Ch. 27
Chapter 27. All I Want Is to Slack Off. Why Does Everyone Want Me to Work Hard?
The luxurious villa had been strung with red guide lines from the inside out. The workers, who had awakened construction talents, did not need tools at all.
Their eyes served as rulers, and with nothing but a thought, they could shape the materials into whatever form they wanted.
In the kitchen, a group of private chefs in custom-tailored uniforms carried in all kinds of cooking utensils and immediately began preparing the meal.
After all, this was the first meal they would be making here. They had to leave an excellent impression on their patron.
Under the supervisor’s direction, more than three hundred people began renovating the villa, the courtyard, and the surrounding grounds in an orderly fashion. Everything looked highly professional.
As for Jiang Yichen, he was lying on a cushioned chaise sofa, enjoying a massage from top-tier specialists.
The amazing thing was that despite all the construction, there was not the slightest sound. It did not disturb him at all.
“Young Master Jiang, this is the first dish, ‘Cloudcrest Azure Luan Nirvana Broth.’ It is made with the tenderest breast meat and wing tendons of a sixth-rank Wind Spirit Bird, slow-cooked with spiritual mushrooms nourished by the morning dew of White Central.”
As he spoke, the head chef slowly lifted the lid.
A flash of azure light shimmered, and then the crystal-clear broth and its rich aroma instantly whetted Jiang Yichen’s appetite.
He sat up, picked up a spoon, and took a sip of the soup. At once, he felt a pure, nimble current of wind energy flowing through his meridians, making his body feel light and strong while his mind grew calm and refreshed.
“Good. Not bad,” he said with sincere approval. This top-tier private chef service really did have something to offer.
The chef bowed again and again. “Thank you for your praise, Young Master Jiang.”
Jiang Yichen gave a small nod, then pushed the soup toward Su Linyu, who was seated beside him. “You should try some too.”
Though concern still showed faintly on Su Linyu’s face, she nodded along obediently and took a sip. Her eyes lit up at once.
“Wow! Such strong wind-spirit power. I can feel my vitality and blood boiling.”
“Yes, Miss Su. This dish can increase a cultivator’s vitality, blood, and spiritual power,” the chef explained.
“It’s delicious.” Su Linyu gave him a thumbs-up in praise.
The chef bowed in thanks, then served the second dish, “Earthvault Qilin Snow-Tread Roast.”
Jiang Yichen kept nodding as he ate.
In his previous life, he had spent all his money helping Lin Wan chase her dreams, using it to curry favor with her family and train the team.
He had spent almost nothing on himself. Even the maids and bodyguards in the villa had been paid by his parents. Otherwise, they would have been dismissed long ago.
But now, spending money on himself felt absolutely wonderful.
Tasting all the finest delicacies under heaven was exactly what a slacker ought to be doing.
A massage, people taking care of his daily needs, top-class meals at every sitting, and a genius fiancée doting on him. This life was incredible!
Lying on the cushioned chaise sofa, Jiang Yichen took a deep breath and felt utterly satisfied.
But beside him, Uncle Feng watched the Young Master’s extravagant lifestyle and kept grabbing at his hair from time to time, making his already scarce white hair situation even worse.
He was anxious, truly anxious.
At the graduation ceremony, the Young Master had finally managed to give the Master a faint glimmer of hope, enough for him to bring out the Kunlun Ruins’ Jade Nectar.
As long as the Young Master broke through to the third realm and passed the graduation assessment, his position as heir would become much more secure.
But now…
He was spending all this money solely for pleasure and slacking off!
It was simply wasteful and utterly devoid of ambition!
How was the Young Master supposed to compete with the outstanding Young Master Jiang Feng like this?
Uncle Feng anxiously tore out another handful of hair and let out a long sigh.
Time passed slowly.
By the time Jiang Yichen had experienced all the services, it was already afternoon.
He dismissed the private chefs, massage specialists, bodyguards, and the rest. To be honest, he was a little tired.
Jiang Yichen leaned back against the sofa, closed his eyes, and rested for a while.
At that moment, the system’s notification suddenly sounded.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully incubated the Divine Beast Origin Embryo. Your realm has reached the sixth stage of the fourth realm, and your Chaos Body has reached Minor Completion.】
The divine beast had hatched, and the gains from his AFK cultivation had arrived as well.
Jiang Yichen smiled when he heard it. He could feel his vitality and blood surging through his body as dark violet chaotic energy coiled around his skin.
A powerful wave of Spiritual Energy filled the entire room.
If not for the Void Mirror suppressing it, the room probably would have been crushed apart by the chaotic energy.
Jiang Yichen took a deep breath. His muscles trembled, and a pulse of Spiritual Energy burst outward. The vitality and blood within him gradually settled down, and the chaotic energy withdrew back into his body.
Haa…
He let out a long breath of turbid air and felt his body brimming with power.
Ten hours of AFK cultivation had not only allowed him to break through two realms in succession, but had also brought his Supreme-grade Chaos Body to Minor Completion.
His physical body had risen to an entirely new level, to the point where he could now ignore basic attacks altogether.
So you really could level up just by lying down.
Right, there was also the divine beast.
He checked the system space and saw that within a mist-shrouded expanse stood a snow-white creature with two small horns on its head. Its shape resembled a lion somewhat.
【Bai Ze: Divine beast. It knows all things, understands human speech, averts calamity, and is an auspicious beast. When its growth reaches 20%, divine beast skills can be unlocked.】
【To provide the Host with a better slacking experience, Bai Ze will automatically grow within the system space. The Host may also feed it to accelerate its growth.】
The divine beast Bai Ze looked rather adorable.
Jiang Yichen nodded in satisfaction. It could grow automatically, and once it met the conditions, it would even unlock divine beast skills. What was there for him to be dissatisfied with?
Just thinking about traveling around on a divine beast in the future made him look forward to it.
He would have to feed it some spiritual herbs or something and help it grow up quickly.
Jiang Yichen slowly opened his eyes, intending to ask Uncle Feng to bring over some spiritual herbs, but the moment he opened them, Uncle Feng and Su Linyu suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
“What are you doing?”
“Young Master, did you just break through?” Uncle Feng asked in astonishment.
Su Linyu was equally delighted. “Brother Yichen, with a Spiritual Energy fluctuation that strong, have you reached the third realm now?”
Jiang Yichen hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “More or less.”
Uncle Feng looked utterly incredulous and grabbed his wrist, but he could not probe his realm.
“Young Master, you really reached the third realm?”
If the Young Master had truly become a third-realm martial artist, then with the Jade Nectar the Master had given him, he would at least have a chance to compete in the graduation assessment.
But how had the Young Master’s aptitude improved so quickly? Not long ago, he had only been at the fifth stage of the second realm.
Could it have been those nourishing dishes made by the private chefs?
Uncle Feng’s eyes brightened, and he quickly took out a jade bottle. “Young Master, the Master told me to give this to you. It can help stabilize your realm, strengthen your foundation, and draw out all the latent potential of your body.”
“As long as you focus on refining it over the next two days, passing the graduation assessment definitely will not be a problem.”
Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes slightly. He accepted the jade bottle and gave it a shake. Information immediately surfaced within the palace in his mind.
The Jade Nectar from the Kunlun Ruins could make up for the weakness caused when martial artists exhausted their potential to force a breakthrough. It also contained dense Spiritual Energy, allowing martial artists to break through their realm in a short period of time.
Was this not the very thing his father had used in his previous life to try to break past the Martial God realm?
Only, even after his father consumed the Jade Nectar back then, he still had not reached a realm beyond Martial God.
Could it be because he had seen my unusual behavior at the graduation ceremony and decided to give it to me?
A puzzled look appeared in Jiang Yichen’s eyes, and just as he was about to ask Uncle Feng about it—
Su Linyu also took out a delicate little bottle. The dense Spiritual Energy radiating from it made the cells of the human body seem to come alive.
“Brother Yichen, this is three jin of top-grade spirit spring water. As long as you refine it properly, you’ll definitely be able to get a passing grade in the graduation assessment.”
“Brother Yichen, I worked really hard to steal this out for you, so you can’t refuse it.” She seemed afraid he would reject it, so she added that last sentence.
Hearing this, Jiang Yichen looked at Uncle Feng and then at Su Linyu, and a conflicted expression appeared on his face.
I just want to slack off. Why do all of you want me to work hard?
【Ding! Slacker Choice triggered.】
【Choice One: Follow the butler and Su Linyu’s advice. Spend two days refining the ‘Jade Nectar’ and the top-grade spirit spring water, and strive for a good result in the graduation assessment. Reward: the title ‘Outstanding Motivated Man.’
Choice Two: Refuse them both. Since you are slacking off, there is no point competing at all. Reward: ‘Low-Level Slacker Gift Pack.’
Choice Three: Taking advice and working hard is not a slacker’s choice. Enjoying life and contemplating existence are what slacking off should really look like. You do not wish to be bound by the tedium of cultivation and instead want to find some fun in life. Reward: ‘Advanced Slacker Gift Pack.’】