Eroge: I can Travel To The Ancient World

With all amount of blood Jia Hao absorbed till now, the amount of blood vigor required for Pot of Miracle to upgrade increased rapidly.

In a minute, it filled almost 85% and the energy meter filled till 15%.

The pool of blood dried, and only some residual elements remained.

' Damn, You are quite a greedy pot, huh?'

Jia Hao sighed as he recalled the Pot of Miracle. He was truly worried about the amount of consumption it would need for future upgrades.

When he returned to the corpse of centaur shaman, he saw the skill cards floating above him.

[ Host may pick any two cards]

[ Centaur Strength (Bronze grade): Increase the physique of a person, making him powerful]

[ Nature Magic (Silver grade): Increase the spiritual energy and natural affinity towards Wood element]

[ Alchemy (Bronze grade): With alchemy, one can refine various elixirs and medicinal pills]

[ Blood Rage (Silver grade): Burning the vital blood of body, one can temporarily gain great boost in energy]

[ Blacksmithing (Silver grade): Become proficient in crafting weapons and treasures]

' What the fuck? So many good options yet I can only choose two?'

Jia Hao's face turned sour when he saw the cards. If he had the chance, he would have picked Nature Magic along with Blacksmithing and Alchemy.

' But I can only pick two.' Jia Hao rubbed his chin as he fell deep into thought.

He can easily manipulate the Metal element now. Therefore, he knows the value of magic. The nature magic would be very helpful to him.

Similarly, the alchemy and blacksmithing skills has their own merits. However, Along with the nature magic, Jia Hao could only pick one.

' Well, I shall pick these then."

As he selected Nature Magic card and Alchemy card, the rest of the cards vanished.

' Blacksmithing is a skill that can be practiced. However, alchemy is still a supernatural skill. Even if it's bronze grade, it's worth learning it.'

As Jia Hao was standing there, he heard hurried footsteps.

" Brother Jia!"

" Son in Law!"

" My goodness! What the hell happened here?"

Ye Kong and the guards of the Cai Family rushed in as they saw Jia Hao standing in bloodied clothes.

Jia Hao gave a light smile as he slumped against the wall. " Whew, You really took quite some time to come here, Brother Ye."

" The leader of the centaur was unexpectedly quite powerful." Ye Kong gave a wry smile. " But I have already defeated and chained him."

" As we are in the middle of the battle, we saw a lot of people rushing outside. Thanks to the chaos, we managed to get an upper hand quickly."

" They are the slaves Blood Axe Gang supplied to the centaurs." Jia Hao spoke in a gloomy voice. " They were refining humans into some sort of dark treasure."

" What?! Refining humans?"

Luo Qiang clenched his teeth." Such vile acts could be only done by demonic practitioners."

The Cai Family guard rushed to Jia Hao, helping him to get up. " Son in Law, You rushed into the danger without informing us again!"

" Thank goodness you are safe."

" Indeed, Our duty is to protect you, Son in Law. Try to understand."

Jia Hao gave a helpless smile. " Fine, Uncles. Next time, I won't do it."

" Besides, I don't think you could have handled an Innate Realm Master."

" What? You fought against an Innate Realm practitioner?!"

Everyone was shocked when Jia Hao pointed at the centaur shaman's corpse.

" It's a long story. I will tell it later." Jia Hao waved his hand. " First, Let's search around this place. We are going to find a lot of things here."

With his Sage's Divine Eyes, Jia Hao managed to find two hidden caves.

" Damn it! What the hell is this…"

" So many weapons. All of them are in pristine condition."

Ye Kong's face turned dark when he saw the weapon depository. There were enough weapons for a small troop of a hundred soldiers.

" Soldiers! Come and pack up everything! We must not let these fall into another person's hands!"

While they were taking care of the weaponaries, Jia Hao sneaked away and found the treasure room.

' Well well, Looks like we have hit the jackpot!' Jia Hao's grin widened like a smiling fox as he saw the heaps of treasures before him.

With a wave of his hands, he took 80% of the treasures inside his Pot of Miracles. After that, Jia Hao let out an exclaimed shout.

" Look! I found the treasure room!"

As everyone rushed in, they saw the piles of gold and a few other weapons lying there.

" At least 300,000 taels of gold and other accessories." Ye Kong mumbled. Even the soldiers of the Scaled Dragon Hall felt their eyes gleaming.

" But don't you think it's a little less?" Luo Qiang frowned. " In my estimate, there should be a lot more."

" Cough! Cough!" Jia Hao coughed loudly, distracting everyone's attention from Luo Qiang.

" Ugh, I am really feeling dizzy. How about we finish the work here?" Jia Hao hurriedly spoke.

" Also, Everyone, You did your job well. I am glad that none of us sustained any heavy injuries." Jia Hao's voice was loud and clear.

" Each of you shall receive two hundred taels of gold and treatment and refreshment in Cai Family Manor."

" What?"

" Wai-Wait!" Ye Kong hurriedly interjected. " It's against the imperial law to bribe the soldiers!"

" Wh-What? What are you talking about?" Jia Hao gasped. " Who is talking about bribing?"

" It's a reward, Brother Ye. As a member of the Cai Family, I should show some appreciation to all these Scaled Dragon Guards who helped me, right?"

" Yes, the imperial law forbade bribes. But this is simply a reward of my own accord." Jia Hao winked. " I am sure there is no problem with it?"

Ye Kong was speechless when he heard Jia Hao's reasoning. " This…"

" Brother Ye, Sometimes, You need to be flexible." Luo Qiang patted Ye Kong's shoulder.

Ye Kong nodded. " Fine, I will allow it."

" Thank you, Young Master Jia."

All the soldiers from the Scaled Dragon Hall cupped their fists before Jia Hao. Hearing about the reward, they were all grinning ear to ear.

After all, Two hundred taels of gold are like four months of their salaries. Who would reject such a bonus?

' Heh, No matter which world, money is the language everyone understands.' Jia Hao grinned when he saw them.

Living eight lives, Jia Hao had long mastered the art of using legal loopholes.

Bribes are illegal everywhere, Yes. But which government official is not sitting on a heap of black money?

Gifts, treasures, paintings, accommodations, so many names of bribes. And it's always good to have good connections with government officials.

" Alright! Everyone! Gather up all the remaining things.! We are leaving now."

Jia Hao nodded. " Let's look around here. Who knows? Maybe we missed some treasures?"

Luo Qiang grinned. " Of course. It would be bad to leave precious trinkets without taking them, right?"

As they searched around, Jia Hao's eyes fell on a hidden mechanism. As he pressed a certain brick on the wall, the wall trembled as a small compartment appeared.

" Whoa? Look at this!" Jia Hao took out a small booklet.

" This…This is a ledger!" Luo Qiang exclaimed. " Haha! We got an important item!"

" With this, we can track who is trading with these centaurs!"

Jia Hao nodded as he passed the ledger to Luo Qiang. While Luo Qiang was distracted, Jia Hao noticed there was another book inside the compartment.

Without any hesitation, he swiftly put it inside his Pot of Miracles.

The soldiers of the Scaled Dragon Hall took quite some time to gather up things. However, Jia Hao didn't want to wait another day or two.

" I am going to return early to the Nanhai City. You guys can come after slowly." Jia Hao announced.

Luo Qiang and Ye Kong were surprised. " But how?"

Jia Hao grinned. " I have a plan."

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Five days later, The guards of the Cai Family and Jia Hao were already at the border of Nanhai City.

As he entered the streets, everyone was attracted to his carriage.

It was the special carriage which was amassed by Ma Jing. But Jia Hao took it from his estate and even found two pure breed demon horses.

" What kind of carriage is that?"

" It looks so luxurious!"

" The coachman, He is from the Cai Family!"

" Could it be, The Son in Law of the Cai Family has returned?"

Jia Hao was lying on the silk couch inside the carriage as he flipped through the book. The language was different from the Yunhai Continent.

However, since Jia Hao mastered Nature Magic, he could also read the script in the booklet.

' So, This is written by otherworldly beings, huh? From the writing, It looks like it's from the dwarves.' Jia Hao muttered inwardly.

The booklet was called Records of Dwarven Treasures. Jia Hao remembered the words of the local folks of Qingyang County. The forest and the mine area used to be a settlement of dwarves. But after the Imperial Family of Great Yan cleared the spatial anomaly, the dwarves relocated.

' Could it be…The centaurs found the inheritance of dwarves? Looking at the weapons they crafted, it makes sense.'

' Anyway, this is going to be useful for the forges of the Cai Family.'

Jia Hao smiled as he felt the carriage stopping.

They have returned to the Cai Family Manor.