Chapter 38 The Ruthless Senior Brother of the Path ...

Heng Mo didn't expect the feedback from the cheat system to come so quickly. He had only walked from the stall on East Street to the auction house three streets away when he received a series of system notifications.

The originally dull cheat code seemed to have activated some bizarre function, sending messages every now and then with cute emojis, making Heng Mo almost think that the thing had malfunctioned.

Fortunately, Lin You reminded him in time that there was such a thing as customer service, which put Heng Mo at ease.

However, given how powerful Senior Lin is and how many amazing things the Golden Finger Mall has, how could this customer service representative be so...unsteady?

When Heng Mo put the star-patterned refined iron into his inventory, it further confirmed this statement. The scream from the customer service representative in his head almost blew the top of his head off.

[Ding! The Star Pattern Refined Iron has been submitted, and our customer service representative happily accepted this one percent! Thank you, Hengmo, for the thoughtful gift. I will continue to work hard! *^O^*]

Heng Mo was startled by the word "treasure," and his ears turned red. He quickly suppressed it with his spiritual power. Fortunately, Shen Ting's attention was on the auction items, and he did not notice his abnormality.

Lin You: ………

Fortunately, she could also chat in the customer service channel, and quickly stopped the overly enthusiastic customer service representative.

[Lin You: Speak properly!]

The little tour guide's hand trembled for a moment, but eventually returned to normal.

[Ding! 50 grams of Star-Patterned Refined Iron submitted, identified as a top-grade material, points +500.]

Lin You: ?

Heng Mo: ? ? ?

How much? Five hundred?? Has this customer service representative lost their mind?

Xiao You at headquarters was also very uneasy. He had already given 500 at the market price. Although top-quality materials are always in short supply and could fetch several times the price if sold, he had really done his best.

After all, maintaining the cheat system requires energy. If Heng Mo feels it's not enough, he can simply add more.

Lin You and Heng Mo certainly didn't think it was too little; one was a complete novice when it came to games, and the other didn't even know what a game was, so they simply couldn't understand the process.

They originally thought they would have to hand over the game items they received, but it turned out they only needed to pay a tax.

Moreover, it's the kind where after paying 200 yuan in taxes, you can also get 10 jin of rice, two bottles of oil, and a rice cooker.

Heng Mo took out the star-patterned refined iron and examined it. The shape didn't look much different, but the weight was indeed slightly less. If it were an ordinary mortal, they probably wouldn't have noticed it at all.

He thought for a moment, then tentatively put the Star-Patterned Meteorite back into his quest submission inventory, and tentatively asked the customer service representative, "Can I submit it again?"

Star-patterned refined iron is indeed very precious, not much different from the North Sea Mystic Ice of the past, but he needs points to buy Breakthrough Pills even more.

After all, a small customer service representative only charges one percent each time, and even if ten percent of his Star Pattern Refined Iron is deducted, the remaining amount is more than enough to repair his master's natal sword ten times.

The junior customer service representative glanced at the star-patterned refined iron placed back on the submission platform and couldn't help but swallow hard. He could sense that Heng Mo was willing to give it up, but he couldn't get it. (crying emoji)

[Ding! Thank you for your kindness, Heng Mo, but a task can only be submitted once. Our customer service team will try their best to open a new task.]

Lin You, out of curiosity, contacted A Piao to inquire about the rules. She knew a little about them; resources from the small world needed to be converted into resources usable by company employees.

Lin You hadn't really paid attention to how others needed to convert their items, since she only ever worried about not having a place to put them, not about not having anything to take with her.

After each mission, her space was always packed full. The most impressive one was Shen Zechen, because her points were limited and her space was small. She even created a small space utilization game and offered a reward for how to stuff more things into her space.

It was so tightly packed that later, when she wanted to put an ounce of silver inside, she had to take out a bag of candy to fit it in.

After confirming that the Star Pattern Refined Iron could not be submitted again, Heng Mo wasn't too disappointed. He simply asked a customer service representative if they could do him a favor.

He noticed that the customer service representative was very accurate in weighing the star-patterned iron and left no trace when taking it, so he asked her for help.

[Heng Mo: Excuse me, since you're so skilled, could you help me divide the remaining star-patterned refined iron into two equal portions?]

After all, this thing is so hard. He's just a novice in the Qi Refining stage. Even if he uses all his strength and painstakingly cuts it open, he probably won't be able to make it into a uniform and beautiful shape.

The customer service representative is happy to help with such a small matter, but since he is a system, he still needs to follow certain procedures, such as charging a service fee of ten points.

When he said this, the young customer service representative was a little embarrassed, but Heng Mo readily agreed. Star-patterned refined iron is suitable for forging weapons, especially for making swords, and since he had no plans to learn swordsmanship for the time being, he would naturally give it away.

Spending ten points to make a gift more attractive is definitely worthwhile.

[Ding! The workshop is now open.]

[Ding! The Star-Patterned Refined Iron has been processed. Ten service points will be deducted. Welcome to visit us again!]

The star-patterned refined iron in the backpack was not simply split in two, but turned into two identical spheres. Its original dark appearance was transformed into one that shimmered with tiny starlight, as smooth and warm as jade, much more beautiful than before.

It's obviously been refined; at least Shen Ting wouldn't recognize it as the stone they used to listen to stories with. These ten points were well spent.

Lin You didn't pay attention to his chat with the customer service representative. She was contacting her only friend, Apiao, to inquire about the conditions and ratios for item conversion.

After Lin You became a full-fledged employee, this information no longer needed to be kept secret from her. When she was promoted again and became an [Intermediate Technician], she could even receive some exclusive tasks for collecting items, and of course, the rewards for those tasks were usually quite substantial.

The reason Lin You wasn't very clear about this information was mainly because she didn't frequent forums and didn't need this kind of information, so she didn't specifically collect it.

Just like in modern times, all the milk tea shops on a street are owned by your good friends and relatives. Every time you go there, you can not only drink milk tea for free, but also get a bunch of snacks.

Before leaving, worried that you might be hungry or thirsty, I packed a bunch of milk tea, snacks, and souvenirs for you, until you couldn't carry them all.

At this point, would you still care how many cups of milk tea you need to buy to receive coupons and small gifts?

A Piao already knew Lin You's way of interacting with his mission targets. His cheat ability was still attached to Song Yu. After Song Yu stopped needing to help Lin You with missions, he became much lazier. He wouldn't do any work unless he was kept in suspense by Lin You's information.

He explained these things in as much detail as possible. Whether Lin You wanted to use them herself or help improve Xiao You's cheat system, it would benefit the company. Naturally, those of them who depended on the company would also benefit.

The Time and Space Administration Bureau is an independent space outside the Three Thousand Worlds. It is responsible for maintaining the operation of the Three Thousand Worlds, promoting the development of the world, and obtaining energy from it to sustain its operation.

For example, sending Lin You to help a mission target who should have achieved great success but was instead cannon fodder due to some special reasons; or sending various "golden fingers" (advantages or advantages) to small worlds to promote their development and progress, and then receiving some rewards from the Heavenly Dao of those small worlds.

These rewards are naturally energy such as merit, faith, and luck, which maintain the operating energy of the Time and Space Administration. The fixed points Lin You receives for her missions are the salary given by the Administration, and the extra points she earns are equivalent to performance bonuses.

As for the gifts from the task recipients, they naturally fall under the category of extra income earned during work hours. The company does not prevent such extra income, after all, it is not a bad thing for the company if the employees are capable.

However, this kind of extra income is considered exploiting loopholes in the game, and the company is not in a position to explicitly prohibit it. They have only mentioned it vaguely to show their attitude. Most of the information comes from various taskers who collect it and post it on forums or places that sell information.

While listening to the news about the ghost, Lin You took out some snacks that Heng Mo had specially made for her and chewed on them, while also sorting out the information in her mind.

These employees, who are sent to small worlds by the Quick Transmigration Administration to do missions, are legitimate and can be considered half-natives. They can obtain items legally and reasonably, and as long as it's not too outrageous or involves things related to the origin, the Little Heavenly Dao won't care.

As Lin You's strength grows, some of the things she acquires will inevitably become unnecessary, and they will eventually be listed in her own shop. As her first friend in her contact list, it's not unreasonable for her to take advantage of priority purchasing rights.

The ghost rambled on, throwing in a lot of extra information along the way, and after getting closer to Lin You, it finally brought up the question Lin You had asked at the beginning.

The "golden finger" is actually somewhat similar to sending out employees, but the one sent out is more like a pre-programmed AI. It requires less energy than sending an employee, but it is not as flexible as a human. In any case, it depends on how the Heavenly Dao of the small world chooses to act.

Each cheat code charges different rewards, but most are energy-based, with physical items being quite rare. Xiaoyou only gained the permission to collect items after making an emergency application.

Moreover, the physical objects that his cheat system can collect are only rare and precious materials that the cheat system has explored and are unlikely to be discovered, searched for, or used by others, or products that have been taught by the cheat system.

To give an example, if Heng Mo learns to draw talismans through his cheat system, then his cheat system can buy those talismans and exchange them for points.

Of course, this is just an example. Xiao You did not unlock the talisman-drawing skill. His "golden finger" is only defined as a game. At most, he can only guide Heng Mo on where to find the secret manual for drawing talismans.

Lin You did understand some other things. Her trial of the cheat system was actually an internal test before the cheat system was officially released, where people manually checked for bugs.

Because the ghost had given her a lot of useful information, by the time Lin You had sorted it out in her mind, the auction on the stage had already reached its fifth session.

Only then did she have time to look at the auction catalog; the seventh item was a pot of ice crystal lotus.

The Ice Crystal Lotus grows in the far north, naturally possessing a chilling aura. It has little spiritual power and cannot aid in cultivation; its only redeeming quality is its exceptional beauty.

In the mortal world, such a beautiful potted plant with special effects and the ability to cool down in the summer would be an absolute rare treasure, but in the cultivation world, it is not well received.

The cultivators in this world have a very pure pursuit of cultivation. Whether it's food, clothing, shelter, or transportation, everything is geared towards cultivation. They don't care much about their daily lives. For example, no matter how beautiful the Ice Crystal Lotus is, it's not as worthwhile as placing a calming herb in the room.

Back in the previous cultivation world, cultivators would specially craft exquisite and practical clothes and beautiful weapons. She still keeps the top-grade spiritual artifact, the Immortal-Leaving Skirt, that her master made for her.

Everyone loves beauty, but the cultivators in this world seem to be sick. They are obsessed with being frugal and hardworking, as if wearing beautiful clothes, eating delicious food, and enjoying life is a sign of a weak mind that will affect their cultivation.

This also means that nobody pays any attention to the Ice Crystal Lotus here, and some people even discuss it.

This was Heng Mo's first time at an auction. After all, to get into such an event, you basically need to verify your funds. He had no money when he was in the mortal realm, and he hadn't been out much since he started cultivating. This was truly an eye-opening experience for him.

This is a small town where mortals and cultivators live together. A low-grade spirit stone is already a great fortune, and Heng Mo's pocket money has started to be measured in mid-grade spirit stones.

Without financial pressure, the auction was just for fun. Shen Ting watched as his friend looked around and then, as if joining in the fun, bid five low-grade spirit stones for each item.

The first few items were meant to warm things up, but the price never went below five low-grade spirit stones. They were quickly overtaken by others, and Heng Mo didn't raise the price, acting as if he was just casually bidding. It wasn't until the fifth item, the Ice Crystal Lotus, which was the task specified by the Golden Finger, that the bidding started.

The Ice Crystal Lotus was moved to the stage along with its flowerpot. Its seven diamond-shaped petals were like ice sculptures, and its leaves and branches were also crystal clear. A pale blue halo flowed around it, and a thin mist gathered around it, making it look like a dream. The flowerpot was made of millennia-old black ice and was carved with beautiful patterns. You could feel a slight chill when you got close.

To be honest, the flower is really beautiful. Heng Mo then decisively offered another five low-grade spirit stones.

The lively discussion paused for a moment, then resumed as if nothing had happened, but no one raised the price again.

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Author's Note: [Owl emoji]