Original God, but the real world

Chapter 61 60-Try
Since the idea was feasible, Jiang Qing naturally took action immediately.

He actually has plenty of time...especially since he doesn't have to worry about these few days.

Strength growth must be achieved step by step, and there is almost no possibility of short-term breakthroughs, so these few days are not very important.

[Pure Yang Body]...Or they may simply be descendants of immortals, or their ancestors in ancient times may have received blessings from the gods, and their bloodline was passed down.

This is what Jiang Qing thought - it can't be said that this place is as particular about various physical conditions as in the novels about cultivating immortals, right?

This taste is really weird.

In Xingqiu's background story, the Guhua sect he joined has already declined.

The sect still retains the "secret books" left by the ancestors, but no one is able to learn them, so the Guhua Sect can only continue to decline.

Xingqiu himself is considered to be the sect's revivalist and pillar.

He picked up the three secret arts of the Guhua School again, and then turned them into his own sword skills - essentially, elemental power.

If you extend from this point.

The Demon War that ended two thousand years ago is the dividing point. Before that, the Seven Rulings had not appeared, which means that no one had the Eye of God.

Those who were active in that period were either demons or beings like the immortals of Liyue and the great demons of Inazuma, who naturally possessed special powers.

During this period, if humans wanted to harness the power of elements, they could only seek strength from luck and other sources.

Either the ancestors or oneself have obtained the blessing of the demon god, and this blessing has been passed down through the bloodline.

Either the ancestor fell in love with an immortal or a great demon, and the offspring born inherited the blood power of one of their parents.

It’s all luck actually.

The Demon God's blessing is to select an agent to handle affairs on his behalf. It has no practical value at all.
That is to say, in the current environment of Teyvat, the God of Ice cannot move, and He can only select a group of agents to deal with the trouble, so the executive officers appeared.

During the Demon War, Jiang Qing couldn't quite understand the use of this group of people.

They are not needed for problems that Morax cannot solve, and for problems that Morax can solve... generally the immortals who can solve them easily have already done it.

Love is even more bizarre.

Without the blessing of luck, it is impossible to understand this love story no matter how hard you try.

The love between vampires and mortals has now become a love story between their own cubs and big chicken legs. In fact, the love between immortals and mortals is even worse than this.

After all, vampires have to live in the mortal world, but immortals and mortals generally have no points of communication. For a love story to happen or even a life to be born, it would be impossible without luck.

The levels of life are completely different. If you don’t add a little luck, I really don’t know how the love story will happen.

Things got a little better after the Demon War ended, because during this period, the Eye of God began to appear.

Although it also depends on luck, at least it is another way out.

Jiang Qing shook his head.

Thinking back, there is actually no proper way for humans to master elemental power, right?

There really is something wrong with this world.

This is a world based on elements, but the world is currently dominated by humans who are completely unable to master the elements.

Either it "introduces" the bloodline of a higher life form, like Kujo Sara and Yan Fei; or it is the Eye of God.

The secret techniques of martial arts schools and the talismans used by alchemists are all applications of elemental power.

These Taoist methods inherited from immortals cannot be mastered without elemental power.

Now that Jiang Qing has elemental power, he can get started.

The problem was that he couldn't find the gate.

Objectively speaking, since knowledge can be accumulated, there must be a way to find these things.

But the knowledge about elemental power is expensive and cannot be obtained without paying a price.

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The Adventurers' Guild's headquarters is in Winter Solstice.

Of course, now that it has taken root in the Seven Kingdoms, although its base is in Winter Solstice, the control of the branches has fallen into the hands of others.

In name, it is just a platform to ensure cooperation between employers and adventurers.

Working without the platform will reduce some expenses, but it will also increase risks.

It is not realistic to expect all adventurers to be like Ying, who not only has excellent moral bottom line but also never values ​​wealth and can be said to be working for free.

Most adventurers work for the money, and their moral bottom line is flexible.

The earned Mora is received from the client.

You have two choices, one is to get it from the employer, and the other is also to get it from the employer.

Anyway, the result is the same, but the process is slightly different.

Putting aside the fact that the Guild is working with adventurers individually, how can you be sure that they are not planning to get their rewards in an easier way?
Not only does the employer face risks, the adventurer also has to bear the possibility of the other party unilaterally breaching the contract.

This kind of thing is unlikely in Liyue.

The old man is the God of Contracts, and it’s okay to play around with contracts in Liyue, but once a contract is made and you want to break it, you’re offending the city.

The Adventurer's Association is not just a trading platform. On the other hand, it can coordinate almost all the adventurers in an entire country.

Even a young master of a guild like Xingqiu wouldn't mind having such an identity.

It’s just that while others seek wealth, he seeks the fun of playing.

This is considered a semi-armed force, and no one will allow its ownership to fall into the hands of other countries.

The same should be true for Northland Bank.

They will give up part of their interests to the local ruling groups in exchange for the protection of the ruling groups and facilitate the development of various cooperation.

When chariots cannot be driven to other people's doorsteps, if you want to do this kind of business, you can only give up part of the profits to feed the local power groups and carry out interest bundling.

What was given up was only the interest, not the ownership of Northland Bank.

Northland Bank should give a lot of profit, but no matter how much profit it gives, it will never make as much as its own products, nor will it be as convenient to use as its own products.

But Jiang Qing didn't think so much, he just came to issue a commission.

"Hello, Miss Catherine."

Catherine, the Winter Solstice Bionic Robot.

This is not surprising. The doctor has started human experiments. He can also make clones of himself by cutting his own slices. It is not surprising that one person can do multiple jobs and have bionic robots.

However...if Catherine is true artificial intelligence rather than "artificial" intelligence, Zhidong's technology tree in this area may have surpassed the technology that Jiang Qing knows.

Even with this level of technological foundation, they are still inferior to Liyue.

Does Liyue have some advanced technology, or do they not want the title of number one for the time being?

"Towards the stars and the abyss! Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild."

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Qing."

Catherine smiled.

As the receptionist of all Adventurer's Guilds, Catherine remembers all the adventurers on the continent who have joined the Adventurer's Guild.

Jiang Qing is not an adventurer, but he is a person who has died according to the records of the Fatui.

Rosaline didn't take him seriously, but the Fatui who were in charge of the mission had already reported this action.

And now, a dead person actually appeared in broad daylight, with a standard smile on her face, seemingly unaffected.

"I want to take on a mission, and the person to be assigned to the mission is a Taoist priest." Jiang Qing said calmly, "I want to learn about things related to exorcism."

This is a very broad description, but it doesn’t matter. Jiang Qing didn’t expect the association to be able to help.

Catherine waited for a moment to confirm that Jiang Qing had no intention of continuing.

"You mean, you only ask the association to provide a platform, and the specific content and remuneration will be discussed between you and the adventurer, right?"

"If this is the case, I'm afraid the association cannot fully protect your interests."

Her words were not mechanical.

Jiang Qing nodded. "That's right. I can take the risk."

If the Adventurer's Association is run as a business, its profit point should be service.

Employers aside, as hired adventurers, they always need something more because of the job.

Weapons, medicines, food supplies, various sundries, commissions from mission commission rewards...
Later, Master Hu came to visit and even wanted to take care of the funeral as well.

Judging from the results, since most adventurers will be injured, it is not impossible that they will die as a result.

The funeral business is not without room for development.

But adventurers are also a bit superstitious... Or even if they are not superstitious, before an adventure begins, someone asks you if you want a coffin, because you might die in this adventure? Then we will help you collect your body and bury it!

It's no wonder that such words would be rejected.

If the brand of [Wangsheng Hall] was not strong enough, Master Hu would probably have been kicked out.

Since the employer was willing to take the risk himself, Catherine naturally stopped talking.

Generally, employers will place commissions with the association, which will assess the difficulty of the commission based on the employer's description and use this to determine whether the employer's task reward matches the difficulty.

Therein lies the question of whether the employer will lie.

He didn't know or he pretended not to know, anyway the difficulty he described didn't match the actual difficulty.

If the adventurer really went there according to the other party's description, the result would be disastrous.

For example, if the target is the Hilichurls, and after the fight starts a Hilichurl King appears, the scene will be a bit bloody and not suitable for children.

In short, it is really difficult to run such a business.

If it weren't for the government's support behind the scenes, this kind of business would never be possible.

Jiang Qing didn't think much about the association's affairs.

This move needs to be made quickly.

He is not too worried about the Fatui problem.

Jiang Qing's appearance can indeed attract the attention of the Fatui, and it is quite eye-catching.

A person who was confirmed dead should never reappear. His reappearance meant that Rosaline had made an oversight.

But Rosaline succeeded after all, and everything went according to her plan. She even took away the Heart of God without alerting the Knights.

Jiang Qing has more than enough reasons in his hand.

Bai Wen's appearance just now also means that Ningguang seems to be very optimistic about him. After all, this is Liyue, not Mondstadt, and the Fatui are unlikely to take action here.

Yingmei has already succeeded once. Even if Rosaline doesn't say anything, she will automatically enter the sight of the Fatui.

The so-called variable is that she is much taller than Jiang Qing.

In two days, the ceremony of inviting the immortals will be held. When the time comes, the old man will just shake his head and stick out his tongue and start the feast. No one will care about a small figure like him.

"If you have this commission, why don't you let me give it a try?"

Someone patted Jiang Qing on the shoulder.

"Although I'm not an adventurer, I'm a public servant and I'm willing to take on a commission."

Without waiting for Jiang Qing to speak, Catherine responded with a smile: "Of course, Miss Walnut."

"Although Master Hu Tao is not an adventurer, her strength is obvious to all and she is trustworthy." Catherine looked at Jiang Qing, "She has a long family background. No matter what you want to know, she should be able to help you."

The premise is that you can withstand this person's neurosis.

Jiang Qing was really moved.

What should Chongyun do?
Chongyun? Who is that? I don't know him.

Jiang Qing decisively gave up Chongyun.

Hall Master Hu is a collection of troubles, not just her, but also the guest official Zhongli behind her.

But the trouble and the reward are often equal.

"I have heard of the great name of [Wangsheng Hall] a long time ago. If Hall Master Hu is willing to help me solve my doubts, that would be great."

Hu Tao is the 77th head of Wangsheng Hall.

There are seventy-seven generations of hall masters. Even if each hall master can only be in charge of the Wangsheng Hall for an average of 30 years, this also means that the Wangsheng Hall should have been established as early as the Demon War.

This qualification is quite impressive. If one really wants to trace the era when immortals imparted their skills, there is nothing more suitable than the family tradition of Master Hu.

If the inheritance of Wangsheng Hall had never been interrupted, it would be enough to rely on the so-called "Boundary" in the plot and the guest official Zhongli.

"If you two have reached an agreement, please cancel the commission, Mr. Jiang Qing, and pay the corresponding fees." Catherine smiled and said, "Although the association did not help, since the commission has been placed, there should be an explanation."

"It's in the question." Jiang Qing nodded.

She spoke very seriously and did not shy away from mentioning the two things of "not being able to help much" and asking for money.

Because she did put the commission on hold, and it was resolved so quickly and suddenly, but you can't say the association did nothing.

If you work, you must be paid.

Anyway, it’s not a lot, and there should be an explanation.

The lady of the hall, whose pupils reflected plum blossoms, squatted on one side with her hands, fiddling with something while holding a branch.

"Well, it's been resolved? Let's go then."

She stood up quickly, as if she knew Jiang Qing's purpose very well.

Jiang Qing naturally followed.

He doesn't believe in chance.

When Jiang Qing met Hu Tao at this time, he didn't think it was a chance encounter at all.

"In fact, what you are looking for is not the alchemist, but the secret technique of the alchemist lineage, right?" The girl walked casually, "No need to hide it, everyone who has just obtained elemental power will have the same thoughts as you, I understand it very well."

She patted her chest, which was quite stable, without any fluctuations.

"The world of elemental power just opened the door to me, but I can't find where the door is." Jiang Qing raised the Eye of God on his wrist, "That's exactly what I thought."

This involves a very interesting problem, which is common in fairy tales and fantasy novels: ancient things are often better than later things.

Secret arts, weapons...

From a technological perspective, as time goes by, human technology should gradually improve until it reaches a certain point and is forced to stop.

But fantasy and immortal heroes are not like this, they advocate ancient things.

The logic here is not complicated, it is actually because resources are limited.

People in ancient times enjoyed more abundant resources, their life levels were higher, and the things they left behind were better.

Obviously, no one among those who practice Taoism cares about sustainable development. They even want to pack up their things after they die.

People in later times are miserable. They often have to work hard for things that were common in ancient times but have now become "treasures" and "extinct", and they may not even be able to find them.

If you don't have anything, you can't just practice cultivation without resources.

If your strength doesn't improve, you naturally won't be able to leave anything good behind.

The logic behind Teyvat is not that its resources are limited.

In Liyue, the so-called secret techniques originated from the teachings of immortals.

Later people created their own paths based on the teachings of the immortals.

It is not difficult to understand why Liyue is ancient and more precious.

Because humans are not as good as immortals, the secret techniques they created and summarized, although more suitable for humans, are not as good as those taught by immortals in terms of intention and vision.

The environment in Teyvat is too high from the beginning, and practicing does not increase your lifespan.

Everyone's lifespan is a hundred years, and just when we make a little progress here, our lifespan comes to an end.

You throw the results of your fifty years of research to the next young person, who spends twenty years integrating them and thirty years exploring and innovating, and then passes them on to the next talented young person.

If you take the wrong path or the latecomers fail to keep up, there will basically be a gap.

The Guhua Sect was once a famous and powerful sect, but now it has completely declined. If it weren't for Xingqiu, the Guhua Sect would have become history in more than ten years. Who would have cared about their research on elemental power?

This is really unreasonable.

Standing on the opposite side are a group of "geniuses" who are born with the ability to master the elements, have experienced brutal battles in the war between demons and gods, and have survived. Their lifespans can easily be thousands of years.

Those who want to compete with them are a group of mortals with a lifespan of a hundred years.

They rely on luck to master the elemental power, and luck is also needed to pass it on... How can we catch up with them?

If Xumi's [Void] terminal could get additional applications and try out the wisdom of the cluster, there might be some opportunities.

But there is no such thing in Liyue.

Once something has value, we cannot expect people to share it selflessly.

But if we don't work hard on the base number and expect humans to surpass immortals in quality, that is, talent... well, just dream on.

There is everything in the dream.

Forget about surpassing the immortal, you can even defeat Morax.

"There are very few people like you who directly set their sights on the immortals to teach you the Dharma... You were interested in Chongyun at the beginning, right?"

It is hard to say how strong Chongyun’s abilities are, but he has a special physique and is the eldest son of a family that specializes in exorcism.

In human society, identity is more useful than ability most of the time.

"I haven't thought about it so much." Jiang Qing shook his head. "In fact, I just wanted to find some knowledge to get started at the beginning."

He really hadn't thought about it.

The immortals impart the Dharma...the so-called Dharma was definitely not prepared for ordinary people in the beginning.

Basically, no one who could master the elemental power before the Seven Rulings officially ascended to the throne could be considered a mortal.

Jiang Qing had nothing better to do than to learn this kind of knowledge.

It can be useful to broaden your horizons, but if you really want to learn, then you take yourself too seriously.

When people look up, they think they are either descendants of immortals or blessed by the devil.

You look up and see a blank white board.

If you can learn this successfully, it will really crush common sense.

"I've heard of Chongyun's reputation. Everyone says he is a good person." Jiang Qing paused.

There is no need to say this.

There are so many talented people in Liyue, and it has to be Chongyun, and he has to be a good person.

It's obvious what he's thinking.

"Ha, good people are always deceived by you?" Hu Tao curled his lips.

She and Chongyun, Xingqiu, Xiangling and Yunjin have been friends since childhood.

Everyone has their own opportunities and development. Now everyone is on different paths, but it has no impact on our friendship.

When Hu Tao heard Jiang Qing emphasize that Chongyun was a good person, she became a little unhappy.

"If you are not a good person, you will be deceived by me. Good people are easy to deceive." Jiang Qing followed Hu Tao and said calmly, "And it's not a lie."

There is no need to lie.

What he needs is knowledge.

It's not like the knowledge will disappear after he has read it. It is just borrowed. Chongyun family will not lose it after he visits.

But they also don’t spread.

Something that can be written on paper and reproduced countless times will become cheap, but if you choke its throat and only allow it to be circulated a limited number of times, its value will skyrocket.

This is the manufacturing threshold.

With Jiang Qing’s identity, if he wants to cross this threshold, he must first have a guide with sufficient status.

Smoke and red are fine, heavy clouds are fine, and autumn is fine.

Walnuts are no problem, of course.

Hutao blinked.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that good people are easily deceived.

"By the way, Master Hu," Jiang Qing changed the subject, "You are not going to the Adventurer's Association to promote business, are you?"

Going to a place where people make a living by taking risks and risking their lives to sell funeral services... Tsk, that's Walnut, that's the Hall of the Dead.

"Yes." The girl put her hands on her hips and said righteously, "Don't you think my idea is simply too genius?"

"He is indeed a genius." Jiang Qing really couldn't deny it, "After all, if nothing happens to him, the Wangsheng Hall really has no work."

In some ways, Walnut is really a logical genius.

I can only start work when people die, so I will directly carry out work in places where people are prone to death.

"But there's still a little bit to go," he said.

"Well, what's wrong with that?" Walnut straightened his hat.

"Why don't you consider cooperating with the Treasure Stealing Group?" Jiang Qing suggested, "Sell the adventurer's route to the Treasure Stealing Group, and then sell the Treasure Stealing Group to the Qianyan Army."

If waiting for people to die doesn’t bring enough business, it’s better to proactively create business.

"Wow, you are such a black-hearted person!" Walnut stuck out her tongue, "Bad guy!"

"hehe."

Jiang Qing rolled his eyes.

I will try 8k today. You guys go to sleep first. It should be updated in the early morning.

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(End of this chapter)