Chapter 101 Leaving the Stoneman Plane
Fang Che was well aware of the importance of Plane coordinates to Professionals, and if he had the chance, he would definitely look for more.
However, Fang Che might not necessarily be able to create items that would be helpful to Soul Masters.
Because Fang Che didn't understand Soul Masters, nor did he know what Soul Masters lacked.
Nevertheless, Fang Che still promised, "I will do my best to create items that are helpful to Soul Masters, please rest assured!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Ning nodded lightly, then took out a storage ring and handed it to Fang Che, saying with a hint of apology,
"I killed some of your substitutes before, and although it was unintentional, please forgive me. This is a small token of my appreciation."
Fang Che looked at Gu Ning's current state and felt a little confused.
Gu Ning was a Soul Master, favored by the Emperor Plane Will, so he should know that those substitutes were not important. Why would he apologize for the issue of the substitutes?
Is he valuing my Creation ability and wanting to build a good relationship with me?
Or is it because I have something that makes him wary?
These thoughts quickly flashed through Fang Che's mind, but his hands naturally accepted the storage ring, and he smiled, saying,
"You are too kind. If there's anything you need from me in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
Gu Ning nodded and said, "Okay, if I need anything in the future, I will ask for your help. You go about your business, I won't disturb you anymore."
Afterward, Gu Ning turned and left. Fang Che sat down cross-legged and pondered for a moment. Fang Che felt that Gu Ning probably didn't care much about his Creation ability.
If Gu Ning valued Fang Che's Creation ability, he should be providing all-round support, not dwelling on the substitute issue.
Only when one feels wary will they make concessions on small matters and try to maintain the relationship.
It's just, what is Gu Ning wary of?
Is it the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book?
Besides the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, Fang Che didn't seem to have any other powerful items.
Thinking of this, Fang Che decided to temporarily stop strengthening the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
If he continued to strengthen it, Gu Ning's wariness would turn into fear.
Gu Ning was a Soul Master and held a very high position. His fear would bring great trouble to Fang Che.
This simple state was quite good for now.
After that, Fang Che stopped thinking and continued to cultivate.
Time flew by, and soon another half a month passed. On this day, Fang Che placed the last cone item into the designated area.
The last black spot on the map turned golden.
At the same time, the Stone Man World suddenly vibrated, and simultaneously, the sky of the Stone Man World became dim.
Many living beings born in the Stone Man World inexplicably felt a surge of sadness, but this emotion quickly dissipated, as if it had never appeared.
Fang Che did not know what was happening outside. He just prepared to activate the defensive items to prevent himself from being buried if the underground space collapsed.
A moment later, the vibration stopped, and Fang Che breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Immediately after, Gu Ning's voice came from outside the cave: "Is it convenient for me to come in?"
"Please come in."
Fang Che responded and got up to greet Gu Ning.
Although Fang Che believed Gu Ning was wary of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, Fang Che still needed to maintain his original behavior and give Gu Ning enough respect.
If his behavior suddenly changed, it would give others the impression of a petty person who had achieved success, causing Gu Ning's disgust.
Gu Ning's disgust would be unfavorable to Fang Che, so Fang Che needed to keep a low profile.
Gu Ning looked at Fang Che, who was coming to greet him, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards. Then he turned his head to look at the map and said excitedly,
"It seems that you have already placed the cone items in their designated places. Thank you for your hard work."
Then, Gu Ning put away the map, handed a storage ring to Fang Che, and thanked him, "This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."
"Thank you."
Fang Che politely thanked him, reached out to take the storage ring, and then asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
Gu Ning took out a white jade pendant and a Ten Thousand Soul Banner, handed them both to Fang Che, and smiled, saying,
"Just help me collect some Third-Order souls. I don't have too many requirements for the souls. After collecting ten thousand souls, you can use the white jade pendant to find me in the Stone Man World;
The method of using the white jade pendant is the same as the previous one: find a teleportation array and place the token on your forehead."
In the past, when Gu Ning asked others to help him find souls, he always looked for those that were relatively rare.
Now, assigning Fang Che such a task was merely to build a good relationship with him.
With this connection, Fang Che wouldn't help others attack him.
Fang Che didn't know Gu Ning's thoughts. For Fang Che, anything profitable was a good thing.
Fang Che put away the two items and smiled, "I will do my best to help you collect souls. I will take my leave now."
Gu Ning smiled and said, "Take care."
After that, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask, took out the black jade pendant for leaving, and crushed it directly.
The shattered jade pendant immediately turned into a ball of energy, tearing open a crack.
The crack emitted a suction force, directly pulling Fang Che in.
Fang Che only felt that what he saw suddenly became blurry. When things in front of his eyes became clear again, he had already returned to a certain teleportation room in the Emperor Plane. At the same time, the Voodoo Doll also returned to his Niwan Palace at this moment.
Feeling the familiar energy of the Emperor Plane, Fang Che relaxed slightly, then walked out of the room to check the situation outside.
Fang Che discovered that he was now located in a Mission Hall common to all Professionals, and he often saw some Third-Order Professionals looking for suitable missions here.
Fang Che understood that he had already left the Slaughter Saber Academy area. If he were in the Slaughter Saber Academy area, it would be impossible to see so many Third-Order Professionals.
And Fang Che had always wanted to move away from the Slaughter Saber Academy and go to a more prosperous place. This teleportation saved Fang Che a lot of time.
Fang Che immediately walked to the wall where mission tokens were hung, looking for missions.
At the Third-Order, the number of missions that could be accepted increased significantly, including many missions to guard Plane Passages.
However, as soon as these missions appeared, they were taken by the Professionals guarding nearby, giving others no chance to react.
Besides the above missions, there were also some missions to Other Planes to mine resources.
There were also people guarding around these missions, but they did not immediately accept them, only preventing others from taking them.
In addition, Third-Order Professionals could still accept missions to resist Intruders from Other Planes, but the rewards for these missions were slightly less compared to other missions.
And Fang Che's favorite assassination missions did not appear in this place.
So, Fang Che left the all-Professional common Mission Hall and prepared to go to the Curse Master Mission Hall to take a look.
As he walked to the entrance, Fang Che suddenly saw two old acquaintances.
These two were none other than Captain Liu and the Red-haired Captain of the Fierce Tiger Group!
At this moment, the two of them had failed to snatch a mission and were talking with troubled expressions.
"Before, in the Fierce Tiger Group, we never had to snatch missions. Now, I'm really a bit unaccustomed to it."
"Being able to escape the pursuit of the Blue Sky Group is already a great fortune, so don't complain..."
Fang Che walked out of the Mission Hall with an expressionless face. After looking around, he realized that this place was actually the area where the Iron Hand Group was located.
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Chapter 102 Iron Hand Group
The Iron Hand Group was one of the earliest groups founded by Iron Hand Academy, dating back tens of thousands of years. It is said that their strongest member has already broken through to the Seventh-Order.
The Group Healing Banner that the Blue Sky Group obtained after opening the Plane Passage to the Tiger-man Plane was traded to the Iron Hand Group.
When Fang Che broke through to the Second-Order and gained the power to restrain all Professionals, Ling Jie brought Fang Che to meet with three Professionals from the Iron Hand Group.
Additionally, during the negotiation, Fang Che influenced the three individuals from the Iron Hand Group, making them pay a higher price.
He had not expected to see anyone from the Iron Hand Group again, but he was unexpectedly teleported here.
Fang Che quickly walked to a corner, looked around, and seeing no one paying attention to him, immediately took out the communication token to contact Ling Jie, infused it with energy, and whispered a reminder:
"Leader, I've found two people from the Fierce Tiger Group. They are here at Iron Hand Academy."
After sending the message, Fang Che hurriedly left the place.
Previously, Fang Che had tricked the Iron Hand Group's negotiators, allowing the Blue Sky Group to gain more resources, so now that he was here, Fang Che felt a bit guilty.
Although he wouldn't be afraid of the Iron Hand Group because of this, Fang Che felt a little awkward.
Therefore, Fang Che decided to leave this place and look for suitable tasks elsewhere.
He had barely walked two steps when a Three-Rank Translation Master suddenly stopped Fang Che and asked with a smile, "You're Fang Che, aren't you!"
Fang Che glanced at the man blocking his way and realized that this man was none other than General Gao Ping, who had led the negotiations with the Blue Sky Group before!
Previously, General Gao Ping was only a Second-Order Professional, but he had unexpectedly broken through to the Third-Order and even recognized Fang Che.
Fang Che didn't want to admit it and was about to leave when he heard General Gao Ping say with a smile:
"A few days ago, when we were chatting with the Blue Sky Group, we deduced from Leader Ling Jie's conversation that you had become a Temporary Plane Son.
After learning that you had left the Blue Sky Group, we wanted to invite you to join the Iron Hand Group, but then we heard that you had left with the Soul Master.
We've been trying to find you, and we never expected to run into you here."
Fang Che pondered for a moment, took off his mask, and asked curiously, "I'm just a Temporary Plane Son, why invite me to join?"
General Gao Ping smiled slightly and replied, "I won't hide it from you, a Temporary Plane Son can also receive the favor of the Plane Will.
If you can join the Iron Hand Group, when the Iron Hand Group trades with the Plane Will, it can gain the Plane Will's goodwill.
If the Soul Master needs to eliminate some Professionals to improve his strength in the future, the Plane Will will not recommend the Iron Hand Group to the Soul Master, but rather other groups."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che thought of Gu Ning. Gu Ning had specifically asked the Plane Will to find Mountain-Pulling Warriors and Water Controllers.
There are many groups with Mountain-Pulling Warriors and Water Controllers, and the Plane Will might tell Gu Ning information about all groups that meet the criteria.
However, when the Plane Will arranges the order of these groups, it will definitely put the disliked groups at the front and the favored groups at the back.
Additionally, back in the Stone Man World, when Fang Che proposed eliminating everyone, Gu Ning told Fang Che that some groups had received the Plane Will's approval and could not be wantonly slaughtered.
The approval Gu Ning mentioned should be the goodwill General Gao Ping spoke of.
Now that he could help the Iron Hand Group gain goodwill, he didn't need to feel guilty or leave quietly.
Subsequently, Fang Che asked, "What benefits will you give me?"
General Gao Ping smiled and said, "You can return with me to the Iron Hand Group's station and speak with our Vice Leader."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Alright, thank you for leading the way."
"Please follow me." General Gao Ping led Fang Che towards the Iron Hand Group's station. Halfway there, General Gao Ping enthusiastically recounted:
"Previously, because of you, I paid a high price for the Group Healing Banner, and some of the brothers in the group had opinions.
However, with the elimination of the Fierce Tiger Group, these opinions vanished. After learning that you became a Temporary Plane Son, everyone praised my unique vision.
Thanks to you, I also obtained all the promotion materials five days ago and was promoted to the Third-Order. Now that I've found you again, the group will definitely give me more rewards. You are my lucky star!"
Fang Che gently shook his head and replied, "I'm not a lucky star. Your current achievements are the result of your own choices."
General Gao Ping grinned and said, "You're too modest. I've been optimistic about many people, but none of them have developed as well as you have; only you have truly developed.
Don't worry, I'll take you to a Vice Leader who is easier to talk to and get you the highest treatment. We're achieving success together, wouldn't you say!"
Fang Che grinned and said, "Then I'll thank you in advance here!"
General Gao Ping waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite with me. If you need anything in the future, just come find me."
Fang Che smiled and said, "Alright."
Afterward, the two continued walking towards the Iron Hand Group, with General Gao Ping beginning to describe the situation within the Iron Hand Group, while Fang Che listened quietly.
Not long after, Fang Che, led by General Gao Ping, arrived at the Iron Hand Group's station, which was right next to Iron Hand Academy.
As soon as they entered the Iron Hand Group's Location, the Professionals inside the Iron Hand Group's station all looked at Fang Che and General Gao Ping with surprise.
Fang Che looked around and found that the highest level of Professionals here was only Third-Order, with no Fourth-Order or stronger Professionals.
This situation was normal; most Professionals, after breaking through to the Fourth-Order, could no longer absorb energy from the Emperor Plane to cultivate. Therefore, Professionals above the Fourth-Order generally lived in Other Planes.
Fang Che followed General Gao Ping and soon arrived outside a room.
General Gao Ping gently knocked on the door and respectfully called out, "Vice Leader, I've brought Fang Che."
The next second, the door opened, and a Six-Rank Translation Master walked out of the room.
As soon as this person appeared, General Gao Ping became even more respectful, with a hint of nervousness on his face.
The Six-Rank Translation Master looked at Fang Che expressionlessly, a hint of surprise appearing on his face, and praised:
"Other Temporary Plane Sons feel pressure and show nervousness when they see me due to the difference in cultivation levels.
But you show no nervousness at all. If I hadn't sensed the aura of a Curse Master on you, I would even have mistaken you for a Soul Master. You are very impressive!"
Upon hearing this, General Gao Ping was surprised, completely unaware that Fang Che possessed such ability.
Immediately afterward, General Gao Ping became excited.
The more powerful Fang Che was, the more benefits General Gao Ping would surely receive!
Fang Che's emotions didn't change much upon hearing the Six-Rank Translation Master's praise.
When Fang Che was an ordinary person, he would have been delighted by the praise of a Third-Order mentor; this was a unique form of mental oppression caused by the difference in cultivation levels.
The gap between the Sixth-Order and Third-Order was even greater than the gap between an ordinary person and a Third-Order Professional, yet Fang Che felt no joy whatsoever.
This was all because after Fang Che was promoted through a special method, he ignored the mental oppression of all strong individuals.
Fang Che just smiled slightly, showing a respectful posture, and replied:
"Senior, you flatter me. Junior truly does not deserve such praise. Junior came here today because of a connection with Brother General Gao Ping, and I wish to join your group. I ask Senior to grant my request."
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Chapter 103 Negotiations with the Iron Hands
General Gao Ping, who was standing nearby, felt a little excited when he heard Fang Che mention him.
With Fang Che's words, whenever the group's high-level members discussed Fang Che in the future, they would think of General Gao Ping.
If a person is remembered countless times by powerful individuals, as long as he doesn't die, his future will definitely develop smoothly.
The Sixth-Order Translation Master glanced at the excited General Gao Ping and said, "General Gao Ping, thank you for bringing Fang Che back. You can go back and rest first. I'll find you again after a while."
General Gao Ping nodded respectfully and said, "Junior will take his leave."
The Sixth-Order Translation Master then looked at Fang Che and said with a smile, "Let's go to the room and discuss your treatment."
Fang Che nodded and followed the Sixth-Order Translation Master into the room.
The Sixth-Order Translation Master placed a cup of tea in front of Fang Che and introduced himself:
"My name is Li Xing, and I am one of the Vice Leaders of the Iron Hand Group. You can call me Vice Leader, Li Xing, or Senior."
Fang Che respectfully called out, "Hello, Senior."
Li Xing nodded slightly and immediately began the negotiation: "As far as I know, the Temporary Plane Son is only effective within one rank;
If you are promoted, the identity of Temporary Plane Son will become invalid. For the benefit of the Iron Hand Group, we will not provide you with any materials that help with promotion;
However, we can compensate you in other areas. This is the standard of our Iron Hand Group. If you agree, we will continue to talk."
Fang Che nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, I agree to this request. What can I get?"
Li Xing replied, "First, there are Curse Tools exclusive to Curse Masters. I will give you as many as you can use;
Secondly, you will have the qualification to cultivate in Other Planes. You can go there for three months a year, which is two months more than others;
When you complete your energy accumulation, these three months of cultivation time will not be canceled and will still be reserved for you. You can do your own things."
The first benefit was ordinary, and most people wouldn't care too much about it.
The second benefit was very good for ordinary Fourth-Order Professionals. With the qualification to cultivate in Other Planes, ordinary Fourth-Order Professionals would quickly be able to fully elementalize their bodies and reach the promotion standard.
However, Fang Che had just obtained a Plane coordinate recently.
With the Plane coordinate, Fang Che would not be limited by energy and would quickly be able to reach the promotion standard.
The benefit proposed by Li Xing had no appeal to Fang Che.
Li Xing had been paying attention to Fang Che, and seeing Fang Che's expressionless look, he didn't know if Fang Che looked down on these benefits or if he had hidden his emotions.
Li Xing could only continue to describe other benefits: "After you are promoted to Fourth-Order, we will also give you a Plane based on your contribution to the Iron Hand Group. The more contributions you make, the larger the Plane Will be."
Fang Che showed a slight smile upon hearing this.
This benefit was quite good for Fang Che. With the Plane provided by the Iron Hand Group, plus the Plane owned by Hong Fei, and the coordinates bestowed by the Plane Will, Fang Che would have three Planes.
In this era, more than ninety percent of small Planes have been swallowed by large Planes.
Most Professionals share a single, most ordinary Plane with six or seven other Professionals.
Those who can obtain three Planes have already surpassed ninety percent of Professionals.
Fang Che was very satisfied with this benefit.
Seeing Fang Che finally show a satisfied smile, Li Xing relaxed slightly and continued to explain:
"In addition to the above, whenever you help the Iron Hand Group complete a task, you can choose some treasures;
These are the benefits provided by our Iron Hand Group. However, when you choose treasures, you cannot choose promotion materials. If you want promotion materials, you need to spend three months each year searching for them."
Fang Che nodded slightly and said, "These benefits are acceptable. What exactly do I need to do?"
Li Xing replied, "The first thing is to represent the Iron Hand Group in signing contracts;
For each contract signed, we will provide you with treasures of different values, based on the importance of the contract, for you to choose from."
Fang Che was not surprised by this requirement.
The Temporary Plane Son is noticed by the Plane Will, and the contracts signed by the Temporary Plane Son can also receive the attention of the Plane Will.
It is difficult to break a contract that has been noticed by the Plane Will by exploiting loopholes.
Having Fang Che be responsible for signing contracts can fully utilize his abilities.
In addition, during the process of signing contracts, others will also prepare some compensation, and Fang Che can get many good things.
Li Xing continued to explain: "Secondly, when we encounter difficulties in executing missions, we need you to go to the mission area;
Don't worry, we will not ask you to execute the mission, and we will send people to protect you. We just want to use your identity to gain the attention of the Plane Will;
We need to let the Plane Will see our difficulties and reduce the penalty for mission failure."
Fang Che could understand this request.
The development of the Emperor Plane is inseparable from various missions. Completing missions one hundred percent can gain the favor of the Plane Will.
However, many people accept more difficult missions for mission rewards, for seizing territory, and for various other reasons.
The Emperor Plane Will likes Professionals who are brave enough to challenge themselves and dislikes Professionals who overestimate their abilities.
If a Professional completes a high-difficulty challenge, he can gain the recognition of the Emperor Plane.
But if the mission fails, he will be disliked by the Plane Will.
The development of a group is inseparable from the recognition of the Plane Will.
Therefore, using the identity of a Temporary Plane Son to ask the Plane Will for leniency is a very common method.
Seeing that Fang Che had no objections, Li Xing continued to explain:
"There's one last thing. The Temporary Plane Son can give up his identity and ask the Plane Will a question. We hope to keep this question within the Iron Hand Group!"
Fang Che frowned slightly upon hearing this. The privilege of asking a question was very important and could solve many of Fang Che's troubles. Fang Che was reluctant to hand it over to others.
Li Xing saw Fang Che's hesitation and persuaded, "Most people use the question privilege to find Plane coordinates;
However, the Plane Will only provides an ordinary Plane where no Professionals have been born, or an ordinary Plane that has been destroyed;
We guarantee that the basic Plane we will give you in the future will be a Plane that has created First-Order Professionals and has not been destroyed;
Your future contributions to the Iron Hand Group can increase the Plane's value based on this foundation."
Fang Che relaxed slightly upon hearing this.
In the future, if Fang Che didn't encounter any trouble, besides asking for Plane coordinates, he would also ask for materials to refine Curse Tools. Li Xing's conditions were acceptable.
Li Xing saw Fang Che's expression loosen but did not relax himself. Instead, he continued to increase the stakes:
"According to the rules of our Iron Hand Group, once you join the Iron Hand Group, you cannot leave casually;
After you break through to Fourth-Order, we can give you the right to leave the Iron Hand Group at any time, and we will never restrict your freedom."
Fang Che glanced at Li Xing, and seeing that Li Xing no longer offered more benefits, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's do it this way."
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Chapter 104 Joining the Iron Hands
Seeing Fang Che agree to sign the contract, Li Xing immediately took out paper and pen and smiled, "I'll draft the contract now. Please wait a moment."
When Fang Che saw Li Xing preparing to draft the contract, he immediately asked, "Please wait a moment, Senior. Junior would like to ask, can the three months of cultivation in Other Planes be split into more than ten times?"
Fang Che had little patience for cultivation. If he had to cultivate continuously for three months, he estimated he would waste more than half the time.
If the cultivation time could be spread out over more than ten sessions, Fang Che might be able to complete the entire cultivation.
Li Xing heard Fang Che's question but did not ask him for a reason. He merely answered according to the Iron Hand Group's situation:
"The Iron Hand Group arranges a group of people to cultivate in Other Planes every month, and they are brought back after a month.
To conserve teleportation resources, I can at most split your cultivation time into three sessions, each lasting one month. Any more than that won't be possible."
Fang Che was slightly disappointed upon hearing this. Cultivating continuously for a month would still waste a lot of his time.
However, cultivating for one month at a time was still better than cultivating for three months all at once.
Therefore, Fang Che smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I will trouble Senior."
A moment later, Li Xing finished drafting the contract and handed it to Fang Che for review.
Fang Che carefully reviewed it, and after confirming there were no issues, he immediately released Curse Master energy to leave his mark on the contract.
Immediately after, Li Xing took the contract, took out a seal, and pressed it onto the contract, leaving the Iron Hand Group's emblem mark.
The next second, the contract was established, and Fang Che successfully joined the Iron Hand Group.
Li Xing took out a key and handed it to Fang Che, smiling, "Welcome to the Iron Hand Group. You can rest in room 122 on the northwest corner.
Tomorrow, I will have General Gao Ping bring you the Curse Master's exclusive life-saving tools, and General Gao Ping will also convey matters related to the contract on my behalf. If you have any other matters, you can come directly to me.
As for cultivation, it will be arranged for the first day of next month. Does that work for you?"
Fang Che took the key and nodded, "I will follow all of Senior's arrangements. Does Senior have any other instructions?"
Li Xing pondered for a moment, then took out a communication token and handed it to Fang Che, saying,
"When the contract is not being signed, you are free to move around and go wherever you wish. When there's something, I will contact you via the communication token, and you just need to return within two days. Go and rest."
Fang Che took the communication token and stood up, saying, "Junior takes his leave."
After leaving the room, Fang Che went directly to room 122 on the northwest corner, opened the door with the key, and walked in.
The room was simply furnished, with nothing but a table, chairs, a bench, and a bed.
Fang Che tidied up briefly, then took out various tools and hung them on the wall to block out external noise and prevent outsiders from prying.
Afterward, Fang Che took out the storage ring that Gu Ning had prepared for him.
Since leaving the Stone Man World, Fang Che had been busy, and now he finally had time to check the items Gu Ning had given him.
After a careful examination, Fang Che found that there were no specialized reinforcement tools for strengthening Curse Tools inside.
He didn't know if Gu Ning had run out of reinforcement tools or if he was worried about Fang Che strengthening the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
However, although there were no reinforcement tools, there were some materials for improving Curse Tools.
In addition to materials for improving Curse Tools, there were also some advancement materials needed for advancing to Fourth Stage, as well as a small portion of materials for refining entirely new Curse Tools.
Besides these, there were various elixirs, but among them, there were no elixirs needed for cultivation.
Gu Ning must have known that Fang Che had obtained Plane coordinates, which was why he didn't prepare cultivation elixirs.
Fang Che took out the materials for improving Curse Tools, put away the materials for improving the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and used the remaining materials to strengthen his tools.
A moment later, the strengthening was complete.
The Voodoo Doll's storage space expanded to three cubic meters, but nothing else changed.
The Substitute Puppet's stealth ability slightly improved, but there were no other major changes.
The cost of the Revenge Evil Mirror finding a target changed from one year of blindness to nine months of blindness, with no other significant changes.
After putting these items away, Fang Che lay on the bed and began to cultivate.
After his previous cultivation in the Stone Man World, half of Fang Che's head had turned into a misty state.
His palm could easily pass through his misty head, and with a gentle wave, the misty head would even disperse.
However, when the misty head dispersed, it did not affect Fang Che's vision or hearing; everything was like a normal person.
Additionally, the dispersed mist would quickly re-coalesce to form the shape of half a head.
After playing for a long time with childlike innocence, Fang Che finally remembered to cultivate.
However, cultivating in the Emperor Plane meant he couldn't extract energy from the Emperor Plane, causing his cultivation speed to drop significantly.
Not long into his cultivation, Fang Che couldn't stand the snail-like speed, so he directly ended his cultivation and lay on the bed to sleep soundly.
"Someone's here! Someone's here!"
After an unknown period of sleep, Fang Che was awakened by the communication tool at the door. He groggily got up, rubbed his face to invigorate himself, walked to the door to turn off the tool, and opened the door.
Outside the door, General Gao Ping grinned and said, "Fang Che, I've been ordered to bring you the Curse Master's life-saving tools and the contracts for the upcoming period."
Fang Che immediately stepped aside from the doorway and invited, "Please come in."
"Excuse the intrusion."
General Gao Ping walked into the room, sat on a chair, took out a storage ring, and handed it to Fang Che, introducing, "These are the Curse Master's life-saving tools. Please accept them."
Fang Che smiled as he took the storage ring, checked the items inside, then took out the tools he would use, tucked them into his clothes, and injected Curse energy to activate the tools.
While Fang Che was handling the tools, General Gao Ping took out a notebook and checked the information on it.
A moment later, Fang Che tucked the usable tools into his clothes, looked up at the notebook in General Gao Ping's hand, and asked, "Are these all the contracts we're going to sign next?"
General Gao Ping nodded, "That's right. Next, we'll take the teleportation array together to various places to negotiate with others.
Before we depart, I'm responsible for selecting bodyguards. Fang Che needs to find the Vice Leader to collect the tools for the round-trip teleportation and the one-time signing seal."
Fang Che nodded gently and asked, "When do we depart?"
General Gao Ping replied, "I can gather the bodyguards in at most a quarter of an hour. Fang Che can collect the teleportation seal anytime."
Fang Che stood up and said, "Then I'll go find the Vice Leader now to collect the various tools. Where should we meet later?"
General Gao Ping also stood up and replied, "Right outside Fang Che's door."
Subsequently, the two left the room together. After Fang Che locked the door, he went to Li Xing's residence and knocked on the door.
A moment later, Li Xing opened the door and smiled, "Come in. Since this is your first time going out to sign contracts with people, I need to give you a few instructions."
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Chapter 105 Heading to the Blue Sky Group
After Fang Che entered the room, Li Xing handed a storage ring to Fang Che and said, "Inside are the one-time signing seals and the round-trip teleportation items. You can check the specific usage methods yourself. Keep these things to yourself; do not give them to others."
Fang Che took the storage ring and nodded, "Junior will definitely keep these things safe."
Li Xing nodded and continued to remind him, "Before teleporting, have General Gao Ping communicate with them first.
Once you arrive, leave the negotiations to General Gao Ping; he is very experienced. You just need to wait for the negotiations to conclude, and after getting my approval, you will be responsible for signing the contract.
Additionally, after completing the task, you must immediately return to report to me and receive the treasures you need. Do not linger outside for a long time.
If others give you resources, you can keep them for yourself. Besides that, there is nothing else; you can depart."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Junior bids farewell."
Afterward, Fang Che returned to his residence. Midway, Fang Che took out the teleportation item and carefully understood the situation.
Not long after, Fang Che returned to his room and saw General Gao Ping and the two Third-Order Professional bodyguards he had found outside the room.
Fang Che walked up and said, "The items have been retrieved. Fang Che, please trouble you to contact them."
General Gao Ping nodded, took out a communication token, injected energy, and asked, "Is it convenient for us to come over?"
The next second, Ling Jie's voice came through, "Come over."
Fang Che was slightly surprised, not expecting to be trading with Leader Ling Jie on his first day in the Iron Hand Group.
General Gao Ping put away the communication token and explained to Fang Che, "There are no Third-Order Professionals around Slaughter Saber Academy. To prevent Third-Order Professionals from other places from seizing territory, they hired us for help.
Originally, the Iron Hand Group did not want to bother with these matters; the Blue Sky Group was too weak to gain much profit.
However, out of consideration for Fang Che, we still decided to help the Iron Hand Group. Fang Che, rest assured, we will not demand too many resources from the Blue Sky Group."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said, "Alright, let's depart then. Give me the Blue Sky Group's address information."
General Gao Ping immediately took out a notebook, tore off the page recording the Blue Sky Group's information, and handed it to Fang Che.
Fang Che took the information, took out the teleportation item, wrapped the information around the teleportation item, and injected curse energy.
A page of information quickly turned into energy and merged into the teleportation item. When Fang Che crushed the teleportation item, a spatial rift immediately opened before him.
The two Third-Order Professionals responsible for guarding immediately entered the spatial rift, followed closely by Fang Che and General Gao Ping.
The next second, Fang Che arrived in a room and saw three familiar faces: Ling Jie, Ye Ling, and Yun Tian.
The three were not surprised by Fang Che's arrival, merely nodding with a smile.
Then, the three saw General Gao Ping, and Ling Jie said, "Welcome, Senior, to the Blue Sky Group once again. This time, we will definitely offer a price that satisfies the Iron Hand Group…"
Ling Jie and General Gao Ping began their negotiations. Fang Che was not responsible for negotiating, so he simply walked to the side and sat down.
At this moment, Yun Tian walked over and sat beside Fang Che, thanking him in a low voice:
"The information you sent back earlier about the Fierce Tiger Group's escaping leader allowed us to eliminate them today. Thank you."
Fang Che smiled, "It's a small matter, no need to worry. Have all matters concerning the Fierce Tiger Group been handled?"
Yun Tian replied, "After eliminating those two who escaped, all matters have been handled. The Fierce Tiger Group will no longer threaten the Blue Sky Group. However, we still face many challenges."
Seeing Yun Tian's solemn expression, Fang Che gently comforted him, "The most dangerous Fierce Tiger Group has been dealt with. The Blue Sky Group's future development will surely be smooth sailing.
When I came, Fang Che told me that he would not demand too much compensation from the Blue Sky Group."
Yun Tian relaxed a little, took out a storage ring, handed it to Fang Che, and smiled:
"I know. The Iron Hand Group directly rejected our request last time when they learned of it.
This time, it is because of you that they are negotiating with us again. Inside this storage ring is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
Fang Che took the storage ring and whispered a reminder, "It doesn't matter if you give it to me or not, but you must not forget the others."
Yun Tian smiled, "Rest assured, everyone will have some. Since you are here this time, please stay and play for a while longer. We didn't even get to see you off when you left last time."
Fang Che shook his head, "No, I still have to go to other places to sign contracts on behalf of the Iron Hand Group. I cannot stay here indefinitely."
Upon hearing this, Yun Tian asked in surprise, "Isn't that the Translation Master's duty? Are you friends with the Iron Hand Group's top experts?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately understood that Yun Tian was not aware of the Temporary Plane Son matter. He was treating Fang Che as someone who got a job through the help of friends.
So, Fang Che explained, "I don't know anyone from the Iron Hand Group. I have my current job because I am a Temporary Plane Son."
Seeing that there was still doubt in Yun Tian's eyes, Fang Che seriously explained the matter of the Temporary Plane Son.
Upon hearing this, Yun Tian's expression became very complicated.
Earlier, when Yun Tian was communicating with Ling Jie, Ling Jie had mentioned sensing the aura of a Child of the Plane on Fang Che.
Yun Tian originally thought that Fang Che had come into contact with Soul Masters more often and had picked up some of the aura, so he didn't pay too much attention.
It wasn't until today that Yun Tian learned about the Temporary Plane Son.
This made Yun Tian somewhat regretful. If he could have kept Fang Che before, the Blue Sky Group's development process would have been much easier.
However, Yun Tian quickly thought that such an important identity as a Temporary Plane Son would certainly be sought after by many people. The Blue Sky Group could not compete with others, much less with the Iron Hand Group.
Yun Tian smiled with relief and congratulated him, "With the identity of a Temporary Plane Son, your future will surely be bright. Congratulations."
Fang Che humbly replied, "I wouldn't be where I am today without the Blue Sky Group's help. In the future, if there are opportunities suitable for the Blue Sky Group, I will let you know."
"Then thank you very much." Yun Tian thanked him with a laugh, but he didn't really care in his heart.
The Blue Sky Group was simply too weak. Even if the Iron Hand Group told the Blue Sky Group about ordinary opportunities that they didn't care about, it would be difficult for the Blue Sky Group to seize them.
And the huge gap between the Blue Sky Group and the Iron Hand Group could not be closed in the short term; it would require thousands of years of effort.
Yun Tian stopped discussing group matters with Fang Che and whispered, "I'm going to give some hard-earned money to the others. Excuse me."
Afterward, Yun Tian walked over to the Professionals responsible for guarding and presented some gifts.
A moment later, the negotiations concluded. Ling Jie personally handed a storage ring to General Gao Ping, then left with Yun Tian and Ye Ling.
Subsequently, General Gao Ping took out a communication token, injected energy, and said, "Vice Leader, the negotiations have concluded. The Blue Sky Group has offered…"