Chapter 14: 014: Caravan leaves the city, Red Scale Arms Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was three days later. During these three days, through Uncle Fu's door-to-door visits, some merchants who were previously reluctant to sell old items finally decided to part with them. Even after Uncle Fu bargained, the price was lower than the previous purchase price. From this we can see that the merchants in Linyuan City have been having a hard time recently. The accumulation of goods and the inability to circulate funds are both pain points. However, because of the Wang family caravan, more merchants felt that the urgent days would soon be over, and as the goods were transported out, good days would always come, so they gritted their teeth and held on, and did not sell some of their old items. "I spent more than a thousand taels to buy six old items, and gained a total of 24 strands of supernatural powers. It's not bad. It can be regarded as making up for the supernatural power loss from recent cultivation, and there is still a surplus." Inside the inn, a small stove was boiling a pot of tea. Chu Ge sat cross-legged on the carpet, looking at the ninety-eight strands of strange power lingering around the center of Long Zhong's bell, feeling very satisfied. With his current tolerance of meridian acupoints, he can only consume four strands of special powers in practice every day.

But after completely absorbing these four strands of strange power, it was equivalent to his full-strength practice for sixteen days, and the speed increased fourfold. Twenty-four strands of strange power cost more than one thousand taels, which seemed to be only enough for him to practice for six days. It was not cost-effective. But you have to know that it becomes increasingly difficult for ordinary people to increase their Qi and blood through martial arts practice as time goes by. Because the human body has its limits, it needs to be supplemented with medicated food and large amounts of high-nutrient meat to improve Qi and blood. Sometimes, when you reach a certain level, just eating medicinal meat will not bring any benefits. However, Chu Ge does not need to eat large amounts of medicinal meat. He only needs to refine his special powers to steadily increase his qi and blood, and his practice efficiency has been greatly improved. It also saves money on purchasing precious medicinal foods and meat, so it actually saves a lot. "It's a pity that I haven't been able to buy any spirit fish recently. It's freezing cold now, and there are indeed fewer people fishing. There is a lack of resources." Chu Ge sighed inwardly that cultivation was not easy, he poured himself a cup of hot tea, walked to the window, and saw that on the wide street not far away, the porters hired by the Wang family were busy transporting goods to the prepared mule carts. It was a cold morning, with a light layer of frost on the roads. A dozen mules kicked the ground, white mist coming out of their nostrils. An accountant was gathering with some businessmen to go over paperwork. Soon, some goods were tied to horse-drawn or mule-drawn carts and moved slowly through the streets toward the northeast city gate. "The Wang family is really quick in their actions. It looks like they will have to use land transportation. Also, if someone slashes the boat or intercepts it on the water, the boat might be destroyed and everyone would die, and all the money would be gone, and there would be no way to escape." Chu Ge pondered in his heart, then turned and looked in the direction of the government office in the city. Seeing that there was no movement, he couldn't help but feel strange. The Wang family has made such a big fuss, it is impossible that the city captain Tian Youji is unaware of it. The guard team consisting of two Bone-Training Realm strong men and a dozen Flesh-Training and Skin-Training warriors is indeed powerful. Even the extremely vicious horse bandits like the Thirteen Golden Spears were not to be provoked. But near this county government office, there is a stronghold of the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect.

The Thirteen Bandits of the Golden Spear died a long time ago. A while ago, a merchant's cargo ship was hijacked by water, which might have been the work of the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect. Now that the Wang family guards are escorting so many commercial goods out of the city, there is no guarantee that the iron-plated envoy at the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect's stronghold will not be tempted. "If I were the iron-clad foreign envoy, I would definitely not miss this opportunity. Tian Youji would have expected this. He is keeping his troops in place. Is he planning something?" Chu Ge looked at the streets below, which were peaceful despite the hustle and bustle, and had a premonition that something big might happen next. In fact, undercurrents had already surged beneath the calm. Tian Youji would not leave the city, and he would not rashly leave the city to meddle in other people's affairs. But if Tian Youji started to fight with the iron-plate foreign envoy, he would not mind finding an opportunity to beat the fallen dog and kill the iron-plate foreign envoy to prevent future troubles. "The storm is coming, steady hands are in place, it's time to inherit the talent." Chu Ge closed the doors and windows of the room, walked into the hall and sat down, looking at the dragon clock on his wrist. Within the heart of the bell, the talent of the red-scaled claw fish lies quietly. The inheritance of this talent requires a degree of compatibility, and after inheritance, it requires the consumption of special powers to maintain and display it. Every time it is displayed, the blood power of the spirit fish will be lost by one point. Chu Ge did not hesitate any longer and quickly inherited this talent. The next moment. The dragon bell on his wrist quickly radiated a cold breath, which turned into thousands of threads like liquid and quickly flowed between his hands. Chu Ge felt that this force spread to the meridians of his arms like lightning, and he felt as if his whole body was being bitten by poisonous ants, his skin was about to crack, and his hair stood up. Looking down, he saw that the muscles under the skin of his arms were bulging like black beans. As the strange power in the dragon bell flowed and was injected into them, the skin quickly turned into thick keratin, and the fur connected to form pieces of light red scales. "Clang——" The nails on all ten fingers are extended, making a clanging sound like sharp blades. Although it sounds slow, it actually happens in just a breath. Chu Ge raised his pair of forearms, which were noticeably thicker and covered with light red scales. He looked surprised and could feel the explosive power contained in them. The talent inherited this time seems to be quite compatible, and can be considered a high-level compatibility, not as useless as the flying fish and shark fin last time. He stood up and walked to the wall, and grabbed it casually. Without much effort, the stone wall was easily pierced and crushed into a hole. The stone powder slipped through his hands like debris. During this process, the special force infused into the arms was lost slightly. With his current strength, he can also grind stone into ashes and break gold and iron. But it is definitely not as easy as the alienation of both arms now. This pair of arms seemed to have been demonized, as if they were the alienated state of the legendary demon martial arts. Although it was only strengthened to the forearms and required the consumption of abnormal strength, it was also a very good trump card. Next, Chu Ge tried to test the defensive power of the scale armor with the weapon he carried with him. The result satisfied him very much. The scales are almost impossible to be damaged by ordinary weapons. Even if you chop them with great force, it is difficult to leave a mark. You know, even if he used his Crouching Tiger Skill to resist the sword attack of a warrior of the same level, his skin and flesh would still be torn.

"It's just that the consumption of the alien force is quite large. To activate the alienation of talent, one needs to consume a strand of alien force. In the process of using it just now, another strand was consumed. I wonder how much energy I would have to lose to maintain my talent if I didn’t use it on a daily basis.” Chu Ge calculated carefully and was secretly amazed. This inherited talent is a huge consumer of supernatural powers. But whenever you gain power, you have to pay a price. Relatively speaking, the cost-effectiveness of this talent is still very good. In a real battle, victory or defeat is often decided in just a few brief breaths, and in fact not much special power is consumed. "I'll have to collect more old items and refine more special powers later. We don't have much left in stock." Chu Ge glanced at the remaining ninety-five strands of strange power in the Dragon Bell and shook his head slightly. He exited his gifted state, and his hands quickly returned to normal. Only the cool air flowing through his arms represented the existence of this gift. Soon, it was past noon. Uncle Fu came to the inn carrying a bunch of needlework, fabric and other embroidery materials he had purchased. In addition to practicing, Chu Ge plans to study and research embroidery skills, and make a batch of hand-embroidered equipment for himself in the future to improve his self-defense capabilities. However, just after he got the thing, Uncle Fu had not yet sat down to drink some water and rest, bursts of shouting accompanied by the sound of gongs suddenly came from the street outside, causing a chaotic commotion. "Oh no, oh no! The Wang family caravan outside the city was robbed at Shilipo! A fight has already broken out!" "The person who came back to report was seriously injured and unconscious. I'm afraid it's too late now!" Chu Ge's expression changed slightly, and he quickly went to the balcony and looked down. I saw that the streets were in quite a mess, and it seemed that some wounded members of the caravan had escaped. Just a moment ago, the royal guards were confidently escorting a caravan of merchants away, but they stumbled so quickly. "Master, this is too messy." When Uncle Fu saw this chaos, the skin on his face was shaking with nervousness. "Maybe it's right for you to sell your property now, Young Master. Linyuan City has begun to become chaotic. These robbers are really bold." Chu Ge's eyebrows bulged, and he quickly looked down at the county government office not far away, "The Tiandi Xianghuo Sect's stronghold has really taken action. What is Tian Youji waiting for?" He crossed his arms over his chest, feeling the power of the red claws flowing, and his fingers moved slightly. ... ... (End of this chapter)