After introducing the various initially constructed production workshops, Jiucai Rong was radiant.

One can only say.

The freedom in this game is too high!

Everyone can find their own forging gameplay and do what they are interested in.

Jiucai Rong casually commented, "Those little girls researching makeup and dressing up are a bit of a waste of resources. I'll advise them someday."

Jiucai Rong has worked under capitalists for so many years, his heart has long since grown as cold as a capitalist.

"No need to be too rigid. The meaning of life isn't merely to create profit. After the blacksmiths in the manor complete their daily shares, they can entertain however they wish."

Ning Zheng, on the other hand, felt he was too utilitarian, only focused on profit, shortsighted, and unable to manage the manor well.

Ning Zheng felt like she was managing an amusement park, with an entrance fee of minus two already, where people could freely play and experience the local atmosphere.

It's an act of kindness when people help you work; you can't morally tie them down, forcing them to pay money and work for you at the same time?

What's the difference between this and the foolish act of paying the boss to work?

People usually work, study, and have jobs and are already too tired. Playing games now is for leisure, happiness, and finding that piece of childhood beauty.

Nowadays, these blacksmiths, not only do their bodies revert back to childlike and youthful physiques, their mindset too, in the manor they pile sand, play fort, build tower defense, jump squares, skip ropes, throw sandbags, rediscovering childhood fun.

We cannot deprive the most basic attribute of the game: joy.

Moreover, a Forging Master must not be forged out from enslavement and oppression.

A lifeless person who only knows how to mask work can never produce good things.

In other words, a person who hasn't seen their nature, know who they are, or opened the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, is a lifeless mortal.

Only someone who loves deeply from the heart can forge a soulful art piece, reaching the pinnacle in a domain.

Ning Zheng shared these thoughts with him.

Jiucai Rong was enlightened, feeling that the old administrator, having lived long and seen much, indeed had insightful opinions. He thought to himself:

"This game is too real! In other games, you can forge just by tapping equipment, but here, each hammer strike, the level of dedication does affect one's blacksmithing skill."

"In this way I was too extreme... Seeing it this way, reading, seeing one's nature, and opening the Three Flowers is necessary. Regardless of the blacksmith, one must advance to become a scholar; only with Ten Thousand Books and burning passion can the crafted items have Essence, Qi, and Spirit, or else too heavy on craft."

He suddenly realized,

"Indeed, to earn more from blacksmithing, you need a scholar's diploma."

It seems in any world, a diploma is essential for survival. Afterwards, Jiucai Rong brought Ning Zheng to the cafeteria, which was his pride and key project,

"The cafeteria is our foundation; eating well every day is the only way to have strength!"

Jiucai Rong proudly introduced, "We've compiled a food ingredients guide and made various identifications and pairings to treat our hard-working blacksmiths with the most delicious meals."

Inside the cafeteria.

That "Dizzy" was also here, carrying a basket, selling ingredients, a basket of mushrooms and miscellaneous things.

Food God frowned, "These colors are bright, must be poisonous. Is this the corpse-colored hallucinogenic mushroom you found on the mountainside? Why is it called this name?"

"Because they grow on corpses, and all have bright colors."

At this moment, "Dizzy" recalled, his eyes bewildered, "I licked it once, then arrived on that winter night, and saw my grandmother."

"You still remember your grandmother... cough, then I'll take them all."

Food God also professionally used a needle to dig a little, licked it, and immediately showed a blissful expression:

"Hmm, indeed the appearance is good; the hillside wilderness indeed has good stuff, but our manor's wild plant ingredients are still too scarce, after all, it's a place where people live."

This traveling frog really can bring back materials on its outings.

This supplements the defect of having only one map, the manor; the pet can endlessly provide materials via outings.

"Dizzy" heard this and was overjoyed, feeling that a sum of money was forthcoming, "Expert indeed, after all the more flavorful, the more poisonous."

Food God nodded, seriously said, "Indeed, it comes with gains and losses; it satisfies the taste, but the body suffers. Your things in the stomach might burst out uncontrollably."

"Dizzy" hesitated, worried about not being able to sell at a high price.

"Don't worry, whatever you collect I will take. I'll tell you a secret—do you know why others can't compete with me for the chef position?"

"Dizzy" was curious: "Why, is it because your cooking is good?"

Food God knowingly smiled, "My cooking skills... hmm, mainly, everyone loves to eat it, why? I focus on the toxic yet delicious! You can't eat it in reality, here you can safely eat."

"I time it right; after eating dinner, they mostly go offline to sleep. Who would know if they feel sick later?"

"Let me tell you secretly, the more they look blissful during dinner, the more they resemble rockets when they sleep offline."

Dizzy was stunned: "..."

Jiucai Rong was also shocked in the dark, secretly thinking he almost fell for it.

Luckily, in designing the dormitories, although the iron mesh beds are in two layers, they are staggered.

There's no one in the lower bunk; otherwise, the one suffering every midnight would be the brother in the lower bunk!

Damn, these rascals are really hard to guard against.

Jiucai Rong's teeth ached.

On the contrary, in the key area of the cafeteria, he lost face; this clearly indicates mismanagement, causing food safety issues.

Ning Zheng did not have any thoughts of blaming him, instead looked at the expressionless Jiucai Rong, feeling he seemed prematurely aged, probably worried too much these days.

If she herself were to become Ai's so-called "planner," manage them, and design updates, she couldn't imagine how much trouble she'd face.

"By the way, Sir Steward, they say the Embers will disappear sooner or later."

Jiucai Rong quickly awkwardly changed the topic, focusing on "Dizzy" who was handing in tasks in the cafeteria, "Do you know how long these Embers will approximately last?"

Ordinary people wouldn't know.

But Ning Zheng, having spent time together and with rich experience, glanced at the concentration of Yin Qi on the other person, and quickly reached a conclusion, "Hmm, probably more than a month left until complete disappearance."

Over a month.

Frankly speaking, a huge profit!

Because "Dizzy's" cost was merely ten Magic Coins per death.

Having made a profit back, it has already exceeded this amount long ago.

But the cost calculation isn't simple; even dying hundreds of times may not yield a single [Embers]. The cost is too high and not lasting!

And every resurrection increases cost, dying many times undoubtedly results in sky-high rebirth fees.

"Is there a possibility for Embers to become eternal?" Jiucai Rong asked.

"Root in the Earth Vein, and it can be eternal." Ning Zheng provided an answer.

As Ning Jiaojiao, and all the elders of Spirit Manor, are examples of rooting in the Earth Vein and existing long-term.

Embers are divided into two types.

The first type, similar to Wandering Souls, roams around and gradually disappears.

The second type, like Earth-bound Spirits, unable to move, eternally existing.

In the form of rooting in the Earth Vein, [Embers] cannot be killed by conventional methods.

For instance, after killing "Ning Jiaojiao," after some time, it would revive from the Earth Vein, mysteriously appearing in the house, looking for its brother to play games.

Just like cutting down a plant, as long as the underground roots remain, it will regrow again after a while.

Jiucai Rong was stirred, realizing this is a way to eternally maintain Embers, "May I ask how to connect to the Earth Vein?"

Ning Zheng calmly glanced at him, "Only powerful High Tier cultivators can communicate with the Earth Vein; our Manor Master might achieve it, but such beings wouldn't help mere Embers."

He naturally couldn't achieve it, whereas the former manor's Demon Men possess such heaven-defying means.

Jiucai Rong pondered.

At least, the direction was clear.