In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 210 Su Yuan, are you treating me like I'm nothing?! (4.8K views, please subscribe and vote!)

Su Yuan grabbed Zhang Baiyi, whose expression seemed to have broken down, and chuckled:

"If you had agreed earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

"Zhang, wait a minute, let me assign you some work."

As he spoke, Su Yuan opened the sect's system and retrieved Zhang Baiyi's ability information.

He wanted to see what special abilities Zhang Baiyi possessed, and use that as a basis to assign her work.

[Follower: Zhang Baiyi]

[Loyalty: 90%]

[Special Abilities: Mysterious Arts (Purple) Innate Talisman Master (Purple)]

[Contribution points: 0]

Oh? The loyalty level has been driven up to 90%?

It seems that the cruel truth of the adult world is really hard for Zhang to bear.

Originally extremely righteous, he will fall into the demonic path much faster than anyone else after his righteous heart collapses.

Human nature is what it is.

Su Yuan, who was the instigator of everything, was slightly embarrassed.

If Master Qiu knew that his casual reply would shatter his disciple's Dao heart, would he regret it and take his anger out on himself?

To avoid this happening, I need to keep it a secret for now and then carefully nurture Zhang Baiyi.

Once Zhang Baiyi has achieved great success in the world of demonic weapon crafting and demonic talisman making, Master Qiu will naturally have nothing to say.

What is the source of Su Yuan's confidence?
It's very simple. Once Zhang Baiyi has made enough contributions to the Yuan Sect, he can upgrade the other party's talent.

After Zhang Baiyi's two talents were elevated to the dazzling level, it became clear at a glance who was the true master teacher between him and Master Qiu.

Su Yuan activated the purple 'Mysterious Arts' talent.

This is a talent that is obviously related to weapon crafting.

【Mysterious Arts: Consumes spiritual energy to condense Mysterious Arts Hands. The maximum number of Mysterious Arts Hands that can be condensed simultaneously is one hundred during the Qi Refining stage.】

[Mystic Art Hand: When the master is refining a magical artifact, the Mystic Art Hand will perfectly synchronize with the master's actions, simultaneously refining magical artifacts with the same materials and craftsmanship. After the Mystic Art Hand dissipates, the master will gain proficiency in the Mystic Art Hand.]

After reading the introduction to Xuanji Baiyi, Su Yuan gasped.

As expected of Master Qiu's personal disciple, this purple talent called Mysterious Arts should be among the best of all purple talents.

It can accumulate proficiency for the main body like a shadow clone, and it can simultaneously process dozens or even hundreds of magical artifact parts like a factory assembly line.

No wonder Zhang Baiyi is so skilled in weapon crafting at such a young age.

His rate of improvement in weapon crafting proficiency is dozens of times that of the average person!

Su Yuan closed the talent panel and asked calmly:

"Zhang, do you have any family secrets in weapon crafting?"

Zhang Baiyi answered honestly:
"That's right, I have a family secret technique called 'Mysterious Hundred Arts.' Our Zhang family also relied on the core patent of this technique to establish the Federation's first assembly line refining factory..."

Holy crap, the Federation's first magic weapon factory is yours?

This is no longer a family that can be described simply as having a mine at home.

But Zhang Baiyi's next words left Su Yuan speechless:

"Although the Mysterious Hundred Arts can synchronize with my weapon-refining techniques, the materials for each magic weapon are actually slightly different."

"Therefore, magical artifacts crafted by Xuan Yi will inevitably have some flaws."

"This method is ultimately too contrived; the replicas are not as good as the ones I made myself. They only serve to increase proficiency."

Upon hearing these words, so full of craftsmanship, Su Yuan almost felt an urge to strangle Zhang Baiyi.

Not buddy.

From what you're saying, every time you refine a weapon, you throw away the magical artifacts that your Xuan Yi Hand refines simultaneously, as if they were trash!
Isn't that a bit of a waste?

Is it still too much of a craftsman's touch?

Please, modern magical artifacts are all about industrialization and mass production. Who cares if your artifact has a soul?

Do you think you're crafting a high-end, custom-made magic weapon?
Su Yuan immediately patted Zhang Baiyi on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Old Zhang, your vision is too narrow!"

"So what if the magic weapon has a slight flaw? Just sell it cheaply, won't you?"

"Do you know how the local shamans in Taihua City developed their magic tricks? They did it by copying others and by reducing costs and increasing efficiency."

"Copying, of course, refers to copying those well-selling genuine products."

"Cost reduction and efficiency improvement" refers to significantly reducing the cost of crafting the magic weapon while restoring 70% of its original effects in order to meet the large market demand.

"But whether it's copying or reducing costs and increasing efficiency, it's actually a last resort for Yiwu Xiaofabao because they don't have a production line for refining weapons."

"And you, my friend, you are a one-man assembly line factory."

"Let's not talk about what specific magic weapons we copied. Just in terms of cost reduction and efficiency improvement, you alone are worth more than a whole set of Yi Wu Xiao magic weapons."

"You! You are the chosen working class!"

Zhang Baiyi: "..."

Although he had already anticipated that Su Yuan wouldn't say anything good, Zhang Baiyi still almost suffered internal injuries from holding it in.

Me, a rising star in the world of weapon crafting who strives for excellence, and you want me to work on an assembly line?

Isn't this an insult to me?

But Su Yuan's next words convinced him completely:

"Just think about it, do you earn more credits selling one perfect magic weapon or selling one perfect magic weapon plus ninety-nine slightly flawed magic weapons?"

"Don't worry about selling defective products affecting your reputation. These magical treasures are all sold in the name of the Yuan Sect's Refining Hall. Before the sale, buyers will be informed that there may be some minor bugs."

Zhang Baiyi was immediately smitten.

I've already entered the demonic path, what's a few defective magic items?
Moreover, magical artifacts are not as strictly regulated as elixirs; even defective ones can be legally sold.

As long as it's not a magical artifact that poses a safety hazard or could harm people, it's fine.

As for copyright issues... wouldn't it be enough to create original magical artifacts, or refine copyright-free magical artifacts passed down from ancient times?
Thinking about all this, he kept comforting himself:

"Everything I did was for academic credits; Yuanjiao was just a stepping stone for me."

"Once I've earned tens of thousands of credits, I'll turn over a new leaf and delve once again into the pursuit of excellence in the art of weapon crafting..."

After preparing himself mentally, Zhang Baiyi solemnly asked:
"But where exactly can we find buyers?"

"I can produce as much as dozens of weapon refiners by myself. If there aren't many orders, they won't be able to handle my output."

Su Yuan smiled slightly and casually said:

"It's very simple. Just destroy the sorcerer's little magic weapon and take over their customers."

"Judging by the time, Noyi should have finished dealing with it by now."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su Yuan's phone rang.

"The matter has been resolved? Good."

He took out his phone to answer the call, and after listening to the report from the other end, Su Yuan replied with a few satisfied words and hung up.

"The shaman's little magic tricks are now history."

Under Zhang Baiyi's somewhat shocked gaze, Su Yuan slowly said:
"I have been investigating this demonic sect for some time now. Through the surveillance of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and various underground channels, I finally found their headquarters a couple of days ago."

“Just recently, I had Chen Nuoyi report the shaman's little magic weapon and wiped them all out.”

"From now on, the magical artifact business of Taihua City's underworld will also be under our control."

At this point, Su Yuan paused and said:
"From what I understand, Yi Wu Xiao Fa Bao sells many counterfeit magic items, but we can't do that."

"I think we can select one or two of their best-selling magic items as our main magic items."

"We can make some improvements to the magic weapon first, apply for a patent, and then sell it to avoid copyright issues."

"Although reducing the variety of magical artifacts sold will result in the loss of a certain number of customers."

"But as long as we can capture the core customer group, that will be enough for the Yuanjiao Refining Hall to establish itself in the underground world of Taihua City."

At this point, Su Yuan solemnly pointed at Zhang Baiyi:
"And you, Zhang, you are the head of the Yuan Sect's Weapon Refining Hall!"

"Hall Master?"

Upon hearing this appointment, which was clearly from a high-ranking member of the Yuan Sect, Zhang Baiyi felt a surge of excitement for some reason. Would he remain unknown in the righteous path of weapon crafting, or would he become a renowned figure in the demonic path?
He has made his decision.

"Alright! Then please hand over the sample of the main magic weapon of the Righteous Witch's Little Magic Treasure as soon as possible!"

Zhang Baiyi said solemnly:

"As long as I can earn credits, I can forge any kind of magical artifact."

However, when Zhang Baiyi saw the two best-selling magical artifacts that Chen Nuoyi brought, he immediately wanted to take back what he had just said.

"No, are you sure the two best-selling magical artifacts on the underground market are these two?"

Zhang Baiyi pointed to a silicone cylindrical object and a fleshy silicone product shaped like a water cup on the table, looking incredulous.

Chen Nuoyi's pretty face flushed slightly, and she said somewhat shyly:

"I didn't expect this either, but that's just how it is..."

"The original versions of these two products were adult toys produced by the 18+ Demonic Yin Yang Sect, and they were very expensive."

"The Yiwu Little Magic Treasure has improved the materials of these two products and reduced some of the comfort. Therefore, the price of the counterfeit products is less than one-third of the original products, and they sell very well."

"When I entered the factory with the enforcement team, more than 70% of the weapon refiners were producing these two magical artifacts."

Zhang Baiyi listened blankly, then stiffly turned to look at Su Yuan.

"No...no, are we really going to sell this kind of thing?"

Su Yuan silently examined the two products for a moment, then asked Chen Nuoyi:

Do you have any weapon crafting blueprints?

The girl nodded and sent the crafting blueprints for the two magical artifacts via her mobile phone.

After examining it for a moment, Su Yuan discovered that the "deceptive physique" had not taken effect.

This is normal, because these were originally blueprints for crafting magical artifacts.

Even without the ability to deceive, Su Yuan easily came up with a plan to improve these two demonic magical treasures.

There is no other reason.

Whether this magical artifact is comfortable or not depends entirely on the quality of its materials.

So here's the question: no matter how good the silicone material is, can a human-like material still compare to real flesh and blood?

With the Eight Treasures Merit Pool at his disposal, Su Yuan could rely on the power of the Blood Pool to condense the best flesh and blood materials.

After condensing this top-grade flesh and blood material, Zhang Baiyi only needs to process it a little, and the resulting magic weapon will not only surpass the imitation in terms of experience, but even the original version will be easily surpassed.

After all, living flesh and blood material can move on its own.

After improving the materials of the magic weapon, Su Yuan could easily apply for a patent, making it even more authentic than the original.

However, from then on, the Yuan Church was upgraded to an 18+ Demonic Sect.

But it doesn't matter. Since the Yuan Sect started selling the Demonic Path Third-Stage Golden Pill, it has already been a level 17+ Demonic Sect. Adding another level won't hurt.

The only question is whether Zhang Baiyi is willing to do this.

Su Yuan turned to look at Zhang Baiyi and said sincerely:

"Old Zhang, I never expected that this would be the best-selling magic item among the Yi Wu's Little Magic Treasures."

"This shows that the core user group of Yiwu is people who buy these two magical items."

"Although it's a bit beneath you, a genius at weapon crafting, to forge such a magical artifact, the profits are indeed enormous!"

"I can improve these two magical artifacts so that the cost of the artifacts is lower than that of the imitations, while the selling price can be increased to two-thirds of the originals."

"Even with such a high price, I am still confident that I can sell a hundred, or even several hundred, of these magical items every day!"

"At that time, the profits you will make will be terrifying; earning a hundred credits a day is not impossible!"

Zhang Baiyi: "..."

Although he had already agreed to join the Yuan Cult and was prepared to refine demonic magical artifacts.

But to start with such a heavyweight demonic artifact is a bit too much.

But... you can definitely earn a lot of credits!

Zhang Baiyi nodded with some difficulty.

Seeing this, Su Yuan was filled with respect.

Zhang is quite something! He transformed from the extreme righteous path to the extreme demonic path in less than a day!
Seeing the respectful look in Su Yuan's eyes, Zhang Baiyi gritted his teeth and said in a humiliating tone:
"You...you stop being so smug...I just want to get credits..."

"After graduating from the preparatory class, everything in the Yuan Sect's weapon refining hall will be irrelevant to me."

Su Yuan nodded repeatedly and smiled:

"I see."

Haha, it sounds nice, but you've already degenerated like this on just the first day. Who can say what you'll become in the next six months?
You might find yourself completely inseparable from the Yuan Sect before you even graduate from the preparatory course.

Zhang Baiyi: "..."

Although Su Yuan did not voice his thoughts, his expression betrayed him.

But what could Zhang Baiyi do? He could only plead helplessly and humiliatingly:

"Su Yuan, please don't tell anyone that I crafted this kind of magical artifact."

"I don't want my master or anyone who knows me to know that I did this."

Su Yuan nodded repeatedly and said:
"Don't worry, I'm known for keeping my mouth shut."

"And to be honest, I have already achieved counter-monitoring of the top ten mentors."

"If they try to spy on your movements, I will immediately interfere with them and notify you to refine a normal magic weapon."

Hearing this assurance, Zhang Baiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, Su Yuan submitted the materials and design drawings of the new magic weapon to the relevant departments.

Furthermore, to increase the variety of choices, Su Yuan designed a variety of magical artifacts with different shapes, sizes, and feels.

The review department was quite efficient and granted permission quickly.

Zhang Baiyi also officially started work, embarking on a one-way journey of producing magical artifacts.

Of course, he did not use the Xuan Yi Hand at full power during the process of refining the magic weapon.

The theoretical upper limit of the Xuan Yi Hand technique during the Qi Refining stage is one hundred pairs, but that would consume too much of Zhang Baiyi's spiritual power and energy.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, he can condense a maximum of fifty pairs of Xuan Yi Hands at the same time.

But being able to produce fifty magical artifacts at the same time is already outrageous enough.

One batch after another of fleshy and voluptuous magical artifacts were created from Zhang Baiyi's hands, and the next step was to sell them.

This inevitably involves salespeople contacting customers and making sales pitches.

But where do the sales staff come from?

Yang Wentao's side is already struggling to keep up with the sales of pills, and it's not really appropriate to outsource all the sales to him.

This kid isn't a direct descendant of the Yuan Sect, so putting him in charge of the Pill Hall's sales business is already an exceptional promotion.

After much deliberation, Su Yuan decided to put Chu Lanxi, the Right Envoy of the Yuan Cult, in charge of this task.

With the Peach Blossom Sect, a legitimate 17+ demonic sect, Chu Lanxi is clearly very suitable to handle this kind of shady business.

Not only the sales of magical artifacts, but also the sales of elixirs, and any new sales businesses that the Yuan Sect may develop in the future, can all be managed by Chu Lanxi.

The Left Envoy of Light cannot continue to receive a salary without actually working, can he?
This kind of work, which involves operating in the dark, suits Chu Lanxi quite well.

Faced with the responsibility assigned by Su Yuan, and the monetary and academic rewards that could be obtained upon completing the sales target, Chu Lanxi naturally agreed readily.

And this guy, true to his reputation as a demon lord, wasn't surprised at all by the two main magical treasures that the Yuan Sect was selling; he simply took the goods and started selling them.

During the sales process, Su Yuan witnessed Chu Lanxi's hidden power.

As expected, this kid controlled more than just the Peach Oolong Sect, a powerful demonic sect.

With just one phone call, Chu Lanxi summoned a large number of her underlings, filling all the sales channels left behind by the Righteous Witch's Little Magic Treasure.

With such a large sales force, the sales of the two magic weapons, "Holy Grail" and "Jade Dragon," exploded immediately.

These two magical artifacts are priced at 2,500 yuan each, with a net profit of 2,000 yuan!
On the very first day, the sales of the two magical items exceeded three hundred!
Even if Chu Lanxi, as the salesperson, takes 30% and Zhang Baiyi also takes 30%, the remaining 40% is enough for Su Yuan to make a fortune.

In a single day, Su Yuan earned 240 credits solely from the sales of these two magical artifacts.

Chu Lanxi and Zhang Baiyi each earned 180 credits per day.

(End of this chapter)