The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 336 - 281: Bullshit Gang’s New Skill! Hurry to Gem City

Since the pumpkin vendor came here proactively, Chun decided to chat with him directly.

Players and NPCs discuss matters in private mode; no need to worry about other players overhearing. It’s just annoying when high-level players see and then replicate the exact same event tasks. Chun is confident that his events are hard to copy and not afraid of being undercut.

Nannong excitedly said, "Mr. Chun, I witnessed the incident on the street tonight where you taught those bad kids a lesson. I was also there at the back of the crowd when you went to the slums to teach those bad guys a lesson!"

Indeed! Chun laughed, "It’s only right to rid the town of pests!"

Nannong continued excitedly, "Earlier, I wasn’t sure if I should answer your question at the market, but now I’m willing to tell you. The Pumpkin Knight was my great-grandfather; he was a brave knight who, due to injury and disability, had to stay away from the front line. He grew pumpkins on the Black Flag Island, now known as Plague Island, under the inspiration of the Angel Guardian God. He developed an advanced pumpkin growing method, and then my grandfather went to the fertile land of the Watermelon Island to cultivate vegetables. Later, when Black Flag Island was struck by plague, our family developed on Watermelon Island, and now most of the city’s quality vegetables are shipped from Watermelon Island. My father is still growing vegetables on the island, and I’m selling them in the city."

Ohhhhh~~~ 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Chun was also thrilled, listening to this! It’s another complete NPC backstory, and there are descendants too! However, Tie did not mention that the Pumpkin Knight was actually a brave knight; probably the story even considered beautifying by the descendants.

Chun asked, "So your family is now the farm owner on Watermelon Island?"

Nannong shook his head and sighed, "We are still only hired farmers. I’m not resigned to this, so I enrolled in classes in the city, and it’s been ten years since. I can be considered an erudite scholar now, just without a certification."

Chun was surprised, "What is an erudite scholar?"

Nannong said, "It means learning a bit of everything; certification requires publishing a paper. But my most expert pumpkin paper was signed and usurped by the Island Lord Marquis Iguado, and I have no achievements in other domains. So, seeing sir’s enthusiasm towards citizens made me wonder if you could provide guidance for my life?"

Ohhhh~~~ so many melons! This is an aide delivered to the doorstep!

Chun asked, "Just because you saw me being enthusiastic? You didn’t hear other legends about me?"

Nannong lowered his voice, "There are, but I’m not sure if that’s you, after all, you look quite young..."

Chun earnestly said, "Yes, that’s me! Also, I can tell you that I’ve seen your great-grandfather’s spirit on Plague Island, which is why I asked you about the Pumpkin Knight."

Nannong was shocked, "Then what should I do?"

Chun asked, "Is this erudite scholar certification important?"

Nannong sighed, "It’s very important; it represents knowledge and honor. Even the Marquis Island Lord would try to snatch it. Once certified, one can participate in various academic exchanges and even attend palace gatherings, providing countless opportunities."

Chun asked again, "Which is more important, a gemstone-level grandmaster or a certified scholar?"

Nannong said, "Skill grandmaster is just a skill, but scholar is a profession. In terms of benefits, gemstone-level grandmaster is more important because being a grandmaster indicates the maturity of a discipline that starts generating profit, while a certified scholar stands at the forefront of emerging disciplines, exploring the unknown! For example, I have expert level cultivation technique now, but this skill is too broad. In my case, it can be subdivided to develop a master-level pumpkin cultivation technique and extend to watermelon, winter melon, cucumber..."

Chun understood, this is the distinction between skill and profession!

Chun remembered the two documents in his possession and put them before him, "Take a look!"

——"Original Divine South Enzyme Anti-Plague Formula": Patent holder Nancy, requires master-level alchemy for preparation.

——"Original Vinegar Muscle Regeneration Barnacle Formula," patent holder Nancy, requires expert-level alchemy for preparation.

Nannong was shocked again, "Who is this Nancy?"

Chun said, "The Guardian Angel who inspired your great-grandfather, so there is one part of credit for your great-grandfather in the first formula. I will share this patent with you; can you use it to write a pumpkin paper?"

Nannong was overjoyed then disheartened, "Island Lord Marquis Iguado will still use his power to steal my results."

Chun was dumbfounded, "So no matter what paper you write, the Island Lord will steal it?"

Nannong sighed, "Yes, mentors all know it’s me producing results, but nobody dares to speak out. I don’t dare either; the Marquis’s status in Black Iron City makes even the City Lord give way to him seven times. The Marquis can completely frame me for plagiarism and drive my family out of Watermelon Island. So I feel the academic path is a dead end."

Ah, so that’s how it is!

Since everyone knows the Marquis is plagiarizing academically, and Nannong is even on Fafnir’s honor list, especially because even the City Lord has to concede seven times to the Marquis, that means Fafnir supports him... But this is fundamentally not a matter of a bold child daring to stand up and report the Marquis, right!?

Aileen spoke up, "Don’t think too much; during the Great Expansion, Watermelon Island was essentially the rear granary. The Marquis controlled half of the grain distribution channels in Black Iron City. As for other relationships, the Counts dare not speak much. Who dares to confront the Marquis?"

Chun surprisedly asked, "If someone found a piece of land on the continent and grew great amounts of grain, could it break his monopoly?"

Aileen sighed, "Even near the main city, there’s a constant gathering of monsters destroying grain fields, not to mention the continent."