Chapter 145: Not Enough Swagger, Bonds Make Up For It
Nowadays, these Scroll Paintings are holding their own against the Ghost King Club in the league matches.
It’s just that in the weekly Battlefield Matches, there’s still some gap with the Ghost King Club.
No way around it, the multiple Bonds of the Ten Great Yin Marshals are just too powerful.
Bai Shiqi’s various types of Scroll Paintings can only gain a little advantage in the Individual Ranking Matches.
Meanwhile, Wu Xian has recently been researching the “Scroll Painting Linkage” effect.
And leveraging the popularity of the Ten Great Yin Marshals, he proposed the “Bond” concept.
Don’t tell me~ the general public has quite a high acceptance of this concept.
And under the influence of the multiple Bonds of the Ten Great Yin Marshals, it has formed a special teaming trend and culture, or rather, a trend.
“Interesting.”
In the North Street District Small Villa, Wu Xian carefully felt the operational principles of the Bond effect at the Divine Diagram Law level.
Initially, Wu Xian thought that only Underworld duties and different departments could produce Bond effects.
For example, the three-department Bonds among the Ten Great Yin Marshals:
【Yin Ghost Envoy】Ghost King, Day Roaming God, Night Roaming God
【Soul Restraining Envoy】Ox Head, Horse Face, Black and White Impermanence
【Demon Underworld Envoy】Leopard Tail, Bird Beak, Fish Gill, Wasp
But after researching now, it seems not that simple.
Other conceptual factors can also become Bond effects between Scroll Paintings.
For example: background stories of different versions of the same mythological figure seem to be able to integrate into the original single-version background concept in the form of Bond power.
This discovery made Wu Xian ecstatic.
You know, the Huaxia Mythology System is a mess, with debates erupting online from time to time over it.
And under the effect of the “Bond” in the Scroll Painting World, Wu Xian can directly combine different mythological story versions into the same batch of Mythology Scroll Painting Concepts.
Take the Life-bound Scroll Painting【God of Wealth】 for example, just the “Five Paths of Wealth God” has several versions.
Many places even have the “Nine Paths” God of Wealth, plus distinctions like side Wealth God and main Wealth God—it’s a total mess, right.
But the emergence of “Bond Concept” allows him to perfectly fuse these versions and sayings together, thereby further perfecting the God of Wealth’s Law Network, and boosting the Natal God of Wealth’s prestige and combat power.
At that time, a bunch of Bonds stacked on the God of Wealth, directly turning the God of Wealth into a “Three-Star Five-Cost,” dominating the field.
Leaving other Bonds aside for now, first gather the Five Paths of Wealth God Bonds from《Investiture of the Gods》 in the current Divine Diagram.
Just the《Investiture of the Gods》 system alone has a pile of Bonds waiting for the God of Wealth.
Things like Intercept Sect disciple Bonds, sibling Bonds with the Three Immortals.
Later, a bunch of various versions of Wealth God Bonds, Taoism Mythology System Bonds, Heavenly Court department Bonds, Fortune Longevity Prosperity Joy Wealth Bonds, and so on—all arranged.
In short: not enough prestige? Stack Bonds!
Who let him have just this one axis【Life-bound Scroll Painting】?
Recently, Old Brother Mo got him quite a few good materials, so might as well make the four disciples and subordinates—Treasure Summoning, Treasure Gathering, Wealth Summoning, Prosperous Market—all at once.
Even if they can only be made into Copper Scroll or even Wooden Scroll, it doesn’t matter; the key is to gather Bonds for the God of Wealth.
“Still feels a bit lacking, let’s go to the Association.”
After sorting out his thoughts, he still decided to go to the Association to supplement and select some materials, or visit the original Scroll Painting Instances of other dojos to find materials suitable for the four Little Gods of Wealth.
“If only there was a chance to go to the Association Treasury again.”
In thought, Wu Xian slapped his forehead.
With the Special Pass in hand, he already had permission and qualification to enter the Treasury—why not just spend money to buy?
So many good things piled up in the Treasury gathering dust; better to let him take them.
The Association wouldn’t refuse money, right?
Not long after, the Association’s Materials supply department welcomed a big shot who spent generously.
Wu Xian, holding the Special Pass, though not a formal Association member, could enjoy discounts reserved for formal members—and at the Association department Elder level discount, no less.
In short, procuring materials at the Association now is quite cost-effective.
“That one, this one, this one… and that one, pack them all up for me,” Wu Xian ordered while complaining, “Feels like the Association’s stock isn’t very complete lately~!”
“Ahem,” the staff member inwardly helpless, “High-Level Materials are whatever we have we sell. Though the Dimensional Control Zone has expanded recently, greatly increasing High-Level Material production, it can’t withstand you buying like this.”
“You all?” Wu Xian was stunned: “Other big customers recently?”
The staff member neither confirmed nor denied, “Master Xue Lingling, and that Young Master Bai from Dengfeng Dojo—they swept through just yesterday.”
“Uh, alright then.”
Wu Xian chuckled speechlessly; in the end, it was still your Association’s “production volume” that couldn’t keep up.
Such a big Association, with so many people under it, yet can’t even supply three Scroll Painters.
Then, cash on delivery, he headed straight to the Association Treasury.
Surely no one here to compete with me, right?
Facts proved he thought too much.
Just arriving at the Treasury, he saw Xu Lu with Tattoo Brother, and two Association department Elders in their fifties or sixties.
“Little Brother Wu, you’re here too?” Tattoo Brother had completely transformed nowadays.
As the saying goes, people rely on clothes, horses on saddles—with the Association uniform, plus the boost from status and position, even his temperament was different.
“Tattoo Brother also came to buy materials recently?” Wu Xian greeted familiarly, “Your tattoo pigments are starting to use this kind of high-end materials?”
“Each month I can come low-price select one material, just right with Sister Xu.” Tattoo Brother explained.
“Do I have this welfare?” Wu Xian couldn’t help looking at the Elder in charge of the Treasury.
“…” The Treasury Elder shook his head with a smile: “This is our Association’s local welfare for internal personnel, under local Association finance; Special Pass doesn’t have it.”
Wu Xian inwardly regretted it, and after entering the Treasury with them, seeing Xu Lu seriously selecting, he couldn’t help being curious, “Speaking of which, what type of Scroll Painting is Sister Xu Lu researching? Never seen you show it off.”
“Character Scroll Painting, a Scroll Painting Concept specialized for fighting Evil Gods,” Xu Lu smiled charmingly: “How about it, Little Wu interested?”
“Scroll Painting Concept specialized for fighting Evil Gods?” Wu Xian was inevitably curious.
As Xu Lu smiled lightly, a Gold Scroll Painted Spirit with immortal aura appeared beside her, her robe similar to a Daoist robe but more like a cultivation law robe.
Overall, it really had a cultivator vibe.
Just couldn’t figure out what special advantage this cultivator-like existence had against Evil God Scroll Painters.
Pure demon-exorcism and righteousness? Or special cultivation techniques?
“My Gold Scroll is named【Evil Suppressing Guard】, with Talent Trait【Supreme Purity Heart Art】 that effectively counters Evil God influence, and some attack abilities also have decent effects against Evil Scroll Paintings,” Xu Lu introduced confidently: “Otherwise, what do you think gave sister the qualification to become the minister of the Evil Extermination Temporary Command?”
Wu Xian nodded with a tsk, sure enough, characteristics in cultivation techniques.
Just didn’t know in Xu Lu’s concept, what exactly was the path of this so-called【Evil Suppressing Guard】.
“Senior, how much for these Lord-level Materials?”
Having selected materials, Wu Xian turned to ask the Treasury Elder the price.
Xu Lu, seeing this, was inevitably curious: “This kind of rare precious metals and gems don’t match your style, right? As far as I know, only Mechanical Scroll Paintings and some high-end Appliance Scroll Paintings need this kind of materials.”
As Wu Xian mysteriously smiled, he looked eagerly at the Treasury Elder, “In that case, can the price be relatively cheaper?”
