Chapter 146: Tide Sound Workshop, No Idle People (Thanks to the leader who turned over a new leaf
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The screen flashed and the message was sent.

Ji Jue turned off the screen of his phone, shook his head and sighed, "I give up. He asked for leave even when there was thunder and rain. He is such a loser that there is no hope."

He wanted to say a few more words, but he had just registered a small account called Yacheng Shangdan, and it was blocked after he cursed - these bastards in the city hall usually don't do anything, but they are filial and get their accounts blocked faster than anyone else.

Ji Jue couldn't help but lose interest. Forget it, he would write it down first and continue cursing with a different account some other day.

In Yacheng, there are three things that are unavoidable: wind, rain, and scolding of the governor.

Yacheng is located in a remote area, close to the Endless Sea. There are constant typhoons and rainy seasons every year, and floods occur every now and then. The sewers are in a mess. It cannot be said that there are no sewers, but they are almost non-existent.

Over the years, governors have been replaced one after another, and they have only been busy making money. They have shouted slogans louder than anyone else, but have done nothing practical. Instead, garbage cans costing $800,000 each are everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Who wouldn’t say it’s bad luck after seeing this?
Until now, they have only stopped at scolding the governor, which shows that people are simple-minded and have inherited the ancient customs.

In just a short while, the originally sunny weather was once again covered by dark clouds.

The drizzle began to fall again.

Thunder and lightning.

He yawned and waved one last time.

On the operating table, the alchemical items covered with cracks shattered and turned into dust under the destruction of the dissociation spell.

A ray of remaining essence flashed out from it and was caught by Ji Jue, who then absorbed it into the power of the ex machina. Ji Jue couldn't help but grimace and feel nauseous in the illusions and perceptions that came to him.

After spending several days, he finally crushed all the leftover alchemical products that he had carried back from the villa a few days ago.

The progress of the dissociation technique has shown a gratifying growth - although the effect is relatively weak, it has been able to achieve 100% release success in the two-handed state.

But the essence squeezed out from a pile of scrapped equipment is too scarce.

better than nothing.

As a result, the growth of the Deus Ex Machina is minimal, and it is still stuck at 95% of the second stage, with an increase of less than 5 points.

I can only say that some people seem to be surrounded by many people, but the alchemical items they carry are all a bunch of leftovers, the quality is so low, and the production level is even worse.

Some of the operations are no longer just for fun, they even overturn the table, and they always give you some wonderful surprises in some unexpected places.

It was just like when Ji Jue was repairing a car and took off the wheel and saw the mirror-smooth brake pads; the owner said there was a strange noise while driving, so he bent down to take a look and found that the drive shaft was broken and dragged on the ground.

It was so incredible that it was simply a miracle of engineering. Ji Jue even wanted to hand the cigarette to him and ask, "Brother, how did you do that?"
In comparison, the pendants from the Extraordinary Vision a few days ago all seem remarkable and quite decent.

After getting used to Professor Ye's rigorous and flawless, fluent and natural creations, Ji Jue's horizons have been raised too high, and he is completely unable to get used to the inferior stuff circulating in the market today.

I feel like I have obsessive compulsive disorder just by looking at it.

But in fact, more than 80 to 90 percent of the common alchemical creations circulating on the market today are this kind of stuff.

There are too few qualified craftsmen, but too much demand.

Official alchemists can already accept orders independently and provide one-on-one customized services to customers, so there is no need to set up stalls. The various standard equipment mass-produced by large workshops cannot even meet the needs of large organizations.

As a result, most of the things that ordinary people get for money are just things that apprentices use to practice.

The only advantage is that it can be used, and that's all, because other than that, the durability, stability and safety are all bad, and there are very few high-level creations that include blessings. Or there are traps with more back doors than front doors, which consume more spiritual essence than burning it directly, and the consequences of using it are worse than jumping off a building.

No wonder Chen Xingzhou was speechless when he heard Ji Jue say that being a craftsman was simple.

In fact, when most people hear such brazen words, they are already giving face if they don't laugh out loud and say a few words to young people not to be too ambitious.

From the time an apprentice enters the world of art to becoming a qualified craftsman, it takes an average of seven to nine years, with the teacher's dedicated training and support and the individual's own outstanding talent.

This is still the case when students are constantly studying. If students are a little lazy, or have less talent, or their teachers are not attentive, they will fail for ten or twenty years. They sign up for the exam every year, and every year they take the exam, but in the end they fail themselves and end up in a mental hospital.

The dragon gate is difficult, and it’s the same no matter where it is.

Even though Ji Jue's practical skills are now close to full marks thanks to the absorption of the ex machina, the theoretical deficiencies still cannot be made up by cheating.

He had only learned less than half of the sixteen types of instruments that a formal craftsman had to master, and had barely gotten started with the engraving of multiple Supreme Emblems and advanced composite circuits, not to mention that he had very little experience in creating blessed creatures.

There are too many experience bars to gain.

But lice don’t itch when there are too many of them. How long has it been since I started learning alchemy?

Ji Jue was not worried at all.

After finishing his morning work, he looked up at the watch and saw that it was just past eleven o'clock. He suddenly felt more relaxed. After washing his face, he hummed a song and went to the living room.

As soon as I got out of the elevator, I ran into Ye Chun head-on.

Ye Chun had been sleeping in and was still yawning, hesitating whether to go back and lie down for a while. However, after seeing Ji Jue, his face suddenly changed and he subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave.

Then, the shoulder was held down.

Then, I saw a smiling face poking out from my shoulder, grinning in surprise: "Hey, how did you know that I got the church's badge of honor?"

Here it comes, it’s starting again, right?

Ye Chun couldn't help but roll his eyes. Who the hell asked you?
Ever since this bastard came back from leave a few days ago, he has not stopped at all! He pinned the Chongshan badge on his collar and rubbed it on everyone he met. Whenever he had time, he would sit opposite Ye Chun and sigh, lamenting how hard it was to do good deeds and how hard it was to work for the poor people in Yacheng. But when he thought of the smiles on everyone's faces, he felt that everything was worth it, hehehe... Don't you think so, senior sister?
As a result, Ye Chun’s nightmares now are all about a curly dog ​​showing off its badge and laughing non-stop.

It’s simply mental pollution!

"Hey, I haven't told you any stories about the great man Ji for ten minutes." Ji Jue was beaming with joy: "Do you know why the great man Ji Jue didn't hide the fact that he was once spammed by a senior student in his second paper?"

Then, without waiting for Ye Chun to answer, he slapped his knee and said solemnly:

"Because he's kind!"

You are such a good guy!
Ji Jue, you jerk, you secretly write papers to cheat me during holidays. If you still have any conscience at all, you can't do such an anthropomorphic thing!
"Okay, okay, that's enough. It's already good enough."

The corners of Ye Chun's eyes twitched, and he raised his hands in surrender: "Many big guys are not as good as you, Ji Jue, stop showing off."

Ji Jue's expression suddenly became sad, and he sighed, as if he was hurt inside: "Hey, isn't this about sharing joy? Why is senior sister so indifferent?!"

But before he could finish, he suddenly turned complacent: "Speaking of which, do you want to touch my badge?"

"..."

Ye Chun gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

The knuckles of his fists rubbed against each other, making crackling sounds.

Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore!
No one in heaven or earth can tolerate a dog like you!

She turned around, sighed, and looked at her aunt who was sitting in the main seat in the living room. Professor Ye was reading the newspaper without any reaction, and she didn't seem to want to stop him. So, she nodded, and squeezed out a voice from her twitching smile: "Okay, let's share the joy, right?"

Having said that, without waiting for Ji Jue to react, she raised her hand to signal Ji Jue to wait, then turned around and walked towards the cabinet, took out a box from underneath, opened it, not knowing how many things were inside or how much space there was, she actually stuck half of her body inside, and after rummaging for a while, she took out a box.

Slap it on the table in front of Ji Jue.

"Is that what you're talking about?"

The moment the box was opened, Ji Jue almost felt dazzled... It was a badge that was almost identical in shape to the one on his chest, and it even had one more gold border than his own!
The seal of the Chongguang Church cannot be forged.

After he finally turned over the badge with his trembling little hands, he saw the name written in both the Federal Empire and Chinese languages ​​on the back - [Ye Chun]!
"Ah this..."

Ji Jue’s eyes went dark and he was stunned.

At this moment, when he looked up at Ye Chunshi who was sitting with his legs crossed and sneering, he couldn't help but gasp for air and was about to say something but stopped himself.

Such a low-key style, such a fierce counterattack, and such a familiar plot... Is this the legendary playing the pig and eating the tiger?
What? The protagonist of the cool novel is not me?!
No, it’s bad… I have become the supporting character who gets slapped in the face in the routine!
Are you the Dragon King?!

"What's wrong?" Ye Chun pinned the badge on his chest, crossed his legs, and looked down from the top of the mountain, casting an endless shadow: "Do you want to touch my badge?"

Just like a god or Buddha, his appearance was dignified, solemn and cold, looking down upon the naughty monkey in front of him.

"Evil creature, now that you have seen the future, why don't you worship?!"

Dead silence.

In the long dead silence, Ji Jue hesitated several times to speak, grunted, and finally looked away stiffly: "Well, let's talk about the blessing I just received..."

"No, let's talk about the badge of goodness!"

Ye Chun raised his voice, "I haven't heard anyone talk about the story of Mr. Ji for ten minutes. I really want to revisit the classic. Come on, tell us how Mr. Ji worked hard to persuade people to be good people, and how Chen Xingzhou turned back from his wrong path and shed tears in the mourning hall."

"Let's talk about blessing." Ji Jue was embarrassed and pleaded humbly.

"badge!"

Ye Chun snorted coldly, and suddenly, he smiled crookedly, "Do you know why the great man Ye Chun hasn't beaten the stupid dog-curling junior's head yet?"

"…I'll go cook."

Ji Jue lowered his head, stood up obediently, not daring to do anything else, and backed away to the door before turning around and disappearing into the kitchen.

"I've been eating lighter food lately. I just want to stir-fry four dishes with a soup, and use less oil and salt. After dinner, mop the floor, clean up the kitchen, and then wash the fruit for me. Remember to peel it."

Ye Chun ordered: "Be quick, the Chaosheng Workshop doesn't want idle people."

Hearing the sound of pots and pans coming from the kitchen, she couldn't help but sneer, cross-legged on the sofa, and said smugly: "Huh, I still can't cure you?"

Little Ji Jue, so easy to control!
Next time when your paper is filled with water, the second author will still help you!
And from the main seat in the living room, the sound of turning pages of a newspaper could be heard.

"Put it away after you're done showing it off." Professor Ye instructed calmly, "It's been delayed for several days. Remember to hand in the revised arguments today."

Then, the familiar wailing sound was heard again.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Behind the newspaper, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

These days are really becoming more and more interesting.

After a busy meal, five dishes and a soup were finally served on the table - seeing that there were still vegetables in the refrigerator, Ji Jue made some bitter melon salad.

Although my skills cannot be said to be outstanding, I have learned something from helping Lu Ma in the kitchen for so many years. At least the food I make is not bad.

Although Ye Chun, who had been turned around, was picky and complained for a long time, at least he did not lose his human rights and was still able to sit at the table to eat.

"Because senior, she is kind, you know?"

Ye Chun unceremoniously put the largest piece of sausage into his bowl and enjoyed the fruits of his victory.

She even thought of the lines about being picky about the knife skills when eating fruit in the afternoon. She had finally gained the upper hand, and after all the humiliation she had suffered these days, she must take revenge, right?
As for such a profound question as when will the cycle of revenge end, it has never been within her consideration.

The strong must ruthlessly insult the weak!
Just when Ji Jue was busy in the kitchen after finishing his meal, the electronic alarm clock in the living room made a beeping sound, which immediately attracted Ji Jue to stick his head out, wipe his hands with a happy expression, and go forward to check the time.

"How long has it been?" Professor Ye asked.

"Seventeen hours and forty-one minutes."

Ji Jue was beaming with joy: "It has already broken the previous record."

Before the timing started, Ji Jue used minimal effort to cast deus ex machina on the alarm clock, and the only instruction he gave was to stop the timing and issue a reminder before the effect ended.

As a result, the maintenance time of his minimal ex machina has reached nearly eighteen hours!
If more spiritual essence is injected, although the time improvement will not be more obvious, it can at least last to about twenty hours.

And in his opinion, this is still not the limit.

If you exercise more, it will not be a problem to maintain the time to 24 hours.

In other words, if it is released once, the effect of the ex machina can be maintained for a whole day. And after 24 hours, as long as another one is released before the effect ends, it can be maintained for another day.

Now he can maintain normal control over multiple targets without any effort. Taking into account the recovery speed of spiritual essence and his own ability to bear it, without affecting the delicate operation and maintaining the ability to deal with encounters, Ji Jue can now maintain the effect on five targets at any time.

In Yacheng, these five fully loaded trucks are enough to create an advantage in any battle. Even if the battery of the drones is taken into account and some space is reserved for charging, it is still five eyes and ears that can stay alert at all times.

or……

Ji Jue had already started thinking about how to do something ruthless and take the little howitzer babies home from the warehouse of the Yacheng garrison base.

He calculated that only two planes would be enough to cover the entire northern mountain area plus most of the southern slope.

Imagine that as long as you are in the Beishan District, you can call for fire support at any time... Life would be so beautiful and the safety would be maximized, right?

Unfortunately, once the safety level is maximized, Ji Jue is no longer safe at all.

Regardless of whether the governor can sleep well with two howitzers aiming at important locations in Yacheng at all times, the Haizhou military can directly strike with an iron fist and beat Ji Jue into a pulp.

The ideal is too beautiful, the reality is too cruel.

He sighed deeply, and finally pulled himself back from the brink of crime.

As for the other leg, just leave it there. It's just a thought after all, right?
"It seems like you really gained a lot this time."

Professor Ye shook her head and sighed - she finally understood that a traveling toad like Ji Jue, who was a blasting and demolition version of him, would only cause trouble if kept at home, and it would be better to let him go before bringing back some good stuff.

The last time I went out to the Rift, I directly retrieved the long-lost non-attack matrix and the complete fluid alchemy.

This time I only took a week off, but I brought back a crucial blessing.

The duration of the mechanical deity doubled!

This dog's luck can't be described as bad or weird, it's simply weird.

In the Collection of All Things compiled by the Ethers, most of the abilities of the Ashes series are about changing the properties of matter.

The dissociation of matter, the guidance and transformation of spiritual essence, the catalysis of reactions - even the name alchemy was first created by the chosen ones who could transform stones into metals.

Abilities like Deus Ex Machina are all classified as control-type abilities. Most control-type abilities are inherently closer to Tianyuan, Shengbian, or Xinshu, and very few are invested in Embers.

Among the control capabilities, if we further subdivide them, they include command type, manipulation type and autonomous type, each with different advantages and disadvantages.

For example, the command type is to give instructions directly to the controlled object - push the machine gun forward fifty meters, fifty meters means fifty meters, no more and no less.

The advantage is that it saves mana and spiritual essence. Under the premise that the object has its own power, you can send dozens or hundreds of such commands without any fatigue. The disadvantage is that it is too rigid and not flexible. If there is a wall on the 50-meter road, it will be useless. Before the command changes, the controlled object will keep breaking through the wall according to the planned path like the NPC in the game.

As the name suggests, the control type replaces the object's own will and preset instructions, just like controlling a game character, directly operating manually. Go around the wall when encountering a wall, go around the ditch when encountering a ditch, and fine-tune until you are satisfied, without problems such as artificial intelligence. The disadvantage is that it takes up energy, the operation is too complicated, and it is difficult to control multiple objects at the same time to achieve complex collaboration.

The autonomous type of mechanical deity is the most complex and consumes the most spiritual energy. The operating effect may not be as good as the first two types. It even lacks coercive power when facing some objects.

But the advantage is that the ability to respond is extremely strong and it is the least worry-free - Ji Jue only needs to give orders, and how to do it is something that the controlled object needs to consider.

These three types are not necessarily clearly defined, and sometimes they even overlap, just like the effect of the ex machina. When necessary, Ji Jue can completely replace the object itself and directly operate it manually. However, the thinking ability and autonomy granted by the ex machina are too strong, so most of the time it is not necessary at all.

In this situation, lack of mana became Ji Jue's most fatal flaw. Once his tools were damaged too quickly and he was dragged into a long-term battle, within five minutes, his spiritual essence would be exhausted and he would be completely useless.

The arrival of the blessing of advancement now makes up for this shortcoming for him to a certain extent.

Directly doubling the effect time of the mechanical deity has saved the spiritual essence consumed by repeatedly applying the ability. At the same time, it has further increased the upper limit of Ji Jue's spiritual essence and the speed of spiritual essence recovery.

Even in the world of ascension, such a precious blessing is rare.

——The foundation of transformation: [the primacy of spirit]!
(End of this chapter)