Establish A Long-Lived Family From The Son-In-Law

Chapter 93: Screwing on the Assembly Line!

"Hmm, there really is?" Lu Changsheng heard this system prompt and immediately felt delighted.

In his monotonous and dull daily life, only giving birth and the system lottery could stir up some excitement in his heart.

"If I have ten children in the future, will the system give me money with each one?" Lu Changsheng couldn't help but wonder.

"System, I want to draw a lottery!" He didn't speculate too much.

After all, if you speculate too much about this kind of thing, you will have expectations.

Once there are expectations, there will be disappointment.

Looking at the lottery wheel that appeared before his eyes, Lu Changsheng's mind stirred slightly, "Start the lottery!"

Immediately, the lottery wheel began to emit golden light.

Under Lu Changsheng's gaze, the golden light finally stopped at 'Skill'.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Second Stage Puppetry Skill!]

[The reward has been sent to the system space, the host can check it at any time.]

A puppet-like light sphere emerged from the large turntable, accompanied by the sound of the system.

"Second Stage Puppetry Skill?" Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow when he saw the skill he drew this time.

Among the various skills in cultivation, puppetry was considered a relatively niche skill.

Although it couldn't compare to the four major skills of formations, pill refining, artifact forging, and talisman making.

But relatively speaking, it could still be considered a pretty good skill.

As long as he learned it, his life would not be bad.

Or rather, in cultivation, as long as you mastered any skill, you wouldn't be bad.

Even skills like spiritual plants, butchers, medicinal cuisine, and animal husbandry, as long as you were skilled and worked hard, your life would become sweeter and sweeter.

Lu Changsheng's mind stirred as he looked at the light sphere in the system space.

[Second Stage Puppetry Skill: After use, you can directly comprehend the Second Stage full-level puppetry skill and the corresponding puppetry compendium.]

"Sure enough, just like the talisman-making skill I obtained before, I directly obtained the Second Stage full-level puppetry skill, which means I can refine puppets comparable to the peak of Foundation Building."

"With this puppetry skill, not only can I use formation tactics, but I can also use puppetry tactics in battles!"

"If I have a few Second Stage puppets with me in the future, then my safety will be guaranteed!"

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the explanation above.

He still thought this skill was pretty good and suitable for himself.

Or rather, Lu Changsheng thought all the cultivation skills were pretty good.

After all, having more skills wouldn't burden him.

Being skilled in various crafts was not a bad thing.

Even if he couldn't use them temporarily, he could teach them to his children or pass them on to others in the future when he established a cultivation family.

Lu Changsheng had already made up his mind.

If he were to establish a cultivation family, it would be the same as now.

Avoiding conflicts, making connections, and being friendly would bring wealth.

The entire family would rely on various skills to earn money and cultivate peacefully.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng used the Second Stage Puppetry Skill in the system space.

In an instant, a wave of knowledge information surged into his mind.

"Puppetry Beginner's Guide"

"Basic Puppetry Compendium"

"First Stage Puppetry Compendium"

"Second Stage Puppetry Compendium"

"How I Create Puppets with My Bare Hands"

"How Puppets are Made"

"My Experiences with Puppets"

After a while, a pile of knowledge about puppets flooded Lu Changsheng's mind.

He gained an understanding of identifying puppet materials.

How to turn the skeletons of demonic beasts and ferocious beasts into puppets.

Puppet formation inscriptions, spiritual control, and more.

"Phew!"

"It's truly amazing, just like the previous experience, this feeling is still incredibly mysterious."

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and looked at his hands.

Not only did he gain a wealth of knowledge about puppets, but he also felt like he had been making, assembling, polishing, and refining puppets for decades.

If he had a pile of materials now, he could immediately demonstrate how to create a puppet with his bare hands.

"However, this puppetry skill doesn't seem as good as I imagined." Lu Changsheng furrowed his brows slightly after absorbing the Second Stage Puppetry Skill.

Based on his understanding of puppetry from his mind, he discovered several major problems with puppet creation.

Time-consuming!

Costly!

Even if he has the skill of a second-tier puppeteer, he is a master of second-tier puppets!

Even with ready-made materials, it would take two to three days, or even longer, to create an ordinary first-tier lower-grade puppet.

As for a first-tier middle-grade puppet, it would take at least seven to eight days, or even ten days to half a month.

As for a first-tier upper-grade puppet, it would take even longer, at least ten days to half a month.

In his daily life, he not only has to cultivate, make talismans, but also accompany his wives and concubines, and raise children. Lu Changsheng clearly knows that he doesn't have so much time and energy to mass-produce puppets.

Moreover, the cost of materials needed to make puppets is very high.

Lu Changsheng made a preliminary estimate.

The material cost alone for an ordinary first-tier lower-grade puppet would be around twenty to thirty spirit stones.

Although he is not clear about the specific price of a lower-grade puppet, he roughly knows that the price would not exceed one hundred spirit stones.

In other words, after working for three to four days to make a puppet, the final profit would only be three to four times the cost.

This is embarrassing compared to talismans!

"No wonder there is a hierarchy among craftsmen. Formations, alchemy, refining, and talismans, the mainstream four arts look down on other crafts."

"Puppets can be considered decent among the hundred arts of cultivation, but compared to the relatively easy and profitable craft of making talismans, the gap is immediately apparent."

"Moreover, talismans are ranked last among the mainstream four arts of cultivation."

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

He suddenly felt that this second-tier puppetry skill was somewhat useless for him at the moment.

First of all, this skill cannot be used to make money.

Making money by making puppets is nowhere near as easy and fast as making talismans.

Furthermore, the time and material costs of making puppets are too high.

He instantly gave up on his original idea of using puppet tactics in naval battles.

Even if it's just a first-tier lower-grade puppet, he can't afford it.

As for his desire to make a second-tier puppet, it's even out of the question.

It's not that he can't make it, it's simply that he doesn't have the money.

Lu Changsheng is not very clear about the material cost of a second-tier puppet.

But based on his preliminary estimate, it would cost at least several thousand spirit stones.

"It's too difficult!"

Lu Changsheng sighed deeply.

He felt that everywhere on his cultivation path, money was needed.

He now needs money to save the unfortunate female cultivator stranded in the Baiyu Tower.

He also needs money to buy a first-tier top-grade brush, purchase second-tier talisman-making materials, and draw second-tier talismans.

He already doesn't have enough money, and he desperately needs money. Where can he find the money to buy materials and make a second-tier puppet?

"Ah, a person is ultimately limited."

"If one were to personally handle everything and do everything alone, it would be too difficult."

"There simply isn't enough time and energy for that, no wonder many craftsmen choose to join a faction."

Lu Changsheng shook his head with emotion.

He also understood why many people would choose to join a faction.

Because joining a faction brings many conveniences.

Just like himself in the Lu family, he has enjoyed many benefits from the family.

But the problem is, his second-order talisman and his current second-order puppet cannot be utilized.

There is no way to quickly convert them into resources.

And his current strength is not enough, so he dares not reveal his second-order skills.

Otherwise, what if he becomes a tool who spends eight hours a day making talismans?

"Wait a minute, the difficulty of this puppetry skill lies mainly in its complexity."

"Not only does one need to be skilled in polishing materials, crafting parts, refining components, and assembling them, but also in engraving spiritual rune formations on the puppet, and so on."

"For one person to master all of these, it is naturally very difficult, but these steps can be completely divided and assigned to different people."

Lu Changsheng digested the knowledge of puppetry in his mind.

Suddenly, he felt that puppet manufacturing was somewhat similar to his previous life working on an assembly line, screwing screws. This gave him an idea.

"If one person only needs to master one aspect, wouldn't it be simple?"

"I can completely find a group of apprentices with some talent and teach them the different aspects of puppet parts and assembly."

"And teach the most crucial spiritual rune formations to trustworthy individuals, wouldn't this achieve a puppet assembly line?"

"As long as the puppet assembly line is established and production increases, wouldn't making money become easier?"

"After all, when it comes to talisman making, even if the profit is high, there is ultimately only one person, which can't compare to products on an assembly line."

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

The more he thought about this idea, the more feasible it seemed to him.

Talisman making is something that can only be done by oneself.

But with the second-order puppetry skill, as a second-order puppet master, he realized that puppetry could be divided and assigned.

The difficulty of puppetry lies in its complexity.

Not only does one need to craft the individual parts and components of the puppet, but also assemble them and engrave spiritual rune formations on the puppet.

One even needs to understand mechanics, human kinetics, physics, mechanical structures, and so on.

But by dividing these tasks and industrializing them, allowing different people to do them, the threshold is immediately lowered.

It is entirely possible to create a production line industry.

"I can think of this, others should be able to think of it too, right?"

"Anyway, for now, this is still too distant for me. I'll consider it when I have the strength in the future."

Lu Changsheng shook his head and suppressed the idea that had just arisen.

To build a puppet manufacturing industry, he must have a certain level of strength before he can start implementing it.

Currently, without money or strength, he can only rely on making talismans to earn money and raise children.

Looking at the sky outside, it's almost evening. Lu Changsheng walked out of the talisman shop.

He was ready to buy some materials for making puppets.

The cost of this thing is high, but since he has the skills, he must give it a try and make two for fun.

If it doesn't work out, he can also use them as toys for his children.

Lu Changsheng did not go to the market for wandering cultivators to buy materials.

Before he could finish shopping, it was already getting dark.

Half an hour later.

Lu Changsheng arrived at the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.

This is a shop opened by the Qingyun Sect, with seven floors and very luxurious.

Inside, there are medicines, magical tools, cultivation techniques, and treasures of heaven and earth for sale, and the items are guaranteed.

Lu Changsheng came to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce and bought materials to make a first-grade lower-grade puppet and a first-grade middle-grade puppet.

He also bought some spiritual materials for practicing the Hundred Refining Body Technique.

Although the Hundred Refining Body Technique has the Black Dragon Magic Pearl, his own cultivation progress is also rapid.

But Lu Changsheng still spends half an hour every day practicing the Hundred Refining Body Technique.

In the end, Lu Changsheng bought everything he needed, spending 236 spirit stones.

This added to the burden of his already not wealthy family.

The day to go to the Baiyu Tower will be postponed again.

After leaving the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, Lu Changsheng passed by a shop called "Qianji Pavilion" that sells puppets.

He went in to inquire about the price of puppets.

The shopkeeper told him that different puppets have different effects, even if they are of the same grade, there are price differences.

Then he told him the approximate prices of the puppets.

A first-grade lower-grade puppet costs about seventy to eighty spirit stones.

A first-grade middle-grade puppet costs about three hundred spirit stones.

A first-grade upper-grade puppet costs about one thousand one hundred spirit stones.

A first-grade top-grade puppet costs about three thousand spirit stones.

After hearing the prices, Lu Changsheng bid farewell and left.

It's not that the prices are too high, he just wanted to know how much puppets can be sold for.

Compared to talismans, it can only be considered as hard-earned money.

Of course, if the other party is the assembly line craftsmanship he envisioned, that's another story.

After buying the materials, Lu Changsheng didn't go back to the talisman shop, but went straight home.

After all, his child was born today, so he naturally had to go back and take a look.

After returning home, Lu Changsheng visited his newborn child and carried him to the courtyard.

Sitting in the courtyard while holding the child is also a way for Lu Changsheng to relax.

Of course, as long as the child doesn't cry.

After sitting quietly for a while, Baihe came to report to Lu Changsheng that the neighbor Xia Long had come to visit.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately got up, handed the child to Baihe, and went to greet him with a smile.

This neighbor is his big customer.

Every few months, he would come to buy talismans from him, and they were all top-grade talismans.

It can be considered a relatively stable channel for selling talismans.

"Friend Xia, are you planning to go on an adventure again?" Lu Changsheng came to the hall and said when he saw Xia Long.

He remembered that the other party had just returned half a month ago.

"Yes, I'm already fifty years old now. If I don't make a breakthrough soon, I won't have a chance." Xia Long sighed and said so.

Lu Changsheng knew that when he said there won't be a chance if he doesn't make a breakthrough, he was referring to Foundation Building.

There has always been a saying in the cultivation world.

For cultivators who want to break through Foundation Building, the final limit is sixty years old.

After sixty, the body will start to decline and go downhill.

Not only will the probability of Foundation Building decrease, but the risks will also increase.

After all, Foundation Building is not a joke.

Once Foundation Building fails, the consequences can range from minor injuries and a decline in cultivation to severe damage to the meridians, becoming disabled, or even directly perishing.

"What kind of talismans do you want this time, Friend Xia?" Lu Changsheng didn't chat much in this regard and asked directly.

"Do you have a few Thunder Summoning Talismans, Golden Light Shield Talismans, Yang Willow Dew Talismans, and Hundred Li Concealment Talismans?" Xia Long asked.

"I have a few of these talismans on me. I don't know how many you need, Friend Xia." Lu Changsheng said calmly.

"Do you have two or three Thunder Summoning Talismans?" Xia Long asked.

"I happen to have three. If Friend Xia needs them, I can sell them all to you. I need to restock my store next month anyway." Lu Changsheng said so.

This statement is obviously false.

The talismans he sold to Xia Long were all talismans he drew for himself to protect himself. Among them, there were over a hundred high-quality talismans and about fifty top-quality talismans. The reason why he only had so few talismans and didn't draw more was because he had limited time in his daily life. Additionally, besides using these talismans for self-defense, he currently didn't have a safe channel to sell them. The cost of materials was also a factor, so he couldn't stock up too much.

"Then I thank you, Lu Dao You. Besides the three Thunder Summoning Talismans, I would like one of each of the other three talismans," Xia Long said.

"Is the place you're going particularly dangerous, Xia Dao You?" Lu Changsheng asked.

"I also have a Thunder Light Talisman that I keep on me. If Xia Dao You wants it, I can sell it to you," Lu Changsheng thought that he was currently short on money and had been trading with Xia Long as neighbors for a long time. He felt that he could sell one or two top-quality talismans to the other party. After all, he did have a Thunder Light Talisman given to him by the Fourth Elder, which was believable.

"Hmm? Lu Dao You actually has top-quality talismans. I wonder what price Lu Dao You is selling them for!" Xia Long's expression brightened when he heard this.

"This is also something my elders gave me for self-defense. If Xia Dao You wants it, consider it an advance sale of the top-quality talismans that will be sold in my shop next month," Lu Changsheng said.

"As for the price, it will be the same as the shop's price, 220 spirit stones," Lu Changsheng said.

"Alright, thank you, Lu Dao You," Xia Long immediately thanked him.

In the Jiulongfang Market, top-quality talismans were not easy to come by. Naturally, Xia Long was willing to buy them when he heard they were available.

"Xia Dao You is too polite," Lu Changsheng took out seven talismans from his storage bag and said, "In total, it's 490 spirit stones. Xia Dao You can give me 450 spirit stones."

In their usual transactions, Lu Changsheng would always give Xia Long a discounted price. This was one of the reasons why the other party would come to him to buy talismans. Not only was the channel stable and the quality of the talismans guaranteed, but the price was also relatively favorable.

"Okay, thank you, Lu Dao You," Xia Long also agreed readily.

He took out 450 spirit stones from his storage bag and then bid farewell and left.

Lu Changsheng saw him off at the door and then hummed with a satisfied expression on his face, "Indeed, talismans are the way to go. What rubbish puppet master, not even worth a damn!"

These seven talismans, six high-quality talismans, cost about fifteen spirit stones each. As for the top-quality Thunder Light Talisman, the cost was only seven spirit stones. The total cost was twenty-two spirit stones, but he sold them for 450 spirit stones, a profit of over twenty times!

It was completely incomparable to relying on making puppets.

"I can go to Baiyu Tower tomorrow," Lu Changsheng said as he looked at the warm spirit stones, thinking to himself.

He still had over two hundred spirit stones on him, plus these 450 spirit stones, which would be enough to find one or two high-quality female cultivators.

At the same time, he hoped that Xia Dao You would return safely. Otherwise, he would lose a stable big customer.

The next day, Lu Changsheng went to Baiyu Tower with the spirit stones. Familiar with the process, he spent 580 spirit stones to purchase two maidservants.

One had a ninth-grade spiritual root, and the other had an eighth-grade spiritual root.

Both were pitiful people with excellent looks and figures, making people feel sorry for them.

Lu Changsheng couldn't stand seeing such pitiful people. Originally, he could have bought a seventh-grade spiritual root with the spirit stones he had on him. But after thinking about it, he decided to buy two instead.

He wanted both quality and quantity!

As before, he still needed to wait for Baiyu Tower's notification.

"Ah, Baiyu Tower is truly a place where money is spent like water. Next time I have money, I should buy materials for second-grade talismans first," Lu Changsheng sighed and shook his head as he walked out of Baiyu Tower.

In the blink of an eye, another half a month passed.

Lu Changsheng's forty-first child was born.

At this time, Lu Changsheng was also preparing to go home.

Because the Lu family's Spirit Testing Ceremony was about to begin in about ten days.

Lu Ping'an, Lu Wuyou, Lu Wuyu, and Lu Xile four people were going to participate.

Even though he already knew the result in his heart, none of these four children had spiritual roots.

But at least it was his children's first time participating in the Spirit Testing Ceremony.

As a father, he had to go back and take a look.

"This time, I'll go back alone. I hope nothing unexpected happens again," Lu Changsheng walked on the road, thinking to himself.

To avoid drawing too much attention in the market, he changed his appearance.

He transformed into a young man with a dark complexion and an ordinary appearance.

(End of this chapter)