CHAPTER 105: 105 BEGGAR GANG’S ADVERTISEMENT TO THE WORLD

Can that be considered a Magic Treasure?

Looking at the Arrow of Rejuvenation in his hand, a glimmer of surprise crossed Lin Bai’s eyes. If Magic Treasures were this easy to craft, then the tasks from the God of Craftsmen System were surely easier to complete than those from the Peerless Divine Doctor System.

[Craft a fire-attribute Magic Treasure; Reward: Fundamental Aesthetics]

Immediately after, the new mission from the God of Craftsmen System left Lin Bai unsure whether to laugh or cry.

As expected, after some initial tasks, the System no longer awarded decent items.

Fundamental Aesthetics?

What did this have to do with Magic Treasures? Shouldn’t Magic Treasures be all about practicality?

Could attractiveness fill your stomach?

But now was not the time to consider these things. Today was the day he and Jiang Qingqin had agreed to journey to Qian City.

While crafting the Magic Treasure, the task from the Everything has shortcomings System was unknowingly completed. 73.3 years of Inner Strength were credited to him. Coupled with the Inner Strength Dumbelldore had accumulated through continuous day-and-night training, Lin Bai had now become a formidable martial artist with over a hundred years of Inner Strength. It was high time to leave the Novice Village and explore the world.

The Everything has shortcomings System had finally stopped collecting defect values. Its new mission was this:

[Defect is an art form. Launch an exhibition of defective items with an audience count of 4,983. Reward: Demon Dissolution Technique Split Head Technique]

At that moment, Lin Bai felt a little depressed. After publishing the Heavenly Remnant Collection, he had planned to use the Heavenly Remnant Culture Festival in Jiamucheng to amass a large amount of defect values!

But the System had stopped collecting these things?

Are you kidding me!

And what on earth was this reward from the System?

Sky Demon Disintegration was an offensive Martial Art. It was said that one could obtain tremendous attack power by damaging one’s own limbs...

The Demon Dissolution Technique rewarded by the System seemed similar to Sky Demon Disintegration, but the appended "Split Head Technique" part left Lin Bai utterly dumbfounded.

Whose head was to be split?

Mine or the enemy’s?

Considering Morning Flight’s usual antics, it was most likely his own head that would be split...

Finally, was the System itching to make itself defective?

But what was the use of splitting off one’s own head?

To bite people?

This was getting more and more ridiculous...

The Everything has shortcomings System had given out its new mission.

The Positive Emotion Tree of the Emotional System also showed new developments. Lin Bai and his Beggar Gang Disciples had made a killing. Over the past few days, the Disciples had continuously contributed a tremendous amount of positive Emotion Value to him. They had practically forced a seedling to sprout, bloom, and bear fruit. Its branches now bore a tiny red fruit, which looked like it would mature in no time...

Lin Bai was in the midst of reviewing his System Combo.

Suddenly, a loud, disorderly noise came from outside.

Crispy Rice pushed open the door and walked in. He glanced around the room, his gaze finally landing on Lin Bai. With a smile, he saluted Lin Bai with clenched fists. "Boss Lin, the brothers from the Beggar Gang are all ready. When do we set off?"

To distinguish himself from the other gang members, Crispy Rice always addressed Lin Bai as "Boss."

The Beggar Gang was now exorbitantly wealthy. Crispy Rice was no longer the downtrodden Gang Leader of before—once short-handed and meekly submissive. He now walked with an air of confidence, his face glowing, his back straight, and even his voice had grown much louder.

He was still dressed in beggar attire; however, his tattered clothes were clearly of finer workmanship. The word ’BEG’, styled with a floral border, was embroidered on the chest, and the word ’MILK’ was sewn on the back. Above and to the side of ’MILK’, two prominent smaller words read ’Mu Ming’. The left and right epaulets also bore the words ’Mu Ming’ and ’Milk’ respectively.

Having taken the sponsor’s money, it was only natural to satisfy them. The Disciples of the Beggar Gang had taken every detail into account. They were Players; as long as they could earn coins, they didn’t care about their image. Besides, athletes’ uniforms in various sports events were also covered with advertisements—the more ads, the more successful they were perceived to be. This was their glory, something others yearned for but couldn’t have!

"How are things arranged?" Lin Bai asked Crispy Rice, packing his specialized arrows. The Little White Fox, who had been cooped up blacksmithing with Lin Bai for two days, was thoroughly bored. Hearing they were going out, SWOOSH! She darted onto Lin Bai’s shoulder.

Master Artificer also ripped off his apron, revealing his Beggar Gang uniform underneath. He slung his crossbow and quiver of Crossbow Arrows over his shoulder; he too was part of this journey to Qian City. Higher Levels naturally bred aspirations for higher-level cities. In Jiamucheng, he was just a Blacksmith, but in Qian City, he had a good chance of becoming an Artifact Refiner. Everyone was looking forward to this trip to Qian City.

"Those with higher Martial Arts skills will go to Qian City this time. New recruits will stay in Jiamucheng to welcome the newcomers from the sky," Crispy Rice said. "Boss, everyone is waiting for you outside!"

The moment Lin Bai stepped out of the Blacksmith Shop, he paused, blinking subconsciously. Before him, twenty to thirty horse-drawn carriages were lined up. Two flags stood upright on each carriage: one with the word ’BEG’, the other ’MILK’. The carriage bodies were painted with black and white cows on lush green pastures, alongside various ad slogans like: "Pure, Natural Cow’s Milk for a Healthier Day," "Every Drop Mellow and Fragrant, a Lingering Aftertaste," "Pure Cow’s Milk from the Grasslands," and "Natural Health is Even Better."

The Disciples of the Beggar Gang had thoughtfully crafted the advertisements to reflect Jiamucheng’s unique characteristic of ’defectiveness’. Each advertising slogan intentionally featured a ’broken’ or incorrect character, and even the fluttering flags were deliberately tattered, creating a striking visual effect.

Three Beggar Gang Disciples, both men and women, stood beside each carriage. They appeared calm on the surface, but Lin Bai could hear them chattering non-stop in private chats, mostly thanking various people for gifting them ’Rockets’ and ’Dreamy Castles’. As per the sponsors’ request, every member of the Beggar Gang had to livestream their entire journey to Qian City.

「On the streets.」

The people of Jiamucheng crowded the roads, pointing at the carriages and whispering amongst themselves. Since the arrival of the ’people from the sky’, the residents’ lives had become much more exciting, with daily spectacles to watch. Even the children’s nursery rhymes had changed, with them now singing things like "Healthy New Life" or "Mobile Connects Us All."

Of course, some onlookers were attracted by the advertisements and would occasionally ask the Players where they could buy Mu Ming milk. The Players weren’t annoyed and patiently explained to each one. Money talked, and no one would offend their sponsor on camera.

Players from every Novice Village would eventually venture to higher-level cities, but Jiamucheng’s contingent was the most organized and lively. With dozens of Players livestreaming simultaneously, countless people were watching. The scene hardly resembled a game, but its promotional effect was incredibly potent...

Seeing Lin Bai, Crispy Rice waved his hand. All the members of the Beggar Gang turned their gaze towards Lin Bai in salute and shouted in unison, "Pure, natural milk for a fresh start to your day! The entire Beggar Gang greets Shopkeeper Lin!"

Lin Bai was momentarily startled by the advertising slogan, but amusement soon twinkled in his eyes.

Impressive.

In the future, this group would definitely catch any boss they fought completely off-guard.

With such a dazzlingly eye-catching branded squad, probably no Sect would dare try to poach his people!

This was his loyal contingent!

Speaking of which, the game company was surprisingly magnanimous. He had messed with the game so much, yet they remained indifferent. Interesting!

「Not far away.」

Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin stopped in their tracks, expressions of utter exasperation on their faces. Jiang Qingqin, cradling a rabbit, felt her eyelids twitch violently. With a dismayed expression, she said, "Xiao Yun, I suddenly don’t want to go with him anymore. What on earth is all this? If such a group of ’people from the sky’ arrives in Qian City, I doubt any Sect would want to recruit them. They’re completely unhinged!"

"You’re not much better," Xu Longyun retorted, glancing sideways at her. "What are you doing with a rabbit?"

"Practicing Spoken Law Follows." Jiang Qingqin giggled. "Seriously, it’s really difficult. One slip of the tongue and you say the wrong thing. Without an extensive vocabulary, you can’t keep it up. No wonder no one has mastered Spoken Law Follows in ten thousand years..."

"..." Xu Longyun stared at Jiang Qingqin, her brow twitching. She pursed her lips. "You’d better take it easy. If you keep messing around with Lin Bai, be careful the Hundred Flower Valley doesn’t want you anymore."

"If they don’t want me, I’ll join the Beggar Gang!" Jiang Qingqin stroked the white rabbit’s ears and chuckled. "Hanging out with Shopkeeper Lin is much more interesting than being in the Hundred Flower Valley anyway."

Xu Longyun glanced at her, shook her head, and said no more.