Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 145: If the level of sophistication isn't enough, let the bonds make up for it.

These scrolls are now putting up a good fight against the Ghost King Club in the league.

However, in the weekly battlefield matches, they still lag behind the Ghost King Club.

There's no way around it; the multiple bonds between the Ten Great Yin Marshals are just too powerful.

Shiraishi Sai's different types of scroll paintings only gave him an advantage in individual points competitions.

Wu Xian has also been researching the "scroll linkage" effect recently.

And by leveraging the popularity of the Ten Great Underworld Generals, the concept of "bond" was introduced.

Surprisingly, the general public is quite receptive to this concept.

Under the multiple influences of the Ten Yin Marshals, a special team-building atmosphere and culture has formed, or you could say a trend.

"interesting."

Inside a small villa in the North District, Wu Xian carefully sensed the operating principle of the bond effect at the level of the Divine Map Law.

Initially, Wu Xian thought that only the functions of the underworld and different departments could create a binding effect.

For example, the three major departments among the Ten Great Yin Marshals are intertwined:

[The Underworld Messenger] Ghost King, Day Wanderer, Night Wanderer
[Soul Collectors] Ox-Head, Horse-Face, Black and White Impermanence

[Demon Envoy] Leopard tail, bird beak, fish gills, wasp

But now, after further research, it seems that it's not that simple.

Other conceptual elements can also serve as a bond between different scrolls.

For example, different versions of the backstory of the same mythological figure can be integrated into the original single version of the background concept in the form of a bond.

This discovery filled Wu Xian with ecstatic joy.

It's important to understand that the Chinese mythology system is a mess, and online debates about it erupt from time to time.

With the "bond" effect in the world of the scroll, Wu Xian can directly integrate different versions of mythological stories into the same batch of mythological scroll designs.

Take the "God of Wealth" scroll as an example; there are several versions of the "Five Gods of Wealth" alone.

In many places, there are even sayings of "nine gods of wealth," as well as distinctions between the god of windfall wealth and the god of regular wealth; in short, it's all very confusing.

However, the emergence of the "bond concept" allows him to perfectly integrate these versions and interpretations, thereby further refining the laws governing the God of Wealth and enhancing the prestige and combat power of his personal God of Wealth.

At that time, a whole bunch of synergies will be added to the God of Wealth, turning him into a "three-star, five-cost" character who can dominate the entire field.

Putting aside other bonds for now, let's first put together the bonds of the Five Gods of Wealth from "Investiture of the Gods" in the current divine map.

The "Investiture of the Gods" system alone has a whole host of connections waiting for the God of Wealth.

What about the bond between the sect leaders and the sibling bond with the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao?

A whole host of different versions of the God of Wealth bonds, Taoist mythology bonds, Heavenly Court departmental bonds, and other bonds related to fortune, prosperity, longevity, happiness, and wealth will be added later.

In short: If you lack class, make up for it with strong bonds!
Who told him to only have this one "destined scroll"?

It just so happens that the motorcycle taxi driver recently got him a lot of good materials, so he simply created his four apprentices and subordinates, Zhao Bao, Na Zhen, Zhao Cai, and Li Shi, all at once.

Even if we can only make copper or even wooden shafts, it doesn't matter. The important thing is to create a connection for the God of Wealth.

"It still feels like something's missing. Let's go check out the association."

After organizing my thoughts, I decided to go to the association to find some more materials, or to look for suitable materials for the four little gods of wealth in the original scroll copies of other dojos.

"I wish I had the chance to visit the association's treasure trove again."

While pondering, Wu Xian slapped his forehead.

With his special pass, he already had the authority and qualification to enter the treasure vault, so why didn't he just throw money at it and buy it?
So many good things are just gathering dust in the vault; it's better to let him have them. The association can't possibly turn down money, can it?

Not long after, the association's material supply department welcomed a big shot who was very generous.

Although Wu Xian, who possesses a special pass, is not a formal member of the association, he enjoys the same discounts that are usually reserved for formal members, and he is even a department-level elder of the association.

In short, purchasing materials from the association is still quite cost-effective these days.

"Um, this, this, and that... pack them all up for me," Wu Xian complained as he placed the order. "It seems like the association's stock isn't very complete lately!"

"Ahem," the staff member said helplessly, "We sell whatever high-level materials we have. Although the dimensional control zone has expanded recently and the production of high-level materials has increased significantly, we still can't keep up with your buying spree."

"You guys?" Wu Xian was taken aback. "Have you had any other big clients recently?"

The staff member neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "Master Xue Lingling and that young master Bai from Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy were just scanned by those two yesterday."

"Uh, okay."

Wu Xian chuckled and said, "In the end, it's because your association's 'output' is too low."

Such a large association, with so many people under its command, couldn't even afford to support three scroll painters.

They then exchanged money for goods and headed straight for the association's treasury.

Surely no one here can compete with me?
As it turns out, he was overthinking it.

Upon arriving at the treasure vault, they saw Xu Lu with the tattooed man, along with two association department elders in their fifties or sixties.

"Brother Wu, what brings you here too?" The tattooed guy has completely changed now.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse. Wearing the association uniform, along with the added boost of status and position, completely changes a person's demeanor.

"Tattoo buddy, you've been buying tattoo ink lately too?" Wu Xian greeted him familiarly. "You've started using such high-end materials for your tattoo inks?"

“I can come here every month to buy one type of material at a low price, which is perfect for me to do with Sister Xu,” the tattoo artist explained.

"Am I entitled to this benefit?" Wu Xian couldn't help but look at the elder in charge of the treasure vault.

"..." Elder Baoku shook his head and smiled, "This is a welfare benefit for our local association's internal staff, which belongs to the local association's finances. There is no special pass for it."

Wu Xian felt a pang of regret. After entering the treasure vault with the others, he saw Xu Lu carefully selecting items and couldn't help but wonder, "Speaking of which, what kind of scrolls does Sister Xu Lu study? I've never seen you show it before."

“A character scroll, a scroll concept specifically designed to combat evil gods,” Xu Lu smiled. “What, is Xiao Wu interested?”

"A scroll specifically designed to fight against evil gods?" Wu Xian couldn't help but wonder.

As Xu Lu chuckled, a golden scroll spirit with an air of otherworldly grace appeared beside her. Its robes resembled Daoist robes, but were more like the robes worn by cultivators.

Overall, it really does have a bit of a cultivator's feel to it.

I just can't understand what special advantage these cultivator-like beings have in fighting against the evil god scroll painters.

Is it simply about eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path? Or is it due to a special cultivation method?

"My golden scroll is called [Evil-Suppressing Guardian]. Its innate characteristic [Supreme Purification Technique] can effectively counter the influence of evil gods, and some of its attack abilities can also have a significant effect on evil scrolls," Xu Lu introduced with considerable confidence. "Otherwise, why do you think I could become the head of the temporary command center for exterminating evil?"

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in approval; it was indeed a characteristic of the cultivation technique.

It's just unclear what exactly Xu Lu's concept of this so-called "evil-suppressing guardian" entails.

"Senior, how much are these lord-level materials?"

Wu Xian, having selected good materials, turned to Elder Baoku to inquire about the price.

Seeing this, Xu Lu couldn't help but ask curiously, "These rare precious metals and gems don't really suit your style, do they? As far as I know, only mechanical scrolls and some high-end tool scrolls require these kinds of materials."

While feigning mystery, Wu Xian looked at the treasure vault elder with great interest, "In that case, could the price be relatively cheaper?"

(End of this chapter)