Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 19 Items and Abilities

But this is already powerful enough. You know, just the equipment of Bai Lu Cao would be enough to sell for a lot of money if you strip it off.

Su Ze stopped thinking like this. He still had to get rid of the bad habit of always focusing on money in his previous life. In the era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, too many things were more important than money.

Su Ze looked at the Egret Cao messenger he summoned and asked:
"What are your abilities?"

The Bai Lu Cao envoy said: "The Bai Lu Cao was originally established to trap ministers and monitor all officials. Its subordinates are good at infiltration, disguise, and assassination."

As expected of an orange color! This meant that the Egret Cao Envoy he summoned was, like the real Egret Cao Envoy, also a highly skilled agent.

Su Ze asked again: "Can other Bai Lu Cao messengers see through your identity?"

The Egret Cao messenger summoned by Su Ze replied: "Colleagues in the Egret Cao also wear masks. Only the Si Cao can grasp the information of all personnel. My identity badge is real. Ordinary Egret Cao messengers should not be able to tell it apart."

Su Ze was even more delighted. The system's functions were more powerful than he had imagined. Except for the fake identity, the messenger Cao Bailu that he summoned was more real than the real one.

Oh, and there are entries.

Su Da is a [horse slave who is proficient in horse judging], and “proficient in horse judging” is his entry, so Su Da also has the special ability of “horse judging”.

The full name of the Egret Cao Envoy in front of him is [Inconspicuous Egret Cao Envoy], and "inconspicuous" is also his special ability.

Su Ze thought for a moment and said, "Do you have a name?"

"I have no name or surname, please give me a name, my lord."

"From now on, you will be called Su Bai. Take off your mask first."

The Bai Lu Cao messengers always wear black masks when performing missions. Su Bai obediently took off the mask, revealing an ordinary face.

"Take off your clothes too."

Su Ze was certainly not a pervert. After Su Bai took off all his clothes, Su Ze handed the monk's robe to him. After Su Bai put it on, a white-robed monk who could be seen everywhere in Yongning Temple appeared in front of Su Ze.

At that time, monks were not forced to shave their heads, and even the prohibition of eating meat was a precept proposed by Xiao Bodhisattva of the Southern Dynasty a few years later.

After Su Bai put on the monk's robe, his presence became even weaker. This was indeed his ability.

This ability is very consistent with the ability of Messenger Cao Bailu, no wonder Su Bai is an orange summon!
Su Ze returned Bai Lu Cao's official uniform to Su Bai, opened the map, only to see that there was another red area on the map.

This red area is inside the palace where Su Ze is on duty, with a big red mark - "White Egret Cao".

This is the location of the secret agency established by Emperor Xiaowen himself to monitor the world, a secret agency that all officials and ministers shudder at.

There was another chess piece dressed as the Egret Cao messenger on the map. Su Ze moved the chess piece to this new red area, and the system prompted:
[In the dangerous area "White Egret Cao", you can perform adventure commissions: 1 sneak in, 2 steal, please choose? ]

[Attention!!! "White Egret Cao Envoy Su Bai" will encounter huge risks when operating in this area. The risks may affect the host, please choose carefully. ]

Su Ze turned his attention to the area where he was, which was the Yongning Temple area with a flashing golden question mark.

[Dangerous area "Yongning Temple", adventure commissions available: 1. Gather intelligence, 2. Assassinate (Please select the target) Please select? ]

[Attention!!! "White Egret Cao Envoy Su Bai" will cause risks if he performs Mission 2 assassination in this area. The risks may affect the host. Please choose carefully.]

It's really different.

The danger warning only said that carrying out mission 2, the assassination, would cause risks, but did not say that carrying out mission 1 would be risky. Su Ze immediately placed the chess piece representing Su Bai on Yongning Temple to carry out the mission of [collecting intelligence].

Su Bai changed into Bai Lu Cao's official uniform again. He cupped his hands and said to Su Ze, "My lord, I will go and collect intelligence right away."

After saying this, Su Bai left Su Ze's monastery and soon disappeared from Su Ze's sight.

Looking at the big question mark on the map, maybe Su Bai can really help him complete this task? Returning to the system's store interface again, Su Ze looked at the remaining three grids.

[A monk who is good at casting statues]

Grade: Purple;
Effect: None;

Comment: "A monk who is good at casting Buddha statues."

Price: 500 wen tai and 10 baht coins, and a maintenance fee of wen tai and baht coins is required every month.

With Su Bai's surprise in front of him, this purple summoned creature could no longer excite Su Ze, but it was still a very useful summoned creature.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was a place of great belief in Buddhism. The [inferior stone Buddha statues] that Su Ze had bought from the store before could be sold at a good price. The monks who could cast statues and have entries added to the system would surely be able to make more expensive Buddha statues. In addition to reselling goods from the store, he would now have another stable way to make money.

Su Ze sold the last batch of silk to the system and chose to summon. An old monk with lowered brows and a submissive look appeared in front of Su Ze.

"From now on, you will be called Su Tong. Find an empty monk's house to stay in for the time being, and come back with me after the blockade of Yongning Temple is lifted."

The old monk and Su Da were both almost dumb, they just clasped their hands together and responded.

As expected, summoned creatures of different grades have different intelligence. Just now, Su Bai was able to communicate normally, while Su Da and Su Tong could only command and give orders to them.

Su Ze looked at the remaining two green items again. This time no living people appeared, but there was another item that Su Ze did not expect.

【The docile raccoon slave】

Grade: Green;
Effect: None;

Comments: "A raccoon with nothing to do except being docile. It's orange in color and can eat."

Price: 10 wen taihe wuzhu coins.

Su Ze bought it, and a fat, fluffy orange cat appeared in front of Su Ze.

Su Ze looked at the orange cat, and the orange cat also looked at Su Ze. Su Ze reached out and grabbed the orange cat. The orange cat did not resist at all. Then Su Ze began to knead the orange cat.

The orange cat narrowed its eyes and hummed comfortably, which made Su Ze, who had been tense since the time travel, relax a little.

A raccoon slave who can provide emotional value is worth every penny.

Su Ze put the orange cat down and looked at the last item.

【Well-made slingshot】

Grade: Green;
Effect: None;

Comments: "Well made slingshot with pellets included."

Price: 20 wen taihe wuzhu coins.

It was just ordinary, so after buying it, Su Ze planned to give it to Su Yuyao as a toy when he went out.

Su Ze found that he only had more than 200 coins left on the two pieces of silk he had just received. When he thought about paying the maintenance fees for Su Bai, Su Da and Su Tong next month, Su Ze felt that his newly ample money had become tight again.

Su Ze looked at the courtyard where Princess Chenliu lived. It would be great if this rich woman could give away more of her wealth.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, he heard a sudden commotion in the monastery, and then the gate of the courtyard opened and the maid Luzhu rushed out.

(End of this chapter)