Chapter 76 Distributing Resources
After the Voodoo Doll was strengthened, the number of groups it could attack increased to two thousand, and its destructive power was further enhanced.
But the most crucial aspect was its ability to record surrounding images!
Previously, on the Tiger-man Plane, the Voodoo Doll was accidentally strengthened when it discovered a material while traveling underground.
There were hundreds of thousands of treasures underground, and many of them could not strengthen the Voodoo Doll; even if it came into contact with them, the Voodoo Doll would not react.
Now with the ability to record image information, there was no need to pay attention to the Voodoo Doll's reactions; he could directly observe the images.
With this ability, Fang Che could find more treasures and quickly improve his strength!
Fang Che left the hotel somewhat excitedly and tossed the Voodoo Doll into a nearby patch of grass.
Under Fang Che's control, the drill on the Voodoo Doll rotated gently, and it burrowed directly underground.
The next second, an image popped up on the curse master gem.
The image included a portion of the underground and a portion of the surface; at this moment, Fang Che appeared in this image.
As the Voodoo Doll continued to travel downward, the surface view slowly diminished until it completely disappeared.
Subsequently, Fang Che walked towards the Blue Sky Group's base, controlling the Voodoo Doll to follow his movements.
As he approached the Blue Sky Group's base, Fang Che discovered a protective shield in the images transmitted back by the Voodoo Doll, which protected the area beneath the Blue Sky Group.
This protective shield was the Blue Sky Group's defensive mechanism, specifically designed to guard against enemies attacking from underground and to prevent Professionals from using earth to engulf the Blue Sky Group's base.
If the current Voodoo Doll tried to pass through the protective shield, it would certainly be detected.
Therefore, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to change its direction of movement and search for treasures elsewhere.
Subsequently, Fang Che walked into the Blue Sky Group's base and headed towards the room where he had previously communicated with the Second-Order Professionals.
The Second-Order Professionals on the way showed a hint of excitement in their eyes when they saw Fang Che, but they quickly composed themselves and walked towards the room where they had previously communicated with Fang Che.
A moment later, Fang Che arrived in the room, and the Second-Order Professionals also entered one after another.
The first Second-Order Professional to enter excitedly asked, "Vice Leader, have all the items been exchanged?"
Fang Che took out the storage ring and the list, handed them to the person who asked, and said, "You all can take what you need according to the list first."
"Thank you, Vice Leader!" The Professional who asked happily took the storage ring and the list, collected what he needed, and then stood aside, excitedly checking the resources.
The others also quickly lined up to receive the resources they needed.
After some time, the other Second-Order Professionals also entered the room and collected all the resources.
After everyone had divided all the resources, they all looked at Fang Che in unison.
A Second-Order Professional quietly asked, "Vice Leader, do you have any other arrangements?"
Fang Che put away his storage ring and replied, "I will be going out to find materials for advancing to Second-Order. You are free to act. When the Leader returns, send me a message, and I will come back with the advancement resources."
Although Fang Che had the advancement materials in hand, he was not prepared to take them out now.
The people currently at the Blue Sky Group's base had not experienced too many dangers on the Tiger-man Plane.
If these people at the base were allowed to advance so easily, it would be unfair to the Professionals currently performing missions on the Tiger-man Plane.
However, these people at the base had also faced dangers, and it would not be right to deny them resources simply because they faced fewer dangers.
Fang Che did not want to offend anyone; therefore, Fang Che decided to wait for Ling Jie to return and let her handle the distribution of resources.
The only thing Fang Che could do was to find resources for advancing to Second-Order, to resolve the problem of resource scarcity as much as possible.
If he could solve everyone's advancement problem at once, then naturally, everyone would be happy.
Upon learning that Fang Che was going out to find advancement resources, everyone complimented him, saying, "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to the Vice Leader that we were able to break through to Second-Order."
"Yes, we haven't even thanked the Vice Leader yet."
"Vice Leader, please take care of yourself when you go out this time, don't overwork yourself..."
Fang Che listened to everyone's compliments, feeling indifferent.
Fang Che understood that if he hadn't helped these people exchange resources, they wouldn't be saying such nice things, and might even be cursing Fang Che in their hearts.
Fang Che waved his hand, stopping their compliments, and explained:
"You all should also pay attention to safety while staying at home. Regarding my exchange of resources with the academy, you can tell the First-Order Professionals;
Everyone can compile a list of what the First-Order Professionals need, and tell me when I return. I will help them exchange, without charging any service fees."
The matter of exchanging resources would eventually be known, so there was no need to hide it.
However, helping First-Order Professionals exchange resources should not be done too actively; First-Order Professionals and Second-Order Professionals must be treated differently.
These Second-Order Professionals in front of him worked hard to improve their strength; if they were not given far better treatment than others, they would not say anything, but they would certainly feel uncomfortable inside.
Therefore, Fang Che entrusted this matter to the people in front of him, to satisfy their vanity.
Thinking about the issue of vanity, Fang Che suddenly remembered that he had once promised Lü Jing to split the Blue Sky Group using the method of 'not fearing scarcity, but fearing inequality'.
Originally, Fang Che hadn't thought of how to deceive Lü Jing, but now he had an inspiration.
So, Fang Che looked at the crowd and reminded them with a smile:
"You all should spread the word that I only help First-Order Professionals exchange resources for free, but I charge service fees for Second-Order Professionals. You should often complain about my discriminatory behavior."
Everyone nodded and said, "Understood!"
Everyone had no objections to this matter; they had already received the benefits anyway, so a little verbal disadvantage was nothing.
Moreover, this might not even be a disadvantage.
Everyone was a Second-Order Professional, yet their treatment was inferior to that of First-Order Professionals; if this were publicized, they could gain others' sympathy.
Sometimes, sympathy can bring huge benefits!
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Fang Che thought for a moment and found that he had nothing else to say, so he stood up and said, "Then I'll be leaving now, goodbye."
Everyone said in unison, "Vice Leader, take care."
After leaving the Blue Sky Group, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask and headed to the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Upon arriving here, Fang Che once again discovered a protective shield through the Voodoo Doll.
This protective shield was billions of times stronger than the one beneath the Blue Sky Group, and Fang Che didn't even have the courage to touch it.
Therefore, Fang Che retrieved the Voodoo Doll in a corner before entering the Curse Master Mission Hall.
After observing the walls of the Curse Master Mission Hall for a moment, Fang Che found that there were no assassination missions left there.
It seemed that the departure of various groups also took some dark elements with them.
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Chapter 77: Leader Occupation
Fang Che didn't find any assassination missions, so he bought a training room token from the administrator.
After confirming that he wasn't being tracked by checking the training room walls, Fang Che left the Curse Master Mission Hall with peace of mind.
Subsequently, Fang Che quietly left the Slaughter Saber Academy area and headed to other academies.
Last time, to collect advancement materials, Fang Che went to the Fire Play Academy area, where he obtained information about Hong Fei and Plane coordinates.
Fang Che had long decided that he would never go to the Fire Play Academy until he obtained the Plane coordinates and became strong enough.
Thus, Fang Che walked in the opposite direction of the Fire Play Academy.
Not long after he started walking, the Voodoo Doll underground suddenly transmitted an image.
The image showed a narrow space underground, where a man was setting up an altar, and a portrait was enshrined on the altar.
The subject of the portrait was none other than Soul Master Gu Ning!
Fang Che found this scene somewhat familiar, but his impression wasn't very deep.
Fang Che continued walking without stopping, thinking as he went, while the Voodoo Doll paused to monitor the situation in the underground space.
After walking for a while, Fang Che finally remembered that he had seen information about this altar in the academy library.
This altar was a treasure specifically refined by those who awakened the Cult Leader profession, targeting Soul Master!
The Cult Leader profession has a long history, specially created by the Emperor Plane to solidify the core status of Soul Master.
The Cult Leader profession possesses the ability to control the thoughts of Professionals.
With the help of the Cult Leader profession, the Soul Master's status was stabilized, and the first man to awaken the Soul Master profession became the commander of all Professionals in the Emperor Plane, honored by the world as: the Emperor.
However, the Cult Leader, through long-term contact with the Emperor, discovered the Soul Master's weaknesses.
The Cult Leader exploited the Soul Master's weaknesses and the loopholes in the Plane Will to create a tool that could control the Soul Master's thoughts, attempting to control the Emperor's mind.
The Emperor was fortunate enough to successfully escape the Cult Leader's control.
Later, the Emperor communicated with the Plane Will and created a new profession specifically against the Cult Leader: Thinker.
Furthermore, the Emperor issued an order prohibiting the teaching of the Cult Leader profession's awakening method, the spread of control tool manufacturing methods, the buying and selling of Cult Leader profession advancement materials, and ordered the slaughter of all Cult Leader Professionals.
Since then, the Cult Leader profession disappeared without a trace, and Fang Che never expected to encounter a Cult Leader today, and one who had even refined a control tool.
This person's appearance here, with Gu Ning's portrait prepared, definitely indicates an intention to control Gu Ning's thoughts.
Such an act is suicidal, but Cult Leader Professionals must do so.
The Emperor Plane prohibits the trading of Cult Leader profession advancement materials, making it very difficult for ordinary people to obtain these materials.
However, as a core profession of the Emperor Plane, Soul Master has the opportunity to obtain Cult Leader profession advancement resources.
Cult Leader Professionals must take extreme risks to advance.
If this Cult Leader were to complete all his arrangements, he might indeed be able to control Gu Ning.
Unfortunately, he ran into Fang Che.
Fang Che left the area discreetly and continued to eavesdrop on the Cult Leader's information through the Voodoo Doll.
The Cult Leader is skilled at manipulating others' thoughts and can easily obtain resources; if Fang Che killed him, he would strike it rich.
Even if he had no resources, Fang Che could give his corpse to Gu Ning, who would surely buy it for a high price.
In the underground space, the man arranged various tools around the altar, and after a careful inspection, he muttered:
"The Plane Will's oppression of the Cult Leader profession is growing; I wonder if I can lure Gu Ning over this time, and even if I do, whether I can successfully control him;
After control, I don't know how long it will take for the Plane Will to discover it; I just hope Gu Ning can help me gather the resources to break through to the third rank, as well as subsequent cultivation pills;
Master, bless me; once your disciple becomes strong, I will surely overthrow the Emperor's rule, kill all Thinkers, enslave the Life Witch, and make the Cult Leader profession the new core of the Emperor Plane; please bless me, Chen You."
After saying this, Chen You released energy, integrating it into the altar, and an invisible force emanated from the altar, spreading towards Gu Ning's location.
However, not long after, the back of Chen You's head suddenly shattered, and he fell to the ground, his life force completely gone.
As Chen You died, cracks appeared in the underground space, and dust and small pieces of soil fell, hitting the corpse.
Just as the underground space was about to collapse, the soil above suddenly softened, and Fang Che, wearing a cloak and mask, descended from above, standing beside Chen You's body.
Fang Che quickly put the corpse into his storage ring, then collected the altar tool for controlling Soul Master, and subsequently used a burrowing tool to quickly leave the area.
Not long after Fang Che left, the cracks in the underground space widened and it soon collapsed.
Fang Che ignored the collapsing underground space, quickly moved away from the area where Chen You died, and returned to the Slaughter Saber Academy area.
Subsequently, Fang Che quickly entered the Curse Master Mission Hall, purchased a training room token valid for five days, and entered the training room.
As soon as he entered the training room, a puff of white smoke emanated from Fang Che.
This indicated that Fang Che had tracking information left on him!
And this tracking information came from the deceased Cult Leader Chen You.
The Cult Leader profession is skilled at manipulating people's thoughts, and after manipulating a person's thoughts, a special control mark is formed.
When the Cult Leader dies, the control mark transforms into a tracking mark, attaching itself to the Professional who discovers the Cult Leader's corpse.
Those whose thoughts were controlled will track these marks and launch the most insane assassinations against all Professionals who discover the Cult Leader's corpse.
This is the Cult Leader profession's revenge against the Emperor Plane before its death!
Because of this, Fang Che returned to the Curse Master Mission Hall, using the training room to clear the tracking marks on him, thereby preserving his life.
Not long after, the white smoke emanating from Fang Che was completely absorbed by the training room walls.
Fang Che immediately opened his storage ring, took out the corpse of Cult Leader Chen You, and stared at the corpse.
Under Fang Che's gaze, the corpse immediately released new marks, adding them to Fang Che.
The next second, dense white smoke again emanated from Fang Che.
The training room walls quickly absorbed and purified this white smoke.
However, the speed at which the walls absorbed and purified the white smoke was too slow, simply unable to keep up with the speed at which the white smoke appeared.
The white smoke quickly filled the entire training room, reaching a point where one could not see their hand in front of their face.
Fang Che took an eye-brightening pill and continued to stare at the corpse.
Fang Che wanted to absorb and purify all the tracking marks on this corpse before taking the corpse to Gu Ning to claim benefits.
At the same time, Fang Che searched Chen You's corpse, taking out various tools and his storage ring.
After confirming that Chen You had no treasures on him, Fang Che took out the items from the storage ring and piled them next to the corpse, observing the corpse while counting the resources.
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Chapter 78 Indiscriminate Killing
Fang Che discovered that Chen You only possessed two exclusive items for the Cult Leader profession and one altar item used to control Soul Masters.
Aside from these items, among the remaining belongings, seventy percent were cultivation pills and items usable by all professions.
Another ten percent of the items were money used to purchase resources.
The remaining twenty percent were precious items from various professions, likely contributed by those whose minds Chen You controlled.
These items could help First-Order Professionals advance to Second-Order Professionals, however, most of them were rare profession advancement materials.
The Blue Sky Group did not have so many rare professions; they could only use a little over a quarter of the materials.
Fang Che was slightly disappointed, then put away the items and continued his Observe of the corpse.
Fang Che's only chance to get rich now was to remove the tracking mark on the corpse, then hand the corpse over to Gu Ning to exchange for resources.
For the next period, Fang Che boredly watched the corpse. After two days, white smoke finally stopped emanating from Fang Che's body.
The moment the white smoke vanished, Fang Che was slightly dazed, then carefully observed the corpse, flipping it over to continue his Observe.
White smoke still did not emanate from Fang Che's body.
Fang Che breathed a sigh of relief. After waiting a moment longer, the wall finally absorbed all the white smoke.
Afterward, Fang Che put away the corpse and left the cultivation room.
Arriving in the alley outside, Fang Che walked towards Slaughter Saber Academy.
Upon reaching a relatively wide street, Fang Che immediately frowned.
This street had always been quite lively, but today there were few people on it.
Not only that, many houses on the street had been destroyed, turning into ruins.
Fang Che had never seen such a scene before.
Fang Che couldn't help but quicken his pace, arriving near Slaughter Saber Academy.
Then Fang Che discovered that Slaughter Saber Academy was protected by a shield.
"Who are you?"
Fang Che suddenly heard a question. He turned his head and saw a group of fully armed Second-Order Professionals from the Blue Sky Group approaching, staring at him with full vigilance.
Fang Che was slightly puzzled, then took off his mask and said, "I am Fang Che. What happened?"
Seeing this, the Blue Sky Group members immediately relaxed and quickly ran to Fang Che's side.
A Second-Order Professional reported to Fang Che, "Recently, a group of madmen came from outside. They kill anyone they see, completely disregarding their own lives. We accepted a mission from Slaughter Saber Academy to come and guard it."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che subconsciously touched the defensive item on his body, and after confirming it was activated, he slightly relaxed, then asked, "Where did these madmen come from? What is their identity?"
Everyone shook their heads and said, "We don't know. We just heard that other academy areas also encountered these madmen."
Fang Che nodded slightly, then asked, "I want to enter Slaughter Saber Academy now. Is there any way?"
A Second-Order Professional looked around, and seeing no one eavesdropping, he quietly replied,
"Wait another quarter of an hour, and the shield will open a gap. Lü Jing will come out to pay the patrol fees. The Vice Leader can ask her later."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said, "I understand. You all continue patrolling."
Everyone nodded and went to patrol nearby.
After Fang Che waited quietly for a moment, Lü Jing walked towards him, looking at Fang Che somewhat warily through the shield.
Then, Lü Jing took out a token and threw it directly to Fang Che.
The token easily passed through the shield and was caught by Fang Che.
Lü Jing immediately said, "Inject energy into the token."
Fang Che was slightly puzzled, then injected energy. The next second, the token emitted a golden light.
Lü Jing breathed a sigh of relief, then reached out to touch the shield, opening a crack and stepping out.
Immediately after, the crack closed instantly.
Fang Che immediately asked, "Mentor, do you know something?"
Lü Jing nodded lightly, and was about to speak when she saw the patrol team walking over.
Lü Jing immediately fell silent.
Seeing this, Fang Che did not continue to ask, but remained silent.
After the patrol team walked over, Lü Jing handed them a storage ring and quietly reminded them,
"This is today's commission. Tomorrow at chen hour and three quarters, I will give you tomorrow's commission. Continue patrolling."
"Thank you, Mentor." After thanking her, everyone left.
Lü Jing turned to look at Fang Che and said, "You can come into the academy with me, and I will tell you what happened. However, once you go in, you can only come out tomorrow at chen hour and three quarters."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing this, Lü Jing grabbed Fang Che's wrist with one hand and took out a token, pressing it against the shield.
The next second, the shield emitted a suction force, pulling the two of them inside.
Lü Jing let go of his hand, her emotions relaxed, and then she explained,
"This recent group of madmen are people whose minds were controlled by a Cult Leader. The Cult Leader who controlled them died, so they came here to destroy frantically."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately thought of Chen You's corpse in his storage ring.
Could these people be the Professionals whose minds Chen You controlled?
But if these people came here, they should attack anyone who saw Chen You's corpse. Why would they randomly destroy things?
Fang Che immediately asked, "I heard that people controlled by a Cult Leader, after the Cult Leader's death, will attack anyone who sees the Cult Leader's corpse. People in the academy rarely go out, so they shouldn't be harmed, right?"
Lü Jing frowned, and replied somewhat irritably, "Gu Ning told the academy that a Cult Leader Professional decades ago improved the advancement ceremony, changing the Cult Leader profession's abilities;
As long as the Cult Leader dies, the people whose minds were changed by the Cult Leader will come to the vicinity of the Cult Leader's death area and kill indiscriminately;
The Soul Master killed the person who improved the advancement ceremony. We thought the advancement ceremony would not be spread, but we didn't expect today's events to happen."
Speaking of this, Lü Jing was very angry.
Because Lü Jing had previously conspired with others against Slaughter Saber Academy, the principal held a grudge.
Now that this kind of thing happened, the principal directly arranged for Lü Jing to distribute the daily commission.
Although the current madmen only had Second-Order strength, incomparable to the Third-Order Lü Jing, Lü Jing did not know the strength of the dead Cult Leader. If a few Third-Order Professionals came, Lü Jing would be dead.
Therefore, Lü Jing was always worried when she went out, fearing that she would be killed.
Fortunately, she saw Fang Che today!
If Fang Che could help distribute the daily commission, then Lü Jing would be safe.
Lü Jing needed to think about how to get Fang Che to help.
Fang Che, who was beside her, did not know Lü Jing's thoughts at the moment, but was pondering the issue of Cult Leader Chen You.
People whose minds were controlled by the Cult Leader killed indiscriminately. The people around them hated the Cult Leader, and at the same time, they would also hate the person who killed the Cult Leader.
If others knew that Fang Che killed the Cult Leader, then Fang Che would be in trouble. He must find a way to frame someone else for the Cult Leader's death.
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Chapter 79: Token to conceal item information
After a moment of thought, Lü Jing said, "Fang Che, I previously helped you obtain the qualification to exchange resources; now, help me with a favor."
Fang Che remembered Lü Jing's past actions of colluding with the Fierce Tiger Group to defraud him, and immediately became wary, asking, "What favor?"
Lü Jing replied, "I hope you can order the patrolling members of the Blue Sky Group to help the academy patrol for free."
"I believe that since the academy nurtured them to success, they should help unconditionally. What's the difference between asking for this and that all day long and being an animal?"
Hearing this, Fang Che sneered inwardly.
According to Lü Jing's meaning, the academy was not cultivating students, but slaves.
Fang Che said, "I heard that the academy's protective shield has an ultimate defense mode that can withstand the attacks of Six-Order Professionals."
"The academy can fully activate the ultimate defense mode and hold out until the disaster passes; there's no need to find people to patrol."
Lü Jing's expression turned somewhat ugly upon hearing this, then she explained:
"If the protective shield protects the academy for more than two days, it will automatically enter ultimate defense mode. At that time, no one will be able to enter the academy, including Professionals heading to the Tiger-man Plane."
"The academy previously signed a contract with the Professionals going to the Tiger-man Plane, requiring them to be teleported back in the shortest possible time."
"If they cannot be teleported back, the mission will automatically terminate, and the academy cannot afford such a huge loss."
Only then did Fang Che understand that having Lü Jing go out daily to distribute commissions was to prevent the protective shield from activating its ultimate defense mode.
Subsequently, Fang Che said, "Even if the outdoor patrol teams don't require commission, the mentors still need to open a rift in the protective shield, and danger still exists when opening the rift."
Lü Jing replied, "If it's just opening a rift, it can be done from the inside. This is much safer than going out to distribute commissions. Can you help me?"
At this point, Lü Jing looked at Fang Che with immense anticipation.
Fang Che shook his head and said, "The mentor going out to distribute commissions is the principal's intention; I wouldn't dare offend the principal. Alright, no more talk, I still need to find a Soul Master."
After saying this, Fang Che hurriedly left.
Lü Jing watched Fang Che's disappearing back with cold eyes. After Fang Che disappeared from her sight, Lü Jing cursed in a low voice, "You dog, I'll find someone to kill you sooner or later."
On the other side, Fang Che quickly arrived at Gu Ning's residence. After a gentle knock, Gu Ning opened the door and walked out.
Gu Ning looked at Fang Che and asked somewhat puzzled, "Are you looking for me?"
Fang Che nodded and said, "There's an important matter that requires a private discussion."
"Come in."
Gu Ning invited Fang Che into the room, closed the door, and asked, "What do you need help with?"
Fang Che shook his head and said, "I'm not asking for your help; I'm showing you a few things."
Subsequently, Fang Che directly took out the corpse of the cult leader, Chen You, as well as the altar Curse Tool used to control Soul Masters.
Gu Ning's eyes instantly widened. He moved closer to the altar Curse Tool, examined it carefully for a moment, and then excitedly exclaimed, "Where did you get this from?"
Fang Che raised a hand and pointed at the corpse, then told the lie he had just concocted:
"I found two groups of people fighting, and one of them was protecting this corpse and the altar Curse Tool. I waited until both sides were injured, then I stole the items."
Only then did Gu Ning look at the corpse. He quickly put the corpse into his storage ring, took out a bottle of spray, and sprayed it on himself.
After spraying for a moment, Gu Ning suddenly paused, looked at Fang Che with some confusion, and asked, "Have all the tracking marks been cleared by you?"
Fang Che nodded and said, "I stole the corpse, brought it to the Curse Master Mission Hall, and cleared all the tracking marks."
Gu Ning then relaxed. He took out the corpse, inspected it carefully for a moment, and smiled:
"The cult leader appearing in this vicinity with the altar Curse Tool must have been coming for me. You bringing the altar Curse Tool back means you've helped me resolve a potential problem. I'll give you something good."
Subsequently, Gu Ning took out a token and handed it to Fang Che.
Fang Che took the token and curiously asked, "What is this?"
Gu Ning replied, "Put it into your Niwan Palace. When you touch a curse master gem, it will help you conceal all the Curse Tools you Create for the next fifty years."
"No Curse Master will be able to see the information of the Curse Tools you Create, nor will they be able to refine the Curse Tools you Create. You don't have to worry about others refining the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to harm you."
Hearing the words "Nailhead Seven Arrows Book," Fang Che asked with some disbelief, "How did you know the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book was refined by me?"
Gu Ning smiled and said, "Because I am a Soul Master!"
Fang Che was stunned, his expression somewhat complex. He sighed:
"It seems I still underestimated the Plane Will's regard for Soul Masters. I didn't expect you to know even such a small matter. I suppose other Soul Masters know about this too."
Gu Ning shook his head and said, "No, I only learned about it by specifically asking the Plane Will because I saw your extraordinary strength. Other Soul Masters haven't seen you, so they won't know about this."
"Furthermore, with my token, the Plane Will will not reveal the information of the Curse Tools you Create to other Soul Masters."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che relaxed slightly.
Fang Che possessed the [Origin Protection] skill and was not afraid of enemies using the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to harm him.
However, the Second-Order Professionals of the Blue Sky Group did not have this defensive capability!
Now with this token, the members of the Blue Sky Group would not easily die and could serve Fang Che better.
Fang Che quickly put the token into his token slot and touched the curse master gem.
The next second, a layer of hazy mist appeared on the surface of the curse master gem, obscuring the patterns of the three Curse Tools.
Fang Che smiled slightly, then remembered that the Blue Sky Group had previously Created ten copies of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Fang Che immediately asked, "If someone refined the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book before, can they spread the refining method of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book?"
Gu Ning replied, "They will forget the refining method of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and will not spread it. At most, they will only use the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book in combat."
"I have checked for you; currently, besides you, only ten First-Order Curse Masters have refined the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, so they won't threaten you."
Fang Che didn't expect that, even now, only the ten First-Order Curse Masters of the Blue Sky Group had refined the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
It seemed that current Curse Masters were not paying much attention to newly Created Curse Tools.
Fang Che smiled and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Gu Ning took out another storage ring and said:
"I heard you are helping the Blue Sky Group members find materials to break through to Second-Order. I have quite a few materials here and would like to exchange them for what this cult leader owned."
Hearing this, Fang Che immediately took out the cult leader Chen You's storage ring, and checked other storage rings, putting all of Chen You's belongings into it, and exchanged storage rings with Gu Ning.
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Chapter 80 Resources and Props
Fang Che examined the materials Gu Ning provided, a brilliant smile spreading across his face. With these items, the Blue Sky Group had enough to cultivate another four hundred Second-Order Professionals.
Next, Fang Che no longer had to painstakingly kill people to gather advancement resources; he could do what he wanted to do.
Gu Ning, standing nearby, shook his head in disappointment after checking the items in his storage ring. He then put the storage ring away, looked at Fang Che, and instructed him,
"You should focus on cultivating now, don't waste time searching for advancement materials. Once you break through to the Third-Order, I will arrange a new mission for you."
Fang Che asked curiously, "What mission?"
Gu Ning replied, "Collect the Third-Order male soul of a Mountain-Pulling Warrior Professional, and the Third-Order female soul of a Water Controller Professional. I need these two Third-Order souls to advance to the Third-Order."
Fang Che was slightly stunned by the words.
According to the knowledge Fang Che had learned, the materials required for Professional advancement should not exceed one's own level.
Gu Ning currently only had Second-Order strength, so the souls he needed to advance to the Third-Order should also be Second-Order.
Gu Ning's request was completely different from the knowledge Fang Che had learned.
However, Fang Che didn't think much of it.
He himself had not advanced to the Second-Order according to the information recorded on the curse master gem.
Gu Ning was a Soul Master, a Child of the Plane; it was normal for him to be different from ordinary people.
Therefore, Fang Che nodded and agreed, "No problem, once I break through to the Third-Order, I will help you collect these two souls."
Immediately after, Fang Che reminded him, "However, I'm not sure when I'll break through to the Third-Order, so you might have to wait a while."
Fang Che was not very patient in his work and could not cultivate non-stop.
Additionally, Fang Che needed to improve the advancement method, and the improved method might delay the advancement speed.
Therefore, Fang Che needed to state this beforehand to prevent Gu Ning from becoming impatient while waiting.
But Gu Ning smiled indifferently and said, "No rush, I can wait, and you can take your time to prepare."
Fang Che nodded reassuringly, "That's good. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Gu Ning heard this and reminded him, "Now, those madmen outside are wreaking havoc everywhere because of the death of the Cult Leader. The academy won't let you leave so easily. You have to wait until the chen hour of the next day before you can leave."
Fang Che was well aware of the departure time; Lü Jing had mentioned earlier that the next commission would be issued at the chen hour of the next day.
Fang Che would go to the academy gate before the chen hour of the next day, waiting for Lü Jing to open the rift.
Therefore, Fang Che replied, "I'm planning to stay overnight at the welfare office and leave tomorrow."
Gu Ning pointed to the room on the left and said, "If you don't mind, you can stay there."
Fang Che hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll impose."
Afterward, Fang Che entered the room, closed the door, took the pill, and quietly cultivated.
The night passed uneventfully. At the chen hour of the next day, Fang Che walked out of the room, looked at Gu Ning in the living room, and greeted him, "I'm leaving now, goodbye."
Gu Ning nodded, "Take care."
Fang Che left Gu Ning's residence and walked towards the academy gate. Not long after, he saw Lü Jing.
Fang Che immediately walked over to greet her, "Good morning, Instructor."
"Good morning," Lü Jing responded with a smile to Fang Che, then explained,
"Yesterday, I thought about it and decided to give you a batch of resources so you can replace me in distributing commissions to the patrol team. You can extract a portion of the commission for yourself. What do you think?"
Lü Jing had thought yesterday that Fang Che didn't agree with her because she hadn't offered enough benefits.
As long as she offered benefits, most problems could surely be solved.
And Fang Che, hearing these words, also decided to earn some benefits.
So, Fang Che said, "There are many madmen outside now. If they attack me, I'm dead; you know, a Curse Master is fragile and can't take a beating. You always have to give me some defensive items to protect myself."
Lü Jing nodded, "No problem. After you're attacked, you can bring the damaged defensive items to me for reimbursement."
Lü Jing felt that those madmen outside were powerful. As long as they attacked Fang Che, they could kill him. If he was dead, he certainly wouldn't be able to reimburse for life-saving items.
If Fang Che ordered someone else to distribute the commissions, and then brought back life-saving items that others had broken, Lü Jing also had a way to identify whose items they were and when they were damaged.
In short, Lü Jing didn't have to pay anything.
However, Fang Che, hearing Lü Jing's words, just shook his head and said, "Instructor, distributing commissions is the Headmaster's idea. I wouldn't dare offend the Headmaster. Let's hurry to the gate."
Lü Jing saw that Fang Che wouldn't show his hand until he saw a clear benefit, and she felt angry, but she could only take out a golden ring and say, "This should be fine, right!"
Fang Che extended his fist and demanded, "I want ten life-saving items. In addition, if my life-saving items are destroyed, you still have to compensate me."
Lü Jing remained silent. When they were almost at the gate, she finally handed a storage ring to Fang Che and gritted her teeth, "Deal!"
Fang Che reached out and took the storage ring, assuring her, "I will definitely complete the mission! Please give me the commission."
Lü Jing took out another storage ring and handed it to Fang Che, explaining, "This contains one month's commission. If the enemies are eliminated early, you must return the rest to me."
Fang Che put away the storage ring and said, "The patrol team needs encouragement; only then can they patrol diligently. If the enemies haven't retreated after a month, I'll pay out of my own pocket to encourage the patrol team. If the enemies retreat within a month, then I'll take all the resources as my compensation."
Lü Jing took a deep breath and didn't argue with Fang Che. She said, "As soon as the chen hour arrives, the inside of the protective shield will flash with light. You can touch the protective shield and leave directly. I won't see you off."
After saying this, Lü Jing turned and left.
Fang Che waved his hand and said, "Instructor, take care."
Afterward, Fang Che waited until the chen hour, then reached out and touched the protective shield.
A crack instantly opened on the protective shield, and Fang Che stepped out, only to see the Blue Sky Group's patrol team walking over.
The members of the Blue Sky Group glanced behind Fang Che and asked suspiciously, "Vice Leader, why didn't Lü Jing come out?"
Fang Che replied, "Lü Jing asked me to distribute your commissions. Follow me."
Everyone nodded and followed Fang Che into an empty alley.
Fang Che took out the storage ring and explained,
"This contains one month's commission. Take it yourselves. If the enemies retreat within a month, keep all the resources; you don't need to hand them over.
If the enemies haven't retreated after a month, I will demand next month's commission for you."
Everyone was excited by the news and said, "Thank you, Vice Leader."
Fang Che waved his hand and continued to explain, "Don't show too much happiness. Make others think that I've withheld your commission, understand?"
"Understood." Everyone nodded, quickly reined in their smiles, and began to prepare their expressions.