Chapter 19 Time Management
“A mediocre official can obtain nearly 3,000 meritorious services in less than a year?”
Ma Qin rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he had seen it wrong. .
As an eighth-grade patrol inspector, Shi Xiaohan had more than 6,000 meritorious deeds, which Ma Qin could barely accept.
After all, the higher the rank of an official, the more likely he is to be exposed to higher-level tasks - if he solves a major case, he may be able to obtain thousands of meritorious deeds at once.
But Gu Xu was just a low-level official. He could only receive some small tasks with low remuneration, solving some worthless "wandering soul" level ghosts; or doing odd jobs for officials and sharing some leftovers from them.
It is really an exaggeration to have hundreds of merits recorded every month.
Is it possible that Gu Xu doesn’t eat, sleep, or practice, and is always working at any time and anywhere?
But the problem is, if he is doing tasks all day long, how does he find time to practice? And it takes less than a year to reach the first level of consummation?
Ma Qin really can’t understand.
He secretly decided that if there was a suitable opportunity, he must ask Gu Xu for time management skills.
…………
A moment later, Ma Qin walked to the door of the warehouse.
The old man guarding the warehouse was playing with the crickets in the cage with his head lowered, and did not notice his arrival at all.
Ma Qin’s eyes fell on the “price list” at the door of the warehouse——
"Guiyuan Jue", "Dog Beating Stick Technique", "Bone Crushing Hammer", "Spirit Gathering Pill"...
They are all common things.
Compared with Qingzhou Mansion, both the quality and price are far behind.
The only thing that caught Ma Qin's attention was the line at the bottom of the price list.
“The improved version of the Taishang Arctic Demon-Suppressing and Ghost-killing Talisman can be used to destroy ‘wandering soul’ level ghosts, price: fifteen meritorious deeds.”
"Improved talismans... that is something only a master of talismans can do!" Ma Qin was a little surprised, "I didn't expect that the small Yishui County could get such a rare thing, and the price is so cheap!"
At this moment, a short, dark-skinned young man came to the door of the warehouse and said to the hunchbacked old man inside:
"Uncle, I want to change to a 'Ghost Killing Talisman' "
The hunchbacked old man reluctantly put down the cricket cage in his hand, took out a "Ghost Killing Talisman" from the cabinet behind him, and handed it to the dark boy.
“If you have nothing else to do, just take it and leave. Don’t affect my work.”
The swarthy boy took the talisman and said with a smile: "Thank you, uncle!"
Then he turned his head and saw Ma Qin standing aside.
"Uncle, are you new here?" The swarthy young man greeted Ma Qin enthusiastically, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Wang Yang, please give me your advice in the future!"
< br>Ma Qin touched his unshaven face and muttered in his heart: I am less than thirty-five now, and this brat actually calls me uncle? Do I look that old?
However, out of politeness, he still forced out a smile and responded: "My name is Ma Qin, from Qingzhou Prefecture. Don't take advice seriously, just communicate with each other."
"Then I will call you Brother Ma from now on!" The swarthy young man who called himself "Wang Yang" continued, "Brother Ma, are you planning to exchange things in the warehouse? You are new here and may not be familiar with the things here. You need my help. Can you introduce me?”
“Little brother, you are too polite!” He shook his head and said, “I don’t intend to exchange anything, just for the improved version of the ‘Ghost Killing Talisman’ you just exchanged. A little curious."
"Ghost-killing talisman?" Upon hearing this word, Wang Yang's face suddenly showed a proud smile, and he said in a showy tone, "This talisman was drawn by our brother Gu. Effortlessly kill low-level ghosts, not only is it powerful, but the price is also very affordable! Except for our Yishui County, no other yamen can replace it! "Brother Gu...
Ma Qin quietly thought about Wang Yang's words.
He never expected that in this shabby Yishui Yamen, there would actually be a master of Fu Dao!
This is incredible!
Unknowingly, Ma Qin's sense of superiority as a big city official had disappeared without a trace, and he no longer dared to look down on this humble little county.
In the Daqi Dynasty, there were not many people with spiritual talents. They could be said to be "one in a hundred".
Among them, there are very few Talisman Masters, and most of them are concentrated in the capital or other big cities and are passed down by famous masters.
After all, Fu Dao is too difficult.
In Ma Qin's eyes, this stuff is simply not something that normal people can learn.
When Ma Qin was young, he did not believe in evil. He once bought a copy of "Detailed Explanation of Talismans: From Beginner to Master", hoping to learn something famous, and then go to show off in front of his colleagues, Yun Danfengqing I said something like this: "The Talisman Dao is just like that. You can understand it as soon as you learn it. It's not interesting."
But such a scene obviously only happens in dreams.
Three days later, with dark circles on his face, Ma Qin angrily threw the "Detailed Explanation of Talismans" into the stove, cursing in his mouth: "Garbage Talismanism, ruining my youth. Look at me again Dog!”
However, in this world, the rare number of Talisman Masters has extraordinary strategic significance.
Because they not only possess extraordinary power themselves, but also bring powerful team benefits.
For example, for a mediocre warrior like Wang Yang, after possessing the improved version of the "Ghost Killing Talisman", his chances of winning against low-level ghosts increased by at least 50%.
And a master of Fu Dao like Da Qi Guoshi can even arm an army on his own.
Therefore, within the territory of Daqi, every accomplished Talisman Master is the target that the imperial court and major sects are eager to win over.
In Ma Qin's view, this mysterious talisman master from Yishui County was able to improve the talisman on the original basis. He has obviously reached the level of a master who can draw inferences from one instance and be able to do things with ease. He is definitely an expert who does not show off his skills.
Although when he heard the name "Brother Gu", Ma Qin had doubted whether the talisman master could be Gu Xu...
But he quickly ruled out this outrageous idea. guess.
No matter how talented Gu Xu is, he is still a first-level monk, and there is no way he can have such profound attainments in Talismans.
Besides, Gu Xu has to practice and do tasks. Even if he doesn't eat or sleep, he will never be able to spare time to learn the difficult and obscure knowledge of Talismanism.
"Gu" is not a particularly rare surname.
It is normal for there to be two people named Gu in a government office.
The "Brother Gu" mentioned by Wang Yang is probably an unknown hermit master. For some unknown reason, he is temporarily living in Yishui Yamen as a guest.
If he could make friends with this mysterious talisman master and get some talismans from him for free, Ma Qin felt that his combat effectiveness could be increased by at least 20%.
"Brother Wang Yang, if it is convenient, you must introduce that 'Brother Gu' to me," Ma Qin grabbed Wang Yang's hand and said eagerly, "I used to see I have read some books on Talismanism, and I admire the monks who are proficient in Talismanism the most.”
"Me too," Wang Yang also held Ma Qin's hand tightly, as excited as if he had met a close friend, "The person I admire most is Brother Gu. If you also admire Brother Gu, then we are the best brothers!" "
Just when the two were shaking hands and chatting happily, Wang Yang suddenly stood on tiptoes and pointed behind Ma Qin:
"Look, Brother Gu is here"< br>
(End of this chapter)