Chapter 661: Handsome Sword Immortal, Crafting Equipment Online

At this time, a group of elves also looked entirely incredulous: "Unless the boss brings a real demon over from his hometown."

"No, it also has to be as cute as the ones in the game!" The elf girl Sera recalled those incredibly adorable, human-speaking little demons in the Wuluo Rock.

"And she has to be as beautiful as this!" She pointed at Liu Mengli again, pausing slightly, "Even if she isn't quite this beautiful, she must be close."

Otherwise, Boss Fang is a fraud!

Jiang Xiaoyue also said, "Unless they let me touch their ears to prove they aren't fake!"

"Then you should discuss this matter among yourselves..."

Boss Fang felt a headache coming on, so he simply acted as a middleman to pass messages for both sides.

In the end, the result of the discussion was that Jiang Xiaoyue and the others applied for a training holiday and came to this new shop with Little Bell to see the elves! To see if Boss Fang was actually a liar!

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As for the newly released quest, regarding the issue of popularity... Boss Fang expressed an equal amount of headache.

My shop is right here, and I have to watch over it every day. Popularity... where do you expect me to find it?

I can't exactly run out to the street in front of the shop to hand out flyers. Besides, soliciting customers outside the shop like that has long been forbidden by the system. After all, such behavior lacks the proper decorum of a shop owner. As a cybercafe chain that has expanded to another world, how could the boss do something like that?

And what's this about dwarves and orcs? Am I supposed to stop watching the shop? Where am I going to find these people?

So, what should be done?

Boss Fang pondered for a moment: "System, can't you give me a hint?"

System: "As an outstanding boss capable of holding your own, you must consider it yourself. Host, please think on your own; this system only provides the quest objectives."

Boss Fang: "..."

For Boss Fang, if it was something that could be resolved with action, he resolutely refused to use his brain. But now, to complete this wretched system quest, action alone was clearly not enough.

And at present, the players in the shop were mostly old regulars, and the growth rate of players was visibly low.

Granted, for a new shop to have this many people was already considered a remarkably good achievement.

But comparison breeds bitterness. In this city where almost all outsiders came for the cultivation mystic realms, before those truly massive workshops, this could only be described as mediocre at best.

Back at the old shop, word of mouth could spread from one to ten, and ten to a hundred. But here in Canglan City, cultivation mystic realms were everywhere; they weren't miraculous or rare at all. As for saying this shop was better... which shop didn't claim theirs was the best?

Moreover, there seemed to be something called the "Lava Workshop" releasing a new mystic realm right now. Scarcely any newcomers would pay attention to a lesser-known shop, and even if they wanted to, now was not the time.

Boss Fang sorted out his thoughts and quickly located the crux of the problem.

On this continent, one certainly couldn't rely solely on word of mouth. Furthermore, the civilization level here was clearly far superior to that of the Immortal Relic Continent. Thus, taking advantage of the early morning hours, Boss Fang found time to go out.

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For these warriors and mages, they wouldn't head out at seven or eight in the morning like the office workers before Fang Qi's transmigration. For a qualified warrior, early morning training was indispensable, and the same held true for mages.

Therefore, even some of the apprentices were up and active just as the sky was beginning to brighten.

Places like the Alchemist Guild, the Mercenary Guild, and the Mage Guild practically never closed, even in the middle of the night.

Today, even in the early morning, the Alchemist Guild was exceptionally crowded.

In this ancient and elegant hall, there were not only alchemists, but also mercenaries, mages, and others who had gathered here. Naturally, it was not for anything else but because Master Leo, the agent of the "Lava Workshop" and a master alchemist, was going to demonstrate their new mystic realm here.

At the same time, through a magical projection, he would showcase his superb alchemical skills to the audience using this flawlessly crafted new mystic realm.

This building, likely one of the oldest in all of Canglan City, possessed a very long history. Its slightly yellowed white walls and the platforms and staircases piled with brownish giant stones gave the entire structure a low-key, primitive look. The courtyard in front featured a circular pool that sprayed water using magical power.

The interior of the guild was filled with the scents of various materials and medicines, a sensation that felt somewhat like... the ancient pharmacies before Fang Qi's transmigration.

One could even see storage cabinets from material shops, packed with countless drawers and covered in various labels, so it was no wonder Fang Qi felt that way.

As the agent for the "Lava Workshop," Leo had a dedicated magical projection room here. Of course, since this was a demonstration and promotion intended for everyone, he had naturally taken over the most prominent magical projection crystal in the very center of the Alchemist Guild's main hall.

Anyone passing through would be able to see it.

"I hear, Master Leo, that what you will be demonstrating for us today is a comprehensive mystic realm from the 'Lava Workshop' that integrates alchemy, casting, and so forth, correct?" Within the magical projection cast by the crystal in the center of the Alchemist Guild, an alchemist wearing a mage robe and bearing the guild's emblem spoke and asked.

Clearly, this was an alchemist specially dispatched by the Alchemist Guild.

"Naturally." At this moment, Leo wore a luxurious mage robe and was dressed quite formally, looking just like an elegant nobleman.

"However, I heard that just a few days after the 'Lava Workshop' launched its new mystic realm, a new shop introduced its own Eastern Continent-style mystic realm, and its content also seems to include alchemy, casting, and the like—likewise a comprehensive mystic realm. I wonder what you think of this, Master?" Clearly, Boss Fang's shop possessed a certain degree of renown.

Generally speaking, when small shops promoted their mystic realms, they would deliberately avoid these large workshops. This wasn't out of courtesy, but purely to avoid colliding with them and causing unnecessary losses.

And if someone was still willing to launch theirs at roughly the same time under such pressure, it could only be said that they were exceedingly confident in their own product.

"I only want to say that these people simply don't understand the market. How could our mystic realm have anything to do with them?"

"What's even more ridiculous is that I heard their mystic realm actually features some sort of Eastern Continent alchemy? Don't make me laugh! I have never heard of that lot from the Eastern Continent achieving anything brilliant in alchemy."

After all, he was a noble master alchemist, and the "Lava Workshop" he represented was one of the most famous mystic realm workshops on the entire continent; he wouldn't easily take just anyone seriously. "I believe this is a foolish endeavor, and we don't need to express any opinion on it."

At this moment, right in front of a service counter in a corner of the Alchemist Guild, a plain-looking young man was applying for a magical projection slot.

"Respected Master Alchemist, please name the content of your magical projection."

"Handsome Sword Immortal, Refining Artifacts (Alchemy) Online," Boss Fang spoke.

Boss Fang happened to have played to the segment shortly after Murong Ziying joined. Murong Ziying was highly proficient in the Qionghua Sect's sword-casting and artifact-refining, so he intended to upgrade the equipment for the main cast and decided to take the opportunity to livestream it to the outside world to see if he could boost his popularity.

Of course, as for this translation, it had to be simple and easy to understand. It was the exact same logic as how one could only explain airplanes and cell phones in Grand Theft Auto 5 to these denizens of an otherworldly realm as forms of artifact-refining.

As for delving deeper into what differences there were, that was a matter for the future.

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