Chapter 23: Erotic Pictures, People in the Ears, People in the Pupils When in doubt, seek a teacher. As a formal student in the missionary school, Tao Tie knew this truth. A certain amount of tears from old oxen over seven years old, and incense ashes from incense offerings in front of the statues of the Three Pure Ones for at least 49 days. It would be troublesome for Tao Tie to collect these two things by himself. But it is different in the missionary house. Even if there is no storage in the warehouse, it is very easy to find it temporarily. There are only two instructors that Tao Tie is familiar with. One is Instructor Huang Junshi, who teaches and explains the knowledge related to the Five Elements, and the other is Instructor Qiu, who is the guard on the second floor of the library. Mr. Qiu is a retired teacher. His greatest pleasure every day is to lie in a rocking chair and bask in the sun. It’s better not to bother him. As the saying goes, it is best not to trouble two masters for the same matter. Since Tao Tie has already troubled Instructor Huang Junshi so many times, he is not worried that he will appear to be very annoying if he troubles Instructor Huang a few more times. When I become capable in the future, I will repay Teacher Huang for his support. Thinking of this, Tao Tie, who was more eager to find a source of income because of the expenses for training his soldiers and generals, got up from the dormitory and went to the cafeteria.
Even if one becomes a ninth-rank cultivator, one still cannot eat mist and dew and drink northwest wind, and still has to eat medicinal food. After finishing the medicinal meal, Tao Tie went to the third floor of the library and found Teacher Huang. "Old ox tears? Incense ashes in front of the Three Pure Ones statue?" After listening to Tao Tie's request for help, Huang Junshi repeated the same thing without saying anything more. He casually wrote a note, stamped it with his personal seal, and handed it to Tao Tie, "Take this to the warehouse to apply for it. The money will be put into my account first, and you can pay it back when you make money." "Thank you for your instruction." Tao Tie took the note with both hands, thanked him sincerely, left the library and walked towards the warehouse of the missionary institute. Teacher Huang’s note is very useful. When the warehouse saw the note, they immediately gave Tao Tie a can of tears of a ten-year-old ox and a bucket of incense ashes that had been offered in front of the statue of the Three Pure Ones for 64 days. Carrying two shortcut training necessities that far exceeded the basic requirements, Tao Tie immediately returned to the dormitory and began to practice the two earthly evil techniques of "Tongyou" and "Zhanmo". Just like eating chicken lungs and immediately being able to practice the bird play of the Five Animal Play, Tao Tie practiced the "Taotie Visualization Method", visualized Taotie, and transformed himself into Taotie. After conceptually eating half a can of old ox tears and a bucket of incense ash, he immediately learned the two earthly evil techniques of "Tongyou" and "Zhanyao". Tao Tie, who originally thought of not eating the low-grade yellow magic sword in his hand, felt a little displeased when looking at [Skill: Passing the Ghost (Beginner's Level, 1% progress)], [Skill: Killing Demons (Beginner's Level, 1% progress)] and [Skill: Swordsmanship (Not Beginner's Level)]. Considering that he has not yet learned any kendo, sword techniques, or sword magic, holding a magic sword is not of much use except that it looks better. It would be better to eat this lower-grade yellow magic sword first, learn the Earthly Evil "sword technique", and then find another magic sword later. The next one is better, isn't it? Strike while the iron is hot. Just do it when you have made up your mind. Tao Tiema did not stop, placed the lower-grade yellow magic sword horizontally on his knees, turned into a glutton, and ate it in one bite. [Skill: Swordsmanship (beginner, progress 1%)] Soon, the information fragments triggered by [Knowing Everything] gave Tao Tie the reminder he wanted. At this point, Tao Tiefang was considered a true ninth-grade cultivator and qualified to become a "monster catcher." There are two ways to become a "monster catcher".
The first way is to work alone, searching for information about where demons and monsters are, investigating the information, slaying demons and monsters, and collecting the rewards yourself; The second way is to register under the name of the County Government, the Demon Slaying Department, or the Demon Extermination Department, become a non-staff member of the County Government, the Demon Slaying Department, or the Demon Extermination Department, receive tasks, complete tasks, and get paid. From a purely remuneration perspective, there is no difference between the two approaches. The pay is what it should be, and there will be no discrimination. However, since Tao Tie plans to enter the Demon Slaying Department or the Monster Extermination Department in the future, it would naturally be better for him to take the second route. After all, under the same conditions, who wouldn't want to hire someone more familiar? Having made up his mind, Tao Tie reported to the Missionary Institute his decision to become a "monster catcher", hoping to be affiliated with the County Government, the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Exorcism Department through the Missionary Institute's channels. The missionary responded quickly. Early the next morning, Tao Tie was notified that the Mission Institute had communicated with the county government, the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Exorcism Division, and had received a reply. For some unknown reason, the county government temporarily no longer accepts new "monster catchers" to register, and the previously registered "monster catchers" will gradually terminate the registration relationship. The Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department gladly accepted Tao Tie's affiliation, registered Tao Tie, and sent him a package. Tao Tie opened the package and found three things inside. One was a palm-sized black stone slab, one was a stack of talismans, and one was a bottle of rejuvenation pills. "Are all the benefits for those affiliated with 'Monster Catcher' so good, or do regular students of the Missionary Academy receive special treatment?" Picking up the black stone slab, Tao Tie muttered something, and then followed the method he learned from reading a book, concentrating his spiritual consciousness and magic power and sending them into the black stone slab. A buzzing sound. The black slate vibrated, and immediately lit up with light and patterns, as if a mobile phone was turned on. After a moment, a forum-style information interface appeared on the black stone slab, presenting a lot of task information. Through this information, "Monster Catchers" can select tasks issued by the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Exorcism Department, execute them, complete them, upload credentials, and receive rewards. Very convenient, very smart! After playing with the black stone slab for a while and becoming familiar with its usage, Tao Tie withdrew his spiritual consciousness and magic power that maintained the normal operation of the black stone slab and put it aside. Don't rush to accept the mission, wait and see the talisman and rejuvenation pill first. Rejuvenation Pill is the most commonly used healing pill among ninth-grade cultivators. It can significantly promote the recovery of internal and external injuries of the body. It can be said to be a must-have for home, travel, murder and arson. There are three kinds of talismans: the talisman for warding off evil spirits, the talisman for beheading demons, and the talisman for killing ghosts. The talisman to ward off evil spirits is used against demons, the talisman to slay monsters is used against monsters, and the talisman to kill ghosts is used against ghosts, but there is no talisman to kill monsters. After discovering this, Tao Tie couldn't help but recall that when he checked the black stone slab before, he did not find any tasks related to "monsters" in it. “Is there something special about this?” Tao Tie muttered to himself silently, then racked his brains to find memories related to the "strangeness", and then found... Whether it is the classes taught at the missionary academy or the books on the first floor of the library, "strangeness" is rarely mentioned. "Ok?"
After discovering this, Tao Tie was quite surprised. Demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, who among the citizens of the Dayong Dynasty doesn't know that these four species are the most harmful to the human race? But why is it that not only do ordinary people have very little knowledge about "strange things", but teachers in missionary academies also do not teach relevant knowledge, and libraries do not collect related books? There must be something wrong with this! Tao Tie took this to heart and decided to investigate it when the opportunity arose. Having made the decision, Tao Tie stopped thinking about it and picked up the black slate again, channeling his spiritual consciousness and magic power into it to select a task. He is actually just an empty shell now. He possesses the realm and magic power of a ninth-grade cultivator, but lacks the corresponding means. Whether it is magical weapons, spells, or talismans, they are all very insufficient and insufficient to complete tasks that require fighting. Therefore, Tao Tie focused his efforts on tasks that did not require fighting. After choosing for a while, he finally found a simple task that was very suitable for a novice like him. The reward is lower, so long as I can have a safe start. Without hesitation, Tao Tie decided to take on the task and immediately accepted it to complete the order. Seeing the prompt "The mission has been accepted, please complete it as soon as possible, monster catcher Tao Tie" displayed on the black stone slab, Tao Tie sorted out his equipment and clothes, and went out with his head held high. Taking steady steps, Tao Tie walked out of the missionary house and headed towards Dongcheng District. Liuxian County is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by a mountain on one side. Its overall layout is approximately square, with four urban districts in the east, south, west and north. As the saying goes, the east is rich and the west is noble, the south is poor and the north is humble. Most of the people living in Xicheng District are nobles. The county government offices and institutions, including the county literary school, county martial arts school, missionary academy, money house, demon-slaying bureau, and devil-exorcism bureau, are also located in Xicheng District. Most people living in Dongcheng District are wealthy with a certain amount of wealth. The south is poor and the north is humble, which also has a literal meaning. Tao Tie used to live in an alley in the northern part of the city and worked as a menial porter at the dock. Including his original experience, this was Tao Tie’s first time entering Dongcheng District. The architectural style in Xicheng District is generally low-key, luxurious and profound. This is not the case in Dongcheng District, where there are both low-key luxurious and meaningful buildings and some very high-profile and luxurious buildings. The former is less common, while the latter is more common. Faced with these dazzling high-profile luxurious buildings, Tao Tie walked straight towards his destination without looking away. Bang, bang, bang... Tao Tie knocked on the door of the corner gate when he arrived at a large mansion which looked still luxurious from the outside, but the aura showed that the fortunes of the owner had been declining recently. There was a squeak.
The corner door opened a crack, and an old man with gray hair poked his head out. After looking Tao Tie up and down and seeing that he was wearing the uniform of a ninth-rank monk from the missionary academy, the old man who should be the gatekeeper of this mansion's gate suddenly brightened up, opened the corner door completely, and said repeatedly: "Master, please come in! Master, please come in!" The Dayong Dynasty has been established for more than a thousand years. Emperors of all dynasties have followed the example of Emperor Taizu, supporting the lower-class people and vigorously spreading the knowledge of cultivation, but they have ultimately failed to fundamentally enable all the lower-class people to stand up. As long as classes exist, there will always be people who kneel down. Even if you point a gun at him and order him not to kneel, he will still kneel tremblingly in front of you. The old cangtou doorman was obviously this kind of person. After seeing Tao Tie's identity as a ninth-rank cultivator, he used the title "Immortal Master", a title that the imperial court had repeatedly forbidden to use! "Just call me Mr. Tao. Don't mention the term 'immortal master' anymore, otherwise..." Tao Tie frowned, glared at the old gray-haired doorman, said these harsh words, and walked into the mansion. He totally ignored the old gray-haired doorman who was trembling with fear after being threatened by him. "Mr. Tao, please come in! Mr. Tao, please come in!" The housekeeper of the mansion may have heard the noise, or perhaps he had been notified by the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Exorcism Department, so he rushed over from the third or second courtyard and greeted Tao Tie very politely. Tao Tie didn't say much, maintaining a relatively cool attitude, and followed the butler into the inner courtyard. The owner of the mansion, a scholar about eighteen or nineteen years old, was lying on a rocking chair, basking in the sun. However, this scholar did not feel comfortable at all. Instead, he looked sick and a little crazy, and he kept howling in a low voice. The housekeeper lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Tao, this is my young master. A day ago, he suddenly fell ill and is now like this. Please, Mr. Tao, help me and save my young master from this misfortune." Tao Tie stood three steps in front of the rocking chair, opened his tiger eyes, and used the extraordinary vision gained from practicing the Five Animal Exercises (perfected, 100% progress) to observe the scholar carefully. After a moment, Tao Tie frowned slightly and asked in a cold voice: "Your young master should be a Confucian scholar of the county literature school. Not only does he have Confucian cultivation, but he also has teachers and classmates. When something happened, why didn't he ask for help from the county literature school, but instead posted tasks at the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department at a low price? Are you bullying us 'monster catchers' for being ignorant?" "Don't dare! Don't dare!" Hearing Tao Tie's angry words, the housekeeper denied it repeatedly, and then explained, "Mr. Tao is a senior student of the Mission Academy. He is different from many folk 'monster hunters' and has a wide range of knowledge. In addition, my young master doesn't care much about anything else, but his face. If he asks the county literary for help, it will definitely make my young master lose face. So..." This explanation is barely acceptable. Tao Tie was not really angry about this, he just wanted to find out the whole story to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble. Extraordinary hearing + extraordinary vision + the spiritual awareness of a ninth-grade cultivator give Tao Tie very impressive observation and discrimination abilities. Whether the housekeeper is lying or hiding something, you can tell by just listening, looking and thinking. Unless the butler has extremely strong disguise abilities and his cultivation level is much higher than Tao Tie's, it would be impossible for him to deceive Tao Tie. After making sure that the butler did not lie or hide anything, Tao Tie thought that the task could still be completed, so he did not dwell too much on the scholar's identity as a county Confucian scholar. Instead, he met the housekeeper's expectant eyes and said calmly: "I can help your young master out of his troubles, but you have to..." "What?" The butler asked urgently. Tao Tie curled his lips and said, "It costs more money."
"no problem." The butler immediately agreed to this request, "I will double your salary." The Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department take a cut of both ends of the outbound missions, collecting money from both the mission client and the "monster catcher". However, they completely ignored the extra fees charged by the "Monster Catcher" to the task clients. If the "monster catcher" has his own abilities, he can just raise his price. As long as the "monster catcher" can bear all the consequences. With the consent of the housekeeper, Tao Tie did not delay any longer and began to check the specific situation of the scholar. The mission details given by the Demon Slaying Division and the Monster Extermination Division described that the scholar had a sudden serious illness and felt that he had lost his mind and soul, as if he had an epileptic seizure, and cried out incessantly. Tranquilizing medicine was of little use and he suspected that he had lost his soul. This description seems specific, but it is vague and useless. Tao Tie himself needs to work out what exactly happened to the scholar, what his current situation is, and how to treat him. Tao Tie cannot treat illnesses, and apart from his extraordinary vision, he has not practiced any pupil techniques, but Tao Tie has [Knowledge of All Things], and that is enough. Concentrating his mind, Tao Tie stared at the scholar who was howling in a low voice, triggering information fragments. Then his face turned strange, and he muttered to himself silently: "What kind of pornographic pictures can make people lose their minds and souls?" "So that the ear-people and pupil-people language appeared." "Almost possessed?" "But, the pornographic pictures..." "It's really embarrassing." (End of this chapter)
