Legend of the chosen ones: Beyond Destiny

Chapter 1193 608: Endless Good Days in the Gutter_3

Some tasks, if you ignore them, can be left as if they don't exist. But if you're stubborn enough to uncover them, it never ends.

Just like a new programmer having to deal with the mountain of crap code left by their predecessors, or sanitation workers facing endless piles of trash.

All the sins committed by those before you, you have to start paying for them.

In order to thoroughly eradicate the White Country Restoration Front and dangerous elements, the Federation and Empire had to personally get involved, truly cleaning up the remnants of terrorists and suspects in the slums, reorganizing order, and maintaining stability.

The indulgence and neglect of the past have now transformed into burdens heavy enough to crush a person and troubles with no end in sight, one task finished and another follows, one issue resolved and another emerges.

Countless tangled and chaotic affairs have left everyone, from top to bottom, utterly overwhelmed, and in their exhausted state, they can't help but internally exclaim — Damn it, Shekri, why aren't you dead yet?!

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"Ji Jue, Ji Jue, let's go out and play!"

A pair of eyes suddenly appeared in front of him, blinking, shining brightly, full of expectation: "I heard there have been many jellyfish near the sea at Tower City recently, let's go catch jellyfish!"

"No."

Ji Jue deftly pinched her collar and tossed her aside, continuing to debug the mechanical heart on the operating table: "I'm working."

"Ji Jue, we —"

Five minutes later, An Ning popped up again, just about to speak when Ji Jue interrupted, handing her a box: "A new batch of consumables, take them for a test, let me know if anything feels off."

Another five minutes later, An Ning peeked out again: "Ji Jue..."

Ji Jue sighed in resignation, turning back:

"What is it now?"

"Oh, nothing much."

An Ning rested her chin on her hand, smiling happily: "Just wanted you to turn around and look at me, or I can just look at you."

"..."

Ji Jue, helpless, pointed to the table opposite: "If you want to watch, sit there and watch, stop bothering me. If you're bored, go play with Little Ox and Horse, it's quite entertaining, you should try it.

I still have guests to entertain."

In the corner, Little Ox and Horse in its massive metal den looked up in shock, letting out a beep in disbelief.

A clear knock resounded on the door.

Out of habit, a polite and well-mannered approach, even though the door had already opened before the knock hit.

The guest entered.

Tong Shan pushed the door open, surveying the workshop inside, finding it hard to imagine such a world existing inside the rough and undecorated unfinished building outside.

Ji Jue finished his closing tasks, placed the heart back into the chest in front of him, and turned to take the tea handed over by the mechanical arm.

"Have a seat, Brother Shan, what brings you here?"

"Bringing money, picking up goods, and looking for a place to slack off."

After taking off his coat and sitting on the sofa, Tong Shan loosened his tie without any pretenses, calmly saying words he usually wouldn't.

Some people may seem serious, but the more familiar you are with them, the more you sense their hidden playful nature.

Back in Cliff City, with the Tong family's expectations and the director's trust, Tong Shan naturally worked diligently, not daring to slack for a moment. But coming to this ghost place in Central Earth, if he didn't learn to leave himself a bit of leeway, he'd probably work himself to death.

After signaling to An Ning, who was still playing with Little Ox and Horse, he took the tea from Ji Jue without minding the eternally unchanged cheap taste, casually asking, "When did you get a Legion? The one at the workshop's entrance, seems like I've seen it somewhere before..."

"Oh, the new gatekeeper, still in the trial period." Ji Jue answered without thinking: "If you find him slacking, let me know, I'll dock his pay."

"Gatekeeper?" Tong Shan was puzzled, "Feels a bit insubstantial."

"Well, word is he plays hard in private, maybe he's physically exhausted, Legion after all, it's normal to be a bit chaotic."

Ji Jue took a box from the mechanical arm, opened it, and pushed it over: "Take a look, standard issue High Rank alchemy bullets by the Association, specs and standards are about the same.

Difficult to guarantee against Rebirth Rank, but as long as it's not Transformation or Ruins Rank, it's not a problem to take out a small fry with one shot."

"Hmm, sounds about right."

Tong Shan closed the box without looking and tossed it aside, turning his hand, pulling out Hui Hao and handing it over, "Can you take a look at this for me?"

"Whoa—"

Ji Jue accepted the ink-colored longsword, walked towards his workbench, and slightly sensed the internal conditions, clicking his tongue in admiration: "This consumption is quite exaggerated, huh? It's starting to lag in action?"

"Yeah, it's not working too smoothly, is it a quality issue?"

"Master Zhou has his own struggles."

Ji Jue sighed: "No one expected you'd use this thing to withstand a Heavenly Calamity, right? Even the aura of White Deer has seeped inside, and you didn't use it conservatively before, did you? The Circulation Structure is actually skewed, the consumption is way too much."

"Too many troubles, solving one is a victory." Tong Shan asked: "Is it troublesome to fix?"

"Small problem, a few minor maintenances, one major overhaul, and it's done."

Ji Jue's hands kept moving, his fingertips meticulously wiping over the sword's edge, and suddenly, a clear ringing sound echoed as sparks flew from the friction between his fingers and the blade, like a whetstone.

The Sword Nurturing Skill from the Nine Forms Inheritance, as skilled as it gets.

From Pan Ying to Zanlu, all this sword sharpening, there has been some progress, after all.

Even the seemingly flawless alchemy creations now appeared to have several areas that could be adjusted and corrected based on Tong Shan's habits: "Want me to reinforce it for you?"

"Sure."

And so, work began.

They were all minor troubles and issues, requiring no drastic measures, just some tuning and a heat treatment to wrap things up.

However, while waiting for the Melting Furnace to preheat, Ji Jue noticed a glowing screen in the corner. Fully aware, his hands continued honing, and he suddenly asked:

"Brother Shan, want some credit?"