Chapter 1069: Chapter 316: This Is a Tough Commission! Farewell, Ninth-Rank Disciple!

The delegation board is just what it sounds like.

Actually, it’s not only in the state capital; other cities have them too, and even our hometown, Jiangzhou City, has them. In front of each shop, there’s a delegation board for their own shop, and the delegations are varied and peculiar, but in Yuchi’s eyes, they are simply side quests.

And if a newbie has just arrived in a big city, wanting to find the side quests with the best rewards, choosing shops that appear very grand is the easiest choice.

After all, if the shop is so big and they can’t manage to solve the issue, the difficulty of the task will be relatively high, and correspondingly, the task rewards should be worthwhile.

Yin Shuang looked up curiously at Yuchi’s chin. "So we’re now going to complete someone else’s delegation and earn money, right?"

Yuchi walked while answering:

"Indeed, if I followed my usual routine upon arriving in a big city, I’d immediately seek out the Courtesan and ask her about this city’s affairs. But the state capital is different from other big cities; when I go to find the Courtesan, she also seeks me out, so that’s not good."

Adding a note in his mind: Not to mention you, Yin Shuang, are by my side. If I bring you along to meet the Courtesan now and some unexpected incidents occur, and this girl ends up with a nosebleed, then what? It’s important to maintain Yin Shuang’s pure innocence.

Yin Shuang seemed to have a sudden realization. Anyway, everything is new to her, so whatever Yuchi chooses to do is fine; she hasn’t done any of this before.

"Let’s go and see if there’s a grand delegation."

...

The Celestial Craft Workshop in the state capital is the most imposing shop in Yuchi’s understanding. The entire workshop is incredibly grand, and the state capital even built an air train platform just for it. Folks from the state capital can hop off the train and directly enter the platform hidden in the workshop.

It’s entirely set on the six or seven layers of a high building; these folks really spare no expense.

Yuchi is now standing on the platform, surrounded by streams of people. To be honest, were it not for the fact that he’s lived this long, suddenly falling from his past life to this scene, he might think he’s arrived at some kind of extravagant tower.

Such opulence!

Then Yuchi and Yin Shuang walked around inside the Celestial Craft Workshop, where all sorts of quirky gadgets were abundant. There’s even a custom-made area; as long as one has gold and silver, the workshop probably can even make dolls directly.

The capabilities are quite strong.

However, Yuchi wasn’t there to shop. After rejecting a series of attempts to coax him into buying things, he arrived at the workshop’s lobby.

After leaving the lobby, he could see the delegation board placed by the roadside. Next to the board were several cultivators with weapons, who whispered among themselves about the tasks on the board.

"Most tasks are for finding materials, huh."

"These tasks offer very generous rewards, but the areas where these materials are hidden are too remote."

"Upon arriving in these regions, it’s uncertain what dangers one might encounter, so it’s not an easy task, indeed."

"Yes, dealing with such delegations is quite time-consuming. Even though some tasks offer up to ten thousand silver, people drool over them, but considering the hassle plus the price the materials would fetch, it’s not worth it."

"Take the mission to find River Gold Wood as an example."

"The requirement is to find River Gold Wood at least three feet long and one foot in diameter."

"But when sold outside, River Gold Wood fetches five thousand silver, yet they only give us ten thousand silver. Overall, it’s just a profit of five thousand silver."

"Seems like a loss."

Yuchi sighed repeatedly while listening: "Oh, really, just a bunch of money-hungry people. Can’t they treat this as a kind of training? It’s not just about money; the key is gaining experience from this, which will be your foundation in the future."

"Ever heard of the saying about cleaning one’s house before taking on the world?"

"Exactly, that’s the idea."

Everyone: "..."

Let’s hurry up and walk away, keeping a distance from this person. Otherwise, when the heavens send down a lightning bolt, we’ll be collateral damage standing nearby.

A few cultivators avoided him with a look suggesting they were fleeing from a fool.

Left alone, Yuchi happily walked to the delegation board, finally having a chance to look. After carefully examining it back and forth, he sighed, just as those cultivators said, there really are no good tasks.

Yeah, even if there were any good tasks, they’d be quickly completed by insiders, leaving outsiders with only the leftovers that nobody wants.

Take the River Gold Wood task, for instance.

Even though it looks like there’s still five thousand silver, which is already a considerable sum, considering the picky difficulty of the entire task, without half a year or so, it’s most likely not achievable.

Counting in the time costs and the expenses needed for elixirs during the ordeal, ultimately pocketing five thousand silver is really just a tasteless pursuit, hard to abandon.

Yin Shuang was really curious, seeing Yuchi walking dejectedly down the street, she couldn’t help but ask: "Brother Yuchi, are there any tasks about chopping people up?"