Chapter 15 Bookworm Ghost
"Don't miss it when you're passing by. A good three-color porcelain altar has a 70% ghost rate! One altar only costs 10,000 yuan!"
"The red boy ghost that just came out, made of glass, any boss can take a fancy to it and give me a price!"
In the ghost gambling place, there are many people selling urns and coffins.
There were also sellers of ghost items, which were taken from various urns and coffins, and were sold on the spot in a lively atmosphere.
Yu Que stepped forward, took a few glances, and found that most of the customers buying ghost items were from various shops where ghosts were concentrated, while a small number were stall owners, and only about 10% were passers-by.
He quickly reacted and understood the reason.
It should be noted that the ghosts found in ghost gambling venues are pure ghosts that have not been sacrificed, and only a few of them are household gods that have been sacrificed.
These purely uncivilized ghosts are difficult for ordinary people to identify, and often only shop traders or alchemists will buy these open altar ghosts.
And because the ghost has been sealed in the jar for who knows how many years, its nature is really unknown.
Even the most ordinary lantern monster may have hidden dangers. If you want to refine this thing, even without the help of a refiner, you have to keep it in your hands for a while to observe its vicious nature. Otherwise, if you rush to refine it, you will most likely be trapped.
This is not only true for the ghosts that were gambled in the forum, but also for the ghosts that were traded from others. They were either raised in their hands and observed for some time, or they were asked to be palmed by an alchemist to see if there were any problems.
This is the reason why many people choose time-honored stores when buying ghosts.
Because the time-honored store not only has a good reputation, but also has its own set of after-sales processing procedures. You can refine it as soon as you buy it, which can save a lot of things.
It seems that before, Yu Que could refine his cat-faced ghost as soon as he got it.
That was because the cat-faced ghost had only been born for a short period of time, and he had forced it to death with his own hands, so Yu Que naturally dared to refine it boldly.
Yu Que wandered around the gambling scene.
He also found that compared to the ghosts in the store, the prices of ghosts here were much lower, but only full payment was accepted.
However, the low price is not what Yu Que values most.
What he values is that the types of ghosts here are mixed. Basically, whatever ghost is sold, if the seller himself does not need it, he will sell it on the spot. No specific identity, letter of introduction, etc. is required.
There is only one rule here, whoever pays the highest price will get it.
Among the thousands of ghosts, there is a kind of ghost called "book ghost" or "bookworm ghost". This kind of ghost is born from documents and classics. It looks like a caterpillar and makes a living by eating documents. , basically harmless.
After this thing parasitizes on a human body, it will at best be like an old woman talking non-stop all day long and produce some hallucinations, disturbing people's tranquility.
Also because what it talks about happens to be related to the words and pictures it eats, the bookworm ghost has been used by immortals as an alternative document carrier since its discovery.
And they have also bred species with different uses, including the learned species that can record multiple classics at the same time and classify them into different categories; there are the century-old species and the thousand-year species that can live for hundreds or even thousands of years; there are also the secrecy species that will become invalid after being used once. Kinds of... to name a few.
In addition to the fact that the recording effect is more magical than paper, the bookworm ghost hides in the human body and can be viewed at any time. Until the content it records is remembered in the heart, it will feel useless and gradually become depressed and unhappy. , died of worry and anger.
Therefore, many bookworm ghosts have also developed corresponding characteristics. Once they are refined, they will force their donors to learn the knowledge in their belly.
Or if refining means death, the words and pictures in the belly will suddenly be imprinted in the mind of the refiner, and the refiner does not need to work hard to remember.
Yu Que heard that these bookworm ghosts are quite popular among wealthy people. They are often used by immortals to educate their children and force them to learn classics, with excellent results.
An ignorant and ignorant playboy only needs to practice a few bookworm ghosts when he reaches adulthood, and he can become a person who is well-read in poetry and books.
But Yu Que himself has naturally never used Bookworm Ghost.
Because the price of the bookworm ghost is at last comparable to that of a ninth-grade family god. After all, it is also a ghost god, and its worth will increase accordingly due to the knowledge hidden in its belly.
It is not unusual for some ninth-grade bookworm ghosts with hidden secrets, such as treasure-hiding bookworm ghosts, to be sold for eighth-grade, seventh-grade, or even sixth-grade prices.
And just now, Yu Que saw someone selling bookworm ghosts in the ghost gambling hall, and he was not alone. "If these bookworm ghosts that emerged from the ghost altar have alchemy inheritance hidden in their bellies, then it will be exactly what I want!" He suddenly felt hopeful in his heart.
This is not a delusion that Yu Que had after repeatedly running into obstacles.
But according to the records in "History of Immortals", the imperial court vigorously promoted folk alchemy twice at the beginning of the dynasty and again three hundred years after the dynasty began.
The first time, the imperial court only made books and monuments and sent them to various places in the Middle Earth. But the second time, the imperial court added the bookworm ghost to refine books and monuments. Spread the inheritance of refining.
It is a pity that despite the two vigorous promotions, the folk alchemists are still mixed in quality and cannot be used. On the contrary, many families have been enslaved and bankrupted, causing a lot of resentment.
As a result, the subsequent plan to implement the third refinement was aborted before it even started.
Although the imperial court's plan failed, many documents and inscriptions and bookworm ghosts still remained in various places among the people. Many original books and original inscriptions have become treasures like antiques, and are collected by wealthy families from all over the world.
Although Yu Que didn't dare to buy the alchemy inheritance from retail vendors to learn from, but if the vendor had the alchemy bookworm ghost in his hands, he would dare to buy it and learn from it.
This is because the bookworm ghosts refined by the imperial court are all branded and cannot be tampered with by others. They are disposable items that are disposable and are more difficult to forge than documents and inscriptions.
Even if Yu Que has not yet become an alchemist, he is still sure to tell whether this thing is true or false.
With the idea of purchasing a bookworm ghost, Yu Que approached the sellers one after another in the gambling venue to inquire.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Originally, he still had the idea that if he couldn't do it tonight, he would continue to stay at home tomorrow night or the night after tomorrow, even if he was absent from work.
After asking around, he discovered that there were actually two sellers selling bookworm ghosts, each with one.
This immediately surprised Yu Que!
However, he didn't reveal too much. Instead, he found a seller, made some insinuations, and asked the other party why he hadn't sold the item yet. After all, the bookworm ghosts refined in the 300 years since the beginning of the dynasty were all It's an old antique, and it's worth a lot of money.
As a result, the ghost seller looked at Yu Que with a smile.
The other party did not answer immediately, but asked: "Little brother, do you want to be an alchemist?"
Seeing that the other party saw through it, Yu Que smiled slightly and nodded in agreement without covering it up.
"Haha!" The ghost seller laughed and said again:
"Like my little brother, I have encountered a lot of Ma Yinglong, so there is no need to worry about the pitfalls here.
As for why I don’t sell it to those stores, the reason is simple. If you buy it from their store, the price has to be regarded as a bookworm ghost and a refining inheritance. But if I sell it to them, it can only be regarded as a bookworm ghost. Bookworm ghost price. ”
The ghost seller who called himself "Ma Yinglong" also cursed:
"Damn, the price is still extremely low! It is said that this thing is useless after use. It is not even rare to collect as an antique. It is a piece of shit."
When Yu Que heard these words, he was slightly startled for a moment. He didn't expect this to be the reason at all.
But if you think about it carefully, it is normal for merchants to "dislike" the practice of cultivating bookworm ghosts.
After all, these bookworm ghosts are nearly six hundred years old. No matter how well they are raised, their life span after opening the altar is limited, and the inheritance contained in their bodies is the refining inheritance nearly six hundred years ago.
It is just an entry-level refining inheritance. Unless the refining master cuts it off, this product is not like old wine. It will not become more fragrant as it is stored, but will become more and more outdated.
After understanding this situation, Yu Que looked delighted and immediately asked the horse Yinglong:
"Senior, how much does this book ghost cost?"
A vague smile appeared on the ghost seller's face, and he slowly uttered two words:
"Priceless"
This made the smile on Yu Que's face freeze.
Then the ghost seller said again:
"Only one hundred-year-old ghost is accepted."
Yu Que couldn't help it anymore and immediately cursed:
"You profiteer!"
(End of chapter)