noffsinger Chapter 3 Brother, you're being too repressed, aren't you?
Chapter 3 Brother, you're being too repressed, aren't you?
The girl in the white dress stopped in front of the door, nimbly jumped down, and landed smoothly on the stepping stone.
"Tests every day, it's so annoying..."
The girl grumbled as she entered the room and closed the door behind her.
"Brother Sun, who is this girl?" Zhu Que asked curiously.
"Tang Ke, the farm manager's daughter, you may have the desire to steal, but don't have the guts, or the farm manager will kill you."
Sun Zheng said without looking up.
"Understood."
Zhu Que wasn't interested in her at all; he was only very interested in her magical artifacts.
As he looked at the pair of magical pedals, a burning passion gradually rose within him.
Then.
He deliberately slowed down his eating pace, waiting until Sun Zheng and everyone in the food waste area had finished eating and left.
Seeing that no one was around, he pretended to be calm and walked to the door, squatted down and picked up the pair of pedal artifacts.
[Unknown magical artifact detected!]
[Current parsing progress: 2%……4%……6%……]
Compared to the "Exquisite Fox Tail", the analysis of this pedal artifact is significantly slower.
"This magical artifact is definitely of better quality than the Exquisite Fox Tail."
Zhu Que took the pedal artifact closer to examine it and discovered that the analysis speed had actually increased.
[Current parsing progress: 34%……39%……44%……]
"Close-up observation can speed up the analysis process!"
This new discovery delighted Zhu Que.
He pondered to himself, if touching and observing can speed up the analysis, can the other five senses do the same?
With a tentative mindset, he smelled the pedal artifact, and the analysis speed increased again.
[Current parsing progress: 64%……70%……76%……]
"It really works!"
Zhu Que was overjoyed.
If smell can do it, then taste must be able to too!
Thinking of this, he immediately stuck out his tongue, just about to try it, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure not far away.
He was startled and turned his head sharply.
Not far away, Sun Zheng stared in astonishment at him sticking out his tongue, preparing to lick the pedal artifact, his eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and disbelief.
"Dude, you're really under a lot of pressure!"
"I……"
Zhu Que was about to explain.
[Analysis successful!]
[Cloud Stepping Board: Tier 1, Iron. Can levitate 10 to 20 cm off the ground, propelled by spiritual energy, suitable for flat, hard terrain.]
[Crafting Requirements: 2 Tier 1 Iron Items, 1 Tier 1 Wooden Item]
"What?"
"Brother Sun, don't make a fuss. What man doesn't have some special fetishes?"
Zhu Que pretended to be nonchalant and put down the pedal.
There was no other way; admitting it was his peculiar hobby was better than revealing his secret of being able to replicate magical artifacts.
"Awesome!"
Sun Zheng gave Zhu Que a thumbs up; it's rare to see someone so open about their unusual hobby.
"squeak--"
Just then, the door suddenly opened.
Tang Ke changed into a cool outfit and was about to go out.
She opened the door and saw Zhu Que, her eyes showing a hint of surprise: "What are you doing here?"
"I'm tying my shoelaces."
Zhu Que immediately pretended to be clueless and glanced at her room casually.
It was a typical young girl's bedroom, with a gentle color scheme and neat furnishings.
One thing caught his eye—
On the upright clothes rack hung a piece of cloth, delicate and small, adorned with a few pieces of crystal-clear jade, with a faint shimmering light.
That thing...
It seems to be a magical artifact as well!
Wow! He's got a pretty face!
Tang Ke glanced at him.
Standing on her cloud-stepping platform, she looked down at him from a superior position.
"Go get to work, be a good girl, and I'll buy you candy later~"
Tang Ke raised the corner of her lips, jokingly closed the door, and then glided away on her cloud-walking board.
"What kind of room is this?" Zhu Que asked curiously.
"What else could it be? Her bedroom, of course."
"Why is her bedroom here?"
"This young lady has a lot of bedrooms. Don't be fooled by the fact that there are many rooms in the junkyard; most of them have been converted into her home by her father."
Sun Zheng pursed his lips. "This room is on the first floor, closest to the main entrance. She often sleeps here when she doesn't have a day off."
"oh."
Zhu nodded slightly, his peripheral vision falling on the unlocked door, and he couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.
He then followed Sun Zheng back to the scrap and broken equipment area.
The work was not easy.
A ten-ton garbage quota is undoubtedly a huge burden for a novice.
Although there are sorting and transportation machines, repeatedly bending over, picking, sorting, and pushing carts is extremely physically and mentally taxing.
As an inexperienced worker, Zhu Que had learned the relevant procedures at the orphanage, but actually doing it was another matter.
Therefore, he kept asking Sun Zheng for advice, and gradually became more proficient in the technique.
They were busy until nightfall.
Zhu Que finally completed his quota of ten tons of garbage.
His back ached, his muscles were sore, his limbs were trembling slightly, and his clothes were soaked through several times.
"Hehe, you have good talent. I reckon you'll be able to catch up with my speed after a while," Sun Zheng laughed.
A talent for handling garbage...
Zhu Que chuckled to himself inwardly and asked curiously:
"Brother Sun, is the daily quota a fixed ten tons? Are there any bonuses for working extra?"
"There's a reward."
Sun Zheng gave a forced smile. "The last guy who worked so hard and flattered the boss got his daily quota increased from eight tons to ten tons. You can try it."
"...The scabs deserve to die!"
Zhu Que sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"Get some rest."
Sun Zheng yawned, dragging his limping, elephant-like leg, and slowly walked towards the corner hut.
Seeing Sun Zheng leave, Zhu Que quietly picked up the three broken items and pretended nothing had happened before heading to the restroom.
In a cubicle, he summoned the nine-square grid.
The nine-square grid appears, but there are still only two squares that can be used to put things.
Above the nine-square grid, images of two replicable magical artifacts appeared—
One is a delicate fox tail, and the other is a cloud-stepping board.
He chose to step on the cloud platform, then placed two Tier 1 iron items in the first slot and one Tier 1 wooden item in the second slot.
Start copying!
"Buzz—"
Within the nine-square grid, two spaces trembled slightly, twisted and merged, and a wisp of dark mist slowly emanated from them.
About several tens of seconds later.
The black mist dissipated, revealing a large open space containing a pair of magical artifacts that closely resembled the Cloud Stepping Board.
[Successfully replicated!]
[Cloud-Stepping Board: Tier 1, Iron. Can levitate 10 to 20 cm off the ground, propelled by spiritual energy, suitable for flat, hard terrain.]
[Side effect: Prolonged use may cause "land sickness".]
"The cloud-stepping board has become a cloud-climbing board. As expected, all the imitations are counterfeit products."
Zhu Que saw that side effect warning again.
"Why are there side effects again? The previous Bell-Long Fox Tail had the same problem. Could it be because the materials used to imitate it are all defective?"
He had some doubts and planned to investigate them another day.
The successful creation of the second replica artifact brought him great joy.
However, these cloud-stepping boards were completely useless to him.
After all, he couldn't possibly use it while disposing of garbage; even a fool would know something was wrong with him.
"I don't know if I can sell it."
Zhu Que pondered silently.
Although it's a pirated product with side effects, it's still a "miracle weapon" and must have some value.
Moreover, it was made from discarded and damaged items, so it can be said to be extremely profitable with zero investment.
Once you have money, you can have anything.
Thinking about this...
Zhu Que saw that it wasn't too late, so he carefully put the Cloud-Stepping Board away and quietly left the Sixth Garbage Dump.
Jinfeng Town is located in the northwestern suburbs of Guangyang City.
Qingze Street is the most prosperous area in Jinfeng Town, where neon lights sway and the lights are brilliant under the night sky.
Shops lined the street one after another, and the crowds were bustling and lively.
Zhu Que wants to find a second-hand magical artifact shop to sell the Cloud Stepping Board.
however.
He soon discovered the cruelty of this class society.
He couldn't even get through the door of any shop that dealt with spiritual artifacts, even though he was marked as "Level 5" on the Spirit Network.
"This is even worse than capitalism..."
Zhu Que lingered on the side of the street, complaining and grumbling, but he felt no anxiety at all.
This is a magical artifact after all, and even if it's not sold for a high price as a second-hand item, there will definitely be someone willing to buy it.
Just then.
Suddenly, a glowing "GG" sign on the roadside caught his eye.
"The triangular, form-fitting design perfectly conforms to the dantian, a three-inch dantian gathering spiritual silk—your personal cultivation companion!"
The GG card features colorful graphics.
A delicate, small piece of cloth, adorned with sparkling jade, faintly shimmers with light.
Zhu Que was slightly taken aback.
He'd seen this before!
Not long ago, a Spirit Gathering Silk was hanging on the clothes rack in Tang Ke's room.
Zhu Que grew up in an orphanage and had very little knowledge about magical artifacts.
However, he also knew that if an ordinary person wanted to cultivate immortality, they had to use a spiritual artifact that could help absorb spiritual energy.
And this Spirit Gathering Silk is one type of spiritual artifact.
May this ignite a burning passion within you.
He then returned to the sixth landfill.
When passing by Tang Ke's room, I noticed that the door was ajar and the room was pitch black, so I instinctively stopped.
"call!"
A night breeze blew by, and the door was blown open halfway.
In the dim light, he could see clearly—
The Spirit-Gathering Silk hung quietly on the clothes rack, its surface shimmering with a faint light.
And Tang Ke...
He doesn't seem to be in the room.
Zhu Que swallowed hard, and seeing that no one was around, he quietly slipped into the room and took down the Spirit Gathering Silk.
[Unknown magical artifact detected!]
[Current parsing progress: 0.5%……1%……1.5%……]
Upon seeing this, Zhu Que was initially delighted, but then frowned.
"This is way too slow..."
He hesitated, pondering whether to use his other five senses to speed up the analysis or simply take the Spirit Gathering Silk.
Just then.
A figure suddenly appeared at the doorway.
Her slender and tall figure exuded an invisible sense of oppression, causing Zhu Que's body to stiffen abruptly.
Oops!
Tang Ke is back!
What should we do now?
Zhu Que's brain immediately started working at high speed.
I was in her bedroom, holding her Spirit Gathering Silk. How can I explain this without seeming like a pervert?