Chapter 295: Fresh ‘goblin Sword Immortal’ Arrives!
Inside the Disease Garden, Yuan Zhu watched “Younger Brother earnestly beating an Orc” for a while before finally walking satisfied toward the 10 Flask Goblins.Strongmen he had hastily cultivated last night. He planned to check the development progress of their Disease Eyeballs.
But before he could reach the breeding area, the Mouse Pendant he carried emitted a series of faint but urgent alert tones. Indicating that a teammate was calling to contact him, but the signal was not very good.
He immediately retreated to the attic and pried open a flashing indicator light “Spider Leg Antenna”. Finally successfully communicating with Lu Rang on the other end.
He saw the half-mechanical Rat Head open its mouth and ask with a somewhat slurred accent: “Hello hello hello? Brother Zhuzi, can you hear me clearly? I called three times before finally reaching you.”
Yuan Zhu: “Very clear. Have you been drinking? How did things go.”
Lu Rang shouted: “I just finished lunch with a hunting team. The mission you entrusted is already smoothly completed. This time, a total of 45 sickly weak old and miserable ones, plus 10 top healthy male youth Goblins! All limbs intact, no fatal injuries. But their price is 7 times more expensive than ordinary disabled Goblins. This is already the limit of my haggling. At first, that Captain directly quoted 10 times.”
Just 10 healthy Goblins equaled 70 sickly weak old and miserable ones? It showed how much 007 Eggplant Goblin Technology reduced costs and increased efficiency!
Yuan Zhu replied: “7 times? No problem, as long as they are healthy enough, I accept them all! Bring the goods, let’s meet at the old place. What do you plan to use for this transaction? Cash, or Insect City Pills? Or other resources you need, as well as Space Points…”
Lu Rang hesitated for a moment before saying uncertainly: “Uh… how about Insect Pills? This thing is very helpful for my cultivation. Not only for me, I once gave Cicada City produced Insect Pills as small gifts to Security Bureau Seniors, and some Sewer teams I met. All received good feedback, and some hinted that transactions in this area could be done, with huge demand. Unfortunately, my capital is limited, and the points I earn aren’t enough for my own cultivation. Brother Yuan, if you have plenty on hand, I hope to settle with Insect Pills from now on.”
Toward the end, Sword Immortal Lu’s voice even carried a bit of embarrassment.
After all, the Goblins he sold, no matter how healthy, were just ordinary creatures. Ordinary Goblin transactions should be settled with ordinary currency and goods.
Although certain professionals could disassemble Goblins into various Extraordinary Materials. But the disassembly and processing required professional knowledge, rituals, Supernatural Powers, and the additional costs of these inputs were extremely expensive.
As for Insect Pills, although the raw materials came from “polluted Kunlun Spirit Grass + Insect System mutated tissue”, after refinement and conversion, they became Pills that were not only 120% compatible with Qi Refiners.
They were also suitable for most extraordinaries, just with absorption effects not as perfect as the Qi Refining System, only reaching 80%, but still quite powerful scarce cultivation supplies. No industry would refuse them.
Luckily, Yuan Zhu had committed a major (robbery) case in Cicada City back then, so he had abundant Pill resources on hand, making them professionally suitable for transactions.
If truly using cash or points for trade, he would instead be short on hand, unable to scrape together for the time being. He might even have to borrow emergency money from Senior Student and Miao Miao.
Huh…?
Speaking of Miao Miao, his heart of first love immediately stirred restlessly. What was love at first (sight) (arousal) (feeling), it was suddenly thinking of the other and then being unable to forget, losing interest in other things. Even the urgent Goblin selling didn’t appeal anymore; he just wanted to go to Cat House for a drink.
“Ah! Suddenly I really want to go to Cat House to find Miao Miao for a drink!”
Snake Snake: “I also want to hear Miao Miao’s voice, see her smile, smell her fragrance, lick her long legs! Boss, do you have the guts to fulfill these dreams for me?!”
Yuan Zhu said toughly: “No problem, leave it to me! One day, I will realize these wishes for us.”
“One day? Can’t it be realized right now?”
“I’m afraid she’ll beat me to death.”
Thinking that she could team up with Future People in Star Realm Bank to clear the final Boss, that mysterious Buddhism Pollution Source. Yuan Zhu reckoned his current self might not be her match? Perhaps Tiger Demon in the Domain could try?
Female strong male weak, how to approach her, strike up conversation and build feelings? The first step of casual friend acquaintance was already done. How to deepen feelings in the second step?
Snake: “Of course bind with benefits. The Mushroom we brought from Eclosion World is the brewing material she needs. As long as it meets requirements, we can establish long-term supply-demand relations, becoming more stable business Partners. Then you persistently flirt with her every day, move her with sincerity!”
“Lickdog strategy, I won’t do it!”
“Then figure out her personality and hobbies, and act targeted!”
While the two were communicating, Lu Rang shouted again: “Hello hello hello? Brother Yuan, why no sound from your side? When do we trade? I’ve already loaded the goods!”
Yuan Zhu: “Right now, I’ve already set off. Whoever arrives first waits a moment.”
“Okay! Right, that… gift you mentioned…” From the Rat Head on the other end came the other’s shy voice.
“Don’t worry, I’ve prepared it for you.”
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Putting down his work, Yuan Zhu quickly left the Haunted House, stopped a vehicle at a nearby platform, and headed straight to the fixed trading location.
This trip out took him a full two hours. When the transaction ended, dusk was falling, perfectly suitable for him to secretly transport the Goblins to the Haunted House under cover of night.
After the transaction ended, he settled the final payment with 20 bottles of Insect Pills and pre-ordered the next batch of sickly weak old and miserable ones. At the same time, he gifted the other a hide recording Deer Head Sword sacrifice refinement information, and instructed:
“This is a Sword Cultivation Technique I obtained by chance. Besides the original recorded sacrifice refinement content, it also has some incomplete Sword Controlling Knowledge, and knowledge of the Flying Sword itself being controlled. Study it appropriately, but beware of getting lost in it.”
The hide he gave to Lu Rang not only included the original content. It also recorded White Deer’s passive cultivation and sword controlling knowledge insights; as well as the sword controlling insights from the two Deer Head Swords, all documented within.
If the original content was still Sword Dao Knowledge, then the information he added was basically pure Mental Pollution. But if this pollution was used well, it was insights that increased Sword Dao Foundation. If absorbed improperly, it would lightly cause entering demonic path, heavily cause mental derangement, substituting oneself into the perspective of milk dad or sword fetus.
After all, these three: one living Sword Box, two living sword fetuses; non-sword like sword, non-beast like beast. Even on Du Ling Star, they were quite exotic oddities. He hoped Lu Rang could gain insights from them.
Hastily scanning the hide and sensing the strong and unique Sword Dao Rhythm from it, he thanked satisfied and grateful: “Thanks, Brother Zhuzi!”
“No need to be polite, we’re good brothers and teammates who share life and death. You getting stronger is also a help to me. Just be extremely careful with the content recorded in this Sword Manual, don’t let it erode you.”
Lu Rang said seriously: “I’ll find Captain to supervise and hold the line for me. Or go directly to Security Bureau, cultivate under the supervision of Law powerhouses and Sword Dao experts!”
Deeply influenced by Zhou Chu’s Mental Pollution (teaching), Lu Rang from the beginning was a law-abiding sunny youth. The first thing after refining Sword Qi was to proactively go to Security Bureau to surrender and register, and actively embrace Investigators, volunteering as a vigilante.
Compared to Meng Xiyue who proactively sold herself to the Academy for Mentor research and freebie Professor guidance, he was like Wolong and Fengchu. Yuan someone couldn’t do such things.
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Seeing Lu Rang off, Yuan Zhu turned to inspect the 10 newly acquired healthy Goblins.
Whether in complexion, vitality, or physical condition, they were far superior to those listless, vitality-deficient rejects. He had never dealt with such Premium Goblins, intuitively sensing they had great cultivation potential.
While he examined these 10 healthy ones, they also quietly raised their heads to observe him. Their eyes defiant and untamed mixed with hidden malice, like Poisonous Snakes temporarily submitting, seeking chances to escape or backstab.
As for the remaining 45 sickly weak old and miserable ones, they had a dead qi sinking waiting-to-die appearance, showing no survival desire at all.
When night fully fell, he started the truck Lu Rang rented and drove toward the Villa Area.
The journey was uneventful. When he smoothly returned to the Haunted House, Nie Yin had already finished today’s teaching. Two baskets of Frogs were devoured clean by the two of them, while refining a large bottle of Primary Primitive Body Tempering Fluid (Frog System Pollution).
Normally, this bottle of Frog System Pollution Secretion would serve as the base material for Body Tempering Fluid, converted into a fee to offset her owed Academy tuition and part of living expenses.
Now, this bottle of raw material became Yuan Zhu’s Wealth. In the future, once Frog Factory was put into use, he would accumulate large amounts of such Primitive Body Tempering Fluid as a stepping stone into the pharmaceutical industry.
Candle with slightly happy mood waved to call the big and small two girls to his side, pointing at the 10 healthy Goblins with uneasy expressions, said to Nie Yin: “I plan to allocate 2 healthy Goblins to you. According to your own ideas, freely cultivate pure Extreme Goblin Warriors, no need to report to me.”
He needed Nie Yin to use the healthiest blank Goblin base bodies, stack Insect System mutated tissue to further enhance innate Muscle Spiritual Root (aptitude), then apply Body Tempering Fluid to excavate their potential to the maximum, and continuously provide enough nutrition to nurture Premium Goblin Strongmen.
Giving her two slots was in case Nie Yin went overboard and over-cultivated one to death, with the other as backup.
This package was identical to the reinforcement formula for Half-blood Orc Warriors. It was currently the best and highest-end reinforcement combination in Yuan Zhu’s hands.
Once she nurtured Premium Muscular Goblins, it would be the key moment for Shadow Uniform to complete its evolution.
Yuan Zhu: “Looking forward to you successfully nurturing the Stand Uniform.”
Next, he selected 2 more from the remaining 8 healthy Goblins and gave them to Nie Yin: “These two are also for you, but they will no longer undergo Frog System Modification; instead, you need to nurture them into Sword Immortals. These two carrying Deer Head Swords Sword Box and Sword Talisman are prepared for Goblin Sword Immortals. Keep them safe.”
With that, Yuan Zhu handed over Sword Box×2 along with an Operation Manual on Sword Cultivator basics to the bewildered Nie Yin.
Then asked: “Confident you can cultivate them into Sword Cultivators? Rain Courtyard’s basic general knowledge classes should have introductions to Sword Cultivators, right?”
Nie Yin, who grew up in Frog School and proved the Dao by killing Frogs all the way, stared blankly at Yuan Zhu. Never expecting she would one day be entrusted with nurturing Sword Immortals?
Do I look like a Sword Cultivator anywhere?!
But facing the employer’s earnest expectation, she could only grit her teeth and nod: “Of course, no problem! Sword Cultivator System is also one of the most mainstream Military School reinforcements on the West Coast, corresponding to the East Coast Knight System. I’ve studied it at the Academy and know the relevant information!”
New Continent’s West Coast was mainly composed of Geng Continent’s recently overthrown Breath Dynasty remnants. Over a hundred years ago during the Extraordinary Industrial Revolution, they crossed the ocean.
After arriving at New Continent, they branched out, and strongly pushed Sword Immortal-based, highly lethal Rapid Success Swordsman Legions as military forces. To counter native Demonic Creatures threats, deter invading alien races from Magic Continent, suppress New Continent Natives, and strike outward at East Coast Colonizers.
As for the White Barbarians landing on New Continent’s East Coast, they used the familiar Knight Orders as military forces, similarly efficiently expanding, opening territories, colonizing New Continent, and rampaging.
Therefore, Rain Courtyard’s textbooks had detailed descriptions of Sword Cultivators. However, Rain Courtyard had no related Sword Cultivator School.
Yuan Zhu: “Why?”
Nie Yin helplessly said: “Don’t you think that for an Academy possessing vast Supernatural Knowledge, continuing to absorb the powerful Sword Cultivator System would be suicidal? Sword Immortals have gradually merged with Military, belonging to federal official monopoly forces. Moreover, West Coast has large and small Sword Sects and Sword Factions in deep cooperation with Military. If Rain Courtyard opened a Sword Cultivator course, it would face dual pressure from civil and official sides.”
“If interested, you can look at Rain Courtyard Professors’ courses. Only Frog School has the highest potential ceiling, representing Fate. The others are limited potential or marginal minor branch systems. Many Schools hug together forming interest groups. Those truly powerful Schools have long gone independent or been absorbed by Taixi.”
True top major forces exist independently, such as Kunlun, Buddhism, Holy Church, even able to subdue many compatible minor Systems as peripherals.
Academies around the world belong to vital emerging factions, products of hugging together after the Third Epoch.
Rain Courtyard internally is mainly composed of remaining Industrial System, ore mining, Gem processing from the Secondary Steam Revolution era, and contemporary Third New Epoch emerging Dangerous Biology School (Frog, Wolf), Threat Plant School, Nightmare School.
The originally opened Law System backbone cadres were long drawn to Taixi, absorbed by Security Bureau. Additionally, multiple potential Schools were poached.
As for the Holy Church opened in the Academy, it does not belong to the Academy itself, but a branch of Holy Church Tai Huang Dao invited to station.
Mainly supplying the Academy with experimental essentials like Holy Water, Holy Light, Ash, and incidentally conducting a series of cooperative research.
Regarding Sword Cultivators, the Academy stores massive basic information. But specific cultivation methods and profound Cultivation Techniques do not exist.
Similarly, Rogue Immortals have independent Inheritance. The Academy’s Dangerous Plant School belongs to Rogue Immortal forces’ peripheral supplier.
While the Academy provides cultivation supplies to Rogue Immortal forces, it also secretly buys hunted evil path Rogue Immortals from different factions for dissection research, attempting to explore the Immortal Path. Trying to summarize a Rain Courtyard characteristic independent Rogue Immortal System.
Once successful, Rain Courtyard’s overall strength and influence will rise a level, gaining more status and say in the Extraordinary World (Spirit Layer). At the same time, it may suffer malicious attacks from overseas Rogue Immortals.
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Yuan Zhu: “So, can you lead these two Goblins to become Sword Cultivators?”
Nie Yin confidently said: “With my knowledge, it’s enough to help them complete the most basic path. As long as you give me the Cultivation Technique, helping them condense Innate Flying Swords is no problem. As for higher profundities, it would need professional guidance.”
Yuan Zhu satisfied: “Innate Flying Sword? That’s enough!”
