Douluo Continent: I Have a Diverse Order-Taking Platform

"Let me see what the tasks are for today."

Inside the Liu family's pharmacy, a black-haired boy, about 1.6 meters tall, with a clean-cut and handsome face, was sitting behind the counter.

Seemingly bored

But his gaze was actually fixed on the front.

And he was none other than Liu Yuan.

Over the course of three years, he continuously accepted suitable tasks on the platform. Although the rewards, which were easy and high-yielding, like the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and the Bloodline of Light, never appeared again, he not only obtained a considerable amount of whale glue but also acquired the bloodline power of many different kinds of plant-based soul beasts, causing his Yuan Liu Martial Soul to undergo a transformation.

However, the transformative effect has never been as intense as that of the Light Bloodline. It can only be said that little by little, quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Even so, his strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

The soul power fluctuations approaching those of a Soul Master are enough to prove everything.

Furthermore, Liu Yuan's second spirit ring has reached the level of a thousand years, and his spirit skill "Absorption" is equally powerful, capable of selectively absorbing the opponent's life force, nutrients, spirit power, and physical strength. If one is not careful, he might even be treated as an evil spirit master.

【Ding! 】

Liu Yuan pulled up today's task panel, but his eyes gradually turned helpless. Of the ten tasks, either the rewards were meaningless, or he was simply incapable of completing them.

Then a thought occurred to me.

I clicked the refresh button, which gives me 3 chances to refresh.

With the panel update, ten new tasks have been introduced.

"Wait! This is..."

Suddenly, Liu Yuan's gaze turned intense.

Because in this [Mission Nine], he saw a reward that made his heart flutter—the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife!

You know, this is a huge piece of gold that represents life!

He originally thought that if he wanted to get this carving knife, he would have to wait until the Soul Master Competition to auction it at the Starlight Auction House. However, to his surprise, another one appeared on the platform.

He was determined to succeed in this mission!

So Liu Yuan quickly checked [Task Nine].

【Mission Nine (The Wasteful Evil Soul Master): ...】

"This nickname is really well-chosen."

Liu Yuan couldn't help but complain, then continued watching.

[...Requires an extremely rare metal (valid for 1 year). Reward: Soul-Eating Carving Knife (cannot be changed)]

"Unchangeable?"

Liu Yuan didn't believe that an evil soul master who created the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade wouldn't have anything else of value.

Similarly, it's hard to believe that a cultist who created the Soul-Eating Carving Blade would set the reward as a carving blade for a piece of rare metal.

In other words… this evil spirit master likely sensed something amiss with the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and wanted to use the platform to get rid of this hot potato. Of course, getting another piece of rare metal from a sucker would be even better.

"This guy has a good plan."

Liu Yuan gave a cold laugh.

However, he ended up being the "sucker"!

Then he could use that to attract Electrox. And once he obtained the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade of this world, he would have two pieces of Life Gold. It would be a huge profit.

So he immediately clicked "Claim".

This task was then placed in the "Reserved Area".

Obtaining a rare metal that meets the requirements is no easy task. After all, in the era of soul tools, any rare metal was a strategic resource. Given the Liu family's situation, acquiring one would not be a simple matter.

You can either try your luck at an auction or the black market.

Alternatively, you could look for opportunities on order-taking platforms.

The validity period is one year, which is quite ample.

"Let me see if there are any other tasks I can accept." Next, Liu Yuan turned his attention to several other tasks, but none of them were satisfactory. After continuous attempts, there was still one last chance to refresh the tasks today.

【Ding! 】

The task panel is flashing; refresh complete.

As soon as Liu Yuan had a thought, the task kept going up.

But soon, the task panel froze in the middle.

"No, I guess I was just lucky?"

He raised an eyebrow. The contents of [Mission Five] showed him an opportunity to obtain rare metals.

[Task 5 (Future-like Male Protagonist): I want a suitable first soul spirit (Validity: 3 days); Reward: 30,000 Federal Credits; Optional Additions (Modifiable)]

"interesting."

Liu Yuan's lips couldn't help but curl upwards.

If it were simply a "future-like male protagonist," then he wouldn't know who it was. But if it involves the first soul spirit and 30,000 Federal Credits, then the target it refers to becomes obvious.

Tang Wulin!

In the era of the Dragon King Legend, rare metals were also considered treasures. However, they already possessed forging techniques not found in the Douluo Continent era. It didn't matter if they couldn't obtain truly rare metals, but what about thousand-times-forged, or even spirit-forged, metals?

It's not a rare metal, but it's better than a rare metal.

It perfectly meets the requirements of a "wasteful evil spirit master".

If it's just a soul...

He didn't.

However, there is no shortage of suitable hundred-year-old soul beasts.

So, on a whim, he clicked on "Can be modified" and changed the original "30,000 Federal Coins; Attachments can be made" to "Thousand-Refined Metal with Light Attribute; I don't have a Soul Spirit, but I can provide you with a hundred-year-old plant-type Soul Beast. If you can't provide Thousand-Refined Metal with Light Attribute, that's fine too."

The former is the compensation for the change;

The latter is the information being conveyed.

This usage is considered a user exploiting a loophole in the platform.

When Liu Yuan uploaded the revised reward, the "Modifiable" status in the reward section of the task changed to "Under Consideration".

……

Dragon King Legend Universe

At home, Tang Wulin was lying on the bed with a blank stare.

He never imagined that after three years of hard work, he would finally have enough money to buy a soul spirit. But he was told he could only draw one randomly, and there was even a chance he'd get a defective one.

If it weren't for the platform that allows users to post tasks,

He might have actually chosen to draw randomly back then.

But my reward is only 30,000 Federal Credits, with at most a verbal bonus. Will anyone actually take the mission?

If it really doesn't work...

"Knock knock knock—"

A knock on the door interrupted Tang Wulin's thoughts.

Tang Ziran pushed open the door and entered. Seeing her son's state, her heart ached. "Son, Dad will try to think of something else. If that doesn't work, we'll borrow some money and try to raise 70,000 for you..."

"No need, Dad."

Tang Wulin stood up and shook his head, his face showing understanding. "You and Mom are already exhausted from taking care of us every day. Anyway, my martial spirit is just Blue Silver Grass. If it really doesn't work out in three days... then let's try our luck. Maybe heaven will be on our side and give me a decent soul spirit."

"Sigh..." Although she didn't know why her son insisted on waiting for three days, Tang Ziran didn't think much of it. She just sighed painfully, "It's all because your father is useless."

Just as Tang Wulin was about to offer some words of comfort, a voice echoed in his mind…

【Ding! 】