While Mok Wigun was thinking, Pyeon Jeoksu continued to persuade him.
"There are also things that correspond to detox potions that cure poison, and things that combine various functions. There's not much difference. If we research this, we can definitely hit the jackpot."
Thinking that way, it seed possible to make potions here too. If it could be made, it would be a huge event.
Moreover, wasn't Pyeon Jeoksu the top expert in that field? But it wasn't without problems.
"But is it possible? There will be many ingredients that are not available."
The world is different. Of course, there are many things that cannot be obtained.
"We can't make the exact sa thing. But since we already know the recipe, if we find substitute ingredients, sothing similar will be possible."
"Or we could discover sothing new?"
"That's right. It would be even better if we could research the pill-making thods here and fuse them."
Pyeon Jeoksu was already excited as if the research results were out.
"Wow. I'm suddenly getting motivated."
Mok Wigun was also positive. But not right now.
"I think we'll have to try this over ti. It will be difficult for now."
"Why? I told you I'd help with all your research."
"Of course, you will. But you don't know much about the ingredients here, do you?"
Thinking about it carefully, there were many things that needed to be prepared. Pyeon Jeoksu understood imdiately.
"That's true. It's different from that other world. I'll need to study a bit."
"Right. There will be quite a few things to prepare in advance."
You shouldn't think that sothing proper will co out at once. So this is sothing that needs to be done over ti.
"So start thinking about what you need to prepare. Tell if you need anything."
Mok Wigun would support him no matter what he wanted. If it succeeds, isn't it a jackpot?
And in the anti, he just needs to find a way to restore his Dantian. From then on, it's a smooth road!
"Alright. I'll have to organize what I need first. For now, I think I'll need so books on the ingredients here."
Pyeon Jeoksu said he would organize what he needed and let him know, and then ran to his room.
"That guy will sohow produce results. Though it will take so ti."
* * *
"The second son overdid it and ended up like this."
Lady Jin laughed out loud repeatedly. It was a rare occurrence for her, who had a quiet and calm personality.
"Wicheon. Do you know why the second son and that Jang girl were in such a hurry?"
Mok Wicheon shook his head and answered.
"I was also wondering about that. Is there a reason?"
"I also found out not long ago, but your father has obtained sothing good."
At Lady Jin's words, Mok Wicheon showed curiosity. Because if Lady Jin called it a good item, it would not be an ordinary item.
"What kind of extraordinary item is it that mother speaks of it so?"
"It's Azure Stone Milk."
Mok Wicheon was startled. Azure Stone Milk.
What kind of item was Azure Stone Milk? An elixir that is considered the best among nurous elixirs. A milky liquid in which the energy of heaven and earth is condensed. A legendary elixir whose existence has been passed down, but few have seen the real thing.
"It's no wonder they were in such a hurry after finding that out."
"Ah. So it was to show results at this settlent."
Mok Wicheon also nodded.
The second son's movents had been unusual lately, and there was a reason for it. Passing the losses to the youngest was sothing that always happened. But recently, it had beco much more severe. He had wondered why, and it was to inflate the results at the settlent.
"And then he would have demanded it from the Family Head. To let the second son choose one item from the warehouse."
The Mok family's settlent is a few days after the Family Head's birthday. And if one is recognized for special rit there, they are given the authority to enter the Mok family's treasure warehouse.
Mok Wicheon had also entered the treasure warehouse like that three years ago and had co out with a thousand-year-old snow ginseng. It was the reason why Mok Wicheon's internal energy had skyrocketed, and of course, why he had begun to stand out among the rising generation.
"But since the second son showed such a state, it seems it will be difficult no matter how good his results are."
"That's a given. So how about you take it?"
Lady Jin said in a suggestive tone.
"?"
It would be a lie to say he wasn't greedy. A thousand-year-old snow ginseng was also an elixir that anyone would envy, but it was nothing compared to Azure Stone Milk. Having experienced the effects of the thousand-year-old snow ginseng firsthand, he coveted it even more.
Besides, entering the treasure warehouse one more ti had another aning. It was the sa as being recognized as the successor of the Mok family.
"But the youngest brother is a bit on my mind. His movents have been unusual lately."
At Mok Wicheon's words, Lady Jin asked.
"How does he seem to you? Is he enough to be a threat?"
"It's not certain yet, but since even Martial Uncle Cheongun is keeping an eye on him, I'm concerned."
Mok Wicheon explained what had happened with Daoist Master Cheongun.
"Really? It's not good for that child to receive so much attention."
The best thing would be for Mok Wicheon's younger brothers to be ruined together. Then the position of successor would naturally beco Mok Wicheon's.
"Besides, I don't think Father will concentrate his power on ."
"I guess so. Is that man an ordinary person?"
Just look at the dinner table. Hadn't he subtly praised and boosted the youngest, Mok Wigun?
He was always that kind of person. He didn't support one side, but made them compete and continue to fight.
"But it's not without possibility. As for Wigun, his maternal family can't exert power, so it's a bit of a waste to give him an elixir."
The successor is not made by individual strength alone. The strength of the faction that supports that individual must also be considered. In that respect, the death of his mother and the weakening of his maternal family was a fatal disadvantage.
"Besides, because he has lived as a complete troublemaker all this ti, there is no one who supports the youngest, is there?"
"But if he continues to stand out like this and manages his surroundings well, it's not without possibility."
Mok Wicheon said that among the elders, there were still many who had a favorable impression of Lady Son and Mok Wigun. At that, Lady Jin smiled as if he were praiseworthy and said.
"Good. You must not look down on your opponent like that and observe them carefully. After that, you must make a calm judgnt."
And Lady Jin told him what she had in mind.
"The opportunity will not co to you easily. So you will have to achieve a corresponding rit."
"If you say rit..."
"What is the biggest issue in the Mok family right now? It's the Baek family of Chang'an."
Lady Jin emphasized that he had to achieve rit in checking the Baek family.
"The Baek family and our Mok family have been clashing continuously for several years. Regardless of whether Zhongnan is out of the Nine Sects One Alliance or not, they are a target that must be checked unconditionally."
Besides, there is an additional benefit to be gained by checking the Baek family.
"Isn't the Jang family a bit close to the Baek family? So it can also deal a blow to the second son's side."
"But it will be difficult to be recognized by Father with just any rit."
"Still, you must find a way. You must obtain the Azure Stone Milk."
Lady Jin said firmly that he had to seize this opportunity no matter what.
* * *
Magistrate Chu ca to the annex. It was the morning of the very next day after Mok Wigun had asked him to arrange a eting with the two rchant guilds as soon as possible.
"What brings you here so early in the morning, Magistrate Chu? Did the regional governor say sothing again today?"
"Haha. It's not like that."
Magistrate Chu said he had co in person because there was an important matter.
"The owner of the World rchant Guild has proposed a eting."
Mok Wigun's eyes widened at Magistrate Chu's words.
"The ability of Hao Sect is amazing."
Mok Wigun asked him to arrange a eting yesterday, and the answer ca already? And he brought this news in the morning after he had talked to him last night? It was unbelievable.
Then Magistrate Chu added an explanation.
"Normally, it would have taken more ti. But as it happens, Lord Yi Jeonggi is on his way to Chang'an."
Yi Jeonggi is the person who founded the World rchant Guild. A legendary figure who started his path as a rchant carrying a pack on his back alone and built a huge rchant guild like the one today.
Magistrate Chu had sent a carrier pigeon as soon as he heard the story yesterday, and coincidentally, things had fallen into place perfectly. That's why he had received a ssage from the Chang'an branch in the morning.
"Lord Yi Jeonggi was said to be very interested after hearing the story of the Eastern Heaven rchant Guild. And he asked if it would be alright to et in Chang'an."
"He seems to be a hot-blooded person, just as the rumors say."
In the world, he was called a gambler. A person who does not hesitate when making a decision.
"Chang'an is not that far, so it's good."
Mok Wigun would have had to go even if he had asked to et in distant Anhui, so how good is it that the other party wants to et nearby? Besides, if he prepared and left, it seed he would arrive in Chang'an around the sa ti as the other party.
"Doesn't this seem like it was all set up?"
"It must be because things are going well for you, Young Master."
Mok Wigun was satisfied with the rapid progress of the matter.
"Then I'll have to stop by the main house first..."
"Let's go together."
"I'll have to get ready, so you'll have to wait a bit. Is that okay?"
"Of course. I'll just look around the garden."
Mok Wigun told him to do so and began to prepare to go to the main house. The wet nurse helped him, but her expression was not good.
"Wet nurse. You don't look well, is sothing wrong?"
"No."
The wet nurse said no, but as if she was frustrated, she soon confessed.
"No, people are talking without knowing anything."
"What are they saying?"
"They say he beat up his own brother, that he's a man without any roots in the world... Aigoo!"
The wet nurse seed very upset.
"The Young Master has gotten so much better lately."
"Don't worry about it, wet nurse. It will change soon."
As Mok Wigun comforted her, telling her not to worry, the wet nurse's eyes welled up with tears.
"I'm so happy these days because the Young Master has gotten his act together. How happy would the madam have been if she had seen this?"
It was warm. Just having soone believe in him was sohow reassuring. It also felt good to be taken care of by soone. It was a feeling Mok Wigun had never felt in his previous life.
"From now on, only good things will happen, so don't worry, wet nurse."
"Of course. I will serve you well, so just focus on your work like now."
After finishing the preparations like that, Mok Wigun set out with Magistrate Chu.
"By the way, I feel like I've taken up your ti."
"Is all ti the sa? Its value changes depending on who you spend it with."
As expected, Magistrate Chu's tongue seed to be oiled.
"I really enjoy talking with you, Young Master."
He opened his mouth without resting.
"Actually, since I et a lot of people, I experience all sorts of things, don't I? But most of them are all the sa. There's nothing special."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Of course. But you, Young Master, always show or say sothing outside of my expectations."
(End of Chapter)
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