He, Lu Ping, Was a Man Who Made His Living on Strength
[Twenty years old, two years of work experience.]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Quality Sleep (Grade A) -- World Sleep Day reminds you that Quality Sleep leads to a better life. Any form of rest you engage in can achieve ten times the recovery efficiency, preventing sudden death. (Meditation certainly counts as rest.)]
[Current Equipment Trait (13/13): Heavy Tomato User (S-tier) / Salty Fish (S-tier) / I'm the Client (S-tier) / I’ll Make Three Points (Grade A) / Early Leave (Grade A) / Artisan Spirit (Grade A) / Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement (Grade A) / Bully at Bully at Home (A -Grade A) / Friend of Women (Grade A) / I Love Working (B-tier) / Overtime (B-tier) / Flattery (B-tier) / Workwear Thug (B-tier)]
Should we replace it?
Lu Ping stared at the text that appeared, momentarily stunned.
Quality Sleep?
Another Grade A!
Lu Ping felt that he and the system had passed the adjustment period and become a truly loving family.
The system will no longer try to fool him with useless D-level Trait.
Tenfold Recovery Efficiency, even meditation counts as rest.
However, Lu Ping's attention was not on the main function of this Trait.
But the last four words are, "Stay away from sudden death!"
An idea flashed through his mind.
Lu Ping began frantically rummaging through the idle database of entries in the Cold Palace... oh no, I mean, in the unused Trait.
Found it.
[Workaholic (Grade B) - The longer you spend on a task, the more focused you become, and the higher your efficiency. You can increase efficiency by up to three times. However, during this process, there is a certain chance of sudden death. The longer you work on something, the greater the chance.]
Lu Ping was overjoyed.
He knew it; how could such a great Trait not have after-sales service?
Workaholic, triples efficiency.
None of the existing Trait directly improve efficiency.
Positively correlated with efficiency are "Artisan Spirit" and "cost Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement".
The Artisan Spirit means that you can achieve the utmost perfection in any work you do, surpassing the level of others.
Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement – you can significantly reduce costs in everything you do, while multiplying the final results and success rate.
Both "Salty Fish" and "Overtime" reduce efficiency.
Fortunately, both Trait have "I Love Working" after-sales support.
Now, the after-sales service for Workaholic has arrived.
Even though Lu Ping only has Middle-Grade Spirit Root, with three times the efficiency, his cultivation speed is no less than that of a high-grade Spirit Root.
Even with the added benefits of Artisan Spirit, cost reduction, and Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, Lu Ping's cultivation speed alone already matches that of a top-tier Spirit Root.
I used to be afraid to use "Workaholic" because I was afraid that one day while I was in seclusion in my cave abode, it would mysteriously disappear.
Now that "Quality Sleep" provides a safety net for "avoiding sudden death," how can this be considered a mere rest Trait?
This is clearly a warranty card for a perpetual motion machine!
"Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement", "Artisan Spirit", "Overtime", "Workaholic"...
Goodness, Lu Ping couldn't even imagine that scene.
However, here's the problem: the 13 Trait Slots are currently fully occupied and all are quite convenient to use. So, who should be replaced?
Indeed, poverty limited his imagination.
After pondering for a while, Lu Ping waved his hand and decided to send "Flattery" and "Workwear Thug" back to the sidelines.
To be honest, "Flattery" is indeed a powerful and extremely useful skill in workplace etiquette.
However, Black Moon Gorge is a place filled with Sha Qi and intense warfare, and "Quality Sleep," with its tenfold recovery speed, seems like a life-saving treasure in this extreme environment.
As for why the "Workwear Thugs " were removed...
Lu Ping's lips twitched involuntarily.
He had long suspected that this ridiculous Trait, like "Friend of Women," was definitely not as simple as it appeared!
What does it mean that "wearing uniforms increases one's attractiveness"?
What does it mean that "men who work hard are more attractive"?
Pooh!
From the Greenwood Sect to the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, and then to the Black Moon Gorge, many people thought he was too handsome and that he was just a hook seller.
Tom's look isn't some "Workwear Thug," it's clearly "Uniform Temptation"!
He, Lu Ping, is only twenty years old, Golden Core Stage, and a dignified Fourth-Level Alchemist!
He's a man who earns a living through his skills and hard work!
She's definitely not some workplace succubus from the cultivation world!
Replace it! It absolutely must be replaced!
[You choose to change the Trait.]
You replaced "Flattery" with "Quality Sleep".
[You replaced "Workwear Thug" with "Workaholic".]
[Current Equipment Trait (13/13): Heavy Tomato User (S-tier) / Salty Fish (S-tier) / I'm the Client (S-tier) / I’ll Make Three Points (Grade A) / Early Leave (A -Grade A) / Artisan Spirit (Grade A) / Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement (Grade A) / Bully at Home (Grade A) / Friend of Women (Grade A) / Quality Sleep (Grade A) / Workaholic (B-tier) / I Love Working (B-tier) / Overtime (B-tier)]
You took a deep breath and retrieved the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace.
[He sits cross-legged and begins to circulate the Great Flame Art.]
[Earthfire enters the Pill Furnace.]
"Workaholic" is now in effect!
Your gaze instantly became incredibly focused.
[The first batch produced five pills, taking half an hour.]
[The second batch produced five pills, taking three-quarters of an hour.]
[As time went on, your movements became faster and faster—grabbing medicine, purifying it, Core Condensation into a pill—leaving behind afterimages.]
[Four hours later.]
Overtime is now in effect!
[At this point, your alchemy efficiency has reached a terrifying three times thanks to the "Workaholic" buff.]
[Plus, there's the triple benefit of "Overtime," the increased success rate of "Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement," and the guaranteed quality from "Artisan Spirit"...]
[Various Trait and debuffs stack up like crazy, Avatar your cave abode into a ruthless, black-hearted sweatshop.]
[The Pills sprayed out of the Pill Furnace like foam.]
Seven days have passed.
Forty-nine days have passed.
Eighty-one days have passed.
[You've refined enough Qi-Gathering Pills to reach the Golden Core Late Stage.]
[At this moment, you suddenly feel a pang of heart palpitation.]
[Your hands, which were refining the elixir, suddenly stopped. Ignoring the dregs in the furnace, you immediately sat cross-legged and began frantically circulating the * Azure Origin Dao Canon *.]
[Quality Sleep, effective.]
[Recovery efficiency increased tenfold.]
Indeed, meditation is also a form of rest.
A cool sensation instantly spread throughout my body, and the palpitation subsided.
[Two hours later.]
You suddenly opened your eyes and twisted your neck.
[Feeling refreshed!]
[I feel so refreshed, like I slept for two days and two nights straight!]
[I still slept deeply for two days and two nights.]
You grinned, looking at the medicinal herb residue scattered on the ground.
"Help me up, I can still practice!"