Chapter 279: Civilian Version Portable Old Man
“Ha?”
After hearing Yuan Zhu say with a coy expression that he wanted two cars, Senior Student instantly widened her eyes and looked at Little Brother Yuan with a bewildered face, completely dumbfounded by his baffling operation.
No matter what, she had never expected him to give the answer “Sister, buy me a car.”
“Commute vehicle” and [Star Realm Spiritual Seed] were completely unrelated domains. It was just like you preparing to do a “virtual currency” transaction with someone, only for them to want to settle with “ox tripe.”
Seeing that Senior Student was somewhat dumbfounded, Yuan Zhu further explained: “Actually, new cars aren’t necessary either. Sister, can you get me a used cargo truck, plus a commute vehicle for daily travel?”
He complained: “I found that taking a taxi from Running Urban Area to the suburbs [Frog Factory] is not only expensive but also very inconvenient; it takes a long time to hail one. Plus, once [Frog Factory] is built, it’ll need to transport bulk goods, which also requires a truck. Otherwise, it’ll be very inconvenient.”
“I saw that you, Senior Student, can easily contact professional construction teams and even borrow large ‘mechanical drilling earthworms’ from your uncle. So you must have connections to get rundown used vehicles from other construction sites, right? I don’t mind if they’re beat-up, as long as they run.”
Before Candle descended, his predecessor wouldn’t have dared dream of owning his own “truck.” Every time he drove the [Lamp Factory]’s truck to deliver goods, his mood was exceptionally joyful and carefree.
Unexpectedly, this simple and pure desire had long been etched deep in his heart.
After Senior Student proposed the transaction, Yuan Zhu unhesitatingly shouted for a “truck,” then rationality kicked in, and he added a “personal commute car” as a supplement.
Due to Yuan Zhu’s reasons being overly sufficient and reasonable, the more Senior Student thought about it, the less she could find any issue, so she had no choice but to accept his conditions.
“Mm, though I personally feel this transaction is very unreasonable and not equivalent. But for me, it’s not really difficult. Actually, in Running City’s old industrial zones, there are tons of scrapped ‘alchemy vehicle parts.’ In the underground market, there are professionally hand-assembled and modified ‘special sports cars’ with performance better than ordinary new cars. I’ll get you a top-tier modified car. As for the truck, just consider it my initial investment in [Frog Factory], not counted in this transaction.”
Yuan Zhu gave a thumbs up and praised: “Sister is generous!”
Senior Student smiled reservedly and continued asking: “Any other needs? Just giving you a modified car, I feel a bit bad about it.”
“There’s still such a good deal?!”
Yuan Zhu felt that the value of one high-end “alchemy modified car” had already far exceeded one-third of the [Spiritual Seed] dug from the brain of a mere bank security guard (Pumpkin Sword Immortal).
And he could keep making requests?
After a brief moment of thought, he immediately went to the [Yinshan Cold Pond], which he had just personally marked half an hour ago.
This otherworldly underworld paradise had unique scenery, but only the shabby [Cave Dwelling] dug by the White Bone Scholar was unworthy of the Mountain Lord position.
After setting his sights on it as his “base,” he had the idea of building a Unity of Heaven and Man Taoist temple and pavilion following the mountain and water contours.
Recalling it now, he was even more obsessed with completing it. So he replied: “Uh, Senior Student, can you help me contact professional ‘classical architecture’ experts? I want to consult on designing a classical Daoist Temple style ‘pavilion and tower,’ combining the specific mountain and water contours to make the building blend seamlessly with the scenery. And get the specific construction methods, but without the designer personally going there for on-site survey or participating in construction.”
Listening to this somewhat outrageous request, Senior Student suddenly imagined a bunch of things and asked him in return: “Are you acting as a middleman for someone else, making connections?”
She instantly thought of how Little Brother Yuan had suddenly disappeared for an afternoon, escaping into the [Misty Mountains], suspected of meeting other wanted criminals for a transaction. Now, he was consulting on designing a [Daoist Temple] in the ‘deep mountain,’ without letting the designer come in person, and providing the complete construction method.
She immediately had the answer in her heart!
Yuan Zhu had no idea what she had imagined and could only nod perfunctorily: “Something like that. Can you do it?”
Senior Student Chen did not answer directly but probed sideways: “Want to build a ‘Daoist Temple’ deep in the [Misty Mountains]? Could it be [Yellow Heaven remnants]? Oh right… your [Holy Light] is connected to [Tai Huang Dao]; could it be through ‘church’ channels that you contacted other [Yellow Heaven Daoists]?”
The more Senior Student thought, the more it made sense! No wonder he could get so many ‘bubble pollution’ spirit grass seeds. [Yellow Heaven Way] was also proficient in alchemy cauldron techniques, though far less famous than [Kunlun Way]’s [Elixir of Immortality].
Hearing this, Yuan Zhu could only inwardly sigh at how rich Senior Student’s imagination was.
Could this be the knowledge reserve and experience of a professional university student? Or perhaps, in the West Coast underground circles, there were lots of ‘Yellow Heaven remnants’ active, so she could connect the dots right away.
Thinking about it, it wasn’t impossible; after all, [Yellow Heaven] had been very dominant in modern times. It had once ranked ahead of [Kunlun], as the spokesperson for native orthodox Taoism.
Even though [Yellow Heaven is dead] now, its influence remains massive, with its legacy divided among numerous emerging [Pollution Systems].
For example, the [Holy Church] has a [Tai Huang Dao] branch; after he contacted [Frog-Type Pollution], Frog Killer Girl immediately provided a somewhat useless [Four Heavenly Kings Visualization Diagram]… All this shows [Yellow Heaven]’s influence in the New Federation.
Yuan Zhu continued to brush it off: “I don’t know the specifics. Can you help me contact an expert?”
Senior Student thought for a moment and replied: “Your situation isn’t suited for contacting living people. I recommend you go to [Taixi International University]’s [Knowledge School] for consultation, see if you can order a head preserving complete ‘classical architecture knowledge’ from an expert. And make it into a professional-grade [Skull Server], then through foolproof operation, take the ‘head’ to the site for scanning and surveying, automatically generate [design blueprints], and synchronously provide construction methods… specific materials, construction techniques, cost estimates.”
“That works? It can be done like this?!”
Yuan Zhu was a bit shocked; was Du Ling civilians’ lives this insane? Three hundred sixty occupations, every one so wild?!
Senior Student looked puzzled: “Why not? You’re no longer an ordinary person; you should know the concept of [Head] is very important in the supernatural world, right? Usually after a supernatural being dies, their [left hand], [head], and [seed] are seen as important supplies for secondary recycling and use.”
Hearing Senior Student’s reminder, he also recalled the supernatural knowledge he had encountered before.
In the Du Ling World, a complete [human body] is usually seen as ‘perfect,’ an independent closed system. After splitting the concept of ‘person,’ the independent [head] and [left hand] are like a complete [person], also new ‘perfect’ independent complete systems.
In the fields of mysticism, [head, left hand, complete person] are equivalent. Thus the [head] concept is used very widely. Like the [Knowledge School]’s [Skull Server], the Rat King’s [Rat Head], the [Buddha Head] floating in low Earth orbit…
So, many Du Ling shops involving ‘supernatural systems’ have specially stored [heads] for sale. Ordinary people in different industries also sign ‘pre-sale head’ agreements while alive. They pre-sell their heads while living, to get some money to spend.
Every industry has the habit of pre-selling ‘heads’ in advance, which is why Senior Student suggested Yuan Zhu go to the [Knowledge School] to order an [Architecture. Skull Server]. It’s equivalent to ‘dirty earth reincarnation’ and ‘carry along’ of an old expert with a lifetime of architecture experience, getting a rigid ‘foolproof carry-along old man.’
After figuring out this operation, Yuan Zhu exclaimed that he had underestimated how insane this world was. He was having a hard time accepting it.
Senior Student added: “Right, some things you need to know in advance. First, pre-ordering a head from an ‘industry veteran’ like this isn’t cheap. Unless you commit a crime and secretly assassinate an expert in the field. Otherwise, spending money to cut in line, having professional ‘headhunter agencies’ contact for you, finding people willing to provide heads, and making them trade willingly—the cumulative fees will be very expensive.”
“Second, after you get such a [Skull Server], if you lack operation knowledge in this area and just rely on the [Server]’s basic functions to achieve your goal, after multiple consecutive uses, the [Server] will suffer irreversible wear and tear, getting worse and worse. But if you’re proficient in this area, have the intent to learn ‘architecture knowledge,’ and can well utilize the [Server], then this head will perform better and better in future days with grinding, even surpassing its pre-death talent limit! Breaking through to a brand new realm.”
Yuan Zhu was puzzled: “???”
Across the entire Du Ling Planet, experts proficient in classical architecture construction methods are not few, whether in Geng Continent’s East Coast [Red Dragon Empire] or New Continent West Coast’s [New Federation].
But narrowing it to Running City and Taixi City, they’re not that common. First excluding crime mode, then filtering out the young and strong group. Only architects nearing death remain the best fit.
These people not only have complete ‘knowledge inheritance’ but also rich practical experience.
If Yuan Zhu shells out a large consultation fee, professional ‘headhunter companies’ will proactively find suitable targets and negotiate personally with them; or persuade their families to pre-sell the old person’s ‘[Head] (lifetime construction experience).’
If they run into unfilial children, the old folks will soon pass away peacefully at lightspeed, sent to the [Knowledge School] for modification, forever accompanying you by your side. Together traversing green mountains and waters, designing one classic legacy building after another.
Additionally, Senior Student suggested he contact institutions like [biological banks], screening suitable ‘heads’ from cold storage, and sending them to the [Knowledge School] for professional customization.
After getting the [Classical Architecture School. Skull Server], for a layman like Yuan Zhu, it’s just using the head to scan mountain and river contours, collect terrain data, then use the [Server]’s built-in knowledge and experience for deduction and design.
The operation method is similar to buying a [Rat Head. Home Video], shoot and play. [Architecture. Expert Head], visual input, foolproof position selection, input specific building requirements, and quickly generate [design blueprints] and construction plans.
Such users usually don’t know maintenance. Then this [Head Server] will wear down more with use, get slower and slower, and eventually scrap.
Conversely, if Yuan Zhu intends to enter the ‘architecture industry,’ treats the [Skull Server] seriously, proactively learns related knowledge, frequently maintains the head, even feeds back his own insights secondarily to the [Server], integrates the knowledge thoroughly, and reconstructs the [Server]’s internal system according to his own understanding…
Then this [Skull Server] will become smoother with use, gradually take his shape, handle calculations, simulation-assisted 3D modeling for him… progress together with him.
Over time, you will become a new expert in the [classical architecture design field].
Yuan Zhu @ Snake Snake: “Sounds like a personal intelligent terminal.”
Snake Snake: “Feels like a civilian ordinary model, for mortals only, no supernatural ability, can’t serve as a spellcasting medium for ‘mechanics spell model.’ Later you can consult Meng Xi; she’s the expert. When she returns from [Eclosion World], commission her to order you a ‘civilian carry-along old man.'”
Yuan Zhu felt some resistance to this; carrying a [Head] around, no matter how you look at it, the art style was off, too evil cultivator!
Seeing Yuan Zhu not responding for a while, Senior Student asked again: “Satisfied with this answer? Once you get the complete [design blueprints], I can help you contact building materials, like [Structure powder] and such, at absolutely fair and reasonable prices.”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “Thanks, Senior Student; I’m very satisfied.”
Senior Student politely added: “Then do you have any other requests?”
Yuan Zhu immediately pressed his advantage: “Then can you give me a house too? Standalone, with front and back yards, good environment, convenient transportation.”
Senior Student: “Too much! That [Spiritual Seed] of yours isn’t worth all this.”
“Ha, I think so too. But Senior Student, can you help me contact a few suitable ones? I’ll pay for it myself.”
Yuan Zhu, who dreamed of a big house, planned to quickly move out of his current tube-shaped apartment building to a comfortable environment and send his younger brother there. This would effectively reduce the emotional ties left by his predecessor.
As for himself, he no longer really wanted to live in a big villa. Now he wanted to go into the mountains and build his own [Mountain Lord Dao Palace]!
Car, house, mountains and waters, enterprise… After half a year of transmigration struggle, directly life winner! So satisfying, so motivating.
Learning it was just introducing a few suitable properties, Senior Student nodded: “Sure, small issue.”
Yuan Zhu stopped pushing his luck and gratefully said: “Then I’m good; take this [Spiritual Seed]. Right, if this [Seed] isn’t used to make a [Rogue Immortal]; but simply planted, can it grow a [Spatial Small Pumpkin]?”
“No, the [Little Pumpkin] you gave me last time is a secret technique mastered exclusively by the ‘Star Realm Pumpkin Clan descendants,’ even a ‘racial talent.’ Outsiders find it hard to master, and even some who actively left the clan group and integrated into Du Ling Planet to cultivate other [Pollution Systems], Pumpkin Clansmen, will gradually lose this craft.”
“Is that so?” Hearing this, Yuan Zhu felt disappointed. He had naively thought he could use this [Spiritual Seed] to grow a pumpkin vine, bearing many [Little Pumpkins] as spellcasting materials for [Holy Light. Flask Power].
Looks like he overthought it.
After the transaction ended, the three rode together in Senior Student’s private vehicle, returning to Running.
