Chapter 93: Screwing on the assembly line!

“Oh, really?” Lu Changsheng’s heart leaped with joy upon hearing the system notification.

In a life that was otherwise dull and monotonous, only having children and system lotteries could stir up some excitement in his heart.

“Will the system give me a bonus every time I have ten children in the future?” Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but wonder.

“System, I want to draw a lottery!”

He didn’t speculate too much.

After all, too much speculation would lead to anticipation.

And anticipation would lead to disappointment.

Looking at the lottery wheel that appeared before him, Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred slightly: “Start the lottery!”

Immediately, the lottery wheel began to glow with golden light.

Under Lu Changsheng’s gaze, the golden light finally stopped on ‘Skill’.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill!]

[The reward has been distributed to the system space, the host can check it at any time]

A puppet-like ball of light emerged from the roulette wheel, accompanied by the system’s voice.

“Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow when he saw the skill he had drawn this time.

Among the hundred arts of cultivation, puppetry was a relatively unpopular skill.

Although it couldn’t compare to the four major arts of formation, alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman crafting.

Relatively speaking, it was still a pretty good craft.

As long as one learned it, their life wouldn’t be too bad.

Or rather, in the hundred arts of cultivation, as long as one learned any one of them and mastered it, they wouldn’t be lacking.

Even the most basic skills like spirit planting, butchering, medicinal cuisine, and animal husbandry, as long as one had good skills and worked hard, their life would become sweeter and sweeter.

Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred slightly as he looked at the ball of light in the system space.

[Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill: After use, you can directly comprehend Tier 2 max-level puppet crafting skills and the corresponding puppet encyclopedia.]

“Sure enough, like the talisman crafting I obtained before, I directly obtained Tier 2 max-level puppet crafting skills, which means I can create puppets comparable to Foundation Establishment Peak.”

“With this puppet crafting skill, not only can I use talisman sea tactics in the future, but I can also use puppet sea tactics!”

“If I have a few Tier 2 puppets with me, then my safety will be guaranteed in the future!”

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly as he looked at the description, very satisfied.

He still felt that this skill was very good, he liked it very much, and it was very suitable for him.

Or rather, Lu Changsheng felt that all of the hundred arts of cultivation were good.

After all, it’s never bad to have more skills!

It’s not a bad thing to know more skills.

Even if he couldn’t use them temporarily, he could teach them to his children and others when he established a family in the future.

Lu Changsheng had already thought it through.

If he were to establish a cultivation family, it would still be the same as now.

Avoid disputes and fights, make friends widely, and make money with harmony.

The entire family would rely on various skills to steadily earn money and cultivate.

Immediately.

Lu Changsheng used the Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill in the system space.

In an instant, a stream of knowledge and information poured into his mind out of thin air.

“Introduction to Puppets”

“Basic Puppet Encyclopedia”

“Tier 1 Puppet Encyclopedia”

“Tier 2 Puppet Encyclopedia”

“I Make Puppets with My Bare Hands”

“How Puppets Are Made”

“That Little Something Between Me and Puppets”

After a long while.

A pile of puppet-related knowledge and information poured into Lu Changsheng’s mind.

Regarding the identification of materials for making puppets.

How to turn the skeletons of demon beasts and ferocious beasts into puppets.

The inscription of formations and the control of spiritual hubs for puppets, etc.

“Phew!”

“As expected of the system, even though I’ve experienced it once before, this feeling still feels incomparably mysterious.”

Lu Changsheng let out a long breath and looked at his hands.

Not only did a pile of puppet-related knowledge appear in his mind.

He felt like he had been making, assembling, polishing, and refining puppets with these hands for decades.

If there was a pile of materials now, he could perform making a puppet with his bare hands on the spot.

“However, this puppet crafting skill doesn’t seem as good as I imagined.”

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly after absorbing the Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill.

According to his understanding of puppet making in his mind.

He discovered that there were several major problems with making puppets.

Time-consuming!

Costly!

Even if he had Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill and was a Tier 2 top-level puppet master!

With ready-made materials, it would still take two or three days, or even longer, to create an ordinary Tier 1 low-grade puppet.

And a Tier 1 mid-grade puppet would take at least seven or eight days, or even ten and a half months.

As for a Tier 1 high-grade puppet, it would take even longer, basically starting from ten and a half months.

Usually, he had to cultivate, make talismans, and accompany his wives and concubines to have children. Lu Changsheng clearly knew that he didn’t have that much time and energy to mass-produce puppets.

Moreover, the cost of materials required to make puppets was very high.

Lu Changsheng made a preliminary estimate.

The material cost of an ordinary Tier 1 low-grade puppet would be twenty or thirty spiritual stones.

Although he didn’t know the exact price of a low-grade puppet.

He also roughly knew that the price of a low-grade puppet wouldn’t exceed one hundred spiritual stones.

In other words, after working hard for three or four days to make a puppet, he would only have three or four times the profit.

This was simply embarrassing compared to talismans!

“No wonder there is a chain of contempt among craftsmen. Formation, alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman crafting, the four mainstream arts, look down on other crafts.”

“Puppetry is considered a decent one among the hundred arts of cultivation, but compared to talisman crafting, which is relatively easy and profitable, the difference is immediately apparent.”

“Moreover, among the four mainstream arts of cultivation, talisman crafting is still ranked at the bottom.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

He immediately felt that this Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill was a bit of a burden to him at the moment.

First of all, this skill couldn’t be used to make money.

Earning money by making puppets was nowhere near as easy and quick as earning money by making talismans.

Then, the manufacturing time and material costs were too high.

Making him instantly give up on the puppet sea tactics he had imagined.

Even Tier 1 low-grade puppets, he couldn’t afford to play with too many.

As for him wanting to make Tier 2 puppets, he didn’t even need to think about it.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t make them, it was simply that he didn’t have the money.

Lu Changsheng wasn’t very clear about the material cost of a Tier 2 puppet.

But he estimated that it would cost at least several thousand spiritual stones.

“It’s too difficult!”

Lu Changsheng sighed deeply.

He felt that money was needed everywhere on this path of cultivation.

He now needed money to save the miserable female cultivators who had fallen into the White Jade Tower.

He also needed money to buy a Tier 1 high-grade talisman brush, buy Tier 2 talisman crafting materials, and draw Tier 2 talismans.

He didn’t have enough money in the first place, he needed money very much, so where would he get the money to buy materials and make Tier 2 puppets.

“Alas, one person is ultimately limited.”

“If I have to do everything myself, if I let myself do everything, it’s too difficult.”

“There simply isn’t that much time and energy. No wonder many craftsmen choose to join a force.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

He also understood why many people would choose to join a force.

Because joining a force had too many conveniences.

Just like himself in the Lu family, he had also enjoyed many family conveniences.

But the problem was that his Tier 2 talisman crafting and the current Tier 2 puppetry couldn’t be shown.

There was no way to quickly convert them into resources.

Moreover, he wasn’t strong enough now, and he didn’t dare to reveal his Tier 2 skills.

Otherwise, what if he was reduced to a tool person who made talismans for eight hours a day?

“Eh, wait, although the puppetry skill is difficult, it’s mainly difficult because it’s complex.”

“Not only do you have to be able to polish materials, make your own parts, refine parts, and assemble them, but you also have to inscribe spiritual patterns and formations on the puppets, etc.”

“It’s naturally difficult for one person to master all of these, but these steps can be completely divided and let different people do them.”

Lu Changsheng digested the puppet knowledge in his mind.

He suddenly felt that this puppet making was a bit like the assembly factory where he screwed screws on the assembly line in his previous life, and he couldn’t help but have an idea.

“If one person only needs to master one of them, wouldn’t it be simple.”

“I can completely find a batch of apprentices with some talent and teach the puppet’s parts, components, and assembly to different people respectively.”

“Then teach the most core spiritual pattern formation inscription of the puppet to trustworthy people. Wouldn’t this be able to realize the puppetry assembly line.”

“As long as the puppetry is assembly-lined, and the quantity comes up, wouldn’t it be easy to make money?”

“After all, talisman crafting, even if the profit is high, is ultimately only one person, which can’t compare to the products of the assembly line.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

As soon as this idea came out, the more Lu Changsheng thought about it, the more feasible it became.

Talisman crafting could only be done by himself.

But with Tier 2 Puppet Crafting Skill, as a Tier 2 puppet master, he discovered that puppets could be completely divided to be made.

The difficulty of puppetry lies in its complexity.

Not only do you have to build and refine the individual parts of the puppet, assemble them, but also inscribe spiritual patterns and formations on the puppet.

You even have to understand mechanics, human mechanics, physics, mechanical construction, and a lot of other things.

But dividing these up, industrializing them, and letting different people do them, the threshold immediately comes down.

It is entirely possible to build an assembly line industry.

“I can think of this, other people should be able to think of it too, right?”

“Forget it, anyway, this is a bit far away for me now, I’ll consider it later when I have the strength.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and suppressed the idea that had just arisen.

If he wanted to build a puppet manufacturing industry, he would have to start implementing it after he had a certain amount of strength.

Now, with no money and no power, I should honestly rely on making talismans to earn money, have children, and develop steadily.

Seeing that the sky outside was almost dark, it was almost evening, Lu Changsheng walked out of the spirit talisman shop.

He planned to buy some materials for making puppets.

Although this thing is expensive, since he has the skill, he must do it and make two to play with.

If it doesn’t work, he can give it to the children as toys.

Lu Changsheng did not go to the scattered cultivator market to buy materials.

Before he could finish shopping, it would be dark.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Lu Changsheng came to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.

This is a shop opened by the Qingyun Sect itself, with a total of seven floors, which is very luxurious.

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It sells pills, magic weapons, exercises, natural treasures, etc., and the things are guaranteed.

Lu Changsheng came to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce and bought materials for making a first-order low-grade puppet and a first-order middle-grade puppet.

He also bought some spiritual materials for cultivating the Hundred Refinements Body Technique.

Although the Hundred Refinements Body Technique has the Black Dragon Dharma Pearl, his cultivation has also improved rapidly.

But Lu Changsheng also spends half an hour every day to cultivate the Hundred Refinements Body Technique.

In the end, Lu Changsheng bought all the things he wanted, spending two hundred and thirty-six spirit stones.

Making his already poor family worse.

The day to go to Baiyu Tower will be postponed again.

After leaving the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, Lu Changsheng passed by a ‘Thousand Machine Pavilion’ that sells puppets.

He went in and asked about the price of puppets.

The shopkeeper told him that different puppets have different functions and effects, and even puppets of the same grade have price differences.

Then he told him the approximate price of puppets.

The price of a first-order low-grade puppet is about seventy to eighty spirit stones.

The price of a first-order middle-grade puppet is about three hundred spirit stones.

The price of a first-order high-grade puppet is about one thousand and one hundred spirit stones.

The price of a first-order top-grade puppet is about three thousand spirit stones.

After hearing the price, Lu Changsheng said goodbye and left.

It’s not that the price is too high, he just wanted to know how much the puppets can sell for.

For this price, Lu Changsheng can only say that making puppets can naturally earn money.

But compared to talismans, it can only be regarded as earning hard-earned money.

Of course, if the other party is the assembly line process he envisioned, then that’s another matter.

After buying the materials, Lu Changsheng did not return to the spirit talisman shop, but went straight home.

After all, there is a child born at home today, so he naturally has to go back and take a look earlier.

After returning home, Lu Changsheng visited his newborn child and took him to the yard to sit idly.

It is also a kind of relaxation for Lu Changsheng to sit in the yard with his child in his arms and enjoy the tranquility.

Of course, the premise is that the child does not cry.

After sitting quietly for a while, Baihe came to report to Lu Changsheng that Xia Long from next door was visiting.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately got up, handed the child to Baihe, and went to greet him with a smile.

This neighbor next door is his big customer.

Every few months, he would come to him to buy talismans, and he would buy high-grade talismans.

He can also be regarded as a relatively stable channel for selling talismans.

“Fellow Daoist Xia, are you going to explore again?”

Lu Changsheng came to the hall, saw Xia Long, and said.

He remembered that the other party had only returned half a month ago.

“Yes, I am now fifty years old, if I don’t work hard, I will have no chance.”

“What’s more, there are still a son and a daughter in the family, who are also about to start cultivating.”

Xia Long sighed and said.

Lu Changsheng knew that what he said about not working hard, there would be no chance, referred to Foundation Establishment.

There has always been a saying circulating in the world of cultivating immortals.

If a cultivator wants to attack Foundation Establishment, the final limit is sixty years old.

After sixty years old, the body will begin to decline and go downhill.

Not only will the probability of Foundation Establishment decrease, but the risk will also increase.

After all, Foundation Establishment is not a joke.

Once Foundation Establishment fails, the light will be injured and the cultivation base will regress.

If it is serious, the meridians will be damaged and become a waste, and it may even die directly.

“Fellow Daoist Xia, what kind of talismans do you want this time?”

Lu Changsheng didn’t talk too much about this and asked directly.

“Does Fellow Daoist Lu have Thunder Attraction Talismans, Golden Light Cover Talismans, Sweet Dew Talismans, and Invisibility Talismans?”

Xia Long asked.

“Lu has a few of these talismans on him, I don’t know how many of each Fellow Daoist Xia needs.”

Lu Changsheng said calmly.

“Can there be two or three Thunder Attraction Talismans?”

Xia Long asked.

“There are exactly three, if Fellow Daoist Xia needs them, I can sell them all to you, I just happen to be restocking the store next month.”

Lu Changsheng said so.

This is naturally false.

The talismans he sold to Xia Long were all talismans he had drawn for himself and put on his body for protection.

Among them, there are more than one hundred high-grade talismans.

There are almost fifty top-grade talismans.

The reason why there are only so few talismans, and not more drawn, is that one is that there is limited time on weekdays.

The other is that these talismans of his, in addition to protecting himself, currently do not have a safe sales channel.

The material cost is also here, and he can’t hoard too much.

“Then thank you Fellow Daoist Lu, in addition to the three Thunder Attraction Talismans, I want one of each of the other three talismans.”

Xia Long said.

“Fellow Daoist Xia, you are buying so many talismans this time, is it because the place you are going to is more dangerous?”

“I also have a Lightning Light Talisman on me for self-defense, if Fellow Daoist Xia wants it, I can also sell it to you.”

Lu Changsheng thought that he was short of money now, and he had been trading with Xia Long as a neighbor for so long.

He felt that he could sell one or two top-grade talismans to the other party.

After all, he does have a Lightning Light Talisman given by the Fourth Elder, which is justifiable.

“Hmm? Fellow Daoist Lu actually has top-grade talismans, I wonder what price Fellow Daoist Lu is selling them for!”

Xia Long was overjoyed when he heard this.

“This is also for my family elders to give me for self-defense, if Fellow Daoist Xia needs it, just treat it as if I am selling the top-grade talismans that will be sold in the store next month in advance.”

“As for the price, it will be the same as the store price, two hundred and twenty spirit stones.”

Lu Changsheng said so.

“Okay, then thank you Fellow Daoist Lu.”

Xia Long immediately cupped his hands.

In Jiulongfang City, top-grade talismans are not so easy to buy.

Now that he heard that there was one, he naturally wanted to buy it.

“Fellow Daoist Xia is polite.”

Lu Changsheng took out seven talismans from the storage bag, and then said: “A total of four hundred and ninety spirit stones, Fellow Daoist Xia can just give four hundred and fifty spirit stones.”

He usually gives a discount price when trading with Xia Long.

This is also one of the reasons why the other party regularly comes to him to buy talismans.

Not only is the channel stable, the quality of the talismans is guaranteed, but the price is also relatively favorable.

“Okay, thank you Fellow Daoist Lu.”

Xia Long was also very straightforward.

He took out four hundred and fifty spirit stones from the storage bag, and then said goodbye and left.

Lu Changsheng sent him out the door, and then hummed softly with a smug look: “Sure enough, talismans are the king, what kind of garbage puppet master, even dogs don’t do it, tui!”

The cost of these seven talismans, six high-grade talismans, is almost fifteen spirit stones.

The cost of the top-grade talisman, Lightning Light Talisman, is only seven spirit stones.

The cost of a total of twenty-two spirit stones, sold for four hundred and fifty spirit stones, a full twenty times the profit!

It is completely incomparable to relying on making puppets.

“I can go to Baiyu Tower tomorrow.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the hot spirit stones and thought to himself.

He also has more than two hundred spirit stones on him, plus these four hundred and fifty, he can find one or two high-quality female cultivators.

At the same time, I hope that this Fellow Daoist Xia can return safely.

Otherwise, he would lose a stable big customer.

The next day, Lu Changsheng came to Baiyu Tower with spirit stones in his pocket.

He bought two maids for five hundred and eighty spirit stones with ease.

One is a ninth-grade spiritual root, and the other is an eighth-grade spiritual root.

They are all pitiful people with superior looks and figures, making people feel pity.

Lu Changsheng can’t stand such pitiful people the most.

Originally, the spirit stones on him could buy a seventh-grade spiritual root.

But Lu Changsheng thought about it, it’s better to buy two.

Both quality and quantity are required!

The same as before, the same old way, you need to wait for Baiyu Tower to notify you.

“Alas, this Baiyu Tower is really a bottomless pit, next time I have money, I should buy the materials for the second-order talisman first.”

Lu Changsheng walked out of Baiyu Tower, sighed, and shook his head.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

Lu Changsheng’s forty-first child was born.

At this time, Lu Changsheng was also preparing to go home by himself.

Because the Lu family’s spiritual test ceremony will be opened in about ten days.

Lu Pingan, Lu Wuyou, Lu Wuyu, and Lu Xile will participate.

Even if he already knows the result in his heart, none of the four children participating in the spiritual test ceremony this time have spiritual roots.

But at least it is the first time for his children to participate in the spiritual test ceremony.

He, as a father, also has to go back and take a look.

“This time I go back alone, will there be another accident?”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself as he walked on the road.

In order to avoid being targeted by others because he is too carefree in the square city.

He also changed his appearance this time.

Transforming into a dark-faced, unremarkable young man.