Legend of the chosen ones: Beyond Destiny

Chapter 1320 - 666: Before the Storm (Part 3)

"Sigh, just testing the waters."

Ji Jue waved his hand, looking innocent: "The Association's waters run too deep. I'm not sure if I'm welcomed here as a newcomer, so I thought I could rely on you.

But it seems... Master Kong's popularity in the Association isn't that great."

"Heh!"

Lou Feng rolled his eyes dramatically: "Before you say that, why don't you take a look at your own mentor?"

"What are you talking about?"

Ji Jue chuckled, "My mentor is compassionate and magnanimous, always teaching me to take three steps back in the face of conflict, to tolerate injustice for the greater good. How could he have enemies?"

Besides, even if he did have enemies, how could they still be alive?

A conference for questioning?

What a damn joke.

Market disruption?

This must be the usual method. In recent years, everyone's been hit with this stick; after all, no one's clean.

The real reason is obvious even for fools.

The collaboration between Ji Jue and Lou Feng's United Workshop is the true cause, with Ye Xian and Kong Qingyan being the big stones thrown into the murky waters.

And what's truly behind all this is Ji Jue's almost unreasonable rapid rise.

And his unabashed sprint towards the position of Master!

The Master Evaluation happens every five years, involving all directors and even Grandmasters. So many are waiting their whole lives for that chance; how could they easily watch a young upstart surpass them?

Every faction has its own needs, every director has their own subordinates and followers, and even Grandmasters need to cultivate allies sometimes.

Though the position should go to the competent, there are simply too many competent Embers twisting around for years.

If you really want to rise to power, you've got to face some challenges!

And now, what is it to be counted?

It doesn't even count as a greeting!

Just wait and see.

Ji Jue drummed his fingers on the armrest, full of anticipation.

After deliberately giving others a handle, exposing a weakness... how many fish could this bomb blow out of the water?

A knock on the door sounded.

The second phase of market feedback was delivered into his hands.

"Nice secretary."

Ji Jue's eyes lit up as he looked towards Lou Feng: "Did you hire them?"

Lou Feng expressionlessly tossed the report over:

"Take a look yourself!"

Ji Jue casually flipped open the report, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Unexpected.

Sales volume saw a slight increase, which was expected. The market is still fermenting; two or three days aren't enough for the Spirit Seeds in the Sun Dial to fully sprout. It takes at least a month for things to become truly useful, and the feedback is only just beginning to show.

However...

To his surprise, in the survey, the most popular feature among the Chosen Ones wasn't the blue bar function of the Sun Dial.

It was the level display.

Slam!

Ji Jue slapped his forehead, finally realizing: "Damn, I missed this selling point... Old Lou, quickly note it down: the next Sun Dial upgrade should include a dazzling display and a reminder for high-level Chosen Ones..."

Ascension is indeed a great desire of people.

Similarly, showing off cannot be omitted.

In the past, to show off, one had to snort coldly, releasing an aura of strength for others to feel the kingly aura.

Now with the Sun Dial, it's convenient.

Just a casual raise of the hand to reveal the digits on the wristwatch is enough to let others feel the breeze-like pretentiousness and expert demeanor.

For some, shouldn't they just show off to death?!

Some matters, it doesn't matter if you know them yourself. What matters is if others know!

In ranking games, even one more point can lead to brain-bashing fights, let alone this display.

This has almost turned into a kind of reputation—since the entire basic design of the Sun Dial has locked in this function, with the Spirit of Creation and users tightly bound, no one else can use it.

The level and Rank cannot be displayed falsely!

Ever since Ji Jue released two more batches of Sun Dials at the Desert Market, the trend of showing off began to rise, but after the level is flaunted, identity still needs further showing off.

For the White Deer, money should be spent when you have it, earnings flaunted, regardless of what or who cares!

Thus, the sales of the 1,888 exclusive version opened up!

This price...

How to put it, expensive, but not outrageously so.

After all, even a poorly rated Blessed Creation costs about the same.

For a Chosen One at the Transformation Rank, though its practicality isn't quite enough, it's at a level where biting the bullet and just about making an order is possible.

However, when it comes to such large purchases, everyone is ultimately more cautious. After all, the money of the Chosen Ones doesn't grow on trees.

Only about a dozen have been sold so far.

As for the 48,888 craftsman-signed supreme version...

"How is it selling?" Ji Jue asked.

"Out of a thousand units, over eight hundred have been sold."

Lou Feng said indifferently: "Unfortunately, apart from our own shills, there's not a single real sale..."

"Great!"

Ji Jue grinned and suddenly laughed: "Is the paper ready, Old Lou?"

"It's damn near going moldy and rotting, what do you think!"

"Prepare to submit it."

Ji Jue waved his hand, finally saying slowly: "Now, we can accidentally let slip... that the exclusive version of the Sun Dial can resist Mind Control and Curses."

As for how to make this accidental...

"Hey, Dragon Head, I want to place an order."

Ji Jue picked up the phone and dialed Chen Xingzhou's number. On the other end, Chen Xingzhou was taken aback, puzzled: "You need me for a hit?"

"Doesn't that make you look professional!"

"..."

Chen Xingzhou sighed helplessly: "Fine, who do you want gone?"

"Xu Chao... cough cough, my bad, slip of the tongue."

Ji Jue said, "Hire a Heart Core, and then an Ascension, not too strong, not too weak, oh yes, kill off that guy under you, the one from the He Fang Settlement, what's his name again?"

"..."

Chen Xingzhou was more speechless: "He's my brother in arms, Ji Jue, what are you saying?"

"No extra pay."

Ji Jue interrupted matter-of-factly: "You should even pay me a bit!"

Chen Xingzhou was almost speechless, "Are you crazy?"

"Stock up on your goods."

Ji Jue finally smiled, "Wait until the job is done then thank me."

The call was disconnected.