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Chapter 57: Qi Dan
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Once Wei Changqing left, Qu Dayou and Xu Ning were the only ones left behind.
âMaster, what is this monthâs prize?â
Xu Ning asked Qu Dayou.
Qu Dayou smiled. âAfter being promoted to a lieutenant, in addition to your monthly salary, you will also receive resources.â
âResources?â
Xu Ning realized that this prize was not a monetary reward.
âThatâs right,â Qu Dayou explained, âgenerally speaking, after being promoted to a lieutenant, you have to spend some time doing tasks, which will affect your martial arts practice.â
âIn order to reduce the impact on your training, the senior officials of the Black Armored Guards in Yunying City have decided to distribute training resources to the Black Armored Guards at the rank of lieutenant and above.â
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âAs a lieutenant, you will receive three Qi Dans every month.â
âQi Dans?â
This was the first time Xu Ning had heard of this kind of dan medicine.
âA high-level member of the Black Armored Guards in Yunying City commissioned an alchemy master to refine the Qi Dans, so it has many great uses.â
âIn the Black Armored Guards, any official lieutenant must be at least in the qi realm. Therefore, this prize is appropriately awarded.â
Qu Dayou said.
âIn other words, the Qi Dans come from Yunying City?â
Xu Ning noticed the key information from Qu Dayouâs words.
âYes, it is a fine product produced in Yunying City.â
Qu Dayou smiled and said, âQi Dans are not very expensive in Yunying City. Theyâre priced at 500 taels each. But in Kangyun County, you canât buy it even for 1000 taels; itâs a rare commodity.â
âAlthough its raw materials are not precious, the refining techniques for this dan are extremely demanding, so only experienced alchemists in Yunying City can refine it.â
Xu Ning was intrigued when he heard the value of Qi Dans.
For him personally, spirit medicine was more cost-effective than refined dan medicine.
But according to Qu Dayou, Qi Dans were so expensive in Kangyun County that he could sell Qi Dans in order to buy more spirit medicine.
Almost as if Qu Dayou could read Xu Ningâs thoughts, Qu Dayou squinted his eyes and said with a smile, âWhat, the price is so high that youâre starting to have second thoughts?â
Xu Ning did not hide his intentions as he explained, âMaster, since Qi Dans are so valuable, wouldnât it be better to buy some other type of dans or spirit medicine with the money we get after selling our Qi Dans? Even though Qi Dans are powerful, it may not be suitable for everyone.â
âThat is the case.â
Qu Dayou patiently said, âFor some martial artists in the qi realm, the effects of Qi Dan are weak. Like you said, they can sell Qi Dans in exchange for taels, in order to buy more precious resources.â
âHowever, this is strictly forbidden within the Black Armored Guards.â
Seeing the confusion on Xu Ningâs face, Qu Dayou continued, âBecause once Qi Dans are sold, it is impossible to supervise how the money will be used after the sale. Not everyone is willing to continue to endure hardships and practice martial arts. After a person reaches the lieutenant rank, they might lose motivation.â
âAfter selling the Qi Dans for taels, they might use it for personal enjoyment, or even for other purposes, which completely deviates from its original intention. If you do this secretly and get discovered, the punishment is extremely severe. You will be stripped of your Black Armored Guards qualification, and might even suffer other internal penalties.â
Qu Dayouâs remarks made Xu Ning quite disappointed.
It seemed that it was definitely impossible to obtain more resources by selling Qi Dans.
However, the monthly prize itself was still a bonus.
âCome, letâs go to the resource room to get your Qi Dans.â
After explaining the nature of the monthly prize to Xu Ning, Qu Dayou personally took Xu Ning to retrieve his Qi Dans.
The Qi Dans were placed in a wooden box, just like other dans.
However, this wooden box was sealed with a Black Armored Guards stamp on it.
Xu Ning didnât open it immediately, instead he planned on absorbing the energy at home.
Because today was assessment day, the newcomers in Camp Site Three were allowed to take a day off, so Xu Ning did not go to the Maple Lane Guard Station.
He wanted to find Tao Qingping, but Tao Qingping had gone out with the other members from the Tao Village.
They wanted to ask Xu Ning to come, but Xu Ning declined.
Xu Ning only wanted to find out how much energy was stored in the Qi Dans.
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Xu Ning walked quickly in the alleyways of the Maple Lane Residential District.
Just when he was about to get home, a person walked out of the corner of the alley and almost ran into Xu Ning. fđ«đČewebđ»ođŻel.đođș
Xu Ning reacted quickly and easily avoided the person, but the person seemed to be taken aback.
She looked up and instantly recognized Xu Ning.
She was the girl Tao Qingping was talking about before.
âSorry, masterâŠâ
The young girl looked a little panicked when she saw Xu Ningâs uniform.
Xu Ning waved his hand, indicating that it was fine.
But when the girl was about to leave, Xu Ning stopped her.
âWait a second.â
âMaster.â
The girl looked a little nervous.
âWhatâs the matter with your injury?â
Xu Ning glanced at her and saw several signs of swellings on her face and some bruises on her exposed neck.
If this was an ordinary stranger, Xu Ning wouldnât have bothered.
But because of Tao Qingping, Xu Ning recognized this person.
âThis⊠this isâŠâ
The girl quickly covered her neck with her blouse and lowered her head. âIt was⊠I accidentally fellâŠâ
âAccidentally fell?â
Xu Ning obviously didnât believe her.
From what he could tell, she was obviously beaten by someone.
âYesâŠâ
The girl was embarrassed.
After seeing this, Xu Ning frowned and did not say anything else.
Since she didnât want to talk about it, he shouldnât intervene with other peopleâs business.
âIf you need help, you can ask the city guards.â
Xu Ning reminded.
âUnderstood, master.â
After the girl whispered, she walked away quickly and disappeared into the end of the alley.
Xu Ning shook his head lightly, walked a few steps quickly, and went back home.
After entering the house, Xu Ning looked at the empty front yard and the empty rooms. Xu Ning intended to return to the Tao Village to pick up his sisterâs family.
After closing the door, Xu Ning went to his room.
He couldnât wait to remove the seal and open the wooden box.
Inside the box, three pure white dans were neatly placed, giving off a faint, pleasant fragrance.
Xu Ning saw the Black Armored Guards logo carved on the surface of the white dan medicine.
âThey even carved a logoâŠâ Xu Ning thought to himself,?âIf someone sells this, it can easily be traced.â
Xu Ning no longer hesitated, and he picked up a Qi Dan with his hand.
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Discovered energy: 5 units
Absorb?
Yes/No
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â5 units?â
Xu Ning was happy after hearing the prompt.
According to Qu Dayou, in Yunying City, where the Qi Dan was produced, each Qi Dan cost 500 taels.
500 taels for 5 units of energy was not a bad deal for Xu Ning.
âCaptain Qu said that the raw materials of the Qi Dan are not precious, but even so, it is worth 5 energy points. It seems like the Source Faction alchemists are quite competent.â
Xu Ning sighed and pressed yes.
Soon after, the three Qi Dans were absorbed by Xu Ning.
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Name: Xu Ning
Martial Arts:
Spring Breeze Tactic (Mortal realm fourth stage: qi realm) +
Gale Knife Technique (Intermediate) +
Source Breath Bodybuilding Tactic: (intermediate)+
Light Feather Bow Technique (elementary) +
Available energy: 16 units
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After the last series of advancements, Xu Ning only had 1 unit of energy left.
Now with the additional 15 units, he had saved up a small amount of energy units.
âIt seems like I have made the right decision to participate in the Black Armored Guards assessment.â
Xu Ning thought to himself.
If he was in the Tao Village, even if he went into Yunze Mountains everyday, he wouldnât be able to collect this many resources.
Even if his strength increased, he wouldnât be able to find precious spirit medicine everyday.
Now that he joined the Black Armored Guards and was promoted to the lieutenant rank, he now received his monthly salary, the newcomerâs allowance, and the lieutenantâs monthly prize. His income was quite substantial.
In the future, he wouldnât need to use all his silver taels to buy spirit medicine. He could instead use part of it to increase his quality of life.