Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Chapter 61 - Saliva's
Shaking his head, Qing Shui threw a warning into the wind, as he released all the remaining small fish and river turtles into the crystal pond. He hoped that/it's the mystical nature of the crystal water infused with boundless spiritual energy would somehow be able to develop it.
With a wide smile plastered on her face, Qing Shui laughed as he rubbed his hands happily. He knew that/that in the near future, these small fish and river turtles would be his source of income.
Qing Shui cultivated within the spatial realm, while observing the growth of small fish and river turtles, after about three days, he saw from his experiments that/not only did the size of the fish and turtle grow much larger, they seemed to be filled with vitality, even emitting an invisible black light in their eyes, it was as if they had somehow gained intelligence. This discovery caused Qing Shui to be startled. If this really happened, after 10 years in the spatial realm, wouldn't they evolve into demonic beasts?
However, he suddenly stopped when he felt that something was wrong. ” Hmm is not true, however the age of fish and shrimp can exceed 100 years? Only a turtle could have such a long life. ’
When he stepped out of the spatial realm, the neurons in his brain quickly shot out. Qing Shui needed to think of a way to maximize his profits, and to keep this a secret. The best way to do this is to actually catch fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles in a pond within the Hundred Medicine Park.
Now, there was a blazing fire in Qing Shui's heart. Only when there is a goal, there will be motivation. The light in Qing Shui's eyes shone brighter and brighter as he imagined the various scenarios as he tried to find a solution to his problem. Unknowingly, it was time for the night when he returned to the Qing Clan Medicine Shop.
’’ Qing Shui, You are back, we are all waiting for you to have dinner together. Today, Aunt Qing Yi is cooking her best dish – grilled fish, as well as your favorite turtle food soup! ” Qing Shi happily exclaimed, not realizing that/it Qing Shui's face turned pale faded when mentioning his favorite soup.
However, at this exact moment, it was as if a switch was reversed in his mind. ’’ Here it is! An opening I can use, damn I'm a genius! ’
” Mother, is the material expensive? ” Qing Shui asked as he gestured to the fish soup and roasted turtle.
’Yes, the price is even more expensive compared to some prices for animal meat. It is not ideal for supporting fish species in Hundred Miles City, and as such, most of the supply comes from external sources. As for turtles, they grow too slowly to be sold as commodities, even if you want to hunt them in the wild, turtles are relatively rare. ’’
’Perhaps the environment in Hundred Miles City cannot support the maintenance of marine species?’
” No, can not support, but the time needed to raise it is too long, therefore, the supply for the Hundred Milli City comes from external sources. ’
” Mother, I want to try raising some fish in the pond in our Hundred Medical Garden. ’
Qing Yi was confused, didn't she just explain the difficulty of keeping fish? Why was Qing Shui still interested in the prospect? His son is becoming more mysterious.
” Hehe, Mother, don't worry, I can guarantee that/that's the fish I'm riding on, it will definitely be better than the fish you bought outside. ” Qing Shui smiled, looking directly at Qing Yi, with a very honest expression in his eyes.
The next day, Qing Yi passed the 300 taels worth of silver banknotes to Qing Shui, giving him the authority to do what he deemed necessary. Qing Yi smiled happily, it seemed that Qing Yi was still the person who knew her the most.
As he walked down the streets, looking for more live fish to buy, he suddenly recalled the words Ni `er had said to him. Qing Shui's eyes glittered with excitement as he rushed off to the creekside Ni`er had mentioned.
The golden twilight river, was a river near the nearby mountain valley. Although very wide, the surface of the water is shallow. It was relatively near the outskirts of Hundred Miles City. Traveling on foot, the distance can still be reached after 15 minutes of brisk walking.
The water level is only knee high, and the water is very clear. One can see many aquatic species such as small fish, shrimp, crabs and even turtles. However, they were not homebred, and the largest size of the creature, was even smaller than the size of a palm.
’’ Ai! Isn't that Ni’er?’ ‘Qing Shui saw Ni`er along with two other children who were similar in size to her, holding on to their small fishing net.
’’ Ni`er! ’’ Qing Shui yelling.
” Big brother, why are you here? ” Ni`er looked at Qing Shui as he blinked his eyelashes curiously.
’’ Brother, do you need more fish and turtles? Is that why you're here today? ” Ni’er excitedly pulled Qing Shui's hand as she led him towards the other two children.
” Allow me to ask more of my friends to help fulfill brother's request! This way, his speed would be faster. ’
Qing Shui was moved after hearing how enthusiastically Ni’er helped him.
’Okay little sister, just ask all your friends to help, I will pay 10 copper coins per bucket of water, okay?’ ’Qing Shui offers a price that is about 5x higher than the normal cost.
’’ Big Brother, the price is too high, only copper coins or two can do. ’’ Ni’er frantically rejected Qing Shui's offer.
’Be obedient, listen big brother, even though big brother is not rich, I will not hurt you.’ ’
After hearing Qing Shui's assurance, Ni’er smiled happily as he left, gathering his friends.
After a while, Ni’er brought the other 10 people, and spent about half a day catching countless small fish, shrimp and turtles.
Qing Shui felt his heart soften to see how hard these poor children worked. In the end, he gave them silver taels for every bucket of water filled with sea creatures
Now that Qing Shui was more accustomed to the concept of money in this world, he knew that/it was a silver tael roughly equivalent to $ 100 in his previous world!
After half a day more, more than 20 buckets of water were filled with sea creatures that the children caught. Entering into his spatial region, Qing Shui poured the contents of more than half of the 20 buckets into the crystal pool.
Children should be truly rewarded for their efforts. Qing Shui was very pleased with the catch. For the type of fish, there are many varieties. Sharks, grass carp and catfish are the majority while other types of fish are a minority. For turtle species, there is only one variety – black turtle.
Qing Shui took out a long wooden rod, and balanced the eight buckets of water left on it, before swiftly exiting his spatial realm, rushing back to the Qing Clan Medical Store. Balancing the four buckets on each side, Qing Shui rushed to the pond located within the Hundred Medicine Garden. Contained in each bucket, was water from the crystal pool. In order to increase their growth rate, Qing Shui had replaced the seawater with water from the crystal pond before slipping the sea creatures back into it.
On the way there, Qing Shui met Qing Shi, who chuckled uncontrollably after witnessing how anxious Qing Shui was. His laughter attracted the attention of Yuan Ying and Qing Yi, who looked at the friendly smile on Qing Shui.
Qing Shui, ignoring Qing Shi, hurriedly walked into the pond before awkwardly releasing all the sea creatures from the eight buckets into it. He hoped that his guess was correct, the spiritual qi water given would be able to stimulate growth.
Only after he finished that did he feel safe in his heart. The next step, is to find business partners to sell them living materials. Subconsciously, the memories of the Yu He Inn floated in his mind. The turtle soup and the naughty young lady. Especially that bratty young lady, Qing Shui found himself wanting to interact with her.
When he lost himself in his fantasy, he could almost see Yu He. That look on her graceful-looking face, that lithe and graceful body, wearing the bikini of the previous world, and that smile, filled with tantalizing promises, inched closer and closer to her. His heart rate increased as he gulped, when suddenly …
’’ What do you think about that smelly brat, why do you salivate ?! ’
