novelraw Chapter 156 - 102: Family Quest! Is This Even Allowed?
Chapter 156 - 102: Family Quest! Is This Even Allowed?
When Zheng Yu was surprised, Chen Han also wrote down a number and handed it to him.
The number naturally belonged to Wu Ying, a reporter for the Provincial New City News.
If Zheng Yu could really track this based on the little information from the game’s system prompt, then Wu Ying would be a huge help as a reporter.
After all, who would care about a mere city-level hospital when her husband is a billionaire?
If a second incident did occur, it would prove the hospital’s greed and disregard for patients, which would count as a good deed.
It would be worthy of his position as the leader of a Righteous Clan.
Would this count as resolving the infiltration of the Demon Dao forces into the Pill Sect? If the Shushan Alliance led by the Emei Sect did not offer rewards, it would be excessive.
Hopefully, the system would recognize this.
After chatting a bit more, Chen Han had to go back to the kitchen to add water to the medicinal soup, so he left the reception room.
Chen Xiaoyan also went back with her husband and father, but saw her husband holding the number given by the Patriarch, looking lost. "Husband, what are you thinking?"
Zheng Yu snapped out of it and said in surprise, "I think Patriarch Chen saw through my thoughts just now!"
...
Not long after Chen Han left the tourist service center, he saw that the flower beds set up everywhere by the Chen Family were already being planted with Five Offerings Flowers.
Lilies, chrysanthemums, lilies, and peonies were planted in full bloom, most of which would soon bloom, and even if not, with the watering of Spirit Plant Dew, they would bloom quickly.
Moreover, by then, with the added attributes of enchanting fragrance +2 and aesthetics +2, even ordinary flowers would be considered blessed by the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, making them more fragrant, beautiful, and appealing than others.
At noon, when he was having herbal cuisine, his junior sister came in with a smile to report good news: "Senior brother, more than 200 rooms have been booked for tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow’s rooms are already fully booked."
"Hmm!" Chen Han nodded, realizing it was indeed good news. This was the benefit brought by the New City News interview, spreading fame and attracting great interest, whether for ancient architecture, armored dogs, or hosting cattle.
Xiaoyu added, "Senior brother, with a significant increase in tourists, our current staffing is inadequate. We need to recruit more people, especially since there are regulations on security personnel numbers when tourist numbers reach a certain point, requiring preparations for emergencies."
Chen Han nodded. These were issues to address as they grew.
As he was about to speak, a special mission prompt appeared in his head from the game:
[Thanks to your efforts, the family has seen significant development, triggering a family mission!]
[With multiple defeats of Demon Path demons and incorporating the Dog Demon Race as Mountain Guardian Spiritual Beasts, the Chen Family has begun to rise and earn acclaim. Notably, the Clan Workshop Elder’s development of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea beneficial for cultivation has gained recognition, attracting the attention of demon Yang Chengzhi within the Demon Dao!]
[The Shushan Alliance has received information that demon lackeys under Yang Chengzhi plan to infiltrate the Chen territory to investigate the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, aiming to steal it. Please establish a Demon Suppression Hall and resolve the infiltrating Demon Dao demons!]
This task was distinct from previous ones, having a distinctive family symbol, indicating it was a family mission.
What surprised him was that such prompts from the game system often reflected corresponding events in reality.
For instance, Demon Path demons like Ming Di and Demons ’Barking Immortal Guest’ Fangfang were such cases.
Thus, this time might also be such a case.
Crucially, after so much game plot progression, named Demon Dao antagonists finally emerged.
Yang Chengzhi, in Swordsmen of Shushan, was initially a boy saved from demons by Qin Han’e and others. However, some people are born with an evil nature, like Yang Chengzhi, who was selfish and attempted to murder Zi Xian and steal immortal herbs shortly after arriving at Ningbi Cliff. Later, he joined the Demon Dao, becoming Atharva’s adoptive grandson, intending to use demonic power for personal gain.
Unexpectedly, in the game’s plot, after the Chen Family’s Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea reached Demon Dao forces, this greedy individual targeted it.
It seemed Chu Hao was not thorough in his demon operations.
Thinking this, Chen Han addressed Uncle Dagou, "Uncle Dagou, from now on, let Uncle Shuisheng handle matters in the specialty department. You focus on security, recruit robust clan members, and train them. Protecting the village with trained soldiers is a Chen Family tradition not to disgrace the ancestors."
This was essentially the Demon Suppression Hall, and Uncle Dagou’s sturdy frame made him the right fit to oversee it.
"Alright, leave it to me; I’ll train them hard," Chen Shuisheng promptly agreed.
After previously thrashing dog thieves, he’s become engrossed in martial arts. Even training security, treating it like military training, excites him.
Xiaoyu mentioned Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, "Senior brother, regarding Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, Mr. Chu and Reporter Wu evidently have greater demand. We can also recruit more people to increase production."
Chen Shuisheng concurred, "The new Frying Pan Furnace has been built, so we can recruit more people to increase production."
Chen Han thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Shuisheng, this time recruit those aunts and uncles unable to work with bamboo, let them focus on tea leaf frying, and assign a few to help Uncle Wugong with carvings. Those able to work with bamboo should go harvest bamboo leaves."