Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 569 You have a lot of good brothers
In fact, Xiao Ran naturally doesn't have this rule.

But who made him change his career and become a barber?

And for Xiao Ran to advance from a barber to an executioner, he needs to get fifty excellent scores. It seems not difficult, but actually... well... it shouldn't be difficult. The most important thing is that Xiao Ran has no experimental subjects.

He is so busy now that he can hardly even go out, let alone shave other people's heads.

There were three people in the house and a cat that was often away from home.

But with three people and a cat, Xiao Ran couldn't shave his head, and Sister Liu and Qiu Kui certainly couldn't do it. Jin Chanzi was a Taoist priest and he didn't shave people's heads.

I can't be so cruel as to catch the white cat and shave its head.

So since it was so rare to catch a living person, Xiao Ran couldn't just let him walk away.

"Shave your head?"

Laoshan touched his hair and looked at Xiao Ran with some doubt: "Can you still shave your head?"

"I'm a barber, of course I can shave people's heads."

Xiao Ran said with a smile.

Hearing Xiao Ran say this, Laoshan simply sat down; "Then do whatever you want, it's just hair, this arm and this leg of mine are all given by you, you can do whatever you want with my hair."

"readily."

Xiao Ran nodded and walked behind Laoshan with a smile: "Don't worry, I promise to make it look better for you."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran activated the [Razor·Barber] in his hand.

Privilege 1: Lucky Blade

When using this item to shave someone's head, there is a 20% chance that an additional blessing will be bestowed upon the person who is shaving.

Privilege 2: Exorcism

When used, it will make the negative energy entangled in the other person appear.

Looking at the effect of the cursed object in his hand, Xiao Ran couldn't wait to start trying it out.

The sound of the scraper, "click, click...", rang on Laoshan's head.

Xiao Ran shaved very quickly, and the scraper in his hand was very sharp. It could cut not only hair, but even steel bars.

But Laoshan frowned from time to time, and it was obvious that this process was not comfortable.

However, as the wind blew, Xiao Ran could vaguely feel wisps of black air slowly coming out from the top of Laoshan, and finally gathered into a black sphere in front of Xiao Ran.

“Is this what they call negative energy??”

Seeing this, Xiao Ran held the scraper in his hand horizontally, and a ray of spiritual light appeared on the blade. It was the barber's professional skill, the spiritual blade.

After the spirit blade was activated, a special force enveloped the blade, and then Xiao Ran gently scraped the top of Laoshan's head, and the black air entangled on Laoshan's head was directly cut off.

The moment the black air was cut off, Laoshan felt his body suddenly became much more relaxed.

"Hint! Your bad luck has been removed!!"

When Laoshan saw the prompt, he smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Suddenly, he felt that the pain in his head was not so severe anymore.

Only after Xiao Ran shaved all the hair on Laoshan's head did Xiao Ran receive the prompt.

"You have completed a haircut, obtained a [Bad Luck] coin, and received a grade of F!"

As the prompt sound ended, the bad luck that was originally cut off by Xiao Ran fell to the ground and turned into a black coin.

Looking at the score he received, Xiao Ran suddenly felt terrible.

So after all the effort, I only got an F grade? ?
And what the hell is this bad luck coin?
"As expected, although the upgrade is fast, there is no foundation. It seems that being promoted to an executioner is not an easy task."

"Thank you, brother. I really feel relieved this time. I, Laoshan, owe you a favor. If I can be of use to you in the future, Laoshan will definitely not refuse."

Laoshan felt good. He touched his bald head. Although he had no hair, he still felt quite refreshed. He took out his business card and handed it to Xiao Ran, saying that Xiao Ran could call him if he encountered any trouble.

"You're welcome. I'm just returning the favor of roasting the eggplant. You don't owe me anything."

Although Xiao Ran said this, he still accepted Laoshan's business card.

After taking Laoshan upstairs and seeing him off, Xiao Ran looked at the shiny bald head and his face suddenly became bitter.

"No, this is the hair you trimmed for him? Bald head?"

At this time, Jin Chanzi appeared out of nowhere, took a look at Laoshan Wa's shiny bald head, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

The corners of Xiao Ran's mouth twitched a few times, and he turned around and glared at Jin Chanzi fiercely.

But at this moment, a burst of laughter came from the side.

Xiao Ran looked back and found that it was Sister Liu who had come downstairs at some point. Seeing Laoshan Wa's shiny bald head, he couldn't help laughing: "I thought you were going to give him a fashionable hairstyle, but I didn't expect...hahahaha..."

It was rare to see Sister Liu laughing so happily. Xiao Ran was helpless but couldn't interrupt her. He could only spread his hands and said, "Barber, isn't it just shaving your head?"

"That's not the case with you. If you were in our era, you would only be called a skilled amateur."

Sister Liu hid her smile and said to Xiao Ran, "Being a barber is not as simple as you think. Although it is just a minor skill, it is the top skill. A master who really understands the craft is even more difficult to hire than the local gentry and wealthy people. A head is worth a thousand gold."

"Is there such a saying?"

Xiao Ran knew that different professions can be like different worlds, but he didn't expect the gap to be so huge.

I don't understand why the barber's advancement path is to the executioner? Is it to operate on people's heads?
Sister Liu knew something, so she sat down and talked to Xiao Ran about barbers. This barber was not just about shaving heads, but also about shaving, trimming beards, cutting nose hairs, cleaning ears, cleaning eyes and other facial care.

It is said that it became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but in fact it can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, but it was just called "tweezers".

A skilled barber can do more than just shave people’s heads, just like Xiao Ran can cut off the bad luck that entangled Laoshan and bring all kinds of blessings to people.

For example, on the day when a child is one month old, a barber would be invited to shave the child's head to remove evil and bring good fortune. This is called a peace head.

Some people who want to make fortune will ask a barber to give them a lucky haircut.

When someone is released from prison and wants to start a new life, the barber will give him a haircut to bring good luck.

When getting married, one must also have a dragon-and-phoenix hairstyle. The groom shaves the "dragon whiskers" (trims arcs on the temples like dragon whiskers), and the bride shaves the "phoenix feathers" in front of the forehead (trims three pointed bangs), and puts the back of the hair into a bun.

The barber cuts the newlyweds' hair into this shape, and mixes the fetal hair with the dragon and phoenix candles to burn, which means "being together in the same mind".

In the past, before the imperial examination, barbers were the busiest time. A large number of scholars would come to have a top-ranking haircut, which meant shaving off the hair on both sides of the head, leaving a round bun on the top of the head (similar to an official hat), and a strand of "Wenchang hair" on the back of the head. The bun was tied with a red rope, which meant "taking the lead".

You can laugh at these customs as foolish, but even in modern times there are still traces of them. For example, on the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, many people get a haircut for the sake of good luck.

Some barber shops can earn enough in one day to cover a year's rent.

"I see. Looks like I need to find a master."

Xiao Ran pondered for a while and realized that advancing to the executioner level seemed to be more difficult than he thought.

Then he took out the [bad luck] coin.

This was the bad luck coin cut off from Laoshan. Xiao Ran didn't know what it was used for, so he asked about it. As a result, Jin Chanzi next to him took the coin away directly.

"You can't use this thing, give it to me, I'll make a death scapegoat for you, it just happens to be of use."

Since Jin Chanzi said so, Xiao Ran didn't insist.

After dinner, Xiao Ran returned to the basement and continued working.

Before sewing up the C-level corpse, Xiao Ran needed to try to create a corpse slave with C-level strength.

During this period, Xiao Ran has been focusing on this direction.

With the help of [Suture of Fate], many impossible things have now become possible.

Xiao Ran spent a day transforming Taurus into a corpse slave.

But the occupation of Taurus was not taken away from him, and he retained his occupation as Taurus.

Robber, sixth sense, and tool casting.

All three professions are good auxiliary skills for Xiao Ran.

Although Taurus lost his own thinking after becoming a corpse slave, this did not prevent him from using his skills.

Especially the two professional abilities of weapon casting and robbery are what Xiao Ran values the most.

Xiao Ran had actually been coveting the robber's professional ability for a long time, which allowed him to steal spatial relics from the corpses of other beginners.

Casting is what Xiao Ran needs most right now.

If you want to create a C-level strength object, materials are crucial.

He still had a lot of flesh and blood from the underworld in his hands, but it was not enough. After all, he had almost used up all the useful parts in his hands in order to create the butcher.

Since flesh and blood is not enough, then take the path of mechanical ascension.

If the bones are not strong enough, make me a metal one. Anyway, the last thing Xiao Ran lacks right now is corpses.

For this purpose, Xiao Ran specially built a furnace for Jinniu in the backyard and asked him to forge iron in the back. Although there was no suitable cursed item to assist him, it was not difficult to do something for Xiao Ran with just his skills.

"It's useful, but a little stupid!"

Xiao Ran was holding a cup of tea, looking at Taurus lifting weights in the backyard, and frowned for a moment. It was actually not difficult to make a corpse have its own thoughts.

For example, the Butcher and Sanli have slowly developed new ideas on their own, and even the Painter and Archer have recently shown signs of this.

But this takes time, and it needs to be nurtured slowly with the corpse qi.

Of course, there are faster ways, such as transferring Liumu's consciousness to Taurus, but doing so is too risky. If Liumu's soul escapes by accident, Xiao Ran would have no place to cry.

Jin Chanzi, who was standing by, heard Xiao Ran's complaints and immediately understood what Xiao Ran meant. He smiled and said, "How difficult is that? I have a way."

"What?" Xiao Ran's eyes lit up when he heard that and he turned around to look at Jin Chanzi.

"I noticed before that there is a demon who possesses corpses following you. There are many demons like him in the underworld. Summon one out and let him possess this corpse."

Hearing Jin Chanzi's words, Xiao Ran's mind flashed: "Is there such a thing?"

"It's not a difficult task. The only difficulty is that it's hard to accurately lock onto the target. If the summoned one is too strong, you won't be able to control it, and it may even be easy for someone to take advantage of you. Don't forget the time at the evil ghost market."

At the evil ghost market, Xiao Ran originally wanted to invite the ghost spirit, but he almost got possessed by it.

"So, if you want to summon a demon, the best way is to know its name and the corresponding blessing."

"That's it."

Xiao Ran scratched his head, this was really embarrassing for him, but then his eyes lit up: "Hey, although I don't know, don't we just happen to have someone who knows?"

Xiao Ran patted the [Yin Bing Gourd] on his waist and threw out the six eyes.
After Liumu was thrown out, he looked at Xiao Ran with a confused look on his face, not knowing why Xiao Ran called him out. Before he could open his mouth, Xiao Ran had already put his arm around Liumu's neck with a smile on his face and said with a sly smile: "Liumu, you should have a lot of good brothers down there..."

(End of this chapter)