Chapter 134 The Secret Path
When I returned to Song's house, I heard Song's father and mother sighing in the courtyard.
"Dad, Mom, what's going on?" Song Changming couldn't help but ask.
"The government is recruiting soldiers and food from door to door again. Alas, when will days like this end." Song's father shook his head and said.
"The officers and soldiers just knocked on our door and asked you and Ping An to join the army." Song's mother said worriedly at the side.
When it comes to joining the army, the old bad memories of the two elders come back to their minds.
Song Changming knew that they were thinking of his two brothers who passed away and never came back after joining the army in their early years.
"Changming, you two must never go." Mother Song took Song Changming's hand and said.
Even though they got along well with Song Pingan and had feelings for each other, she couldn't bear to let the child Song Pingan go to the battlefield.
"Don't worry, mother, I will take care of this matter." Song Changming said with relief.
Although he lost his official status, his relationship with the government was not severed. Even if he didn't ask Liu Dingsheng for help, he had many ways to get the government to quietly erase him and Song Ping'an from the conscription list.
At most, it's nothing more than a waste of money.
After hearing Song Changming's assurance, Song's father and mother were relieved.
"The government is recruiting troops so aggressively, it seems like we are going to fight again." Song's father sighed.
"It should be." Song Changming nodded.
In the past two years, the main forces of the imperial court have gone to quell the two rebel armies in the north and south, and they have done less to suppress the four princes who broke the soil and became kings.
Therefore, the seven counties under the fifth prince's rule have been relatively peaceful in the past two years, and they have been recuperating and recovering the vitality that was lost due to the war.
But now more than two years have passed, and with no one holding back, the imperial court has finally shown its strong dominance.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched out, fighting from north to south, sweeping and pushing all the way, completely defeating these two new forces that had only been in rebellion for two years.
If it were not for the four kings to restrain them, the speed of suppressing the rebel army could have been much faster, and it would not take two years at all.
At present, both the powerful Martial League and the mighty Utopia are almost disappearing, and most of them have been killed by the imperial court.
Only a few remaining personnel saw that the situation was over, and promptly broke into pieces, and fled to unknown places.
The imperial court didn't bother much. After a little rectification, it would continue to send troops to fight the four kings to the death.
When the four kings were facing off, the court lost its cohesion again. God knows how many bureaucrats were secretly supporting one of the four kings, and they were obedient to the new emperor.
In this regard, even if the new emperor is dissatisfied, it will not help.
It had only been two years since he took the throne, and his prestige and dominance were far inferior to those of the old emperor.
When will he be able to truly dominate the world and bring peace and prosperity to the world, then will he be able to truly sit on the throne and begin to establish his own era.
"Alas, it has only been two years of stability, and things are starting to get unstable again." Song's father said helplessly.
He wants to live a more comfortable life in his later years, but it seems he can't.
There is chaos and chaos outside, and the fighting is endless, which makes people upset just looking at it.
He just hopes that when he is old enough, he will not have to leave his hometown and become homeless.
While several people were talking, Song Pingan on the side suddenly looked into the water tank in surprise.
"Master, get out! Get out!"
When Song's father heard this, he felt excited all over.
He stopped chatting and left all his worries behind. He walked quickly to the water tank and was overjoyed when he saw one of the green water silkworms that had just shed its skin.
This green water silkworm has four neat blue lines on its body, highlighting its uniqueness.
Four lines, after many years, they finally raised a four-line green water silkworm.
When the four-striped green water silkworm appeared, Song's father felt unparalleled satisfaction and joy.
"Okay! Great!"
On the market, the four-striped green water silkworm is considered a very rare finished product.
And there are very few people who can raise four-striped green water silkworms.
Therefore, Father Song has accomplished an achievement that only a few people can achieve.
"Congratulations, dad." Song Changming also smiled.
He was also very happy.
On the one hand, he is happy for his father's success in raising silkworms, and on the other hand, he is happy for his own plan to make money.
The successful breeding of a four-striped blue water silkworm means that more three-striped and four-striped blue water silkworms are about to be born, which will bring his entire sericulture industry to a higher level.
In the past, Green Water Silkworm could bring him almost 200 to 300 silver in profit every month.
Now that there are four-striped green water silkworms, this profit amount will most likely double in the near future!
How is that not gratifying.
"Nowadays, in the silkworm market in Dongnae County, there are very few four-striped blue water silkworms. The price of one is at least fifty silver. We only need to sell four or five four-striped green water silkworms every month, which is enough to pay for Our total monthly income is now up!”
Father Song calculated the accounts, and the more he calculated, the happier he became. Back then, he was engaged in the blacksmith and forging business. During the most prosperous period, his monthly income was not even a fraction of what it is now.
Unexpectedly, he would reach a new peak in his career in his later years. Nowadays, when he goes to the silkworm market, no one calls him Master Song, which is very useful and gives him a sense of accomplishment.
Never would he have imagined that a breeding book that Song Changming accidentally obtained could bring so much wealth to the Song family.
Of course, this is also due to Song's father's study and dedication year after year, which can achieve this reward.
The feeding method only provides a research direction, and persistence is another key to success.
"Peace, this four-striped green water silkworm must be taken care of carefully to make sure nothing goes wrong." Song's father repeatedly warned him uneasily.
"Master, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on you!" Song Pingan said seriously.
"Especially keep an eye on some rhubarb and dabai. Don't let them poop in this water tank again."
The next day.
Song Changming found Liang Chuanshan with a pot of jade wine.
He, the urban district director, is responsible for all recruitment matters in Houli Street.
Over a drink, his and Song Ping'an's names were quietly crossed out from the conscription list.
Anyway, there are so many people to be drafted, and two less people will not attract the attention of the superiors at all.
Ten days later, news came from Liu Dingsheng.
His mist gold has been sold, and the obtained Han gold has been exchanged for him three sets of extreme body training skills, plus two century-old mountain ginseng plants according to his requirements.
After getting the three sets of extreme body training exercises that he had been thinking about, Song Changming immediately started studying them, not wanting to delay his body training progress.
Perhaps it was because he had practiced physical training with the same direction attribute before, or maybe it was the help brought by his spiritual understanding attribute that had increased to eleven points.
He didn't feel too strenuous when he started researching this time.
As if it came naturally, in just two days, he added these three sets of extreme body training exercises to his panel, displaying the corresponding realm experience bars.
Since his physical strength in all aspects has been tempered to above the sixth level before, he is now switching to a new body training technique, starting from the experience value of the sixth mirror.
"Four extreme body training skills!" After adapting to the new body training skills, Song Changming felt good about himself.
The road to the future has been paved, and he will reach the ultimate perfection. For him, there is no suspense, it is just a matter of time.
And not long after he mastered the new physical training technique, he was called to Liuzhai again.
"About that treasure map, there is good news and bad news." Liu Dingsheng said.
Without waiting for Song Changming to choose which one to listen to, he told them all.
"The good news is that Baotu has been successfully parsed and translated, and it lives up to expectations."
"What about the bad news?" Song Changming vaguely guessed the result, but still waited for Liu Dingsheng's answer.
"The bad news is that what is recorded on the treasure map seems to be a special secret technique, not a martial art." Liu Dingsheng replied directly.
"Secret technique?" Song Changming's heart sank.
Although he had been mentally prepared when he heard bad news, but now that it was confirmed that it was not a martial art, he still felt like his expectations were frustrated.
Listening to Liu Dingsheng's tone, this secret technique is obviously not as valuable as the real martial arts.
Sure enough, the rumors in the world cannot be believed at all.
At that time, this treasure map was so authentic that it was said to be a martial art, which attracted countless people from the world to compete for it.
Now it seems that the rumors are just specious and based on false speculations.
"You don't have to be too discouraged. Some secret techniques are even more subtle and powerful than the real martial arts. They may be able to save your life at a critical moment.
Chang Ming, don’t underestimate the secret technique," Liu Dingsheng comforted.
"Thank you, senior. I will ponder this secret technique again after I go back." Song Changming quickly put his mind back together and nodded.
A secret skill is a secret skill. It is an unexpected acquisition. I did not get the martial art this time. I will just get it in the future.
Although martial arts are rare and precious, there are other ways and methods. As long as you are strong enough, you can always find opportunities.
With the translated and analyzed version of the treasure map, Song Changming returned home and began to observe and participate in research.
Secret techniques are different from orthodox martial arts. They belong to side paths and are usually created by individuals and are not spread.
In the inherent impression, occult arts usually have the characteristics of being sinister, ruthless, radical and extreme.
It often has the side effect of injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging oneself by eight hundred, so it is abandoned by most warriors and considered not worth the time to study and master this kind of trick.
Song Changming's understanding of secret techniques was limited to this, and he was not much different from other warriors.
When pondering this secret technique, I carried a bit of prejudice and a bit of curiosity.
"Secret Technique of Exploding Blood" Song Changming saw the name of this secret technique.
Just hearing the name sounds very radical.
(End of this chapter)