Chapter 118 - 101: "We Are Greatly Pleased!
Chapter 118: Chapter 101: "We Are Greatly Pleased!
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"Not bad."
Chen Fan nodded. Skeleton Horses were fast, but their carrying capacity was poor. For hauling bulk goods, Ghost Camels were indeed more suitable.
"These are all prime goods..."
He muttered to himself.
He didn’t know much about Jiangnan.
But he figured that even in Jiangnan, there probably weren’t many factions that possessed a Vehicle Workshop. ’My Skeleton Horses and Ghost Camels should fetch a good price. Before that, though, I have to kill some people.’
How else could he make a name for himself and establish his authority?
To earn a seat at the big table, you had to kill the chicken first.
That was just how it worked.
He glanced at the upgrade requirements. It only cost 3,000 Ghost Stones to reach Level 3.
He upgraded it to Level 3.
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「Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 3.」
「Please select an Upgrade Direction.」
「1: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing time.」
「2: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing cost.」
「3: Qualitative Change: No direction can be chosen for this upgrade, but the next upgrade will have a 30% chance to grant a qualitative-changed Rare Upgrade Direction (Ordinary).」
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"..."
Chen Fan stood there in silence, his expression unreadable. He didn’t like to gamble, but...
He shrugged.
Who could resist?
’Gamble and your bicycle might turn into a motorcycle. And if it doesn’t, walking is still good exercise.’
He immediately chose the third Upgrade Direction.
This time, another craftable Vehicle was added.
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4: Carriage. Pulled by three Skeleton Horses, it can travel on land. The carriage compartment has a certain defensive effect, equivalent to about 50% of a Level 1 City Wall’s defense. It has good carrying capacity. Crafting requires 500 Ghost Stones, some Ghost Object Bones, and Ghost Skin.
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"Nice!"
Chen Fan grinned. Even if the Vehicle Workshop didn’t hit that 30% chance on the next upgrade, he’d accept it. He loved this Vehicle; it would be his personal ride from now on.
He looked at the requirements for upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.
It only required 5,000 Ghost Stones, with no additional material requirements.
’I’ll upgrade it later.’
After consuming 500 Ghost Stones and some Ghost Object Bones, the long-dormant Vehicle Workshop slowly started up again. A rumbling sound came from within. After a short while, three Skeleton Horses pulling a carriage slowly emerged from the Vehicle Workshop’s exit.
It came to a stop on the ground of the Celestial Pit.
He fell in love with the carriage the moment he laid eyes on it.
The three Skeleton Horses had milky-white Ghost Stones embedded in their joints and an overall dark silver, golden sheen. Their hooves were wreathed in ethereal blue flames, and cold white fire burned in their eye sockets.
But unlike the Skeleton Horse that Zhou Mo rode...
...these three Skeleton Horses were also draped in dark bronze Armor, giving them an extremely menacing presence as they stood there.
Three bone chains served as reins, securely fastening the Skeleton Horses to the carriage.
The carriage was constructed entirely of wood and white bone, with black curtains hanging over its windows.
And at that moment—
Lame Monkey and the others, busy in the camp, were also drawn by the carriage. They all came out of their caves, staring in shock at the vehicle before them.
It wasn’t that they had never seen the carriages of the great families.
But...
...they couldn’t even compare to this one.
You could say it was the difference between heaven and earth.
"Young Master."
Lame Monkey limped over excitedly. "After the rainy season ends and we fight our way back to Jiangbei City, you’ll ride in this carriage, Young Master. When it stops, I’ll be right there beside it to help you down."
"The scene will be so cool!"
Chen Fan stood there, smiling as he admired his carriage. After the faction name and Banner were decided, a Banner had been raised at the rear of the carriage, fluttering in the wind.
"Fan."
"Time for a test drive."
Chen Fan hopped into the driver’s seat at the front of the carriage. After fiddling around for a moment, he figured out how to operate it. He needed to pull the bone chains.
Pull the left one to go left.
Pull the right one to go right.
Pull the middle one to go forward.
Pulling all three at once was for slowing down and braking.
The controls were extremely simple, and he got the hang of it quickly.
It was just that...
...the spot he was sitting in was the driver’s seat. It was a bit undignified for him to sit there. If he wanted to use this Vehicle in style, he needed to be inside the carriage, with a driver at the reins.
"We’re really this short-staffed?"
After driving the carriage for a lap around the canyon, Chen Fan returned to the Celestial Pit and jumped down, sighing with emotion. ’Building a faction really requires people everywhere.’
He was already working the people in his camp to the bone, making one person do the work of two.
"Young Master, Young Master."
Lame Monkey came scurrying over, patting his chest excitedly. "Me! I’ll be your driver whenever you go out from now on."
"Mm..."
Chen Fan nodded, agreeing to the matter. Then he smiled and walked toward the camp to bathe and change his clothes. Next, he was going to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4 and see if he could hit that 30% chance.
Same old ritual.
First, bathe. Then, change clothes. Finally, burn incense.
’May the heavens bless me and grant my wishes.’
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"It’s so cool..."
Wang Mazi walked up to the carriage, his face full of envy as he reached out to stroke it. "When will I ever have a carriage like this..."
"You wish."
Standing to the side, Zhou Mo laughed irritably. "This is the Station Chief’s personal ride. You want a piece of it? How about I be your driver, huh?"
"That’s not out of the question."
"Out of the question my ass!"
Soon.
Chen Fan had changed his clothes and returned. He took a deep breath, his expression serious as he looked at the Vehicle Workshop. Muttering a quick ’please, heavens,’ he spent 5,000 Ghost Stones to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.
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「Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 4.」
「Please select an Upgrade Direction.」
「1: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing time.」
「2: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing cost.」
「3: Qualitative Change: Can now craft the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage Vehicle (Rare).」
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"..."
Chen Fan froze on the spot, his breathing coming to a halt. After a long moment, he couldn’t help but blurt out, "We are greatly pleased!"
The Nine-Five Dragon Carriage!
It was also a carriage.
But it was the exclusive ride of a Jiu Wu emperor—far more luxurious and domineering!
He had actually always seen himself as a minor character.
Take the faction name Lame Monkey came up with, for example.
"Mortal Realm."
He thought it sounded quite nice.
The meaning was also excellent.
"Any realm Young Master sets foot in is your territory."
"And any realm Young Master has not yet set foot in is your target for conquest."
But—
He felt it was too arrogant. The word "Realm" was too grand.
He felt he wasn’t worthy of such a "hard" name. It was like how you wouldn’t name a child "Immortal"—if your Life Chart wasn’t strong enough, you couldn’t bear the weight of such a heavy name.
And so, the Mortal Sect was born.
It’s just that...
’How is it that I now feel my Life Chart is actually quite tough? That I can bear the weight after all?’
’The Nine-Five Dragon Carriage just appeared like that?’
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4: Nine-Five Dragon Carriage (Only one can be crafted). Pulled by nine Flaming Dragon Horses, it can travel on land. The carriage compartment has a certain defensive effect, equivalent to that of a Level 2 City Wall. It possesses strong carrying capacity. The interior of the carriage holds a universe of its own, with its own variables.
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"Hooo..."
After a long while.
Chen Fan finally took a deep breath and accepted the fact that he was a Celestial Destiny Emperor. There was no helping it; his Life Chart was laid bare, and it was indeed tough enough.
’If I’d known, I would’ve just called it the "Mortal Realm." I think I could have handled it after all.’
It was just that the crafting requirements were a bit harsh.
It required the corpse of a Ghost King.
That part was going to be a little difficult to manage.
The Qiu Kui man still hadn’t broken through to the Ghost King level. As far as he knew, the man needed a Mountain Remains Embryo to break through, and it was highly unlikely he’d find one.
Regardless of whether his opponent could break through to the Ghost King level or not...
...there was only one thing for him to do for the rest of the rainy season: build this place up to be even more secure. That way, when the enemy attacked, he would have the means to respond, whether his foe had become a Ghost King or not!
"Let’s get to work!"
Chen Fan glanced around, a smile in his eyes. With a grand wave of his hand, he looked at Wang Mazi. "Work hard. Once the rainy season is over and I’ve set up the chamber of commerce for you, this carriage is yours."
"Really?"
Wang Mazi, who had been staring wistfully at the carriage, instantly jumped for joy upon hearing this, overcome with ecstasy.
Happiness had come too damn suddenly!