"A group of research experts! So detailed, I heard some of them are graduate students from laboratories? Looks like it's true."

"But, do they really want to study mutation planting technology now? They haven't even scouted all the spiritual roots, and only have a few entries in the guide, yet they're thinking of leaping forward." She shook her head and flipped to the second page.

[2. Heart Seal Grass (Wood Mixed Spirit Root), Trait: Heart-to-Heart Seal]

[Spiritual Root Introduction: Suspected to be some kind of mental amplification, specifics unknown, under exploration.]

[Picture (Grass with heart-shaped leaves)]

[Brief Review: None]

[Potential: None]

...

"So, you're saying you've only figured out one Goosegrass?"

In the overseer's room, closing the blacksmith's guide, the Embers "Su Yuniang" fell silent for a moment and said, "But it's only been a day, that's not too bad. So, what about my spiritual root? What effect do the magical artifacts produced have?"

Next to her, Daojiu took out a Miao-style hat ornament, adorned with silver bells and chains, and said proudly, "Not bad, right? It's made by me and the Hairpin Lady next door, using your skeleton + Magic Copper."

"You have the Shadow Rice Spirit Root, and the magical artifact also contains the Shadow Rice Spirit Root, so it's your lifebound magical artifact. Try it on."

Upon hearing this, "Su Yuniang" nodded happily and smiled:

"A magical artifact made from my body, how could it not be my lifebound magical artifact? I'm the European Emperor reborn! One forging session, lifebound magical artifact, lifebound baby, double grand prize!"

Daojiu silently thought: No, you are indeed one of the grand prizes.

"Su Yuniang" put it directly on her head and found her rice flower braid grew more vibrant.

She had a thought:

This magical artifact has the wine rice talent inside, could it enhance the growth of her wine rice?

In fact, the talent magical artifacts created by spiritual farmers' spiritual roots can serve as cultivating tools, accelerating the growth cycle of spirit rice.

Of course, other spirit farmers grow their rice on the ground, so their magical artifacts are like hoes and such.

"But your wine rice spirit rice grows on your head, so it turned into a hair ornament, worn on the head."

As Daojiu said this, she couldn't help but be amazed.

No wonder the local ethnic minorities like to wear elaborate heavy floral head ornaments.

Turns out they are used to cultivate rice ears braids, increasing their wine rice growth with exclusive magical artifacts.

Indeed.

They don't kill same-kind cultivators to make magical artifacts.

Instead, they use the bones of ancestral spiritual farmers who died of old age across generations to create these kinds of magical artifacts.

"Pretty nice, very beautiful."

Embers "Su Yuniang" was very happy wearing the copper hat ornament.

In fact, the material of Su Yuniang's entire skeleton can create quite a few magical artifacts.

This time, Su Yuniang's body made three hair ornament magical artifacts, one for the original body, one for the Embers, and one left over.

Ready to enter double spirit rice output mode.

"So, in the future, are we mainly going to do enchantments for Goosegrass?" Su Yuniang suddenly asked.

"Pretty much."

Next to her, Jiucai Rong sat at the table in the overseer's room organizing documents:

"This is a great flagship product."

"Even the common quality of [Low Level Frenzy 3/3], I think even the inferior quality of [Low Level Frenzy 1/1] can sell well, because no one else has it, it's our exclusive commodity!"

"Moreover, the side effects of Frenzy are significant; just one use can cause symptoms like kidney deficiency and weakness, making it impossible to use a second time within a few days, so a weapon enchanted to store several charges doesn't matter much."

"This fits well for us newbie blacksmiths, high forging efficiency, defect rate doesn't matter, exclusive supply."

The real Su Yuniang listened carefully, thoughtfully considering its implications, and also smiled:

"I think there's no need to wait for other spiritual roots, this is too reliant on luck, can't gamble like that, the manor's business profitability is a significant matter, involving all of us blacksmiths,

This Goosegrass is excellent, we need to start producing our first flagship product, expedite opening the production line, and sell to the villagers downhill during the New Year market.

After the New Year, we have to face the merchants who will arrive from the teleportation array, they'll be the major customers."

In fact, Jiucai Rong and the other management members of the manor thought the same.

Great minds think alike, as it were.

This morning, they started working overtime, trying to make that batch of enchanting masters forge the [Goosegrass] series of weapons, even at the cost of self-sacrifice.

However, each resurrection costs an additional 10 Magic Coins.

The next resurrection costs have already reached 20 Magic Coins.

This means that each batch of death-produced enchantment materials must earn more than the previous batch by 10 Magic Coins to reach the breakeven point.

This requires their continuous technological advancement and the magical artifacts they forge to keep progressing to achieve higher profits.

After all.

Even if each resurrection eventually costs hundreds of Magic Coins, if they forge upper-grade spiritual root's upper-grade magical artifacts, it would still be a huge financial gain.

During the half hour that followed, the group discussed the manor's development, and both Su Yuniangs each expressed their opinions.

No one else pointed out any flaws.

Su Yuniang was originally part of the management team leading the enchantment masters, what's wrong with bringing a baby to the meeting?

Embers Su Yuniang could also be the leader of an adventure team collecting resources and materials from below the mountain.

As one of the core leaders, she naturally has the qualification.

"By the way, what are your thoughts on this fishing mission?" Embers Su Yuniang suddenly asked before leaving.

"I don't know the process of the fishing mission, but I do know the final reward very well." The real Su Yuniang chuckled, even if it's a text adventure, she had guessed the content.

"You've guessed the mission details?" Embers Su Yuniang was surprised, "As expected of me."

What kind of riddles are these two playing?

Daojiu and Jiucai Rong watched in some confusion.

Seeing everyone's curiosity, Su Yuniang couldn't help but explain, "What does this enormous underground Dark River Maze imply?"

"It means beneath this mountain area, there is a massive underground river."

"Directly beneath our Sword Casting Manor, there's a good chance it's connected to a branch of some underground river."

"All we need to do is enter from the well at the house below the mountain, survey the terrain, map it out, and compare it to the manor on the surface. Then, dig a well on the mountain! This way, we can access an underground river entrance!"

Jiucai Rong's eyes lit up: "Are you suggesting we add a building to the manor: a well?"

"Exactly!"

Su Yuniang spoke earnestly:

"The final reward for this chain of hidden tasks is a well appearing on the mountain, allowing us to fish for River Demons at the manor. This reward will unlock a new profession: Fisherman!"

You didn't see this coming.

Su Yuniang recalled the events of last night, taking a deep breath: When the fishing task emerged, I already anticipated the answer, a hidden profession!

To the planner, I can tell what's coming just by the way you move!

...

"Ahchoo."

Ning Zheng sneezed, retracting his gaze from the audience's perspective in the steward room.

Well said, why didn't I realize my planning was so detailed? Was it all to dig a well on the mountain?

The original intent was actually to trick Su Yuniang into returning to test if the Spirit Rice on Embers could be eaten.

Fishing was incidental.

As he spoke, he took some rice from Su Yuniang's hair, sparkling and translucent, and began to cook it in water.

"Brother, what delicious treat are you sneaking again?" Ning Jiaojiao peeked curiously through the door crack.

"Hmm, let's see if it's edible first."

...

At this moment, inside the steward room.

Following another round of discussions, a loud exclamation suddenly erupted.

"Whoa! The planner is a genius!"

Everyone discussed, becoming more excited with each thought.

This was clearly a chain task to unlock a lifestyle profession.

The difficulty is bound to be significant.

The underground Dark River Maze is so complex.

You almost have to explore all the underground river maps to find the specific coordinates for well-digging corresponding to the manor.

In accomplishing this, you'll face all species of River Demons.

Most critically, this time against the beast hordes, they can't establish a defense tower at the manor.

They can't descend the mountain; the manpower maxes out with only a few Embers.

This time, it's clearly a single-player adventure dungeon mode.

It belongs to a type of idle dungeon.

Dispatch members to tackle challenges.

What's the core of this gameplay?!

Equip your idle adventure team with weapons, shoes, clothes... and sets, then let them battle layers of monsters, explore the maze, and face potential bosses.

"Amazing!"

"Outdoor idle type game, placed in dungeons, huh."

"Thus, our production line must keep up."

"Indeed, this tests the blacksmith skills at our Sword Casting Manor, piling up gear, matching various [Talent Equipments] well, and urging the adventure team forward."

...

The group was exhilarated.

They felt this main storyline was simply brilliant.

Last time, it was a typical tower defense game: smithing and building defense towers.

This time, it's a classic dungeon game: smithing and creating equipment, aiding dispatch adventure teams—babies—in dungeon combat.

The main storyline is intricately interconnected.

The planner, a bit impressive.

"We owe it to you this time, Su Yuniang."

Jiucai Rong thought for a while, feeling very guilty, and said:

"I almost didn't comprehend the planner's deeper intention, seems like I need to prepare the next main storyline update announcement."

"A new lifestyle profession is about to open, Fisherman."

Everyone was joyful, feeling the direction ahead was now clear.

"For fishing!"

The introverted Daojiu was clearly a fishing enthusiast, while not as fanatical as those epic-level fishing fanatics willing to forsake their wives and kids for fishing.

"For fishing!"

Jiucai Rong was also a fishing enthusiast, often accompanying the boss to fish during his job.

"For being fished!"

Su Yuniang also shouted the slogan.

At this moment, they seemed to have a trend akin to the Peach Garden Oath.

What's going on?

Ning Zheng felt somewhat unsettled, unable to grasp the situation.

These blacksmiths... felt like there's a generation gap again.

He was so startled that he quickly ate some Spirit Rice to calm down, the origin attribute Spiritual Qi nurturing him, rapidly increasing his body tempering speed visibly.

"Quickly share some with me." Ning Jiaojiao trotted over.