Chapter 43
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Chapter 43: Rewards and Recruitment
“Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
At the sound of the door opening, four little hens immediately dashed out of the chicken coop.
They surrounded Wang Chen, who had just returned home.
Wang Chen crouched down and petted each of them.
Since Little White had eloped with her husband, he had no one to lavish affection on and could only rely on these hens to ease his stress.
He relaxed his tense nerves.
Then he added some grain to the feeding trough.
Watching the hens eagerly jostling for food, Wang Chen smiled warmly.
Whether he would be able to enjoy boiled eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, steamed egg custard, or egg fried rice in the future…
It all depended on them.
It wasn’t that Wang Chen was greedy.
The path of immortality was long and arduous; without some joy in life, it would be unbearable!
In fact, he considered himself quite fortunate.
Of the nine members of the Fourth Night Patrol Team at Wei Hall B Ten, only four had returned after the battle.
One of them had lost an arm.
Wang Chen had escaped unscathed and even gained a military achievement; what more could he complain about?
Earlier, while in the hall, he had overheard discussions about the massive invasion by the gray-eyed thieves along the outer mountain gate. Besides the heavy losses suffered by several Night Patrol Teams, many farmers had also faced calamities.
The exact casualties were unknown, but it surely must have been severe.
At least Wang Chen’s home was safe and sound.
Yet, despite his relief, a deep sense of unease lingered in his heart.
The sudden outbreak of land rhinoceros attacks, the inexplicable summons, the invasion by gray-eyed thieves, and the emergence of Evil Spirits.
Recalling the warning from the big white mouse,
Wang Chen felt deeply that this place was no longer safe!
The problem was that he knew the danger, but he had no better choice.
Ultimately, it all came down to his own weakness!
Sitting in the quiet room, Wang Chen summoned his Cultivation Panel.
Excluding his primary skill, the Five Element Technique, and his secondary skill, the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method, he had currently mastered nine skills.
Among them, the Great Strength Technique, Rain Summoning Technique, Spirit Eye, Vajra Fist, and Spirit Light Shield had all reached mastery level.
He had just begun learning the Fire Crow Technique, while the most powerful Metal Finger Technique was already at an advanced level.
In terms of magical abilities, he had attacks, defenses, and support skills,
but he still lacked an escape technique.
To put it plainly, Wang Chen had a weakness when it came to escaping.
Although he had Armor Horse Talismans at his disposal, nothing could compare to mastering a powerful escape technique.
Previously, he had been short on funds and unable to afford the training for an escape technique.
Now, he had a bit of capital.
Wang Chen thought carefully and soon made a decision.
Then, he looked at the merit section of his Cultivation Panel.
【Heavenly Merit (Fate Alteration): 10】
【Virtue (Breakthrough): 39】
Eliminating an Evil Spirit had granted him 25 points of Virtue, undoubtedly providing more resources for skill upgrades.
His Heavenly Merit increased by 6 points, reaching double digits.
It goes without saying that these 6 points of Heavenly Merit were obtained from killing a gray-eyed thief!
Just like that traveling merchant!
And these 10 points of Heavenly Merit perfectly gave Wang Chen an opportunity to enhance his root bone or comprehension.
After considering it, he chose to improve his root bone!
【Root Bone: 4】
Four points, which was double his initial attribute score!
Wang Chen felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
The root bone could be considered the most important attribute for a cultivator, determined by one’s innate potential.
To enhance the root bone, one would typically need a top-tier heavenly material or treasure like the Ten-thousand-year Red Fruit to alter their fate.
Additionally, there was an opportunity to reshape the root bone when condensing the Golden Core in the Purple Palace, but it had to be a top-grade Golden Core.
The problem was that anyone capable of achieving a top-grade Golden Core would already have an excellent root bone!
Thus, the Cultivation Panel’s incredible nature was evident.
Wang Chen estimated that if he tested his root bone now, he would likely receive a “below average” rating.
Of course, he couldn’t go and test his root bone again, for if someone found out that he could enhance his root bone, the Golden Core true masters of the Yunyang Sect would surely be interested in speaking with him.
In the days that followed, Wang Chen noticeably felt the benefits of increasing his root bone points.
He improved his refinement of spiritual food, absorbed more external spiritual energy into his body, and shortened the time for completing his heavenly cycle, thus enhancing the efficiency and quality of his cultivation.
Investing those 10 points of Heavenly Merit was undoubtedly worth it!
For two consecutive days, besides tending to the spirit fields, Wang Chen diligently practiced at home.
He focused on gaining experience points in the Great Strength Technique, Vajra Fist, Spirit Light Shield, and Fire Crow Technique.
Until the morning of the third day, a white Paper Crane flew into his home with a flutter.
It landed on his windowsill.
Startled, Wang Chen picked up the Paper Crane and opened it.
This type of Paper Crane was a one-time mechanical creation, primarily used for delivering messages.
Essentially, it was a self-delivering letter, also known as a message crane.
The original owner had received Paper Cranes from others before, so this was not unfamiliar to him.
This particular message crane came from the outer sect headquarters!
The letter’s content was divided into two parts.
First, it commended Wang Chen, stating that the battle achievements reported by Team Leader Yao Mingjie had been confirmed. He could use his identity token to claim a reward of five hundred contribution points from the Contribution Hall.
Additionally, the spiritual tools, elixirs, and talismans allocated to him by the Wei Hall would not be retracted.
Five hundred contribution points!
Wang Chen was truly overjoyed.
While the spiritual tools, elixirs, and talismans provided by the Wei Hall weren’t particularly significant, the contribution points were genuinely valuable.
The original owner had diligently cultivated the spirit fields and paid the required amount of spiritual grains, accumulating only one hundred contribution points over five years.
He had then used them to exchange for the sixth level technique of the Five Element Technique, spending them all.
Now, after taking down a gray-eyed thief, he had received a reward five times greater than the hard work of five years!
How could he not be happy?
In the sect, contribution points were more useful than spirit stones.
They could be exchanged for techniques, spiritual materials, elixirs, and spiritual tools, and even serve as payment for seeking advice from the elder teaching.
They could even be used to offset minor offenses.
Wang Chen’s desire to acquire an escape technique was about to be realized!
Aside from the praise, the other part of the letter was a recruitment announcement issued by the headquarters.
It called for cultivators aged sixteen to forty-five with at least the third level of Qi Training.
They were invited to join the preparatory teams of the Battle Hall, Wei Hall, and Punishment Hall.
Preparatory cultivators would receive supplies of techniques, spiritual tools, elixirs, and talismans, as well as the chance to become official disciples of the three halls.
If they achieved merit, they could even be promoted to the inner sect.
With a hundred thousand cultivators in the outer sect, anyone meeting the criteria could register to participate.
Wang Chen felt that compared to the previous nonsensical forced conscription, this enticing announcement was a much more reasonable way to recruit cannon fodder!
Not to mention the benefits; being an official disciple of the three halls would grant access to ten acres of spirit fields without rent.
If Wang Chen became an official disciple of the three halls, he wouldn’t have to pay a single grain of spiritual grain from his own spirit fields!
The temptation was truly strong.
However, Wang Chen felt no stirrings in his heart, even wanting to laugh.
Those who wanted to go could go.
As for him, he absolutely would not!
