197: Chapter 197 Soaring Grain Prices

It was nearing midnight.

Chen Hu walked out of Liu Xiangyue's room, intending to go to the study in the middle courtyard to open his cards.

However, he found Tan Yue standing outside the room.

"It is so late, why are you not resting? Is something the matter?"

Chen Hu asked.

Tan Yue offered a dozen booklets with both hands: "These are the Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, and intelligence that Granny Long interrogated out of them."

"Well done!"

Chen Hu nodded with satisfaction, took out a bottle of Bone Refining Realm Medicinal Pill, and handed it to Tan Yue: "This is for you. Go to the secret chamber and bring Granny Long to the middle courtyard study to see me."

"Yes."

Not long after.

Chen Hu had just brewed a cup of tea in the study.

Tan Yue arrived with Granny Long.

"Tan Yue, you go back to rest first."

After dismissing Tan Yue, Chen Hu walked up to Granny Long, reached out to grab her severed arm, and immediately activated his healing Divine Ability.

Then, a shimmering white light emerged from his palm and merged into her wound.

Next, a miraculous thing happened; an arm grew out from the wound, and within a short while, Granny Long's severed arm had completely regenerated.

"This servant thanks Master!"

Granny Long said, filled with excitement.

Although this newly grown arm was still quite weak, given her cultivation level, it would only take a period of time for it to return to its Peak state.

Chen Hu also realized this.

He took out 10 jin of exotic beast meat and tossed it to her: "Go to the front courtyard and find an empty room to stay in!"

Granny Long expressed her gratitude once more before leaving.

Although there were still empty rooms in the backyard, those living there were all high-quality beauties, and Granny Long was not qualified to live in the backyard.

After dismissing Granny Long.

Chen Hu picked up the booklets on the table and began to browse through them.

He had to admit that Granny Long was quite capable; in such a short time, she had completely pried open the mouths of Xia Zhong and Lady Feng.

Not only did they obtain the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills they possessed, but even the intelligence of the Wanyan Pavilion was completely revealed.

Both Xia Zhong and Lady Feng Cultivated Earth-grade low-tier Cultivation Techniques.

As for the Martial Skills they mastered, they only had one Earth-grade low-tier skill each, and it was merely a movement technique; all others were of Earth-grade.

Chen Hu only glanced at the two Earth-grade Cultivation Techniques once before putting them down.

He had no intention of studying them.

However, regarding the Martial Skills, he selected three to study.

These three Martial Skills included one Earth-grade high-tier sword technique and two Earth-grade high-tier blade techniques.

It didn't take long.

He had already comprehended these three Martial Skills to the Entry Realm.

The sword technique was named 《Ten Thousand Willow Sword Arts》, and the blade techniques were named 《Wind Listening Blade》 and 《Wind Humming Blade》.

At this time, it was already past midnight.

Therefore, Chen Hu took out a Permanent Fusion Card and fused the two blade techniques.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a new Earth-grade low-tier blade technique. Please name it!"

Chen Hu pondered for a moment and said: "Let's call it the Dual Wind Blade!"

In any case, both blade techniques had the word 'Wind' in them.

Soon, the Dual Wind Blade appeared on the System panel.

If he were to fuse the Dual Wind Blade with the Seven Kill Blade Technique.

He should be able to obtain a Earth-grade mid-tier blade technique.

"Let's open the cards!"

He first took out the good luck card and activated it.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 5 times good luck!"

Chen Hu's eyes lit up.

His luck was quite good today, obtaining 5 times good luck.

Subsequently, he opened all the supply cards and item cards with lightning speed.

The items he opened were all quite good.

He opened the connection card.

It was still a Ding-grade connection, so Chen Hu chose to give it up.

He opened the intelligence card and obtained a new piece of intelligence.

Today's intelligence: Yun Province has actually also suffered a disaster, but the government blocked the news. Now that the news blockade has failed, grain prices are skyrocketing. In seven days, it will rise to three taels of silver per shi.

"Damn!"

Seeing this intelligence, Chen Hu cursed inwardly.

In the past, one tael of silver could buy more than 2 to 3 shi of grain.

Now, the price of grain had already skyrocketed to 1 tael of silver per shi.

The price had already more than doubled, and if it rose to 3 taels of silver per shi.

Not to mention the disaster-stricken areas, even within Linjiang Prefecture, many ordinary people would likely soon be unable to afford a meal.

If the common people could not afford to eat, there were only two paths: either starve to death or rebel.

The Great Yong Kingdom already showed signs of a dying nation, and now that a large-scale famine had appeared in Yun Province, those rebel forces would surely seize this opportunity to rebel with all their might.

The next moment, Chen Hu took out the identity card.

He silently chanted to activate it.

His luck was good today; he obtained the identity of a Marrow Refining Realm Martial Artist.

Moreover, this Marrow Refining Realm expert was actually a Grand Elder of a Sect in Yun Province.

Chen Hu decisively used this identity.

After reading the other party's memories, Chen Hu's heart sank; the situation in Yun Province was even more severe than he had imagined.

The Governor of Yun Province, for some unknown reason, not only deliberately blocked the news of the disaster but also took the opportunity to amass wealth and seize land.

Consequently, a large number of refugees appeared within Yun Province.

After these refugees could no longer survive, they could only attack the government offices.

Then they were mercilessly slaughtered by government troops.

But strangely, the corpses of these slaughtered refugees were all secretly hauled away.

About five days ago.

Three major rebel armies appeared within Yun Province.

These three rebel armies were the Red Lotus Army, the White Lotus Army, and the Heavenly Water Army.

The Red Lotus Army and the White Lotus Army seemed to be supported by the Lotus Sect behind the scenes.

And the Lotus Sect was also a notorious rebel force.

Great Yong Kingdom had been suppressing them, but this Lotus Sect had quite tenacious vitality; even after being suppressed for hundreds of years, they had not been annihilated.

As for the Heavenly Water Army, it was directly supported by the Heavenly Water Sect, a Blood Refining force in Ling Province.

The Red Lotus Army rose in rebellion in the east of Yun Province, while the White Lotus Army rose in the west.

Currently, both rebel armies had already captured a prefecture city.

The Heavenly Water Army had not captured a prefecture city, but they had occupied three county towns.

Chen Hu thought of the missing refugee corpses, and he had an idea.

Most likely, someone in the government was Cultivating an evil technique and wanted to make use of those corpses.

After understanding the situation in Yun Province.

Chen Hu checked the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills practiced by this Marrow Refining Martial Artist.

The Martial Skill the other party practiced was only Earth-grade high-tier.

However, he had practiced three blade techniques: one Earth-grade low-tier, one Earth-grade mid-tier, and one Earth-grade high-tier.

Chen Hu directly transcribed these three techniques before exiting the identity.

Then, Chen Hu took out the Spell Card.

He silently chanted to activate it.

He obtained another High Grade Spell — Weakness.

After simply understanding this Spell, Chen Hu nodded inwardly.

This was a group Spell; when activated to the extreme, it could cause tens of thousands of people to fall into a state of weakness.

Of course, it was aimed at Martial Artists below the Bone Refining Realm; once they reached Bone Refining, the effect would not be very good.

Clearly, this was a Spell specifically targeting armies.

He opened the Soul Weapon Card.

He once again obtained a High Grade soul weapon — Yin and Yang Flying Sword.

Two Flying Swords, one long and one short, one black and one white, appeared in Chen Hu's hands.

The white long sword was the Yang sword, and the black short sword was the Yin sword.

The long sword damaged the Physical Body, while the short sword attacked the Divine Soul.

With a thought, Chen Hu drew these two swords into his Divine Soul to nourish them.

Next, Chen Hu opened the Soldier Card.

He obtained 300 Third-Tier soldiers.

He opened the Animal Card and obtained 1,000 500-jin Bluefin Tuna.

Seeing the Bluefin Tuna that had been opened, Chen Hu became interested.

In his previous life, he was just a wage slave.

He had only heard of high-end ingredients like Bluefin Tuna but never had the opportunity to taste them.

He wanted to taste whether this Bluefin Tuna was as delicious as the legends said.

Subsequently, he used an Animal Upgrade Card on one of the Bluefin Tuna.

Then, the weight of that Bluefin Tuna directly skyrocketed to 3,000 jin.