MTL - I Was an Abbot in Ancient Times-Chapter 10

"I heard that Aiqing, you have settled down in the temple. I am very relieved. I hope you hide your identity and make plans in the future."

It turned out to be a secret message from the emperor.

Although he was sent by His Majesty the Emperor, doesn't it prove that the safety of his temple is a bit low?

What if it's someone with malicious intentions next time? What if next time it's a thief who is even more egregious than Qiu Xiucai?

Every flower and grass in the temple is taken care of by him and Shantongbuer with great care, and they cannot be spoiled by others.

Does the system have any protective measures?

Lin Zhao opened the interface and studied it for a long time, but did not see any related icons.

Finally, a complaint and suggestion button was found in the upper right corner.

Lin Zhao opened it and wrote a suggestion letter, suggesting that the temple management app should have an additional protection function to protect the temple facilities and property as well as everyone's personal safety.

Soon, I received a reply from the system.

[Thank you for your feedback, we will deal with it as soon as possible, please wait patiently! 】

Lin Zhao: "..." Yes, in my lifetime.

"Abbot, I think my bedding can be replaced with a new one."

While eating lunch, Shantong suddenly made a request unexpectedly.

To be honest, Lin Zhao never thought that an AI would make a request on its own initiative.

Although Shantong behaved like an ordinary monk, since he came to the temple, he has never asked for anything, and he has always done his own things well in silence, so that when Lin Zhao heard this sentence suddenly, his first thought was, Do you also dislike the broken straw mat for not sleeping comfortably enough?

Because of his silence, Shantong added, "Sleep well and wake up early." The muffled voice was very simple and honest, which made Lin Zhao reflect on whether he was too a black-hearted boss?

Bu Er cheered him on, and also suggested that his broken straw mat should be replaced.

Li Wenyuan didn't expect the monks to still sleep on the broken straw mats. His eyes changed when he looked at Lin Zhao, with some condemnation, "Abbot, the temple has developed quite well recently. The weather is getting cold, so let's change the broken straw mats."

Lin Zhao: "..." He didn't say no.

Everyone's eyes were on themselves, and they nodded hurriedly. If they didn't nod, they would probably become the target of public criticism.

It was also because he forgot that the dormitory for the lay monks was well organized, but he left out his own people. Lin Zhao felt guilty and planned to build a good dormitory for the monks as well.

Last time, it cost 54 taels of 500 coppers to build the Tianwang Hall and the huts, leaving 226 silvers and 450 coppers.

Well, he is rich.

Click on the facilities in the monk's dormitory, and replace all the broken straw mats with lv1 tattered bedding, which is thicker than the broken straw mats, and has the function of keeping warm, and the rest time is reduced by 20%.

Buy another big wardrobe for storage, replace all the broken grass pillows with cotton cores, and add a small pine potted plant to add some greenery to the monk's dormitory.

It's getting cold, so don't buy mosquito nets first. It cost a total of 18 taels of silver. The big wardrobe is really expensive, and it costs 10 taels of silver alone.

Current deposit remaining: 208 silver and 450 copper.

However, it seemed that he didn't feel bad enough for his wallet to bleed today, so the system also came to intervene.

[Give a gift to the monk, the master should not be too stingy. 】

? ? ?

What kind of gift do you give every year? No delivery no delivery.

Lin Zhao snorted and ignored it completely. The system seemed to hear his voice, and the pop-up window closed after a while.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the AI ​​​​engineering team carried them here in the afternoon. When he heard the movement, he hurriedly ran to watch. He was very curious about these masters who were extremely fast and never cared about others.

Lin Zhao was squatting in the farmland taking care of his cucumber seedlings when he suddenly felt his hand behind his back being licked by something wet and warm.

A small native dog with a beige body, small ears, half-opened black eyes, and a black nose around its mouth and nose is stretching out its tongue and breathing, and its legs and feet are still a little unsteady, as if it was just born.

How could such a small puppy run out by itself?

Lin Zhao looked around, and sure enough, he saw a protruding head at the gate of the courtyard.

There are still two small knots tied to the head, and the red rope is particularly eye-catching. It seems that he has not noticed that he has shown his feet at all, and looks at the puppy with round eyes with concern.

"Ahem!" Lin Zhao coughed.

The child met his eyes, was startled, shrank back, and it took a long time before he dared to come out slowly.

"Great monk, can you help raise Xiaomi?"

"What's your name, kid?"

"I, my name is Dongdong!"

Dongdong ran in front of Lin Zhao, clasped his fists with both hands under his chin, closed his mouth, raised his round eyes, looked at Lin Zhao pitifully,

"Great monk, just save Xiaomi. If you don't raise Xiaomi, Xiaomi will be thrown away and starved to death on the side of the road." Speaking of this, he began to cry and sob.

The little local dog Xiaomi also looked at Lin Zhao with dark eyes, and the moist eyeballs seemed to be able to talk, and began to purr along with the sound.

Lin Zhao patted the little tucker of the thud, and then patted Xiaomi's head.

"I didn't promise you not to keep it. The temple can still afford a dog. You can come to see Xiaomi anytime in the future."

Dongdong heard it, stopped sobbing, and shouted happily, "Thank you great monk, what are you really...so many cups in your arms!"

Lin Zhao couldn't laugh or cry, "What you want to say is compassion!"

"Yes, yes, this is it! In order to thank you, I decided to give you my precious candied haws!"

As he spoke, he brought the candied haws pinned in the belt behind his back to Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao raised his forehead, and there were only two candied haws left on the wooden stick, and the rock sugar on them had melted, which showed how reluctant Dongdong was to eat.

"No, you can eat it yourself. The great monk doesn't eat sugar."

"No! I'll give it to you as I told you!" Dongdong announced domineeringly in a milky voice, and forced the candied haws into Lin Zhao's hand. The small hand forcefully pulled the big hand, and then forcefully broke the big hand. Hold the stick with your fingers.

Then Sa Yazi ran away and stopped at the gate of the courtyard. After making sure that Lin Zhao could not catch up, she stuck out her tongue and ran away again.

Lin Zhao: "..."

He looked at the candied haws in his hand in embarrassment, and then at Xiaomi.

If you don’t give it to Xiaomi, forget it, can such a small puppy eat it?

Suddenly, he felt a bunch of staring gazes, and looking back, it was Shantong.

There was a strange light in his humanoid AI eyes at the moment, and Lin Zhaoshun looked at his focus—candied haws?

"you want?"

After a tentative question, Shantong really nodded, and eagerly stepped forward to take it.

[Ding dong! You gave the gift item [Bingtanghulu] to AI brother Shantong, congratulations to brother Shantong's attribute charm +1. 】

The electronic sound rang in his ears, and Lin Zhao suddenly realized that it was so.

The attributes of AI can be artificially improved.

Then click on the attribute interface of Senior Brother Shantong.

[Character: Senior Brother Shantong (with big arms and round waist, he looks good at cooking)

Stamina: 45

Comprehension: 5

Charm: 8

Talent: Lack of Wisdom

Gift props [details]]

Huh? Why didn't he pay attention to the bottom line [gift props [details]] before?

Click on the details.

[Gifts and props can be obtained through alms, completion of tasks, or random gifts from pilgrims, and bonuses can be added to improve attributes. 】

So this is ah.

He remembered that an aunt gave a pair of cloth shoes before, how about trying it?

"Shantong, I have a pair of cloth shoes here, you can wear them."

"Thank you abbot."

[Ding Dong—You give a gift item [cloth shoes] to AI brother Shantong, brother Shantong's physical strength +1. 】

Hey, if that's the case, what about him trying to gift his own stuff?

"Shantong, I will give you this bodhi bracelet."

"Thank you abbot."

"..." Lin Zhao sat on the table and waited for a long time, but he didn't see the system prompt to add attribute points. It seems that only the items presented by pilgrims have bonuses.

Suddenly, a plate of hibiscus cake and a cup of fragrant tea were delivered to Lin Zhao. He looked up and saw Shantong's face full of flesh.

Why did he think this face was vicious at the beginning, it was full of simplicity, honesty, honesty and ability.

"Thank you Shantong."

"You're welcome, abbot." Look, be more polite and civilized.

Immediately afterwards, Shantong brought a bowl of rice porridge in one hand, and put the little dog millet on the table in the other to make it easier to drink.

Look, what a kind heart, how kind to animals.

At this time, Buer ran back after watching the AI ​​masters' busy work, saw the puppy, and touched it with love on his face.

Lin Zhao looked at Buer for a long time, but still wanted to try it. He asked Shantong for the bodhi bracelet and handed it to Buer.

"No two, this bracelet is for you."

Lin Zhao didn't get the system prompt, but got Bu Er's puzzled eyes.

"Abbot, are you sick?" Otherwise, why would you take back the bracelet that was given to Brother Shantong and give it to him again? Who would do such a normal person?

It's not that he's still young, otherwise what Lin Zhao would get would be a look of disdain.

It is he who is confused.

Xiaomi soon gained the highest status in Qingquan Temple by virtue of his silly and cute milk dog appearance, and he didn't have to walk by himself when he went out. Either Lin Zhao was hugging him in his arms, Shantong carried him in his arms, or he was put in the pocket of his clothes on his chest by Bu Er.

It even quickly became the mascot of Qingquan Temple in the eyes of pilgrims.

Every day, someone would feed it with meat, buns and big bones, and soon the weak little cub would become a strong and round big cub.

Scholar Li Wenyuan was also keen to pamper Xiaomi to relax after finishing his studies. He hugged the little dog in his arms and patted his head.

Xiaomi, who was doted on by everyone, didn't like to be wronged, and was annoyed by being touched, so she jumped off the scholar's lap, ran up the arch bridge, and got into the crowd.

Li Wenyuan was worried that someone would accidentally step on it, so he hurriedly chased after it. Passing through the crowd, Xiaomi was nowhere to be seen.

"Are you looking for it?"

Suddenly, a playful voice sounded like an orchid in an empty valley behind him. Even though the surroundings were so noisy, this voice fell into his heart so clearly.

Li Wenyuan turned around, and saw under the tall banyan tree covered with red ribbons, a girl was holding a little milk dog, looking at him with a sweet smile.

At that moment, Li Wenyuan heard his heart beating "thumping".

Lin Zhao, who unwrapped the lottery at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Kings, was suggested by the pilgrims no less than ten times today.

"Abbot, I think the hall should be repaired."

He knew, he knew, that the cracked ground and the walls that were peeling and mossy were ugly.

He also wanted to change to a stucco wall and a bluestone floor, but he didn't get the unlocked items.

To unlock the item, you have to ask for alms. To ask for alms, you have to gather three monks to have enough manpower.

Not only was it suggested that he repair the Heavenly King Hall, but some also suggested that he repair the rest of the huts so that others could stay overnight.

Most of the people who suggested this kind of advice were men of weak age, and they even confessed that they were willing to donate incense money to repair the squatter houses.

There was even one who was very vicious and asked him to drive Li Wenyuan out of Squatter No. 1, and he was willing to donate one hundred taels of incense money.

It was also from Lin Zhaopin that something was amiss. They didn't seem to suggest it because it was inconvenient to stay overnight, but it was more like they came for the benefit of living in a dormitory.

And from the beginning to the end, there was only one thing that made them come to the squatter room, even to the squatter room No. 1, and that was the desk that could calm the mind and concentrate their attention.

Could it be that Qiu Xiucai stole the desk and found it useless, unwilling to be taken advantage of by Li Wenyuan alone, and told other scholars about it?

This Qiu Xiucai is really a jealous, narrow-minded villain.