Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 34.1: Expansion of Buildings

Seeing the flower petals swaying as if about to fall, but not yet fallen, Meng Jintang reached out and lightly brushed the air. The tiny dewdrops that had condensed on the flower buds rolled down as a result.

When they were just about halfway down, Meng Jintang flicked her hand below with a gentle gesture, using only his fingertip to accurately flick the dewdrops into a jade cup.

Although "Gathering Rich Dew" belonged to life skills, it required extremely precise control of one's true Qi.

Meng Jintang had only recently acquired the skill and was not yet proficient in gathering. By the time dawn broke, the dew on the flower petals had evaporated due to the rising temperature, and he had managed to collect just a little more than a cupful.

[System: Successfully concocted [Dew of a Hundred Flowers].]

Each drop of dew in the cup had been carefully selected by Meng Jintang. The freshly prepared [Dew of a Hundred Flowers] was as clear as glass, without a trace of impurity, yet it exuded a hint of sweetness derived from the flowers.

After replacing mountain spring water with the blue-quality [Dew of a Hundred Flowers], Meng Jintang's success rate in making Agarwood Elixirs indeed saw a significant improvement—

[System: Successfully refined Agarwood Elixir (Superior) x2, gaining 120 experience points.]

Meng Jintang exclaimed.

Perhaps due to the many imperfect attempts, when Meng Jintang saw the two words in parentheses, her initial reaction was to check if she had accidentally entered the "lucky time" cheat code during a moment of distraction. Otherwise, this extraordinary stroke of luck seemed utterly unbelievable and unscientific...

The reason she was able to obtain two doses of the medicine this time was because she had previously upgraded the Revitalizing Room herself.

Of course, Meng Jintang had forgotten about these bonuses because, since the upgrade was completed, similar effects had been as elusive as the large chunks of beef in advertisements - existing only in the system descriptions and the players' imaginations, but never actually materializing.

Agarwood Elixir could be stored in small transparent glass bottles. At first glance, it appeared as ordinary spring water, but only with a careful observation could one discern a faint hint of a subtle azure tint.

[System: Accumulating 1000 successful refinements of medicines of medium quality or higher, you have earned [Sect Pharmacy Construction Gift Pack] x1.]

The fact that her proficiency in life skills couldn't be further improved didn't hinder Meng Jintang from dedicating time to expanding her sect's medicine inventory.

She gradually realized that although her pharmaceutical skills had remained at an intermediate level, with increasing proficiency, the quality and success rate of the medicines she crafted had improved to some extent.

Due to the limited storage space in the sect's warehouse, even though similar items could stack, the game designers, seemingly out of some inexplicable intention, had implemented a special distinction in the game that different qualities of the same medicine were not considered the same category of items.

As a result, the available bag space for many players who were just starting to delve into life skills dwindled rapidly. Every so often, they found themselves posting on the forums to extend warm greetings to the official team of "Martial Arts Ascension" regarding this matter.

On Meng Jintang's side, even though many peculiar medicine residues had been exchanged for currency at the system store a long time ago, her storage was slowly running out of space.

The pharmacy was an expansion building of the Revitalizing Room, with a singular and clear purpose—specifically designed for storing various types of medicines.

In addition to its fundamental storage function, sects with a pharmacy could also, through the system store, purchase various containers for storing medicines at discounted prices. These containers included but were not limited to gourds, pottery, porcelain, and jade vessels.

The higher the quality of the medicine, the more demanding it was in terms of the container. For something like Agarwood Elixir, it was best stored in glass bottles, with white jade being a tolerable alternative.

As for porcelain or pottery vessels, one would have to accept that the potency of the medicine would gradually diminish.

Meng Jintang took the blueprint from the gift pack and handed it to the advanced Lu Ban wooden puppet.

Because its functionality was limited, and all the necessary materials were already prepared, the construction of the pharmacy proceeded quickly. Three days later, it was successfully completed.

[System: Pharmacy (Level 0) construction completed. Sect headquarters gains the [Medicinal Grove] effect, increasing the success rate of pharmaceutical refinement by 3% and the probability of high-quality medicines by 1%. The herb fields gain the [Lush Growth] effect, increasing the probability of high-quality herbs by 2%.]

[System: Obtained [Physician's Green Pouch] x1.]

The [Physician's Green Pouch] had an appearance resembling a moderately-sized deerskin bag with numerous small compartments sewn inside.

It was designed to carry various medical and pharmaceutical tools, including silver needles and mortar, and could be placed in a personal bag while occupying only a single bag slot.

Unlike manuals, the finished products created through life skills could be used to earn money, but selling them directly to the system store was not the most profitable option. Meng Jintang planned to sell the surplus medicines to the Tower of a Thousand Treasures.

The Tower of a Thousand Treasures was a large merchant association in the game, offering a wide variety of goods and services. It catered to a diverse clientele, including people from all walks of life, ranging from the affluent upper class to common laborers.

The Tower made every effort to extract silver coins from the pockets of anyone who walked through its doors.

They had different specifications for accommodating various clients. For example, for suppliers, there were ten classes of agreements: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J. Class A was the most lenient and generous.

As for customers who came to purchase items, they were divided into twelve classes: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.

According to the understanding of forum players, this system was similar to a credit rating, and for exceptionally high-quality clients, the Tower of a Thousand Treasures could even provide advanced payment before seeing the goods.

Meng Jintang had heard some information about the Tower of a Thousand Treasures from Uncle Zhao during their conversation when she went down the mountain.

The Tower of a Thousand Treasures was a family business, and the current head of the family was named Wan. He belonged to the Xing generation, and his full name was Wan Xingbao.

He seemed to exude an aura of wealth and prosperity. In the martial arts world and at the imperial court, he had a considerable reputation, and he even received a virtual title from the Marquis of Huaining.

It was said that when Wan Xingbao was young, he had studied martial arts at the Seven Stars Sect and had achieved a high level of skill. Because of his formidable martial arts abilities, he adopted a policy of being friendly and amiable, which made it unwise for anyone to challenge him or his business.

The Tower of a Thousand Treasures, owned by the Wan family, and the Luxuriant Mountain Villa of the Li family, one of the Four Great Mountain Villas of the martial world, were both renowned as two of the wealthiest and most influential families in the realm.

They were often mentioned in the same breath and were collectively referred to as the "North Wan and South Li," having established their businesses far and wide, encompassing the entire country.

Meng Jintang, with the understanding of future concepts, realized that the main focus of the Tower of a Thousand Treasures leaned towards buying and selling. They were mainly involved in platform and logistics-related businesses.

On the other hand, Luxuriant Mountain Villa appeared to follow a more tangible approach. Both of them claimed to have industries spread across the country, but upon reflection, she hadn't seen any related storefronts in her surroundings.

Of course, this was probably not due to the businesses of the Li family being insufficient in size; it was purely because the system randomly placed her in a particularly tranquil starting location.

However, Meng Jintang didn't know much about the situation of the Tower of a Thousand Treasures in Ye Zhou.

On the other hand, the White Horse Escort Agency should be well-informed—they needed to go on escort missions, so it was natural for them to understand the local power dynamics in different regions.

The Tower of a Thousand Treasures would formulate the first supply contract for new suppliers based on the quality of the goods provided by them.

Meng Jintang aimed to expand her financial avenues, and when it came to the medicines she wanted to sell, she preferred having something with a strong market presence.

Over the past few days, while the mountain's hundred flowers were still in full bloom, she harvested dew several times, resulting in a total of nine bottles of high-quality Agarwood Elixir.

The ten-day deadline had passed, and as agreed, Meng Jintang descended the mountain to search for Chen Shen.

Today, she wasn't wearing the deer-skin short coat from the last time but had opted for a pale blue silk jacket. This piece of clothing was crafted in an intriguing manner, with small silk pouches sewn inside, nestled in between the layers of the jacket, which could be used to store spices.

Meng Jintang had prepared some Deodorizing Fragrance Pills and placed them inside the pouches. The Deodorizing Fragrance Pills were a new prescription she had comprehended alongside the Clear Dew Decoction.

They could be ingested, but they contained a hint of fragrant scent due to the presence of a type of spikenard. They could also be conveniently stored in her purse, serving the dual purpose of perfuming clothing and repelling insects.

If it weren't for the fact that the system had already assigned a name for it, Meng Jintang would have wanted to call it "Solid Flower Water" instead.

At the edge of Helu Town, in Uncle Zhao's residence.

Considering that Meng Jintang would be coming today, Chen Shen got up early in the morning to await her arrival.

Ever since the young lady had visited the White Horse Escort Agency, Ma Yangqi's men had been coming every day to deliver daily necessities such as firewood and rice to Uncle Zhao's house. This way, they ensured that the elderly and the young boy didn't have to endure difficult days.

Chen Shen expressed his gratitude for their kindness and continued with his daily routine of setting up a stall and writing calligraphy outdoors. Ma Yangqi didn't dare to raise any objections.

In the martial world, as long as one’s skills were formidable, others saw them through a lens of mystique and depth. Even though Chen Shen's intention was to make a living based on his abilities, outsiders thought that this might be a unique method of training disciples in a reclusive sect.