It took Hua Xing and Hua Zichen three days to reach the new city of Zhao. They sold the four [Elixir Of Spring] and didn't encounter any problems. They sold them for a total of 720 gold coins.
They bought all the normal herbs from the pharmacy, but there was only one of the four herbs that Hua Kai needed. Therefore, after some discussion, they decided to go to Fanwu City, which was 300 miles away. They bought the other two herbs in Fanwu City, which cost them a total of 528 gold coins. In the end, they bought the herbs that Hua Kai mentioned and spent all their money before returning.
They bought the materials for the [Barrier Breaking Pill], but they didn't buy the [Rising Dragon Pill]. They could only hope that Chief Tie Fa could use the [Barrier Breaking Pill] to break through. Otherwise, grandpa and Fifth Uncle's trip would be in vain.
The caravan packed up everything and applied medicine to the injured horses. Hua Kai led the caravan away from the river and headed west. After walking for half an hour, they came across a small hill. They started to set up tents there.
All the bodies of the grassland wolves were collected. There were a total of 248 corpses, including the three wolf kings.
Most of the wolves in this area were killed by them. If they couldn't find a new wolf king in a few months, they wouldn't attack them.
The caravan was safe here for the time being.
Everyone was busy with their own things. Grandpa ordered the slaves to dissect the bodies of the grassland wolves. The wolf skins would be worth at least a few gold coins if they brought them back to Qi City. The wolf meat and horse meat couldn't be wasted either.
Wal-mart and Yu Jun were calculating everyone's contributions. As long as someone made a contribution in this battle, the family would remember it.
Other than the slaves who were too scared to move, the Hua family would reward everyone after the battle.
"Yu Jun, Wal-mart, Erzhuang, Wei Hatou, Hua Xuan …" Hua Kai called out the number of enemies they killed. In the end, he would reward everyone in the form of materials or money. Many of the slaves did well this time, so Hua Kai singled them out for praise.
As night approached, several bonfires were lit around the caravan's tents. Everyone was roasting wolf and horse meat around the bonfires. Everyone was very excited after the battle. At this moment, even the slaves were happily playing with each other.
When night fell and they were halfway through the barbecue, someone shouted for Hua Kai to tell a story. In these people's hearts, "The Three Kingdoms" seemed to have occupied a large part of their hearts. At this moment, Hua Kai gradually understood why the Hundred Schools of Thought had such a great influence in this world. Even if most of the ordinary people didn't know much about the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Hundred Schools of Thought could affect the development of the entire world.
After midnight, Hua Xing and the rest returned to the main tent. Everyone asked about the caravan's plan for tomorrow. Hua Kai brought the caravan to such a remote place today. Tomorrow, they would definitely take revenge on the Black Water Tribe.
"Today is the 19th of June. There are 12 days before the caravan leaves the Huhan tribe. It will take us about two days to return to the Huhan tribe. In other words, we have to stay here for at least nine days.
Tomorrow, Leader Wei and two of his team members will stay here. The rest will follow me to the Black Water Tribe … "Before Hua Kai could finish, he was interrupted by Hua Xing.
"Kai 'er, you don't have to go. The three of us in the Mortal Realm are not enough to deal with the Black Water Tribe. We won't take the risk and charge in. We will just wander around their tribe and provoke them. Let's see how they deal with it," Hua Xing said.
This was the simplest and most effective method. If the Black Water Tribe had a large scale battle, Hua Jia Caravan could choose to escape. If they sent a small number of people, the caravan could easily take them down. The other party would definitely compromise in the end.
However, Hua Kai wanted to try the effect of the [Sky Tremor Thunder]. If he went, he could also obtain some luck points as a reward.
At night, Hua Kai entered the [Family's Secret Territory]. Now, the herbs in the [Alchemy Room] were enough for Hua Kai to refine many elixirs. The first thing he found was the [Barrier Breaking Elixir]'s recipe. It showed that it could be refined. Hua Kai clicked to refine it. Soon, the herbs in front of him turned into seven [Barrier Breaking Elixirs].
This time, his luck was not bad. This [Barrier Breaking Elixir] was useful for anyone below the Postcelestial Realm. The lower the realm, the greater the effect. Butler Wal-mart now had hope of a breakthrough.
After refining the [Barrier Breaking Elixir], Hua Kai refined 16 cauldrons of the [Elixir Of Spring]. This elixir could save lives at critical times. He was not afraid that the elixir would weaken if he kept it in his portable space. Therefore, it was better to refine it early.
One cauldron of [Barrier Breaking Elixir] cost 7 luck points. 16 cauldrons of [Elixir Of Spring] cost 32 luck points.
Then, Hua Kai refined 23 cauldrons of [Small Recovery Elixir], 11 cauldrons of [Essence Cultivating Elixir], 5 cauldrons of [Dew Condensing Elixir], and 2 cauldrons of [Energy Gathering Elixir].
[Energy Gathering Elixir] was a Grade-6 Mortal Elixir. Its main use was to purify the quality of one's qi. It was most useful for people who had an unstable foundation. Hua Kai refined a total of 9 elixirs.
In total, he had refined 57 cauldrons of elixirs. Almost half of the herbs in his inventory had been used up, and most of the supplementary herbs that his grandfather and Fifth Uncle had brought back were used up. He now had 275 more elixirs. He planned to use these to increase the strength of his family members. Apart from the elixirs that he had promised to Chief Tie Fa, he did not plan to sell any of the others.
This time, when the Black Water Tribe attacked them, Hua Kai realized the dangers of the grassland. If the news of the Hua family's elixirs spread, he was afraid that the family would face unimaginable difficulties if the aristocratic families knew about it.
The 57 cauldrons of elixirs cost a total of 111 luck points. He checked his family's luck points, and he still had 352 luck points left. There was no point in keeping so many luck points. Hua Kai was considering whether to refine a weapon for his Fifth Uncle or to upgrade his portable space.
He had used 100 luck points to upgrade his portable space last year. Now, it had 2 cubic meters of space.
He could use 200 luck points to upgrade it a second time. Hua Kai felt that if he could put more goods into the portable space, it would be of great use to the entire caravan. Even if he could bring more fodder for the horses, it would be good.
Now that his grandfather had changed his weapon, the other caravans in Guang County would definitely notice that his Fifth Uncle's [Gentleman Sword] was also a Grade-5 weapon and could still be used temporarily.
Thinking of this, Hua Kai directly clicked to upgrade his portable space. He saw that the current Hua family's status panel was like this.
Fort Wah Ka: Unranked
Prosperity: 201
Combat Power: 224
Agriculture: 82
Animal Husbandry: 49
Commerce: 142
Culture: 36
Overall Strength: 734
Allies: Jia family, Erduosi tribe
Capital: 2 taels of gold, 31 taels of silver, 94386 bone coins
Enemies: Hutuo Mountain, Guang County Shen Family (Grade-9)
Luck points: 152
Portable Space: 3 cubic meters
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After spending 200 luck points, Hua Kai thought that his portable space would double in size. He didn't expect it to only increase by 1 cubic meter.
However, this was not bad. If one cubic meter was replaced with animal bones, fodder, or meat, it would be worth at least a few thousand pounds. It was equivalent to a few horse carriages.
Early the next morning, the Hua family started feeding fodder for their horses. Everyone thought that they were going to find trouble with the Black Water Tribe today.
However, Hua Kai ordered his men to herd the horses to the grassland not far away and brought a few core members of the family into the main tent.
"Grandpa, take this Qi Gathering Pill. You are now at Mortal Realm Stage 3.
You don't feel like you have broken through at all. That is because your Zhen Qi is too mixed. It will take at least three years to condense and purify it. Take this Qi Gathering Pill and it will speed up the purification of your Zhen Qi. By then, your combat power will definitely increase by a lot. "
Hua Kai said as he handed a Qi Gathering Pill to his grandpa. Hua Xing took it and swallowed it. He also knew that the pill could not be stored for too long.
"Fifth Uncle, Yu Jun, take a Qi Gathering Pill as well!
Although you have Heaven class Heart Sutras and your Zhen Qi is much purer than grandpa's, it will still help you condense your Zhen Qi. "
Hua Kai gave a Qi Gathering Pill to his Fifth Uncle and Yu Jun. They also sat down in the main tent and took a Qi Gathering Pill.
"Grandpa Fu, this is a Barrier Breaking Pill. If you take it, you will have a great chance of breaking through …"
Hua Kai gave each core member of the family a Qi Gathering Pill according to their needs. After a while, all ten of them sat down in the main tent and started to absorb the power of the Qi Gathering Pill. At that moment, Hua Kai saw a trace of Zhen Qi flowing out of Wal-mart's body and slowly dissipating in the air. He knew that Butler Wal-mart had also broken through.
Wal-mart: Mortal Realm Stage 1
Potential: B-
Vitality: 48
Strength: 46
Will: 41
Heart Sutra: Meditation Art (High Yellow Rank Heart Sutra) Completion
Spear Art: Space Splitting Spear (High Yellow Rank Spear Art) Completion
Loyalty: 100
… …
Wal-mart's Butler's attributes did not change at all. Only his cultivation level increased from Qi Gathering Stage 9 to Mortal Realm Stage 1. The white hair on his head started to turn black. After half an hour, only a circle of white hair was left on the back of his head. He looked like he was at most 40 years old, even younger than Hua Xing.
The others did not change much after taking the Qi Gathering Pill. The only thing that changed was their cultivation level.
When everyone woke up from their meditation and saw Wal-mart, they all congratulated him.
Hua Kai now had another Mortal Realm master.
When everyone went out, Hua Kai called the other members of the family over. According to their actual situation, he would either give them the Small Circulation Pill or the Spirit Cultivating Pill, or send them to the Family Secret Realm for trial.
When it was time for lunch, all the Hua family members had received their rewards from Hua Kai. At this time, he had already given out 41 Qi Gathering Pills and 33 Luck Points. Seeing Han Jinsheng, who was teaching the slaves how to line up, Hua Kai called him in.
Hearing Hua Kai calling him from outside the main tent, Han Jinsheng was very excited.
In the morning, all the Hua Jia Caravan members entered the main tent. When they came out, they were all glowing. All the slaves were guessing who had received what kind of reward from the family head.
He was the only one who was special in this caravan.
He was not a member of the Hua family, but he was also not a slave. At this moment, he was very envious of those who could become members of the Hua family. He hoped that one day, he could truly join them.
"Are you willing to join the Hua family and become a member of the Hua family …" Hua Kai asked.
"I'm willing!" Before Hua Kai could finish his sentence, Han Jinsheng hurriedly said.
"Don't be in a hurry to answer. Once you become a member of the Hua family, you must protect the honor of the Hua family as something more important than your own life.
The Hua family is a small family outside of Guang County in Qi. It is different from the tribes of the grasslands … "Hua Kai patiently explained the families in the Central Plains to Han Jinsheng. Han Jinsheng listened patiently.
"I'm willing to join the Han family and use my life to protect the family's honor. Please accept me, family head!" Han Jinsheng knelt down on one knee after listening to Hua Kai's explanation.
He was going to become a retainer of the Hua family!
A retainer was different from a Household Servant. A retainer had the duty to protect the honor of the family, but they would not be completely controlled by the family.
Just like the relationship between the Hua family and the Han family, the relationship between Wei Hong and the Hua family was similar. When the Hua family grew stronger in the future, they might establish their own family. This kind of relationship was very reliable in this world.
"Alright then!
From today onwards, you are a member of the Hua family. I will let Erzhuang teach you the family's mantras and martial arts. If you don't understand anything, you can ask the others. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me directly, "Hua Kai said.
"Family Head... can I bring my family and my younger brothers with me?"
"Yes. When you reach the Huhan tribe, you should settle your relationship with the tribe yourself. I will support you fully. If you need money, you can take it from me. However, you will have to pay the ransom for the others in the future. Consider it a loan from the family," Hua Kai said after thinking for a while.
"Okay, I agree!" Han Jinsheng said happily.
In the grasslands, the whole family did not have enough to eat or wear. His wife wore the same animal skin as the slaves. He only wore rough clothes because he had to fight for the tribe. If he joined the Hua family, he would have no problem eating grass and wearing warm clothes. The Hua family even gave their slaves silk clothes.
"Now that we have talked about you joining the Hua family, let's talk about your reward for fighting the wolves yesterday.
This is a [Barrier Breaking Pill]. It will allow you to immediately break through and stabilize your realm.
After you take it here, you must not mention it to anyone outside the main tent. Can you do that? "
Hua Kai gave a precious [Barrier Breaking Pill] to Han Jinsheng after careful consideration.
Han Jinsheng had an A- aptitude and had already reached the Initial Element Stage Ninth Level. In the future, he would enter the Qi Refining Stage and become a core member of the family.
Moreover, after the battle with the wolves yesterday, Han Jinsheng's loyalty had reached 85 points. This was a value that would not betray the Hua family. That was why this was happening.
After Han Jinsheng took the [Barrier Breaking Pill], not only did he break through to the Qi Transforming Stage, but he also entered the second level of the Qi Transforming Stage.
A Grade Seven Ordinary Pill was very useful to him. For a long time in the future, his strength would be in a period of rapid growth.
When Han Jinsheng woke up, Hua Kai checked again. His loyalty had already reached 87 points.
After eating lunch in the afternoon, everyone in the Hua family happily discussed yesterday's battle outside the tent. This battle was not only an increase in experience for everyone, but also an increase in strength.
Hua Kai carefully checked the attributes of all the slaves in the slave group. Then he returned to the main tent and called housekeeper Wal-mart over.
"Go and call all the slaves on the list here. Then send these slaves directly to the 'Sheep Squad'. Don't bother to train them in the future."
Hua Kai gave two lists. One was the ten slaves whose loyalty exceeded 60 points, and the other was the slaves whose loyalty he found to be unreliable.
These unfaithful slaves were either spies sent by the Huhan tribe or the Erdos tribe to the Hua family.
Or they were 'sheep' whose minds had been completely obliterated. They did not have their own thoughts and only had the instinct to survive. Hua Kai was not willing to train these 'sheep'.