Chapter 6 Preparation for school
After returning home, Li Ru started to stew the fire pattern chicken.
This fire-patterned chicken is a first-order low-grade spiritual beast, and its meat contains abundant spiritual energy.
It’s worth a lot of money, it cost a low-grade spirit stone and fifty broken spirits.
When he returned home, in order to reward Zhou Shan, Li Ru bought him a jar of spiritual wine.
After calculation, today's expenses have far exceeded Li Ru's budget.
Fortunately, my son picked up a spiritual stone to fill this gap.
During dinner, a large bowl of fragrant chicken soup with fire patterns was placed on the wooden table.
The fire-marked chicken in the bowl is light red and the meat is firm.
The soup is rich and translucent in color, with a light golden oil floating on the surface. It is garnished with some edible elixirs, parsley and other garnishes, as well as some spices.
Full of color and fragrance.
Zhou Ling couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
This kind of spirit beast meat, which is worth more than one low-grade spirit stone, took Li Ru only two or three months, and the spirit stones in his hand were a little loose, so he was willing to buy it.
This kind of spiritual beast is bred by monks. Its meat is delicate and contains spiritual energy, so it is very expensive. Most casual cultivators cannot afford it.
Li Ru filled a bowl full of broth with a spoon, tore off two large chicken legs, placed them in front of Zhou Ling, and said with a smile, "Son, eat it!"
He filled another bowl, tore off two chicken wings and put them in front of Zhou Shan, "How does it taste?"
Zhou Ling sat on the high wooden chair Zhou Shan specially built for him, picked up the spoon in one hand, and Holding the chicken leg in one hand, I ate the soup and the meat in one mouthful. The soup was fresh and the meat was fragrant, not greasy at all.
This is the best food Zhou Ling has ever eaten since he was born.
“It’s delicious! It’s delicious!”
Zhou Ling couldn’t help but say.
Li Ru had a smile on his face, "Son, eat more delicious food. This chicken is all yours."
"Mom will buy it for you next month!"
Zhou Shan took it He poured himself a small bowl of wine from the wine jar and watched Zhou Ling eat with gusto.
Immediately picked up the chopsticks, put the two chicken wings into Zhou Ling and Li Ru's bowls, and said with a smile, "You guys eat it. I often eat monster meat in the mountains."
"Husband, you should also eat some. The meat of the beasts in the mountains is incomparable to the meat of this spiritual beast!" Li Ru glanced at him and said distressedly.
Zhou Ling also picked up the chopsticks, picked up the chicken wings, stood up, put one hand on the wooden table, and put the chicken wings back into Zhou Shan's bowl.
"Dad, you should eat more!"
Seeing the concern of his wife and children, Zhou Shan looked pleased and said with a smile, "My son is so sensible!"
Li Ru held the chicken wings and was about to put them into Zhou Ling's bowl. Zhou Ling pushed them away with both hands and shook his head, "Mom! That's enough!"
Li Ru could only take them away and put them in Zhou Shan's bowl. Inside, he said softly, "In a few days, you will go into the mountains again, eat more!"
"I am a physical cultivator. Eating the meat of spiritual beasts is of little use, so you should eat it!"
The couple started to give in.
Looking at Zhou Ling, he was quite helpless, but his heart was also filled with warmth.
[Capture sincere concern, primary insight +1]
As night falls, the dining table is steaming with steam.
Under the soft light of the flint lamp, the three figures were stretched out.
The whole room is filled with a warm atmosphere of life.
After eating the fire-marked chicken soup, Zhou Ling increased his physical constitution by 5 points.
Now, in terms of physical fitness, he has gradually surpassed children of the same age.
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Time flies, another half year has passed, and Zhou Ling is already in his early two years.
As the children grow up, the pressure on Zhou Shan and his wife is increasing.
Rent, monthly spiritual food expenses, son’s preschool books, etc.
Next, my son will go to Taoist Temple.
The spiritual root test alone is a huge expense.
In addition, Taoist kindergarten kindergarten classes also have different levels.
Going to school in different Taoist rooms has different auras.
After discussion, the couple decided to send the child to a middle-grade Taoist class no matter what spiritual roots the child tested.
The tuition fee is five yuan of low-grade spiritual stones a month.
They know that their children have pretty good talents, and as long as they are taught carefully, they will definitely be better than them in the future.
Of course, this is a huge expense.
Including rent, it has exceeded Zhou Shan’s current monthly income. Moreover, there are other expenses when a child enters a Taoist temple.
Although Li Ru had saved some spiritual stones at home through frugality over the years, this is the calculation.
It won’t last long.
Therefore, Li Ru could only propose to put his son in a Taoist temple and follow Zhou Shan into the mountains to find the elixir.
Zhou Shan refused directly. After all, his son was in poor physical condition and had to keep up with his nutrition.
Zhou Shan secretly decided that he could only go deeper into the mountain.
The area where they are mainly looking for elixirs is only the outer area of Heixia Mountain.
As long as we advance a hundred miles further, the quantity and grade of the elixir will be relatively higher.
Of course the risk is much higher.
The monsters encountered in the peripheral areas are generally only early and mid-level first-order monsters.
If you go deeper, you will most likely encounter a late-stage first-order monster.
This is definitely not something he can handle.
But for the sake of the children, I still have to take this risk.
As long as you can find one or two first-level middle-grade elixirs once you go into the mountains, it will be enough to support your family's expenses.
Zhou Ling's current physique is not as bad as Zhou Shan thought.
Half a year has passed, his growth value:
[Mediocre physique and nutrition (4800/10000)]
As his physique improves, the growth value provided by ordinary food It's so limited.
In terms of talent [Physical Evolution], it can reach 10,000 times with exercise.
Now the effect status has also changed.
[Effect: Cumulative practice of boxing 109 times]
[Cumulative practice of boxing: 109/1000]
The boxing techniques he practiced were the great ones taught to him by Zhou Shan Yang Jue.
This is also a basic body refining method promulgated by the Taoist Alliance. It is said that there are nine levels in total.
But what Zhou Shan cultivated was only on the first level.
[Comprehension, mediocre (72/100)]
In terms of comprehension, as Zhou Ling completed reading fifty books, [Immortal Wisdom Root] was successfully stimulated.
In the past six months, there has been a significant improvement.
This also greatly improved Zhou Ling's effect when reading some ancient books.
What is worth mentioning is that his talent of [Searching for Mountains and Treasure Hunting] has been further improved.
The range of sensing treasures reaches seven to eight feet.
A few days ago, he went out with his mother.
While passing by a bridge, he accidentally sensed a treasure by the river.
He could only pretend to be curious and go to the river to catch fish.
Li Ru also followed his wishes and took him to play by the river.
Then Zhou Ling accidentally picked up a low-grade magic weapon, the black gold hammer.
This has broken Li Rule.
Although they have no use for this black gold hammer, a low-grade magic weapon is worth more than ten spiritual stones.
After returning home, Li Ru gave Zhou Ling another meal and bought a fire-patterned chicken.
As for the black gold hammer, Zhou Shan was asked to find a way to sell it.
After this incident, Li Ru almost always took his son with him when he went out.
I feel like my child is so lucky!
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"Husband, tomorrow the child will go to the Taoist Temple to test his spiritual roots. Are you nervous?"
After dinner, Li Ru asked nervously.
"Don't worry, Ling'er is like you, and his spiritual roots should be good."
"If you don't have spiritual roots, just follow me and train your body!"
Zhou Shan sips He took a sip of wine and said comfortingly.
(End of this chapter)