Chapter 54: Five Rewards

  "What? You want to contract out the Ghost Lake fish farm?" Xiao Yangzhou suddenly stood up from his chair, clearly not expecting Li Mang's first words after returning to be this.

  "That's right, most of the water in Guihu Lake comes from mountain springs and is very suitable for fish farming. Moreover, the newly dug ponds can't compare with the scenery of Guihu Lake, and it can also save costs. As long as a fence is built around it and some floor tiles are laid, it will be a ready-made fishing spot. If lotus flowers are planted, it will be even more beautiful." Li Mang said with a smile.

  "But... " Xiao Yangzhou opened his mouth, but found himself at a loss for words. As a young person of the new era, could he really say that Gui Hu had ghosts?

  "You're referring to the strange occurrences at Gui Hu?" Li Mang knew what he was going to say and smiled, "Don't worry, there won't be any more paranormal events happening at Gui Hu from now on."

  "You're saying... that thing has already been taken care of by you?" Xiao Yangzhou asked with a hint of implication, as for what 'that thing' referred to, even he himself wasn't quite clear, Li Mang didn't say, and he couldn't ask either, despite being curious.

  Li Mang nodded slightly.

  "This... still won't do, Burmese python. You don't know, for some reason, the fish in Ghost Lake just can't grow big. There are countless small fish, but large ones are extremely rare." Xiao Yangzhou still didn't look good, perhaps because his impression of Ghost Lake was really too bad.

  "The big fish was also eaten by 'that thing', since it's already gone, what's the worry about the fish not growing up?" Li Mang said out of reason.

  "Since the boss has already said so, what's the point of worrying about it? Tomorrow, we'll go and buy out Ghost Lake and the entire mountain behind it, and release fish fry." Ge Xuelin interjected at this time, he had seen Li Mang's determination, which is why he interrupted Xiao Yangzhou's hesitation.

  "Alright!" Xiao Yangzhou had no choice but to agree.

  As night had already fallen, Li Mang stayed at Xiao Yangzhou's house for the night. After everyone fell asleep, he quietly entered the Mountain and Sea Scripture space. Today's encounter with the tiger python made him even more eager to explore the regions ahead, so he spent more time breaking through the Cuique Mountains. His 'Huangtong Passage' had already been paved halfway, but here, various types of snakes and insects were more abundant, causing no small disturbance to his road construction project.

  The next day, Li Meng bid farewell to Taoshang Village and returned to Yanzheng. The construction of the mountain villa was handed over to Xiao Yangzhou and Ge Xuelin for management. With their help, Li Meng felt at ease.

  The Yan Huang Great Wall.

  "You're back, take a seat!" Yang Fan gestured for Li Mao to sit down across from him and personally poured him a cup of tea. Only then did he smile and say: "Yesterday's matter with Hu Gou, the organization is very pleased, and they've entrusted me to give you a hearty commendation."

  "Verbal praise?" Li Mang asked hesitantly.

  “……Of course not, in addition to sharing a portion of the Ghost Doctor's medicinal concoction, you will also receive a cash reward of 10 million; Furthermore, the library will exceptionally open up to level -2 for you, this is a privilege that only members with over 50 years of cultivation can enjoy; Also, a yellow-grade weapon will be awarded. Yang Fan listed one reward after another, but before he could finish speaking, he adjusted his glasses and added: "Lastly, you will have the opportunity to receive assistance from a powerful expert with over 50 years of cultivation, as long as the task does not violate any principles, the organization will arrange for an expert to help you, it's worth noting that this can be a personal matter."

  "It seems to be okay." Li Mang muttered, secretly analyzing the benefits of these five rewards in his heart. The effect of 10 million is not great, it's better to give it to Peach Village Manor, he was extremely interested in the medicine refined by Gui Yi;

  Having the privilege to enter the library on floor -2 is not bad, to say nothing of the others. He didn't forget what the old man in the library said: with 50 years of cultivation, he can read the original "Shan Hai Jing". This is what he urgently needs; as for Huang Pin weapons, he has no idea what they are.

  And the last one is to get a chance to find help, which seems to have little effect, at least for now he doesn't know how to use it, nor is it clear how strong his fifty years of cultivation are.

  "You little scamp... don't be ungrateful." Yang Fan said with a straight face, "One hundred million is just the basic reward. If you look down on it, then forget it, but the others are all extremely rare."

  "Yang Guanshi, I don't know if you can tell me about it, otherwise I'll be completely confused and at a loss. Li Mang humbly asked for guidance."

  "Alright, I'll tell you about it." Perhaps Yang Fan was extremely satisfied with Li Mang's performance over this period of time, and he didn't refuse. He then began to analyze one by one: "The library has a total of five floors. The first floor is for secular books that the general public can read, and anyone from Huangyang Institute can borrow them; the basement is for yellow-level books, also known as the 'Yellow Building', which contains some secrets that ordinary people cannot understand, as well as many ancient martial arts manuals, all of which can be perused by official members of Huangyang."

  "The second basement is the 'Mystic Floor', where the materials are even more precious. Normally, only members with over fifty years of cultivation can browse, but remember that all books and materials on the Mystic Floor cannot be borrowed or copied, they can only be read inside."

  "The minus third floor is the 'ground floor', only members who have practiced for more than a hundred years can enter, and even I don't know what's down there." As he said this, Yang Fan habitually adjusted his glasses.

  Upon hearing this, Li Meng's heart was not calm. He had never thought that an ordinary-looking library would hide so many secrets. At the same time, he also roughly inferred Yang Fan's strength, which was between 50 to 100 years of cultivation, more than twice as strong as his own.

  Yang Fan naturally didn't know what Li Meng was thinking, and after a sigh, he continued: "As for the Fourth Floor, it's the highest level of 'Tian Lou', what exactly is inside, not more than five people in the entire Yan Huang know... However, these are not things we can think about too much. Your current cultivation can enter 'Xuan Lou', which is not only the organization's compensation to you, but also their nurturing of you. You must cherish it well!"

  "Absolutely!" Li Meng said with a serious expression, he understood that he had made the right bet on the treasure and that Hu Jiao had already reported to him that he had gained the trust of the top leaders of Yan Huang.

  Yang Fan nodded, and then shifted to the next topic: "As for weapons, we also rank them in the order of 'Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Yellow', with Heaven being the highest and Yellow being the lowest. The reward given to you by the organization this time is a piece of Yellow-grade equipment. Don't look down on its low grade, as the environment has changed from ancient times. Even I, as the leader of the 9th group, only barely have the qualifications to use Xuan-grade equipment. As for Heaven-grade, it's unclear whether they still exist nowadays, at least I've never heard of any."

  Li Mang simply nodded silently, today he received a large amount of information, he needs time to digest it slowly.

  "As for the last reward, it's not high but not low either. A strong man with 50 years of cultivation is already very good, and there are only a few in our nine groups. It depends on how you use it, who knows, it might play a crucial role at a critical moment." Yang Fan couldn't say more about the last reward, leaving Li Mang to consider it himself.

  Li Mang nodded in understanding, and Yang Fan said: "Now let's go choose our weapons first!"

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  P.S: First post one chapter.