Working on Loan Is Even Scarier Than Working for Pay

"Hah!"

Liu Zheng swung his iron hammer, a faint halo lighting up behind his head.

The Black Dumplings joined hands again, huddling tightly together like a five-colored millstone.

"Ha!"

The iron hammer crashed down hard, striking the center of the five-colored millstone.

"Crack!"

A sound like shattering glass rang out. All the Black Dumplings split apart, breaking into smaller dumplings of varying sizes.

The fewest split into two, while the most split into four.

These Black Dumplings were no different from before in other respects, but each had a thin ring of golden light atop its head, making them look as though they were wearing crowns.

Their bean-like eyes had also turned into golden Magatama, though they were extremely blurry, as if they had cataracts.

"Squeak~ Squeak~ Squeak~"

The newborn Black Dumplings hopped around Liu Zheng's feet like chicks frolicking around a mother hen.

Some of the bolder Black Dumplings even climbed up his legs to perch atop his head, nesting in his hair.

"Old Master Hachijo, aren't you going to do something about them? They'll start tearing the place apart soon."

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

"What am I supposed to manage? You're their mother."

As Hachijo spoke, he jumped down from the platform.

"With Solar Divine Power this pure, we won't need so much firewood when we make a big fire in the future."

He picked up a Black Dumpling and examined it before speaking.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"It is. Kid, where did the Solar Divine Power on you come from?"

Hachijo asked.

"Old Master, you can't recognize it?"

Liu Zheng asked in surprise.

He had thought Hachijo had recognized it, which was why he had shouted so loudly.

"This old man is ignorant and poorly informed. I humbly ask Lord Renhe to enlighten me."

Thinking Liu