Immortality: Raise an ant queen and add some immortality

"Do you have this kind of medicinal herb for sale? There seem to be many kinds of moongrass. I'll ask a pharmacist apprentice to explain it to you in detail."

The waiter only does the work of welcoming and delivering people, and he doesn’t know much about identifying herbs.

He used the word "please" to the pharmacist's apprentice.

It seems that the status of the pharmacists in the Alchemy Pavilion is much higher than that of ordinary clerks.

Pharmacists and pharmacist apprentices are skilled workers, while Dange clerks are sales workers and do odd jobs.

After Qin Niu finished paying, a young man wearing a gray gown came over.

"Excuse me, do you want to know about Noctiluca?"

"right!"

"Please come with me!"

The medicine apprentice is not very old, he looks about fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same age as Qin Niu.

He took Qin Niu directly outside the medicine storage room.

"Please wait a moment while I go get the luminous grass!"

After the medicine apprentice came in, he spoke to the steward, and the old man in charge glanced at Qin Niu outside the door. After seeing that it was a insect master, he agreed.

Not long after, the medicine man came out carrying a wooden tray.

"There are a total of six species here, each of which is a luminous grass. They have a common characteristic. They emit luminous light of varying intensity at night."

Among the luminous grasses brought out by the medicine practitioner, there was one that was very similar to foxtail grass.

But it doesn’t quite look like it.

The other five types of luminous grass also looked familiar to Qin Niu. They were some of the most common weeds or herbs in the mountains and roadsides.

It's just that they seem to have undergone some unknown mutations. When you identify them carefully, you can still find that they are different from ordinary weeds.

"Are they all equally effective?"

"There are differences. Different luminous grasses have different medicinal properties. Some are cooler or even poisonous, some have mild medicinal properties, and some are hot. For a luminous grass, the lowest purchase price currently offered by Miaodan Pavilion is 23 taels of silver. Like this one, its medicinal properties are hot, which is wonderfully compatible with the cold medicinal properties of Luminous Grass itself, so its price is quite expensive. We can give it more than 60 taels of silver."

The pharmacist patiently introduced him to the differences and market conditions of luminous grass.

The expensive ones can actually be sold for sixty taels per plant, which is too exaggerated.

“How can someone like me, who doesn’t know how to identify herbs, identify them?”

"Simple, glow-in-the-dark grass will emit a faint luminous light at night, and you can recognize it at a glance. Although the grass that glows is not necessarily glow-in-the-dark grass, it is basically correct. When digging, you need to ensure that the roots, stems, Herbs with intact leaves and damaged leaves will lose their efficacy and become weaker, and the price will be reduced."

"Okay, thank you for your detailed explanation. I'll dig up the luminous grass and bring it over."

Qin Niu had confidence in his heart.

"No problem. We purchase all kinds of rare medicinal herbs at high prices. If you find them, you can send them to us first to ask for the price. We can identify them for free, and the price is the highest in the industry."

The medicine apprentice is not very old, but he is very good at dealing with others.

The professional level is also very high.

Knowing the subtleties, Miaodan Pavilion made a very good impression on Qin Niu.

"Ask me again, do you have any elixirs for pets?"

"This is really not available. But I heard that there are pharmacists and alchemists in Dan City who specialize in research in this area. There may be such elixirs for sale there."

"Okay, bye!"

Qin Niu nodded.

"Walk slowly!"

The pharmacist watched him leave politely.

After buying the elixir, Qin Niu went directly to Beibing Youfu store.

"Beibing girl, I'm here to buy talismans from you again!"

Qin Niu asked the mute girl her name last time, but this time he had a decent title to greet her.

"Uh-huh!"

She was still wearing loose linen clothes, her feet were bare, and her hair was casually hanging around her head.

This time, her grandfather was inside.

The old man was holding a paintbrush in his hand and was drawing the talisman attentively.

Usually, mute women receive guests. The old man seems to have some quirks and is not very good at dealing with people.

Beibing looked very happy to see Qin Niu.

Show a happy smile.

It’s like meeting an old friend with the same warmth.

Seeing Qin Niu wearing the insect master's robe, she gestured to Qin Niu and gave him a thumbs up.

It means praising him for his progress and congratulating him.

"Haha, I have to thank you. Without your contract talisman, I wouldn't be able to become a insect master." Qin Niu thanked her with a smile. "How much does an intermediate contract talisman cost?"

"Twelve taels of silver a piece!"

She was well prepared and took out a price list.

"Bring me four mid-level talismans and ten low-level talismans!"

Qin Niu said lightly.

Water flows to lower places, and people move to higher places.

Now that his strength has become stronger, and with the ant colony and queen bee, he will definitely choose higher-level pets to conquer new beasts in the future.

The mute girl was shocked when she heard that he wanted so much.

"Yeah!"

She gestured and asked Qin Niu if he wanted to buy so much at once.

"Here, here are fifty taels of silver."

Qin Niu gave her a banknote directly.

Catching bugs for sale gives him a taste of the sweetness, and he will definitely continue to develop in this area in the future.

Only by earning enough money can you ensure that you can buy sufficient training resources.

Bei Bing motioned to him and asked him to sit down and wait.

Then she quickly ran into the inner room and made some gestures with her grandfather.

Not long after, she came out with four exquisite rectangular wooden boxes in her hands. The sandalwood box looks quite heavy, with a polished surface and some simple patterns engraved on it, with the words "Beibing Youfu" engraved in the middle.

"Can't it be put in a box?"

Qin Niu found it inconvenient to carry so many boxes with him.

He is a more down-to-earth person and doesn't care about those gorgeous appearances.

After Bei Bing heard this, he squatted down under the counter and took out another box. It was a very ordinary box.

"Huh?"

She asked Qin Niu if it could be put in this box.

"very good!"

Qin Niu was used to keeping a low profile and thought it would be good to put the expensive mid-level contract talisman in an ordinary wooden box. As long as it doesn't affect use.

She carefully took out the sealed talismans and put them one by one into this ordinary wooden box.

Ten low-level talismans were also packed in the same box.

Putting the two kinds of talismans together, the middle-level contract talisman appears much larger and thicker.

The materials of the two are also completely different.

The low-level contract talismans are made of ordinary yellow paper, while the middle-level talismans look like animal skins. But I couldn't tell what kind of animal skin it was. It looked very thin, but it was full of scaly lines.

Qin Niu even thought, could this be snake skin?

The making of talismans was a secret, so he wouldn't pry around.

If I ask people, they won’t tell me.

"Uh-huh!"

Beibing took out two more low-level talismans and gave them to Qin Niu.

Unlike the last time he gave away secretly, this time it was done openly. Although I can't understand her gestures, I can still guess some of the meaning.

He said he was a big customer, so there would be some gifts.

Qin Niu naturally thanked him happily.

"Is this puppet charm effective on humans and all animals?"

After buying the contract talisman, he looked at the puppet talisman on the price list.

The price is quite expensive, twelve taels of silver each.

She shook her head, then took out an instruction manual and showed it to Qin Niu.

The puppet talisman, after being activated, can give certain mental control to wild animals such as insects, beasts, and birds, or pets that have been tamed by humans. Make it obey the orders of the caster for a short period of time.

The stronger the animal being controlled, the shorter the control time and the worse the effect.

Ineffective on humans.

This talisman can be used to capture powerful beasts, birds, and strange insects. It can also be used to control the opponent's pets in battles with insect masters and animal trainers to defeat the enemy and win.

Its uses are quite powerful.

After Qin Niu saw it, he thought of his puppet worker ants.

They can exert mind control over their enemies.

A single puppet worker ant may have limited abilities. If there were a hundred or a thousand of them combined, their abilities would be a bit terrifying.

And he has now begun to research more advanced secondary cultivation methods.

If the second-level lightning worker ants can have the ability of puppet worker ants, it should be stronger.

After saying goodbye to Beibing, Qin Niu went to the book market again.

I originally wanted to buy a book on swordsmanship and martial arts.

It's just advanced sword and martial arts, and the price is scary.

A thin book of Demon-Slaying Knife Techniques requires five hundred taels of silver, and there is no guarantee that you will be able to learn it.

Shutong said that the more advanced a martial skill is, the more it requires a certain foundation of similar martial arts to understand it.

Qin Niu felt that he had one hundred and one taels of silver, which was considered a little money.

As a result, after entering the Supreme Sea, I realized that I was really too poor.

Advanced cultivation resources in this world are very expensive, whether they are exercises, martial arts, pets, elixirs, weapons, armor... none of them are cheap.

You really get what you pay for.

Finally, he bought a basic knife skills book, which was quite cheap, costing five cents.

Poor people should keep their feet on the ground and start practicing basic knife skills!

At present, he has only mastered the basic sword technique of cutting.

If you go back and practice more according to the book, you should be able to learn some new sword and martial arts skills.

After buying the martial arts skills, he also bought several books on insects and planting.

I even bought a book on the basics of animal pets.

Just some basic common sense and animal training knowledge, pet identification, etc.

It seems very comprehensive, but in fact it is the most basic knowledge.

It's a bit like a primary school textbook.

After purchasing these materials, the remaining money was not spent randomly, but kept.

With a large sum of money in hand, at least I no longer have to worry about going hungry.

The family's house is in such a state of dilapidation that if we have money, we will definitely build a new one.

A high-walled compound can block most prying eyes.

He has more and more secrets, and there will only be more in the future. Privacy must be guaranteed.

If possible, it would be best to buy two more maids to serve you.

He no longer has to worry about daily food and clothing.

You can free up more time and energy to do other things.

Qin Niu did not rush to leave Xiulianfang Market, but returned to the stall where he bought black leaf sunflower.

The little girl was still shouting hard, her eyes full of hope.

It’s just that there are very few people who come to her to buy medicinal herbs.

Many people just took one look and walked away.

Maybe everyone would be happy to spend one or two pennies doing good deeds.

How could it be possible for them to spend one or two cents on a medicinal herb that was of little use?

I can't even take care of the few members of my family.

"Little girl, close the stall!"

Qin Niu said to the little girl.

The little girl's face instantly turned pale and she looked at Qin Niu in fear. I thought he was looking for trouble.