"A mediocre official can obtain nearly 20,000 meritorious services in less than a year?"
Ma Qin rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he had seen it wrong.
As an eighth-grade inspector, Shi Xiaohan had more than 30,000 meritorious deeds, which Ma Qin could barely accept.
After all, the higher the rank of an official, the more likely he is to get access to higher-level tasks - if he solves a major case, he might be able to obtain thousands of merits at once.
But Gu Xu is just a low-level official. He can only receive some small tasks with low remuneration, solving some worthless "wandering soul" level ghosts; Share some scraps.
It is extremely exaggerated to have hundreds of merits recorded every month.
Is it possible that Gu Xu doesn’t eat, sleep, or practice, and is always working at any time and anywhere?
But the problem is, if he is doing tasks all day long, how does he find time to practice? And it takes less than a year to reach the first level of consummation?
Ma Qin really couldn’t understand.
He secretly decided that if there was a suitable opportunity, he must ask Gu Xu for time management skills.
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A moment later, Ma Qin walked to the door of the warehouse.
The old man guarding the warehouse was playing with the crickets in the cage with his head lowered, and did not notice his arrival at all.
Ma Qin's eyes fell on the "price list" at the door of the warehouse -
"Guiyuan Jue", "Dog Beating Stick Technique", "Bone Crushing Hammer", " "Spirit Gathering Pill"...
They are all commonplace things.
Compared with Qingzhou Mansion, both the quality and price are far behind.
The only thing that caught Ma Qin's attention was the line at the bottom of the price list.
"The improved version of the Taishang Arctic Demon-Suppressing and Ghost-killing Talisman can be used to destroy 'wandering soul'-level ghosts. Price: fifteen meritorious deeds."
"The improved talisman...that's This is something only Master Fu Dao can do!" Ma Qin was a little surprised, "I didn't expect that such a rare thing could be found in the small Yishui County, and the price is so cheap!"
Right now! At this time, a short, dark-skinned young man came to the door of the warehouse and said to the hunchbacked old man inside: "Uncle, I want to change to a 'ghost-killing charm'."
The hunchbacked old man reluctantly put down the cricket cage in his hand, took out a "Ghost Killing Talisman" from the cabinet behind him, and handed it to the swarthy boy.
"If you have nothing else to do, just take it and leave. Don't affect my work."
The swarthy boy took the talisman and said with a smile: "Thank you, uncle!"
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Then he turned his head and saw Ma Qin standing aside.
"Uncle, are you new here?" The dark-skinned young man greeted Ma Qin enthusiastically, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Wang Yang, please give me your advice in the future!"
Ma Qin touched his unshaven face.I muttered in my heart: I am less than thirty-five now, and this brat actually calls me uncle? Do I look that old?
However, out of politeness, he still forced out a smile and responded: "My name is Ma Qin, from Qingzhou Prefecture. Don't take advice seriously, just communicate with each other."
"Then I will call you Brother Ma from now on!" The swarthy young man who called himself "Wang Yang" continued, "Brother Ma, are you planning to exchange something in the warehouse? You are new here and may not be familiar with the things here. You need me to give them to you. Can you introduce me?"
"You're too polite, little brother!" He shook his head and said, "I don't intend to exchange anything, I just exchanged for the improved version of the 'Ghost Killing Talisman' you just exchanged. I'm a little curious."
"Ghost-killing talisman?" Upon hearing this word, Wang Yang's face suddenly showed a proud smile, and he said in a showy tone, "This talisman was drawn by our brother Gu. Effortlessly kill low-level ghosts, not only is it powerful, but the price is also very affordable! Except for our Yishui County, no other yamen can replace it!"
We...Brother Gu... …
Ma Qin quietly thought about Wang Yang’s words.
He never expected that in this shabby Yishui Yamen, there would be a master of Fu Dao!
This is incredible!
Unknowingly, Ma Qin's sense of superiority as a big city official had disappeared without a trace, and he no longer dared to look down on this humble little county.
In the Daqi Dynasty, there were not many people with spiritual talents. They could be said to be "one in a hundred."
Among them, there are very few Talisman Masters—across the country, even those who have just started, there are only a few dozen people.
After all, Fu Dao is too difficult. In Ma Qin's eyes, this stuff is simply not something that normal people can learn.
When Ma Qin was young, he did not believe in evil. He once bought a copy of "Detailed Explanation of Talismans: From Beginner to Master", hoping to learn something famous and then show off in front of his colleagues. Yun Danfeng Let me say something softly: "The Tao of Talisman is just like that. You can understand it as soon as you learn it. It's not interesting."
But such a scene obviously only happens in dreams.
Three days later, with dark circles on his face, Ma Qin angrily threw "Detailed Explanation of Talismans" into the stove, cursing in his mouth: "Garbage Talismans, ruining my youth. Look at me again. It’s just a dog!”
However, in this world, the rare number of Talisman Masters has extraordinary strategic significance.
Because they not only possess extraordinary power themselves, but also bring powerful team benefits.
For example, for a mediocre warrior like Wang Yang, after possessing the improved version of the "Ghost Killing Talisman", his chances of winning against low-level ghosts increased by at least 50%.
And a master of Fu Dao like the Grand Master of Qi could even arm an army on his own.
Therefore, within the territory of Daqi, every accomplished Talisman Master is an opponent that the imperial court and major sects are eager to win over.elephant.
In Ma Qin’s view, this mysterious talisman master from Yishui County can improve the talismans on the original basis. He has obviously reached the level of a master who can draw inferences from one instance and is able to do things with ease. He is definitely a master who does not show off his skills. Dewy master.
Although when he heard the name "Brother Gu", Ma Qin had doubted whether the Talisman Master might be Gu Xu...
But he quickly ruled it out. Outrageous speculation.
No matter how talented Gu Xu is, he is still a first-level monk, and there is no way he can have such profound attainments in Talismans.
Besides, Gu Xu has to practice and do tasks. Even if he doesn't eat or sleep, he will never be able to spare time to learn the difficult and obscure knowledge of Talisman.
"Gu" is not a particularly rare surname.
It is normal for there to be two people named Gu in a yamen.
The "Brother Gu" mentioned by Wang Yang is probably an unknown hermit master. For some unknown reason, he is temporarily living in Yishui Yamen as a guest.
If he could make friends with this mysterious talisman master and get some talismans from him for free, Ma Qin felt that his combat effectiveness could be increased by at least 20%.
"Brother Wang Yang, if it's convenient, you must introduce that 'Brother Gu' to me," Ma Qin grabbed Wang Yang's hand and said eagerly, "I've seen it before I have read some books on Talismanism, and I admire monks who are proficient in Talismanism the most.”
“Me too,” Wang Yang also held Ma Qin’s hand tightly, as excited as if he had met a close friend. The person I admire most is Brother Gu. If you also admire Brother Gu, then we are the best brothers!”
Just when the two of them were shaking hands and chatting happily, Wang Yang suddenly stood up on tiptoe. Pointing his toes behind Ma Qin:
"Look, Brother Gu is here!"