Going Down the Mountain, to the Night Market

Half an hour passed quickly.

The first batch of blacksmiths who attempted to open the Three Flowers had all died, so it was time for the second batch, who were currently chatting and analyzing, to step up.

This second batch consisted of highly educated scholars. Unlike the first batch of academic underachievers, these individuals had excelled in the scholarly exams at the academy, making them the main force for this round of opening the Three Flowers.

That's right.

The most frustrating thing about this game for them was:

You needed qualifications to forge iron, and even here, academic underachievers were still discriminated against.

"I won't say much more, it's my turn," Su Yu Niang didn't linger in conversation. She took out a stalk of Shadow Wine Rice and went to the front lines.

"Good luck."

Jiu Cai Rong didn't intend to attempt opening the Three Flowers himself.

As a steward, he was too busy to study.

Instead, he envied the leisurely Su Yu Niang, who could experience the game from a personal perspective, finding gameplay through all sorts of unique angles, while he was just a pitiful steward, responsible for squeezing the junior blacksmiths every day.

Soon.

The second batch attempted to open the Three Flowers.

This time was noticeably different from the first.

The average person's quality was much higher, and fewer people wailed as they died.

As a group of people went mad and died, another group gathered to observe the blacksmiths, continuing to record their dying words. They discovered that seven or eight had managed to open the Three Flowers.

Su Yu Niang was among them.

She had no doubt she would succeed, as she had been a top student since childhood.

She was the type of person who could easily get into a prestigious university by just playing around, casually listening in class, and taking exams – the kind of person countless people envied.

She also had a keen understanding of the "Dao"!

She touched the Shadow Wine Rice growing on her head, a short stalk, and found it quite interesting.

She had transferred professions!

Was this what being a cultivator was like?

She was a little excited, "I can feel what my innate divine ability is! It can grow a type of Shadow Spirit Rice, and it seems to have a special ability, perhaps controlling the shadows of these spirit rice stalks?"

Everyone was stunned.

What a useless ability, controlling the shadows of rice stalks?

Still, having an innate ability wasn't bad.

Some people were already thinking, since there was this Spirit Farmer-type wood spiritual root, would there be a gold spiritual root that assisted blacksmiths, possessing a blacksmithing innate ability to forge even better?

Su Yu Niang took a deep breath and said, "At the same time, I feel like all my senses have been heightened, it's very strange."

It was like being submerged in stagnant water before, and now suddenly coming ashore, feeling incredibly light. Her entire being felt transformed, and the world appeared clearer.

Others were also curious and gathered around, wanting to ask questions.

"Don't waste time! Strike while the iron is hot!"

Su Yu Niang ignored them and said seriously:

"Charge with me! To the Blacksmith Shop! Our first batch of Enchanters has appeared, blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Shop, get ready and start forging with the Enchanters!"

These past few days, they had been divided into two groups, blacksmiths and Enchanters, each working hard.

Their Enchanter group had opened the Three Flowers and could now jump into the forging furnace.

It was up to the blacksmith group, whether the materials from the crows they had gathered these past few days would be effective and if their skills had improved.

If their precious Enchanter materials resulted in a Forging Failed notification when crafting Spirit Root Demonic Artifacts, it would be enraging.

"I'm ready, don't worry."

In the Blacksmith Shop, Dao Jiujiu was a steady person, unlike those frivolous and unreliable blacksmiths.

That's why everyone entrusted him with the responsibility of the most crucial core facility, the Blacksmith Shop.

Dao Jiujiu had been sharpening his knives all day to maintain his feel for the craft. Now, he directly called in Su Yu Niang and the first batch of Enchanters.

"I'll demonstrate first," Su Yu Niang took the lead.

"Alright, I'll handle it personally," Dao Jiujiu yielded without hesitation.

Soon, a group of blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Shop surrounded the two, starting to learn from their experience.

Dao Jiujiu shooed everyone away, scolding, "Don't crowd around! Forging requires a quiet environment. All of you, get out! Stop chattering here and affecting my concentration."

Everyone was speechless.

"Putting on an act."

"Tch."

They could only wait outside the Blacksmith Shop for the results.

Outside the mountain gate, one by one, tall, slender, and fit young men and women dressed in straw clothing gradually emerged.

Clearly, they were the blacksmiths who had just been resurrected.

This batch of the Human race caused a stir as soon as they entered.

"This guy is so handsome."

"That sister is too beautiful."

"I want to change races too, no more lolis and boys, no more being 1.5 meters tall."

Outside the Blacksmith Shop, many waiting Money Boys and Money Girls expressed envy.

Choosing the Human race option required ten magic coins.

The initial resurrection also cost ten coins.

This wave of resurrections cost each person twenty magic coins, which was no small expense. They were all so broke they were down to their last thread.

Of course, this was accumulating experience.

As long as you successfully opened the Three Flowers once, you wouldn't fail when you opened it again after resurrection.

It was like cultivators reincarnating and cultivating again; stepping onto the immortal path again was very simple, and the Enchanter profession was secured!

Therefore, this kind of investment in opening the Three Flowers was worth it!

And among them, the one who lost the most was this [Medical Fairy Maiden].

At this moment, she had transformed into a mature older sister and was wailing:

"I've lost everything, completely wiped out. Why didn't I succeed?"

"Resurrection + Human race, 20 magic coins. I spent another 100 magic coins to buy the Shadow Wine Rice spiritual root, and 50 magic coins for a special冥钱 that increases the chance of [Embers]. That's a total of 170 magic coins! I was supposed to transfer to the Spirit Farmer profession."

"Now that I've failed, it's all gone. I'm so miserable, and I have so many loans!"

For her to compete for the position of head of the [Medical Hall], she must have been one of the wealthiest among the blacksmiths.

But now, she had lost everything in this wave, making her poorer than an ordinary blacksmith.

"Indeed, it's tragic."

Everyone watched, feeling a sense of empathy.

This was likely their future fate as well.

Forging weapons was like a gamble. Using one's life to enchant spiritual roots, investing in various materials – if it failed, they would lose everything instantly and head straight for the rooftop!

However, someone suddenly called out to the [Medical Fairy Maiden]: "Stop crying, didn't you succeed?"

With that said.

They pointed with their fingers at those successful Enchanters, who were discussing their experiences with a group of people, including the [Medical Fairy Maiden].

No one had noticed anything wrong with that "Medical Fairy Maiden" before. They all thought she had successfully opened the Three Flowers, but it turned out she had already died, chatting with people while inhabiting her body, thinking she was still alive.

The Medical Fairy Maiden froze, then happily exclaimed: "Are those my Embers?"

She strode over with her long legs and started chatting with another "herself."

As a result, the other person was stunned and insisted she wasn't dead, claiming she had successfully opened the Three Flowers and asked who this original body belonged to.

After several tests, it was confirmed that the other party had a cognitive deficit.

Once it involved matters of life and death, she chose to ignore them. After some fuss, the Medical Fairy Maiden could only trick her: "Actually, I'm the new chief surgeon at our Medical Hall. The two of us will work together to research herbal medicine, biological skills, and do beauty and plastic surgery."

"Huh? My Medical Hall finally has a sister joining? You don't mind gore and cruelty? Why dissect the crow when crows are so cute?"

The 'Medical Fairy Maiden' in front of her was also very happy, feeling like she had found a like-minded friend. The two held hands and walked towards the Medical Hall, happily saying, "Our surgical team has grown!"

So envious.

They even brought teammates!

The crowd behind them watched, their teeth aching from envy.

"Money Girl's Embers, and the original body of the beautiful older sister. These two sisters together, I can accept this Medical Hall! I want to apply to be an assistant too."

"Apply? I heard she's recruiting volunteers for live dissection experiments. Do you want to apply for the task of [Bladder Capacity Expansion Experiment]?"

The crowd fell silent.

Girlfriends who were mad scientists were best just admired from afar.

They quietly waited at the Blacksmith Shop. Before long, the door opened.

Su Yu Niang walked out, and everyone was surprised:

"How did it go?"

"Alas, you didn't go into the forging furnace."

Su Yu Niang, who had just walked out, looked puzzled. "What forging furnace? I'm just about to go and get used to the innate divine abilities of a cultivator."

Everyone was stunned.

Something's not right!

The clang of blacksmithing could already be heard from inside; they had clearly started, but Su Yu Niang was gone!

She suddenly realized:

Is this person in front of me also Embers?

The blacksmiths looked on with envy.

Jiu Cai Rong's item that increases the probability of Embers is truly useful!

He had already sold twenty loans, and now two Embers had appeared. The current output rate for Embers babies is 10%, which is already incredibly high!

Although, it seems the babies can only live for a little over a month?

Damn it.

I still want one so badly!

Calculating this wave carefully, out of 30 people per batch, a total of 60 people participated in the Opening the Three Flowers. Among them, 20 people took out loans to buy treasures that increased the chance of Embers, and the final result was: 8 cultivators and enchanters survived, and 2 Embers were produced! Everyone else was just cannon fodder.

Cough, cough, cough, Jiu Cai Rong coughed twice, walked out, and spoke to "Su Yu Niang":

"Perfect timing, I'll leave the task of going down the mountain to you. Go and check the specific situation below the manor, how the stalls are distributed, and what the needs of our fellow villagers are. Are they farm tools? Weapons? Report back."

They had originally intended to send "Yan Hua."

But this Yan Hua had been unreliable lately, acting all jumpy, which only made them lament that the babies' aptitude was too low.

They still needed the socially adept Su Yu Niang, as a Travel Frog, to go to the manor below the mountain, interact with the fellow villagers, gather intelligence, and see if they could set up a stall.

"I can go down the mountain? Wait, it's already dark, and we're about to log off." The "Su Yu Niang" in front of him was stunned.

"It's fine," Jiu Cai Rong said.

"Then I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll come back."

She instinctively ignored all cognitions and information related to her own "aliveness."

And so.

While they were still using Su Yu Niang's corpse to forge behind her, this "Su Yu Niang" went down the mountain.

The second Travel Frog, deploy!

Thump.

Thump-thump.

She walked down the gradually darkening mountain path, passing through dense forests, the area becoming more open. All sorts of insect chirps and bird calls could be heard, giving it a somewhat eerie feel.

Dusk.

It was seven o'clock, and night was about to fall.

However, nightfall was just the beginning of revelry; the night market was the most exciting, the most frenzied.

Lanterns were lit, and the lights twinkled.

On the street in the distance, red lanterns hung on both sides also lit up, with people coming and going.

Su Yu Niang looked at the scene below the mountain not far away, her entire being displaying extreme shock.

This is so cool, this game can really go to the outside maps?

So prosperous, so vast!

"Going to the night market to shop, hoping to meet an ancient handsome guy."

She had only walked a short distance when she quickly saw a handsome guy, a tall and upright young man, walking with a cute little girl in the bustling market, looking very warm and harmonious.