Chapter 11: Ying Zheng: I can’t take advantage of you

After what happened before, even a stubborn person like Qin Shi Huang did not dare to continue eating as usual.

When the palace servant came to report that the snowflake salt and iron pot were ready, he was chewing the fasting pill in Weishengxue's yard.

These days he has been eating the fasting pills from Weishengxue.

Wei Shengxue's eyes lit up, he drank the remaining soup in a few gulps, and stood up quickly.

He kept muttering: "Egg fried rice, stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried radish, twice-cooked pork, pan-fried pork chops..."

Ying Zheng then stood up and heard her whisper. He couldn't help but think: I can also enjoy the food from the fairyland!

One step closer to immortality!

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The chefs stood huddled together, looking at the immortal expectantly; her evaluation would determine their fate.

"Yes, this is the best meal I've had recently."

Just one sentence puts all the chefs at ease.

"but……"

The chefs were worried again.

"Are you using animal oil to stir-fry vegetables?" Weishengxue picked up a leaf. The thick oil wrapped around it almost suppressed the unique freshness of the vegetables.

After hearing this, a big question mark appeared in the chef's eyes.

Are there any other oils besides animal fat?

"Use vegetable oil to stir-fry vegetables." This is her eating habit.

"vegetable oil?"

Chefs who deal with food all year round use their brains to think that animal oil comes from frying meat dishes, while vegetable oil comes from vegetable dishes.

But there is no oil in vegetarian dishes.

Everyone thought about it but couldn't think of any vegetarian dish with oil.

"Maybe you can try 'shu'." After asking the system for help, Wei Shengxue learned the name of soybeans in ancient times on the mother planet.

Oil pressing.

The kitchen, which was given a new task, once again escaped punishment.

They all sincerely promised:

"Master, rest assured. Leave this matter to us. We will definitely research and develop the vegetable oil."

"We will do our best to make sure that the Immortal Master has some vegetable oil to eat!"

When leaving, Weishengxue was given a plate of fried beans as a snack.

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The sun has not yet set and the summer weather is still unbearably hot, but you don't feel that way when walking next to Weishengxue.

Ying Zheng turned his head to look at the fairy next to him. She had changed into a light green gauze dress suitable for summer, and was wearing a pink and white shawl. She was like a lotus flower blooming in the pond after the rain, with a cool and fresh feeling. The star-like green light lingering around her was the same as when they first met.

People at that time respected the five colors, but she seemed to prefer intermediate colors.

This is also the difference between the immortal world and mortals.

The two of them were walking on the tree-shaded path in the garden. Ying Zheng was multitasking. On the one hand, he was introducing the plants in the garden to Weishengxue, interspersed with the local customs brought about by this, while on the other hand, he was thinking about what he would say later.

When he thought the time was about right, Ying Zheng calmly and fluently turned the topic to the table salt and vegetable oil.

"Authorize you the method of making snowflake salt? Sure." Weishengxue sensed that he had been holding back on something all the time, and thought it was something difficult, but she didn't expect it was just such a small matter.

Ying Zheng could hear the indifference in her words and understood that this was just a piece of cake for her, but...

He turned around, bowed, and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist, you are so kind as to be willing to teach me how to make fine salt. This is a great act, but I cannot take advantage of you. From now on, I will give you 50% of the proceeds from the sale of snowflake salt."

"I hope you won't refuse."

Wei Shengxue fanned herself lightly and nodded, "I provided the technology, which is equivalent to investing the technology. It's only right that you give me a share. But, isn't 50% too much?"

She used her limited economic knowledge to calculate that the technology investment would not be enough to cover this amount.

Having achieved the desired result, Ying Zheng's mood brightened slightly, and he said half seriously and half jokingly: "I am trying to win you over. I hope you will stay in Daqin for a long time."

Wei Shengxue heard the smile in his words, but didn't answer seriously. She stretched out her palm in front of her and said with a smile: "Do you have any spiritual veins, spiritual beasts, or spiritual weapons?"

Ying Zheng grabbed a handful of air and threw it on top: "Here, my Great Qin's luck."

Wei Shengxue's face changed, and he instantly retracted his hand, holding his forehead helplessly: "Daoyou, don't be so careless."

Ying Zheng: ???

Meng Tian: ???

Zhao Gao: ???

Others: ???

Who isn't wary?

My great Emperor Qin Shi Huang?

Our emperor, who has been assassinated many times and even has to have several carriages to confuse people when traveling,

No guard?!

Everyone looked at the immortal and saw that she looked serious, obviously she really believed it.

The First Emperor glanced over and everyone lowered their heads again.

Ah, the flagstones on the ground are so beautiful.

Ah, there is an ant there.

Ying Zheng retracted his gaze and chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, don't trust others easily."

Wei Shengxue had an expression that said, "No one can deceive me" and "I am the most powerful and I am not afraid of anyone."

system:……

Where did this little sweetie come from?

Her ignorance of the wickedness of human nature made Ying Zheng determined to give her an extra layer of protection.

"Meng Yi."

"I am here."

"Send an order, and have the salt officials adopt the new method of salt production."

"Yes." Meng Yi took out the bamboo slips he carried with him and wrote down the matter.

[Ding! Merit has been detected. Cultivation System 301 has reached the conditions for opening the special module. Do you want to activate it?]

[Yes, yes, yes! Host! Open it quickly!]

Before Wei Shengxue could react, an excited electronic scream from the system came into her head.

She used her mind to suppress the system that was jumping around everywhere, and silently said in her heart: "Activate."

[Ding! Xiuxian System 301 has reached the activation of the special module. Please wait for a moment, host 301.]

There was an emergency in the system, and Weishengxue didn't feel like wandering around anymore. He found an excuse that he felt he needed to retreat, and hurried back to the courtyard.

"You are not allowed to enter the courtyard without my order."

Wei Shengxue gave an order and opened the barrier. A hazy green light, like an upside-down bowl, enveloped the entire courtyard.

The palace servants and guards who witnessed this scene all breathed a sigh of relief.

I am amazed by the magic of immortals every day!

The supervisor hurriedly ordered: "Go and report to His Majesty."

In the courtyard.

After Wei Shengxue set up the barrier, he immediately opened the system interface.

The entire thing is gray, with only the "New Module Starting" in the middle flashing.

"System, what's going on?"

She agreed to activate the system out of trust in it. In fact, she didn't guess anything from that simple sentence.

The system jumped excitedly in her sea of ​​consciousness, clearly overly excited.

[Host, this is good news, very good news!]

As mentioned before, because they ran out of the world of immortal cultivation, the immortal cultivation module could not be started. As an immortal cultivation system, most of its functions were in an inactivated state.

But there is one exception, which is a special module that is powered by merit.

Merit is a universal energy in all planes. It is a precious item no matter where it is placed. It can ignore the plane environment and use its energy to activate unactivated functions.

Of course, I can’t say that directly. If I say it directly, the host will definitely guess that this is not the world of cultivating immortals.

The system brought out the high emotional intelligence of countless hosts and perfectly conveyed its meaning to Weishengxue.

"This means that you will have countless spirit stones, spirit veins, magic weapons, and spirit beasts in the future..."

She was still listing the exclusive supplies for the world of immortal cultivation that she had seen in novels, but the system couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted her hurriedly.

Can we stop dreaming?

[Merit! That's merit! Even in the top worlds, it's a rare treasure. Do you still expect to have it at any time like cabbage?]

'Where did I get these?'

The system is also puzzled. The host has been very well-behaved recently and has not even left the house. Where does the merit come from?

You should know that it takes a lot of merit to activate special modules.

They studied it all the time, but couldn't figure it out. Finally, the system made the final decision:

【Don’t waste it, heal your wounds first】

Although spiritual power can heal itself, the longer it is delayed, the more likely it is to cause hidden diseases and affect future development.

At this point, the system sighed: [I never thought that 301 would be so heroic, using merit to heal injuries. If I tell anyone about this, which system would believe it?]

[A portion of the merit is used to open special modules, the remaining one-third is saved for you, and the rest can be used for healing.]

[During this period, you will be completely immersed in your inner world, so please be sure to explain everything in advance.]

Wei Shengxue opened the gate and said, "I am going to retreat. No one is allowed to disturb me. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."

After he finished speaking, the door slammed shut, and the barrier that had just opened was lowered again.

"I'm starting."

Uni Exclusive

[Release your spiritual consciousness. Do you see those golden lights? Grab them and absorb them into your body just like you absorb spiritual energy.]

When cultivating immortality, one does not keep track of years, and a month passes in the blink of an eye.

Outside the courtyard gate, the palace maid came to ask again.

"Has the Immortal not come out of retreat yet?"

The guard at the door also went from being trembling with fear at first to being accustomed to it now, and his answer was always the same:

"No news, no orders, no meals."

In the main hall, Ying Zheng waved his hand to let people leave, and was dazed for a moment when he picked up the bamboo slips.

Since the immortal went into seclusion, his life has returned to its previous busy state day and night. If it were not for the green light shield he saw every day and the health exercises he had to practice every day, he would even think that the previous ones were just illusions caused by his eagerness to become an immortal.

Ying Zheng gathered his thoughts and asked, "How's the snowflake salt?"

Meng Yi replied, "The salt fields in Jibei County have already used the method taught by the immortals. The bitterness of the snowflake salt they produce has been greatly reduced and it still has a slightly yellowish color, which is different from the salt refined by the immortal method. A few days ago, the salt officials reported that there has been progress."

Ying Zheng frowned, then relaxed his frown. "How's the yield this time?"

Meng Yi reported a number.

The quantity is not large, but it is enough for the nobles of several counties to eat.

"Send it to the Minister of the Interior..." He was halfway through saying this when he remembered that the Minister of the Interior had not come with him. "All matters concerning Snowflake Salt will be temporarily handed over to Guan Lingcheng."

"Yes." Zhao Gao went down to deliver the order.

Meng Yi heard this and understood that the management of Snowflake Salt would be taken over by the imperial court from now on.

Ying Zheng reviewed the documents for another hour, then stood up and walked out.

Meng Yi followed him and knew that he was going outside the Immortal Courtyard.

This is a habit Your Majesty has developed recently.

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In the courtyard.

The system protected the host while eating electronic melon seeds out of boredom.

[Huh?]

Where does this merit come from? !

The system was dizzy, but the speed of collecting merits did not slow down at all. In just a few seconds, it collected the incoming wave of merits into the special energy tank.

Then I started to frantically look through the system records.

What did the host do?

How come there is more merit coming!

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but good deeds do fall from the sky!

The pancake was big and round, and it was knocked unconscious by the bang.