Rebirth Of The Supreme Celestial Being (1-200)

191- Living Isn't Easy

“Indeed.” Lin Xuanzhi nodded, feeling deeply empathetic. “After all, crafting burns a lot of money. One doesn’t know how many failures is necessary before they can successfully craft a magic tool, and it may not necessarily be sold for a good price. Without money, they would have no way of buying materials and forged stones; without materials and forged stones, they would have no way of improving their crafting skill through crafting magic treasures, so this turns into a vicious cycle.”

Fourth Elder Bai kept nodded, frowning with an expression like he was worried about the country and its people. “You’re right. However, such a situation has been prevalent since ancient times, so most craftsmen will be recruited by major families once they awaken their crafting soul fire. Big families can provide them with the materials they need, and after the craftsman grows up, they can return the favour.”

“That can be considered a good method of dealing with it.” Lin Xuanzhi nodded. “It’s just that, most craftsmen are proud and arrogant, so they are people who won’t bend for the sake of their principles. However, the assistance of large families is like solicitation that would bring them karma, and it would easily turn into shackles and karma for the craftsmen. That won’t be very beneficial for their development.”

Fourth Elder Bai was a craftsman as well, and he really didn’t like to owe people any favours, much less craft a magic treasure for someone he detested due to coercion or for the sake of the family’s interest. Therefore, Fourth Elder Bai felt like he just got poked in the heart.

“You’re absolutely right.” Fourth Elder Bai sighed. “Us craftsmen should craft magic treasures we like. Take me as an example — I only like to craft decorative auxiliary tools that beautify magic treasures. However, the offensive and defensive tools I craft far outnumber that of auxiliary tools and I feel so hateful every time I craft that I end up clenching my teeth through it.”

Since auxiliary tools weren’t very useful, they were mostly used for decorative purposes, such as hairpins, clothes and so on. Thus, there isn’t much of a market for them. As a craftsmen family, most of the Bai family’s guests came to them for offensive tools, followed by defensive tools. So, as one of the direct elders of the Bai family, Fourth Elder Bai naturally couldn’t escape his fate of crafting offensive and defensive tools.”

“Therefore, in my opinion, craftsmen should join hands and form an alliance that works as one to do our part for the freedom and feelings of us craftsmen.”

Lin Xuanzhi had just finished speaking when Fourth Elder Bai smacked the table harshly in excitement. “You’re absolutely right. I’ve always had that idea, it’s just that I’ve never done anything aside from talking about it. I didn’t expect someone as young as you to actually have this kind of pursuit; there’s no time like the present, why don’t we discuss the future of craftsmen right now?”

Lin Xuanzhi invited Fourth Elder Bai to take a seat.

This time, Fourth Elder Bai quickly plastered his butt to the chair and even poured a cup of tea for himself, clearly intending to continue their chat.

When Lin Xuanzhi saw this, he smiled and said to Yan Tianhen, “Ah Hen, go downstairs and ask them to deliver some food here.”

Yan Tianhen was staring agape and listening with relish at first. When he heard this, he nodded in a daze. “Oh, okay.”

Fourth Elder Bai waved his hand, saying to Lin Zezhi, who also hadn’t understood why things were developing in such a direction, “Go down as well. Get some wine from the neighbouring Heaven and Earth winery, I want to have a good chat with this little friend Lin.”

Lin Zezhi plunged into a chaos of “whoamIwhereamIwhatamIdoing”. He had not yet understood why the topic was already heading in the direction of “how to change the bitter status quo of craftsmen” with no chance of turning back.

Lin Zezhi obediently went out to buy wine.

Before he left, he heard Lin Xuanzhi say lightly, “First of all, we have to resolve the problem of survival for wild low-level craftsmen. I suggest that the major families and sects unite to establish a Craftsmen Alliance, specially dedicated to provide some convenient assistance for those craftsmen whose talents are wasted because of their lack of resources…”

Lin Zezhi almost tripped across the entrance. He quickly reached out to hold a wall for support, stabilizing himself and taking a deep breath to calm down.

Frankly speaking, he now felt like Lin Xuanzhi’s brainwashing capabilities were even more terrifying than his crafting talent — it could even be considered divine-level brainwashing!

From today on, he refuses to engage in any hostile act against Lin Xuanzhi!

By the time Fourth Elder Bai was sent away, it was already late at night.

Before Fourth Elder Bai, he kept looking back at Lin Xuanzhi, reluctant to part, as well as expressing his utmost respect and appreciation for him.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to chat to my heart’s content like this.” Fourth Elder Bai, whose face was flushed red from drinking a bellyful of wine, stood at the entrance to the inn and drunkenly patted Lin Xuanzhi’s shoulder. “Brother Xuanzhi, not bad, you’re really not bad!”

Lin Xuanzhi smiled slightly. “That’s also because Fourth Brother Bai is highly principled and cares deeply about the world. It is precisely because there’s an elder like you overseeing the Bai family that they can have such a stable and outstanding position today.”

Fourth Elder Bai had drunk a lot; he had a thoroughly red face and a pair of shimmering eyes. “You’re too polite, you’re too polite. It’s just normal ba, hahaha!”

Lin Xuanzhi, “…”

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Editor’s Little Theatre:

Person A: I’m going to faceslap LXZ! I’m going to find him now and scold him until he calls me Grandfather!

Person B: He’s running rampant like this, he deserves to be put in his place!

–Confrontation Interlude–

Person A: LXZ is such a wonderful person, so full of concern for the world! The paradigm of a cultivator on the righteous path!

Person B: *happy sob* and when he looked me in the eyes and shook my hand… I’m never washing it! Not in a million years!

Person A: *besotted sigh* He looked me in the eyes and poured me a cup of wine… is this love?

LZ: ….

LXZ: *sips from his wine cup, looking like the warm breeze that warms a winter heart*