Volume 1: Forsaken Land Chapter 27: The Maiden
The place for the spiritual root test is divided into five places, as long as you pass the test and register, you can receive a set of gray robes unified by the outer disciples, a bronze waist card symbolizing the identity of the outer disciples of the Qingling Sect, and six lower grade spirit stones issued by the door every month.
Of course, each disciple who passed the test also needed to provide identity credentials, plus six thousand taels of gold and goods that needed to be handed over in six years, but these were only for disciples who entered the Immortal Gate through normal channels, and only needed to pay enough gold and silver for Kong Laosan and others.
In just half an hour, the line of five roads that stretched to three miles away lined up, perhaps because they were in the heavy place of the mountain gate, these teenagers and girls also knew the rules, and they all stared eagerly at the test place, and occasionally some noisy whispers quickly dissipated.
The penultimate team on the left, Kong Laosan, who was at the front, secretly observed these disciples around him, and after a while, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, before coming here, many disciples here seemed to have a strong foundation, although many young people looked excited, they did not show any nervousness and worry, and they were obviously extremely confident in their spiritual root talent.
Two hours later, as the long line slowly moved forward, it was finally Kong Laosan's turn.
At the foot of the mountain, on a stone table, an old man in a black robe sat quietly with his eyes closed, and beside him, a girl who looked sixteen or seventeen years old with a cold face held a waiting pen in her hand, constantly recording something, and said without raising her head, "Go and put your palm on this black stone." ”
The black stone in front of him is about the size of a person, as if it is made of black crystal, it is extremely smooth, and there is no trace of artificial carving on it, it seems to be a natural formation.
Just when Kong Laosan took two steps forward, and was just about to put his palm on it according to his words, the old man who was originally closing his eyes seemed to sense something, his cloudy eyes suddenly opened, and he looked towards the Tongtian Peak test place, a trace of eagerness flashed on his face, and his body flickered, and he directly turned into a streamer and flew away.
Just when Kong Laosan was stunned, five or six streamers flickered in the void, all of them converged at the test place of Tongtian Peak, and at the same time, a noisy sound came from afar.
"Heavenly Spirit Root?"
"That's right, the metallic Heavenly Spirit Root, the Golden Spirit Body. ”
Several elders rushed to accept them as personal disciples, and they were already arguing. ”
......
The voice came, and the originally calm surroundings were like boiling water, and suddenly boiled, and each teenager's tone revealed envy and jealousy.
Seeing this, Kong Laosan slightly suppressed the urge to see it, and the originally calm and waveless heart also had a trace of waves, but it quickly calmed down.
"What are you still doing in a daze, don't go and test it soon, instead of envying others, it's better to work hard, talent doesn't determine everything. ”
At this moment, the girl who had been recording the information raised her head, glanced in the direction of Tongtian Peak, and then turned her head and scolded Kong Laosan.
The girl is not very old, and she looks good, but her temperament seems to be a little stronger, and there is a smell of anger in her tone. Seeing that Kong Laosan did not refute, but walked towards the stone tablet very obediently, the girl seemed to have lost the interest in continuing to reprimand, glanced in the direction of Tongtian Peak, snorted lightly, and continued to bow her head to record.
Seeing this, Kong Laosan couldn't help but smile bitterly, turned his head to look at the girl beside him, didn't say anything, and gently put his hand on the stone tablet in front of him, and suddenly, three different colors of blue, gold, and red appeared in turn, among which cyan was the most prosperous, and the other two colors were much weaker.
"Wood, metal, fire, three-attribute spiritual roots, mainly wood attribute spiritual roots, it is recommended to practice wood-attribute exercises, what is your name, do you have identity credentials?"
Seeing the three colors on the black stele, the girl slowly spoke, her voice was like a spring water, and her heart was calm, but it was also beautiful.
"Disciple Zhao Hengdao, Senior Brother Li brought me here. ”
Kong Laosan said in a calm tone.
Hearing this, the girl's brows, which had already been stretched, furrowed again, raised her head, and looked Kong Laosan up and down, with two points of disgust on her pretty face, "Go to the sundries hall to pay the fee, and by the way, get the robe and waist card." ”
Seeing the girl's attitude of judging the two of them like this, Kong Laosan was a little confused, but he didn't say much.
After leaving the test place, Kong Laosan thought about it and did not go directly to the miscellaneous hall, but turned around and walked towards the bamboo house where his residence was located. After a while, holding two large wooden boxes, with a piece of gray cloth on it, he ran in the direction of the miscellaneous hall.
In front of the miscellaneous hall, there was also a long queue at this moment, Kong Laosan had no choice but to move forward a little bit, but this time the speed seemed to be much faster, but after a meal, it was his turn.
As soon as he stepped into the miscellaneous hall, Kong Laosan's brows wrinkled unconsciously, a musty smell filled his nasal cavity, he glanced around, his footsteps paused slightly, and what he saw in front of him seemed to be a little different from the fairy family courtyard he imagined: a big wooden platform in front of him, gray Taoist robes placed randomly around him, the whole room was slightly dim, and there were even some cobwebs in the corners, which looked a little similar to those ancestral pawnshops in the secular world.
At this moment, Shen Qian was in front of the counter, his face revealed a strong joy, fiddling with the abacus with one hand, recording something with the other, in front of him, a bunch of bronze waist cards were placed at random, not at all like the steward in the fairy gate, but a little like the shopkeeper in the secular store.
"Uncle Shen, I brought these brochures here. ”
Kong Laosan said softly, said, put the wooden box in his hand directly on the wooden platform, and then did not talk nonsense, directly took out a heavy cloth bag from his arms, and put it on it together.
Seeing this, Shen Qian didn't even have time to be polite, he directly took the cloth bag in his hand, and the smile on his face became more and more intense, "Hehe, Uncle Shen is here first to congratulate his nephew on passing the test, the rules in the door, I'm not welcome." ”
As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the cloth bag, then nodded with satisfaction, took a set of gray robes and a bronze brand, and took out a palm-sized log box from under the wooden platform, and handed it to Kong Laosan, "You take these, wait for the test to be over in a few days, and then get the chores from me, rest assured, Uncle Shen will definitely pick a lighter chores for you, hehe." ”
Shen Qian glanced at the square box containing six spirit stones in Kong Laosan's hand with some reluctance, and slowly suppressed some other thoughts in his heart, and tried his best, but Kong Laosan shook his head directly, with a touch of firmness on his face, "My nephew already has a suitable chores in his heart, and I hope Uncle Shen will do it." ”
"Oh, you've got a good idea, what chores?"
As if there was some surprise, Shen Qian rarely stopped the movement in his hand and asked in some surprise.
"My nephew wants to go to the zoo and take care of the spirit animals. ”
"Zoo?"
Hearing this, Shen Qian hesitated a little, and only after a while did he say with some embarrassment, "Are you sure you want to go to the beast garden?" Taking care of the spirit beast is an extremely troublesome chore, if Brother Li asks about it in the future, ......
"Uncle Li will ask in the future, everything is my own choice, and I hope Uncle Shen will do it!"
Kong Laosan said, saluting respectfully, with a persistent look.
"In that case, then you should go to the zoo, don't you regret it?"
Shen Qian didn't insist, just reminded him verbally, and at the same time secretly rejoiced in his heart, generally this kind of chore distribution is also one of Shen Qian's biggest sources of wealth, if you want to get a light chores, the benefits are naturally indispensable, because of Li Xiuchen's face, Shen Qian is willing to distribute some simple and easy sundries to Kong Laosan, but Kong Laosan chooses by himself, and Shen Qian naturally will not insist.
Half a month later, the outer disciple test was finally over, and after going to the miscellaneous hall again to register, Kong Laosan simply cleaned up and headed in the direction of Tongtian Peak.