Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Sea Tribe Celebration

Translator: 549690339

Under the strong support of the Task Hall of Tongtian Sect, Jiang Cheng held the delivery ceremony for the first batch of “Reusable Fluorescent Version of Animal Encouragement Talisman” in the conference room of Tongtian Sect.

Bai Xiaohe acted as the host of the delivery ceremony.

As the product developer, Jiang Cheng represented their studio in delivering the talismans to the users.

Sun Decai, as the representative of the Task Hall, attended the delivery ceremony to support Jiang Cheng and the “Fishing Talisman.”

Jiang Cheng personally handed the talisman to each purchaser and solemnly shook hands with them, taking photos as a memento. Of course, Jiang Cheng did not forget to instruct every user of the Fishing Talisman to read the manual carefully and use the talisman in accordance with regulations.

After the completion of the first batch of the ceremony, the Task Hall, in accordance with the previous agreement with Jiang Cheng, deposited half of the listed amount into the “Fish Care Foundation,” and the other half was given directly to Jiang Cheng.

After receiving the payment and deducting a portion for the cost of materials and energy expenses, Jiang Cheng split the remaining Spirit Stones, about thirty-eight thousand, equally with Yue Linger.

Each of them received an income of nineteen thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.

“Yue, you’ve worked hard these past few days, but you can’t slack off for now. In the future, you’d better keep drawing talismans with all your might. However many you can draw, that’s how many you should draw.”

On the way back to his studio, Jiang Cheng reminded Yue Linger.

Yue Linger was naturally happy to receive the payment, but she didn’t understand why she had to draw talismans with all her effort.

“But haven’t we already completed the tasks from the Task Hall? Without new tasks, won’t drawing more talismans be a waste?” she asked.

Drawing from the experience of the Muscle Relaxation Talisman, Jiang Cheng analyzed, “The influence of our talismans mainly depends on solid product quality, which spreads word of mouth among users. This method of promotion starts off slow, but once the reputation builds up, the speed of propagation can be terrifying. Today there might only be two tasks, tomorrow five, but the day after tomorrow there could be thirty, and two days later a hundred.”

Yue Linger nodded her head, half-understanding, and said, “So, I just need to focus on drawing the talismans, right?”

“Yes,” Jiang Cheng nodded, and then added, “but don’t push yourself too hard. Health is more important than making money. If the workload becomes too great, we’ll just have to ask the Talisman Master Association to find us a few more Talisman Masters.”

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng’s plans to hire new talisman masters, Yue Linger immediately became anxious.

Although she was at the second tier and Jiang Cheng only had a “second prize,” their relationship was not that of a second-tier guiding a second-prize recipient, it was the complete opposite.

Yue Linger undoubtedly needed Jiang Cheng more, whereas to him it didn’t matter much. He just needed someone to draw talismans for him, and it was not important whether that Talisman Master was her or not.

“Jiang, I will try my best,” Yue Linger said, feeling insecure.

Jiang Cheng was unaware of Yue Linger’s thoughts. His earlier remarks were purely out of concern that his employee might collapse from overwork.

Jiang Cheng smiled gently and said, “Work hard, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”

When they reached the intersection, Yue Linger and Jiang Cheng parted ways with Liu Qing. She usually worked from home and only came to his apartment when she needed to deliver a batch of finished talismans.

After the trio became a duo, Jiang Cheng continued walking forward with Liu Qing.

They did not stop even after passing Wuyue Residence.

“Jiang Cheng,” Liu Qing called out.

Jiang Cheng turned around, looking at Liu Qing with a puzzled expression.

Liu Qing quietly glanced at a certain room on the nineteenth floor of Wuyue Residence across the street.

Her intention was clear; she was asking Jiang Cheng why he wasn’t taking her home.

Jiang Cheng explained, “Let’s not go back for now. First, I’ll take you to see something else.”

“Where?”

Jiang Cheng pointed into the distance, his tone undisturbed, as if he was discussing a trivial matter.

“That villa area. Which one do you like?”

Liang Kingdom bordered the sea, which was known as the “Chuanqi Sea,” implying a place where streams converge.

Deep within the Chuanqi Sea, the Dragon King of the Dragon Palace ruled over his domain.

Just as agricultural civilizations would build great walls to defend against nomadic tribes, in anticipation of possible attacks from the human race, representatives of the Sea Tribe, led by the Dragon King of Chuanqi, also constructed “boundary fortresses” and “beacon towers” in the shallow Seas to guard against the powerful humans.

These places served to defend against and repel human attacks and could also function as ports of entry on the border, offering limited access to humans.

However, humans seemed to have little interest in the deep-sea sovereignties. The most common occurrences at the “boundary fortresses” were local fishermen venturing too deep when fishing, or the thundering passage of cargo ships carrying goods over the sea.

In cases as minor as the “Qi Cultivation Stage,” the “boundary fortresses” would not intervene.

After all, what trouble could cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Stage possibly cause?

Let alone those at the Qi Cultivation Stage, even if they were at the Foundation Establishment or even Core Formation level, could they unleash all their might and send spells down to the ocean floor thousands of meters deep?

Let’s not joke about that.

Seas thousands of meters deep serve as the mightiest shield for the Sea Tribe.

As long as the Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation level elders of the Immortal Sects remain still, the power of the human dynasties surrounding the seas wouldn’t pose any threat to the Sea Tribe’s control over the vast ocean territories.

One hundred li east of Liang Kingdom, the continental shelf ends, and the water depth increases sharply. Within just three to five kilometers, the depth of the sea jumps from eighty meters to one thousand five hundred meters.

The first frontier city established by the Dragon King of the Chuanqi Sea—Wuhuan City—is situated here.

The defending general of Wuhuan is a Nascent Soul stage Shark Demon known as Qi Chi. Normally, he operates in a human form created by illusion, but when it’s time to fight with all his might, he can transform back into his hundred-meter-long shark body.

His power is unfathomably deep, terrifying to behold.

A true deep-sea leviathan!

But now, the Shark Demon Qi Chi has encountered a problem that’s giving him a major headache.

His wife is having a baby.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator to have a child is usually a joyous occasion, since many powerful cultivators are unable to have children at all.

But the issue lies in what comes after the birth.

His wife is a Foundation Establishment stage female Shark Demon, which isn’t a problem in itself, but the issue is that he married her, not caring about her cultivation level because he lusted after the trace of Dragon Clan bloodline in her.

He thought it would be great if she could bear a Dragon Blood Shark.

Heh.

As it turned out, she actually did.

Under normal circumstances, this would still be a cause for celebration.

The problem arose when the Dragon Clan living in the deep-sea Dragon Palace got wind of it.

Not only did the Dragon Clan find out, but they also began to propagate the idea that this was a symbol of unity and friendship between the dragon and shark species.

You say they started a propaganda campaign, fine, but damned if the Dragon King’s third son didn’t decide to personally come to Wuhuan Fortress to partake in the celebration feast for his little shark!

To show the Dragon Clan’s people-friendly side!

Wuhuan City was a military fortress.

Resources were scarce, and there weren’t many places for entertainment.

It couldn’t hold a candle to the “Underwater Fairyland” that was the Dragon Palace!

Of course, none of this was the main issue.

The main issue was that it had been too long since the last war, and the garrison here—well, it’s not that military discipline was lax, but rather, what was military discipline?

But you couldn’t blame Qi Chi for this; things were already like that when he took up his post!

Fumbling the celebration feast and failing to entertain the Crown Prince was the lesser of his worries.

If the esteemed Dragon Clan members noticed the frailty hidden behind the might of the Sea Tribe warriors, then the problem would be far more significant!

The livelihoods of a million soldiers hung in the balance, any slip-up could be disastrous…

To avoid such a situation, Qi Chi immediately ordered the entire garrison to start large-scale public works half a year in advance, substituting labor for relief.

If the Crown Prince was coming, then a whole host of fortunate Sea Tribe nobility would surely come upon hearing the news.

Parking lot, build it!

Observation deck, build it!

Amusement park, build it!

A statue of the Dragon King, build it big and special!

For the past half-year, Qi Chi had tirelessly overseen the construction sites prepared for the arrival of the Dragon Clan’s Crown Prince.

Every coral here, every brick, had been inspected by him multiple times.

Now, the auspicious day was approaching. Those elders who loved lively events had already begun to arrive at Wuhuan in dribs and drabs.

Qi Chi had no grand desires; he just wanted everyone to come safely and to return whole.

These esteemed elders had large appetites and loved lively events; he only hoped they wouldn’t cause any trouble on his territory!