#Searching the Entire Net for Hei Miao!#
#Shocking! A Dog Who Likes Cats Has Appeared!#
#The First 'Couple' to Reach the Summit Has Appeared!# Da Feng Novel Network
The next day.
Many people had just woken up from their dreams to find that the trending search terms and topics on all major platforms had changed.
At first glance, these trending searches seemed to be about several things: searching for a cat, talking about a dog, and climbing a mountain.
But upon clicking, they all turned out to be about the same matter.
After last night's cat and dog couple incident, some viewers gradually felt that climbing the mountain wasn't so scary anymore.
Moreover, they had discovered a new way to use the Contract Tree through this.
—Whether it's true love or not, you'll know after a contract!
If there's even a hint of other thoughts or ulterior motives, the contract will fail!
This was much simpler and more direct than "Truth or Dare"!
"Let's go, we'll climb tomorrow!"
Many couples began to make plans to go mountain climbing.
The first to act were people from the Western Lands.
Some couples successfully contracted, while others broke up on the spot under the Contract Tree.
They even exposed each other's past misdeeds, making the atmosphere at the scene very delicate for a time.
During that period, the background music on short video apps was almost all "Happy Breakup, Wishing You Happiness~".
The comment section was filled with [Smiling Dog Head Emoji].
...
The Underworld.
Jiang Lin was in the artifact refining experience room in the Ghost Market.
He held a booklet in one hand and added materials to the furnace with the other.
Inside the furnace, fierce flames burned, and sparks occasionally flew out.
After Jiang Lin threw two materials into it, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He turned his head and saw the furnace shake twice.
—Bang!
Thick white smoke billowed out; the furnace had exploded.
Fortunately, Jiang Lin had activated the defensive shield from the start, so he didn't ruin the remaining materials.
"..."
Jiang Lin looked at the beginner's guide to artifact refining given to him by Bao Yan, and then at the white smoke in the room.
He thought to himself that artifact refining was indeed not that easy.
These days, in between cultivation and live-streaming, Jiang Lin would come here to practice.
Although he knew from the beginning that learning artifact refining wouldn't be easy,
Jiang Lin thought that since he was in the Western Hall, he might as well try it.
So, when he went to check the progress of the arena construction with Bao Yan, Jiang Lin inquired, and Bao Yan gave him this artifact refining manual.
It also contained Bao Yan's own past notes.
Using the Western Hall's "speed reader," Jiang Lin quickly finished reading and memorizing the knowledge points.
However, remembering them was one thing, and operating them was another.
Just like now.
This furnace had already exploded five times.
To get started with artifact refining, remembering the basic knowledge is only the first step.
Next, one must learn to control the fire, understand the timing, and know when to add which materials.
Experience is accumulated through continuous practice.
Both failed and successful experiences.
Only after mastering the basic artifact refining process can one attempt to create more flexible ghost artifacts.
Only then can one start applying for a regular artifact refiner qualification certificate.
Even those with talent in this field cannot achieve it overnight.
According to Bao Yan himself, it took him half a year to obtain his regular qualification certificate.
The [Turning Point], [Contract Tree], and [Teleportation Array] that Jiang Lin saw after arriving at the Western Hall were developed and produced by teams composed entirely of senior artifact refiners.
Those below the rank of senior artifact refiner did not even have the qualification to touch these components.
Because even if they took over, they wouldn't understand or be able to do it.
The processes involved were too complex.
The arena Jiang Lin had commissioned was not something ordinary artifact refiners would dare to take on.
At the very least, ordinary intermediate artifact refiners would have to consider whether they could handle it before taking it on.
...
In the artifact refining experience room,
Jiang Lin summarized the experience of the previous furnace explosion and started another one.
After exploding the furnace four more times, the time for the experience room was up.
Jiang Lin packed up the remaining furnaces and materials and walked out.
Artifact refining couldn't be rushed.
For now, he would treat it as a hobby.
As soon as he walked out of the experience room, a small ghost with eager eyes, holding two furnaces, walked up to him.
"Big brother, do you want to buy some furnaces? Essential for furnace explosions."
Jiang Lin glanced at it: "..."
Selling furnaces at a fixed spot outside the artifact refining experience room?
Quite business-minded.
...
After buying dozens more furnaces as spares, Jiang Lin returned from the Ghost Market to the villa area.
As soon as he reached his doorstep, a robot, about the size of two palms, whirred its gears and came to his feet.
It nudged his foot.
"Xu, Senior Xu, Senior Xu..."
The robot nudged, spoke a word, nudged again, and spoke again.
It kept repeating words.
"Say, said, in two days, in two days..."
Jiang Lin picked up the robot and his gaze fell on the tree not far away.
Whoosh—
Qin Zhouzhou's ghost soldier, Xiao Er, jumped down from the tree.
Xiao Er was less than a meter tall, thin, and spoke in a soft voice, completely opposite to Da Yi.
Before, in the centralized dormitory of the Southern Hall, he often climbed into the wrong window.
Xiao Er ran over from under the tree and explained, "This is a ghost artifact my master found in the second-hand market... it seems to be malfunctioning."
Jiang Lin said calmly, "Mm, what is it?"
Xiao Er: "We just received notification from Senior Xu Youzhi that the sealing team's work is almost finished, and we'll likely be leaving the Western Hall in two days."
"You weren't here when we came to find you before."
So, they had asked Qin Zhouzhou, who had the most ghost soldiers, to deliver the message.
Jiang Lin: "Alright, I know."
Xiao Er's gaze fell on the robot in Jiang Lin's hand.
Jiang Lin handed the robot to him. After Xiao Er left, he entered the house.
Leaving in two days?
So soon this time?
However, it was better to leave sooner.
The waters in the Western Hall were quite deep.
Recalling their days in the Western Hall, it seemed like many things had happened.
Yet, it also felt like only a few things had occurred.
Jiang Lin sat down in the cultivation room and counted his gains since coming to the Western Hall.
First, completing system tasks and broadening his horizons.
Second, buying ghost artifacts and experiencing artifact refining.
Mm, and commissioning the arena.
Third, and perhaps the biggest gain this time—getting the artifact refiners of the Western Hall to go to the Eastern Hall for exchange and learning.
He wondered if His Majesty the King of Hell had accepted it yet?
And whether those artifact refiners would be effective?
...
...
[Mini Theater]
Xu Youzhi rushed back to his workplace: "Quick, quick, let's hurry up with the work."
Yu Baixing: "Senior, what happened?"
Xu Youzhi: "Something big happened. We need to leave here quickly."
This Western Hall was not simple.
If they stayed any longer, Jiang Lin might not be able to leave.
"Okay, Senior!"
...
Afterward, a ghost officer from the Western Hall came over to communicate, "How was this done?"
"It's so amazing, I've never seen this kind of processing method before."
"..."
Xu Youzhi and Yu Baixing were busy with their work, not looking up.
Can't hear, can't hear.
Work, work.
Just leave quickly in these two days!
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