I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 488 Exciting (36)

On his second day in the village, Principal Liu left his 137th suggestion: "The villagers' intelligence could be further enhanced."

But after thinking about it, he crossed out the suggestion and rewrote it: "[The intelligence of some villagers could be further enhanced.]"

The reason why the villagers could be given some smart features is because they felt a bit lonely.

I only met the head of the teaching department once on the first day, and then I don't know what he did after that.

I thought that meeting the villagers would give me a good chat and allow me to share my experiences.

He had once gathered resources underground, farmed on islands, fished for treasure, and died several times.

Unfortunately, although the villagers here have their own logic, they can only make strange noises like "humph~", "hmm~", and "hmm~", which makes people feel unhappy.

Trading with them might yield some items that aren't easy to obtain, but these residents are all shrewd merchants. Sixty-four coals for one emerald, and then you're telling me one emerald can only be exchanged for one loaf of bread?
In order to achieve his goal, he reluctantly exchanged a set of coal here for another set of coal, feeling that he had really lost a lot of money.

Sixty-four coals are equivalent to four sets of torches. By taking these torches down into the mine, he can hollow out a large area underground.

Now, it's just an emerald?

Upon reassessing the situation, Principal Liu realized that he had done almost everything he could, with only one basic achievement remaining: "unlock a module".

"Modules?"

Curious, Principal Liu opened the module loading interface and saw that there were currently three modules available for use.

The author is anonymous. [Cultivation Module] After activating this module, a large sect will descend. You will then need to complete the sect's tasks or explore various ruins to obtain more powerful strength and face more difficult challenges.

All cultivators will adopt the ancient method of cultivating immortality. There is no need for acupuncture or paying to unlock spiritual root functions. All you need to do is fight and kill and seize opportunities.

In the notes, the anonymous author thoughtfully told players that this mod is very grindy, the kind of grind that makes you lose track of time.

The second module is the "Agricultural Tycoon" module by another anonymous author.

In this mod, agriculture and animal husbandry are greatly enhanced, and a large number of cash crops begin to appear, allowing players to continue planting them indefinitely.

At the same time, a third intermediary currency will appear in the villagers' transactions: cash.

Players can run their own farms, stockpile large quantities of goods, and constantly monitor price fluctuations to make money when the opportunity arises.

After running this mod, villagers can be hired; they will lose their trading ability and instead work for the player. If the player wishes, they can also travel to the sea to find primitive tribes full of humanoid monsters and enslave them to farm for themselves.

The third module is the work of a third anonymous author, 【The Era of Prosthetics】.

In this mod, new construction factories can be built, factories become the mainstream, players need to constantly collect resources, buy blueprints from villagers, then improve their technological strength, and continuously strengthen themselves through prosthetics.

However, be careful, this mod will present a lot of challenges. A new enemy, the "capital tycoon," will appear, and a large number of mercenaries will appear, ready to capture the player, this outlier, and then take him back for research.

The clash with financial giants will be the climax of the game, and it is recommended for players who have a good understanding of the combat and dream mechanics.

After reading the descriptions of these three modules, Principal Liu was conflicted.

Each module looks interesting, but unfortunately you can only choose one of the three at the moment.

After much deliberation, Principal Liu finally chose the cultivation module.

In an instant, light shot into the sky, and a massive immortal mountain emerged from the clouds and descended upon this world.

Then, a piece of paper fell down and was held in Principal Liu's hand. Inside was a spiritual root usage license, indicating that he had acquired spiritual roots and could cultivate.

In addition, new magical artifacts appeared and new spiritual herbs were bestowed.

The characteristics of the seeds have been enhanced, and each plant now possesses multiple attributes such as "cultivation," "physical body," and "primordial spirit." How to cultivate top-grade spiritual herbs has become an important topic.

The variety of spirit beasts has also increased significantly, and each spirit beast has its own uses, even helping players fight monsters. Ruins have appeared, with different ruins offering different benefits. Their locations and levels will also change periodically after a certain period, making it easier for players to explore and obtain their desired cultivation techniques.

After reading the contents of this module, Principal Liu was shocked once again.

This isn't a module at all!
This is a dream within a dream!

The characteristics of the dream remain unchanged, and my understanding of the dream is still effective.

But the new content changed the way he played before, making it both familiar and unfamiliar to him, and filled him with a sense of novelty and longing.

After carefully studying the new content, Principal Liu immediately became engrossed in the new module and quickly forgot his original identity.

Subsequently, he studied new cultivation methods and embarked on a new journey of cultivating herbs and refining elixirs.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The ancient method of foundation building does not require the Dao seed of a star lord. As long as one's cultivation is sufficient, one can expand the dantian within the body and transform magical power into spiritual liquid.

Just now, he slew 100,000 demons and monsters. Heaven was moved by his dedication to upholding justice and bestowed upon him a spiritual pill, causing his cultivation to increase dramatically.

Feeling that the time was right, he immediately composed himself and took the pills, but unfortunately, his success rate in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage was only 50%.

"Damn it, why is it only 50%? Is it just bad timing?"

No, it's your fault.

"Who...is that you!"

Turning his head, Principal Liu discovered that the Dean of Students, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, had reappeared, but he was now completely unrecognizable.

The other person's body was covered in prosthetics; apart from being basically humanoid, they were no longer human.

His skin was replaced with a transparent membrane prosthetic, which allowed him to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy through his skin and accelerate his cultivation.

His eyes were replaced with prosthetic eyes, which allowed him to quickly assess Principal Liu's abilities.

He had anti-gravity prosthetics added to the soles of his feet, allowing him to fly even though he was only at the Qi Refining stage.

The arm was implanted with a cannon, which released shockwaves by igniting spirit stone powder.

Looking at the dean of students who had completely lost his humanity, Principal Liu felt a strong sense of murderous intent.

"Dean of Students, are you here to kill me?"

"Nonsense! They couldn't possibly be here to cultivate with you, could they!"

"Why is this?"

“You cultivate using ancient methods, while I cultivate using cyber methods. You are ancient and I am modern; we are from different lineages. If we don’t argue about who is superior, my mind will never be clear.”

Stop talking nonsense! What's the truth?

"If you die, I'll be the principal! Principal Liu, prepare to die!"

"I knew you had ulterior motives! If you want war, then let's fight! Today, let's see if you, the Cyber ​​Immortal, are stronger, or if I, the Ancient Cultivator, am more powerful!"

A flash of light appeared, a magic sword flew out, and the two blocky figures clashed fiercely, prompting the onlookers outside to clap their hands.

wonderful!

It’s really wonderful!

(End of this chapter)