As Lu Changping's thoughts moved, the golden scroll unfurled once more.
Sure enough.
Not only was there a new section of text, but there was also an added illustration.
The illustration depicted the lifelike Ren Ya.
[Ren Ya: Ranked 1st on the Myriad Demons Ranking]
[Talent: Danger Avoidance]
[Spiritual Ability: None]
[Can be Pointed: Consume three wisps of Myriad Demon Essence to point Ren Ya into Ling Ya.]
At the same time.
Information about the Myriad Demons Ranking also changed.
[Leader: Lu Changping]
[Domination Value: 1]
[Available Domination Value: 1.2]
[Myriad Demon Essence: 0]
At this moment, Lu Changping understood what the "1" and the decimal numbers meant.
It should be referring to his soul capacity.
It can also be called Domination Value.
The higher the Domination Value, the more Yao Beasts one can dominate.
And once it exceeds the limit of the Domination Value, even if the domination is successful, a mental connection cannot be established.
The size of the Domination Value is obviously related to one's Mental Strength.
And Mental Strength.
Can be enhanced through training.
Just now, dominating Ren Ya cost him quite a bit of effort, which could be considered as training his Mental Strength.
That's why the overall Domination Value increased by 0.2.
Also, there's the extra section for Myriad Demon Essence.
This thing can enlighten Yao Beasts.
It seems this enlightenment is like an evolution.
But, where exactly can you get this Myriad Demon Essence?
The Myriad Demons Ranking doesn't say.
So, Lu Changping only thought about it for a moment before letting it go.
The cart will find its way over the mountain, the boat will naturally straighten out at the bridge.
Right now, what he was most concerned about was Ren Ya's Talent and Spiritual Ability.
According to the Myriad Demons Ranking's rules, Lu Changping could also inherit the Human Crow's Talent.
But… Lu Changping couldn't figure out what use this Talent would be, even if he did inherit it!
"Danger Avoidance…"
He thought for a moment, then broke off a thorny branch from the nearby bushes, using the thorns to prick his finger.
When the thorn was about a centimeter away from his finger.
A sudden chill ran down the back of his head, followed by a strange sensation that traveled down his arm, directly to his right index finger, which was about to be pricked.
Lu Changping frowned, then closed his eyes, not looking at the thorn, and tried again.
The same sensation appeared once more.
Then he discarded the thorns, found a small wooden stick with a smooth tip, and tried again.
This time, his body didn't react at all.
After several rounds of simulation, Lu Changping roughly understood.
"So this is like a danger warning. As long as something is harmful to the body, it will give a warning. The intensity of the warning will also change depending on the severity of the danger. Pretty smart!"
Originally, Lu Changping was a little worried that his Ren Ya would face danger when going to the mountains to find Spirit Herbs.
But now, knowing that it had this Talent, he felt relieved.
If he were truly in danger, Ren Ya would probably react instantly, even without Lu Changping's reminders or guidance.
"This Talent doesn't seem very useful to me..."
Lu Changping wasn't going to fight, go to war, or venture into any dangerous places right now.
He pondered for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.
This "Danger Avoidance" Talent seemed only to work when a mosquito was about to bite him.
And now it was almost winter, so there weren't any mosquitoes anyway.
"Forget it, I can Dominate others later. The most important thing now is to gather Spirit Herbs, sell them, pay off the debt, and then, live a good life!"
Lu Changping walked around the mountain forest, and after a while, Ren Ya flapped its wings and flew out from the mountain.
And in his claws, he was actually clutching some spirit herbs!
There were four in total, one of which looked like a type of weed.
Another one was slightly damaged, perhaps due to improper handling, and might be discounted in price.
The other two were in perfect condition.
Looking at the spirit herbs in his hand, Lu Changping was overjoyed.
Ren Ya was also standing on his arm. Though it didn't make a sound, both the mental connection in his mind and the expression in its eyes clearly showed its emotions.
It wanted praise.
"Hahaha…" Lu Changping laughed heartily, taking out the specially prepared fine food for Ren Ya from his bag and feeding it to the creature.
Then, he gently stroked Ren Ya's chin with his fingertip, constantly praising, "Well done, well done!"
Ren Ya became even more delighted, hopping back and forth on Lu Changping's arm a few times.
After putting away the herbs in his hand, Lu Changping took out the weed and the damaged herbs. Patiently and gently, he instructed Ren Ya again.
Then, with a wave of his arm, he sent Ren Ya flying into the mountains again.
After repeating this process four times.
The basket Lu Changping used to hold the herbs was already full.
He then made a brief inventory of the herbs.
Found that it could sell for a whopping 700 copper coins!
This was only in the space of less than two hours.
Ren Ya's earnings were almost more than what he had made in an entire day before!
The advantages of Ren Ya being able to fly high and see far, as well as its convenient movements that didn't require detours, were immediately apparent.
The only drawback was that Ren Ya was, after all, small in size, and its claws were also small, so it couldn't carry too many herbs at once.
Otherwise, Lu Changping's efficiency in gathering herbs would probably continue to increase!
If it weren't for the fact that it was getting late, and it would soon be completely dark.
The mountain forest at night was too dangerous, and even Ren Ya might not be safe.
Otherwise, Lu Changping even wanted Ren Ya to run a few more errands.
"If things go smoothly, Ren Ya can easily earn one or two silver coins a day.
There are still 27 days until the deadline, and 15 silver coins can definitely be earned! Maybe even more, if I can find some Spirit Herbs… just one, and that's dozens of silver coins!"
Medicinal herbs are used to treat illnesses and injuries.
They are inherently valuable.
Furthermore, the Zhou Dynasty's productivity is low, and many medicinal herbs cannot yet be mass-cultivated.
Most of the medicinal herbs are found by people like them, the herb gatherers, who search for them one by one in the mountains and forests.
Because the mountains and forests are full of Yao Beasts, snakes, insects, and rodents, it's very dangerous.
So, the price of spirit herbs is generally not low.
Of course, if you find spirit herbs that can bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh and bone for ordinary people, and also help martial artists accelerate their cultivation progress…
The price will be even higher.
They can even sell for a dozen gold taels.
Of course, these spirit herbs are extremely rare and generally grow in extremely dangerous places.
It's difficult for ordinary herbalists like them to get their hands on them.
But, Lu Changping was already very satisfied!
After all, this was just the beginning.
In the future, Ren Ya would definitely be able to find more medicinal herbs.
Even those incredibly precious Spirit Herbs wouldn't be impossible to obtain!
And… this was the Myriad Demons Ranking after all.
Lu Changping wouldn't just be dominating a single Yao Beast.
Later, when he dominated even more Yao Beasts.
He would possess more and stronger Talents.
It wouldn't just be money.
Strength, status, power.
The same could be obtained one by one!
Not to mention Niu Da, even the entire Niu family, he could no longer fear!
Of course, it was still too early to say these things.
For now,
he should first pay off the debt to Niu Da.
Then he could think about other things.
At this time, the sun had completely set behind the western mountains.
Lu Changping didn't stay any longer and turned to walk home.