Chaos Lord: Infinite Guidance

Chapter 16 The Lacquerer and Bricklayer

"Ding! Mission complete: Resisted the second attack by the merman army. Reward: 100 food, 200 soul power!"

"Ding! Please select one of the following random barracks blueprints as your reward."

"Optional Reward 1: [Silent Cemetery Construction Blueprint]. After use, you can build a Silent Cemetery in your territory. After construction, the territory's military and culture will increase by 5 and 3 respectively. You can also recruit monster units such as small skeletons and large skeletons from the Silent Cemetery by consuming resources. Please explore on your own for details."

"Optional Reward Two: [Building Blueprint for a Simple Shelter]. After use, you can build a simple shelter in your territory. After construction, the territory's military and economy will increase by +3 and +1. Consuming resources, you can recruit the martial arts sequence troops, Little Beggar and Old Beggar, from the simple shelter. Please explore on your own for details."

"Ding! New mission activated: Resist the third attack of the Murloc Legion. Mission complete. Rewards: 100 food, 200 soul power, one low-level surrender token, and one resource building of your choice. Hint: The intensity of the Murloc Legion's third attack exceeds that of the prologue battle. A three-star hero-level Murloc leader, a two-star hero-level Murloc fighter, and a two-star hero-level Murloc warlock will join the battle."

Wang Jue received a system notification.

The Murloc army's second attack has ended.

Carp Jason and Catfish Sika are tough and thick-skinned, and their injuries are not serious. Now that there are no enemies, they practiced somersaults. One did a carp somersault, and the other a catfish somersault, just like big fish jumping out of the pond. They practiced with great enthusiasm.

Mad Dog King stood quietly behind Wang Jue.

Meanwhile, Wang Jue had moved Ban Dehu three hundred meters away, so that he wouldn't have to listen to his grumbling.

"Don't rush to pick up the loot, select the mission reward first!"

Wang Jue carefully reviewed the information on the blueprints for the self-selected barracks.

"Silent Cemetery plus culture, shabby shack plus economy, interesting! Judging from the blueprint description, Silent Cemetery seems to be more advanced, with more territory attribute points. However, the higher the known target's intelligence, the easier it is to guide them, so beggars should be stronger than skeletons, right?"

Wang Jue was also somewhat averse to the silent cemetery, so after some hesitation, he finally chose the [construction blueprints for the simple shack].

Soon, right next to the brick wall surrounding the automatic apple tree, a tattered cloth shed, more than two meters high and resembling a simple tent, appeared.

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Military camp name: simple shack

Belongs to: Martial Arts

Area: 4m x 4m

Barracks Attributes: Military +3, Economy +1

Barracks Technology: None (Requires tech building development)

Recruitable Unit 1: [Little Beggar], a one-star cannon fodder unit, requiring 10 Star Coins and 20 Food to recruit.

Recruitable Unit Type 2: [Old Beggar], a one-star assassin unit equipped with a wooden stick. Recruitment requirements: 20 Star Coins and 10 Food.

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"What a crappy barracks! The little beggar is cannon fodder, and the old beggar is actually an assassin? The recruitment cost is cheap though..."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Jue spent 30 yuan and 30 units of food to recruit a young beggar and an old beggar.

Quickly, two ragged, unkempt beggars emerged from the makeshift shack.

"Give me some food!"

The young beggar knelt directly in front of Wang Jue, while the old beggar, with disheveled hair and a wooden cane in his hand, squatted next to the simple shack.

Wang Jue glanced at their attribute information and thought they were utterly trash. He already knew the little beggar's attribute information, and the old beggar wasn't much stronger. They had the same lines, a wooden stick as a weapon, and their attack power might be a bit higher, but they didn't have any martial arts skills. Wang Jue couldn't see why he could become an assassin.

Of course, Wang Jue wasn't interested in the two beggars' fighting ability. He had gained two hundred points of soul power and was thinking of finding some laborers who could move bricks and build walls.

Making, carrying, and building the wall yourself was exhausting.

"Little beggar!"

Wang Jue called out, and at the same time, he did not hesitate to use Infinite Guidance.

"Give me some food!"

The little beggar knelt before Wang Jue, as if trying to cling to Wang Jue's leg.

Wang Jue had already entered a mentoring mode. With a serious expression, he shouted, "You have hands and feet, why are you begging! Little beggar, you are young and strong, and you have no disabilities. Don't you feel ashamed to beg? Why can't you be self-reliant? Listen to me, in our Xuanzhou, everything is waiting to be rebuilt. As long as you learn to carry bricks, you won't have to worry about food. As the saying goes, work hard to carry bricks, and you can earn over ten thousand a month..."

"Ding, guidance successful!"

Wang Jue wanted to say more, but the system notification interrupted him directly.

"After your guidance, the little beggar suddenly understood the importance of self-reliance and decided to support himself by carrying bricks."

"Ding! Your one-star unit, Little Beggar, has mutated into a one-star Craftsman/Bricklayer. Loyalty +10."

"Ding, recording the formula for quickly training beggars to become bricklayers. Consuming the corresponding soul power, using 'bricklaying' as the keyword, you can quickly and in batches train little beggars to become bricklayers."

The little beggar kneeling before Wang Jue flashed with golden light, instantly changing into a pair of shorts and a short-sleeved shirt. He stood up, his body grew taller, and his skin darkened...

In just a few breaths, the ragged, unkempt little beggar transformed into a smart, strong, and confident middle-aged man with a smile on his face.

"Work hard, and you'll earn over 10,000 a month!"

The bricklayer bowed to Wang Jue, and his attribute information automatically popped up in front of Wang Jue.

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Name: Bricklayer (Mutant)

Star rating: 1.5 stars

Belongs to: Martial Arts

Unit Role: Craftsman

Loyalty: 70

Skill: [Bricklaying], can lay 100 bricks at a time, moving with incredible speed.

Dialogue: Work hard, earn over 10,000 a month

Description: A hardworking middle-aged man with considerable strength, skilled at carrying bricks, but completely lacking in martial arts skills.

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"Good, good, good, you've become a craftsman! Being a craftsman is great!"

Wang Jue clapped his hands and cheered, thinking to himself that the [Unlimited Guidance] was truly a divine skill. As long as he could speak plainly, he could train his subordinates in a targeted manner and even create all kinds of talents that he needed.

However, this bricklayer who only knew how to move bricks still couldn't satisfy Wang Jue.

Wang Jue thought for a moment, then used [Infinite Guidance] again, saying to the bricklayer, "Knowing how to carry bricks will only fill your stomach, not make you eat well. Bricklayer, you need to continue your studies and learn advanced skills, such as mortar mixing or bricklaying!"

"Work hard, lay bricks, and you'll earn over ten thousand a month!" The bricklayer nodded and shook his head sheepishly, seemingly not understanding, yet also unconvinced.

"What, you don't know what mortar application is? What bricklaying is? Or do you not believe me? Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Wang Jue tried his best to gesture the shape of the ash-applying knife, and then said, "You come from the martial arts world, have you ever heard of a weapon? Let me tell you, it's like a knife but not a knife, like a shovel but not a shovel, its great name is Thunderous Ash Knife Heartless Slash. If you can use this slash, you can advance to attack Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shanhaiguan, or retreat to defend the three northeastern provinces and Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Holding the knife and shovel, the silver light gleams, facing the wall and the landscape, smoking a cigarette while shouting: 'Come on, ash!'"

The bricklayer was completely dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at Wang Jue, not even bothering to say his lines.

"It doesn't work?"

Wang Jue frowned and said again, "It means you need to learn how to build houses, lay bricks, and build walls, understand?"

The bricklayer nodded, and this time his body shone brightly.

"Ding! Guidance successful! The bricklayer, enlightened by your guidance, suddenly understood. He visited renowned masters, diligently studied the craft, and wandered the world for decades. In one day, he achieved enlightenment and then secluded himself to forge the 'Heartless Gray Blade.' Once the gray blade was forged, it dominated Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shanhaiguan, reigning supreme in Northeast China, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, ultimately becoming a master gray blade bricklayer!"

"Ding! Your craftsman, the bricklayer, has mutated into a two-star gray-blade mason. Loyalty +10."

"Ding, recording the quick upgrade formula for gray-blade masonry. Consuming the corresponding soul power, using 'Lai Hui' as the keyword, you can quickly and in batches upgrade bricklayers to gray-blade masonry."

With the system notification, the middle-aged bricklayer's hair turned white, his face became weathered, and he looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. On his waist, however, were two gleaming silver shovels.

"Holy crap, the system is awesome! It can speak better than me in plain language!"

Wang Jue sighed sincerely.