Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Learning Value, Essence Value, Merit Points Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Learning Value, Essence Value, Merit Points Chapter 63 Learning Value, Essence Value, Merit Points
Mengyu wondered, “How can they be used then?”
“Some require Learning Value, some require Sun and Moon Essence Value, and still others, can only be obtained with Reputation Value and Merit Points.”
Mengyu, frustrated, asked, “How does one acquire these various values?”
“To gain Learning Value, naturally, one must study. Look at the desk beside the Alchemy Furnace; there are a few Jade Slips. One is a medicine encyclopedia, another is Medical Classics, there’s also a Pill Manual, and one more, the Appraisal Manual.
Master can gain one hundred Learning Value by finishing the study of the medicine encyclopedia and Medical Classics. By completing the study of the Appraisal Manual and Pill Manual, you can each get one five hundred Learning Value.”
Xiao Tao then said, “Actually, the Pills that Master just took from that one layer, each bottle cost one hundred Learning Value. The first bottle of Yuan Nourishing Pill was a gift from Xiao Tao to Master, therefore, you could take it.”
Mengyu eagerly said, “So you’re saying, with two hundred Learning Value, one can take the Pills from the second layer’s rack, with three hundred Learning Value one can have the Pills from the third layer’s rack, and so on, right?”
However, there are only ten levels on this Pill Rack, and even if she finishes studying all these classics, she would only earn five hundred Learning Value.
“Master, the second-level Pill Rack is indeed two hundred Learning Value per bottle, but the third-level Pill Rack is four hundred Learning Value per bottle, the fourth-level Pill Rack…”
Mengyu became frustrated again, as she wouldn’t be able to get the Pills on the third-level Pill Rack even after completing the study of all the classics.
“So the fourth-level is eight hundred Learning Value per bottle, and fifth-level is one thousand six hundred Learning Value per bottle, right? Where am I going to get so many Learning Value from?”
She was certain that the Pills on the Rack would get better the higher up she went.
“Master, Learning Value can be acquired not only by studying the medicine encyclopedia, Medical Classics, and Pill Manual but also through Alchemy. Producing a furnace of First-grade Pills can earn you one thousand Learning Value, a furnace of Second-grade Pill amasses ten thousand Learning Value, a furnace of Third-grade Pills accumulates one hundred thousand Learning Value, and a furnace of Fourth-grade Pill garners one million Learning Value, and so on.”
Mengyu heaved a sigh of relief, “That’s more like it.”
Who knew Xiao Tao would add, “However, Master, to obtain the Pills from above the fourth level of the Pill Rack, you’ll need Sun and Moon Essence Value.”
“What in the world is Sun and Moon Essence Value?”
“All things in the world that have survived through the ages can absorb the Sun and Moon Essence. Master just needs to find some ancient objects, place them in the space, and this space will be able to obtain the Sun and Moon Essence. Essence Value and Learning Value can also be exchanged; every one hundred Learning Value can be traded for one Essence Value.
The Appraisal Manual teaches the Master how to identify antiques so they can be purchased to supply the space.”
“For instance, that antique vase that belongs to Master has two hundred Sun and Moon Essence Value points on it. But I have already used it to activate the space for the Master. Otherwise, this space could not have been opened.”
Mengyu remembered the antique flower vase she had obtained when she went to the market with Jun’s Wife. Previously, she placed it in the storage talisman; later, when she had to hand over the storage talisman, she took out the antique vase but didn’t know when Xiao Tao had absorbed it into space.
“Where’s the antique flower vase now?”
She was still planning to exchange the antique vase for wealth.
Xiao Tao: “It’s with me. But I’ve already absorbed most of the Sun and Moon Essence from it.”
“What will happen to the antique after its Sun and Moon Essence is absorbed?”
“An antique can be preserved for a long time by the power of the Sun and Moon Essence. The Sun and Moon Essence is its spirit, and when the spirit is exhausted, the form naturally decays!” Xiao Tao explained.
Mengyu, surprised, thought: So, after being absorbed by the space, the antique would disappear?