79 Infiltration 1 (1/2)
”Success! Success again! Yes!”
”This is great. If from today onwards I can upgrade my stuff into my current limit, +13, won't that be great?” Zhang Wu Ji looked at the stack of treasures confidently without bothering about the Ashes of Failure all around him.
Including his own Longfeng Jade Ruler, Manuals, and Pills, Zhang Wu Ji destroyed almost all precious treasures in his hand to contain his excitement in upgrading them. Of course, his rate of success was too far away from calling it as confident. But the failure did not leave a burden in his mind, but instead, they become an obsession.
Then, it was a lucky thing his Grain of Sapphire did not end up as a sacrificial tribute for his failure, if not, wonder when will his mind calm down.
Again and again, he upgraded them without any hint of worries. The destruction of his wealth can be said as outrageous. At this moment, Zhang Wu Ji can be declared as broke. But then, among the Ashes of Failures he made, one managed to pass.
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Rumor of Four Phases +10
-Ability Acquired: Allow the user to combine four books of different phases to create one better quality book.
-Limitation: Top-Grade Tier 1 Manual only.
-Durability: 17/17
-Special (+5): Manual results from the combination will be enhanced by 15%. If Top-Grade Manual is created, increase 10% more.
-Special (+10): Phase-Less Manual can be set with one when paid with Inner Qi. Rates are (5,000-Shao Yang/Shao Yin) and (25,000-Tai Yang/Tai Yin)
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”The upgrade completely changed the item description and quality! Does this mean that from now onwards, all my effort will upgrade the treasure's quality drastically?” Zhang Wu Ji wishes he can immediately obtain the answer straight away instead of guessing. After all, guessing is his worst trait that should not even be mentioned.
As he suddenly went out, his attendants waiting outside was shocked by his appearance. Although he wasn't supposed to be clean in the first place, his feature filled with filthy dust and ashes aren't something great to look at. His appearance puzzled all eight attendants at that moment.
”How can Master Senior cover by so many ashes? Did he burn something inside the room?” everything thinks about the same point at that moment. As the attentive twins among the eight attendants, Zhao Xiao Hua with Liu Yanni quickly went to prepare some water for their master's bath and left the matter of cleaning the room to the others.
”Master, leave the matter of cleaning the room to us.” the recovered Tang Yuan, Bai Hei Tie, and Zhang Ya Pin went inside the room to begin their cleaning process. This left Li Jing, Li Yin, and Li Tong outside awaiting for Zhang Wu Ji's next instruction.
”Li Jing, what is the financial situation of our Seven Star Apprentice Hall?” Zhang Wu Ji questioned the eldest of the three Li brothers.
”Reporting to Master, our financial situation is in a very stable condition. From the recent report, we have a total of 1.2 Million Qi Sensing Pills in our stash available for investment or spendings.” Li Jing reported the number of profits alone that were kept inside of the Apprentice Hall's Treasure Vault.
”Good. Use the excess money to purchase as many books as you can. I want you to collect books of every kind, range varies from profession or cultivation. Don't bother with their quality, what I want is quantity, understand?” Zhang Wu Ji gave Li Jing an instruction to follow. With a wave of his hand, he passed a Qiyue Flying Sword for the disciple to complete his task.
”Li Yin, you will visit the Miner's Villages on my behalf and procure as many raw materials you could. Like usual, quantity is more important than quality, so bring back as much as you can.” he passed another Qiyue Flying Sword at Li Yin the moment he finishes with his instruction.
”Li Tong, order the production for Xuan Paper to increase. I will have an increase in demand for the Double Xuan Papers. And also, bring all the firestones into my room. Plus, bring... Anyway, increase all the production in our Apprentice Hall!” he finishes his instruction and activates his own Qiyue Flying Sword to travel somewhere.
”Third brother, your luck is better than the two of us...” the other two teased their youngest brother before leaving the small courtyard. When the two girls took the water back, they found out that their master left the Apprentice Hall.
”As usual, he's busy until he can stay still for a short while. Tell the people from the Construction Department to build another water irrigation channel outside of our master's bedroom. Arrange them to construct a hot water bath for our master that ready anytime he wanted.” Zhao Xiao Hua instructed Liu Yanni to deliver the message.
And before the night comes, hundreds constructor came with tools and building materials to start their renovation progress. The previously two-room structure with a small garden outside quickly received their makeover into a proper Courtyard suitable for the Master Senior's accommodation.
In their mind, everyone was thinking something similar as they renovate the whole place.
”How can the Founder of Apprentice Hall lived in such a pitiful accommodation!”
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After leaving the vicinity of the Wen Wu City, Zhang Wu Ji activates the Iron Kong-Que and fly past the Orchid Mountain. When he saw the much more bustling road filled with different caravans and wagons with several items for trade, Zhang Wu Ji know that he'd arrived at the Wen Qing City.
”So, let us see, what is so good related to the Wen Qing City which was said to be excellent in their production in Medicine, Pill, and Textile. I hope I can see lots of new stuff here and not be disappointed by the capability of the Wen Qing City Lord.” he entered the city from above the sky.
Without paying an entrance fee nor registering himself with the guards in the entrance, Zhang Wu Ji is literally an unregistered immigrant inside of this city. He explores their streets crowded with merchants and private shoppers while impressed by the quality of the item they sold.
”Not bad. If one of the Apprentice Hall's sub-office is established here, I'm sure we're going to get rich because of their purchasing power. Let's see, what kind of good pills you guys got there...” Zhang Wu Ji considered the move of establishing another Apprentice Hall here. He went into another store with many pills in their table for a look.
He scrolled across most of the available selections of the pills before preparing to leave. When one of the shop's attendant saw his attitude, he stopped Zhang Wu Ji from going. By surrounding the customer with a group of 1 staff and 5 guards, they suspected Zhang Wu Ji to appear here for the sake of causing them trouble.
”This friend. I am just scrolling the pills and found nothing that I fancy. Is that not allowed?” Zhang Wu Ji expressed his intention to only window shop and not looking for trouble. And this is especially important, based on his fame at this crucial period of time.
”You don't seem like somebody with knowledge of pills. Are you one of the bandits that are trying to keep a check on our valuables so you can strike us at night?” the staff tries to pull Zhang Wu Ji deeper into the hole of blame he dug intentionally.
”Oh? It seems that proficiency in pills can be discerned from a look. If in that case, you don't resemble a proper worker either. Are you one of the bandits that try to check the store's operational steps before you guys spent less time to rob at night?” Zhang Wu Ji turned the blame around and pointed back on the staff.
”How dare you accuse me! I am one of the ten staffs that work the longest inside this Qingxue Pill Pavilion! Who in this Wen Qing City do not know my identity, Tang Bo?” he announced his name and also background loudly to challenge Zhang Wu Ji.
”Who are you? Explain yourself.” Tang Bo pointed at Zhang Wu Ji's face as he questioned the background of the youth before him. The situation soon grab the attention from the public and shoppers inside of the store, making everybody staring at them.
”I am Zhang Wu Ji, Master Senior Ninth of Seven Star Sect and also the founder of Apprentice Hall in Wen Wu City,” with the Apprentice Hall Founder Plate and Master Senior Ninth Plate in hand, he answered the question flawlessly.
The crowd becomes silenced when Zhang Wu Ji took the two piece of engraved plates for the staff to inspect. Furthermore, the owner of the store immediately came down from the second floor's staircase to greet the Master Senior standing before Tang Bo.