490: Baiji Pavilion's plan

[Plan One:

[Considering that the child of destiny is favored by the Heavenly Dao, enemies who oppose him will suffer misfortune, while companions who befriend him will gain opportunities. Therefore, we suggest befriending or even flattering Hei Da Luan.

[Emulate the past deeds of Old Potato and become Hei Da Luan's subordinate, thereby enjoying the protection of his Luck.]

[Of course, since Hei Da Luan's current cultivation is not high, you don't have to take the subordinate route; you can instead treat him as a sworn brother and strive to deepen your relationship, increasing your importance in his eyes.]

[Once you successfully complete this plan, you will surely obtain unimaginable benefits. The specific returns cannot be estimated, and the risk is extremely low.]

"Befriend, flatter?"

Divine Craftsmanship pondered carefully.

Whether Hei Da Luan was truly the child of destiny could not be confirmed, but since the people from the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion said so, it was almost certainly true.

Even if he wasn't, there would be no loss in flattering him; overall, it was indeed a plan with no downside.

However, Divine Craftsmanship also had his own calculations in mind.

First, this so-called protection from the child of destiny was not comprehensive but had significant limitations.

For instance, Yan Xiao once received a favor from a player named 'Crimson Purple' and later returned the favor.

But as Yan Xiao left, Crimson Purple and her Purple Qi Sect were both destroyed, and Yan Xiao didn't even have time to save them.

And another player connected to Yan Xiao, Old Potato, was reportedly trapped by the Yuyao Kingdom and unable to escape. Yan Xiao had also not intervened, seemingly unaware of the situation.

This meant that while one might indeed receive protection when accompanying the child of destiny,

once they left the child of destiny, this protection would disappear, potentially turning into a crisis.

The players from the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion had also researched this, believing that the Heavenly Dao used the old friends of the child of destiny as consumables to spur the child's cultivation, deliberately setting up tribulations for them to force the child of destiny to break through and solve the problems.

But the problem was that the child of destiny had too many old friends, and there were varying degrees of closeness. Those with less intimate relationships often died directly, becoming part of the child of destiny's hatred.

This was quite difficult.

Furthermore, Divine Craftsmanship felt that truly flattering Hei Da Luan would be the same as flattering Jiang Vengeance before.

Wouldn't he still have to throw away his dignity and trample on it fiercely?

After much thought, Divine Craftsmanship decided not to take this path.

He still had his pride.

[Plan Two:

[Stay far away from Hei Da Luan, detach from Karma as much as possible, and perhaps even use drastic measures to wash away any potential influence.

[Once a connection is established with the child of destiny, even if that connection cannot be definitively judged as positive or negative, one is bound to accumulate Karma, which may affect cultivation and opportunities in the future.

[Since this influence cannot be judged as good or bad, when you are unwilling to befriend the child of destiny, it is best to shake off these influences.]

Plan Two was a moderate approach.

To put it bluntly: If I can't afford to provoke you, can't I at least run away?

Since all sorts of strange things happen around the child of destiny, and it's impossible to judge whether they are good or bad (because even good things often turn into a setup where setbacks precede success, and nearby players might unfortunately die during the initial setback),

then I'll just stop playing with you; I'll run away, and that solves the problem?

Although this handling was a bit passive, at least his life was saved, and he could continue cultivating as usual afterward.

"No, I won't take this path."

Divine Craftsmanship shook his head.

He had wasted so much time since the Ascension Assembly, and even spent quite a few transaction points, putting him in an awkward position with high sunk costs.

Having finally discovered a child of destiny, how could he possibly return empty-handed?

Wouldn't that be a joke?

Divine Craftsmanship looked closely and realized there was no Plan Three; there were only these two options.

"No, there must be another plan."

Divine Craftsmanship suddenly noticed that the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion's reply used the phrasing, "adopt one of the following measures."

If there were truly only two plans, why use the word "following"?

Normal speech habits wouldn't be like that.

So he guessed that the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion must have devised a third plan, or even more, but for some reason, they hadn't shown it to him.

What reason could that be?

[I'll pay more]

Divine Craftsmanship replied with this, and simultaneously sent over transaction points.

But soon, the transaction points were returned.

[It's not a matter of money.

[The third plan carries immense risk, extremely immense, and it is uncontrollable. No one knows what will actually happen.]

Divine Craftsmanship was inherently an adventurous player. Upon hearing that this plan involved great risk, he immediately became interested.

Great risk equals great reward.

That was how he understood it.

[It's fine. Send the plan over. Whether to do it or not is my business.]

[No, the risk is truly too great. We must be responsible for you.]

[I promise that even if something extraordinary happens later, it will all be my own doing, and it will have nothing to do with the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion.]

[You need to sign a written pledge and record a video.]

[...]

Divine Craftsmanship had no choice but to write a contract and record a disclaimer video absolving the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion.

Only then did the Hundred Mechanisms Pavilion send over the third plan.

The moment Divine Craftsmanship saw the beginning, his whole body trembled, and an unprecedented excitement instantly flooded his entire being.

"Excellent, this is the plan I needed, it's perfect! This is what I want..."

He muttered, his hands trembling involuntarily, so excited that he could barely suppress his emotions, making it impossible for his vision to focus.

After calming down for a while, he was still unable to sit still. He actually started jumping in place, occasionally throwing a punch, as if envisioning the beautiful future after completing the plan.

[Plan Three: Replace Him.

[According to our research, after a child of destiny is born, the natives around him undergo varying degrees of abnormal changes.

[Some people invest in the child of destiny, or befriend the child of destiny, and some even have beauties throwing themselves at him. These people seem utterly captivated by the child of destiny.

[Conversely, others will target the child of destiny at all costs, inexplicably becoming enemies with him, even developing a life-or-death relationship with the child of destiny.

[This change is abnormal, yet the natives do not recognize this abnormality. We believe this in itself is unreasonable, as if an invisible force is interfering with the natives' perception of the child of destiny.

[This allows the child of destiny to have confidantes and mortal enemies as he develops, but regardless of how things develop, his own life is always safe. It seems as if the Heavenly Dao has written a script for him in the dark, ensuring that the enemies he faces at every Realm are not too strong.

[This also allows the child of destiny to cultivate and break through smoothly, eventually becoming a prominent figure.]

[However, we players are not affected by this mysterious force.

[We can freely decide our attitude and actions towards the child of destiny.

[Logically, besides flattering and befriending the child of destiny, we have another path available.]"