I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players

Chapter 28: Raking in the Profits


It was already near dusk.

No one chose to go back into the tomb for a second exploration.

When tomb raiding, it is most taboo to enter at night, as the heavy Yin Qi at night is even more dangerous.

The breath of the living is more easily exposed.

Therefore, each family orderly retreated, planning to enter the tomb again at dawn the next morning.

Before leaving, Shi Youxing walked over with large strides, respectfully flattering Ning Zheng, the old steward, saying, "Today was truly an eye-opener; you all are the real experts in tomb raiding."

In fact, I was also quite amazed.

Ning Zheng internally acknowledged their ability to ransack and search, which once again shattered his own worldview.

Shi Youxing, being very straightforward, said, "This time, we can be your assistants in tomb raiding and follow your suggestions."

Ning Zheng was silent for a moment, looking at the blacksmiths far away who were moving bricks and pulling carts back to the manor: "Actually, it's not necessary. We're just half-knowledgeable in tomb raiding."

"Those who are capable should take it on." Shi Youxing shook her head; she was a pragmatic person:

"Regarding this tomb, your targeted strategies and handling were truly enlightening."

"The leader of the tomb raiding team rises by ability; to make meaningless sacrifices for face is foolish."

She clearly had a story, seemingly having encountered a tragic incident from infighting during a tomb raid.

For a tomb raider, tomb exploration and strategy are a skillful art.

Yet the other party before them provided an unexpected answer.

Shi Youxing said:

"We will cooperate with you, playing the role of a construction team, but we need some time to train to perfectly disguise as the government's Civil Engineering Department. You know, the other party is a City Guard; ordinary people can't fool him."

Ning Zheng nodded, knowing such a grand tomb required caution: "Then let's change the plan and not steal secretly. We'll first proceed with the legitimate demolition plan to attack it."

Shi Youxing pondered for a moment before speaking: "However, if we disguise as the Civil Engineering Department, we need an official process to be recognized."

"What process?" Ning Zheng asked.

Shi Youxing said, "For such a large construction project, we need to go through a process of stamping and recognizing the construction."

Ning Zheng suddenly realized.

Indeed, those Shi family juniors, pretending to be Civil Engineering Department cultivators, might deceive ordinary prison guards but not the tomb owner.

Because, as the person in charge, he hadn't received orders from superiors.

People maintain their living logic, so you must follow the pre-life rules for fraud.

Shi Youxing said, "We will search the family's treasury to find the document with authorization stamp from a superior. I don't know if it's feasible."

She took out a storage bag and displayed an old stamp:

"This was stolen by one of our ancestors, a government stamp from hundreds of thousands of years ago."

There are always various burial accessories in tomb raiding.

The Shi family's warehouse reserves, with various objects for impersonation, far exceed other Demon Cultivators' imaginations.

These messy ancient things might be worthless to others.

But to a tomb raiding family for disguise and infiltration, they are heritage!

After raiding so many graves, whom haven't they impersonated?

If I want to play as someone and disguise, I can find corresponding props, similar identity proofs meant for impersonation.

Originally.

Ning Zheng thought their family was somewhat weak.

After all, they were not like the Blood Separation Flower family, which combats directly and raids like bandits.

But now their tomb raiding heritage and assassination skills are not weaker than the manor Demon Cultivators!

In this world, even Middle Grade Spiritual Root families have such deep foundations, so how terrifying must Upper Grade sects and Holy Land families, which have lasted for tens of thousands of years, be.

"Is this stamp feasible?" Ning Zheng asked.

"You can try stamping it." Shi Youxing was somewhat enthusiastic:

"Ninety-nine percent sure it's feasible. Their cognitive limitations mean that a government stamp from hundreds of thousands of years ago might belong to an elder of the tomb's owner, who might even recognize it... Plus, it's a local government stamp from Xinyi Continent, perfectly matching local institutions."

Ning Zheng nodded: "I am taught. Fortunately, you fill in the gaps."

Blacksmiths, no matter how many calculations they make, will always suffer from a lack of experience.

The Shi family just happens to handle the cleanup, filling the plan's gaps.

"Forging a proof will probably take three days."

Shi Youxing said, "Meanwhile, we'll also need detailed internal materials from the prison, otherwise, without even knowing the prison configuration, we can't issue official proof."

Ning Zheng said, "There's no need to worry about that point."

With Su Yuniang as an insider, we will probably soon discover the general internal situation.

The future looks bright.

"Pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant cooperation, I have a premonition this will be our easiest tomb raid yet."

Ning Zheng and Shi Youxing shook hands, exchanged mutual compliments.

Meanwhile, the Zhu family and other families came over, faces full of admiration, joining in the compliments:

"Your disciples indeed bring much honor to you. I've heard of their achievements in the tomb, very adaptable and outstanding!"

"Our little brats are nothing compared to yours. If our descendants were like your disciples, our family would surely prosper!"

They showed looks of hating iron for not becoming steel.

"Too kind, too kind."

Ning Zheng smiled and socialized, simply accepting these words.

If they were your disciples, you'd probably go crazy seeing them rebel against your ancestors so insolently.

Ordinary people can't tolerate them; they simply don't have such magnanimity.

Luckily, those three aren't Ning Zheng's ancestors, so Ning Zheng let them do whatever.

After negotiating the matter with the Shi family, Ning Zheng returned to the manor.

He increasingly felt peculiar in his heart.

We made a strong impression and unexpectedly took the lead.

This is another tomb raiding cooperation led by us.

Will it again be that even if we contribute only 1%, it becomes a famous collaborative tomb raid enough to be written into educational materials as a classic case?

"Luckily, there's no leaderboard in tomb raiding."

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Sword Casting Manor.

Under the night sky, cart after cart of bricks interspersed with various scattered oil lamps, ornaments, screens, and railings were continuously transported up to the manor.

Soon, the spoils piled up like a mountain in the manor's square, accompanied by exclamations of surprise one after the other.

"Unbelievable, so much."

"How did they dare?"

"This group of unleashed Huskies, madly demolishing the house."

"666, the forum's virtual players' strategy group today made significant contributions with their analysis of the instance!"

"Indeed, it's a management-style game, seemingly monster fighting and dungeon adventuring, but essentially still about moving bricks."

...

Today's harvest was abundant, and a group of blacksmiths pointed and talked, mostly with envy in their eyes.

And these players who gained greatly in the instance, most of them covered in dirt as if they had rolled on a construction site for dozens of laps, had various degrees of cuts on their skin, and their hair had turned a dirt-yellow full of flying ashes.

Yet each of them stood tall, with happiness written all over their faces.

The exhilaration of using their wit to clear an instance and rescue NPCs was something others could not comprehend.

The casualty rate was astoundingly low.

Jiucai Rong was holding a notebook, constantly counting:

"Shao Chaikun, moved 505 bricks, counting fifty bricks per magic coin, earned you 10 magic coins, and plus those oil lamps and assorted items, totaling twelve magic coins."

Because there was an observer perspective.

They knew precisely how many bricks were moved since idle audience members had helped count.

Shao Chaikun was stunned for a while: "I worked moving bricks all day and only get twelve magic coins? That's too much of a loss."

"It's already quite good!"

Jiucai Rong unhesitatingly analyzed: "The normal market price for new spirit bricks is 20 bricks per magic coin, and your old goods at 50 bricks per magic coin are already very considerate."

"Furthermore, the average blacksmith earns 2-3 magic coins per day, so your earnings have obviously skyrocketed."

"You must understand, this is just the early period of the instance, with an exploration degree not even 5%, bricks are the least valuable. Later, when you steal good things like pipes, screens, torture devices, beds, beauties, handsome men... won't several hundred, even thousands of magic coins arrive in no time?"

Jiucai Rong pushed the notebook in his hand, "You can quit the instance; if you don't do it, someone else will."

"Well... all right then." Shao Chaikun thought a moment and agreed, as after all, second-hand bricks depreciating a bit was normal.

Surely in the future, when I steal even more valuable things, I'll definitely make a lot of money!

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