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Chapter 522 - 9 Dealing with Demonic Beasts_2
Chapter 522 - 9 Dealing with Demonic Beasts_2
Chapter 522: Chapter 9 Dealing with Demonic Beasts_2
Only after the old man entered, the middle-aged man was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and then looked at Wang Ba with a smile:
“As the Minister of the Spirit Food Department, I am Cui Daqi. Technically speaking, you can also call me Martial Uncle.”
A thought crossed Wang Ba’s mind.
He vaguely felt that Minister Cui was different from the old man, so he quickly bowed in respect:
“Disciple Wang Ba, greets Cui Martial Uncle.”
“Hmm, good, much more polite than your master.”
Cui Daqi looked up and down at Wang Ba with a smile, then nodded in satisfaction:
“I didn’t expect Old Yao, for all his age, would take you as a disciple. It seems he has high hopes for you.”
“I am flattered.”
“Ha ha, don’t be so formal. Your master has always been lawless. You don’t have to imitate him, but you should be more assertive.”
“For cultivators, being too reserved isn’t always a good thing.”
Cui Daqi, instantly seeing through Wang Ba’s character, supplied these words of wisdom.
Wang Ba was slightly surprised then he nodded, revealing some understanding.
As Cui Daqi accepted the commission document that Zhang Bao offered, gave it a glance, stowed it away, then waved Zhang Bao off. He said,
“As for Martial Uncle He… you shouldn’t be angry with him. The conflict between him and your master isn’t really a big deal.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba couldn’t help but prick up his ears.
Cui Daqi didn’t intend to hide anything:
“When he was young, he competed with your master and lost an important Class III distiller’s yeast to him. He intended to redeem the distiller’s yeast later, but found out that your master had sold it for spirit stones, and at a very cheap price. This deeply affected him… and left a scar in his heart.”
“This… ”
Wang Ba was speechless when he realized that their conflict was over such a thing.
On second thought, this really did seem like something his master would do.
“Afterwards, when he wasn’t drinking, he was fine, but when he did drink, his mind would start… ”
Cui Daqi pointed to his head.
Wang Ba immediately understood.
“So you shouldn’t take it to heart when dealing with him. After spending some time, you will get to know him better.”
Cui Daqi advised with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba felt much more at ease.
“Rest assured, Cui Martial Uncle.”
“Hmm, while I am unsure why Senior Brother Yao sent you here to work, since you are here, you might as well stay for a while. Come on, let’s go inside together.”
As Cui Daqi spoke, he led Wang Ba into the bamboo house.
Once inside, Wang Ba was surprised to find that it was unexpectedly spacious.
In the vast space, Magic Tools and spirit charcoal of various grades were placed on the walls and in corners.
What surprised Wang Ba was the wet, bird-headed, fish-bodied Spirit Beast lying on the wide ground.
Its body was shockingly gigantic.
Looking at it, it was more than a hundred feet long and several feet high.
Even the transformed Wu Monkey King looked like a small pet in comparison.
“This is a ‘Terrapin-tail Sparrow’, a top grade Class IV Demonic Beast. It’s poisonous and had been wreaking havoc along the coast before the Shehun Lineage finally managed to kill it.”
Cui Daqi briefly introduced.
“Demonic Beast?”
Wang Ba was a bit puzzled as he hadn’t heard much about such beasts.
“Actually, it could also be considered a Spirit Beast. But Demonic Beasts have very low intelligence and are often ferocious. Their bodies are filled with Essence Yuan and blood. Once made into spirit food, they become excellent treasures.”
Cui Daqi answered Wang Ba’s question.
Seeing Wang Ba looking curiously at the many magic tools hanging on the wall, he continued, “You don’t know how to make spirit food, so you don’t understand. These are tools specifically used to dissect the bodies of Demonic Beasts. Some of their bodies are incredibly hard, so that’s when these tools come into play.”
No knowledge of making spirit food…
Wang Ba fell silent.
However, after thinking about it, in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, his little spiritual cooking skills probably amount to nothing.
It’s not much different from knowing nothing about it.
“These are spirit food magic tools, also called spiritual cook’s magic tools, used specifically to…”
As Cui Daqi was introducing, the voice of Old He, the big drinker, suddenly sounded in dissatisfaction:
“Brother, how come you brought Yao Wudi’s disciple in here too?”
Upon hearing this, Cui Daqi gave a helpless bitter smile to Wang Ba, then turned to Old He with a stern face and said:
“Younger brother, have you figured out a solution yet?”
Sure enough, the moment he heard these words, Old He immediately shifted his attention again and hurriedly said:
“Brother, I found this thing really too hard. Shouldn’t we try to use distiller’s yeast to ferment and soften it… ”
Cui Daqi: “Huh…”
This unique method could only have been thought of by Old He.
Wang Ba also couldn’t help smiling.
Though he was initially a little resentful towards him, he now felt a significant chunk of it dissipate.
But the vast Spirit Food Department could not be supported by just the Minister and Vice Minister.
Just then, a deacon suggested, “This Terrapin-tail Sparrow has a strange structure. The upper half is a bird and the lower half is a fish. I think we should divide it in two and handle each separately.”
Hearing this suggestion, Cui Daqi looked thoughtful, then nodded, “This method might work, it’s worth a try. Any other suggestions?”
Another deacon suggested, “The scales on its lower body is extremely hard and difficult to handle. We could use the ‘Armor-corrosion Water’ to corrode it…”
“Treatment liquid could… ”
After that, several other people made numerous suggestions.
Wang Ba was listening on the side, silently nodding in approval.