Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 157 Shipbuilding Elder

Lu Chaoding arrived at the mountain gate and saw Chu Wudi and Chu Shishui, who were wearing shorts, from afar.

The two sat cross-legged at the foot of the mountain, one on the left and one on the right, with flags standing behind them. One flag read "Voluntary to join a reliable sword sect," and the other read "Resolutely obey the sect leader."

A number of players surrounded them.

"Wow, these two know how to have fun!"

When Lu Chaoding approached the two men, they immediately bowed down to him as if they had seen a savior.

Chu Wudi said, "I am willing to follow the sect leader. I beg the sect leader to give me a chance."

Chu Shishui said, "Joining a reliable sword sect is my lifelong pursuit. Please grant my request, Sect Leader."

Lu Chao retorted, "To be honest, you two are very perceptive, but my reliable sword sect only accepts reliable people, and you two seem to be a little lacking..."

Zhang Defa was doing a live stream nearby. He shouted, "These two are so poor that all they have left are their underwear. They've clearly come here to seek refuge. As far as I know, the NPCs of the Golden Sword Sect and the Tianfeng Sword Sect have either been killed or joined the Qilin Sword Sect. These two are definitely outliers. They're very smart. They actually came here to seek refuge."

Hua Dashao was also nearby. He shouted, "Brother Ding, these are level 50 bosses delivered to our doorstep. Why not take them? We can put them at the mountain gate to show off our status."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wudi and Chu Shishui immediately knelt down and said in unison, "We are willing to guard the mountain gate and dedicate ourselves to the cause until our dying breath."

Hua Dashao approached Lu Chaoding again and whispered, "Brother Ding, they have a hidden setting. They are actually brothers, from the hidden sect, the Great Ship Sect. They are multi-talented, able to build ships, make signs, write large characters, and erect flags. Recruiting them might help you achieve a hidden achievement."

Lu Chao nodded and said to the two NPCs wearing big shorts, "I'll give you a chance. Do your best in the future."

The two said in unison, "Thank you, Sect Leader!"

Then, the "Reliable Sword Sect Elder" costume automatically appeared on them.

Lu Chaoding received a system notification: "Ding, special NPCs Xiao Wudi and Xiao Shishui have joined the Reliable Sword Sect and automatically obtained the identity of Shipbuilding Elder."

"Ding! Hidden achievement achieved, shipyard construction unlocked. For details, please communicate with Shipbuilding Elders Xiao Wudi and Xiao Shishui."

"Huh, there really is a hidden achievement? These two have become shipbuilding elders? Interesting!"

Lu Chaoding couldn't help but glance at Hua Dashao, thinking to himself that this guy was something else.

"Okay, bro!"

Hua Dashao patted his chest confidently.

A moment later, Lu Chaoding led Zhang Defa to the mission hall, where they first collected a batch of [Nine-Turn Pills], and then continued to collect various items while consuming the pills.

Soon, he obtained twenty [Construction Blueprints for the Three Talents Pavilion], one hundred [Nine-Scale Calamity Mirror - Part 1], and more than three hundred [Heavenly Mandate Diagrams].

Lu Chaoding then sought out Lü Shaobao, and at his suggestion, twelve Three Talents Towers were built on the first level of Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain. Some were built in the Peach Garden, some in the Lingzhi Forest, and some in the Purple Bamboo Forest...

The Sancai Tower is an octagonal, nine-story wooden building constructed with mortise and tenon joints. It is over forty meters tall and has an antique and elegant appearance. Lu Chaoding completely regarded the Sancai Tower as a decorative building.

It is worth mentioning that Lü Shaobao established a "Dabao Construction Corps". Thanks to their efforts, many places on the first level of Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain have been greened, and "scenic spots" such as Lingzhi Forest, Peach Garden, Purple Bamboo Forest, Apricot Blossom Forest, and Fortune Garden have been created. They have even begun to study building wooden buildings and courtyards. They are all very enthusiastic, but unfortunately, they still have too few materials and equipment to use.

Lu Shaobao chose the Sancai Building in the Purple Bamboo Forest as the "Temporary Command Post of the Da Bao Construction Corps." He suggested to Lu Chaoding, "Brother Ding, this Sancai Building can be used as temporary residences for disciples. There will definitely be some unruly players occupying it, which will easily cause conflicts. Our sect needs to establish some rules and manage it properly... Also, Elder Zhang Defa recently developed a new activity, which is to lead a group of people to graze on grass. They graze on a large area at a time, destroying all the greenery we've worked so hard to create. You have to do something about it!"

"Leading a group of people to eat grass? Is that even possible?"

Lu Chaoding found it quite strange. At this moment, Hua Dashao also arrived. He came to find Lü Shaobao and said, "Commander Lü, I'm building a shipyard here, and I reckon I'll have to go to Qianyuan Island to buy materials. Can you provide some manpower?"

Lu Shaobao's eyes lit up immediately: "A shipyard? We can't just build one anywhere. Have you chosen a location yet? Or should I give you some advice?"

"I couldn't be happier. If possible, I would also like to ask Commander Lü to design the dock."

"To be honest, I've already started thinking about this; the dock absolutely has to be built..."

"Really? I have some ideas that I'd like to discuss with Commander Lü..."

Lu Shaobao and Hua Dashao chatted and laughed, leaving Lu Chaoding completely out of the way, and soon they walked arm in arm toward the mountain gate.

"What a talent!"

Lu Chaoding sighed as he watched their backs. Lu Shaobao and the others truly treated Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain as their home, while he, as the sect leader, was more like a hands-off manager, with no real management.

"It seems necessary to appoint some managerial talent to run my sect..."

Lu Chaoding made his decision silently.

A moment later, after instructing Zhang Defa not to nibble on the grass anymore, Lu Chaoding took out a dubious lottery ticket in front of the mission hall and used it.

Thanks to the Heavenly Destiny Mirror, Lu Chaoding can now draw prizes anytime, anywhere without having to go to the Heavenly Destiny Platform. In fact, as long as he carries the Heavenly Destiny Mirror, he becomes a human Heavenly Destiny Platform, allowing not only himself to draw prizes but also other players who get close enough to do so.

After the unreliable lottery ticket disappeared, a white light descended from the sky and landed near Lu Chao, transforming into a white sphere of light. Undoubtedly, he had drawn a one-star item, but without revealing the sphere, he still didn't know what it was.

"Let's try it out first."

Lu Chaoding used a Heavenly Fate Mirror directly, and immediately a selection window popped up in front of him. This window also had a scroll bar. After studying it for a while, Lu Chaoding found that there were a total of one hundred selectable items.

"Is it only one out of a hundred?"

Lu Chaoding immediately understood the function of the Heavenly Mandate Mirror.

Among the hundred one-star items, there wasn't anything particularly special. Lu Chao randomly chose a pack of lemon lollipops, and the light sphere in front of him automatically shattered, revealing the lemon lollipops he had selected.

Lu Chao popped a lemon lollipop into his mouth, slurping it up from the sourness, and continued with the lottery draw.

Lu Chaoding can now reliably obtain lottery tickets through the Dimensional Merit Shop, which only requires spending gold coins.

For him, gold coins are just numbers; with the mission hall, he can farm as many as he wants.

Next, Lu Chaoding used the only rare and unreliable lottery ticket he had ever collected.

The randomness of this lottery ticket is that the probability of drawing a five-star item is 4% of the player's level.

In theory, once Lu Chaoding reaches level 25, he can use this lottery ticket to draw a five-star item with a 100% success rate.

Lu Chao is currently level 30, and unsurprisingly, he drew a five-star prize after using this lottery ticket.

"Let's see what's special in the five-star prize!"

Lu Chaoding used the second Heavenly Mandate Mirror, and a selection window immediately popped up in front of him.

As expected, the selection window offered one hundred different five-star prizes to choose from.

It contains five-star materials such as Great Luo Geng Gold, five-star materials such as Falling Moon Divine Black Gold, five-star weapons such as Heavenly Mad Dragon, five-star weapons such as Burning Flame Golden Wheel, five-star fashion items such as Heavenly River Marshal, five-star back accessory Cloud Scenery Magic Plate, and so on.

"This time we're really taking off! We can choose any five-star item we want, and then use the quest center to farm them endlessly. I can equip the entire sect with five-star gear, making everyone a master. We'll be invincible."

Lu Chao was dazzled by the sight and felt like he had struck it rich.

After careful selection, he chose the five-star special item [Sect Building Enhancement Scroll - Enchantment].

[Sect Building Enhancement Scroll - Enchantment: A special item that can be used on special sect buildings such as statues, imbuing them with a simple spiritual quality and randomly enhancing them. Explore the details yourself. Note: There are various types of sect building upgrade scrolls, but each building can only be enhanced once.]

(End of this chapter)