Chapter 47 - 45: Three People, Three Paths

Hang Yu had no mind to care about the foolish Husky.He had already gained a general understanding of the nearby residents through the information in his hand.

Originally wanted to find someone with decent medicine refining skills for cultivation, but from the current list, there seems to be no suitable and reliable candidate.

Potion making is quite important to Hang Yu.

He can’t just randomly find someone to take on this heavy responsibility.

Hmm, if no suitable candidate can be found, perhaps self-learning medicine refining skills would be best.

Humans have now occupied numerous Spirit Realm camps, each camp selling low-level production Skill Stones. I’ll try my luck by posting an acquisition request online later, as low-level medicine refining shouldn’t be too difficult.

This matter can be set aside for now.

Let’s first consider how to arrange Bald Qiang.

Organizations like the Spirit Relief Association and Celestial Net are already taking shape.

Hang Yu doesn’t have ambitions of becoming a king or ruler, but the future will surely be dominated by the strongest, and as a man, there’s naturally some ambition.

Hopes to support and establish a controllable force to deal with future competitive situations.

Bald Qiang’s skills are good, with potential to become strong.

But at present, lacking practice, he’s of little use.

Even if I stand behind him, providing resources and assistance, with someone who calls a Husky ’Brother,’ expecting him to become a figurehead against the major powers of Jiang City is clearly unrealistic!

But then again, those who are strong-willed, decisive, and overly capable are not ones we can subdue.

Instead, people like this are easier to control.

With a little training, they will surely be useful.

"You guys did a good job this time." Hang Yu coughed lightly, beginning to show off: "I’ll now show each of you three a clear path, so long as you follow the instructions, I won’t promise great riches, but at least becoming billionaires is completely possible."

The three of Bald Qiang couldn’t hide their delight upon hearing this.

Clearly, they have deep faith in Hang Yu’s words.

Hang Yu began with Bald Qiang by opening the Spirit Realm Storage Space, spending a few Gray Crystal Stones, and exchanging them for two pieces of low-level equipment—a Goblin Short Knife and Goblin Crossbow.

"These two pieces of equipment are no longer useful to me, you take them!"

"You’re giving them to me?" Bald Qiang took the short knife and crossbow, his face breaking into a joyful expression, almost kneeling before Hang Yu: "Thank you, Brother, thank you, Brother!"

The equipment levels and quality are not that great.

But no matter how you cut it, it’s still Spirit Realm equipment, right!

Bald Qiang knows that pulling Spirit Realm equipment into the present world requires spending Crystal Stones!

There’s now a general estimate for Spirit Realm Crystal Stones online. They’re saying one Gray Crystal Stone is valued at thirty thousand, while one White Crystal Stone is valued at four to five million. Regardless of the inherent value of these two pieces of equipment, the mere consumption of Crystal Stones is shockingly high.

Brother took them out without even blinking.

If this isn’t a Great God, if this isn’t a high figure, who would believe it?

"These two items aren’t being given to you for free; I hope you’ll quickly reach level 2 in the Spirit Realm."

Hang Yu paused slightly, then continued: "Furthermore, since you’ve gathered some manpower, you can now establish a search team."

Bald Qiang feels quite puzzled: "A search team? What’s that for!"

"You guys are too weak to compete against the wealthy and powerful in business or to form factions and seize territories, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities. In fact, from the very moment of the Spirit Realm invasion, opportunities are everywhere around us; it’s just a matter of whether you have the ability to grasp them."

"A search team doesn’t engage in industry nor seizes territories, rather it’s a team established with the goal of searching for various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. You must realize that it’s not just monsters invading the present world; in various places in Jiang City, precious Spirit Medicine, Miracle Fruit, minerals, and various resources are likely to appear. Whoever finds them owns them. Most don’t require Collection Skills."

"If luck is good enough, overnight prosperity is not impossible!"

Hang Yu explained it so clearly.

Bald Qiang clearly can understand.

How come he never thought of this before? Turns out opportunities for wealth are always nearby!

Hang Yu also drew inspiration from the Husky’s experience, hence decided to sponsor Bald Qiang with equipment and weapons, cover for him from behind the scenes, then let Bald Qiang gather some followers to search across Jiang City for various resources.

If real luck erupts and the team finds a Five-Colored Wisdom Fruit or something of that level.

What’s not just overnight wealth?

It’s practically overnight ascension!

Even if such miraculous treasures are not found, collecting ordinary resources is quite profitable, especially since others still haven’t realized this aspect yet.

Having a flexible guerrilla team in hand can provide Hang Yu with intelligence from all over Jiang City.

Bald Qiang can obtain some valuable practice through this opportunity.

Whether he can make a name for himself in the future depends on him!

Next, it was Pang Hu’s turn.

Hang Yu began advising Pang Hu.

"You possess pretty good Spiritual Artisan-type Artifact Refining skills, more suitable for following the path of artifact creation. Once you make a name for yourself, even worldly strongmen must give you respect."

"But don’t be too happy too soon; this path initially exhausts resources considerably, and without a strong background, it’s extremely difficult to tread. Spiritual Artisan artifact creation mainly has two types: one is self-creation, the other is customization."

"Self-creation is when you make equipment directly using materials in the absence of blueprints. This method consumes resources intensely, but the benefit is the relative freedom in making."

"Customization involves refining equipment based on artifact refining blueprints, saving lots of resources, but requiring fixed materials collection, which is rather troublesome."

A Spiritual Artisan is essentially an Artifact Refiner.

Primarily focused on crafting various weapons and equipment.

And there’s no doubt that Spiritual Artisans burn money and consume resources heavily.

The reason Hang Yu asked Bald Qiang to form a resource collection team is partly to offset some of Pang Hu’s expenditure, allowing Pang Hu more resources for practicing refining.

"I happen to have some resources that I’ll give you as an initial investment. Try to see if you can use these materials to create a complete piece of equipment."

Hang Yu handed over some sheepskins, wool, horns, and minerals he collected at the subway station to Pang Hu.

Pang Hu, being short and chubby, is the slowest among the three, but hearing Hang Yu’s words, he also realized how difficult it is to become a Spiritual Artisan and how impossible it is without the support of influential figures, so he quickly said: "Yes, Brother, I will try my best!"

Finally, it was time for Monkey.

Monkey was somewhat excited and nervous.

Bald Qiang and Pang Hu both received the Brother’s investment.

His skill is Spirit Plant Cultivation, which can only speed up plant growth and seems to be of little use; can’t really go farming right!

"Monkey, like Pang Hu, is suited for the production path."

"Any production capability, once well-developed, becomes extremely useful."

"A Spirit Farmer can not only use cultivation skills to enhance Spirit Plant production speed but can also improve Spirit Plant quality using materials, thereby enhancing the quality and grade of resource output."

A Spirit Farmer differs from other production occupations.

Does not directly produce a product, but can support various production.

A Spirit Plant under the cultivation of a Spirit Farmer can not only increase growth speed; even its grade and quality can be enhanced.

Hence, a top-tier Spirit Farmer can equally create tremendous value, indispensable to any major force.

Hang Yu handed Pang Hu’s compiled report to Monkey.

"Cyan Dragon Alley is a treasure trove, we must utilize it well, moving forward you should contact the owners of these vacant properties, buy if you can, rent if necessary, and also send gifts to the neighbors and locals in the alley to establish good relationships, which will be highly useful later."

"I don’t have anything for Spirit Farmers right now, but later I’ll provide enough funds for you to buy land and form a Spirit Farmer team."

"All Spirit Plants and Spirit Cultivations discovered by Bald Qiang can be brought back and cultivated by your team in Cyan Dragon Alley. The refined materials can be handed over to Pang Hu for production use."

The three couldn’t help but admire Hang Yu more and more.

Hang Yu pointed out three different paths.

But not only they perfectly fit the three of them, but also allow the three to complement each other, it’s truly promising!

Monkey hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Brother!"

"I’ve now given you paths you should take, and will provide some investment, but whether you can succeed and how far you can go depends on your own ability. The future is to be created by yourselves; work hard."

The three seemed to see a splendid future.

Hang Yu waved his hand: "If there’s nothing else, you should go and prepare."

The three dared not disturb, quickly saying respectfully, "Yes, Brother, goodbye, Brother Er Gou, goodbye."