same time, he wanted to see what high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills look like.

"Of course you can."

Subsequently, the Medicine Room manager carefully took out a medicine bottle, opened the wax seal, poured a pill into a jade plate, and handed it to Xu Jin, "Only look, don't touch, it's something to enter the mouth."

"Thank you, Manager."

Just looking at it, Xu Jin had no interest, but he was incredibly excited in his heart.

This is not a high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pill, this is a nourished Spirit-Refreshing Pill.

After he puts ordinary Spirit-Refreshing Pills into the Star Lamp to nourish for a day, it looks like this.

A circle of faint starlight lingers around the pill, looking beautiful and extremely gorgeous.

In an instant, Xu Jin thought of a way to make money.

Nourishing ordinary Spirit-Refreshing Pills and upgrading them to high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills, the price difference is seventy taels.

Even if he earns a little less, there are sixty taels.

But the problem is, the nourished Spirit-Refreshing Pills are only barely enough for him to use currently.

"Hey, you are going to enter the mountains, do you want to prepare some Star-Supplementing Pills?" The manager saw Xu Jin was about to leave and hurriedly promoted.

Xu Jin shook his head, waved his hand to refuse, then left the Medicine Room and headed straight for the Forging Hall.

The things he ordered a few days ago should have arrived.

As for Star-Supplementing Pills, Xu Jin's current stock has not been consumed yet.

Moreover, the cultivation of the Meal of Mist, Sixth Layer recently consumes very little Star Power. Xu Jin doesn't use up the second-tier starlight on the Arena every day, so he saves it. He has already saved eight strands, and he doesn't need Star-Supplementing Pills at all.

"Manager, the Star Meteorite Iron I exchanged a few days ago, has it arrived?" Arriving at the Forging Hall, Xu Jin hurriedly asked.

"Arrived, arrived, I'll go get it for you."

Previously, when beheading the rebellious Flag Master Ji Bochang of the Star Patrol Guard, Ji Bochang's first-tier long sword star weapon was finally distributed to Xu Jin.

Xu Jin's initial idea was to sell it and buy Star Meteorite Iron.

That star weapon long sword, the Forging Hall selling price is 2000 taels, and the recycling price is 1500 taels.

If he could privately find a suitable person to take over, selling it for over 1800 taels should be no problem.

The Forging Hall also has Star Meteorite Iron.

But Xu Jin asked, and they wouldn't sell it.

It belongs to military controlled materials.

This worried Xu Jin.

To upgrade the second-tier Arena to the third tier, other refined iron, purple copper, silver, and gold are easy to handle, and can be obtained with silver, but Star Meteorite Iron and Human-Tier Star Jade are not easy to find in the ordinary market.

Xu Jin had already inquired in Jinshan County City, especially Star Meteorite Iron, which is only available in Jinshan Academy, Tianyang Branch, and Cangming Branch on the surface. There may be channels in the dark, but Xu Jin couldn't find them.

And the channels in the dark will only be more expensive.

Xu Jin begged Zheng Jiaoxi of the Forging Hall to buy a piece of Star Meteorite Iron, and as for the purpose, he was vague.

Zheng Jiaoxi's answer was the same: Star Meteorite Iron is a military controlled material, and every tael of Star Meteorite Iron that reaches their Forging Hall must be marked with its destination.

However, after all, it is only a low-level military controlled material, and there are still loopholes to drill.

Xu Jin can exchange it with that first-tier star weapon long sword.

In this way, their Forging Hall account will be flat, and this piece of Star Meteorite Iron can be given to Xu Jin.

What else could Xu Jin say? After thanking Zheng Jiaoxi, he hurriedly agreed to exchange.

If he doesn't exchange, he can't get it.

When he got this piece of Star Meteorite Iron, Xu Jin was a bit surprised because it was really small and heavy.

A piece the size of a fingernail, pitch black, exactly one tael.

"Thank you, Manager."

After thanking him, Xu Jin asked again, "Manager, does our Forging Hall have Human-Tier Star Jade for sale? What is the price?"

"Human-Tier Star Jade, used for making emblems, is sold in the External Affairs Hall. The price seems to be divided into first, second, and third grades. I remember the first grade is the cheapest, one hundred taels of silver each, the second grade is 500 taels, and the third grade seems to be one thousand taels," the Forging Hall manager said.

"Thank you, Manager."

Leaving the Forging Hall, Xu Jin's heart moved, and this piece of Star Meteorite Iron had already been collected into the Arena.

Xu Jin headed straight for the Martial Arts Hall; the assembly time was coming soon.

Up to now, the consumption of upgrading the Arena from the second tier to the third tier has been basically clear.

One tael of Star Meteorite Iron, Xu Jin has already obtained, worth nearly two thousand taels.

Other refined iron of one thousand catties only costs more than one hundred taels of silver, and one hundred catties of purple copper and ten catties of silver, plus ten taels of gold, all cost more than one hundred taels. These four items cost more than four hundred taels in total, and will not exceed five hundred taels.

The remaining biggest head is nine pieces of Human-Tier Star Jade. The lowest first-grade Human-Tier should be enough, nine pieces, which also need nine hundred taels.

That is to say, just upgrading the Arena requires at least another 1400 taels.

And the 1100 taels of cash remaining in his hand, excluding the 600 taels left for his sister and father, only leaves five hundred taels, which is only enough to support Xu Jin's cultivation for seven or eight days.

Calculated this way, although the monthly salary of the Star Patrol Guard team leader is high, it only maintains a generous standard of living, and it is really not enough for cultivation.

So this time searching the mountains for treasures, Xu Jin must make every effort.

After all, there are not many opportunities to enter the mountains to collect treasures with the protection of academy experts.

Xu Jin carried the backpack and tools he received from the External Affairs Hall yesterday and rushed to the Martial Arts Hall. There were already many people.

A dark mass, more than three hundred people.

Once a month, searching the mountains for treasures, the disciples of Jinshan Academy who are still cultivating in the academy will participate.

Not long after, Master Gan arrived first.

Master Gan, who usually has three long beards floating under his jaw, also changed into a strong outfit today, carrying a large backpack. Subsequently, Zheng Jiaoxi from the Forging Hall, and two other instructors, and two Flag Masters of the Star Patrol Guard, Cui Tianqi and Zhang Yunliang, arrived.

Subsequently, with a clanging sound of hitting the ground, Ning Yuchan also arrived.

Ning Yuchan's attire today made people's eyes shine.

Not the long skirt of the past, but a sky-blue strong outfit, arrow sleeves, and two white hair ribbons floating on her tied-up long hair, heroic and flying, very pleasing to the eye.

But what surprised Xu Jin even more was that the Supervisor Cao Chun appeared with two inspectors in black, and finally, even the Vice Academy Head Feng Shu came.

In an instant, Xu Jin realized that the monthly mountain-searching treasure-hunting action of Jinshan Academy was even more important than he imagined.

It is not just to let the disciples obtain cultivation resources, there should be other purposes.

"This month's mountain-searching treasure-hunting is about to set off. Due to the addition of new disciples, I will say two more words," Vice Academy Head Feng Shu spoke.

"Safety, safety first!

Taking you to search the mountains for treasures is to let you obtain cultivation resources, and at the same time, it is also to complete the quantity of materials handed over to the academy. But remember, it is not to let you send your life.

Safety first.

If there is any danger you cannot deal with, send an emergency signal immediately.

The instructors and teachers distributed in all directions will arrive in the shortest time."

"Everything else can be done according to the academy rules, which are all in the booklet issued to you, but one point is very important.

Be careful of other people!" Academy Head Feng Shu said.

"Hmm?" Many disciples showed puzzled expressions. Be careful of other people, be careful of senior and junior brothers?

"With so many experts from our Jinshan Academy entering the mountains, it means that the danger in the depths of the Great Da Da Qing Shan will be significantly reduced. Many Jianghu loose cultivators and even evil demons will also take this opportunity to enter the mountains to collect herbs and search for treasures.

These people are mixed, and wealth moves people's hearts.

If you encounter them, you must be extremely careful. It is best to keep a distance. If there is anything wrong, signal immediately," Vice Academy Head Feng Shu said.

A group of disciples suddenly realized that it was these people they had to be careful of.

"Set off."

Following Vice Academy Head Feng Shu's order, a group of disciples marched out of the mountain gate in a mighty way, heading straight for the Great Da Da Qing Shan.

(End of chapter)