"You finally came!"
"How long has it been since you last came?"
"You finally fell into my hands! Hurry up and help me work!"
The moment Shen Le stepped into the Jingdezhen Secret Realm, he was hit by a triple barrage from Mr. Zhao, the Porcelain Demon.
There was no helping it. Although he had deciphered the structure of the Talismans inside Azi, Shen Le still lacked experience in firing porcelain Magic Artifacts—
To ensure success in one try—or at least succeed as quickly as possible—Shen Le had no choice but to steel himself and pay a visit to the Jingdezhen Secret Realm. Faced with Mr. Zhao's demands, he could only smile apologetically.
"Help out, of course I'll help out. Um, how is the production line for making Magic Artifacts coming along now?"
"Making the porcelain blanks isn't a problem! But firing them, controlling the flames—that has to be done by me. Since you're here, why don't you take over the fire for a while?"
"Fine, fine, alright, alright. As long as I'm here, I'll help you tend the fire for two hours every day." With his head under someone else's eaves, Shen Le had no choice but to bow it. He promptly softened his tone. "Only two hours, though. No more than that. We have a heavy mission this time!"
"And our mission here isn't heavy?! What can two hours do? We're already running three shifts a day here! No, you have to cover at least one of them!"
"One shift? Eight hours?!" Shen Le looked utterly miserable. "Eight hours firing for you, eight hours doing research, and another eight hours sleeping—I won't even have time to eat! It really can only be two hours!"
"Then leave!" Mr. Zhao said righteously. As a Porcelain Demon, he neither needed to