novelraw Chapter 1317 - 665: Not Necessarily Human_3
Chapter 1317 - 665: Not Necessarily Human_3
But the evaluation result from the Association today turned out to be A+!
It was just a bit shy of S!
All seven master judges on the panel, without exception, gave the highest score allowed by the regulations, precisely because it truly didn't contain a single blessing!
In response, the judges spared no praise, even to the point of exaggeration—[The perfect blend of Materiality and Spirituality, the legendary reemergence of Fluid Alchemy, an exceptional fusion of theory and craftsmanship, the panel eagerly anticipates the early submission of related papers by the two craftsmen].
An artifact without any blessing, achieving nearly a divine effect solely through the fusion of Materiality and Spirituality.
An inseparable integration and complementary conceptual design that truly transformed decay into magic, a complete manifestation of the essence of Alchemy.
An ordinary mechanical watch, capable of reaching such a level under the spell of Spirituality, it's like a dream.
The key is, not only does it lack any blessings, but it's also made for mass production!
It's like a show-off, flexing its muscles at all the peers in the Association—have you seen your father's masterful Fluid Alchemy?
Have you seen dad's enhancements and upgrades to Fluid Alchemy?!
And even... have you seen dad's indisputable golden ribbon?!
To outsiders, it's just a spectacle, but insiders know the nuances. Whether it's good, the user decides, but the technical content inside is so exaggerated that only peers can understand it.
As for the craftsmen who accidentally landed in the same competition path, it's simply a horror story!
Unable to understand why such a creation exists.
Even less able to comprehend how someone could be so monstrous?!
—You damn thing, you didn't even add any ingredients!
Although in terms of effect, it's almost the same for everyone, but you didn't even include a blessing and still dared to sell it for this much money, who on earth gave you the courage?!
Cost?
Cost aside from that little spiritual quality you cultivated, could that broken movement mass-produced on your factory's assembly line even cost eighteen bucks?!
Fine if you sell it for this much, but you weren't even willing to add a tourbillon!
Four million eight hundred and eighty thousand, just for a watch, plus a Seed of Spirit, and yet you still want others to call it awesome, to say thank you, why don't you just rob them?!
It's been less than a month since the official release, and calls from the Association have already reached Ji Jue.
The tone was not stern at all, extremely polite.
"Mr. Ji, I believe you have already received the Association's notice in your inbox.
Recently, our supervision department received over seventy complaint letters, all accusing you of malicious competition, disrupting the market, violating the Association's guidelines, and disturbing pricing."
"Hmm, I know."
Ji Jue nodded indifferently, too lazy to offer an explanation: "Let them report, have I broken any Association rules?"
"..."
On the other end, the Association staff sighed, helpless: "Strictly speaking, such alchemy creations that do not use precious materials and lack blessings are not allowed to be priced so high."
"But I remember that the category I applied under was not alchemy creations, but transformation of antiques and rare items, right?"
Ji Jue gestured an OK sign to Lou Feng standing beside him, indicating that he should calm down: "According to the Association's regulations, transformed creations are allowed to be priced twenty to fifty percent higher based on the original price and craftsmanship."
"..."
After a long silence, there was the sound of pages being flipped on the other end, followed by a faint "damn," then more page-flipping sounds, followed by two more faint damns.
A chorus of murmurs!
Occasional murmurs of admiration, and finally, a meaningful, admiring sigh: "Indeed, that's the case, Mr. Ji."
Meaning, damn, you really know how to find loopholes!
And you really managed to exploit them…
Could it be any other way?
Before buying that label factory, Ji Jue had Chen Xingzhou sell it piece by piece at the Desert Market auction, sharply driving up the price of that broken brand.
After all, there are barely any existing pieces, most of which are rotting in the warehouse awaiting Ji Jue's transformation. Perfect!
Considering the auction prices of different models and the current price of each Sun Dial series, it's exactly pegged to a forty percent increase!
No more, no less, not even more than a single dollar, no pretense. I've exploited the loophole, what do you want to do about it?
Why don't you close this loophole and see who will curse the loudest? Will it be me or the council rolling up sleeves for a fight?
After flipping for a while and having to acknowledge Ji Jue's justified pricing, the staff kindly reminded: "This situation, despite being so… however, the Association does have exception clauses.
If the complainants gather two masters to file a complaint with the Association, as per the regulations, an inquiry meeting must be held."
"Oh, I see."
Ji Jue yawned: "Well, then go ahead, whenever you're ready, I'll be waiting."
Really going to fight?!
The staff couldn't help but shiver internally, straightening up, gauging that this guy has probably been ready to battle it out for a long time?
After all, a student of Ye Xian, definitely not an easy one!
Was this your plan all along?
Something big might be happening!
But no matter how big, what's it got to do with him? He's just a measly worker, doesn't even know alchemy, doing some administrative job, earning a pittance of a salary, why worry about the president's issues?
The main purpose of this call was to represent the Association in diplomatically resolving the issue before conflicts erupted.
But since Ji Jue was ready for a showdown, what are we waiting for?
Let's just enjoy the drama!
I want to see chaos!
"The preparation time for the inquiry meeting is usually around half a month." The staff suddenly got excited, full of anticipation: "The supervision department will notify you of the exact time separately, and I will also…"
"No need."
Ji Jue was amused, quite unconcerned.
Before hanging up, he left his final words.
"If they can actually hold an inquiry meeting, I'll admit defeat."