56 Conscripted Soldier! (2)

After he allowed them to leave and start recruiting people to be conscripted into the military, Mu Qing Lang returned to his WUYI Saint Carriage to start the production. Up to date, there are more than two to three options he did not explore further.

"Material Preparation Shelf, show me the choices I've yet to craft." Mu Qing Lang entered the selection panel and tried to made his own request.

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[Compiling...]

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[Xian-Ren Grass Processing]

[1] Refine (1) Lesser Xian-Ren Extract using (500) stalks of Xian-Ren Grass and (1) Pure Opium Crystal

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[Medicinal Opium Latex Processing]

[1] Refine (500) gm to (1) unit of Evolving Sppressant or Stimulant

[2] Refine (700) gm to (1) unit of Pure Opium Crystal

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[Medicinal Extract Processing]

[1] Refine (1) Blood Xian Pill With (2) Medicinal Extract, (10) Xian-Ren Grass, and (10) grams of Ashen Bloodstone. (Success Rate - 10%)

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[Chang Empress Poppy Processing]

[1] Genetically produces (1) drop of Empress Tear from (15) kilograms of Chang Empress Poppy's Seed and (1) kilogram of Medicinal Opium Latex.

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[*New* Qin-Gang Root Processing]

[1] Process (1) Qin-Gang Cleansing Pellet using (10) units of extracts from Qin-Gang Root.

[2] Process (1) Qinge Pellet using (15) units of extracts from Qin-Gang Root and (5) units of Medicinal Golden Tusk

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"Let's try to make the Blood Xian Pill first. Since I'm left with 150.5gm of Ashen Bloodstone, I'll go for fifteen attempts. But before we start, I'll have to refine 30 Medicinal Extracts first." Mu Qing Lang returned to the Medicinal Opium Latex option and tapped on the Medicinal Extract choice until he has 30 Medicinal Extracts.

Then, along with 150 stalks of Xian-Ren Grass and 150gm of Ashen Bloodstone, Mu Qing Lang chose the option to start producing the Blood Xian Pill.

Fail.

Success.

Fail.

...

This continues until he finished his fifteen chances. At the end of the day, only two success out of the fifteen tries. If he's relying on this pill to earn his keep, perhaps Mu Qing Lang already died due to hunger and disappointment.

"I'm fine..." he convinced himself to let such a setback aside. Since there are so many things needed his attention, why should he feel depressed for the failures?

"Let us go with one Evolving Suppressant and Stimulant. Then we will craft ten Pure Opium Crystals with half of it used to refine the Lesser Xian-Ren Extract." Mu Qing Lang exhaled. With the disappointment is placed aside, he followed what was planned in his mind.

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The Material Preparation Shelf followed his choice faithfully, refining the product one after another. Soon, only the option of Empress Tear and Qin-Gang Root remained untouched.

"The cost to refine a drop of Empress Tear is too much for me to bear. Although their production is positively increasing, I would have to wait for between six to seven harvest to store the required amount of fifteen kilograms of poppy seeds."

"As for the Qin-Gang Root, I wonder how many units of the extract is available in this." Mu Qing Lang tapped on the first option and started to refine a Qin-Gang Cleansing Pellet.

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[Raw Ingredient is not sufficient. Please prepare six units of extracts to complete the process]

"WHAT!"

...

Day Fifty-Four.

Mu Qing Lang wakes up early in the morning and left the Eastern Changzhou using the northern exit. As his caretaker, Yulin followed him by handling Xiao Hui and the WUYI Saint Carriage.

About an hour far from the Eastern Changzhou, he regroups with Ka-Ba and Han Yu. Behind the duo is a group of 50 humans and 50 orcs, briefed with the first-hand information about Mu Qing Lang's intention to train some people into professional soldiers.

"Master. Ka-Ba dares to vouch for their credibility. Each of them here is loyal, strong, and reliable during a battle. And half of them did participate in the previous campaign against the Yelu-Namu Village."

"Hmm... Good... Good..."

"Since there are a hundred of you, I want all of you to form into ten groups, five human and five orcs in each group." Mu Qing Lang followed with the order to start separating them into ten smaller squadrons.

"We're done, Master!" they replied to Mu Qing Lang the moment the squadron building is complete. Following after the team building is appointing one of them as the leader and another one as the backup leader of the squadron.

The second process continued slowly. The choice of choosing a leader and the backup leader took more time that Mu Qing Lang expected. But he did not get angry at them because this decision would determine how far can they go.

"We're ready!" the ten leaders and backup leaders came forward before Mu Qing Lang, Ka-Ba and Han Yu trio. Twenty individuals, leading eighty lacking soldiers.

"Master, what's next?" Han Yu asked. The arrangement made by Mu Qing Lang made him puzzled. Although Han Yu is one of the smartest among the people inside Eastern Changzhou, he's also the slowest one in the group of ten warriors he personally caught.

"The twenty of you will report to Ka-Ba and Han Yu. For the meantime, both of them will be your platoon leaders. Separates into two sides, five squadrons on each platoon."

"Each squadron will take a turn to defeat their opponent's platoon leader, each win will be rewarded with a Small Xian Pill, and each loss will be penalized with no meal provided for the session."

"Three wins will from a platoon will be rewarded with a Small Xian Pill, a bottle of Recovery Ointment, and a bottle of Prairie Herbal Solution. I'm sure all of you did not know about this secret, but if you mix the pill and herbal solution together, it will become a body strengthening tonic that can remove the impurities within your body."

"And if you mix the Recovery Ointment with the Herbal Solution, they can quickly recover your internal injuries when drank. I'm sure everyone knows what does getting all three products means?" Mu Qing Lang's tempting offer is hard to be rejected.

The two platoons look at each another, and without wasting time, Ka-Ba and Han Yu immediately got challenged by a squadron. It might sound unfair to the two platoon leaders, but as somebody with three out of five Ashen Full Set, they're at no position to complain.

And the reason the platoon leader has to face the challenge of five squadrons are due to the expectation Mu Qing Lang had on them. Ka-Ba is skillful but always lack the motivation to take a step further. As for Han Yu, he's nowhere lacking compared to Ka-Ba, but his friendly nature might cause harm to him in the future.

That's why Mu Qing Lang made sure to temper both platoon leaders through their own subordinate's fist. The pain should let them mature faster while keep gaining the experience required to become a proper platoon leader.

Furthermore, what kind of platoon it is without a minimum number of a hundred trained soldiers? The ten squadrons here might be the first batch of soldiers, but they won't be the last. Once they conscripted the second batch of soldiers, the current ten leaders and backup leaders will all lead a squadron and train their own backup leader.

Additionally, he hesitates to give them a proper name as a squadron captain and assistant squadron captain because their quality is too low for now. It would do nothing good for them if he gave them a proper title fit of their position because they don't worth it right now.

"Ka-Ba, twice!"

"Han Yu, three!"

"Again!" Mu Qing Lang ordered them to continue. If the two can fight against three squadrons with two losses and three losses, what kind of stamina do they have? Won't exhausting themselves put them into a losing fight at the against the fourth and fifth squadron?

"Ka-Ba, five failed challenge. Same to Han Yu. The two of you are what we call complete losers." Mu Qing Lang gave his opinion at how they fight and labeled both platoon leader as losers. Since both of them lost five out of five battles, there will be no food for the platoon leaders, but only one meal provided for the ten squadrons.

Want more? Then make your platoon leader win their fights!

Mu Qing Lang gave the two full platoons a small sip of the Root Sucrose Liquid. While it was a satisfying sweetness from that drop, it comes along with some energy and stamina rejuvenating effect.

Knowing that they will double their effort to train tonight, Mu Qing Lang returned to his carriage, unnoticed that Yulin is leaned on one of the wheels as she is fast asleep.

Inside his carriage, Mu Qing Lang took out a portion of the Medicinal Golden Tusk from the Storage Chest and headed to the Material Preparation Shelf.

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[New Ingredient Found!]

[Type: Ivory]

[Name: Medicinal Golden Tusk]

[Amount: 2,500 units]

[Please choose from the following option:]

[1] Prepares (10) packets of 10gm Medicine Salve using (10) units of Medicinal Golden Tusk

[2] Prepares (1) packet of 2gm Golden Salve using (20) units of Medicinal Golden Tusk

[3] Prepares (1) packet of Pure Medicinal Gold Powder using (400) units of Medicinal Golde Tusk

"As I expected... If the ivory in my world already so well known for their medicinal value, those over here will not lose to it!"

"But first thing first... What the hell is the salve you're making? Are you trying to make some cocaine powder out from the ivory!" Mu Qing Lang raised his hand and gave the Material Preparation Shelf a few knocks.

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