Chapter 1294
Chapter 1294 - 1280 Small Accident
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"Ding, upgraded."
Facing the dazzling golden light before him, Lu Ping’an searched for sunglasses to shield his eyes while dubbing his own actions.
"... Come and fight!"
The woman, who had just successfully advanced, didn’t hesitate to challenge Lu Ping’an.
"This time, you can use all your strength!" The woman was thrilled yet also arrogant, as if she had suddenly grown ten years younger.
"Spare me, please. Back in the gym, I already gave it my all," Lu Ping’an flatly refused. Who would want to clash head-on with a Rule-level without good reason?
"Without Magic Pets or Magic Plants, how is that full strength!"
"... That was my normal full strength. I can use Magic Plants and other consumables here, but will you compensate if they get broken?"
The gym’s "Deathmatch Resurrection" feature was more suited to common battle-professions. For someone of the Life system like Lu Ping’an, if Magic Pets or Magic Plants were lost in a fight, they couldn’t be resurrected, leading to severe losses.
"... If you really want to fight, wait for two days. Yuge isn’t far away," Lu Ping’an suggested, refusing the challenge from the newly promoted Rule-level team member.
Hua Xueyi’s advancement was to be expected. Being a Quasi-rule level, she constantly consumed nutrition supplements and dumped various services for exchanging life-points. Especially since she smashed down a "wish" to stabilize her physical condition (Metallic Slime Transformation), she easily overcame the last hurdle.
"... Also, your rule is too disgusting—fighting you could easily cost me a fortune."
Hua Xueyi’s rule "Touching Stone into Gold" could be called a "Weapon Destroyer," especially dangerous to various metal weapons, which could be completely ruined with a single touch.
After pondering a moment, Lu Ping’an added another suggestion.
"Perhaps, you might consider partnering with Fang Wen. ’Touching Stone into Gold’ combined with ’Metal Life Metamorphosis’... tsk tsk, two individual Rule-levels could probably become a walking disaster on the battlefield."
Lu Ping’an casually mentioned a possibility, then saw Hua Xueyi showing a thoughtful expression. Successfully diverting her attention, he continued to drink tea and enjoy the show.
What he said in refusal was mostly the plain truth. To fight against the current Hua Xueyi without losing or dying, he would have to use various consumables, which would clearly be too costly.
In the gym before him, not only were there old stagers like Hua Xueyi, there were also some "newcomers."
Mass production of "Zero-order" professionals had become reality. This kind of advancement process was much better than using X Potion. The success rate was one aspect; the absence of mass-produced trash abnormal abilities destroying talents was its most apparent advantage.
With Lu Ping’an mass producing professionals, naturally, many more high-quality talents emerged...
"Xueyi, since you’ve broken through and have nothing else to do, why not take some time to train the newcomers?" Lu Ping’an hesitated not a bit in assigning the new "Rule-level Big Shot" the job of a nanny.
The Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, led by Lu Ping’an, had naturally recruited a batch of talented and good-natured staff... All the employees were engaged in surveillance tasks. The character of the individuals could simply be discerned from their records and reports. It was rare to see mortals who could suppress their nature after becoming extraordinary.
The one who left the most significant impression on Lu Ping’an was the "King of Porters," who was earnestly pushing pillars to endure. The initial report of him becoming a professional and immediately specializing in transportation had also deeply imprinted on Lu Ping’an’s memory.
The first experimental phase was almost over. Lu Ping’an needed to summarize some situations and observe these "fast-trackers" to see if there were any potential problems.
Recruiting a group would also facilitate his own field observations.
On the other hand, he also wanted to wait and see what "the world" thought about his actions... Although the big shots seemed not to care at all, the rumors among the civilians were increasing.
"In the short term, don’t worry about the reactions of other deities and Quasi-Gods, they won’t believe it..."
Big Cat, however, proposed a subtly disturbing idea.
"Why, when there’s so much evidence?" Lu Ping’an was somewhat surprised, knowing that secrets couldn’t be hidden if the big shots decided to look into them, despite any so-called confidentiality agreements.
"The best way to hide the truth is to have previously told dozens or even hundreds of identical lies... Lu Ping’an, do you know how many cults, Evil Gods, and True Gods claim they can make one become an Extraordinary with absolute certainty?"
It turned out that the "boy who cried wolf" tactic had been played out so often that no one believed it anymore.
"Uh, can they really deceive people?"
"Just dispose of the failures, and even if the evidence comes out, we can just say ’he wasn’t devout enough’ to brush it off. This matter is a matter of personal conviction; who can deny a ’Deity’s’ claim that you aren’t devout...."
With such shameless actions, Big Cat spoke confidently.
In fact, this form of "propaganda speech" had already become quite mature, and many cults indeed used the "offer of Extraordinary opportunities" to recruit new members.
Lu Ping’an sighed. Having such an "old stager" by his side, while providing much guidance from experience, also constantly made him reassess the moral lows of his professional predecessors.
In Big Cat’s view, Lu Ping’an could completely let go and just do it, without needing to care about other deities at all..... they had been deceived by "the snake" too many times and had become numb. "Guaranteed to become a professional" had become a classic joke among the veterans, even used as a means to identify Evil Gods.
On the contrary, when a true "wolf" came along, this perception ironically became a quality disguise.
From the current situation, Big Cat’s guess was mostly correct; the "rumors" were only circulating among civilians, and the big shots didn’t take them seriously at all.
This was naturally a good thing for Lu Ping’an, who was actively laying his plans.
But he still stopped to observe the changes in those "new recruits."
At this time, having stopped the most troublesome work and after the team work had entered a stable cycle, Lu Ping’an seemed to have regained his usual leisure.
Of course, his daily cultivation hadn’t stopped; advancing his main path to Quasi-rule level also meant that his other professions could advance further... These days, Lu Ping’an was also constantly catching up on his studies.
Now, having a Rule-level in the team didn’t seem as important as before.
Fang Wen, Mei Yuge, Hua Xueyi, Miss Rou... these people’s accumulations had long been sufficient, and Lu Ping’an’s "resource supply" greatly reduced the difficulty of taking the final step.
The team was profiting every day, naturally a happy and good matter, but what puzzled Lu Ping’an was that, according to the routes and information he had inquired about from the big shots before, the "Main Headquarters’ Ship" of Rebirth Commerce should have already arrived.
With inconvenient transportation these days, plus some mishaps on the road leading to a few fights being quite common, Lu Ping’an could completely understand the delays, but it was half a month later than expected, which made him anxious.
"What’s going on, if it doesn’t come soon, I’ll almost become the city lord..."
While grumbling about it, Lu Ping’an also reached out through his contacts and connections, trying to gather more information from the high level, but to his surprise, there were no sightings of the big ship at all... This was clearly not normal; the arrival and departure of the Redemption would certainly bring a wave of information exchange.
But soon, Lu Ping’an figured out the reason.
"In the current situation, there’s only one kind of information that the big shots would both pursue and actively conceal... the news about World Fragments!"
— End of Chapter 1294 —