First Day of the Spell Duel
Chen Mobai picked up his phone and made a call.
"Mom, what's the current selling price of top-grade first-tier Talisman Paper at your factory?"
"35 Merit Points for one card. What, you want to earn some pocket money again? You need to focus on the entrance exam right now, don't get distracted. If you need money, just tell me. Although the family is struggling right now, and we still owe the bank a loan for your dad's Foundation Establishment, but..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai quickly asked the question he most wanted to ask, interrupting his mother's upcoming lecture.
"Which spirit machinery manufacturer did you order the machine in your workshop that Talisman Making ink? I see that as long as you put the raw materials in, the Talisman Ink that comes out is not only clean and neat, but also has a uniform color and perfect quality."
"Zhougong No.6 Factory, this machine isn't cheap, it costs a full 200,000 Merit Points. They only managed to order it because of our boss's connections..."
After listening to Tang Pancui's long explanation, Chen Mobai finally managed to hang up the phone.
200,000 Merit Points for one unit? That's way too expensive.
So he checked the Immortal Sect Network again to see if there were any alternatives.
He actually found a few vendors who make custom machines in this area. He inquired about their prices through pop-up windows in the backend. The prices varied, but the cheapest one was 100,000 Merit Points before they would accept the order.
Chen Mobai glanced at his account balance and clicked the "X" in frustration.
However, he immediately thought of the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop he often bought them.
The shop was able to produce so many Talisman in such a short time, so it's impossible that they Talisman Making ink by hand. But after several conversations with the shopkeeper, I found that he wasn't a wealthy person either. So how did he solve this problem?
After he typed out a message and sent it, the shopkeeper at the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop replied to him immediately.
After all, they are big customers.
He sent me several links.
Chen Mobai clicked on the first one and found it was a small shredder.
The shopkeeper said he bought this kind of machine to crush cinnabar. The cheapest model only costs 3,000 Merit Points, but it can only crush particles to a fineness of 100 mesh at most.
However, it's basically enough for refining first-tier Talisman.
Since Chen Mobai didn't know the fineness of the Danzhu granules from the Divine Wood Sect, he simply added them to his shopping cart.
Clicking on each link leads to a small temperature pot for Talisman Making ink, Spirit Qi Tank for starting a fire, a filter and a glass bottle, and finally, a standard small aluminum tube used on Earth Origin Star to hold semi-solid Talisman Ink.
You can't afford a large machine that costs 200,000 yuan and integrates all functions, but if you break down all the functions, you only need to invest less than 10,000 Merit Points.
Chen Mobai sent the shopkeeper a thumbs-up emoji, and then placed an order for some Talisman from his shop.
Since he didn't have much money left in his account, Chen Mobai could only put the items the shopkeeper had recommended into his shopping cart.
Anyway, he's mainly Spell Duel on the entrance exam now.
I'll practice Talisman Making slowly after I go to university.
When I got downstairs, there were several packages on the coffee table.
He had purchased "Quicksand Talisman," "Golden Light Talisman," and "Wind Blade Talisman," and after opening them one by one, he selected a few and put them in his pocket.
He went out and walked to the Cultivation Gym where he had previously spent time with Yan Bingxuan. He opened Spell Field for an hour to practice, used one of all the Talisman, and left satisfied after confirming their feel and function.
Then he took the bus to the Vermillion Cinnabar Academy to check it out.
"That's quite spectacular."
Vermillion Cinnabar Academy is located in Danxia Mountain, where there are towering peaks and clusters of peaks that resemble fortresses. Strange rocks, stone bridges, and stone caves of all shapes and sizes stand on the earth. As far as the eye can see, the red sandstone and conglomerate layers rise into the clouds.
And their arena for Spell Duel is atop these towering mountain peaks.
After taking a special cable car to the summit, Chen Mobai looked down at the vast scenery and couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority.
"This way."
At this moment, at a snack shop on the summit, Chan Si, who had been waiting, waved to Chen Mobai, who had just arrived.
"Hello, Teacher Chan."
Chen Mobai had contacted Chan Si before coming here. The latter had helped her a lot and even bought her Spirit Ascension Powder, which was her first source of start-up capital. She had been looking for an opportunity to thank him properly.
Since I happened to be here today, I planned to treat her to a meal.
"Is this the student you were talking about?"
Beside Chan Si was a senior student with a very generous smile.
After the introduction, Chen Mobai learned that she was the one who bought the Spirit Ascension Powder, named Shen Juanxiu.
So, the Senior Sister Fu treated him to the meal. They had heard that he had taken the entrance exam for the Daoist Academy, and both girls said they would come to cheer him on.
"Goodbye, Teacher Chan and Senior Sister Shen."
After getting a free meal and being led around all the arenas by the two women to scout them out, Chen Mobai was about to leave when the two women called him back.
"You have Spell Duel tomorrow, so don't go home. Get some rest here tonight, so you won't have to travel all day tomorrow."
"Yes, there are plenty of hotels near the school gate. I'll pay for the rooms. So many students are coming tomorrow, and there might be traffic jams in Vermilion Cloud City. If you're late and get penalized, you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
After listening to what Chan Si and Shen Juanxiu said, Chen Mobai felt that it made a lot of Possessing the Dao.
However, he dared not let Shen Juanxiu pay for a hotel room for him. When the two women saw him refuse so firmly, they couldn't help but smile. After telling him to keep going, they left together.
Even with Chen Mobai's current state of mind, he felt somewhat anxious and uncertain that night.
In the Immortal Sect, having access to a good university is the greatest opportunity to change one's destiny.
He woke up at four in the morning and rearranged the Talisman in his bag again, finally choosing the set he was most confident in.
After all, according to Xu Yuan and the others, Qiao Xingwen is quite capable.
If you accidentally capsize in a ditch, there will be no chance for a rematch.
A first-grade, superior-quality Crimson Flame Sword Talisman.
First-tier, mid-grade Green Arrow Talisman and Water Sword Talisman.
Grade 1 Low Rank Entangling Talisman, Wood Shield Talisman, Wood Prison Talisman, Water Storage Talisman.
Before dawn, Chen Mobai ate a bowl of hot and sour noodles at the school gate, then came to his arena and sat on a long stone bench on the edge of the peak, watching the clouds drift by and the sun rise in the east, shining brightly.
Not only him, but several earlier students were also restless, pacing back and forth.
He would take out the Talisman he had prepared and examine them again, then he would change two more and reassemble a set.
"That kind of mentality won't work; once you step into the ring, you'll just be handing your opponent a free pass."
Seeing these people, Chen Mobai could only shake his head inwardly.
He felt he could take on ten of them.
"Oh, you're here so early."
The speaker was Shi Jingjing from the same school, and next to her was Cao Yaling, who was also Spell Duel on this stage. It seemed they had stayed here last night as well, and upon seeing Chen Mobai sitting motionless, they walked over hand in hand.
"Don't be too nervous, just show your composure. It's okay to lose, after all, your opponent is Qiao Xingwen, whose odds are in the top 100."
There are only 280 people in total.
Shi Jingjing's words prompted Chen Mobai to retort.