Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 441 The God of Wealth's Companion - The Treasure-Spitting Mouse

"Moreover, the market for beast-type scrolls is enormous; it's definitely a money-making opportunity," Zhou Qi chimed in. "I've just finished drawing a few ferocious beasts, so how about we put them together and create a new card pool?"

Zhou Qi was eager to try, his eyes shining.

After all, he had been eyeing that "card-drawing system" for a long time.

Unfortunately, his Netherworld Beast series is too small in scale, so it's not appropriate to create a separate card pool for it, nor is it appropriate to put it in the card pool for Wu Xian and Xue Lingling.

“That’s a good idea,” Wu Xian nodded and smiled. “I plan to name this card pool the Demon Race Card Pool.”

"A demon race card pool?" Zhou Qi's expression was strange. "Shouldn't it be a beast race card pool?"

Wu Xian smiled but remained silent.

Although Zhou Qi didn't quite understand, he didn't care about these details.

For him, all he needed to do was add the "gacha system," that money-grabbing system, to his scrolls.

Now, with the development of the scroll painting path, all kinds of scrolls need to be upgraded to gold scrolls, and the support that his family can provide him is no longer enough.

He is probably the poorest of all the scroll painters in the club now.

Even Chen Xu and Yao Xueer, these two "juniors," are much wealthier than him.

The key is that Chen Xu and Yao Xueer both joined the gacha system, and the Yaksha and Shura series are making a fortune.

In addition, the recent popularity of the Four Seas Dragon Palace has also increased their income to some extent.

"By the way, does the Vice President have any ideas for rat-type monsters?" Du Yifan suggested. "Influenced by the Void Emperor Spirit, rat-type beast scrolls are currently selling the best."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's eyes lit up slightly. "That's a good suggestion."

In the current Four Gods version, the best-selling animal scrolls are undoubtedly the Rat Clan scroll and the Sea Beast scroll.

There's nothing we can do; these two types are the current favorites.
In the marine mammal category, there is already the "Great Sage Overturning the Sea - Flood Dragon Demon King" figure, which will likely become the best-selling model in the "Seven Great Sages" series in the future.

However, the rat race is still lacking.

As a deity from the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Void Sun Rat is naturally not suitable for inclusion in the Demon Race card pool.

Moreover, the Void Sun Rat has already been "bought out" by that Void Emperor Spirit as his future wife. In addition, the Twenty-Eight Constellations are too high-class to be sold as flagship scrolls, and are only suitable for the high-end market at the gold scroll level.

However, in the myths and legends of the previous life, there were indeed quite a few rat-like demons.

I'll first make the Grey Immortal, one of the Five Immortals, and the Rat Spirit from Journey to the West, as the main models for the low-to-mid-range animal-themed market.

In the high-end market, there are even more options.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas alone contains many powerful rat-like mythical beasts, not to mention the Rat, one of the Twelve Earthly Branches.

However, compared to these powerful rat gods, Wu Xian was more interested in a rat at the auspicious beast level, named the [Treasure-Spitting Rat].

They are the retinue of the God of Wealth in Tibetan Buddhism.

Of course, it would be even better if there were a treasure-hunting mouse, but unfortunately that treasure-hunting mouse is too high-class and can't be made for the time being.

For now, let's make do with the [Treasure-Spitting Mouse] and adapt to the current version.

Unlike the treasure-hunting rat, the treasure-spitting rat, while also possessing the ability to find treasure, has the key ability to "spit out treasure," which is similar to the ability to "eat grass and produce milk."

If we feed them properly, they should produce a lot of high-quality resources.

After returning to his villa in the North District, Wu Xian immediately began creating the rat-themed scroll.

First, make the Gray Fairy with the copper and silver shaft and the Golden-nosed White-haired Rat Spirit, and then hand them over to the club staff for help.

Now that the "Scroll Master" is here, there's no need for his two apprentices to do the work.

The subsequent Demon Race card pool is also in the works.

Next up is the more important [Treasure-Spitting Rat], which is actually the current idea behind the God of Wealth's will.

According to the God of Wealth, the treasure-spitting rat seems to be very beneficial to his future advancement.

The God of Wealth's upgrade is Wu Xian's own upgrade, so Wu Xian attaches great importance to it and collects the best materials, aiming directly for the gold scroll.

If it weren't for the lack of a suitable [Divine Power Core], I would even like to directly create a Jade Scroll version of the Treasure-Spitting Rat.

"Huh? It will also consume a trace of your original power?"

During the creation process, the God of Wealth appeared beside me and infused a wisp of his essence into the drawing of the Treasure-Spitting Rat.

"This will make his treasure-spitting ability stronger and unlock some abilities that are only available at the Jade Scroll level ahead of time."

Wu Xian understood.

In short, the God of Wealth has his reasons for doing this.

Because it was based on Tibetan Buddhist ideas, Wu Xian, under the guidance of the God of Wealth, added some details and made some Chinese-style modifications during the design process to better match the power of Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth.

Soon after, the scroll depicting the laws of heaven and earth was completed, a brand new scroll was formed.

Feed it directly with Spirit-Nourishing Pills to reach six stars. The scroll data is as follows:
[The God of Wealth's Companion - The Treasure-Spitting Rat]

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Gold Axis

Painting Spirit: ★★★★★★

Spirituality: 153
Innate Traits: Treasure-Spitting Superpower, Mani Jewel

With high-quality materials and the infusion of the God of Wealth's original power, the Treasure-Spitting Rat starts with 153 points of spirituality.

With a slight thought, a cute little creature, pure white and with a pearl in its mouth, fell into my arms—a truly adorable little thing.

It's the kind of lucky charm that comes naturally.

They have some combat ability, but not much.

Fortunately, Wu Xian didn't expect to use it in battle; the Treasure-Spitting Rat's value lay in "logistics" and "support."

What the God of Wealth needs is the Mani Jewel produced by the Treasure-Spitting Rat. After being refined with wealth energy, it can produce pure and immaculate merit.

At the same time, the Mani Jewel can also be used as material for scroll paintings, thereby introducing the power of "Buddhism" into this world.

Of course, the Mani Jewel is not something that can be spat out casually.

The treasure-spitting rat needs to devour various rare and precious items and digest them with the help of the God of Wealth's "wealth energy" before the Mani Jewel can be produced.

"With the Golden Scroll Treasure-Spitting Rat and the blessing of my own essence, the conversion and production efficiency should be quite good," the God of Wealth pondered. "The Mani Pearl has many wonderful uses. It can not only be used as a material, but also absorbed and refined to comprehend the power of laws. It can even be taken directly as medicine to cure diseases and eliminate disasters."

Moreover, having the Mani Jewel will lay a solid foundation for your subsequent plans.

For example, with the monkeys, you'll definitely need them if you want to do anything later.

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded.

It just goes to show that having a mentor makes all the difference.

Since the God of Wealth's will descended upon this place, everything has become orderly.

"Where are we going to find so many rare and precious treasures?" Wu Xian asked, his head aching.

"I don't really know much about the rare treasures of this world," the God of Wealth pondered and analyzed. "Rare flowers and herbs, rare animals and the like should all be fine. You can figure it out yourself."

"Exotic flowers and herbs, rare and exotic animals?" Wu Xian's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of thought forming in his mind.

Where are the most exotic flowers and rare herbs found?
Naturally, it consists of plant-based alien worlds, primarily green deserts.

As for rare and exotic beasts, those naturally belong to the realm of exotic beasts.
It would be even better if there were a dimensional fusion zone between the Beast Realm and the Green Desert.

The only concern is that things have been a bit chaotic in the Beast Realm lately, which will affect the related fusion zones to some extent.

Let's go visit the King of Azure Trees first.

While we're at it, let's check out the situation in the insect realm.

Speaking of which, Second Sister-in-law Kunyouniang has been in the insect world for so many years, surely she must have some treasures in her collection?

……

Mythical Beast Gym, Gym University.

Outside the principal's office, a group of dojo students, led by several scions of powerful families, were staging a joint protest.

Inside the principal's office, a refined old man with gray hair and beard was secretly having a headache.

It wasn't because of the students outside, but because of the leaders of the powerful families behind the Divine Beast Gym.

Yes, even the top leaders of the dojo were alarmed by this wave of reforms.

It's obvious that it's because of those scions of powerful families.

"Old Principal, do you have some complaints about our prestigious families?" A middle-aged man spoke respectfully over the phone. "Why are you suddenly taking this opportunity to reduce the quota for Gold Standard diplomas?"

"Reduced?" The old headmaster was completely bewildered. "It just means that the difficulty and quality of the graduation exams have been increased. Don't try to apply the kind of infighting that you aristocratic families have to the school."

"But my sons say they have no hope of graduating normally this year, let alone getting a gold-standard degree?" The middle-aged man on the phone asked, puzzled. "Perhaps you could lower the difficulty level a bit?"

“Alright, I’ll go and investigate myself.”

After hanging up the phone, she glared at her secretary and son-in-law, "Let's go, what are you standing there for? Look at the mess you've made."

"I didn't expect the students to react so strongly," the middle-aged man next to him said, slightly embarrassed. "Although the Flower Fruit Mountain dungeon is quite difficult, it shouldn't be this hard for them, right?"

The old headmaster pondered, "Perhaps the difficulty of the Flower Fruit Mountain instance isn't fixed?"

"Not fixed?" The middle-aged man was startled. "How is that possible? Aren't the difficulty levels of normal scroll dungeons fixed? Could it possibly be a dungeon of the first generation of realms?"

"..." The old headmaster remained silent. "Let me investigate this thoroughly first."

The two then walked out of the office together, signaling the protesting students to quiet down.

After some questioning, a discrepancy was indeed found.

To put it bluntly, the difficulty level experienced by the middle-aged man during his previous investigation was not the same as the difficulty level experienced by the students.

The experiences of those scions of prominent families, in particular, seem ridiculously difficult.

This left the middle-aged man in a state of deep astonishment and doubt.

Could it be that the Flower Fruit Mountain instance is truly following the path of the first generation of realms?
However, the production methods and techniques of the first-generation domain scroll have been lost for many years. Although many scroll painters in later generations have tried to restore that technique, the results have always been unsatisfactory, with problems arising here or there.

The old headmaster was clearly intrigued as well, asking as they walked, "What's the origin of this Flower Fruit Mountain instance? Whose new work is this?"

“Uh, not the older generation, but a young man,” the middle-aged man replied.

"A young man? Whose junior is so outstanding?" the old principal asked in surprise.

"He's not from a prominent family either."

Upon hearing this, the old principal was taken aback again, his eyes flashing slightly as he said, "A young man from humble beginnings? Which martial arts school or academy is he from? Has he graduated yet? Can we bring him over?"

As someone who also came from humble beginnings, he has always valued the talents emerging from grassroots students.

Just like his secretary and son-in-law, he was the one who discovered and supported him.

“He’s not a student of the dojo either.” The middle-aged man said with a strange expression, “He’s from a newly established club in the private sector, the Underworld Club from the Underworld region before, a kid named Wu Xian.”

The old headmaster's expression was strange, a mixture of surprise and suspicion. "That kid again?"

"You also know Wu Xian?" the middle-aged man asked in surprise.

"Not only do we know about him, but that kid almost stole the show at the recent Mechanical Dojo Invitational Tournament," the old principal joked. "I just didn't expect that little guy would also have some ideas about our Beast Scroll."

Oh right, so Flower Fruit Mountain is based on the orcish race's strategy, right?

"should be."

"What do you mean by 'should be'?" the old headmaster asked, puzzled. "Didn't you say that the orc monsters in that dungeon were of very high quality?"

"The presence of beastmen and monsters doesn't necessarily mean it's a beastman's domain," the middle-aged man chuckled. "At least from what I've gathered, Flower Fruit Mountain isn't entirely a beastman's domain."

"Is it a multi-element concept?" the old principal pondered. "It does fit the kid's diverse style, but drawing a multi-element scroll is very difficult."

It's already impressive that he could produce something at such a young age, but to achieve such high quality is even more remarkable.

"I'm becoming increasingly interested in that Flower and Fruit Mountain."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the main hall of the academy, followed by a large number of protesting students.

As the premier academy for scroll painters, the Alliance Hero Tower terminal is naturally directly connected to the academy.

"From what you're saying, there's a powerful monkey king in the fourth-tier difficulty dungeon, the kind that's unbelievably strong?" The middle-aged man looked at the young men from aristocratic families with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right, at least with the students’ current strength, they simply can’t win.” The scions of aristocratic families nodded solemnly.

"It's only at the fourth level of difficulty, how powerful can it be?" The middle-aged man's expression was strange.

Afterwards, together with the old headmaster and several scions of prominent families, they entered the Flower Fruit Mountain, which is at the fourth level of difficulty.

"What a magnificent landscape!" the old principal couldn't help but exclaim.

But soon, he vaguely sensed something unusual.

In some ways, this instance seems to differ from a normal instance.

After witnessing firsthand the bizarre and exceptionally high-quality monsters, the old headmaster's eyes lit up with admiration.

No wonder my son-in-law gave this instance such a high rating. Putting aside the realm scroll aspect, the level of character design alone is already excellent.

To put it simply, any one of the minor demons in the story could be used as a starting point for a painting, and it would be enough to reach a graduation level.

……

Insect Realm, Spider Cave Outpost.

The Pansidong outpost has now recovered from the previous insect infestation.

However, the Four Gods Seal on the Evil Realm Battlefield remains a ticking time bomb, causing unease.

"Huh? Second sister-in-law is already level 60?"

After not seeing her for several days, Kun Youniang had changed drastically.

It wasn't just the level increase; the person's entire demeanor and spirit underwent a dramatic transformation.

The aura of a great demon from the insect realm was completely concealed, and he looked just like a normal human being.

(End of this chapter)