Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 33.2: Intermediate Gathering Technique

Meng Jintang replied, "...No." Then she earnestly added, "Your words just now have also given me a lot of inspiration, Junior Brother."

She had initially just glanced at the system prompt casually, but the unexpectedly high quality of this teaching session seemed to have surprised Meng Jintang a bit.

In "Martial Arts Ascension," a well-developed martial art could indeed be further refined and upgraded in quality, just like "Enlightenment Technique," which was recently elevated from level 2 to level 3 during the interaction between the two of them.

On the other hand, the "Tianhua Scripture of Truth" of the Tianhua Sect was said to have gradually improved to level 15 through the continuous additions and revisions made by its disciples throughout the generations.

Typically, in order to improve the quality level of a martial art, a high level of aptitude was required, and it consumed a significant amount of energy points.

Moreover, the success rate was quite low. Even if players were willing to upgrade, they often focused their time and resources on mid to high-quality martial arts.

Meng Jintang guided Chen Shen through the pathways of his meridians, following the route outlined in the "Enlightenment Technique". After confirming that he had a basic grasp of it, she proceeded to teach him the remaining four techniques from the "Wave-Breaking Palm".

Chen Shen's previous accumulation was already sufficient, and with a little guidance, he could easily grasp the techniques. His ability to learn quickly gave a sense of remarkable achievement to his instructor.

Meng Jingtang had originally intended to stop at this point, but the teaching was going so smoothly that she smiled and said, "The Hanshan Sect is known for its swordsmanship. Since you have become my junior, apart from palm techniques, you should also learn some sword techniques."

She casually broke off a piece of a branch, demonstrated some basic sword techniques, and provided guidance on the practice methods of the "Ping" character technique from the "Hanshan Sword Art."

She reminded Chen Shen to master the simple sword techniques first before moving on to more advanced ones.

For Chen Shen, the "Basic Sword Techniques" had already shown some inadequacy in terms of attack power. He understood that the primary value of this martial art was to guide him into the world of swordsmanship. Whether it was effective in combat was not a major concern.

As the day turned into evening, Meng Jintang prepared to take her leave. Considering that it was Wang Youhuai who had come to deliver the message, she decided to express her gratitude.

She realized that since she had accepted Chen Shen as her junior, his actions were no longer considered a "request" but rather "help."

Before leaving, Meng Jintang specifically told Chen Shen that if his good friend was interested in martial arts and had sufficient aptitude, he could pass on the basic internal skills mantra. However, Wang Youhuai was not allowed to pass it on to anyone else.

"Basic Internal Skills" were attributeless, and while they had limited power, the entry threshold for practice was relatively low. Moreover, it was less prone to causing issues with meditation psychosis.

Meng Jintang said, "When I'm not around, if someone from the White Horse Escort Agency comes looking for you, do as you see fit, my junior. If there's an urgent matter, feel free to spend more time on Han Mountain."

Chen Shen had good conduct and qualifications. The way Meng Jintang had arranged this was to further evaluate the other party's ability to handle tasks.

As for the Han Mountain, although the mountainous area was vast, they shared the same region friendliness level on the same map. According to Meng Jintang's accumulation over this period, if something happened, she would definitely be able to receive timely information in various ways.

The weather had warmed up slightly in the past few days.

At this moment, before the daylight had appeared, in the Hanshan Sect's home base, Meng Jintang lit a lamp. She sat at the entrance of the forge, diligently following the steps, bit by bit, fastening the fine feathers of the Han Mountain Snake Eagle onto the well-carved wooden staff.

What she was currently crafting was a tool called the “Dew Sweeping Broom”, designed for collecting dew.

Because the primary difficulty in crafting the “Dew Sweeping Broom” was in the selection and treatment of feathers, it had been categorized under the “Weaving and Sewing” skill.

In the game, all advanced blacksmiths, including the Lu Ban wooden puppets, were required to at least reach a basic level of proficiency in both carpentry and weaving and sewing skills.

Meng Jintang had previously instructed the Lu Ban wooden puppet to craft a “Dew Sweeping Broom”, but the reason for her own attempt was mainly to test her luck and see if she could acquire this life skill she had never learned.

Half an hour later—

[System: Successfully crafted “Dew Sweeping Broom (Inferior)”, gaining 10 experience points.]

[System: Successfully grasped “Weaving and Sewing”, gaining 50 experience points.]

Meng Jintang was speechless.

If the quality judgment inside the brackets was disregarded, this could still be considered a fairly successful attempt.

Meng Jintang had previously invested a great deal of effort in the skills of “Medicine”, “Pharmaceuticals”, and “Poison Arts”.

Due to the need to prepare raw materials, her proficiency in “Gathering” had also improved significantly. Late yesterday evening, she made a breakthrough to the intermediate level.

Just as studying “Medicine” led to the understanding of techniques like “Suspension Thread Technique” and “Knife and Needle Technique”, with the advancement in the realm of “Gathering”, Meng Jintang also comprehended a new collection technique called "Gathering Rich Dew."

In the game, "Rich Dew" also came in various types. The most common type of dew collected from ordinary leaves was the basic "Dew," which fell under the green quality category.

Furthermore, there are blue-quality materials like "Dew of a Hundred Flowers," "Cypress Leaf Dew," "Calamus Dew," and so on.

In some prescriptions, replacing the water with "Rich Dew" can enhance the quality and success rate of the finished product. For example, the temporary enhancement of aptitude in the "Agarwood Elixir" can be made using "Dew of a Hundred Flowers."

However, there's more dew in the spring and summer seasons, while there's less in the fall and winter. Besides dew, "Gathering Rich Dew" could also gather frost and snow.

Morning frost was very delicate and light, so players could use the "Dew Sweeping Broom" to improve their success rate when collecting it.

In the valley, there were not only various kinds of flowers and trees but also clear springs and small streams, creating a sufficiently moist environment. As a result, there were many calamus plants growing on the ground.

However, it was already winter, and the calamus had withered due to the cold, making it unsuitable for dew collection. Meng Jintang could only attempt to collect dew from flower petals and cypress leaves at that time.

In the valley, wild chrysanthemums were in bloom. It was early in the morning, and dewdrops had condensed on the petals, resembling pearls.

They were fragile, breaking at the slightest touch. Meng Jintang collected them drop by drop and then gathered them together to avoid any single droplet of dew affecting the quality of the others.

At least five different types of flower dew from various blossoms were needed to formulate 'Dew of a Hundred Flowers.'

With the abundance of plant life in the Han Mountains, aside from wild chrysanthemums, Meng Jintang also collected dew from camellia, rose, and the dew that hadn't yet fallen from the hibiscus. As for the fifth type of flower, she chose the osmanthus blossoms.

The petals of Osmanthus, also known as sweet olive, were extremely small, often clustered together in tight groups. Not to mention collecting dew, even a gentle breeze could cause these pale yellow little flowers to scatter from their stems.