Chapter 4 Invitation
“Chen Daoyou, you also know that Zhang Mazi’s style is that I always offer a fixed price without any counter-offering, but this matter of yours is not without room for research.”
Shopkeeper He touched his non-existent beard and spoke slowly.
"What do you mean, just say it if you have something to say. Why are you still acting like a woman after we haven't seen each other for a few days!"
Chen Lin was anxious and his tone was a little uncomfortable. Great.
The shopkeeper was still unhurried, glared at him and said: "With your mentality, no wonder you have been unable to improve your cultivation. Immortal cultivators are most afraid of quick success and instant gain. They must be calm in everything they do, otherwise it is easy to go crazy and fall into the devil's way. Ah!”
Chen Lin was stunned.
Then he cupped his fists and said, "What Daoist Fellow Zhang said is absolutely true. I have learned from you."
Whether the other party is squinting or not, this sentence makes sense.
The shopkeeper gave Chen Lin a teachable look, and then slowly said, "What is your success rate in refining this fireball talisman?"
He didn’t understand why the other party asked this question, but it wasn’t something that couldn’t be said. Chen Lin immediately replied: “10%!”
“Only 10%, it’s a little less, but with your cultivation Because, being able to transcend levels and refine a first-level mid-level talisman is already commendable. As the proficiency increases, it will improve."
Chen Lin didn't know where the other party was talking to himself. How to interrupt? I can only stay silent and wait for the next step.
“Chen Daoyou, I wonder if you are interested in joining our Zhang family?”
Suddenly, the other party raised his head and said something that shocked Chen Lin.
"What do you mean? Could it be that a young lady from your Zhang family has taken a fancy to me and wants me to marry you?"
Chen Lin immediately imagined countless scenes in his mind.
The Zhang family the other party refers to refers to one of the five major families, the Zhang family, the Immortal Cultivation Family, the one where the foundation-building powerhouse just disappeared.
Even if there are no more powerful foundation builders, they are still the five major families and have a strong foundation, which cannot be compared with ordinary forces.
The most important thing is that the other party holds the elixir in his hand, which is what he lacks most now. In order to escape from this place, it is not impossible to sacrifice oneself.
"What you think is quite beautiful!"
The shopkeeper was amused by Chen Lin's words.
Then he squinted and sneered: "How can a toad like you, Miss Zhang family, match me? If you are willing to marry a mortal without spiritual roots, I can help you match her."
< br>Seeing the shopkeeper's tone that was both true and false, Chen Lin immediately shook his head.
“Forget it about being a mortal. If we don’t have a common language, we might as well be single. So what did fellow Taoist Zhang mean by what he said before?”
The shopkeeper's expression straightened and he said: "You may have heard the news. Something happened to our Zhang family recently, and we are recruiting a large number of talents with various skills. Since Daoyou Chen can refine a first-order mid-grade talisman, The conditions for recruitment have been met. If Taoist friends are interested, I can report it to my family and invite fellow Taoists to become our family’s exclusive Talisman Master.”
Chen Lin was somewhat moved, “What are the benefits of becoming an exclusive Talisman Master?”
Whether it’s a marriage, Or become an exclusive Talisman Master, as long as you can get the elixir.
"There are naturally many benefits. Not only can we provide more talisman refining methods for free, but you can also receive corresponding spiritual stones as monthly money, and you can also get talisman making from our Zhang family. The master taught you how to make talismans, which can be said to have many benefits."
The shopkeeper said proudly, touching his chin.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy to get so many benefits. Are there any restrictions?"
There is no free lunch in the world. How much benefit you get will come at a high price. Chen Lin is sober about this. .
The shopkeeper squinted and sneered, and said: "The conditions are very loose. All you need to do is sign the oath of the inner demon and never betray the family for the rest of your life!"
As expected.
Chen Lin sneered secretly in his heart.
It is impossible to expect these people to be kind. It is pure wishful thinking.
This is not recruiting an exclusive talisman master. It is simply recruiting domestic slaves and signing a contract of sale!
The oath of the inner demon has a very strong binding force on the immortal cultivator. Once violated, the inner demon will backfire.
"Forget it, I'm used to being free on my own and don't like to be restrained. Thank you Daoist Zhang for your kindness."
Chen Lin refused directly.
He didn't even bother to ask if he could provide a share of the elixir purchase.
He absolutely cannot swear the oath of the inner demon, and if he does, he will not be able to leave here.
As for Chen Lin's attitude, the shopkeeper didn't care. Instead, he looked at him deeply and said: "Fellow Daoist Chen, Kaiyuan City is getting more and more uneasy now. I advise you to think about it carefully. , If you don’t attach yourself to our immortal cultivating families, I’m afraid the days ahead won’t be easy!”
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment.
Then he bowed his hand.
"Thank you for the reminder, shopkeeper. Then I'll think about it again."
The shopkeeper shook his head, as if you don't know how to praise him.
After leaving Zhang's Trading Company, Chen Lin wandered around other stores and purchased a large bag of materials.
After almost all his wealth was spent, he went back.
The snow is still heavy.
The snow on the ground is more than a foot thick, making it difficult for even immortal cultivators to walk.
I met almost no one along the way. There were a few monks who were in the middle and late stages of Qi training and had learned the art of flying. Chen Lin was very envious of the flying skill. If he learned this skill, his ability to survive in the wild would be greatly improved.
Unfortunately, this spell requires at least the middle stage of Qi training to learn, and it is said to be very difficult to learn.
At the moment, we still have to focus on improving our cultivation.
Alchemy must be put on the agenda immediately.
After returning home, Chen Lin made a fire to cook, and started making talismans after eating.
What he made was a powerful talisman, a first-level low-grade talisman, one of the only two talismans the original owner knew.
The Fireball Talisman is not profitable and wastes a lot of time, so it can only be put on hold temporarily.
Although the powerful talisman is cheap, the original owner has mastered it skillfully, and the success rate can reach 30%. With his ten-time sure-hit talent, the success rate is a full 40%. Discounting the cost, every ten materials You can earn about two spiritual stones.
Get up early and stay up late, and you can refine twenty ingredients in one day.
That’s four spiritual stones in the account!
Use this craft to earn enough spiritual stones to buy materials before you can start trying to make alchemy.
Chen Lin hung a Do Not Disturb sign outside the door, and then started making charms day and night.
A flash.
Ten days passed.
Chen Lin looked at the thick stack of talismans in his hand with two dark circles under his eyes, feeling quite accomplished.
The snow outside has become much thicker, and there is no intention of stopping yet.
If this continues, I won’t be able to leave the house in a few days.
Chen Lin opened the window and looked worriedly at the snowflakes flying in the sky, and took a long time to look away.
However, the thing he had been worried about being investigated did not happen, which made him feel a lot more relaxed.
It took a lot of effort to open the door, briefly cleared the snow, and Chen Lin staggered towards Fangshi.
Zhang's Commercial Bank Branch.
The room was warm, but there was no one there.
Chen Lin took out all the powerful talismans and put them on the counter.
"You actually increased the success rate of the powerful talisman to 40%. What an improvement!"
Through the refining time, the shopkeeper Zhang Mazi could calculate his success rate at once.
Astonished.
It is impossible for such a low-level talisman to be coveted, so Chen Lin did not try to hide it at all.
He nodded and said: "Yes, since I refined the fireball talisman, my understanding of talisman making has become deeper."
Zhang Mazi naturally had no way of knowing that Chen Lin was no longer the original Chen Lin and that he had the talent to win ten times. He just thought that Chen Lin had suddenly enlightened and his potential had been tapped.
While handing the spiritual stone for purchasing the powerful talisman to Chen Lin, he sneered and stared at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin looked a little hairy.
"What are you looking at? You don't want to steal money, do you?"
Chen Lin put the spirit stone in his pocket and held it in his hand, looking at the other person warily.
Zhang Mazi squinted and sneered, "You think I'm a poor guy like you, and this little spiritual stone is worth it for me?"
Chen Lin also knew that with the other party's status, it was impossible for him to be interested in this little money. , just to lighten the atmosphere.
"Then what do you think I'm doing?"
Zhang Mazi touched his non-existent beard and said: "I have a cousin who has been widowed for many years. Although she is older, She looks a bit uglier and has a fat body. He's a bit tired and has a bad temper, but he has the cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi training, and he also has a younger brother who is in the late stage of Qi training. If Fellow Daoist Chen is interested, I can introduce him to you."
… …
Chen Lin's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Resisting the urge to punch the other party's pockmarked face, he refused coldly: "Thank you, shopkeeper, for your kindness. I really can't compare to your young lady from the Zhang family."
He can sacrifice himself to improve his cultivation, but he cannot sacrifice to this extent.
I thought the other party would be unhappy if I said this, but Zhang Mazi thought about it for a moment, but showed an expression of deep approval.
Squinting and sneering, he nodded and said: "Chen Daoyou is indeed self-aware. You are right. I take it for granted. With your conditions, my cousin will definitely look down on me. If I really If you introduce me, you will probably get scolded, so just pretend that I didn’t say anything about it.”
Chen Lin opened his mouth.
I am speechless.
I secretly cursed the other party for looking down on others. He no longer had the mood to buy materials here, so he turned around and left.
After leaving the door, my chest was still heaving with anger.
But when I thought that these people were just a bunch of marionettes, I lost a lot of anger.
(End of this chapter)