Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 660 - 651: Back to the Point

[Seduced by the Charm Technique of Miss Hu Jiu, Willpower +1]

[...Willpower +1]

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Just as he invited the guest inside, Jiang Yuan saw a leisurely "+1" prompt float by at the bottom right of his vision.

What? Charm Technique seduction? Me?!

He looked incredulously at the little fox, with her tail tucked and head slightly lowered in a docile manner, thinking to himself, this child even tried to pull one over on me!

However, on the other hand, being able to boost my Willpower is actually quite useful. After all, I had previously considered capturing one of those illusionists to boost my stats, but it never worked out.

Willpower isn't something as easy to boost like other skills, but why would this little fox use the Charm Technique on me? The cultivation technique is something I gave you, and yet you still target your benefactor?

"Sir, uh..." Miss Hu Jiu caught his surprised look and misunderstood it, hurriedly explaining, "City Lord Yuan found out that Daoist Cai was using the underground cave as a bargaining chip to befriend me. She said she wanted me to help probe the true nature of other guards and stewards. You see..."

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth, thinking to himself, what am I seeing? Seeing you seem honest and docile while you keep trying to seduce me? And your Realm is so low, what could you have possibly achieved with that seduction? I felt absolutely nothing!

"Daoist, rest assured, I won't let such a cute and obedient young lady serve others with her charm. I'm just asking her to go to Cloud City, open a shop for appearances, and interact with the Demon Cultivators in the Underground City. Anyone so charmed by beauty that they lose their senses won't need much seduction from Miss Hu Jiu, just like Cai Wenyi revealing his true form."

Yuan Man patiently explained, "As the City Lord of Cloud City, I have to think for the tens of thousands of citizens. The underground cave is crucial to the entire city, and if I don't root out the hidden threats within, I'll never sleep peacefully day or night. If Miss Hu Jiu is willing to help, I will certainly reward her handsomely!"

Isn't that just perfect?

The first mission is to help identify fifty traitors, letting the little fox screen them first and then using the system to identify the deeper hidden ones, naturally gaining Luck Points easily.

"What do you think?" Jiang Yuan asked the little fox, "If you're willing to help, you can freely arrange your work time at the Treasure Pavilion."

"Then I'll go to Cloud City after work every day! Anyway... it won't take that long, I want to give it a try..."

"Then go ahead and try. Discuss the specifics with City Lord Yuan." He agreed casually, wondering if the traitors the little fox identifies could count as his own accomplishments. If the system doesn't recognize it, he would have to ask her to provide the traitor information to him.

With the major problem resolved, the little fox left the grocery store with her tail tucked, returning to the Treasure Pavilion, looking back every few steps, filled with reluctance, "Is the young master's Realm too high with deep Willpower?

Just now, I worked desperately to unleash my charm with the cultivation technique, even Daoist Qu's gaze was almost drawn out, and even City Lord Yuan smiled knowingly. You could tell she liked me very much, but the young master is as cold as an iceberg, and he still glares at me?!"

The more she thought, the more upset she became, stomping her foot in frustration, "Challenges make things interesting! The harder the young master is to conquer, the fewer chances other female demons have, the situation favors me!

Just wait, this trip to Cloud City is an excellent opportunity to cultivate my Charm Technique. Once my skills become profound, I refuse to believe he can resist my allure!

It is often said that persistent yearning will yield results. From the first time I saw the young master, I wanted to engage in Dual Cultivation with him. I've been thinking about it for so long, and now that I've secured a place in the courtyard, I will surely climb into the young master's bed! He is definitely mine, Hu Jiu's!"

Brimming with ambition and resolve, the little fox practically rushed back to the Treasure Pavilion at full speed, striving to cultivate so intensely she wished she could turn one Incense Stick's worth of time into two.

Meanwhile, in the Cloud Grocery Store, the incense stick was burning slowly. The faint fragrance mingled with the rich aroma of Spiritual Energy-infused tea, making anyone who inhaled it feel refreshed and delighted.

"Daoist Jiang, what refined tastes, to even master the art of incense?" Yuan Man took a deep breath, a slight smile appearing on her face, "It's been so long since I encountered such good incense. The materials used are excellent, and both the incense making and burning techniques are superb. Having your incense as an offering would be a blessing earned over several lifetimes."

Qu Luming said nothing, entirely absorbed in taking in the fragrance.

Coming from the Netherworld as a Ghost Cultivator, he was very familiar with incense, but now, in these increasingly chaotic times, it was rare to find top-quality incense.

An opportunity like this was hard to come by. Although it's just incense with no additional energy, it was a rare indulgence, so why not enjoy more of it!

"I only make some incense in my spare time to pass the time, City Lord Yuan flatters me." Jiang Yuan enjoyed the subtle satisfaction of showing off, but while his heart was pleased, he maintained an air of nonchalance, embodying the demeanor of a master to intimidate others.

He gestured invitingly, "Please, have some tea."

The gilded white jade pot held the latest batch of Spirit Tea from the Tea Workshop, named White Cloud Mysterious Frost.

This tea required a Level Four farmland to grow, and although it was a summer-specific tea tree, it matured three days after planting, with the entire tea tree appearing covered in cloud-like white frost, exuding a faint coolness as one approached.

The tea's rich fragrance was slightly hazy when picked, and after processing, the color deepened slightly. But when steeped in Level Six well water, each leaf was surrounded by a faint frost-like, cloud-like aura, with the Spirit Tea's aroma carrying a cool, vibrant essence.

Jiang Yuan really liked this new tea's taste and received numerous compliments after letting the courtyard members sample it. Now using it to entertain guests, he felt it was of a high enough level to show off a bit.

Sure enough, when Qu Luming looked down, his eyes immediately brightened. The tea soup was as warm as amber, and the spiritual energy curled around like clouds and mist. He took a sip from the teacup and couldn't help but squint slightly, "Good tea!"

It's more than just a little good! At the very least, the Spirit Tea he usually drinks is not this good. Damn, he's just a Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Demon Realm Alliance, after all. Ha, it's nothing much!

"It really is good tea." Although Yuan Man had never planted a Spirit Tea Tree, there was an ancient tree over three thousand years old in the underground cavern. Its tender leaves could be brewed after drying. She had tasted many kinds of Spirit Tea, none of which matched the taste of those tender leaves from the old tree.

But today, to actually taste such Spirit Tea in a small market shop, this trip was not in vain!

She took a sip of the Spirit Tea, and the tea's aroma spread on her tongue and in her mouth. The rich, gentle spiritual energy entered her body, nourishing her meridians, and she immediately felt a faint cool sensation. Her mind instantly cleared.

When placing the teacup down, the attentive Yuan Man noticed that the cup in her hand was different from the others. Upon closer inspection, it was actually a Magical Treasure!

She couldn't help but silently marvel that this Mr. Jiang was indeed a remarkable person. Incense making, tea tasting, alchemy, farming, and well-versed in construction techniques, he was even more intriguing than that once brilliant Human Race Cultivator.

"Here are my name cards." Jiang Yuan put down the teacup and took out specially crafted name cards from his Storage Bag.

Jin Lang's craftsmanship wasn't bad. Qu Luming couldn't help but admire it inwardly as he received the card.

"To meet such a wonderful Daoist as Jiang, the trip to Wo Hu Temple Market was indeed profitable," Yuan Man accepted the name card and got back on topic. "I originally came for the Longevity 'Immortal Peach' at the Treasure Pavilion, but unfortunately, it wasn't available for auction today, so I had no chance to get it. I heard from Miss Hu Jiu that Daoist Jiang had the Longevity Elixir, so I have come to purchase it at a high price."

Qu Luming quickly added, "Daoist, feel free to name your price. I will pay with as many Spirit Stones or Immortal Jade as you require."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan thought to himself that he was caught red-handed. They must be trying to buy the Longevity Elixir to "redeem" and apologize on behalf of the original body. Tsk, tsk, even the avatar is quite pitiful, carrying the blame for the wrongdoings of the original body.

He couldn't help but think of his contract pet Bai Yunqi, who still dared not be arrogant in the Netherworld because the original body had a major blame awaiting him. He wondered if Qu Luming knew the mysterious woman and if they could mediate...

[Thorn Vine: Also known as Vine Cage, an Earth-level Low cultivation technique originally created by the Daughter of Fortune, Yuan Man. By using vines as a guide to "plant" them inside an enemy's body, they can grow out from beneath the flesh to become actual plants, swallowing them alive, digesting them, and then supplying them to the underground cavern as fertilizer.

After building the Brewing Workshop, the Star River Dream Drunk Wine was produced. Drinking a cup could make the Thorn Vine drunk and disobedient; one cup a day for three consecutive days, and the wine fragrance would dissolve the Thorn Vine...]

Jiang Yuan looked up, and the system identified a line of details miraculously appeared beside Qu Luming's ear. He then noticed the vine and flower patterns around the opponent's neck and behind the ears, resembling tattoos.

Interesting, interesting!

However, the small courtyard still doesn't have a Brewing Workshop; perhaps the main quest will require building one later.

"I do have the Longevity Elixir." He thought about one thing restraining another and wondered if Yuan Man knew that the cultivation technique she created could be dissolved by Spiritual Wine. He casually took out a bottle of Elixir and a prepared Nine Netherworld Peach from his Storage Bag, "Longevity Elixir, consuming one can increase lifespan by ten years; Nine Netherworld Peach, consuming one can increase lifespan by a hundred years. City Lord Yuan, will you choose one or take both?"

Qu Luming looked at the full bottle of Longevity Elixir, which contained at least a dozen pills, then at the large, fragrant "Immortal Peach," silently calculating their value, afraid of the other party making exorbitant demands.

In these times, earning some Spirit Stones is not easy!

Of course, he was now settling trouble on behalf of the original body. No matter how many Spirit Stones he spent, he intended to report back and get reimbursed threefold!

"I've heard that consuming this Nine Netherworld Peach requires accepting the consequences of evil karma?" Yuan Man, sensing the vigorous vitality contained in the two items, looked at them with bright eyes and slight hesitation.

While the Longevity Elixir didn't offer much in increasing lifespan by merely ten years, there were indeed quite a few of them. Furthermore, she could request more refining;

This Nine Netherworld Peach... couldn't make out any signs of evil karma, could the rumors be false?

Jiang Yuan smugly replied, "City Lord Yuan, you might not be aware; the Nine Netherworld Peach sold at the Treasure Pavilion is raised by the Demon Monk Guang Hui at Wo Hu Temple, nurtured as a cult ivator himself, and consuming it naturally means accepting its karma.

However, the Nine Netherworld Peach I have is personally cultivated, nurtured by rich spiritual energy. It took four hundred years to grow, four hundred to bloom, four hundred to bear fruit, and four hundred to ripen, a total of sixteen hundred years to be produced.

Without evil karma, there will naturally be no evil consequences. But correspondingly, the price of my Nine Netherworld Peach is high, considering the care over sixteen hundred years resulting in only a few, it's very precious."

Hearing this, Yuan Man's expression remained unchanged;

Qu Luming's initially boastful face turned even paler, thinking things were over. Such a precious item surely couldn't be valued in Spirit Stones. Daoist Jiang would want to barter!

Most of the treasures he held were used by Ghost Cultivators, unsuitable and unattractive to Human Race Cultivators. What could he do?

He glanced at Yuan Man with a guilty look, while the latter sipped her tea leisurely, "Only children make choices; I'll take both. Don't forget, I've lost tens of thousands of years of lifespan, combining these only amounts to a few hundred years, still far short."

Qu Luming was on the verge of tears, opening his mouth but unable to say anything. The other party's reasoning was irrefutable, it was indeed the original body's fault first, but why the hell was he the unlucky one?