Chapter 98: Making the Headlines

Just as Li Yu was fantasizing, Hongdou suddenly poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Master, most of the employee benefits mentioned above require the master to complete at least the first stage of the mission, leave Wanfu City, and report for duty through other networks or by going to the Heavenly Work Sect headquarters to be realized."

"In Wanfu City, it is highly likely that you will be discovered by the Sacred Nest network, exposing your identity and being hunted to death."

"In addition, the final benefit of the Reincarnation Group Administrator qualification requires the master to complete the mission of 【Rescuing the Preaching Leader】 to obtain it."

When these three sentences came out, the joy on Li Yu's face disappeared.

Sure enough, there is no such thing as a big bargain in the world.

The benefits given by the Heavenly Work Sect are indeed very good.

Once he really completes the mission, it can be said that they are cultivating him as a "sect genius," even if he is not a cultivator of their sect.

But the problem is, the difficulty of the mission is not small at all.

"Not to mention the ultimate mission, I don't even dare to think about it."

"Just talking about the first stage, which is poisoning the Three Saints, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it in a short time. It needs long-term planning."

"Fortunately, this mission has no time limit. I guess the logic of that smart brain is: being able to not self-destruct, cut off clues, and continue to execute the mission is already the optimal solution; it doesn't pursue higher."

"However, if I have no progress for a long time, the Heavenly Work Sect headquarters will likely have other actions to follow up."

As thoughts flowed, Li Yu already had a plan.

With a wave of his hand, he stuffed the mystic box embedded with a small Heavenly Work nuke into his storage sachet.

His complexion looked much better, but it was because Li Yu suddenly realized:

Even if he couldn't enjoy those benefits for the time being, he had already obtained a great benefit.

To be precise, it was a shocking weapon.

"I possess a nuke, hehe."

"Although the flaws of this thing are not small, Hongdou said it cannot be modified, so at the current stage, I cannot use it to bomb anyone, because I can't run away after detonating it..."

"But having such a strategic weapon is enough to make me feel at ease in Wanfu City for the time being."

With this thought, a look of unprecedented peace did indeed appear on Li Yu's face.

The string that had been taut in his heart finally relaxed a bit.

It was also at this time!

Outside, or rather the entire Heavenly Mechanism Workshop, suddenly cheered and boiled over.

After thinking about it, Li Yu knew that the "Sacred Nest barrier" that isolated the inside from the outside had been released.

This meant that the blood rust virus filling the workshop had all been dissolved, and tens of thousands of residents had all been detoxified.

Although there were still many casualties, and the antidote only came after a day and a night.

But all the residents were grateful for this.

Even other residents in Wanfu City, for this "god-like efficiency" of the Sacred Nest, felt extremely surprised.

You must know that from the high-sequence experts to the ordinary residents in the city, saying that everyone is rotten to the core is too harsh, but indeed not one of them can be considered a truly good person.

The pranksters who watched the fun originally thought: the best ending is for the Sacred Nest to dawdle for a few days, and after a few thousand or ten thousand people die, start detoxifying... the worst ending is to just let most of them die and then collect the corpses, or wash it with artillery fire, directly blowing the virus clean.

Who would have expected?

In just one day and one night, a disaster of this level was actually resolved.

Even in the middle of the night, the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop fell into an atmosphere like a festival.

Even the neighbors who were cheated of five hundred taels of silver by Li Yu's 【Furnace Refining Body Soup】 early this morning were very happy, and not a single person came outside the residence to hold Li Yu accountable or ask for the silver back.

Besides being influenced by Li Yu's "demon speech confusing the crowd," more importantly, they didn't lose out at all.

The Furnace Refining Body Soup was genuine.

Every one of them was detoxified a full day earlier than other residents, and almost had no sequelae.

While other residents all paid some price because of the blood rust virus.

Thinking of this, Li Yu's mood became even better.

For no other reason!

A huge sum of as much as 500,000 taels was already in his pocket.

Although Li Yu knew that at higher levels, money was useless, but with this sum, it was enough for all of Li Yu's daily expenses. In the future, when he advances to 【Sequence Six】 of the Spirit Venerable Path, this money could still be of some use.

"Robbery!"

"Sure enough, only robbing everyone is the fastest way to get rich."

"It's the same in the mundane world, and it's the same in the cultivation world."

When Li Yu's thought fell, the outside world also arrived at dawn in a joyous atmosphere.

He didn't go out to see the sky, but he knew this point. Of course, it was because that cursed bronze chicken flew out of the chicken coop on time, crowing loudly, and pounced towards Li Yu.

Previously, although this chicken was well-maintained by Sun Sanniang and Jiao Qing, because of the material, rusting and jamming still happened.

But last night, after it was poured a bowl of 【Furnace Refining Body Soup】, it was brand new, oily and smooth, and its crowing was no longer so ugly, simply newer than when it left the factory. It seemed to miss the taste of that soup, and this chicken, which had no intelligence at all, actually instinctively chased after Li Yu.

This scene!

Seemed to give Li Yu inspiration in his mind again.

"My Furnace Body Refining Soup is not only effective for humans, but also has miraculous effects for mechanical creations."

"And those three monsters, Hu Xianfeng, Yang Daoli, and Lu Yimiao, are now just between human and machine. I don't know if they can still enjoy delicacies... If they can't, I have a good excuse to approach them."

Li Yu's calculation hadn't had a result yet.

Outside the courtyard, the familiar motorcycle engine sound and the exhaust gas spraying movement came together.

The bronze chicken crowing and the delivery of the Wanfu Daily were always one after another.

However, this time, the newspaper delivery person didn't throw the "Wanfu Daily" in through the door as usual.

Instead, he shouted outside the residence:

"Guest, please open the door to take the newspaper. You were mentioned in the headline of this issue of the 'Wanfu Daily'."

"Hmm?"

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Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but frown.

Making the headlines of the Wanfu Daily!

This kind of thing, for geniuses like "Kind Doctor Hu Buku," "Green Robe," and "Liu Tu" who were unscrupulous, was a good thing.

But for Li Yu, it was hard to say whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

After thinking about it, he had to open the door himself and take the daily newspaper from the overly enthusiastic newspaper boy.

Ignoring other places, he looked directly at the headline:

"Blood Rust Disaster Sweeps Through Heavenly Mechanism Workshop!"

"Due to the sudden major event the night before, this newspaper has changed the headline overnight to explain the disaster to everyone in detail."

"As everyone knows, because a group of Demon Star Command Masters have recently started to advance, disasters in Wanfu City have increased sharply, but this disaster has nothing to do with the Command Masters."

"The cause is definitely the three leaders of the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop overlord 【Three Saints Gang】. It is rumored that Hu Xianfeng, Yang Daoli, and Lu Yimiao built a flesh factory in the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop because their lifespans were nearing their end, attempting to use various cruel forbidden arts to extend their lives, while at the same time jumping to other path sequences with more prospects."

"The cause of this blood rust disease is exactly the big explosion of this factory, which caused the blood rust plague virus to spread."

"Although the Sacred Nest activated the barrier in time to isolate the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop, it still caused the adjacent workshops to be affected. Even the outer wall of the City Lord's Mansion was covered with large patches of rust, and three mechanical artillery towers collapsed due to decay. The Sacred Nest will have to face a huge claim for damages from the City Lord's Mansion."

"Facing accusations from the whole city, the Sacred Nest and the Three Saints Gang have not expressed any opinions."

"The life and death of Hu Xianfeng, Yang Daoli, and Lu Yimiao are also unknown... But according to leaks from our newspaper's informants, although the big explosion severely injured the three, none of them were life-threatening, and they were just transferred to another place to continue receiving flesh modification."

"Afterwards, the Sacred Nest reacted quickly, deploying a large amount of antidote to resolve this disaster."

"It is worth mentioning that in this disaster, a Heavenly Mechanism Workshop resident performed outstandingly, actually researching an antidote soup overnight... It has been verified that this person is a member of the City Lord's Mansion exploration team... It is rumored that this person is a cultivator of the 【Food God Path】, capable of cooking medicinal cuisine delicacies that all things and all spirits can eat, including mechanical creations."

"The Heavenly Mechanism Workshop was originally a large workshop ranking high among the eight workshops in the Southern District, with a strong commercial range and expensive housing and land prices because it is adjacent to City Lord Street."

"But because of this disaster, the housing prices in the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop may plummet by more than 10%, including the 【Rouge Society】, 【Snake Sect】, and 【Qian Cai Gang】, several organizations have already discussed moving out of the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop, clearly feeling that Hu Xianfeng, Yang Daoli, and Lu Yimiao are extremely dangerous at this time."

After reading the headline, Li Yu couldn't help but fall into thought.

It was indeed as the newspaper boy said, he was mentioned, which didn't seem like a big deal.

But you must know, this is the "Wanfu Daily."

Although it has only been published for less than ten issues now, the number of subscriptions is skyrocketing every day.

Not only do most cultivators subscribe, but many wealthy mortals also love to read it, and its influence is growing day by day.

It is no exaggeration to say!

Making the Wanfu Daily will definitely bring some fame, not to mention it's the headline.

"Fortunately, I still have the 【City Lord's Mansion position】 as a tiger skin. As long as I don't expose my identity as a Heavenly Work Sect undercover agent, it should be fine."

"This description of me also counts as a bait."

"A small person like me, even if I made the Wanfu Daily, is not enough to attract the attention of the Sacred Nest... But Hu Xianfeng, Yang Daoli, and Lu Yimiao are different."

"If I'm not mistaken!"

"Every portion of the antidote given by the Heavenly Work Sect was allocated by the Sacred Nest in advance. The sequence tier of the Three Saints is neither high nor low, and they were late defectors. The modification for them should just be one of many projects within the Sacred Nest. Since the portion of antidote given to them was lost, it's gone. At most, they would just dilute some antidote to fool them."

"Could it be because of this that the big explosion was triggered... In order to save the disaster, the Sacred Nest might have exhausted all the inventory, so the second round of antidote procurement definitely won't be their turn."

"They will probably think they were treated coldly, and at this time, they found that someone in the workshop they ruled could also solve the blood rust virus, even if it was only a temporary alleviation, that would be enough."

"They won't just send people to actively seek me out. Even if the Sacred Nest notices, the three will withstand the pressure and try to monopolize my medicinal soup."

Every thought surging in Li Yu's mind had a reason.

There was no doubt or uncertainty, as if he already had the wisdom in his grasp and had the power of prophecy.

This was another change after he advanced to Alchemist!

His insight into human desires was a step higher.

PS: The third update is here. Thanks to Li Qi, d. d. Bear, Mitu, Tiandi Guoke 666, Book Friend 161220174050759, and Wendao Yizai for their rewards, thank you.

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