Chapter 2521

"Understood. Would you like to settle all of the bounty quests, or just a specific one?"

"Settle them all."

"…Uh…The bounty amount you posted is quite large. Are you really sure?"

"I'm sure."

"Alright. All of your bounty quests have only been partially completed. Shall we keep the unfinished portions on hold for you?"

"That's right."

"Alright, please take a look at the list."

【Bounty List】

【Completed Items】

【Items】:

「Swift-Work Talisman」136,854 pieces

「Mysterious Woman's Ruler Fragment」11 pieces

「Pangu Axe Fragment」3 pieces

「Kunlun Mirror Fragment」3 pieces

「Fuxi Zither Fragment」2 pieces

「Nüwa Stone Fragment」2 pieces

「Taiyi Wheel Fragment」1 piece

【Blueprints】:

「Skin-Softening Oil Blueprint」

「Maid Stockings Blueprint」

「Lipstick Improvement Manual」

「Earring Improvement Manual」

「Nurse Shoes Super Improvement Manual」

「Wedding High Heels Improvement Manual」

「Feed Super Improvement Manual」

「Spirit Staff Super Improvement Manual」

【Goods Fee】196,000 gold coins

【Service Fee】5,880 gold coins

【Handling Fee】3,920 gold coins

【Total】205,800 gold coins

The harvest far exceeded Zhao Chi's expectations.

It really was much faster than he had imagined.

In truth, the bounty quests in the Quest Hall had many eyes on them.

Quite a few people had good items in hand, but rather than listing them on the Exchange, they waited to see if anyone posted a bounty, then rushed to complete it on the spot.

After all, a bounty would definitely fetch more than selling through the Exchange, and they could earn more money that way.

On top of that, Zhao Chi had specifically purchased a promotion service.

So his bounties quickly entered people's field of vision.

Moreover, the bounty amounts he posted were genuinely high, which further sped up the completion rate.

This is what they call money makes the devil turn the mill.

After all, these items had cost a full 200,000-plus gold coins.

That really was a fortune.

From small things like Swift-Work Talismans and blueprints, to large things like Divine Artifact fragments — everything was expensive.

Moreover, Zhao Chi had posted his blueprints at 5x the price, and his Divine Artifact fragments at 2x the price.

So within a single day, he had obtained 8 blueprints, 22 Divine Artifact fragments, and nearly 137,000 Swift-Work Talismans.

The number of Swift-Work Talismans alone was already more than double the Exchange's current stock.

After all, Swift-Work Talismans weren't rare to obtain, and Zhao Chi was offering a high bounty, so naturally a siphon effect occurred.

Within a single day, plenty of lords and residents all came to complete his quests.

Even residents who normally didn't pay attention to bounties came, bringing the Swift-Work Talismans in their hands.

After all, it was well known that Swift-Work Talismans were produced in small amounts every day and weren't any precious item.

Even selling them for 10 extra silver coins was equivalent to earning 1,000 yuan.

That was very attractive to ordinary residents.

So so many were gathered in an instant.

However.

It was probably only this much this one time; there wouldn't be as many afterward.

In a sense, Zhao Chi had drained the Swift-Work Talisman stock in Shuibei Town dry.

Afterward, just like the White Tiger Regiment's stock, it would take some time to accumulate and recover.

The completion speed of the bounties would likely slow down more and more.

The goal of one million Swift-Work Talismans… was still 750,000 short.

There were still some merchant guilds in Shuibei Town, but the merchant guilds sold industrial goods, and items like these were also scarce.

There was really nothing to be done about that.

Unless he goes to the trading posts and quest halls of other towns to draw another batch of Speed-Work Talismans.

It's fine.

Zhao Chi already is very satisfied.

Of course the Speed-Work Talismans currently in hand cannot let all 3,300 female artisans graduate, but they are already enough to let over a thousand of the top female artisans complete their graduation.

Then the first batch of graduating talents will be planned as 500 female tailors and 500 female blacksmiths.

Blacksmith graduation is relatively easier for now, after all a stable source of high-tier metal materials hasn't been found yet.

But fashion-type materials can be produced on their own, so making fashion items is much harder, and the female tailors wanting to graduate is also harder.

So the 250,000 Speed-Work Talismans in hand will be distributed more to the female tailors.

Once back, he'll distribute them immediately.

The top female artisans are already at the Master level; they know the methods for making fashion items and equipment.

The only problem is the crafting difficulty is too high—even for Master-level artisans it's high.

If no requirements are set.

They actually already can independently produce fashion items and equipment, but there's still a failure rate, and most of what comes out is inferior and rough-quality items.

This doesn't meet Zhao Chi's requirements.

Zhao Chi requires they must be superior quality—at the very least able to produce superior quality.

They really can't do it right now.

So, their abilities still need to be raised.

The Speed-Work Talismans are used precisely to pull up their skill values, as well as specializations.

Once skills and specializations are raised, of course the success rate will be stronger.

Right now Zhao Chi has 250,000 Speed-Work Talismans, over 4 million rare fashion materials, also over 2 million rare equipment materials, plus endlessly sustainably produced Queen Sil thread and Jade Armor.

The female artisans can already be allowed to practice crafting to their heart's content.

Zhao Chi has roughly estimated.

As long as their skill values are raised to 500 points and specializations to 300 points, they can independently produce superior-quality fashion items and equipment.

Of course, they can't be like Zhao Chi, crafting across all categories.

They definitely have to be subdivided.

Some female tailors only make stockings, some only make underwear, some only make Mystic Maiden Shields, and so on.

This way the specialization can be more concentrated.

Specializing in just one type is best.

Female artisans possessing this kind of skill and specialization almost never fail.

The superior-quality rate can reach 30%, the fine-quality rate is roughly 50%, and standard quality and below is about 20%.