I'm the Client, S-grade
Lu Ping stared at A, and couldn't help but press his temple.
Cultivation, offering fire, raising birds.
In the end, the Fire Crow became stronger.
This route doesn't look right at all.
Back then, I worked for a boss.
Cultivating immortality these days is like working for birds.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You begin to dissect the Southern Bright Li Fire Scripture.]
[The Artisan Spirit is now in effect.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]
[Seven days later, you confirm that this is a legitimate Cultivation Method.]
[You begin your cultivation. As the first wisp of Southern Bright Separation Fire takes shape in your Dantian, the Fire Crow Seed senses an attraction and stirs restlessly.]
[With a thought, this wisp of fire merges into the Fire Crow Seed.]
[Three months later, a reddish ring appeared around the edge of the Black-Feather Fire Crow's feathers, and it could travel a hundred miles away.]
[Twenty-nine years old, eleven years of work experience.]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: I'm the Client (S-level) -- The one who pays is the boss. Anyone hit by your money cannot resist your financial power; the damage they suffer from you is increased tenfold, while the damage they inflict on you is reduced tenfold. You are the boss, always the boss.]
In reality, Lu Ping almost roared to the heavens.
Eleven years! A full eleven years!
From Word King to Reimbursement Failure, and then to Table Color Matching.
This crappy Simulator finally shipped.
I'm the Client, level S!
In his past life, he hated clients the most.
Now he's the client.
Lu Ping loudly confessed his feelings to the Simulator.
Dear System, I know you love me! I promise I'll never curse at you again!
The Flattery worked.
The system is not responding...
[Current equipment Trait 9/9: Heavy Tomato User / Salty Fish / Artisan Spirit / Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement / Bully at Home / Workwear Thug/ Passing the Buck / Flattery / Workplace People-Pleaser.]
Should we replace it?
These nine Trait are all very useful.
Which one should we choose?
Replace "Flattery" with "I'm the Client".
You replaced "Passing the Buck" with "Friend of Women".
[Current Equipment Trait: Heavy Tomato User (S-tier) / Salty Fish (S-tier) / I'm the Client (S-tier) / Artisan Spirit (Grade A) / Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement (Grade A) / Bully at Home (Grade A) / Friend of Women (Grade A) / Workwear Thug (B-tier) / Workplace People-Pleaser (C-tier)]
[However, this new Trait is somewhat abstract.]
[You don't understand how to trigger the effect right now.]
[The next day, you went to Green Grain Shop.]
[When Shopkeeper Zhou heard you had arrived, he personally ran out from the back room.]
"Sect Master Lu, please come in."
[Sit down and start speaking immediately.]
"Shopkeeper Zhou, I'd like a mid-grade defensive magic Law Artifact."
[Shopkeeper Zhou immediately patted the counter, and a man carrying an iron box came out from the back; it was Ma San.]
[That middleman Ma San, because of a brief encounter with you, caught the eye of Shopkeeper Zhou and is now a shop assistant at Green Grain Shop.]
[As Ma San put down the iron box, he said respectfully,]
"Sect Master Lu, this is the Black Tortoise Shield. It's a mid-grade defensive Law Artifact, capable of withstanding a blow from Golden Core Stage."
[You take the Black Tortoise Shield, and with a surge of Spiritual Power, Black Tortoise Shield Array Patterns appear on its surface.]
[Good, good. You nodded, though you didn't say it.]
[Shopkeeper Zhou is a clever fellow; seeing your expression, he'll immediately quote a price.]
"Sect Master Lu, thank you for the gift of two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones."
[Shopkeeper Zhou spoke while smiling obsequiously.]
[Your heart skips a beat; this price is interesting. If calculated based on the market price of a typical mid-grade magical Law Artifact, it's already 20% off.]
[Besides, you just tried it, this shield is stable and doesn't cause heartburn...]
Lu Ping: "..."
Lu Ping felt there was something strange about that statement, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
[Since Shopkeeper Zhou is so cooperative, you're not one to be coy, so you directly handed over the Spirit Stone bag.]
"Shopkeeper Zhou, thank you so much."
[Upon hearing your words, Shopkeeper Zhou's smile became somewhat more genuine, but only for a fleeting moment as he received the Spirit Stone bag.]
[I'm the Client, this agreement is effective.]
[You look at Shopkeeper Zhou and suddenly have a strange feeling.]
If you hit him now, it will hurt him a lot. If he hits you now, he'll definitely be at a disadvantage.
[Just as Shopkeeper Zhou was about to speak, he suddenly froze.]
He looked down at the Spirit Stone pouch in his hand, then at you.
"Sect Master Lu."
"I'll add another layer of protective Array Patterns to this Black Tortoise Shield."
[Ma San, listening from the side, was completely bewildered. Shopkeeper Zhou today was so generous and kind, totally unlike his usual shrewish self.]
[Shopkeeper Zhou seemed to notice Ma San's gaze, turned his head and glared at him.]
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and put it away for the Sect Master."
Ma San quickly lowered his head.
[You thought for a moment, then picked up a Low-Grade Spirit Stone and tossed it between your fingers.]
[At this moment, Ma San had already put the Black Tortoise Shield back into its iron box.]
[You flicked your finger.]
[The Spirit Stone struck Ma San in the chest.]
[I'm the Client, this agreement is effective.]
Ma San took half a step back and looked down to see the Spirit Stone that had fallen into his arms.
He immediately knelt down.
"Thank you for the reward Sect Master!"
He knelt down with practiced ease, and even seemed a little pleased.
This Trait can indeed be triggered by spending money.
[However, the way it's triggered is somewhat insulting to the cultivation world.]
[This Simulator, having been around in the cultivation world for so long, has become increasingly abstract.]
"I'm the Client" is powerful enough to just throw money at someone's face. "I'm the Client" is outrageous enough to require throwing money at someone's face.
[After figuring out the trigger rules for "I'm the Client," you resumed your reclusive lifestyle.]
[Just like back in the Alchemy Hall.]
[You even hold a meeting once a month in the Alchemy Hall.]
[After becoming the Sect Master, you will only hold one meeting per quarter.]
[You spend your days refining elixirs, taking pills, and cultivating.]
[After mastering the Southern Bright Li Fire Scripture Law Technique, your Fire Element has undergone a complete transformation.]
[The original Red Fire Finger, activated by the Southern Bright Separation Fire, has become more concentrated and penetrating.]
[You should rename it "Fire-Separation Finger".]
[The Black-Feather Fire Crow also gained a lot of weight from eating.]
[The red stripes along its feather edges became increasingly clear, and the distance between its body and the body increased from one hundred li to three hundred li.]
[It has no self-awareness, but its instinctive fire will chase after the Southern Bright Separation Fire.]
[Each time it flies out from the Dantian, it will first circle around you.]
[You always feel like it's urging you to eat, even though it's essentially a clone of your Divine Sense.]
[Thirty years old, twelve years of work experience. Trait generating...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Severance Compensation (Level C) -- Any organization must pay you a one-time Severance Compensation pay of 2N if it dismisses you without a reasonable cause.]
Lu Ping was so angry when he saw the words "Severance Compensation" that he laughed out loud.
Over the past few years, the system has become increasingly concerned about the rights and interests of its hosts.
Overtime at 28.
He was dismissed with Severance Compensation at age 30.
The question is, who fired him?
The family now owns the Greenwood Sect, which is surnamed Lu.
If the Azure Cloud Sect were to actually fire him one day, would they really compensate him with twenty-four months' Sect Master's salary?
The scene was so beautiful.
Lu Ping thought about it carefully. If the Azure Cloud Sect was really willing to compensate, he was willing to cooperate and go through the formalities.
Wait a minute, something's not right. Didn't Lu say he'd never curse the system again...?
[Current Equipment Trait: Heavy Tomato User (S-tier) / Salty Fish (S-tier) / I'm the Client (S-tier) / Artisan Spirit (Grade A) / Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement (Grade A) / Bully at Home (Grade A) / Friend of Women (Grade A) / Workwear Thug (B-tier) / Workplace People-Pleaser (C-tier)]
Should we replace it?