Above Destiny

Chapter 401 Rain

After spending two full months of repeated attempts and explorations, and spending tens of millions of dollars at the efficiency of burning money in an incinerator, Ji Jue finally took a solid and reliable... first step in the research and development of the Nine-Type Chunjun!
Now that we have gone through so much hard work, the proofing is complete, the technology is verified, and all the processes are OK, then we need to find a budget, organize a project, put it into practice, and prepare for production!

For most craftsmen, this is just the beginning of the torture.

It is difficult to make a budget, to establish a project, to research, to maintain, and to produce results. It is even more difficult... If there is any problem in the process, the investors will lose everything, and the reputation of Ember, which was not very high to begin with, will drop even lower.

This is what a bottomless pit is like.

Tens of millions were thrown in, but not even a sound was heard.

Ji Jue doesn't need a financial backer, his own industry is enough to keep the workshop running, but now that such a large project is to be established, he still feels stretched.

Especially since the final result, Chunjun, is for his own use. The sword formed by his own nature and spirit cannot be used by others. He can only bear the profits and losses by himself.

Not only is there a lot required for blessing, there is also a huge gap in materials.

Although a lot of friendships and materials were gained in the Desolate Sea Rally, none of them were suitable - the dust crystals of the Desolate Ruins series could be used for Chixiao or Zhanlu, but because their physical properties were too abundant and stable, they would form shackles when the spiritual essence rose, and were not suitable for the Ascension and Ether series.

The materials for the etheric series can be obtained through the Tong family. After all, Tong Shan had a lot left when he was doing calligraphy before. In addition, there is also an etheric blessing of [Seeing the Simple and Embracing the Pure] that requires the Tong family's channel...

It seems that two chickens are not enough.

Next time I visit you, I'll have to bring two more. If that doesn't work, I'll think of another way.

As for the materials and blessings for the first series of upgrades...

Nowadays, you can still spend money on ordinary materials, but the truly precious things are all snatched up by all parties the moment they appear, or even directly monopolized and simply cannot be bought on the market.

Just when Ji Jue was at a loss, an unexpected visitor knocked on the door of Ji Jue's workshop.

Amidst a loud roar, a helicopter descended from the sky and slowly landed on the deck of the Prosperity.

On the pure white exterior of the helicopter, a familiar pattern was painted in bright red - that was the emblem of the Sogo Church.

After the cabin was opened, an old figure walked down slowly carrying a box.

The deacon and elder of Yacheng Chongguang Church!
The elderly elder had dark skin, sunburn marks, rough fingers, and short white hair that had begun to fall out. It shone in the scorching sun and looked quite funny.

However, facing this old man, I am afraid that anyone with a conscience would find it difficult to laugh out loud.

The characters in the Ascension Series are all stubborn, emotional, but deeply obsessed. Sometimes they are even more rigid than the characters in the Ruins. The most common thing is that they stick to their own opinions and refuse to turn back.

Ever since he was sent to Yacheng at the age of twenty-one to take over the Holy Temple, which was not much better than ruins at the time, this elder has devoted his life to the mercy guided by the doctrine for decades.

He ran around and built many cheap hospitals from scratch, including Keats Hospital, to raise funds for the poor and orphans who were ignored by everyone. To this day, he has never stopped.

Facing a young man like Ji Jue, the old man still took the initiative to extend his hand and smiled warmly: "I hope I didn't disturb you by visiting you rashly."

"Where are you talking?"

Ji Jue shook his head decisively, not daring to pretend at all, and said in a very humble manner: "If you have anything to say, just tell me, I can go there myself, why bother? Please come in, the tea is almost ready, please..."

“I was on my way to deliver a batch of vaccines outside the city, and I thought it would be convenient, so I came directly here.

No need for tea, I'm leaving right away."

On the deck, the elder waved his hand to reject Ji Jue's invitation. He did not sit down to rest, but handed over the box in his hand: "I heard that you were looking for things everywhere in the market, so I asked Miss Ye. Many things are in the warehouse, so I just brought them over."

The heavy box fell into Ji Jue's hands.

I don’t know how many years it has been used, and the artificial leather covering the box is covered with cracks and signs of peeling, but the things inside are wrapped very tightly with three layers inside and outside, and there is even a spiritual seal from the craftsmen of the church underneath.

The moment he opened it, Ji Jue was stunned.

In the middle, in a fist-sized piece of amber, was the blessing of ascension [Return to the True Self] that he had been searching for in various channels for over a month!
Not only that, there are also many precious materials for upgrading, including some of the materials left over when the Chosen One died, almost like remains!

"Why is it so?"

He closed it subconsciously, not daring to look at it again, and wanted to put the box back.

But the elder did not answer.

"The Chongguang Church is not a begging organization, and it is not as desperate as you think."

The elder waved his hand solemnly and refused: "Although the return to the true self is precious, it will only gather dust if placed in the storehouse. These materials are also donated by church members or believers. If they can be used for the right way, isn't that also their wish?

It is actually a good thing to hand it over to you, so that other craftsmen of unknown origin will not be obsessed with it and do something harmful to the world."

"I am also a craftsman. Does that mean I will not harm others?"

Ji Jue laughed at himself, but he didn't expect that even though he was hated by everyone in the association, causing trouble everywhere in the city, recruiting new members and setting up sweatshops in the wilderness, and almost doing nothing, he was still regarded as a righteous person by the elders.

The elder also laughed, grabbed his hand and patted it gently: "When facing those hopeless and unrepentant evildoers, there is no need to talk about morality and mercy.

Moreover, if someone can give those who are struggling to survive a stable job, can let the elderly and children in the wilderness have air conditioning and clean water, and can help the disabled get rid of wheelchairs... no matter how bad such a person is, how bad can he be? "

"Calling on everyone to love one another is also the purpose of the church."

Amid the roar of the helicopter restarting, he waved his hand for the last time and raised his voice to tell the young man in front of him: "Don't feel guilty. Just think of it as an investment or compensation from the Chongguang Church, Mr. Ji."

Just like that, after rejecting Ji Jue's attempt to stay again, he boarded a helicopter and left in a hurry.

Only Ji Jue was left standing on the deck, watching the helicopter disappear into the sky.

There was a long silence, followed by a silent sigh.

I owe you another favor...

Chunjun's preparations have made great strides forward with the support of the Chongguang Church, but the gaps needed are still not completed overnight. Ji Jue has finally temporarily escaped from the boring training and is able to deal with tedious matters.

Time passed bit by bit, day after day, and half a month passed in a flash. In the meantime, Ji Jue had that inexplicable dream again.

It was like a reminder from the embers.

Just as Tong Ting said, when encountering such a thing, you can only be more prepared. Otherwise, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. For a moment, the sense of urgency emerged again.

There is no possibility of completing the preparation of Chunjun for the time being, and the tempering of Panying will also take time. However, the sequence of the calf and horse [Immovable as a Mountain] has been completed by chance.

The people who came to the door with blessings were actually a group of miners who stole minerals!

There are actually quite a few mineral veins of all sizes in Haizhou, but most of them have either tiny reserves or sparse content, or have complex terrain or even silt in the strata, or simply none of them, and are totally unworthy of large-scale development.

In the wilderness, it is not uncommon to see settlements that make a living by mining minerals. Even most people in the settlements will not refuse to take a part-time job occasionally. After all, what they dig up means money, and there will always be a market for it.

As for the cost...it's nothing but life. You're starving to death, so why would you dare not do it because you're afraid of death?
Don’t tell me about safety production. Just roll up your sleeves and get to work. As long as it doesn’t collapse, dig as deep as you can… Every year there are rumors of settlements becoming rich due to the discovery of precious minerals. Similarly, every month there are bad news about mine collapses in certain settlements.

In the wilderness, life and death are normal.

Everyone is used to it.

And now Ji Jue was watching this group of dusty-faced settlement members who had traveled thousands of miles to the coast, specifically asking for him, and bringing them huge rocks in trucks.

The stone, which is several cubic meters in size, looks like a raw piece of jade.

Taking another look, it is indeed the original jadeite, and a moist and winding green light can be seen from the cut surface. But the quality is actually quite average, and the content is not much.

What is truly precious is the blessing contained in it. Due to long-term geological changes or special conditions, natural blessing materials will be formed in the earth veins. With just a little processing, the complete blessing can be separated. This is also one of the sources of the blessings of the ruins.

Sometimes, by chance, these naturally formed blessings are devoured by wild beasts, causing many changes, which is also the cause of most disaster beasts.

What is in front of Ji Jue at this moment is, literally, a treasure from heaven and earth.

Moreover, in the sequence of [As Still as a Mountain], the last thing missing is [Flowing Pulses]!
In the complex and vast underground water system, after countless years of gestation and transformation, the well-connected water system spreads in all directions, connects the earth veins, and after experiencing many earthquakes or situations, such crystals will be born naturally.

The movement of ruins caused by the complex changes in the earth's veins and water veins.

With such a blessing, the spiritual essence of the chosen one can easily extend and expand along the earth veins and water veins without any stagnation - combined with the [Human-Heaven Isomorphism] that can connect the spiritual essence flow areas into a whole, and the [Rock Solidity] that distributes the damage to the whole, it constitutes the most top-level blessing sequence in the Ruins series [Immovable as a Mountain]!
"Are you sure?"

Ji Jue patted the smooth surface of the stone and told those people: “Although from the perspective of the raw stone, it is not worth much money, but the things inside are more than a little expensive. Although the demand is not large, it can at least fetch hundreds of millions.

I can’t come up with such a large sum of money in a short period of time.”

Hearing this, the eyes of several young men in the team lit up and their expressions changed instantly, but the middle-aged man leading the team ignored the pulling and became more determined.

"We'll sell it to you, Boss Ji. Whether it's a lot or a little, just tell us the number. We won't be picky!"

Seeing how determined he was, the young man behind him also became anxious and whispered, "Uncle..."

The old uncle glanced back at him, and his expression changed instantly, from fawning to stern and cold. With his long-standing prestige, wherever his eyes passed, all the young people were silent and dared not speak anymore.

It was also his idea to go to the coast to sell this thing, and he was even very fast - he dug out the things at night, squatted on the ground and smoked for two hours, and then set out that night. He arrived at Xinquan before lunch time the next day.

He even used money to bribe his acquaintances to meet Yan Jian and Lu Feng.

Yan Jian and Lu Feng knew nothing about these things, but after unveiling the curtain, the raw stone caught Isis's eyes.

"Can you tell me why?"

Ji Jue became curious: "There are so many buyers in the wilderness, so this thing shouldn't be hard to sell, right?"

The wrinkled, prematurely aged middle-aged man grinned, revealing his yellow teeth stained by cigarettes, and said humbly, "None of us can reach the level of a higher-ranking relative."

But we don’t trust any of the others who are qualified.”

Nowadays, those who can make a living in the wilderness have some work to do. Although it is not much, at least there is work to do.

From Ji Jue's observation, the man was an ordinary person, but there was a thin, dark-aged woman in the team who followed behind the man. She lowered her head and looked pleasant. There was a faint spiritual fluctuation on her body, which was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Although his qualifications were not as good as those of fine material and beautiful jade, they were enough to detect the abnormality of this piece of raw stone.

The existence of the Chosen One is not some distant secret in the wilderness. Moreover, anything that is related to the Chosen One is often valuable, very valuable, extremely valuable.

Or, dangerous, very dangerous, extremely dangerous!
No matter it is a blessing or a curse, it cannot stay in the settlement. What's more, a village with more than 90 people relies on poverty to survive. If it encounters this thing, even a blessing will turn into a curse.

Either bury it, pretend nothing happened, and live in fear, or get rid of it quickly, make as much money as you can, and then move as soon as possible, preferably to the city and make a new look.

Unfortunately, there is no real and honest shopping mall in the wilderness, and the eating habits and faces of many caravans or buyers are not even human-like.

The only way they could find was this coast, which still had a little conscience in the wilderness.

In the past, when people were trying to get a bargain on goods, there were countless people who claimed to be "smart" and would say, "If I were the factory manager of Coast, I would do this and that and I would definitely make more money."

But if something really happens, no one will go to the smart people.

The news has leaked out.

There are 90 or 100 people in a settlement, so it is impossible for every mouth to be tight-lipped and absolutely no information leaked. Moreover, some people who didn't mine and didn't get any money, can't they find money themselves?
Time is running out and they can't afford to gamble.

The man lowered his head, not daring to look Ji Jue in the eye.

Under the cold air of the air conditioner, I wiped the sweat off my face and then said the most fatal reason:
“The rainy season is coming.”

(End of this chapter)