PNB Chapter 130 Where can we get some congratulatory gifts?
Chapter 130 Where can we get some congratulatory gifts?
"Cuihong~~ Brother Cuihong, are you there?"
Yue Kaishan knocked on the door a few times and stood quietly at the door waiting.
Zhong Ming groggily got up, glanced at the time—it was barely dawn. "Why are you looking for me so early in the morning? I was exhausted from practicing shooting last night!"
Before he could even speak, Yue Kaishan grabbed him as he opened the door. "Brother Cuihong, there's some good news, and I'd like to invite you to come along."
"What's up? Another round of military merit points?"
"No, it's a happy event in my family. My older cousin, as you know, Yue Xingtian is getting married. He asked us to go back home and specifically told me to invite you to be his best man."
"Huh?" Zhong Ming felt this was inappropriate. Who would ask for leave during new recruit training?
"Should we inform Instructor Xueyan about this? How long will it take?"
"It won't be long. You've forgotten my cousin? He's the supply team leader. He has a flying boat. We can take his flying boat on a 'business trip,' and then fly back in three days for the next mission."
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Isn't this an abuse of power? Zhong Ming, a mirror polisher from the bottom of society, particularly loathed these things. The reason was that the position of a Marquis was too lowly. If his family were even a small landlord, he wouldn't have such thoughts.
Yue Kaishan pursed his lips, "We really do work, it's just that my cousin specifically asked us to do it, it's not like we don't work."
"That's...okay." Thinking this way, I not only felt much better, but I also decided to work hard.
"Yue Xingtian is really hardworking. He got married during a break from a mission, such a major life event. Won't that make the woman feel disrespected?"
Yue Kaishan looked at him with some surprise, then understood. He lived in a family of cultivators, which was different from the Taoist priests of Maoshan Taoist Temple, such as the Cuihong brothers.
"Our cultivation family doesn't care about this. As for Daoist partners, we don't place that much importance on them. Cultivation requires diminishing the seven emotions and six desires. As for the woman, don't worry. My great-grandfather has already talked to the patriarch of her family. There will definitely be no problem."
It was Yue Kaishan's cultivation these past few days. He was originally at the third level of Qi Refining when he joined the army, but he stopped cultivating after losing his arm. After being nourished by the sweet rain, he reached the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining. These days, he just got a new arm and was so excited that he cultivated continuously. Whether it was because of the arm or the effect of accumulating strength, he actually broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Although my cultivation was stagnant for a while, I was able to catch up.
"That's good. Let's discuss it with Instructor Xueyan."
After a stick of incense had burned, the two received a concise answer.
"roll."
This is not a refusal; it means that you can decide for yourselves when it's your break time, and please don't bother me.
As long as you get back on time, that's fine.
Then I won't be polite. This is Zhong Ming's first time attending a wedding. What should he prepare to be a groomsman?
Yes, yes, we need to prepare a gift for the Yue family first. After all, he is the captain of Yue Kaishan's team, so it wouldn't be good to go empty-handed.
"Brother Yue, I should bring some gifts when I visit your elders, since they like certain things."
"Who are you to me? Do you need a gift?"
“That won’t do. We must observe proper etiquette.” After Zhong Ming’s repeated emphasis, Yue Kaishan offered a suggested answer.
liqueur.
Strong liquor.
The more intense, the better.
When in doubt, check out the catalog in the treasure vault.
There must be many different kinds of alcohol.
Zhong Ming opened the catalog, and countless varieties of fine wines instantly filled the entire menu. The sheer abundance of wines was beyond description; it was like a sky full of stars.
Upon closer inspection, he sadly realized that he couldn't afford any of them.
Well, since I've lent all my savings to Yue Kaishan, there's no way I can buy it now. It seems I need to find a solution within two days.
He turned and left, heading instead to the bounty board to find a mission he liked.
After searching high and low, I couldn't find any missions that offered good value for military merit points, but I did find a very strange one.
Posted by a monk who brews wine.
Only powerful or long-term stable major sects can engage in activities like brewing wine. The Chen family dynasty was no exception, having trained cultivators specializing in brewing wine. However, the bounty list seemed to indicate that there was a problem with the wine vat.
Zhong Ming decided to go and see. He had never used the "mirror polishing brick" on a round magic tool before, and he wondered if it would be effective.
Let's go ask and see.
Following the address, he arrived at the "underground" of the Sky Outpost.
This is a key military location. Military supplies, the secret to how the entire stronghold can fly, and the stored spirit stones are all "underground." No one is allowed to enter without permission.
As for alcohol, under the promotion of certain powerful alcoholics, it has successfully been reclassified from cultivation supplies and enjoyment items into medical supplies, and some types can even be used as combat potions.
Zhong Ming walked nervously down the avenue. This place was far more extravagant than General Mu's "little palace." There was a sentry every three steps and a guard every five steps. Just the people standing here could form an army.
The uneven walls around him seemed like they could shoot out javelins at any moment and pierce him through the heart.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
A sentry, increasingly suspicious of the chiming bell, called out to him.
"Uh, sir? I'm here on a mission." Zhong Ming took out the bounty mission notice, and the sentry frowned as he looked at it.
I haven't heard anything about anything happening in the wine cellar.
"The wine cellar is ahead. Wait here, I'll let you know."
Just then, a little boy who had been wandering around saw this side and suddenly started running like the wind, his little feet practically shooting sparks.
"I'll take over the wine cellar project here."
The sentry looked at him with suspicion. He recognized the boy; he was indeed from the wine cellar. He was exquisitely beautiful and very endearing, especially since he always wore his hair in two buns, which made him want to pinch his cheeks.
"Come on, come with me. You don't need to trouble yourself. Everything's fine here." The boy said to the sentry, grabbed Zhong Ming, and ran off in a hurry, as if the world would explode if they were a second late.
Well... it turns out that being a second later won't cause the world to explode, but it will certainly get him a good spanking.
The little boy pulled Zhong Ming into a small room, and as soon as the door closed, he started crying without saying a word.
The crying was so loud and uncontrollable, like a flood, a veritable human water pump.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you? Tell me what's going on."
"Ah~~~ I broke the wine vat. It's the last mid-grade magic artifact wine vat we have here. The only spare is a low-grade magic artifact. Waaah~~~ If Master doesn't have a suitable wine vat by the time the extreme Yang moment arrives, I'll be beaten to death."
Zhong Ming looked at the bounty list with a puzzled expression and said, "But the reward you gave isn't even enough to buy a mid-grade magic artifact, a wine vat."
"That's exactly how it is, but I really don't have any money~~"
He sobbed intermittently, looking incredibly pitiful, and weakly asked, "Could I steal some wine for you?"