Chapter 251: Rewarding Achievements

Chapter 251: Rewarding Achievements



Inner City.

"Sir!!!"

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

Upon hearing this, he opened his eyes, interrupting the circulation of the Waterfire Essence Technique.

[Skill]: Waterfire Essence Technique (Second Limit Break 133/3000) (Attributes: Waterfire Immortal Garment, Palm Command of Water and Fire)



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 lit up like a flower.

Jiang Ning's face instantly broke into a smile, "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 squeezed into Jiang Ning's carriage and untied the white fox fur draped over her body, hanging it on the side of the carriage.

"Sir, why do you suddenly feel like visiting the Inspection Office today?"

Jiang Ning smiled faintly, "Yesterday I accomplished a great feat, so I must go and receive the rewards, and also distribute prizes to the brothers below! 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 have such a kind heart!" Xie Xiaojiu's eyes sparkled with starlight.

Kind heart?

Upon hearing these three words, Jiang Ning chuckled inwardly.

He never considered himself a purely good person.

The good deeds he did were merely acts of convenience, as humans ultimately possess a sense of compassion.

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

Soon after.

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

Stepping out of the carriage, he looked around, and everything was covered in a white expanse, except for the square in front of the Inspection Office, where the snow had been cleared.

In one corner of the square, Jiang Ning couldn't help but take a second glance, as there were more than ten silhouettes there.

At this time, Xie Xiaojiu also poked her head out from behind Jiang Ning and climbed 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 arose.

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 group of over ten people immediately approached Jiang Ning and Xie Xiaojiu.

The leading old woman suddenly knelt down.

"Thank you, sir, for rescuing my grandson from the demon's lair!"

The others also knelt down in a flurry, among them, some had their eyes gouged out, some had their noses cut off, some had missing limbs, and some were severely injured.

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

Xie Xiaojiu looked at Jiang Ning after seeing this.

Jiang Ning also slightly moved aside to avoid the direction of the old woman's kneeling.

As the old woman knelt, Jiang Ning felt a sense of guilt. He then stepped forward to help the elderly woman up.

"There's no need to kneel, ma'am."

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

Her trembling lips opened, "Sir, you saved the only descendant of my Wang family, our only hope for future generations. This kindness is greater than the heavens!"

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

The old woman then reached into her pocket and took out a pouch of eggs, obviously protecting them with great care.

"Sir, these eggs are from my humble family, please accept them!"

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

The old woman smiled, her wrinkled skin creasing even more.

"My family doesn't even have chickens!"

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

The children also followed her.

"Sir!" Xie Xiaojiu looked at the stunned Jiang Ning and spoke softly.

Jiang Ning smiled, opened the cloth pouch, and took a look inside.

The cloth pouch contained eggs, with some straw padding to prevent them from breaking during transportation.

At this moment, the eggs still retained the old woman's body warmth.

"Take these eggs and cook them, then bring them to me after they're done!"

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

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

Then, as the two walked towards the Inspection Office, Xie Xiaojiu suddenly spoke up.

"Sir, they're so kind and honest, why haven't they been able to live a better life?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Kindness and honesty can't change their fate. Those at the bottom of society, how can they not suffer?"

As he spoke, Jiang Ning had already entered the Inspection Office, with Xie Xiaojiu closely following behind.

"Xiaojiu!"

"Yes!"

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

"Yes!" Xie Xiaojiu excitedly replied.

Internal Affairs Office.

"Senior!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands in greeting.

The old woman lifted her head and gave Jiang Ning a glance, "You're here, young man."

"I'm here to claim my rewards!" Jiang Ning said.

"You did well yesterday!" The old woman praised.

"That's what I should do!" Jiang Ning spoke, "The members of the Idolatry Sect corrupted people's hearts and disrupted order, they deserved to be killed!"

"That's not what I'm talking about!" The old woman smiled faintly.

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

The old woman said, "To have compassion for the weak and to stand up for beggars against the powerful, that's rare and precious, you're a good person!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile, "Senior, you're praising me too much. What kind of good person am I? Yesterday's events were just a convenient task for me."

"A true good person is one who knows what's right and wrong, who worries for the country and the people, and who saves the masses from disaster."

The old woman suddenly said, "Knowing what's right and wrong but still doing it, that's just foolishness! Being able to help the weak within one's power is already being a good person."

"Knowing how to protect oneself is being smart!"

"Not knowing how to protect oneself, acting on impulse, is just like a mantis trying to block a chariot, leading to needless sacrifice, and even dragging down those around you, resulting in a tragic outcome.

Jiang Ning stood to the side, bowing slightly with cupped hands.

"Senior, what you said makes sense. I deeply appreciate your insight."

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

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

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

Jiang Ning raised his hand and caught the palm-sized cloth bag that the old woman threw.

He opened the bag and took out its contents for inspection.

In his hand appeared several gold-inlaid jade orbs and two silver jade orbs.

According to his understanding, the silver jade orbs represented 1,000 Contribution Points each, while the gold-inlaid jade orbs represented 10,000 Contribution Points each.

He carefully counted and understood the contents.

There were a total of ten gold-inlaid jade orbs in the cloth bag, amounting to 100,000 Contribution Points.

Aside from the gold-inlaid jade orbs, there were also eight silver jade orbs, totaling 8,000 Contribution Points.

This represented 8,000 Contribution Points.

Among these, 7,000 Contribution Points came from his achievement of killing a 7th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artist and the reward for four 8th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artists yesterday.

As for the extra 1,000 Contribution Points, it was the reward for his mission yesterday, where he destroyed an important stronghold of the Bai Shen Jiao.

As for the 100,000 Contribution Points, 50,000 of them were from finding that divine statue.

The other 50,000 Contribution Points were from the 6th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artist he killed.

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

"Senior, can you exchange these silver jade orbs 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 Contribution Points, totaling 8,000 Contribution Points.

After that, Jiang Ning collected the 8,000 Contribution Points worth of bronze coins and bowed with cupped hands before leaving.

Watching Jiang Ning's slowly retreating figure, the old woman murmured.

"He's a good seedling, rarely with a sense of justice and without being pretentious!"

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

Then, she sighed again.

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

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

". . ."

Jiang Ning entered his courtyard, and everyone immediately bowed with cupped hands.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

They were very clear about the rewards from yesterday's mission.

Although they also knew that their contributions in yesterday's mission were very limited.

In yesterday's Bai Shen Jiao stronghold, whether it was the four 8th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artists or the 7th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artist, they were not opponents they could handle.

Not to mention the 6th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artist. If they encountered such a powerful opponent during a regular mission, the entire squad might be wiped out.

It was common knowledge that a 6th Rank martial artist was a top-tier expert in an ordinary county, synonymous with invincibility.

Moreover, the 6th Rank Bai Shen Jiao martial artist was blessed by the evil god of the Bai Shen Jiao. Once their bodies transformed into the divine descendant state, they gained an immortal body and their combat strength skyrocketed.

These 6th Rank martial artists could face off against three, four, or even more martial artists of the same rank.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Bai Shen Jiao martial artists blessed by the evil god.

Therefore, they were also well aware that their contributions yesterday were limited, and they had only cleaned up some minor enemies.

The real powerful opponents were all taken care of by Jiang Ning.

In this situation, if the rewards were distributed based on achievements, their contributions were not significant, and the rewards would not be substantial.

Even though their contributions were not substantial, with yesterday's rewards, even a tiny portion of it would be a tremendous wealth for them.

At this moment, Jiang Ning took three silver jade orbs from the stone table and tossed two of them to Feng Jiuge.

"These are yours!"

Then, he threw the remaining silver jade orb to Xie Xiao Jiu.

"This is yours!"

Feng Jiuge caught the two silver jade orbs Jiang Ning tossed, feeling like she was holding hot potatoes.

"Sir, this is too much!"

Jiang Ning said, "This is what you deserve! If it weren't for you discovering that hideout, we wouldn't have had such a successful harvest yesterday."

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 Xiao Jiu, "You two, divide up the pile of bronze coins on the stone table."

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiao Jiu and Feng Jiuge replied without hesitation.

After giving the instructions, Jiang Ning set off towards the house.

He wanted to show his face and let them know that these contribution points came from his hands, and that would be enough.

As for how to distribute them and how many each person should receive, Jiang Ning didn't bother himself with such details.

Upon entering the house, Jiang Ning checked the contribution points stored in his Xumi Bracelet.

A moment later, he nodded.

He still had over 120,000 contribution points! These contribution points were worth over 120,000 silver taels, and with that much silver, he could obtain enough heavenly materials to significantly increase his essence energy points.

But this thought merely flashed through his mind, and he quickly dismissed it.

He had ways to increase his essence energy points.

However, obtaining such a large number of contribution points was not as simple.

With the divine statue discovered, the Bai Shen Jiao warriors in Luoshui County had little to offer.

Without sufficient contribution points, his standing in the Inspection Office wouldn't improve, and his authority couldn't be upgraded.

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

Not to mention how to proceed with his martial arts cultivation in the future.

Therefore, he dared not squander these contribution points carelessly.

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 future stages of his cultivation.

In this world, the path of martial arts became more elusive as one progressed.

Like him, even with his extensive reading, his understanding of the Fifth Rank was limited, let alone the Fourth Rank and the Grandmasters above it, of whom he only knew a few words from books.

The path of the Inspection Office was crucial for him to smoothly obtain subsequent cultivation techniques.

Moreover, on the Internal Affairs Office's list, ordinary heavenly materials and treasures were not provided and wouldn't be recorded.

To obtain heavenly materials and treasures, one would have to exchange contribution points one-to-one for silver, and only a fool would do that.

He still hoped to rely on the Inspection Office for cultivation techniques above the Fifth Rank.

Therefore, he couldn't afford to waste his contribution points.

As for essence energy, he also had ways to increase it.

With his strength and water affinity increasing, his perception in water grew more acute. In the Luoshui River, he could find heavenly materials and treasures.

Like the snow lotus and the mysterious black stone he had found in the river before.

The Luoshui River was vast enough for him to search for hidden heavenly materials and treasures.

Moreover, in his Xumi Bracelet, there was also the golden box.

The golden box was made of pure gold and weighed over a catty.

A catty was approximately ten taels of gold.

Ten taels of gold were equivalent to over ten thousand taels of silver.

He could sell the gold and purchase some heavenly materials and 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 people outside the house discussing.

"Great! I got five bronze coins, so I can exchange them for a movement technique!"

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

"Of course! Following Jiang Commander is the right choice! Yesterday, we went on a mission without any danger, and I received a reward worth over a thousand taels of silver. If I tell the other teams, they'll be envious."

"Naturally! Jiang Commander is the pride of Luoshui County. Following him is the path to a bright future!"

". "

Hearing the praise from the team members outside, Jiang Ning felt a sense of guilt.

On yesterday's mission, he had taken all the real benefits and the majority of the contribution points.

With a total of 107,000 contribution points, he only distributed a little over 10,000 points today.

"Later! I'll make it up to them when I have the chance!"

Jiang Ning spoke to himself.

He thought of He Jinyun, whom he had killed, and now He Jinyun's second older brother had come to Luoshui County.

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

"I don't believe that with the backing of the Inspection Office, the River God Manor would dare to break the rules with me!"

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, he opened his panel and took a look.

Skills: Five Animal Fist (1153/2000 Limit Breaks) (Five Viscera Essence Storage)



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

"I need 200 essence energy points for the second limit break of Five Animal Fist, and I have just enough!"

"With my current experience efficiency, I should be able to complete the second limit break of Five Animal Fist within these two days!"

"I hope the second limit break of Five Animal Fist will help improve my strength!"

Tomorrow's chapter might be a bit late.

(End of Chapter)

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