Half an hour quickly passed.
The first batch of blacksmiths who attempted the Three Flowers all died, leaving the second batch, who were chatting and analyzing, to take their place.
The second batch consisted of highly educated scholars, unlike the first batch of underachievers. They excelled in the Confucian Scholar exams in the study house, making them the main force for this attempt at the Three Flowers.
The thing they complained about most in this game was:
You still need a diploma to forge iron; underachievers are discriminated against here.
"No more talking, it's my turn now." Su Yuniang didn't chat much either, and took out a stalk of Shadow Rice Wine, heading to the frontline.
Jiucai Rong didn't plan to attempt the Three Flowers together.
His main role as a manager kept him very busy, leaving no time to study.
He was instead somewhat envious of the carefree Su Yuniang, who could experience the game from a personal perspective and find gameplay from various unique angles, while he could only be a poor manager, responsible for squeezing the junior blacksmiths every day.
The second batch attempted the Three Flowers.
This time, it was noticeably different from the first.
The overall quality had improved a lot, with fewer howling deaths.
As a group of people died crazily, a group of onlookers continued to record the deathbed dialogues of the blacksmiths, discovering that surprisingly seven or eight of them succeeded in the Three Flowers.
Among them was Su Yuniang.
She had no doubt she could succeed, as she had been a top student since she was a child.
One of those people who could eat, play, and casually listen in class yet still get into a prestigious university, envied by countless others.
She also had a good understanding of the "Dao"!
She touched the short stalk of Shadow Rice Wine growing on her head, finding it quite interesting. The rightful source is novel{f}ire.net
She had changed professions!
So this is a Cultivator profession?
She was a bit excited, "I can feel what my Innate Divine Techniques are! I can grow a kind of Shadow Spirit Rice, which seems to have a special ability, and seems to be able to control the shadow of this Shadow Wheat Ear?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
What kind of useless ability is that, to control the shadow of a wheat ear?
However, having an innate ability was still okay.
Some even considered that if there was this Spirit Farmer type of Wood Spirit Root, maybe there would be a Gold Spirit Root to assist blacksmiths, with an innate blacksmith ability to forge better?
Su Yuniang took a deep breath and said, "At the same time, I feel all my senses are enhanced, it's quite amazing."
It was like being submerged in water before, and now suddenly emerging on land, feeling very relaxed, like a transformation, seeing the world more clearly.
Others were curious as well, crowding around to ask questions.
"Don't waste time! Strike while the iron is hot!"
Su Yuniang ignored them, saying seriously:
"Follow me! To the blacksmith shop! Our first batch of Enchanters has already appeared, blacksmiths in the shop, prepare to start forging with the Enchanters!"
These days, they divided into two groups: blacksmiths and Enchanters, each doing their part.
The Enchanter team succeeded in the Three Flowers and could jump into the Forging Furnace.
Now it was up to the blacksmith team to see if the raven materials they used these days had been effective and if their skills had improved.
If their precious Enchanter materials ended up in a "forging failure" when making a Spiritual Root Demon Artifact, it would be a disaster.
"I'm ready, don't worry."
In the blacksmith shop, Daojiu was a steady person, unlike those unreliable and playful blacksmiths.
That's why the most important core facility, the blacksmith shop, was entrusted to him.
Daojiu had been sharpening his tools all day to maintain his hand feel, and now he directly called Su Yuniang and the Enchanters she led into the shop.
"I'll take the lead," Su Yuniang volunteered.
"Alright, I'll handle it myself." Daojiu took the initiative.
Soon, a group of blacksmiths in the shop surrounded the two, starting to learn from the experience.
Daojiu drove everyone out, scolding, "No spectators, forging requires a quiet environment. Everyone, get out, don't chatter here and disrupt my state."
Everyone was speechless.
They could only wait for the results outside the blacksmith shop.
Meanwhile, outside the Mountain Gate, one after another of slim and fit young men and women, dressed in straw clothes, were walking out.
Evidently, they were blacksmiths who had just been revived.
This group of the Human Race caused a commotion as soon as they came in.
"This guy is so handsome."
"The sister is so beautiful."
"I want to change races too, don't want to be a Loli or Child, no more being one and a half meters tall."
Outside the blacksmith shop, many waiting Money Childs and Money Lolitas expressed their envy.
The Human Race option required ten Magic Coins to choose.
Reviving for the first time required another ten.
This recent wave of revivals cost 20 Magic Coins per person, a considerable expense that left many with only their underwear.
But of course, this was an accumulation of experience.
Once you've successfully unlocked the Three Flowers once, you would never fail again upon revival.
It's akin to Cultivators' reincarnation and retraining; reentering the Immortal Path is quite simple, and the Enchanter profession is secure!
Therefore, this investment in unlocking the Three Flowers is worthwhile!
And the one who lost the most was the [Medical Fairy].
At this moment, she transformed into a mature lady, crying her eyes out:
"I've lost it all, absolutely ruined, why didn't I succeed?"
"Reviving + Human Race, 20 Magic Coins, I also spent 100 Magic Coins to buy a Shadow Rice Wine Spiritual Root, 50 Magic Coins on a special Netherworld Coin that increased the probability of [Embers], totaling 170 Magic Coins, I wanted to become a Spirit Farmer."
"Now it's all gone after failing, I'm too miserable, I'm drowning in loans."
She could compete for the position of [Medical Hall] director, surely one of the wealthiest among the blacksmiths.
But with this loss, she's poorer than an average blacksmith.
"Indeed, it's tragic."
Everyone deeply empathized.
This might be their future as well.
Crafting weapons is a big gamble, using one's life in enchantment, and with all kinds of materials... If it fails, you lose everything instantly and head to the rooftop!
However, someone suddenly woke up the [Medical Fairy]: "Stop crying, didn't you succeed?"
They pointed at a few successful Enchanters discussing their experiences with a group, including the [Medical Fairy].
No one could tell that there's anything wrong with that "Medical Fairy" before, everyone thought she successfully opened the Three Flowers, but it turned out she was already dead, chatting while holding onto a shell, thinking she's still alive.
The Medical Fairy was stunned and exclaimed joyfully, "Is that my Embers?"
She ran over with her long legs to chat with another "herself."
However, the other party insisted she wasn't dead, claiming to be successful in opening the Three Flowers, and even asked who she, the true self, was.
Several tests confirmed that the other party indeed has a cognitive flaw.
When it comes to matters of life and death, she just chooses to ignore it, so after making a fuss.
The Medical Fairy could only bluff: "Actually, I'm the new chief surgeon at our medical hall. The two of us will collaborate on studying herbal medicine, biological skills, beauty, and surgery."
"Huh? Finally, my medical hall has a sister joining, no longer despising the bloodiness and gore? Not to mention why dissect the lovely little bird?"
The 'Medical Fairy' was also very happy, feeling she had found a like-minded friend. The two walked hand in hand to the medical hall, happy to say, "Our surgical team is expanding!"
Everyone behind was watching, feeling their teeth ache from envy.
"Money Lolita Embers, beautiful sister in person, these two flowers together, I can dig this medical hall! I also want to apply to be an assistant."
"Apply? I heard she's recruiting volunteers for live anatomical experiments. Do you want to apply for the [Bladder Capacity Expansion Experiment] task?"
Silenced, nobody said anything further.
A mad scientist girlfriend? Let's just watch for now.
They quietly waited at the blacksmith's shop. Before long, the door opened.
Su Yuniang walked out, startling everyone:
"How are things going?"
"Sigh, weren't you supposed to get on the Forging Furnace."
Su Yuniang, who walked out the door, seemed puzzled, "What Forging Furnace? I'm preparing to adapt to the cultivator's innate abilities."
Everyone was stunned.
Sound of clanging metal already erupted inside, indicating it had begun, yet Su Yuniang herself was gone!
A realization hit them:
Is this another Ember before us?
The blacksmiths looked on with envious eyes.
The [Embers] probability-increasing item from Jiucai Rong truly works wonders!
He sold out twenty on loan, with two Embers now appearing, achieving a 10% Ember baby success rate, truly defying the odds!
Though, the baby seems to last only more than a month?
Still want it so much!
On careful calculation, with 30 people per batch, 60 people participated in opening Three Flowers, 20 took loans to purchase probability-enhancing Treasures, the final result: 8 survived as cultivator Enchanters, with 2 Embers appearing! The rest were just unfortunate souls cushioning the blades!
Coughing twice, Jiucai Rong stepped out and addressed "Su Yuniang":
"Just in time, I'll hand you the task of going down the mountain to check the specific situation, how the stalls are distributed, and what the needs of the fellow villagers are? Farm tools? Weapons? Report back."
They originally planned to send "Dizzy."
But Dizzy had been evidently unreliable lately, acting crazy, leaving them to lament over the low qualifications of the baby.
Had to rely on the socially adept Su Yuniang, acting as a travel frog, to head down to the mountain villa and communicate with the villagers to gather some intel, and see if a stall could be set up.
"I can go down the mountain? Wait a minute, it's already dark now, and it's time to log off." The current "Su Yuniang" was momentarily dumbfounded.
"It's fine," Jiucai Rong said.
"Let me give it a try, if not, I'll come back."
Regarding all recognitions and information related to her "being alive," she instinctively ignored them.
Behind, her actual body was still forging, while this "Su Yuniang" trotted off down the mountain.
Travel Frog No. 2, moving out!
She walked down the gradually darkening mountain path, threading through dense forests, the horizon widening as the sounds of insects and birds filled the air, giving the scene an eerie feel.
Seven o'clock, the night was about to fall.
However, night is just the beginning of revelry, the night market is the most interesting, the most exuberant.
As the city lights turn on, the lanterns glow softly.
Far off on the street, red lanterns hung on both sides lit up, with bustling crowds.
Su Yuniang gazed at the scene down the mountain, her face stunned in amazement.
Amazing, can this game truly reach the outer map?
"Heading to the night market, hoping to meet some handsome ancient dudes."
She had hardly walked a little distance when she actually spotted a handsome guy, a tall, upright young man, strolling through the busy market with an adorable little girl, exuding warmth and harmony.