The rays of the morning sun filtered through the blinds, waking Lu Feng.
Stretching his body, he walked to the windows and opened the blinds. The bustling footfall of the inner city was clearly visible, with cultivators whizzing in the air every other second.
While still yawning, Lu Feng headed to the bath.
Twenty minutes later, completing the morning routine of personal grooming, Lu Feng headed downstairs.
Taking a seat at one of the tables in the hall, he requested a passing maid to bring him a pot of tea.
Soon, the tea arrived. Enjoying the aroma of freshly brewed tea, he drank a few cups of the delicious brew.
"Now, this is what I call a good start to the day."
'System Space'
System Space:
A vast world of its own, containing scrolls, treasures, weapons, herbs, and medicinal plants of all grades (previously collected items).
Unique items with a single specimen have been taken away by the system controller; scrolls and items with multiple copies have been preserved.
Herbs and medicinal plants have been planted in the vast system space.
You could also use the system space to store and retrieve items. No limits on volume and space.
Would you like to explore the system space?
"Yes!"
A gigantic warehouse surrounded by an endless expanse of medicinal plants came into view.
Like a ghost moving through the world, Lu Feng could freely explore this gigantic world pictured in his mind.
The warehouse had endless rows of scrolls, jade slips, secret manuals, amulets, talismans, weapons of all sorts, pills, pill manuals and recipes, and even ores and minerals. 'You name it, we have it.' would likely be the slogan if this was a cultivation hypermarket.
Whizzing past the rows of items, Lu Feng wasn't the least bit pacified.
'Tch... She took away the good stuff.'
Unique, one-off legendary items and weapons have all been thoroughly looted by Iris.
'Forget it, at least she left me copies of everything else.'
With an approving nod, Lu Feng felt a sense of pride in his heart. This was all the fruit of his labor. Slogging tirelessly through six lives, he managed to build an impressive collection.
Satisfied, Lu Feng exited the space.
As he was focused on the system space, he didn't notice when or who placed the small basket of grapes and berries in front of him.
Picking the grapes off the stem and savoring the tangy sweetness, Lu Feng was once again lost in his thoughts.
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'Many or even all of the techniques will probably not be of direct use... I'll have to use the system to reform them for this world...'
Lu Feng was experienced at having epiphanies which are used by the system to deduce and reform techniques, pill recipes, array diagrams and other incompatible stuff.
After six lives, Lu Feng had the process dialed to a T. He just needed to deeply think of the subject matter until he was in a daze and wait for the system to beep him with a success message.
Remembering yesterday's hijinks, he called on the system to explore the newly unlocked creation tab.
'System. Creation'
A short jingle played in Lu Feng's mind.
Congratulations, you've unlocked the Creation tab.
Make your dreams a reality. As long as you can describe the parameters and process of making an object in detail, and it doesn't violate the rules of the world, the system can manufacture the item.
The item will be crafted using the raw materials provided or using raw materials from the system space. Recipes and crafting methods will improve the yields and success rate.
Items have differing times of production; Rate of production increases with subsequent batches.
You currently have 5 slots. More slots will be unlocked as production ramps up.
Lu Feng's mouth was agape for a long while.
After coming to his senses, he read the introduction multiple times. Only when he was certain about the content did he exit the system interface.
"Damn!" He muttered aloud.
'I can practically make anything... This is too OP!'
Falling into a spiral of thoughts and plans, unconsciously, his lips curled up, and a moronic grin sprouted on his face.
He came back to reality when he began to grab a fistful of air instead of some juicy grapes and berries.
Looking at the empty fruit basket, he got up from the table, remembering something, he approached the reception and enquired about the oddly named shop he tried visiting yesterday. After a thorough enquiry, satisfied, Lu Feng exited the Golden Inn.
'Odd name, but reliable it seems...'
Not wanting to waste time walking, he drew his sword from his ring, hopped on it and took off to the sky, heading toward the shop he tried to visit the day before.
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Honeysuckle Odd Jobs & Consultancy.
"Brother Song, it's been a whole month since we had anyone walk through the door. We've already worked with every business that would be interested in working with us...
"And there are no repeat customers to bank on; we should open some other business or think about moving to a different city."
Song Jin had his legs up on the desk and was unbothered by the unsolicited advice.
"Hmph, what do you know? There's still plenty of potential customers in Brightmoon City; last month was just a downturn... We've worked so hard for so long to acquire the contacts we have; if we leave the city, we'll have to start over again. Just wait, we will definitely have some business soon."
With a doubtful look, Hai Jingzi went back to knitting his sweater.
A moment later, a young man landed in front of Honeysuckle Odd Jobs & Consultancy with a thud.
Taking his legs off the table, Song Jin, who was pleasantly surprised, muttered in anticipation. "Look, there's already a customer, and it looks like he's well-to-do too."
Thinking it was a joke, Hai Jingzi continued to knit.
A tall young man pushed open the glass door and entered inside.
Song Jin greeted Lu Feng with a smile.
"Hello, Sir, please take a seat."
Only when Hai Jingzi heard these words did he look up. He quickly scrambled onto his legs and brought a pot of tea, placing a porcelain cup in front of Lu Feng and filling it up.
"Brother, please don't mind, the tea isn't hot."
With a chuckle, Lu Feng assured him, "That's ok," and drank the tea in a single gulp.
"How can I help you, Sir?" Song Jin's face wasn't thick enough to call a potential client 'brother' like Hai Jingzi did.
"My name is Lu Feng, since this guy already called me brother, no need for further formalities. Besides, we will get to know each other quite well."
Both Hai Jingzi's and Song Jin's faces brightened.
'We've caught a big fish,' their thoughts were in sync.
"I would like to start a business; is that something you can help me with?"
Pulling his chair closer to 'Brother Lu', Song Jin began to narrate his vast experience in branding, outsourcing, interior design... As the name of the shop implied, the Odd Jobs and expertise he was familiar with was not a small number.
After a solid 10 minutes of listing his expertise and citing his work that could be seen throughout the city, he let up and asked, "No matter the business, we can help you build it from scratch. So, what business is Brother Lu planning to start?"
With a smile, Lu Feng responded with a question of his own, one that stunned Song Jin and Hai Jingzi, "Before that... Are you guys up for sale?"
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