Chapter 251: Rewarding Achievements

Chapter 251: Rewarding Achievements



Inner City.

"Sir!!!"

Jiang Ning sat in the carriage, and Xie Xiaojiu's delighted voice immediately came from outside the window.

Upon hearing this, he opened his eyes and interrupted the circulation of his Waterfire True Energy.

【Skills】: Waterfire True Energy (Secondary Breaking Limit 133/3000) (Attributes: Waterfire Immortal Robe, Waterfire Manipulation)



He drew back the curtain and immediately saw Xie Xiaojiu's charming face poking out of the carriage window.

"Sir, it's really you!!!" Xie Xiaojiu's face blossomed like a flower.

A smile appeared on Jiang Ning's face, "What a coincidence!"

"Yes! What a coincidence!" Xie Xiaojiu revealed a smile.

Then she said, "Sir, can I come over?"

"Sure!" Jiang Ning nodded.

A moment later.

Xie Xiaojiu crawled into Jiang Ning's carriage and removed the white fox fur draped over her body, hanging it on the carriage wall beside her.

"Sir, why did you suddenly feel like going to the Inspection Bureau today?"

Jiang Ning smiled faintly, "Yesterday's achievements must be rewarded, and the brothers below also need to be rewarded! They've been following me for a few months, and they haven't let me down, so I naturally have to reward them with ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Sir, you're so kind!" Xie Xiaojiu's eyes sparkled with starlight.

Kind?

Upon hearing these three words, Jiang Ning chuckled in his heart.

He never considered himself a purely good person.

The good deeds he performed were merely acts of convenience, and people ultimately have a compassionate heart.

At this moment, sitting in the carriage, Xie Xiaojiu's face was filled with a constant smile.

Before long.

The carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the Inspection Bureau.

Stepping out of the carriage, he looked around, and everything was covered in a white haze, except for the snow in the center of the square in front of the Inspection Bureau's entrance, which had been cleared.

In one corner of the square, Xie Xiaojiu also poked her head out from beside Jiang Ning and crawled out.

She lightly jumped down from the carriage, landing on the clean, snow-free road.

Jiang Ning also jumped down from the carriage.

"Benefactor! It's the benefactor!!!"

Not far away, some commotion suddenly came from the distance.

Xie Xiaojiu looked up and her eyes revealed some surprise.

She immediately covered her mouth, "Sir, it's those children from yesterday!"

Jiang Ning's expression remained calm, "And their families."

A moment later.

The over ten people immediately approached Jiang Ning and Xie Xiaojiu.

The leading elderly woman suddenly knelt down with a thud.

"Thank you, sir, for rescuing my grandson from the devil's den!"

The others also knelt down in a flurry, among them were people with gouged-out eyes, a person with a mutilated nose, someone with missing legs, and someone with both palms missing.

Among these people, except for the elderly woman, not a single person had a complete and intact body.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaojiu glanced at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning also slightly shifted to the side, making room for the elderly woman's kneeling.

As the elderly woman knelt, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart! Then he reached out to help the seventy-year-old woman up.

"There's no need for this, old lady!"

With Xie Xiaojiu's support, the elderly woman slowly stood up.

She trembled as she spoke, "Sir, you saved the only hope and the only descendant of my Wang Family. This kindness is greater than the heavens!"

"This is what I should do!" Jiang Ning comforted her.

At this moment, the elderly woman extended her right hand, which resembled tree bark, into her bosom, and then took out a pouch of eggs, obviously protecting them with great care.

"Sir, these eggs are from a commoner, please accept them!"

"Are these eggs laid by your family's hen?" Jiang Ning asked as he took the pouch of eggs.

The old woman smiled, and the wrinkles on her face gathered together.

"How could a commoner's family have a hen!"

Leaving behind these words, she slowly walked away, holding her grandson's hand.

The other children also followed her.

"Sir!" Xie Xiaojiu, seeing Jiang Ning's dazed expression, spoke softly.

Jiang Ning smiled and glanced at the cloth pouch in his hand.

Inside the cloth pouch were five eggs, with some straw filling to prevent the eggs from knocking against each other and breaking.

At this moment, the eggs still retained the residual warmth from the elderly woman's body.

"Take these eggs and give them to someone who can cook them!"

Jiang Ning handed the cloth pouch to Xie Xiaojiu and said.

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu carefully took the cloth pouch.

As they walked towards the entrance of the Inspection Bureau, Xie Xiaojiu suddenly spoke.

"Sir, they are so kind and honest, why do they live such a bitter life?"

Jiang Ning said, "Kindness and honesty cannot change their fate, and how can the common people at the bottom not suffer?"

As they spoke, Jiang Ning had already stepped into the entrance of the Inspection Bureau, with Xie Xiaojiu closely following behind him.

"Xiao Jiu!"

"Yes!"

"Go and gather everyone, I'm going to the Internal Affairs Office!"

"Yes!" Xie Xiaojiu excitedly replied.

Internal Affairs Office.

"Senior!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands.

The old woman raised her head and glanced at Jiang Ning, "You're here, kid."

"I'm here to receive the reward, senior," Jiang Ning said.

"You did well yesterday!" The old woman's face showed approval.

"This is what I should do!" Jiang Ning said.

"I'm not talking about that!" The old woman smiled faintly.

"Then what are you referring to, senior?" Jiang Ning looked puzzled.

The old woman smiled, "You have a compassionate heart for the weak, and you're willing to stand up for beggars against the powerful, that's a rare and good person!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile, "Senior, you're praising me too highly. How can I be considered a good person? Yesterday's events were merely acts of convenience for me."

"A truly good person is one who, knowing that something is impossible, still tries to save the country and rescue the people from danger."

The old woman suddenly scoffed, "Knowing it's impossible but still doing it is foolishness! Being able to help the weak within one's capabilities is already being a good person."

"Knowing how to protect oneself is being smart!"

"Not knowing how to protect oneself, acting solely on impulse, is just sacrificing oneself in vain and dragging down those around you into a tragic fate.

Jiang Ning stood to the side, slightly bowing and cupping his hands.

"Senior's words are reasonable, and I deeply agree."

The old woman looked at Jiang Ning and couldn't help but smile.

Then, she took out a cloth bag and tossed it to Jiang Ning.

"Take it, this is your reward for your achievements yesterday. There are a total of 107,000 Merit Points inside."

Jiang Ning raised his hand and caught the cloth bag thrown by the old woman, which was about the size of a palm.

He opened the bag and took out the items inside to examine them.

In his hand appeared several golden jade discs and two silver jade discs.

According to his knowledge, the silver jade discs represented 1,000 Merit Points each, while the golden jade discs represented 10,000 Merit Points each.

He carefully counted them, understanding the situation.

There were a total of ten golden jade discs in the bag, amounting to 100,000 Merit Points.

Apart from the golden jade discs, there were also two silver jade discs, totaling eight in number.

These represented 8,000 Merit Points.

The 7,000 Merit Points were from his reward for slaying a Worshipping God Sect martial artist of the Seventh Rank and four martial artists of the Eighth Rank from the same sect the previous day.

As for the additional 1,000 Merit Points, they were his reward for completing a mission yesterday, successfully destroying an important stronghold of the Worshipping God Sect.

As for the 100,000 Merit Points, 50,000 of them were for finding the divine statue.

The other 50,000 Merit Points were for slaying the Sixth Rank martial artist from the Worshipping God Sect.

After counting, Jiang Ning took out the silver jade discs from the bag.

"Senior, can you exchange these silver jade discs worth 1,000 points each for bronze coins worth 100 points each?"

"Sure!" The old woman nodded.

She waved her hand, and eight piles of bronze coins appeared on the table in front of her.

Each bronze coin represented 100 Merit Points, totaling 8,000 Merit Points.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning put the bronze coins worth 8,000 Merit Points back into his bag and cupped his hands in farewell.

Watching Jiang Ning's retreating figure as he slowly walked out of the main gate, the old woman muttered to herself.

"He's a good seedling, rare to have a sense of justice and not be too rigid!"

"His martial talent is terrifying, and his spiritual power is exceptionally strong!"

Immediately after, she sighed again.

"A once-in-a-century talent!"

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

". . ."

As Jiang Ning entered his courtyard, everyone present bowed respectfully.

Their eyes were filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

They were well aware of the magnitude of yesterday's mission and its rewards.

Although they knew that their contributions during the mission were limited, they were still thrilled.

In the Worshipping God Sect's stronghold, neither the martial artists of the Eighth Rank nor the Seventh Rank were opponents they could handle.

Not to mention the Sixth Rank martial artist; if they had encountered such a powerful opponent during a typical mission, the entire team might have been wiped out.

It was common knowledge that a Sixth Rank martial artist in an ordinary county was a top-tier expert, synonymous with invincibility.

Moreover, the Sixth Rank martial artist was from the Worshipping God Sect, blessed by the evil god of the sect. Once their bodies transformed into the Divine Descendant State, they gained an immortal body and their combat strength skyrocketed.

These Sixth Rank martial artists could face off against three, four, or even more martial artists of the same level.

This was the terrifying power bestowed upon the Worshipping God Sect's martial artists by the evil god.

Therefore, Jiang Ning's companions knew that their contributions were limited, and they had only dealt with the weaker opponents.

The formidable foes were all eliminated by Jiang Ning.

Their contributions were modest, and so were their rewards.

Even though their contributions were not significant, the rewards from yesterday's mission were substantial.

Even a tiny portion of it would be a considerable fortune for them.

Most people who embarked on the martial path would always be in need of money. This was true even for descendants of aristocratic families or disciples of top-tier sects.

The saying 'the rich in martial arts, the poor in academics' held true!

In the courtyard.

Jiang Ning glanced at the people present.

"Everyone did a great job yesterday!"

"It's all thanks to your excellent leadership, Sir!" someone spoke up.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile, recalling the sycophants from his previous life's workplace.

At that moment, he somewhat understood why those people had managed to climb the corporate ladder.

Bitter medicine is good for illnesses, and honest advice benefits actions.

Who would want to hear unpleasant words? Even con artists on the streets knew to choose their words carefully.

Subsequently.

Jiang Ning walked to the stone table in the courtyard.

He waved his hand.

Clink!

A pile of bronze coins appeared on the table.

Seeing the pile of bronze coins on the table, along with a few silver jade discs mixed in, the crowd's breathing quickened, and their faces turned slightly red.

"So many!"

"This pile alone must be worth several thousand Merit Points, almost reaching 10,000!"

"It's definitely over 10,000 points. Just these three silver jade discs alone are worth 3,000."

"Over 10,000 points! If we exchange them for silver, that's more than 20,000 taels!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise.

Jiang Ning had generously offered a reward of Merit Points equivalent to over 20,000 taels of silver.

Although most of them were from wealthy families, their wealth was relative to ordinary people.

The majority of their assets were on par with a moderately wealthy family like Chi Ran's.

A moderately wealthy family would struggle to support a Ninth Rank martial artist like them.

To progress further on the martial path, they would have to rely on themselves.

Therefore, the pile of Merit Points on the stone table was not only sufficient but also abundant for most of them.

Even if they emptied all their savings, it would barely be equivalent to the pile of Merit Points on the stone table.

At this moment, Jiang Ning picked up three silver jade discs from the stone table. He tossed two of them to Feng Jiuge, saying, "These are yours!" Then, he threw the remaining disc to Xie Xiaojiu, adding, "This one's for you!"

Feng Jiuge caught the two silver jade discs thrown by Jiang Ning, feeling like she was holding hot potatoes. "Sir, this is too much!"

Jiang Ning replied, "This is what you deserve. If it weren't for your discovery of that base, we wouldn't have had yesterday's harvest."

Feng Jiuge immediately responded, "Sir, if it weren't for you yesterday, all of us would have been wiped out. In a sense, you saved our lives."

Jiang Ning shook his head, "There's no need for such talk!"

Then, he turned to Feng Jiuge and Xie Xiaojiu, saying, "You two, distribute the bronze coins on the stone table."

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge replied promptly.

After giving the instructions, Jiang Ning headed inside the house. He wanted to show his face and let them know that these Contribution Points came from his hands, and that was enough. As for how to distribute them and how much each person should receive, Jiang Ning didn't bother with such thoughts.

Upon entering the house, Jiang Ning checked the Contribution Points he had stored in his Infinite Ring.

A moment later, he nodded, "Not bad!"

He still had over 120,000 Contribution Points. These points, when converted to silver ingots, amounted to more than 120,000 taels of silver. With this silver, he could exchange it for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which would significantly increase his Essence Energy points.

However, he quickly dismissed this thought. He had ways to obtain Essence Energy points, but acquiring such a large number of Contribution Points was not so simple.

The Divine Statue he had found didn't yield much from the Worshipping Sect warriors in Luoshui County.

Without sufficient Contribution Points, his position within the Inspection Bureau couldn't be elevated, and his authority couldn't be upgraded.

With inadequate authority, he wasn't even qualified to obtain detailed explanations about the Fifth Rank of Martial Dao.

Not to mention, he had no idea how to progress further in his Martial Dao journey.

Therefore, he dared not squander the Contribution Points he had.

He had already taken a solid first step into the Sixth Rank.

As for the second and third steps, he only needed to follow the established path.

The real challenge lay in the path ahead.

In this world, the deeper one ventured into the Martial Dao, the more secretive the cultivation methods became.

Even with his extensive reading, his understanding of the Fifth Rank was limited, and he only had a vague knowledge of the Fourth Rank and the Grandmasters above it from books.

The path of the Inspection Bureau was crucial for him to smoothly obtain subsequent Martial Dao cultivation methods.

Furthermore, according to the Internal Affairs Office's list, ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were not provided or recorded.

To obtain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, one would have to exchange Contribution Points for silver ingots, which only a fool would do.

He still hoped to rely on the Inspection Bureau for cultivation methods beyond the Fifth Rank.

Therefore, he naturally couldn't use his Contribution Points carelessly.

As for Essence Energy points, he also had ways to increase them.

With his growing strength and improved water affinity, his perception range in the water was expanding. He could find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Luo River.

Like the snow lotus and the mysterious black stone he had discovered earlier.

The vastness of the Luo River allowed him to slowly search for hidden Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Moreover, there was also a useless golden box in his Infinite Ring.

This golden box was made of pure gold and weighed over a jin.

One jin was equivalent to about a dozen taels of gold.

A dozen taels of gold were worth over ten thousand taels of silver.

He could spend some time exchanging the gold for some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to absorb, increasing his Essence Energy points and temporarily alleviating his urgent need.

Essence Energy: 374.11

He glanced at his panel and then closed it.

At the same time, he heard the voices of the team members discussing in the courtyard.

"Awesome! I got five bronze coins, which means I can exchange them for a movement technique!"

"I'm thrilled too! With the rewards for our achievements, I received four bronze coins. I can exchange them for silver with the Martial Garden disciples, and I won't have to worry about cultivation resources for the next few months!"

"Following Jiang Ning is the right choice! Yesterday's mission was risk-free, and we received rewards worth over a thousand taels of silver. Other team members will be envious when they hear about it."

"Of course! Jiang Ning is the pride of Luoshui County. Being under his command is a promising path!"

".

Jiang Ning felt guilty upon hearing the team members' conversation outside.

On yesterday's mission, he had taken all the real benefits and the lion's share of the Contribution Points.

Out of the total 107,000 Contribution Points, he was only distributing a little over 10,000 points today.

"I'll make it up to them in the future!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

His mind drifted to the Qinghe Earl's Manor.

He had killed He Jinyun, and now He Jinyun's second brother had arrived in Luoshui County.

Although he hadn't seen the second brother for a few days, the invisible pressure still lingered in Jiang Ning's heart.

"I don't believe that with the support of the Inspection Bureau, the Qinghe Earl's Manor can do anything. I'll show them!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, he opened his panel and checked it.

Skills: Five Animal Fist (1153/2000 for the second Breaking Limit) (Characteristic: Five Viscera Storing Essence)



"As long as I'm strong enough, I can face any challenge!"

"The second Breaking Limit for the Five Animal Fist requires 200 Essence Energy points, and I have just enough!"

"With my current Liver Experience efficiency, I should be able to complete the second Breaking Limit for the Five Animal Fist within these two days!"

"I hope that the second Breaking Limit of the Five Animal Fist is covered in crystalline diamond-like skin, resembling a suit of armor. His skin is a deep blue color, and his eyes emit a faint blue light.

- Abilities: He possesses enhanced physical strength, speed, and reflexes. He can generate powerful energy waves by clenching his fists, capable of shattering rocks and splitting the air.

- Cultivation: Sixth Rank Inner Power Fortification.

"I hope the second Breaking Limit of the Five Animal Fist will boost my strength!"

(End of Chapter)

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