Chapter 501: Husband and wife relationship exposed

They successfully formed a battle formation during the first formal training session, which made Sun Ning and the other man very happy.

"The speed of forming the battle formation can be even faster!"

"That's right. We still need to be more stable. After all, the pressure we will face on the battlefield will be much greater than it is now."

The two men discussed and decided to shift the focus of their future training to military training.

Military training does not consume much personal mana, but it consumes a lot of spiritual awareness.

In this regard, you need to supplement with corresponding elixirs and spiritual food to extend the training time.

The most expensive item is spirit stones.

Each mechanical puppet was loaded with spiritual stones. Often after a training session, the spiritual stones on the mechanical puppet would be used up. Even if there were none left, they would be nearly dry.

Fortunately, Ning Zhuo is now wealthy. Before, he couldn't even support two or three training sessions.

Zhang Zhongyi, who rushed over after hearing the news, also watched a training session of the military. After learning the amount of spiritual stones consumed, he couldn't help but sigh, "What a luxury!"

Although Mulan no longer watches it, she always keeps an eye on it.

Sun Ning and the other manipulator's methods of manipulation became more mature as the days passed.

Mulan's assessment of the combat effectiveness of the agency army also continued to rise. From the initial drag to unsatisfactory, then to mediocre, and then to slightly reliable...

Ning Zhuo did not interrupt his own practice.

He used the three skills, the Mirror Table Spiritual Sutra, the Five Elements Qi Law Sutra, and the Demonic Blood Tendon Skill, in turn.

Previously, with the help of four national strength bricks, he saved nine years of accumulated hard work, achieved the goal of opening up the fields without any obstacles, and entered the stage of growing precious medicines.

At this stage, what he needs to do is not to blend the three treasures, but to let the essence, energy and spirit attract each other and enter the other two dantians to achieve a state where you are in me and I am in you.

Therefore, the time spent on practice is actually slightly less than before.

The biggest problem that troubled Ning Zhuo was no longer the speed of cultivation. Military merit and national strength had become the shortcuts he was looking for.

What he is worried about now is the maintenance of the mechanical doll.

When training the soldiers, he and Sun Lingtong only broke two or three of them.

"In a real battle, I will use the Death Sacrifice for my comrades...oh, the Warrior's Resurrection Technique."

"This will require the sacrifice of many mechanical puppets."

"So, after every actual battle, the mechanical puppets will suffer heavy losses and need to be replenished in a timely manner."

"Wanli Youlong can transform into several maintenance cabins, but..."

It is better to plan ahead and know your current shortcomings.

"I need to stockpile a large amount of materials and acquire some mechanical pedestals."

There are many mechanical pedestals in the Lava Fairy Palace. This kind of pedestal can produce a certain mechanical part in large quantities and at high speed, or specialize in certain operations, such as huge crushing, precise cutting, etc. It is the basic infrastructure for repairing and manufacturing mechanical creations.

Ning Zhuo took the initiative to look for these in the market and actively purchased them.

"Auction?"

In a shop, Ning Zhuo heard a piece of news from the store manager.

After further investigation, Ning Zhuo learned more information.

Although the auction was small in scale, it was of high quality and was specifically aimed at cultivators who were about to join the war. It was led by the Lord of Canglin Immortal City, who brought along many large merchants in the city and obtained official permission from the two countries, purchasing many good items from official channels.

Therefore, for Ning Zhuo, participating in it is of great significance.

The store manager reminded him, "Master Military Advisor, it's not easy to participate in this auction. You need a letter of recommendation. As far as I know, only the city lord has extra letters of recommendation."

Ning Zhuo understood the intention and immediately concluded that the city lord was taking the opportunity to collect money.

Even before the auction takes place, he can use this operation to make a lot of money.

Ning Zhuo had no intention of contacting the mayor of Canglin Immortal City.

He first found the three generals Liu, Guan and Zhang and told them about the incident, but it turned out that the three generals knew even less than he did and it was the first time they had heard of it.

Ning Zhuo found Mulan again.

Mulan nodded: "That's true."

Mulan wasn't very interested.

It’s not that she is busy with military training, but that she simply has no money!

Seeing that Ning Zhuo wanted to go, she directly stuffed the letter of recommendation into Ning Zhuo's hands.

Ning Zhuo expressed his gratitude and politely invited Mulan to join him.

Mulan nodded and agreed immediately.

The auction was held in the City Lord’s Mansion.

Late at night, the hall was brightly lit.

Mulan, Ning Zhuo, Shuang Jing, Xu Dali, Sun Gan and others all entered the venue.

The Lord of Canglin Immortal City, who was tall and thin, with a goatee and high cheekbones, presided over the auction himself: "Everyone, there are a lot of treasures in this small auction today that can make you dominate the battlefield, or save your life."

"To be honest, in order to prepare for this auction, I started preparing and raising funds half a year in advance."

“I believe I will not let you down!”

"Okay, the auction begins."

The Lord of Canglin Immortal City was very tactful. He didn't say much and went straight to the point.

The city lord stepped down from the stage, and a Jindan-level cultivator took the stage to preside over the event.

Two waiters worked together to lift a large wooden box onto the auction table.

The presiding Jindan monk tapped the wooden box lightly and opened it.

What was presented to everyone was a box of thunder beads.

"This is the Earth-Splitting Thunder Bead. Infuse it with a little mana as a fuse and throw it out to detonate."

"This was made by a cultivator who specialized in earth cultivation. After the lightning bead explodes, it can tear the surface of the earth apart. It is best at breaking through hard rocks."

"This big box contains four thousand thunder beads!"

The Jindan cultivator immediately made an offer, and many people responded immediately.

The next major battle will inevitably involve a large number of mountain battles, and these thunder beads will have the opportunity to display their power.

The Earth-Splitting Thunder Bead was quickly bought.

The second item is a flying sword named Tianyi. It is weak in both attack and defense, but extremely fast.

The flying sword was also auctioned at a high price.

Ning Zhuo took a look and saw that the person who bought the flying sword was an old acquaintance - Shuang Jing from Baiyu Camp.

Obviously, Shuang Jing bought the Tianyi Flying Sword in order to prepare for any eventuality, as a trump card to escape in the event of a future defeat.

Despite these similar cards, he already has a lot.

The third item to be auctioned is a piece of armor called the Black Tortoise Armor.

The armor was very thick and heavy, obviously designed for body repair, and was bought by Xu Dali.

When it came to the fourth lot, the attendants led up a monk.

This monk had a willow-like figure, slender and graceful, and his steps were light. His face was as white as cream, his complexion was colorful, and his pupils were huge, occupying almost 30% of his face, and his eyes were calm.

Her hair was brightly colored and woven in layers, and her dress was woven from vines and petals, a subtle purple with red, and covered in tiny flowers.

Her height was only half that of an average person, which reminded Ning Zhuo of Hua Guzi.

Hua Guzi is only half human and half demon, but this female cultivator is a complete demon cultivator.

"I'm sure you've all figured out that this is the azalea demon."

"This is a flower demon Taoist soldier cultivated by the Demon Soldier Temple. It has the ability to heal wounds and also has a certain blood sacrifice power."

As he said this, the monk holding the auction gave the order for Azalea Demon Taoist Soldier to demonstrate her healing methods in public.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The fourth item to be auctioned is these eighty azalea demon soldiers.

War is a dangerous place and there will inevitably be casualties as long as they go to the battlefield.

If there were such a Taoist army acting as doctors, they could quickly treat the wounded and allow them to return to the battlefield.

The eyes of several generals present were shining.

When the bidding began, Mullan also participated in the rare event.

But she was the first to be eliminated.

Xu Dali is the second.

Sun Gan and Shuang Jing competed fiercely.

Seeing that the price had reached its limit, the two people's quotes became slower and slower, and they took longer and longer to consider.

Just when everyone thought that the two were about to decide the winner, Ning Zhuo suddenly spoke up and directly quoted double the price.

For a moment, everyone looked at him sideways.

Sun Gan and Shuang Jing stared at Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo showed no malice, but stood up, clasped his fists, smiled, and bowed to the audience with a humble attitude.

Sun Gan and Shuang Jing each snorted coldly and took the initiative to withdraw.

Ning Zhuo got this batch of Taoist soldiers and gave them to Mulan on the spot.

Mulan opened her mouth slightly, subconsciously wanting to refuse.

Ning Zhuo sent a telepathic message: "Take it, General Mu. Without your letter of recommendation, I can't get involved in this auction."

"I know that the Red Flower Battalion has suffered a serious loss of personnel. This batch of Taoist soldiers came from the Demon Soldiers Temple. They are well trained and can be used right away. They can make up for your lack of troops."

"They should be a perfect match for the Red Flower Battle Formation."

"Red Flower Camp is in urgent need of doctors. Please don't let Lord Zhang Chongyi work too hard."

Ning Zhuo's persuasion touched Mulan's heart. She nodded slightly and said with mixed feelings, "Thank you."

Ning Zhuo waved his hand, feeling that it was just a small amount of money and he was just giving you a gift, it was just a casual thing and there was no need to be too serious about it.

After selling another six lots, Ning Zhuo finally got what he wanted.

The mechanical stand - the clever cabinet.

"This is a Jindan-level mechanical pedestal..."

After the monk introduced himself, he finally said, "The selling price is 1,080,000 middle-grade spirit stones."

"Two million!" Ning Zhuo was the first to make an offer.

The whole audience was silent.

The monks who were slightly interested had to give up after hearing this exaggerated offer.

Just when Ning Zhuo thought he had succeeded, a light female voice suddenly came: "Two million and one hundred thousand."

Ning Zhuo raised the price: "Two million and two hundred thousand."

Female voice: "Two million, two hundred and ten thousand."

Ning Zhuo frowned and continued to raise the price: "Two million, six hundred thousand."

The female voice sneered, "Three million."

Ning Zhuo continued: "Three million six hundred thousand!"

The female voice laughed: "Six million!!"

For a moment, everyone looked at him sideways.

Ning Zhuo also looked over and saw a female cultivator wearing a mask with her right arm replaced by a mechanical arm.

Judging from her long gray hair, she is quite old.

The masked female cultivator turned her head slightly and looked at Ning Zhuo: "Little boy, where are your parents?"

It looks like a question mark, but in fact it is full of insults and provocations.

Ning Zhuo's face darkened: "May I ask your name?"

The masked female cultivator raised her head slightly: "Shuang Ling."

All the monks were shocked—Princess Jiqiao! Shuang Jing smiled bitterly, stood up, and saluted in front of everyone: "Aunt, you are here to join the battle too?"

Princess Shuangling snorted coldly: "If you had performed a little better in the ambush, I wouldn't have to mobilize so many troops to come to support you."

Shuang Jing hurriedly bowed again: "It is Jing'er's fault that the battle was not going well!"

Princess Jiqiao snorted again: "It's ok that you didn't win in battle, but you can't even win a wife from a foreigner."

She looked at Ning Zhuo and said, "Mulan, the successor of the Grand General's Mansion, your husband is just a foundation-building cultivator?"

Ning Zhuo and Mulan's expressions changed at the same time.

The whole audience was in an uproar.

"What, what's going on?!"

"How come General Mulan already has a husband?"

"Is it Ning Zhuo? It seems to be referring to him. What happened?"

"Impossible! This is impossible. How could the tiger girl from the General's Mansion marry someone else?!"

(End of this chapter)