The auction ended, and Ning Zheng breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing their carefree bonfire party.

"Don't worry, all these artifact spirits have undergone strict training and assessments. There's absolutely no chance of an insider exposing the location of our manor."

At this moment, Jiucai Rong spoke seriously.

Ning Zheng nodded.

From the time the server opened, he had Ai constantly imprinting them with thought seals.

Not to disclose anything to outsiders.

So, previously when someone wanted to secretly reveal some content to Zhang Huaping and the Shi Family, Ai's assistant immediately popped up with a [warning red box].

Killed on the spot, and suddenly died!

Furthermore, directly kicked offline for a day!

Before, they also in the interrogation room, the manor master... spoke ill of themselves and was executed on the spot!

If the situation was severe, they would be permanently banned from the game.

Now, it has become their thought seal.

As players, they fought for the manor in life and followed their life logic in death, naturally not speaking carelessly.

Moreover.

Ning Zheng, to be foolproof, had Jiucai Rong isolate in the interrogation room in advance to interrogate those eight Yin Yang Embers.

Simulating various scenarios, making them think they were guests and luring them with various benefits.

They endured through the trials before being sold.

What Ning Zheng wanted was a group of death warriors unafraid of dying to establish various networks for himself.

As for outsiders forcibly soul-searching these Embers?

Sorry.

That's impossible.

Embers are a very stable yet fragile soul-body bubble, self-circulated.

A small bit of external interference can break that delicate balance, causing the Embers to shatter.

You can kill him but can't soul-search him.

Embers precisely form at the moment of death into this delicate bubble balance... this is the fundamental reason for their extremely low birth probability.

Moreover.

If they could soul-search, why attack any city?

Directly attack your city walls, dig out an old ancestor from your crypt and soul-search them; all your family secrets would be exposed!

If city walls could expose one's secrets to the enemy, what protection would they offer?

Instead, they'd be a family weak point!

Therefore, Embers inherently can't be soul-searched, they can only voluntarily speak up.

Ning Zheng glanced at Jiucai Rong and said, "Work hard, and for every Divine Weapon forged, give the blacksmith of the artifact spirit a 1% Magic Coin royalty."

Jiucai Rong's eyes lit up instantly.

He only managed regular income for the manor with a 5% royalty.

But he had no royalty from Divine Weapons.

He had royalties for Painting Cards, Dog Tail weapons, these low-tier weapons, amassing around five to six thousand Magic Coins.

These eight lucky blacksmiths instantly got wealthier with 9800 Magic Coins than he'd ever been!

Seeing this made him envious.

The manor was entering a new era!

Looks like I'll need to take on the role of an Enchanter, drawing cards, and exploding Yin Yang Artifact Spirits.

"You eight, come to claim your rewards." Ning Zheng took out a Storage Bag.

The eight blacksmiths nearby exclaimed in surprise, proudly becoming the most outstanding figures in the crowd.

Without any Storage Bag, each holding a large sack, created quite a visual impact.

"What the heck!"

"Is the reward really that extravagant?"

"1% given to 9800 Magic Coins, that's really generous."

"Actually, it's not bad, those eight blacksmiths are like European Emperors, having a lot of money themselves, with a 10% chance they got two Embers; Mixed Spirit Roots don't require Spiritual Roots costs, the costs totaled over 1000 Magic Coins from revival, dying over ten times."

"Wuwuwu, I also spent over 1000 Magic Coins to get one, why doesn't anyone pity me?"

"Buddy, you can keep drawing, get another one, and you'll instantly make back the money, earning back ten times more."

"Damn, a 10% base rate, I might draw dozens more times and still not get another, like Jiucai Rong."

...

A crowd enthusiastically discussed.

The ups and downs of drawing cards were too thrilling.

One moment of sudden wealth, the next bankrupted.

The ultimate key was, there was no guaranteed bottom line!

The neighboring 1%, 3% probability for up cards had a bottom line.

But 10% here seemed quite a lot, not having a bottom line is normal.

Listening to their discussion, Ning Zheng nodded and quietly left the manor, heading downhill.

In truth.

The resurrection cost increasing by 10 Magic Coins each time wasn't that expensive.

Each low-tier Divine Weapon produced could earn 9800 Magic Coins.

If not adding those Magic Coins, with only a cost of 10 per revival, wouldn't it cause inflation?

How would Ning Zheng retrieve the money they held?

Making them poor was important.

...

Returning to the residence at the foot of the manor.

Ning Zheng sat in the courtyard enjoying the cool night, feeling today's events as dreamlike.

Very surreal.

Despite their weakness, they toe the line, in the Capital City, making a splash in front of everyone, selling the manor's products, making a name.

After today, I fear my reputation is comparable to some old-established Holy Land Divine Craftsmen!

"Unfortunately, though there are enough products, labeled as Divine Craftsman power, the combat power for self-defense is insufficient."

Ning Zheng contemplated:

"This monumental opportunity, if not grasped, could become a disaster."

He remembered he hadn't yet started Three Flowers today, planning to cultivate in the Nursery.

He then sat cross-legged, starting Three Flowers, growing all the way up into the Nursery, entering a vague region, surrounded by splendid blooming flowers.

This time, luck wasn't great.

Entering a wilderness outside the Capital, with occasionally ferocious beasts passing by.

Ning Zheng endured for some time, managing to return safely, encountering a few Tribulation Cultivators on the way, but he ran swiftly.

In the room.

He felt full of energy inside, took a Pill Medicine to aid absorption, and began refinement.

Amid cultivation, he opened the game forum, to see what those blacksmiths posted today, to learn from them.

"Nightly Frenzied Cultivation Sixth Body: Latest Capital Sales Event Assessment"

"Hello everyone, I am Nightly Frenzied Cultivation Sixth Body, I've successfully entered the game, thanks to Boss Jiucai Rong's care, I am currently responsible for sorting and drawing blind boxes."

"Let's first talk about this dungeon, I believe everyone saw it, a myriad of bigshots and powerhouses gathered, showing us players great respect!"

"From the projection seen from the spectator seats, it was a massive visual feast, analysis groups probably dissected their conversations, appearances, and personalities, building character data files."

"I estimate these bigshots may become our clients in the future."

"I just want to mention one thing, the beautiful lady who booked our Rice Flower series weapon, the one holding a child."

"Mythical Dungeon Boss, Secret Realm Yesterday's Forest, I choose to call this boss: Master of the Old Forest!"

Attached were photos.

Photos of a little girl and the lady.

"Conservatively estimating, a significant One Heart Realm, possibly Half-Step Self-Transformation Realm, maybe directly Self-Transformation Realm."

"Of course, the current combat power realm isn't crucial for us merchants, strong or weak, we are all just small fries."

"We are in the business of making money harmoniously, whoever orders, we forge."

"Today's battle far surpassed our expectations, initially thinking the first order would be from the Saint Child or Saintess... who knew it was a forbidden existence that opened shop with us!"

"This effect was even larger, shaking the world, afterwards will Saints not come? ... I suspect the planner secretly gave us buffs! Thankful (✿◡‿◡)"

"Now the route is clear."

"We continue to develop a bit, later, trying to mingle in the Capital, receiving orders from Mythical Dungeon bosses, connecting with ancient great beings, Ancient Gods from across."

"Our manor, connecting with guests from various Ancient Secret Realms, we ourselves will eventually become one huge Ancient Secret Realm [Sword Casting Divine Manor], outsiders not daring to enter, try to steal? Kill them!"

"We will be like those dungeons, extremely dangerous and powerful, letting the world know of our invincible force."

"Of course, that's the main future objective, we are still weak now, just beginning, moving in two steps."

"1. Development of the Scaly Gate in Xinyi Continent, a real-world power identity, forging Painting Cards and even average Middle Grade weapons."

"Weapons here shouldn't be too high, just ordinary, Painting Cards with these Low-Level weapons, perfect for new blacksmiths to practice."

"2. Hidden identity, anonymous Divine Craftsman Manor."

"Old blacksmiths, start researching Middle Grade Divine Weapon configuration and fusion, becoming a super card draw."

"Every two Spiritual Roots fusion will yield different random Divine Techniques."

"The Divine Weapon series will be our fundamental sail-setter."