[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid-":3,"chapter-transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-136":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1332071,1770,"Chapter 136: The Basics of Formations","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>A month passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming's life had settled into an unprecedented state of tranquility and routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day at the mao hour, he would go to the Accounting Office on time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Liu Tong had long since stopped his initial harassment and would even proactively hand over some of the cleaner, simpler ledgers to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other few menial disciples were also quite polite to him, always respectfully addressing him as \"Mister Su\" in their conversations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this small Accounting Office, Su Ming had earned himself a rare measure of respect through his professional competence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would efficiently complete his daily tasks within half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining time, he would spend in the Accounting Office's library, flipping through the sect's old archives that were covered in layers of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recorded the Cloud Hidden Sect's various expenditures, resource allocations, and personnel changes over thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Su Ming's eyes, it was a magnificent scroll depicting the entire operational veins of the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a dried-out sponge, frantically absorbing everything about this immortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even began consciously recording the regular resource consumption of different peaks and different affairs, silently constructing his own \"sect operation model\" in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which areas had stable expenditures, which projects had abnormal fluctuations, which links might have redundancies or loopholes—he noted them all down one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every ten days, he would submit a compiled account analysis to Wang the fat man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each report would bring Wang the fat man a new surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these reports would ultimately be delivered to that secluded, tranquil room deep within the External Affairs Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this particular day, in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma was sitting cross-legged in meditation when a steward from the External Affairs Hall hurried in with an anxious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder, Disciple Chen from Formation Peak requests an audience, saying he has important matters to report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a young man wearing Formation Peak disciple robes rushed in, his face full of agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Ma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered, he began pouring out his grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must do something about this! Those menial disciples the External Affairs Hall sent to our Formation Peak to maintain the Spirit Gathering Arrays are simply a bunch of idiots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stamped his foot in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them to clean the dust off the formation plates, and they'll wipe off the core spiritual energy nodes! Tell them to replenish the low-grade spirit stones, and they can't tell the yin-yang fish eyes apart, nearly causing spiritual energy backflow several times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just yesterday, the Spirit Gathering Array for Medicine Plot Ding was paralyzed by them again! Over a hundred newly sprouted Green Dew Grass plants had their spiritual energy cut off overnight, all of them wilted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Formation Peak's core disciples are too busy studying profound formations every day, how can we have time to follow behind them cleaning up these messes every single day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man grew more agitated as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Ma, if you keep sending these utterly clueless good-for-nothings over, our Formation Peak will really just throw in the towel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma listened, his brow tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already heard about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect had numerous low-level formations, and the maintenance workload was enormous, indeed requiring a large number of hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dao of formations was subtle and profound; even the simplest Spirit Gathering Array involved dozens of runic nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a group of completely untrained menial disciples do it—it would be strange if mistakes *didn't* happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having Formation Peak's formal disciples do these menial tasks would indeed be a waste of talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become a difficult deadlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was deep in thought, the door to the tranquil room was gently knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder, Su Ming from the Accounting Office requests an audience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Wang the fat man's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang the fat man pushed the door open but did not enter himself. He merely stepped aside, making way for Su Ming behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming walked in slowly, holding a bamboo scroll in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first bowed respectfully to Elder Ma and then to the Formation Peak disciple, before presenting the bamboo scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder, this is the detailed ledger of spirit stone consumption for each peak of the sect last month, along with a comparative analysis against the same period last year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was clear and calm, like a cool spring in this agitated, tranquil room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Formation Peak disciple was still fuming over the loss in the medicine plot, muttering under his breath, \"...they don't even understand the most basic 'Three Powers Positioning,' it's simply...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma's gaze, however, slowly shifted away from that angry face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed on the bamboo scroll Su Ming had presented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The densely packed numbers on the bamboo scroll were categorized in perfect order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destination of every spirit stone expenditure was clearly marked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loss rates, growth ratios, all data precise to two decimal places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side, stupidity that couldn't even grasp \"Three Powers Positioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other, meticulousness that could discern clear patterns from tens of thousands of dry numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma looked at Su Ming's steady posture as he offered the scroll, at the clarity and focus in his eyes that didn't belong to a menial disciple, and then thought of the well-organized, even subtly insightful account analysis reports Wang the fat man had delivered over the past month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vague idea gradually became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Su Ming. This kid's mind, wasn't it just like the most precise formation plate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every number was a rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every ledger entry was a formation line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could combine these things without the slightest error, making them operate smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... wasn't this precisely excellent material for learning the Dao of formations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His immortal path was severed, making him \"useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this \"useless\" person could be trained into a special menial disciple proficient in low-level formation maintenance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn't that be \"making the best of a bad situation\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move would both solve Formation Peak's urgent problem and provide this kid with a skill to secure his livelihood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing two birds with one stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Elder Ma's mind suddenly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand at the Formation Peak disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter, I am aware. But it cannot be resolved immediately. You may return first. I will give Formation Peak a reply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Formation Peak disciple was unwilling, seeing the elder had spoken, he could only bow and take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Elder Ma and Su Ming remained in the tranquil room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming, having finished his report and seeing the elder had no other instructions, prepared to take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming halted his steps and bowed. \"Does the elder have further instructions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, walked to a dusty wooden chest in the corner, and rummaged inside for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he took out a jade slip that looked old, its color faded, even its edges somewhat worn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked back and casually tossed the jade slip to Su Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The action was like throwing away a useless stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your immortal path is hopeless, but your mind is still passable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ma's tone was so indifferent it betrayed not a single ripple of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the 'Basic Overview of Formations.' Take it and look at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can learn a little bit while doing your accounting work, you might be able to take charge of inspecting the illumination and dust-repelling formations on various peaks in the future. That would be a stable path for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming instinctively caught the jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade slip felt cool to the touch, carrying an aura of weathered time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen in place, looking at this old man before him whose emotions never showed on his face, while a tidal wave of thoughts surged in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path he had previously contemplated was now placed before him so abruptly, so lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought about seeing if he could obtain knowledge of formations from Li Kai, but Li Kai's nature was too introverted. Su Ming hadn't managed to have more than a few words with him this past month and had planned to proceed gradually. He never expected a new path to appear just as one seemed blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming tightened his grip on the jade slip in his hand. The cool sensation seemed to penetrate his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed deeply to Elder Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you... Elder Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1441,"2026-06-05T19:47:06.815Z",1,"novelbin.me","327a9b31b175a5c787a1e265e9276b3798cb452117e097c9cb2b67165e51af0a","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-137","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-135",380,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--cover.jpg"]