Chapter 30
In a blink of an eye, summer vacation is over.
Qin Mo has also entered the second year of high school, and his study tasks have become more arduous. Fortunately, after the last episode, his parents have become more and more nurturing towards him and basically ignore him.
Blackwater tribe, alchemy room.
"Can we start the furnace today?" The great wizard was more nervous than Qin Mo.
"certainly!"
Qin Mo flew up, jumped onto the alchemy furnace, held the top button with one hand, easily lifted the lid of the cauldron, which weighed hundreds of kilograms, and placed it on one side.
Looking inside the pill furnace, there are more than a hundred red pill pills lying around.
Each one is only about the size of a soybean.
Qin Mo put them into ten pre-prepared porcelain bottles, with ten pills in each bottle. The remaining eight pills were given to the great wizard as compensation for borrowing the alchemy furnace.
The great wizard took it and asked: "What is the effect of this blood-exploding pill?"
"Blood-exploding pill, as the name suggests, can improve qi and blood in a short period of time and revitalize the spirit. If taken for a long time, it can also rejuvenate the body to a certain extent." Qin Mo said.
"So magical?" The great wizard was surprised.
Qin Mo smiled and said: "Although this pill is good, it is poison. The so-called increase of qi and blood is actually depleting one's lifespan in advance and drinking poison to quench thirst. If it is not possible, it is best not to take it."
"That's it." The great wizard understood.
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After leaving the ancestral temple, Qin Mo went to the blacksmith shop again.
The Qingfeng Sword was destroyed when killing the Blackwater Black Snake. Qin Mo wanted to buy a sword as a spare. "Boss, as a rule, bring out the best sword in your store."
"okay!"
With a smile on his face, the blacksmith uncle turned around and took out a sword. The scabbard was tanned with fish pattern leather and looked very delicate. The handle was made of high-grade mahogany.
Qin Mo frowned, feeling familiar.
"Young hero, this is the Qingfeng Sword, the treasure of our store, and I owe you 7 gold coins." The blacksmith uncle smiled.
"..."
Qin Mo had a black line on his face and gritted his teeth: "Uncle, you said before that it was the treasure of the store, and there was only one. Why is there another one now?"
"If you buy it, of course I will forge another one." The blacksmith uncle said calmly.
Bah, profiteer!
Qin Mo suddenly remembered something and took out the weapons of Liu, Guan, and Zhang from the dimensional space, including the double sword, Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and Zhangba spear, lined them up, and placed them on the counter.
"Huh?" The blacksmith uncle is a good judge of goods, "This is rare heavy iron."
"A prodigal, what a prodigal." The blacksmith uncle shook his head, "The weapons made from such good materials are so crude and wasteful."
Qin Mo's heart moved. Seeing this, the blacksmith uncle was indeed a master.
He had long seen that the Blackwater Tribe looked like a novice village, but was actually a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Only the people he came into contact with, such as the great wizard, the tailor boss, the blacksmith uncle, the owner of the animal farm, etc., all had hidden secrets and extraordinary skills.
It is much better than the craftsmen of the Three Kingdoms subcontinent.
"Uncle, can you melt these three weapons and forge a sword, a spear, and a coat of armor for me?" Qin Mo estimated that the weight of the heavy iron should be enough.
"It's a bit much." The blacksmith uncle was a little embarrassed.
Qin Mo took out more than twenty palm-sized snake scales from the dimensional space. They were hard in texture and were exactly the reverse scales he peeled off from the seven-inch part of the Black Water Black Snake.
"Good stuff!" The blacksmith uncle also knew the goods and said with a smile, "That's enough for now."
Qin Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, by the way, if you pay the cost of the work, you will receive a benefit of 7 gold coins." said the blacksmith uncle.
"..."
Qin Mo has a black line on his head.
After paying the money, Qin Mo left the Blackwater Tribe and appeared on the outskirts of Luoyang.
Then he entered the city without stopping.
After finding an inn to stay at, Qin Mo followed the contact information given by Li Bingyun and sent a greeting note to Zhang Rang, one of the ten permanent attendants, saying that he had a treasure to show his respect.
After waiting for five full days, Zhang Rang finally met him.
What a grand gesture.
The meeting place was chosen in a teahouse with a private room on the second floor.
The shopkeeper of the tea house seemed to be an acquaintance of Zhang Rang. Before Zhang Rang arrived, the entire second floor had been cleared, and the shopkeeper himself was waiting at the stairs.
Qin Mo waited for a full hour before Zhang Rang came leisurely.
After leaving the palace, Zhang Rang took off his eunuch uniform and was dressed in rich clothes and robes. He was full of nobility and arrogant, but there was no trace of the groveling style of a palace eunuch.
"Master Hou!" Qin Mo stood up and saluted.
This was what Li Bingyun confessed before leaving, saying that Zhang Rang liked others to call him that.
"Um."
Zhang Rang nodded arrogantly, sat down leisurely, and said in a drake voice: "Sit down!"
"Master Hou, take a look at this." Qin Mo didn't mince words, took out a porcelain bottle containing blood-exploding pills and placed it on the table in front of the two of them.
"Is this the treasure you are talking about?" Zhang Rang raised the corners of his eyes slightly.
"Master Hou, this is the elixir refined by the old immortal Nanhua. After taking it, it can promote body fluids, activate blood circulation, and double your energy. If you take it for a long time, you can also rejuvenate your youth and regenerate your body." Qin Mo boasted a little.
Rejuvenation is still possible, but body regeneration is absolutely impossible, and it is not a panacea.
Zhang Rang doesn’t understand anyway.
"An elixir that can rejuvenate one's youth?" Zhang Rang obviously didn't believe it because he had never seen the world before.
"You will know after you try it, Lord Marquis," Qin Mo said.
Seeing Qin Mo's determination, Zhang Rang got a little excited and poured out a blood-exploding pill. It was dripping and red, and looked really good.
It also exudes a strange fragrance.
He was not afraid of being poisoned by Qin Mo, so he put the Explosive Blood Pill into his mouth and suddenly felt a strange fragrance hitting his nostrils. A stream of heat slowly rose from his lower abdomen and spread to his limbs and bones, making his whole body feel warm.
There was a burst of warmth in the imperfections on his body.
"This...is this really the elixir refined by Nanhua Immortal?" Zhang Rang neither believed it nor believed it.
For a eunuch like him, if he could become a fully human being again, there would be no regrets. No matter how high the price was, he would not hesitate to do so.
What's more, Qin Mo wanted something from him.
"This elixir was given to Zhang Jiao by the Nanhua Immortal, and Zhang Jiao gave it to me." Qin Mo used the name of the Nanhua Immortal to increase his credibility.
"Then, how long does it take to take this elixir to regenerate limbs?" Zhang Rang asked nervously.
"One hundred and eighty pills is enough." Qin Mo also spent a lot of money.
"But there are only ten pills in this bottle." Zhang Rang stared at Qin Mo.
"As long as the Marquis does what I want, I can naturally make the Marquis do what I want." Qin Mo said calmly.
"What do you want, Prefect?"
Zhang Rang thought that Qin Mo was not satisfied with the county magistrate position he promised last time.
"Not enough." Qin Mo shook his head, "I want the court to appoint me as Youzhou Shepherd."
"You're crazy!"
Zhang Rang stood up in a hurry and looked at Qin Mo as if he were a fool. How could it be so easy to agree to the governorship of a state? Most of them were Han clan members or veterans of the court.
Qin Mo, a rebel, thought of such a beautiful thing.
What's not crazy?
"If you want it, Lord Marquis, you can definitely do it." Qin Mo knew very well the energy of Shi Changshi.
Zhang Rang shook his head decisively: "Don't say it's me, even the current Holy Emperor can't do it. If I really want to grant you the position of state pastor, the ministers in the DPRK will definitely stand up to oppose it. How can I stop Youyou's mouth?"
Although Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was absurd, he was not so absurd.
Seeing that he couldn't do anything, Qin Mo took a step back and said: "Then, how about giving a military envoy to Liaodong to govern the six counties of Liaoxi, Changli, Xuantu, Liaodong, Lelang and Daifang?"
The area he designated was historically Gongsun Zan's territory.
It is said that there are six counties, but in fact only the three counties of Liaoxi, Changli and Xuantu are still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, Liaodong County is controlled by Wuhuan, and the two counties of Lelang and Daifang are occupied by Koreans.
"Just guard the north for the imperial court." Qin Mo added.
"That's not possible. There is no precedent for the imperial court to establish a military envoy." Zhang Rang still shook his head.
Qin Mo did not back down, "Master Hou, you might as well take this bottle of elixir back and try it out, one pill a day. How about I come back to see you in ten days?"
"That's fine." Zhang Rang put away the porcelain vase.
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While Qin Mo was staying in Luoyang, Huangfu Song had already led his army to Quyang and officially launched a decisive battle with Zhang Bao's tribe, becoming the focus of attention from all parties.
Chapter completed!