CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: BLESSED WITHOUT KNOWING IT

Hand Rubbing Diamonds thought for a moment, nodding in agreement: "Indeed, this kind of speculation is quite reliable. However, as we can see now, products that require points are quite special."

"Whether it’s the Blood Pool Enhancement from the Secret Vault or the Magic Book from the store, they’re all associated with profession enhancement."

"Isn’t it normal for such special items to have unique requirements?"

"Didn’t the potion that quickly restores Magic Power not require points?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching reached out and patted both of their shoulders: "Actually, I think this wave of currency adjustment is more to prepare for the Weapon Enchantment system, right?"

Mr. Zhou chuckled: "Everyone’s making valid points, but regardless of what those cunning developers are plotting, it’s good for us. Let’s focus on what’s in front of us for now."

"For Iron Refining, first, we must prepare a blast furnace."

"I know quite a bit about constructing a blast furnace, we can give it a try. It might not be successful right away."

At this moment, Flatulence and Sea Flip walked over from afar.

"Hi, Somersault, Brother Pi, did you reach Level 2?" Mr. Zhou greeted the two.

Sea Flip greeted Mr. Zhou warmly, then came over to him: "Brother Zhou, guess what Brother Pi and I discovered?"

Mr. Zhou examined Sea Flip and hesitantly asked: "Could it be an open-pit mine?"

Flatulence patted Mr. Zhou on the shoulder and praised: "Not bad, Old Zhou, you guessed it quite accurately."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou was surprised and asked: "Really? You actually discovered an open-pit mine?"

Flatulence patted his chest bone: "Why? Do you think I’m lying to you?"

"Although what we found is an open-pit coal mine, not an iron mine, it’s still an open-pit mine. We can start mining right away."

"Oh, I and Somersault have both seen the system message earlier. Do you know who discovered the open-pit iron mine? Such good luck."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds said softly: "We just took a team task from Mage Fang Ka, who told us the location of the open-pit iron mine, but didn’t mention who discovered it, and we didn’t ask."

"You should report the open-pit coal mine discovery to Mage Fang Ka. There should be a reward, right?"

Flatulence nodded, then dragged Sea Flip towards Fang Ka: "Alright, we’ll go report it now and chat later."

Soon, the two were in front of Fang Ka, and Flatulence spoke first: "Mage Fang Ka, the two of us discovered an open-pit coal mine."

Fang Ka looked up at Flatulence, nodded slightly: "My loyal subordinates, very good, where is this open-pit coal mine?"

Flatulence did not hesitate and quickly informed Fang Ka of the coal mine’s location.

Fang Ka immediately gave the two a popup.

Favorability +5 points.

This isn’t due to Fang Ka being stingy, but because discovering minerals is entirely different from the Magic Array Hand Rubbing Diamonds found.

The mineral system has been publicized before, and all players know about it.

If they hadn’t found it, others would have.

So giving substantial rewards didn’t fit; a bit of favorability suffices.

Whereas the Magic Array discovered by Hand Rubbing Diamonds was deemed hard to find by Fang Ka, hence deserving a significant reward.

"So, what reward did you get?"

Seeing Flatulence and Sea Flip walking back, Hand Rubbing Diamonds curiously asked.

They were standing some distance from Fang Ka.

And during the report to Fang Ka, Flatulence spoke softly to maintain respect and avoid losing favorability points.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds and the others couldn’t hear the conversation between Fang Ka and Flatulence.

Even if they did, they could only guess, not determine the exact reward.

After all, the 5-point favorability reward popped up directly for Flatulence and Sea Flip.

Upon hearing Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ words, Flatulence sighed: "A bit different from what I imagined."

Mr. Zhou curiously looked at Flatulence: "How so?"

Flatulence shrugged slightly: "I thought the reward would be experience points, allowing me to reach Level 2."

"If not, perhaps Silver Coins and points, but it turned out to be increased favorability with Mage Fang Ka."

Mr. Zhou exaggeratedly opened his mouth: "Isn’t this better than experience points or currency points? Don’t you realize how lucky you are!"

"Favorability with Mage Fang Ka, can it be measured with money? It’s priceless! Many people desire it but can’t get it."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching timely added: "Like Wangzai Little Buns."

Mr. Zhou continued to analyze for Flatulence: "Let me tell you, favorability with Mage Fang Ka is crucial and ties to many things."

"For instance, the Level 2 unique quest I accepted clearly triggered because I previously increased favorability with Mage Fang Ka."

"Without prior favorability increase, this unique quest surely wouldn’t trigger."

"In the future, many benefits will likely require certain favorability levels to enjoy."

"This aligns with real settings. If someone likes you, they’ll treat you differently from others."

"As men, we should look further ahead than just immediate benefits. This reward is something any player would wish for."

Flatulence scratched his head: "Now that you put it that way, I guess we really hit the jackpot with Somersault."

Sea Flip instantly nodded: "I already felt we made a killing. I didn’t expect you, Brother Pi, to think this way. Had I known, I would’ve given you a lecture."

"Look at me, working as a cook for Mage Fang Ka for so many days, getting steady currency and points, yet my favorability only increased once and by just one point."

"This shows just how rare favorability with Mage Fang Ka is!"