A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

Xiao Huohuo: You are invincible.

Chapter 121 Hardworking Slave (Day 44)

Romeo: My friends, selling swords is really very profitable. Is there anyone who knows how to sell swords?

Jeanne: Honestly, this has nothing to do with sword dealing. (Pinching nose)

Xiao Huohuo: Indeed, what you are selling is not a sword, what you are selling is clearly (beep——).

Romeo: No way, I forced them to buy it. Even if I didn’t force them to buy it, they would still buy it.

Han Buli: You bastard...it's better to use a verb.

KP, who was run over by a car at high speed and felt a little lost for a moment:?

Romeo: Well, I have sold out my swords. When will you bring me some more, Joan?

Jeanne: Damn Lao Luo, why are you selling so quickly? I still have to fight again, why don’t you go to the Hundred Refining Cave and buy a few batches of goods to resell?

Romeo: Roar!

Xiao Huohuo: Get bigger! Get stronger!

KP: No, it’s okay to sell one or two, but are you really not afraid of being beaten to death if you do wholesale?

Romeo: It was Juliet who sold the sword, what does that have to do with me, Romeo?

KP:?

Jeanne: You're willing to sacrifice your former lover just to shirk responsibility? Hajiro, you...

Han Buli: The most family-oriented episode of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo: Well, forget it. I'd better go to the Sutra Library to learn some magic first. I was just defeated by Brother Xuanzi yesterday. I have to learn from my mistakes, work hard, and try to defeat Lao Xiao as soon as possible.

Xiao Huohuo:?

KP: While your motivations may not be entirely pure, your ambition is certainly commendable. Romeo, now that you've arrived at the Sutra Library, what new magical arts do you hope to learn?

Romeo: Is there any magic that can enhance the charm and turn the opponent into a hard-working slave after hitting?

KP:?

Xiao Huohuo: Ambition. (Laughs)

Joan of Arc: Ambition. (Music)

Han Buli: Ambition. (Profound meaning)

KP: I'm deeply sorry for having such high hopes for yellow waste. (I'm currently reflecting on this.)

Romeo: So does KP have such magic? I don't ask for much, just hardworking slaves.

KP: (pinching nose) ...Just try your luck and let me see.

Romeo: Lucky, 15/45, difficult success.

KP:?

Romeo: Yeah!

Xiao Huohuo: I’m shocked. What’s wrong with Lao Luo’s bad luck lately?

Jeanne: They were both wounded by the Ten Thousand Swords, but it seems like their fate is different from that of a certain stinky little brother? Do you have any clues?

Han Buli: Maybe Lao Luo is from Europe, while a certain eyebrow pencil was smuggled in.

Xiao Huohuo: (half annoyed)

Romeo: Hehe, KP, please bring the Hard Slave Curse over soon, I can’t wait any longer!

KP: No hard slaves!

Romeo: I was lucky and succeeded!

KP: There is no hard slavery, only enhanced charm!

Romeo: No! My hard-working slave!

[Confusing Spell] Auxiliary magic, 10MP, charm skill success rate +30%, and enhance the charm effect. After the charm is successful, the enemy will fall into a confused state, all skill judgment -30%, attack power -30%, the effect lasts for 5 rounds.

罗密欧:惑心咒成功率，（【1d100:82】＋55）／2=68％

Xiao Huohuo: Woc, what a powerful mind-confusing spell, it’s half a hard control!

Han Buli: It's really strong. With the Heart-Confusing Mantra + Vajra Indestructibility + Heavenly Body Protection Technique + Black Turtle Scale, Lao Luo's toughness is probably comparable to that of a half-foundation-building cultivator. Honestly, the rewards for successfully amplifying the Heart-Confusing Mantra are not excessive.

Jeanne: KP is suddenly so generous, I'm afraid there's some trap waiting for us. (Pinching nose)

KP: Well...how could that be? People should have more trust in each other.

Joan of Arc: Stare—

Romeo: Hee, it’s okay. If KP dares to do anything evil, I will beat him to his knees.

KP:?

Romeo: Come to think of it, why would I have to search for a slave in the virtual world? I could just beat KP to his knees and make him my slave in real life.

KP: ???

Han Buli: Romeo is capable!

Xiao Huohuo: Quack! Romeo, we love your teeth!

KP: Damn Romeo... Tsk, forget it, I'm going to find Joan of Arc.

Xiao Huohuo: This KP is just a coward. (laughs)

KP: (half annoyed) Jeanne, are you going to refine weapons today?

Joan of Arc: That's right, I just went back and checked. If I want to increase the success rate of [Forging] and [Spirit Infusion], the prerequisite is that I need to successfully refine the weapon, right?

KP: Right.

Jeanne: And once the refining process begins, it can't be interrupted? Otherwise, it will be considered a failure?

KP: Right.

Joan of Arc: That means, as long as I can meet these two points, I can increase the success rate of [Forging] and [Spirit Infusion], and it has nothing to do with the specific amount of action power consumed, right?

KP: Yeah... huh? (alert)

Xiao Huohuo: Yes, right?

Joan of Arc: That’s right.

KP: No, no, tell me what you want to do first?

Joan of Arc: I want to spend spirit stones to hire disciples from Chengtian Sect to forge the Huangjing Sword. I will only be responsible for the final spirit infusion process, so that I can easily improve my proficiency.

Xiao Huohuo: I have an assembly line production.

Han Buli: (frowns) It would cost a lot of spirit stones to hire so many professional disciples, right?

Joan of Arc: No, [Forging] is a skill you're born with. There must be plenty of people in the Chengtian Sect who know it. The Chengtian Sect's previous [Forging Iron Essence] quest cost about 1 Spirit Stone for every 1 Action Point. I'm offering double that! Hiring skilled workers with full [Forging] skill, with double pay for night shifts, that's 30 Spirit Stones a day for that one station. Forging a Huangjing sword costs 3 Action Points, meaning three stations need to work at different times to complete the forging cycle. Excluding the startup time, I can infuse eight Spirit Stones a day. Including materials, the total cost is around 120 Spirit Stones. Finally, the Huangjing sword I forge can even be used by Lao Luo to recover health, and I might even make back my investment with some profit.

Han Buli: ...So professional?

Romeo: Master Zhen, what is your job?

Joan of Arc: Before I ran away from my marriage, I was in charge of the family finances. (Hands on hips)

Xiao Huohuo: My stinky sister is actually in charge of finances...hiss, I'm already starting to sympathize with my brother-in-law.

Joan of Arc:?

Han Buli: So, Zhendace, are you planning to hire someone to work as a blacksmith for you 24 hours a day? Be careful of being reported if you exploit the labor force like this.

Jeanne:? You're already cultivating immortality, so pulling an all-nighter isn't exploitative at all. Besides, night shifts get double pay, so if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will.

Xiao Huohuo: I'm stressed, KP, please take a look at her!

Han Buli: And you, my coworker, are the real hardworking slave. (Sad)

KP: (Thinking) Hmmm, 24-hour high-intensity ironwork is a bit excessive. So, although cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage can work all night with the blessing of spiritual energy, after midnight, they need to make a judgment on their willpower. If their willpower fails, their work efficiency will be reduced by half.

Joan of Arc: That's okay. I'll hire six people and divide them into two shifts to prevent them from losing their willpower. Besides, with more people, the workload will be less intense. The night shift wages don't have to be paid twice, and we can even save a little more.

Xiao Huohuo: Where did this capitalist come from? (Half annoyed)

Han Buli: Fortunately, you were not allowed to pass the imperial examination, otherwise the national treasury would be empty in two years.

Joan of Arc:?

KP: Indeed. So, getting back to the point, while your refining pipeline is quite ingenious and theoretically feasible, Jeanne, you're only involved in [Spirit Infusion] throughout the entire process, so you can't improve your [Forging] proficiency. Furthermore, after midnight, you'll need to perform a Willpower check to determine the efficiency of [Spirit Infusion]. Do you have any objections?

Joan of Arc: No objection.

KP: OK, let's get started.

(I wasn’t feeling quite right last night. My head was hot but I didn’t have a fever. I wasn’t very creative. A shower didn’t help. I’ll just end it here. I’m guilty.)

(I will try to update another chapter today)

Chapter 122 You are Jeanne d'Arc (Day44)

KP: Time goes back to the morning of Day 44. As usual, when the first rays of sunlight illuminate Wufeng Mountain in the early morning, a large number of outer disciples have gathered in the central hall of Chengtian Sect. Everyone is looking for suitable tasks to earn spirit stones for cultivation, for fear that the opportunity will be snatched away by others if they are late.

KP: Thus, a new commission that appeared on the yellow tablet quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Curious Disciple: Recruiting people to go to the Hundred Refining Caves to forge the Huangjing Sword. Requires high forging proficiency. The task lasts six hours. The reward is... 12 Spirit Stones?!

Shocked disciples: What? 12 Spirit Stones! That's double the amount required for the sect's mission!

Excited disciple: "That's not all! This commission also has a night shift, which also takes six hours and the reward is 18 spirit stones!"

Frustrated disciple: Such a high reward, yet you insist on forging, I don’t know how to forge...

Regretful disciple: Damn it! If I had known earlier before going up the mountain, I should have listened to my father and gone to the blacksmith shop to learn a craft!

Xiao Huohuo: Sigh... I'm guilty. Seeing these new disciples clamoring for a mere 12 spirit stones, I actually find them ridiculous. I had the same mentality when I first joined the sect. Now I'm really overambitious and have lost my original intention. (Sad)

Han Buli: Oh, yes, back then, when people would haggle over five or six spirit stones, those impoverished yet innocent times... How wonderful it would be if I could go back. (Sad)

KP: (Pinching nose) I’m sorry to interrupt you, but today is only the 44th day.

Joan of Arc: You all keep saying you want to go back, but when you are asked to go back, you are unwilling to do so.

Romeo: Yes, hypocritical.

Xiao Huohuo:

Han Buli:

KP: In front of the Yellow Inscription Monument, some were delighted, some beat their chests, some looked hesitant, and some harbored doubts. But it's undeniable that everyone was deeply interested in Joan of Arc's commission.

Jeanne: By the way, KP, am I there?

KP: Yes, yes. Right now, Joan of Arc, you're standing beneath the yellow stele, jostled by those who've come to inspect the mission. You're like a hamster caught in a washing machine, trying your best but unable to keep up.

Joan of Arc:?

Xiao Huohuo: Happy.

Joan of Arc: Damn it... No, you are not allowed to laugh!

Han Buli: Music.

KP: Joan of Arc, try your luck and see if anyone takes your quest. I'll give you a 20% bonus.

Joan of Arc: I think it’s okay without corrections, after all, I’m from Europe too.

Joan of Arc: Lucky, 89/80, failed.

Joan of Arc: Huh? No, this can't fail???

Xiao Huohuo: It was identified as being burned black by fire.

Romeo: It's Jeanne! (Convinced)

Joan of Arc: Fuck!

KP: So, although the reward you offer is more generous than the sect mission, the threshold is indeed too high. Although forging is not a rare skill, most people's proficiency does not meet your requirements. And those skilled workers who are proficient in forging, faced with this seemingly high-intensity work, are a little hesitant for a while.