Shang Ye pinned the hatchet he picked up in the yard to his waist, and then went out. Wa Village was not big, so he walked casually to the center of the village, where villagers and outsiders had set up many stalls.

Looking at the small market with people coming and going, Shang Ye was a little relieved. The crowd not only made it easier for him to collect items, but also made him less conspicuous.

First, we came to the northwest corner of the market. There was a dry well made of bluestones. Four wooden stakes were inserted around the well. The stakes were wrapped with red silk. There were incense burners placed under the stakes to offer fruits. The villagers had the custom of offering sacrifices to this well.

——It is the entrance to the second level.

After Shang Ye took a second look, he turned around and entered the market.

After wandering around for a while, Shang Ye saw a lantern at a stall selling groceries. It was simple to make, with thin wooden strips forming a square frame, and then pasting it with white paper. There was an oil-filled lamp fixed inside, plus a hemp rope tied around it.

Short wooden stick.

The stall asked for fifty cents. Seeing the yellow teeth in the seller's mouth, Shang Ye rolled his eyes inwardly. He resisted the urge to pay him and slapped him in the face. He calmly told him thirty cents, plus a bamboo tube-sealed fire seal.

.

The stall owner's eyes widened as if he was insulted, and Shang Ye could only shrug his shoulders as if he was leaving...

For a moment, he felt like he was back to the time when he first entered the game. He could argue with NPCs for a few pennies for a long time. He spent all day on Yujing Mountain in Taiyi Xuanmen, dealing with immortal birds and spiritual plants, even though he was just doing some chores.

A task, but very satisfying.

But the next moment, Shang Ye accidentally saw two Huangquan disciples standing like sculptures under the shade of a tree outside the market. Perhaps he noticed the gaze, and there was a line of sight under the dark clothes and hats...

Shang Ye felt cold all over his body. He immediately dropped more than forty coins, picked up the lantern and the fire certificate and left. The stall owner muttered but did not stop him.

We are not playing games now. The lively popularity around is false. This market will turn into a Shura field full of corpses. The Huangquan Sect is the corpse puppet refined in the center of the village... Shang Ye repeatedly warned himself not to relax his mind, otherwise it will really happen.

They will die without a burial place.

Passing by a medicinal herb stall, the stall owner was sitting cross-legged on a straw mat, reading a rather thick book. Shang Ye observed carefully and saw on the cover - Pharmacopoeia Herbs and Trees.

The Pharmacopoeia was compiled by the imperial hospital. It describes the appearance, smell, origin, and functions of medicinal substances. It includes a chapter on vegetation, a chapter on gold and stone, a chapter on biology, a chapter on spiritual objects, and a chapter on enveloping substances. The first three chapters are among the folk.

It is widely circulated. Players can read this book and enter the basic knowledge related to medicinal stones in the system's "Books" to get started with "Alchemy" and then unlock the "Tao Xing" system.

Shang Ye thought about using this book to verify the system in his consciousness, so he walked over.

"Brother, are you buying medicinal materials or selling them?" When the old man saw a customer, he closed the book and asked.

"None of them." Shang Ye shook his head, "I just want to ask if the book in my hands can be sold?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he stroked his white beard and said with squinted eyes: "This book is a hardcover version that I bought in a county town in Zhongtian Plain five years ago. I have been carrying it for a long time, but I have feelings for it...

"

He and the book both had feelings for each other... As soon as Shang Ye heard what the old man said, he knew that he would charge exorbitant prices. These traders who traveled all over the country were very shrewd and philistine.

"...three taels."

"Old man, I can buy a complete set of this, let's get over it."

"My little brother understands the market, so the old man just said it bluntly. The so-called goods are distributed. What traders earn is the hard-earned money on the road. My little brother looks like a local. Did you know that even in the nearest border town, you may not be able to buy it?"

To get this book, you still have to go far to the county town, or to the big study room in the capital of Beiyan..."

"Then...does the old man have a few more articles?" Shang Ye thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, there are also two articles on gold and stone and biology, but the price is..." The old man looked at Shang Ye's pocket, meaning do you have so much money?

"Well, I'll give you one or two. I won't buy it, I'll just borrow it and look at it."

"That won't work. This is a medicinal herb stall, not a bookshelf. If you take it, where will I find you?"

"I'm not going to take it away. I'm just going to look at it here. I'm just going to look at it for a while and it won't hinder my business." After saying that, Shang Ye didn't wait for anyone to agree and directly handed over a tael of silver.

The old man took the silver with a suspicious look on his face, took a bite to see if it was genuine, and thought there was such a good thing...

The money was of course real, and no one would refuse free money, so Shang Ye took the three books as he wished, and the system subtitles appeared in front of his eyes:

[Obtained classics: "Pharmacopoeia" Vegetation Chapter, Epigraphy Chapter, Biology Chapter]

【Do you want to enter "Collection"? 】

Yes... Shang Ye confirmed in his heart.

The book in his hand turned without any wind. In Shang Ye's eyes, the three books quickly turned over page by page. Countless half-hidden words and patterns flew up from the pages and went straight to his eyes.

[Unlocking the "Collection" system, "Pharmacopoeia" vegetation chapter, epigraphy chapter, biology chapter, recording...]

[Increase experience and gain relevant search capabilities]

[Acquire basic pharmacological knowledge, unlock the "Taoxing" system, and open branches]

[Exhaust the principles of medicine and stone in order to live forever!——Introduction to "Alchemy"]

[The Taoist value of "Alchemy" increases]

Seeing the familiar text appearing line by line, Shang Ye was determined. The function was completely consistent with the game system in his memory. He raised his hand and pressed a few times in the air, then clicked on the "Alchemy Dao" branch under the "Dao Xing" column, and then it appeared.

There is a word "door" and a ten-petal lotus with a simple shape and dark color. If you look closely, you can see that one of the lotus petals has a little luster.

The minimalist panel and the absence of digitized character attributes are the characteristics of "Light of Hongmeng" as an Eastern fairy tale game, which is very different from Western fantasy games where the character panel is filled with a large number of attribute numbers.

But beneath the streamlined surface, the Tao Xing system symbolized by this word and picture is not simple.

"Taoxing" in "Hongmeng" is the collective name for a series of skill categories such as swordsmanship, martial arts, martial arts, alchemy, weaponry, etc. The system divides these skills into five realms, as follows:

"Gate" - entry

"Rough" - rough interpretation

"Jing" - mastery

"Absolute" - desperate situation, exquisite art

"Hua"-transformation, miraculous transformation

By learning, applying and innovating in a certain field, players can obtain the Tao Xing experience value of the corresponding technique - the "Tao Xing Value". The gray ten-petal lotus is the "Experience Bar". As the Tao Xing Value increases, the petals will

Gradually light up, and when all ten petals are lit, the technique will advance to the next level.

The realm of Taoism is an important attribute that constitutes the player's ability. For example, if the player wants to learn a sword technique, the learning condition for the sword technique may be "Swordsmanship·Jing". If the player's swordsmanship realm does not meet the standard, he will not be able to learn it.

This is still a very reasonable design. On the other hand, in many fairy tales and martial arts works, the protagonist only has the kung fu of a three-legged cat. After falling into a dangerous place, he picks up a unique secret book, and then he can learn it by himself without a teacher, and become a master of martial arts.

The world...

Actually it's not practical.

The accumulation of abilities in any field is gradual. Only by learning basic swordsmanship, gradually accumulating relevant knowledge, improving the understanding of "kendo", and constantly improving the realm of Taoism, can players be qualified to learn intermediate or even higher-level swordsmanship.

Law.

In the same way, high-grade magical artifacts also require a certain level of Taoism, otherwise they cannot play their role perfectly. This is also the so-called "equipment requirement".

Players usually choose to major in one discipline, then minor in one or two, and practice other Taoist practices relatively sporadically. Taoist practices are different from spiritual cultivation, and there are not many shortcuts to take, especially without the bonus of blessed land and the assistance of elixirs.

, mostly water grinding work.

There was once a saying circulated in the player community, "It is easy to cultivate, but hard to practice."

In the past, Shang Ye had seen many old players who had advanced to the Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul. They looked good, but their Taoist training was sparse, so that their overall strength was mediocre.

The old man who owned the stall was murmuring in his heart. After this young man got the book, he flipped through it. I heard that there are talented people who can read ten lines at a glance, but this guy can read more than ten pages at a glance.

Shang Ye flipped through the three books in a hurry, and then returned them without further delay.

The old man clutched the money in his hand, thinking that he had met a fool? Or was it some kind of scam?

Feeling unsure, the old man stopped Shang Ye who was about to leave and said, "Brother, are you finished reading now?"

"I've finished reading." Shang Ye said truthfully.

See? Is this guy illiterate? Can he read like this? The old man is speechless.

"I have indeed finished reading it and have written it all down. Why don't you, sir, get some rare items and give me a test?"

Shang Ye saw the stall owner's doubts and thought that since he wanted to verify, he would test his retrieval ability by the way. If he found the actual medicinal herbs for the first time, observed them and confirmed the written knowledge, he could also get a small amount of "Alchemy" Taoist values, and the more

The rare herbs give more Tao Xing values.

The old man rubbed his chin, thinking that he had read the "Pharmacopoeia" for so many years, but he could only remember three or four out of ten of the medicines recorded in the book. This country bumpkin had a bad tone.

"Where do poor porters get such rare things..." The old man groped under his body, wondering whether you were pretending to be stupid or a real liar. It depends on how you act like a monster. "There are some dirt lumps in other places. I can recognize them."

This thing? This is documented in detail in the Pharmacopoeia."

After that, the old man handed a square black box to Shang Ye and opened it.

From Shang Ye's perspective, the earthy-yellow block in the black box lit up with fluorescent outlines, and then its complete translucent image and rows of small characters appeared on the side.

Shang Ye said to him: "Yellow snake ginseng, also known as soil-headed ginseng, has a yellowish color and bearded roots. Its roots and leaves are slightly bitter, hot in nature, and non-toxic. It is mostly produced in the north of Yunquan County in Zhongtianyuan. It likes to grow in moist and warm areas."

It is also extremely drought-tolerant, and its slices, boiled and taken, can invigorate people’s vitality and are a kind of medicine for tigers and wolves..."

The old man was stunned when he heard this. He immediately opened the Pharmacopoeia, looked at a certain page, muttered a few words, and found that Shang Ye's description was exactly the same as what was in the book!

I met an expert... The old man was surprised. When he looked up again, he found that there was no one in front of the stall.

Shang Ye, whose idea had been verified, had now escaped into the crowd.

The system function is no different from that of a game, which means that as long as he meets the training requirements, others need to spend a lot of time and effort to master the knowledge and techniques...
Chapter completed!