Chapter 194 Relief for work
“The Internet of Everything?”

Ji Zhixian murmured, with a look of inquiry and surprise in his eyes.

Gu Zhenzai always creates all kinds of strange new words.

"What do you think are the biggest advantages and disadvantages of universal magic tools?"

"The biggest advantage should be the low cost and large-scale mass production; as for the biggest disadvantage..."

Ji Zhixian pondered for a moment and said:
"It's probably because it's difficult to upgrade to a higher level and lacks power."

Gu Yunli nodded: "Yes, it is difficult to upgrade to a higher level, which means that common magic tools can only become entry-level magic tools for cultivators. But what if these magic tools have endless energy?"

Ji Zhixian was stunned. His creative mind instantly thought of several application methods and his face flushed with excitement.

"If there is endless energy, then even simple symbols can be combined into a powerful magic array, making low-grade magic tools have the power of mid-grade or even high-grade magic tools."

"If we use this to make armor, it can be said that the energy source is inexhaustible and the magic array is indestructible."

"If you make a flying sword out of this, even a large number of ants can kill an elephant."

In his imagination, Ji Zhixian looked at Gu Yunli with a sudden realization: "Does the True Lord have any magic tricks that can give these instruments endless energy?"

Gu Yunli said: "Energy sharing, everything is connected."

The essence of the Internet is the art of praying to God.

The essence of the art of praying to the gods is to borrow the power of high-level monks.

Therefore, Internet users can fully utilize Gu Yunli's power.

Similarly, by engraving the Internet symbol into the magic weapon, the user can theoretically borrow Gu Yunli's power when activated.

But in this way, even if Gu Yunli can respond to users programmatically, he doesn't have that much power.

Therefore, Gu Yunli’s solution is energy sharing and decentralization.

Users pray to God, users respond, and Gu Yunli will serve as the dispatch center, dispatching and allocating users' mana.

After hearing Gu Yunli's idea, Ji Zhixian was stunned. Such an idea was simply crazy.

But if you think about it carefully, it is not false.

Once realized, the interconnected instruments will be exactly as the name suggests, with all instruments connected to each other as a whole.

Its power will be incredible.

However, there is a doubt here...

"Zhenzai, the users have different cultivation methods and different attributes of their mana. How can we share them?"

"So I am spreading the way of great nirvana."

Ji Zhixian suddenly realized...Gu Zhenzai was really far-sighted in doing things.

"Now, what you need to do is to add the interconnection talisman to all the magic tools you refine. I will send someone to purchase some mid- to high-end magic tools. I hope you can complete the transformation as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Ji Zhixian asked again: "Are the employees recruited directly from the Buddhist disciples?"

"No, there are free laborers out there, why should we recruit Buddhists?"

"Ok?"

Ji Zhixian was surprised. Free labor outside?

Those earth puppets?
How can a group of earthen puppets carve seals? Moreover, assembly line production emphasizes efficiency and practice makes perfect.

Will that group of people stay in the factory and carve talismans obediently?

While Ji Zhixian was looking suspicious, Gu Yunli said, "Let's go. I'll take you to see the new factory. I just expanded it."

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"Everyone, work harder. We can almost accumulate a thousand points today."

In the Qinggang Mountain forest, Beet encouraged his teammates.

These past few days, we have been chopping trees so hard that we are almost dead. We are no longer as confident as we were when we first came here.

Fortunately, they are finally about to collect a thousand points.

With these one thousand points, you can use them as collateral to accept the mission to go down the mountain.

"Hey, after we get down the mountain, what missions are you guys planning to take?"

"Needless to say, of course it's to kill the monster!"

"That's right. Start a live broadcast to kill monsters. Even if you can't kill the monster, you can still make money from the live broadcast."

"Hey, did you guys watch the Killing God live broadcast? It was hilarious, a group of people beating up a lone monster..."

"I saw it too. They were asking for gifts on a live broadcast and cutting off their arms and legs. It was so brutal!"

"Should we do the same then?"

"No, it's too cruel."

"..."

As the four men chopped down trees, they imagined the future and felt full of energy again.

"Ding-dong-"

Suddenly, a line of text flashed across their vision.

"A new novice mission is launched?"

Beet read it, stood there in a daze, snapped his fingers, summoned the secret realm page, checked the broadcast content, and was immediately so angry that he couldn't stop complaining.

"Fuck, why didn't you come out earlier?"

"Master Yunli killed someone and didn't even bother to pay for his crime!"

The broadcast content read:

[In order to improve the secret realm experience, from now on, anyone who signs the factory entry agreement and passes the equipment refining learning task will no longer be restricted in their activity range. ]

[New main quest: The growth path of a master refiner.]

【New profession: Equipment refiner.】

The so-called factory entry agreement means that after the earth puppet or phantom body is destroyed, you can work in the factory to accumulate points and merits without exchanging merits.

As soon as this policy was released, it received rave reviews.

After all, although the risks of going down the mountain are great, the benefits are also great.

If you can accumulate enough merit before the earth puppet or the phantom body is destroyed, wouldn’t it be more enjoyable than chopping trees in the mountains?

Even if I die, the worst that can happen is that I come back to work and continue working. What’s the difference between accepting these novice missions and accumulating points now?

However, while others were cheering, Little Bird and the others were so angry that they were jumping up and down.

"I don't accept it. Why do we have to spend a few days in jail but they don't have to?"

Amidst the wailing, Xiao Xioniao and the others decisively signed the factory entry agreement and prepared to begin the equipment refining learning task.

[Please park the consciousness vehicle in a safe area. Your consciousness will be transferred to the vehicle of the Equipment Refining Training Factory. Do you want to transfer? ]

Seeing the new page pop up, Xiao Xiaoniao and the others were surprised and immediately clicked to agree.

The next second, the colored channel for logging out appeared.

As their consciousness flowed, they entered a brand new vehicle, and the little birds were stunned.

Because the familiar sensory experience is returned in full.

If it weren’t for the different surrounding environment, I would have thought I had exited the secret realm and returned to reality!

At this moment, looking down, he saw that the bodies seemed like flesh and blood, wearing refining uniforms. When they looked at each other, they were probably handsome men and beautiful women, but they looked very similar, like twins. Only the different numbers on their clothes distinguished their identities.

"All apprentices, please return to your workstations, prepare to watch the video, and start learning how to refine equipment!"

The little bird then realized that they were in a bright and clean hall with neatly arranged desks.

When you walk to the table, you can see various materials listed on it.

Not long after he sat down, a light screen lit up on the table and began to play the refining process.

The little bird, who was originally full of expectations, suddenly froze in expression as he watched... In fact, he had already seen similar videos in the online course section, but they were meaningless.

Because he had no cultivation, he was just an ordinary person. He was fidgeting and was about to look for the exit button, but unexpectedly, a scarlet pop-up window appeared.

[Warning: It is detected that the weapon refining apprentice does not have the conditions for refining. Do you want to sign the work-for-relief agreement and continue to participate in the mission? ]

Can I still participate in the mission?

The little bird blinked and clicked on the red-marked work-for-relief agreement. Suddenly, a page of instructions popped up.

After reading it for a while, he finally understood.

The so-called work-for-relief is similar to buying things on credit.

That is, after the user signs the agreement, he can obtain the fragments of the Great Nirvana in advance. The price to pay for this is that the first thing he needs to pay for going online every day is that he must first enter the refinery and work a certain amount of work before he can leave and move freely.

"Is this possible? Isn't the Internet Secret Realm afraid that I will never log in to the Internet Secret Realm again after I get the fragments?"

The little bird was so surprised that he even subconsciously thought of running away.

However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he put it behind his mind.

How the Internet Secret Realm can ensure the implementation of the agreement is not something he needs to consider. What he needs to consider now is whether to sign this work-for-relief agreement?

After a moment of hesitation, he signed it.

Instantly, a pop-up window appeared, reminding him that the Great Nirvana Fragments had arrived.

He looked at the virtual things in his mailbox and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

Rumor has it that:

The fragments of the Great Nirvana Netherworld seem to be a gift, but in fact they contain a hidden price. Once accepted, it is equivalent to selling your soul to Gu Yunli.

From the perspective of common sense in spiritual practice, there has never been such a power in the spiritual world that can be mastered without learning or practicing!

Even the blood inheritance of the demon race requires the cultivation and stimulation of the offspring.

So is it worth taking this step?
After a moment of hesitation, the little bird gently tapped the fragment of the Great Nirvana and chose to use it.

——His life has already rotted into the mud. There is no point in talking to him about the future and freedom now.

As the Great Nirvana Fragments were used, a special memory and power poured into his mind. He sat cross-legged subconsciously like a puppet and began to practice in silence.

Not long after, he slowly opened his eyes.

A wisp of magical power has already begun to flow within the body.

As faint as a candle flame, but as bright as the moon, it seemed to illuminate his life path.

Am I... entering the Tao now?

The little bird was filled with disbelief and in a trance. He wished he could leave the secret realm immediately and return to reality to verify it.

However, when the thought came up, he suppressed it, patiently continued with the subsequent process.

As he mastered the magic power and judged the conditions through the equipment refining learning, the teaching video continued to play.

This process is a bit boring.

However, for the little bird who had successfully entered the ranks of monks, it was quite interesting to watch.

From time to time, thoughts like "Can magic power be used in this way?", "It turns out that refining equipment is so simple" popped up in my mind.

Anyway, after watching the video, he finally had some idea about the art of refining equipment, and will start hands-on training next.

Above the hall, a column of light descended, and jade slips of various colors fell from the sky within the column of light.

These jade slips will be used for their practice.

The little bird that saw this scene couldn't help but secretly gasp in amazement. Master Yunli was truly as rich as a country. He just watched a video and had only a vague idea about it, but he let them get started directly. Wasn't he afraid of wasting materials?
He didn't have time to think about it. As soon as the jade slips fell on the table, he couldn't wait to take one and try to engrave it.

Only after this seal carving did I understand what it meant to have high expectations but poor skills.

In the video, the steps clearly looked extremely simple, but in his hands, the jade slip was not a jade slip, and his hands were not hands, and no matter how he engraved the seal, it became awkward.

If it weren't for the fact that his proficiency on the attribute panel was constantly increasing, he would have given up.

Before long, all the jade slips on the table were wasted.

He looked so ashamed.

As a beggar, he knew very well the price of these jade slips. It could be said that if he took out any one of them, he would have enough food and clothing for three to five years.

However, such a precious thing was just taken away for him to practice with, which is such a waste of resources.

This made him secretly feel ashamed.

At this point, he thought the mission was over, but unexpectedly, another beam of light descended, took away the scrapped materials, and delivered a brand new jade slip.

He was more and more astonished by what he saw, and secretly vowed to practice well.

Hard work pays off. After wasting countless jade slips, he finally learned how to carve a basic talisman seal.

However, this does not mean that his task of learning weapon refining is completed.

He still has one more hurdle to overcome, which is to increase his success rate.

This is another slow and steady process.

However, he had practiced for too long today and his physical strength was almost exhausted, so when the fatigue prompt popped up, he simply went with the flow and left.

When I returned to the body of the earth puppet, my companions were still offline. I didn't know whether they were learning how to refine equipment or had returned to reality.

The little bird, who couldn't wait to verify the fragments of the Great Nirvana, no longer had the heart to wait.

He left a message to a few people and then quickly logged off.

With the appearance of the color channel, the familiar and desperate reality once again comes to our face.

The dilapidated roofs, the leaden sky, and the turbid stench that permeates the air...it makes one want to stay immersed in that world full of hope forever.

The little bird, or Sun Qier, let out a light breath, and then looked inward following the memories instilled by the fragments of the Great Nirvana.

The familiar feeling appeared again, and a ray of magic power was indeed born in the empty dantian.

He raised his right hand, and as he secretly practiced his Kung Fu, a faint Buddhist light quietly emerged in the palm of his hand, faint but full of hope!
Sun Qier stared at the Buddha's light in his palm in a daze, and was slightly distracted.

He had already prepared to spend three to five months, or even a year and a half, silently accumulating merits in exchange for the Great Nirvana Fragments. Unexpectedly, the accident came so suddenly.

Does this mean you have successfully entered the path of Buddhism and become a monk?

Of course, entering the Tao does not mean that he can turn his life around overnight and become a superior person.

This was possible before the Internet.

But after the advent of the Internet, with the crazy spread of martial arts and the surge in independent practitioners, entering the Tao has become commonplace.

However, even so, for Sun Qier, becoming a monk still represents hope.

It represents the hope of escaping the current predicament.

As long as he continues to practice, his disability will no longer be a constraint for him.

Thinking of the future, Sun Qier clenched his hands tightly.

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The breeze blows gently, the bamboo shadows sway, and the sunlight shines through the lush treetops, casting a layer of mottled light and shadow on the stone pavilion under the tree. Occasionally, the sound of birds chirping in the woods adds a bit of Zen.

The furnishings in the stone pavilion are simple, with a stone table and several stone benches next to it.

At this time, Gu Yunli and Ji Zhixian were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea and discussing philosophy.

Gu Yunli picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked with a smile, "How does this Yunyao Fairy Dew taste?"

Ji Zhixian shook his head and said, "The tea is clear and bright, green like jade. Take a sip and the fragrance will linger on your lips and teeth. It has spiritual energy flowing down your throat and into your lungs. It is simply incredible."

At this point, Ji Zhixian couldn't help but say, "If Zhenzai had used this magical power earlier in the Southern Continent, how could there be any other business associations?"

Gu Yunli smiled: "It's not too late to take it out now!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the beautiful scenery around him changed drastically. The two of them seemed to be teleported to the equipment refining training hall in an instant.

Countless players in the hall were immersed in refining equipment and seemed unaware of the appearance of Gu Yunli and Ji Zhixian.

"Hey, are you familiar with these people?"

Gu Yunli raised his chin and pointed at a small group of players.

(End of this chapter)