Chapter 371 - 171: New Manor Rewards, Choose Two out of Four
Jiucai Rong and the others looked very happy.
Noah's Ark.
They remembered a story:
A Mortal named Noah, built a massive ship at the behest of God, so that all the land creatures in the world could escape a divine flood.
"Hehe, we are just like those Mortals building a massive ship," Daojiu's eyes lit up.
Each of those Arrays, protecting and isolating, isn't it just like those ships surviving a flood?
The more they thought about it, the more excited they became. Building a great achievement destined to remain in history, a world-saving Ark in the Manor!
This next main storyline is quite thrilling.
"So cool! My god, a world-saving Ark, that has a real sense of mission!"
Jiucai Rong was filled with aspiration, "The plot design by the planner is awesome, I feel so exhilarated."
"I can't, my heart is so happy it's about to burst," Food God pretended to faint.
Shao Chaikun said: "God commanded a Mortal named 'Noah' to build the Ark, then we are the Mortal blacksmiths building the Ark; so, the God commanding Mortals to build ships... isn't it Old Manager?"
Night Mad Cultivator: "Praise the great God—Old Manager, who saves the Nine-State's sentient beings!"
Everyone rolled their eyes.
Jeez, that flattery is somewhat impressive.
If we secretly learn some techniques, won't we become the next rapidly rising Night Mad Cultivator?
Ning Zheng ignored their cheering, took the Communication Token, and nodded:
"Alright, we agree on our side, but the defensive strength of the Array needs to be as high as possible, and the product output needs to be quick."
"Naturally."
Old Man Lan was eager to try, "After all, this demand market is the largest now, once people find out nothing happened later, it won't be profitable."
Just like when a big incident occurs, and everyone rushes to the supermarket for salt, let's stock up first.
The salt prices soar, every household buys in preparation for contingencies.
Once everyone realizes nothing happened, no one rushes for salt anymore.
So, he must seize the business opportunity; he doesn't believe the Saint will really have any accidents, surely there are many backup plans to prevent himself from leaving the grave after death, it's probably just a false alarm.
Old Man Lan felt somewhat excited, "Then we need to pull in more people and form a team."
"Doukou Hong, responsible for selecting the appropriate Spiritual Roots as Array Plates."
"Xinyi Baisan, responsible for forging the Array Plates."
"And Xirong Divine Craftsman, responsible for the Artifact Spirit."
"I will be responsible for operating the Array Map."
"Our four forces, collaborating to create a large defense Array that guarantees defense as strong as city walls, even breaking the traditional tomb wall mode."
In Old Man Lan's eyes, times are changing.
In the future, each profession won't independently research on their own, but rather a composite type of cooperative forging.
The Capital City's sale, attracts countless eyes.
Now, he can also blend in, participating in the next sale, that would truly be a meteoric rise.
Riding the wave of an era-opening transformation.
In the future, when people remember this transformation, the textbook, the teacher will still lecture:
"Led by Xirong Divine Craftsman, Xinyi Baisan, Lan Zhou, Doukou Hong... this batch of pioneers, opened up for our descendants..."
Several hundred words cast in literary style:
"This is a must-answer question in the imperial exam, scholars, remember it."
Lan Zhou felt a bit happy at this thought.
The number of Divine Array Masters isn't many, but there's definitely no lack, after a period of history, who would remember him?
But now?
"Rest assured, we are an Array Family." Lan Zhou knew, as a trailing profession like an Array Master, his time to soar had arrived.
Back then, weren't Spirit Farmers also at the era's end?
Doukou's family also rose like that!
He felt it might be his turn.
Afterwards, Ning Zheng didn't chat much, handed over to Jiucai Rong and the others for specific communication, while deciding the general direction of the Manor's development on her own.
They only hung up after finishing discussing the cooperation details.
...
Sword Casting Manor.
A group of blacksmiths was somewhat dissatisfied.
"Again with the cooperation, four-person collaboration."
"Once again, we are just stepping stones."
"Damn it."
"When can we replace Xinyi Baisan, Doukou Hong, replace Lan Zhou... kick these big shots out."
"Xinyi Baisan relies on Daojiu, Doukou Hong relies on Immortal Aunt and Medical Fairy, Lan Zhou... huh, probably needs to establish an Array area."
"And I will be the person in charge."
"Why you?"
"I am a professional painter, feels like this could work."
...
Ning Zheng found it quite speechless.
These people were daydreaming.
Replacing those top big shots, slowly kicking them out to monopolize everything by themselves?
Dream on.
Her current work share is less than 5%, just an insignificant figurehead, and still has the audacity to talk here.
Ning Zheng just got up and said to everyone:
"This time, we completed the Saint's order, the Lord of the Manor is very satisfied."
"We give you four options, choose two."
As soon as these words fell.
Everyone cheered immediately.
The main storyline of the Saint's order is completed, the next main line is opened.
Now it's truly time for their reward calculation.
"Four choose two, can I say this is extremely generous?"
"Hehe."
"The Lord of the Manor is very satisfied with our main line, the Lord has always been a background figure, right? Been in seclusion for two or three months?"
"The Lord has a Giant God phantom, who said it's a background?"
"My god, rising every day below the manor, are you sure it's not like a prison, a dynamic wallpaper background?"
"Damn, it really is, the Lord lives in the background story."
"What do you know, true powerhouses, being in seclusion for years is normal, you see someone like Jian Xin, not moving for thousands of years, most of the time it's cultivating."
"Exactly, Jian Xin clearly looks like a straight-laced guy, entering the Red House at ten, without any reaction."
"Would you react?"
"What do you know, first take a bunch of Courtesans home as adopted daughters-in-law, it's like Sun Wukong capturing the Seven Fairy Maidens, just knowing to eat peaches, what's the difference."
"I think the Lord not appearing is quite normal, main storyline background, that's how it usually is."
"Sometimes, the scheming planner always has all sorts of small glitches when distributing benefits."
A group of people was chattering.
Cough cough cough.
Ning Zheng coughed a few times to quiet everyone and announced the options.
1. Merfolk Human Race.
2. 100 Blacksmith slots.
3. 500 Magic Coins shopping mall voucher.
4. Reset revival times.
...
To be honest, it's not that Ning Zheng doesn't want to give more resources, only giving 500 Magic Coins to these blacksmiths.
After all, there isn't much cash on hand, but there are plenty of resources compounding to offer them.
The malls are stacked full, they could arm passing Cultivators with supplies.
But, providing these resources to blacksmiths is useless.
What Pills do they consume, what cultivation resources do they need, what weapons, and Armor?
They are just such a group of cheap, easy-to-raise labor.
They don't consume resources.
A group of Five-Body Realm, even if they consume resources, it's useless.
The only resource they need is a Storage Bag to show off.
But this wouldn't enhance their work efficiency; using Storage Bags to string them along as motivation is more apt.
"Hmm, not necessarily never consuming resources."
Ning Zheng pondered, "Now they're not consuming resources because their Realm is low, and their normal cultivation speed is too slow, lacking potential; later on, they might consume resources if they figure out a new synthesis race."
Ultimately, it requires buying a Divine Beast corpse as a meat tank, or for synthesis.
But spending on the Magic Coins would be a lot, millions.
Money, it seems, is really insufficient.
The reason is also due to the low level of their powergroup, a small Three Elements Realm power; what treasures are they coveting?
The top treasures of the Nine-State.
One Heart Realm Array.
Divine Beast corpse.
Even a major power in the One Heart Realm would weigh the consequences.
Switch to other powers of similar level, those other Three Elements Realm powers would immediately cry out it's daydreaming!