novelraw Chapter 301 - 184: The Breakthrough Path
Chapter 301 - 184: The Breakthrough Path
"Hmm... It’s a pity that such fine copper plates, which survived countless years without decaying, have been ruined by the carvings of this group of idiotic Ancient Immortals.
"Their little bits of knowledge are truly not worthy of such good copper plates.
"Take the copper plates to the warehouse, anyone who needs them can take them as they please."
White Tail looked slightly disappointed.
Such promising-looking documents, yet they turned out to be useless?
It bestowed a fox’s disdain upon this pile of copper plates... all just decorative pillows!
...
A day passed in a rush.
At the square, twilight fell.
Zhang Qiren was already kneeling on the ground, his face pale, blood flowing from his seven orifices.
The flesh tendrils of the Ancient Immortal withdrew from his ear, retracting back to the high bronze platform.
"Sigh, you were considered a fairly competent human, but alas, still a waste.
"Just this little bit of knowledge and you can’t handle it?
"When you return to the present world, rest well and reconnect with the Dark World!
"This knowledge is not given to you for free.
"When you reach the Dark World, there’s a very important task waiting for you!
"Stop researching the Dream Origin!
"Ha!
"Even with my knowledge, it’s not enough to glimpse it.
"All your knowledge comes from me, so don’t obsess over it!"
As the words fell, Zhang Qiren’s body, kneeling on the ground, suddenly convulsed.
"Ah..."
Clatter!
With his body convulsing, the chair beneath him almost toppled over.
Zhang Qiren lay on the desk, sniffing the metallic smell, wiping away the blood from his nostrils.
He revealed a pale bitter smile, his voice hoarse and dry.
"Is this... really unsolvable?
"He gave me the Dream Origin, yet I cannot research it.
"His Dream Origin only exchanged for me to perform Fermat’s Last Theorem?
"Will he let me go for this?"
Suddenly, the door opened, and Tie Ta walked in.
"Boss, we don’t have much money left in our accounts!
"Where do we go to contact business?"
Strange People Studio’s previous business was all from the Dark World, or rather, from the Dark World’s Poison Master Wang E.
But a while ago, Poison Master Wang E committed some grave mistake, was stripped of all his positions, reduced to a prisoner, turned into an alchemy machine, lost status, lost resources, and could no longer provide business to Strange People Studio.
"Sigh."
Zhang Qiren’s frail body shrank into the chair, exhaling helplessly.
The Ancient Immortal threatened him, controlled him, tormented him.
The collaborator disappeared, and the studio was about to run out of resources.
He took others’ Dream Origin but couldn’t produce results.
All aspects of life were closing in on him.
What else can he do?
Which path should he take next?
He tore a piece of tissue, gathering the last breath in his chest, and blew his bloody nose.
Tie Ta walked up, full of worry, looking at him.
"Boss, you..."
Then saw the draft paper on the table.
"Boss, what’s this?
"English? Math?
"Why are you studying math when you’re cultivating immortality?"
Zhang Qiren was weak.
"Can’t I study math while cultivating immortality?
"Can’t I cultivate immortality while studying math?
"Eh?"
The words casually spoken sparked a flash of lightning in his mind!
"I seem to have found a way to break the impasse?
"No wonder that person asked me to perform Fermat’s Last Theorem.
"Was he trying to remind me to use my mathematical knowledge to crack the Dream Origin?"
Zhang Qiren’s complexion suddenly became more rosy.
"After cracking the Dream Origin, I can use the results as a bid to seek refuge with the Immortal Technique Committee?
"The weight of these results should absolutely suffice, right?"
A smile unknowingly appeared on Zhang Qiren’s face.
"We haven’t really done anything truly bad.
"Or even if the Committee deems us guilty, they could just imprison us.
"We can negotiate the conditions and have them detain us in a luxury apartment."
"Later, I can design array maps for them, and do more work for them."
Zhang Qiren thought it seemed more and more feasible.
"Moreover, my Ancient Immortal Master clearly favors the Dark World."
"If I ’get captured by the Committee,’ would he still impart knowledge to me? Probably not, this silly life would come to an end."
Zhang Qiren’s eyes unknowingly began to shine.
"Hehehe."
He smiled, took out a blank piece of draft paper, and picked up his pen.
He spoke to the burly man beside him.
"Tie Ta, I’ve thought out the path ahead."
"We’ll split up."
"I’ll continue my research, and you’ll help me by getting in touch with someone!"
...
The howling night wind blew over the roof of the dormitory hall on Fox Mountain.
Inside the dormitory hall, Bai Mo sat at the bedside, continuing to write his document.
His understanding of the scent issues in the Alchemy Dao had deepened somewhat.
He even derived some interesting things through mathematical tools, and planned to try them again tomorrow.
Next to him, the fox apprentices formed their own cliques, some bragging, some chatting, and some playing games.
In the corner of the hall, dozens of foxes gathered around the overalls and its latest creation... a newly repaired small cart!
Overalls held a small hammer and meticulously introduced it.
"Ying ying ying, aow aow ying ying..."
...The bearings and wheels of this small cart had been repaired by it. The bearings were cleaned of rust, becoming smoother. The wheels were adjusted with a small hammer and made rounder, making the ride much smoother.
"Aow aow, ying ying ying ying..."
Overalls spoke with fervor, jumping onto the small cart, bouncing up and down and stomping wildly.
The cart was made of top-quality copper plate that it had just found in the warehouse!
Although there were inscriptions on the copper plate, Bai Liandan’Er clearly stated that these were not documents and could be used as ordinary copper plates. These copper plates and the inscriptions were just perfect for master to stand on or use as a cushion.
"Aow aow aow, ying ying ying ying!"
...Finally, Overalls received three parts true teachings from the master. It successfully connected one of its rotating bamboo shoots into the bearing of the cart. With just a little fertilizer added to the cart, the wheels could turn by themselves! The cart could run on its own!
"Ying ying ying!"
It stood on the small cart, raised its head, spread its arms, and wagged its tail, with endless yearning on its fox face!
Master would soon be able to take this small cart to the real world, onto the streets, to show off!
The surrounding fellow apprentices were all amazed!
Some had been to the real world, some hadn’t. Some had seen cars, and some hadn’t.
White Ears, who was very knowledgeable about the real world, jumped out to explain!
"Ying ying ying, aow aow aow aow..."
...This bronze car is very small, and it doesn’t have a top, looking quite different from ordinary cars.
But!
This isn’t a bad thing!
"Aow aow aow, ying ying ying!"
...On the street, it had seen the most expensive type of car, sports cars, just like this!
Small in size, with no roof, and looking different from ordinary cars.
So, the one Overalls made for the master, when taken to the real world, its status is equivalent to a sports car, the most stylish!
...
From afar, Bai Mo glanced towards Overalls, seeing them repair a small bronze cart.
"Oh? It’s quite nice."
"This small cart looks a bit like the one the water delivery workers use to carry barrelled water."
"And it has a bronze style; it might fetch a banner from a museum."
Bai Mo didn’t pay too much attention to this.
After all, up to now, the transport of goods on Fox Mountain mostly relied on the apprentices’ shoulders and paws.
After all, Fox Mountain has a lot of ups and downs, making it unsuitable for small carts.
He saw dozens of foxes from afar, all jumping onto the small cart, filling it to the brim.
He saw the small cart slowly starting to move on its own amid the foxes’ cheers?
"Huh?"
Bai Mo furrowed his eyebrows, scanned with his Divine Sense, and realized.
"Spiral Bamboo Shoot?"
"Overalls installed its treasured spiral bamboo shoot?"
"But, that thing isn’t strong, lacks robustness, and has poor torsion resistance..."
Bai Mo was about to shout, urging the apprentices to be careful. He then saw the small cart tremble, emit a crisp "crack" sound, and come to a halt, almost making the densely packed foxes fall over, causing them to exclaim in surprise.
"Aow aow aow?"
"Ying ying ying?"
"Ying ying ying?"
They were all puzzled about what was happening.
Only Bai Mo smirked, knowing that Overalls’ treasured spiral bamboo shoot, providing power to the cart... had been twisted apart!