Chapter 26 Knowledge Monopoly
Just like that, Lin Changqing brought his pets to the edge of the Land of Resentment and “killed monsters to level up” through tacit cooperation.
Their arrival alarmed the largest number of ghost-faced cats in the vicinity. Special mutated creatures like the Resentful Vines could not move freely like the Thorn Vines, so they could not come over.
Lin Changqing could also sense many rare special mutated creatures. For some reason, these mutated creatures did not attack them.
After Lin Changqing and his pets fought a fierce battle and killed about fifty to sixty ghost-faced cats, no more mutated creatures took the initiative to attack.
The corpse of the ghost-faced cat was dragged underground by [Thorn Vine] and turned into its nourishment.
[Thorn Vine] continued to attack, finding all the nearby vines that couldn’t move. It worked with Lin Changqing to kill them one by one with [Short Knife].
With the help of [Thorn Vine], Lin Changqing and his pets did not have to walk along the path in the Land of Resentment. Wherever they wanted to go, be it the ruins or the thorny forest, they could use the thorny vines to pave their way.
Lin Changqing did not go deep into the Land of Resentment. He stayed at the edge of the invisible array, ignoring the restrictions of the terrain and clearing the mutated creatures along the way.
It was not until the sky turned bright that Lin Changqing and a few weaker pets advanced to the Advanced Force Refinement Realm that the cleanup battle ended.
At this moment, the six pets that Lin Changqing had captured were one Lupin, one Advanced Strength Refinement Realm, and four Advanced Force Refinement Realms.
Coupled with Lin Changqing’s strength at the Advanced Stage of the Force Refinement Realm, he already had a considerable amount of strength in his hands. Moreover, Lin Changqing and his pets were talented. They could both cross two to three minor realms to fight, and their actual combat strength was even stronger.
[Thorn Vine] removed all traces of the battle in the Land of Resentment and returned to its bracelet form, wrapping around Lin Changqing’s wrist.
Lin Changqing stood at the entrance of the Land of Resentment. He felt that after he and his pets cleaned up, the resentment in the entire Land of Resentment had decreased a little. They quietly returned to the small courtyard. Lin Changqing took a short nap and woke up on time. He changed into his gang uniform and brought his pets to report to the Knife Gang’s base.
After the routine check-in, Lin Changqing found Cheng Lihu and told him that people often sneaked into his small courtyard to search for things. He had to renovate the courtyard in the next few days and was preparing to raise some ferocious pets to guard the courtyard.
Cheng Lihu didn’t say anything. He just wanted Lin Changqing to report every day. He could move around freely at other times and didn’t have to rush to do the gang missions.
He also mentioned the two corpses that Lin Changqing had asked the Lu family servants to send over yesterday. After investigation, the two of them were killers who were paid to do things and did not belong to the various factions in the county.
Cheng Lihu instructed Lin Changqing not to let Little Green leave his side. Be careful when he goes in and out and cultivate well to increase his strength.
When Lin Changqing came out of the gang’s base, he didn’t go home directly. Instead, he went to a nearby bookstore.
The martial arts in this world were flourishing. As long as one had money, basic martial arts cultivation knowledge, cultivation technique manuals, and some advanced cultivation techniques that were more widely spread would be sold in the bookstore at a clear price.
However, books related to martial arts and supernatural powers were very expensive, making ordinary people shrink back.
Those who were rich and powerful did not care about the books in the bookstore. Those who needed these books basically did not have the ability to buy them. Therefore, very few people went to the bookstore to buy books related to martial arts and supernatural powers. The books sold by the bookstore only allowed ordinary people to see a path of martial arts and have hope of advancing. There were very few people who could really cultivate martial arts through this path.
Since the bookstores sold books related to martial arts and supernatural powers, they definitely had a powerful backing. The background of each bookstore was not simple.
Not far from the Knife Gang’s headquarters was a large bookstore called Yangwenzhai.
In the memories of his predecessor, the few bookstores in the county were all called Yangwenzhai. They should belong to a huge faction.
Early in the morning, the bookstore, Yangwenzhai, opened for business. The shopkeeper and staff were all there. It was very standard.
Lin Changqing brought the two dogs into the shop, and the shop assistant still welcomed him warmly.
Under the guidance of the shop assistant, Lin Changqing first read the introduction of the world’s culture, history, geography, biology, and so on. Only then did he realize how monopolized knowledge was in this world! Other than the cultural books that needed to be popularized and edited, the other books were very expensive.
As long as it was valuable information, one had to spend a lot of money to obtain it. Moreover, many pieces of information were incomplete, and there was no important and sensitive information.
Not only were the types and quantities of books related to martial arts and supernatural powers rare, but they were also ridiculously expensive.
The two hundred taels of silver Lin Changqing had on him was only enough to buy the most basic books that introduced martial arts and common sense. This made his idea of buying more books for Shuling fail.
After some selection, Lin Changqing finally chose a martial arts book and a few cheap miscellaneous books. He spent nearly a hundred taels of silver.
This amount of silver was enough for an ordinary family to eat and wear for the rest of their lives.
“Looks like if I want to obtain valuable knowledge, I have to start with the gang!” Lin Changqing couldn’t help but sigh when he left Yangwenzhai. He then communicated with Shuling through his consciousness. “Shuling, with your strength, is it possible to sneak in and read books?”
Since the normal method didn’t work and Lin Changqing wanted to take the unusual method, in his opinion, Shuling was only reading and didn’t take it away. With Shulingt’s strength and form, it shouldn’t be difficult. “Master, this bookstore is protected by a formation. That shopkeeper is not an ordinary person. If I sneak in to read, there’s a high chance that I’ll be discovered.” Shuling’s reply shattered Lin Changqing’s fantasy.
“It seems that a faction that can monopolize knowledge is not something we can touch now! Let’s forget about this matter and think of another way.”
Lin Changqing took a few books and prepared to go back. When he passed by a blacksmith shop that could make excellent weapons, he took out the steel dart that had cut his neck and walked into the blacksmith shop. After looking at the various weapons, he said to the blacksmith, “Master, I want to use this steel dart as a material to forge a flying dagger of that style. The higher the quality, the better. If you need any materials, feel free to add them. Can you see how long it takes? How much silver does it cost?” Lin Changqing chose an exquisite flying dagger style that was only the length of a palm. He wanted to use the steel dart that was stained with his blood and carried with him for a period of time to forge a flying dagger. “No problem. If the quality is good, we need to make add some other materials. We still need the old master to continue forging. Come and get it in three days. Material fees and forging fees, to up the total, it’s ten taels of silver. Pay the silver first.” The blacksmith looked at the steel darts and gave Lin Changqing the price and the time to pick up the goods.
“I hope the quality of the flying dagger is worth ten taels of silver.”
“Sir, don’t worry! Our craftsmanship is exquisite and we’re honest with everyone.”
Lin Changqing handed over the silver, took the proof, and quickly rushed back to the small courtyard. The sixteen young men had been waiting for a long time. Lin Changqing continued to bring them to the forest outside the city to collect materials and modify the courtyard.
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