80 Bids (First Update)

  After completing the introductory tasks of Yuanqi Adjuster and Spiritual Beast Breeder, Chu Xiao received two points of spiritual roots and twenty points of law power as rewards.

  User: Chu Xiao.

  Rank: Third-rate Alchemy Apprentice, Third-rate Artifact Refining Apprentice, Third-rate Dan-making Apprentice, Third-rate Spiritual Plant Cultivation Apprentice, Third-rate Repairing Apprentice, First-rate Equipment Refining Apprentice, First-rate Yuanqi Adjustment and Matching Apprentice, First-rate Spiritual Beast Breeding Apprentice.

  Age: 15.

  Sex: Male.

  Linggen: 23 (Muling heart 10, Huoling root 4, Shuiling root 2, Jinying root 2, Tuling root 5).

  Cultivation Level: Qi Refining 8th Stage.

  Magic: 3979.

  Innate: Mind Without Miscellaneous Thoughts (Passive), Spiritual Harmony (Passive), Mental Micro-Control (Passive), One Heart Two Uses (Passive), Spiritual Sensitivity (Passive), Wild Nature's Heart (Passive), Mantra Effect Amplification (Active), Wooden Spirit's Heart (Active).

  Cultivation Techniques: Basic Qi Refining Decision (No Rank), Primordial Spirit Heart Technique (Human Grade Upper Rank).

  Divine ability: None.

  Chu Xiao looked at the attribute information displayed on the Xiu Zhen screen, quite satisfied. Eight professions, eight talents, and his magic power had also reached over 3,900 units, just over a thousand units away from the 5,000 units of magic power required for the ninth layer of Qi cultivation.

  Time was no longer early, Chu Xiao exited the spiritual world.

  The next day in the afternoon, Li Commissioner from Gu Quan Lian Qi Factory arrived at Chu's workshop as scheduled and was received by Chu Xiao.

  "Commissioner Li, here are twenty Spirit-Inspecting Talismans; take a look and see if they meet the requirements?"

  Chu Xiao ushered Commissioner Li into his office and took out twenty Spirit-Inspecting Talismans that had been refined long ago.

  Commissioner Li was quite surprised by this, as he had thought that a small workshop like this would have at most a fifth-grade craftsman, and completing twenty Spirit Inspection Symbols should be extremely difficult. Therefore, he didn't just find the Chu family workshop, but also more than ten other workshops with much greater reputations than the Chu family workshop.

  He hastily took out a portable inspection device from his wrist-mounted time-space table and picked up an appraisal talisman to inspect it.

  Chu Xiao watched from the side, not worried at all.

  The test results came out soon.

  Commissioner Li looked at the exposed inspection information, his mouth slightly open, revealing an incredulous gaze: "Heavens, it's actually 84.46%, and the amplitude of the identification has reached 87! Good, good, good! I didn't expect that the Chu Shi workshop's refined spiritual symbol would have such high quality. This is the best spiritual symbol I've ever seen, even those famous workshops can't compare to it."

  He originally thought that the probability of Chu Shi's workshop completing it was very small, but unexpectedly not only did they complete it, they also exceeded the standard, which made him have to reevaluate this unknown little workshop. It seems that there are still many hidden masters among the people.

  "Heh heh, Commissioner Li, are you satisfied now?"

  Chu Xiao seemed to have anticipated Commissioner Li's reaction long ago.

  "Satisfied, truly too satisfied. However, Chu Xiaoge, this time our Guquan Refining Equipment Factory contacted several studios including your Chu Shi Studio, not just one. There are over a dozen well-known studios, and our intention is to select the best collaborator from among them. We have already pre-selected several studios, and your Chu Shi Studio's talisman was truly unexpected. I believe that Chu Shi Studio can obtain this opportunity. This afternoon, Guquan Refining Equipment Factory will gather the responsible persons of the pre-selected studios for discussion and make a final decision on which studio to choose. So, please have someone from Chu Shi Studio attend the final selection at our Guquan Building this afternoon. With your studio's strength, I believe you should have a great opportunity."

  Director Li thought for a moment and said.

  Although the Chu Shi workshop's symbol is indeed very good, even better than those pre-selected workshops, he is not the final decision-maker, and it still needs to go through the final selection to be decided. Now he just gave the Chu Shi workshop a pre-selection opportunity.

  "Commissioner Li, this time for the final selection, Chu's studio will participate."

  Chu Xiao wasn't surprised, for a large-scale refining equipment factory like this, being able to work with Chu's small workshop was unprecedented. For them, those famous large workshops were the goal, but for Chu's workshop, it was a great opportunity to see the strength of other top workshops.

  So this time's final selection, Chu Xiao decided to participate in it.

  In Chu Xiao's plan, he wants to build a comprehensive super financial group. In terms of Fu Lu, it is naturally impossible to relax, and now is a very good entry point, the best opportunity to promote the Chu-style Fu Wen system.

  "Chu Xiaoge, I have to remind you that this final selection won't be easy. In the end, it may require a competition to decide on the final choice, so your Chu Studio must prepare thoroughly."

  Director Li kindly reminded him that he was extremely satisfied with the quality of Chu Shi's workroom's Spirit Sealing Charms, so he didn't want Chu Shi's workroom to lose this opportunity for some reason.

  "Alright."

  Chu Xiao nodded, having a good impression of Director Li. He also knew that the Chu Studio was participating in the final selection for the first time and had no experience. If Director Li hadn't reminded him, they might have been caught off guard.

  Twenty Spirit Vessel Inspection Slips were sold at a price of 8,000 spirit coins for the last one, which was quite expensive. After all, the quality of the Spirit Vessel Inspection Slips was not bad.

  A total of 1.6 million spiritual coins.

  And the cost is only around 10,000 spiritual coins, it has to be said that this is indeed a highly profitable industry.

  Of course, this is related to Chu Xiao's refining level. If it were Chu Jun who personally refined it, even if he worked through the night, he might not be able to refine it successfully, and there would still be a success rate involved, unlike Chu Xiao who could guarantee 100% success. This way, the cost price would increase exponentially.

  After sending off Commissioner Li, Chu Xiao sat in the office chair, thinking about the final selection this afternoon. This was the first time that the Chu Studio had participated in such an important bidding, and naturally, they couldn't afford to relax. They must go all out, and it was also a great opportunity for the studio's symbol masters to gain relevant experience. He believed that as the studio grew and expanded in the future, there would be no shortage of such opportunities.

  Finally, Chu Xiao decided to lead the team himself and bring the three fourth-grade badges with him. They were old men in the workshop and also the highest-ranking ones. The only talents that the workshop could show off were these old men who were very loyal when working. Although the workshop would definitely introduce new talents after expanding in the future, such old men still needed to be well-cultivated.

  He took out a jade slip from the file cabinet, which recorded the information of three fourth-grade craftsmen and apprentices in the workshop.

  Li Sang, 31 years old, spiritual root 10 points, cultivation practice Qi 9 layers, 4th grade seal craftsman, graduated from Ziyun City Zhongyuan Primary Seal Special Institute, family situation...

  Wang Peng, 26 years old, spiritual root 9 points, cultivation practice gas 8 layers, 4th grade seal craftsman, graduated from Ziyun City Zhongyuan Primary Seal Special Institute, family situation...

  Zhang Zide, 24 years old, spiritual root 10 points, cultivation practice air eight layers, fourth-grade seal craftsman, graduated from Longzhong Seal Special Institute, family situation...

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  From this information, the three of them are quite ordinary in terms of qualifications. To go further would be rather difficult. Of course, Zhang Zi's qualifications are slightly better, but having only reached the 8th layer of Qi refinement at the age of 24 and being a 4th-grade symbol craftsman is far inferior to those alchemy masters and spiritual plant masters that Chu Xiao saw at the master's banquet.

  In fact, for ordinary occupational players, being able to break through the apprentice level and reach the fourth-level master craftsman is basically a huge leap, belonging to the ultimate achievement. Only a very small number of people with higher qualifications can upgrade their occupation level to fifth or sixth grade, or even become a specialized master.

  The most important thing is that these civilian professionals have received very inadequate professional education, so it is difficult to promote their titles.

  Let's just say Li Sang and his two friends, all graduated from a junior vocational school, that's already a problem.

  Generally, vocational colleges are relatively junior colleges, if you want to receive elite education, you must enter a higher vocational college.

  After finishing reading the materials, Chu Xiao put away the jade slip and immediately entered the work room.

  "Brother Li, Brother Wang, Brother Zhang, you all stop for a moment, I have something to say."

  Chu Xiao saw the three people discussing and learning with the new symbol system information jade, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of satisfaction. Although these three people's symbol-making talent was average, they were diligent in their studies, which was a good thing for the Chu family workshop. Even the enthusiasm for work and study among the apprentices below had risen.

  Of course, this has something to do with a reward measure recently formulated by Chu Xiao.

  The three of them trusted Chu Xiao very much, and immediately stopped. Li Sang, the oldest among them, smiled and said: "Xiao Ge, has Gu Quan's equipment factory agreed to cooperate with our Chu Shi workshop?"

  "Hehe, it's not that simple..."

  Chu Xiao smiled and told them what had happened, finally saying: "This time, the three of you will come with me to participate in the final selection."

  "This, Brother Xiao, the three of us are only fourth-grade craftsmen, and we haven't even mastered the new symbol system yet, I'm afraid..." said Wang Peng, who was a bit on the shorter and chubbier side.

  "Hehe, what's there to be afraid of? This is an opportunity for the development of our Chu Studio. Such situations may not be rare in the future, and as the backbone of the studio, you can't be timid. Moreover, this time I'll take care of it myself."

  Chu Xiao also knew that the three of them were underpowered, after all, they were just low-level sigil craftsmen from a small workshop, far inferior to those from large workshops.

  Li Sang let out a sigh of relief.

  Chu Xiao couldn't help but sigh at the sight, Chu's studio still had a long way to go, at least the talent was too scarce, the foundation was too thin, and the mentality was too weak... However, he believed that there would be an earth-shattering change in the future.

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