Preparedness Prevents Peril (Thanks to Above the Mandate of Heaven SSR for the Alliance Leader)

Prepared for Any Event

Boom!

The instant the tremor came, it abruptly stopped. The explosion occurred, then the explosion froze...

In the underground workshop of the Workshop, countless fragments hung suspended in mid-air. Then, as if time were flowing backward, they returned to their original places.

Everything was restored to its former state, perfectly intact.

Only the Mercury Spiders were crushed flat by invisible pressure, their lingering spirits annihilated and erased.

Then, Formless Power surged downward, spreading in an instant. It followed the remaining traces in pursuit, sweeping over them again and again, yet found nothing.

Only a pile of footprints deliberately left to confuse them.

And a bunch of spiders dragging shoes around and crawling everywhere...

"Where did you hide them?" Jianyuan asked expressionlessly.

"What people? I don't know."

Ji Jue smiled, utterly unconcerned. "You're a Master Artisan, sir. You can't just make accusations like that, or I'll report you to the Vortex for slander... Besides, didn't you just say it yourself?"

He said, "You always have to be prepared for any event."

There always had to be a backup plan.

And even a backup for the backup plan.

Under such circumstances, no amount of hassle or trouble was too much.

Deus Ex Machina was indeed omnipotent, but under Jianyuan's watchful eye, it was nothing more than a petty trick.

A prepared Artisan was truly omnipotent. A prepared Artisan within his own Workshop could accomplish even the impossible. Ji Jue could not be sure where his plan might give itself away or where a flaw might appear.

Nor could he let Plant and the others become another +7 in Jianyuan's Material Repository because of his own mistake.

He could only come up with more solutions.

At that moment, Jianyuan's fingers twitched slightly. Instantly, a projection appeared, displaying the list