Inside the Human Emperor Lamp, Black Mist surged.
Jiangnan floats in the void.
He looked at the 300,000 Great Love Points he had just consumed.
He nodded in satisfaction after redeeming a full sixty [Great Love Sewing Machine] in one go from the [Great Love Mall].
Currently, his Love Points balance is only a pitiful 80,000 points.
There's no way around it; Human Emperor Lamp to the highest level, and now even the richest family is out of money.
Although the A-Class [Great Love Loom] has a higher output, one of those machines costs 50,000.
Moreover, it can only be operated by a single person. For Jiangnan today, this kind of high-end equipment has extremely low cost performance.
"I just received a new batch of five or six hundred pedantic scholars and oxen."
"If we buy looms, only six people can work on them; the remaining hundreds will just sit idle."
Jiangnan, ever the shrewd strategist, thought, "Idleness breeds trouble, and those who are too full to think about anything else will start plotting."
"We must not let these Confucian scholars rest; we must fill their empty souls with labor!"
Looking at the group of scholars huddled together below, Jiangnan frowned slightly.
This group is a mix of men and women; what if they fall in love on the assembly line later...?
Separate...
Jealousy and rivalry...
If this leads to decreased work efficiency, wouldn't that severely impact the speed at which he earns Great Love Points?
"Without women in his heart, stepping on a machine is naturally divine."
"For the sake of the factory's long-term success, we must nip these unwanted romantic advances in the bud!"
With a thought from Jiangnan, the space began to tremble violently.
According to the will of this supreme dictator, the land shall be redistributed!
"Boom!"
First, he designated a private [factory manager's office] on the top floor of the space.
It doesn't need to be too big, ten meters long and wide, with a four-meter high ceiling, minimalist yet full of a sense of oppression.
As for the [Isolation Room] where Tiffany was held, it remains unchanged.
He was moved directly to the office next door for easy access during interrogation.
The remaining space was fairly cut in half by Jiangnan!
A wall of sighs was erected in the middle.
Left side, men's work area!
Right side, women's workers' area!
Meanwhile, Nurse Charlotte and the others, who were still operating the sewing machine in the old area...
I only felt a blur before my eyes, and my body was forcibly detached from my workstation, floating in mid-air.
Immediately afterwards, a feeling of weightlessness came over them, and everyone and the eerie creature were thrown into their respective new areas.
"Oh dear, what happened?!"
Chen Daozai fell to the ground with a thud, looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings with a completely bewildered expression.
As soon as the old prison guard Shi Chongshan landed, he pointed at the scholars and teachers who had been teleported over behind him as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Watch out! These guys... they're all eerie creatures emanating an aura of death!"
"Old Shi, calm down."
Former prison warden Ye Desheng straightened his collar.
"Look at how cowardly they are."
"If nothing unexpected happens, they should also be the cattle and horses that the boss just brought in."
"Just like us, we're here to operate sewing machines."
Dr. Sean, the Ghost Doctor standing to the side, adjusted his glasses and nodded in deep agreement. "Hmm."
"As an S-class anomaly, I can clearly sense..."
"Their souls are now filled with fear."
They are even more afraid than you are.
While both sides were completely bewildered...
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light shone in the sky!
Apart from Tiffany, who was locked in the adjacent solitary Isolation Room.
Everyone who looked up could see the huge floating text!
That was Jiangnan manipulating the Human Emperor Lamp, setting rules for everyone.
[Starting now! Great Love Factory is officially expanding and reopening!]
[Regardless of gender or whether human or ghost! Everyone must complete at least 8 hours of high-intensity minimum work per day!]
Due to the limited number of machines available, to ensure efficiency, team leaders will be responsible for selecting employees and implementing a shift system.
[Women's Workers' Area Foreman: Charlotte!]
[Foreman of the male workers' area: Ye Desheng!]
[The two team leaders above, I will call you to my office later for a work report. Please be prepared.]
[As for other management positions, promotions will be based on your subsequent performance!]
[Start working now!]
Anyone who dares to slack off or cause trouble will be invited to my office for a chat!
[I will personally decide whether you will be punished in Isolation Room or simply vanish into thin air!]
The moment this extremely domineering announcement was made, the entire male and female worker areas fell silent at first, and then...
It instantly went viral!
There are only sixty machines, but there are five or six hundred people!
This isn't just about stealing a job; this is about stealing lives!
If you don't manage to get a workstation and the boss judges you as lazy, you'll be utterly humiliated!
"Get out of the way! Let me handle this!"
"I was a model worker in the textile factory when I was alive, and I loved operating the sewing machine!"
"Get lost! I am a Confucian scholar; such rough work should be done by a cultured person like me!"
"Anyone who dares to try and take it from me, I'll blast them to death with my righteous energy!"
"Don't push! My third leg is going to be crushed!"
The men's work area instantly descended into chaos.
Those pedantic scholars who were just acting like subservient grandsons in front of Jiangnan.
They fought tooth and nail over a single workstation, even resorting to physical violence.
"Shut the hell up! Put your hands on your heads and squat down!"
Just then, a furious roar exploded!
Ye Desheng scratched his head, looking at the subtitles in the sky.
"Hey, I've become a team leader?"
"Goodness, I don't know if the boss valued my years of management experience as a prison warden."
"It's still because I have connections, but now that I've taken this job, I'm in charge of managing this territory!"
"Chen Daozai! Shi Chongshan! Sean! You three step forward and be my deputies!"
Ye Desheng instantly got into character, giving decisive command.
"Separate these pedantic scholars!"
"Anyone who dares to steal again will have their legs broken according to the rules and be thrown to the back of the line! Boarding will be done in batches!"
Meanwhile, in the women's workers' area on the other side.
Head Nurse Charlotte clasped her hands together and looked up at the subtitles in the sky.
His eyes showed no fear, but rather a morbid excitement!
"The team leader... he personally appointed me as the team leader!"
He saw my efforts!
"Finally... I can finally go to his office to see him in person!"
"But before that... I have to work hard and impress him!"
Charlotte took a deep breath and turned around.
"Attention, everyone! Silence!!!"
He stared at the group of female scholars, and also at Tian Xiao'e.
"Tian Xiao'e's work time is up, time for a break!"
"No one else is allowed to grab it! Everyone line up in three columns!"
"Anyone who dares to break the rules set by the factory manager and displease him, I'll cut her into eight pieces!"
"Now, the first batch will board!"
Under the strong leadership of the two team leaders, the sixty [Great Love Sewing Machine] quickly started operating at full capacity.
Sparks flew everywhere, and the "love points" began to jump into the account.
Meanwhile, in the factory director's high and mighty office.
Jiangnan watched the orderly scene below with satisfaction.
"We have the oxen and horses, the machines are running, and the management team is on track."
"So next... it's time to try out my new text-boosting cheat that I just unlocked at great expense!"
Jiangnan sat cross-legged on a futon in the center of the office, a thought suddenly occurring to him.
"Great Love in Time! Time accelerates! Begin!"
[Speed-up successful! 20,000 Love Points deducted!]
At the moment the skill was activated, Jiangnan did not sense any change in the surrounding light and shadow.
Even the airflow speed was not abnormal.
However, when he tried to close his eyes to meditate, he suddenly opened them!
"Something's wrong! My movements... have become faster!"
Jiangnan stretched out his hand, watching the speed at which he clenched his fist.
"I understand!"
"The essence of [Slow Time] is to consume energy to 'create' extra time for this space."
"For every minute that passes outside, the people inside truly experience 24 long hours."
"And this upgraded version of [Time Acceleration] is based on Slow Time!"
"These created, long 24 hours were fast-forwarded like they were on fast forward!"
"Compressed to within 1 minute!"
"It's like building a house; you first need to use 10,000 Great Love Points to lay the foundation for the first floor!"
"Then spend 10,000 Great Love Points to build the second floor. No wonder it's twice as expensive as Slow Time!"
"As expected of the upgraded version!"
Jiangnan made no further movement, sitting quietly in place.
Fifteen seconds...
Seventeen seconds...
Nineteen seconds!
Just as nineteen seconds had passed in the outside world.
The Word Spirit Sign-in System has arrived at its appointed time!
[Ding! 24 hours have elapsed!]
[Daily Settlement completed!]
[Word Quota refreshed: +1 (Current balance: 5622)]
[Current Location:???]
[Check-in successful!]
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the Word Spirit: Imperial Might (Sequence 033)!]