Chapter 203 Useless Skills
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"You didn't miss it," Yan Xiaobao finally said after seeing the shocked expression on Deng Wu's face. Deng Wu is the master of controlling his emotions, but being alone with Yan Xiaobao made him slightly relax his usual careful personality, and his poker face was immediately broken.
“The skills I sell are useless, remember? They are tailor-made for creators, so even if you want to get it, it won’t be of any benefit to you. By the time you learn, you will definitely have a stronger attack dependency.”
A surprise appeared in Deng Wu's chest, and the surprise quickly turned into a slight admiration. So far, Yan Xiaobao has shown the potential to become a cunning man who can use his abilities and gifts from God above the norm. However, it is still shocking and indescribable to think that he deliberately held such a large auction just to sell useless skills.
"Hey, wait a moment," suddenly surprised and admiration turned into a slight anger, "Rong Xiang and Rong Ming are your friends! How can you force their family to spend so much money, not just one, but two useless skills?"
Hearing that Deng Wu cared so much, this caused Yan Xiaobao's surprise, but his answer was very calm. He said: "Rongliang was not the one who bought it, but was purchased by some men wearing black cloaks. Later, he decided to bully me was the same man. Is it feasible to let them pay a lot of money to make me experience some traumatic things as compensation?"
The blue-eyed boy in front of Deng Wu looked innocent because he claimed that the incident at night was painful for him; however, for Deng Wu, Yan Xiaobao obviously did not doubt selling those high-ranking, useless skills to his friends' family. Not to mention, this incident that should have hurt him actually ended in his destruction of a noble family in Liluo.
Seeing Deng Wu dissatisfied with the reply, Yan Xiaobao sighed deeply and decided it was time to return to his help to his new friends in this world.
"I have one thing I will share with you," Yan Xiaobao said slowly, "Does your family focus on making everything about wood, grains and other agricultural products?"
The sentence "Share with you" aroused Deng Wu's intense interest. So far, everything from Yan Xiaobao seems to be painted with gold, so his family's chances of benefiting are also quite high.
"Is there anything called Water Mill in Liluo City?" Yan Xiaobao asked with a smile. He already knew that most of the very standard machines common in the old world did not exist in this new world. Although most of the power is given by spiritual energy or magic cores, there are still many things to improve.
"What is a water mill?" Deng Wu asked with a frown. Although this is a new word, it does not seem to be as promised as advanced martial arts skills.
"Imagine a stream of water taking care of the wood to produce wood. You no longer need a lot of manual operation, you don't need to rely on mental energy, or talents to cultivate your energy." Yan Xiaobao said that he is a salesperson. He fully realized that making Deng Wu believe that this is useful and that it will be the most troublesome.
"Is Water doing this?" It sounds really good to hear this, and if possible, the Deng family can increase their income a lot and expand to other major cities in the Sun Kingdom.
"Obviously, you need some people to do some manual work, but most of the work will be supported by this process. I will try to draw a blueprint for you," Yan Xiaobao tentatively accepted the piece of paper and pen that Deng Wu had just collected and handed over to him.
One of the great benefits of riding a carriage in this world is that although they are driving at an astonishing speed, the carriage has never moved. It seems that Yan Xiaobao is currently sitting in the house. He spent a few minutes making a blueprint. For the main agency, Deng Wu is staring at it attentively, and as the meeting minutes passes, it is becoming more and more surprising.
Half after returning to the academy, Yan Xiaobao had already drawn a blueprint. Deng Wu was told that Yan Xiaobao could provide some changes to enable these factories to help produce paper rolls, grind wheat, create wood, and even textiles. These waterwheels will surely usher in a new era for the Deng family.
While the two boys were discussing the waterwheel, the rest of the time they returned to the academy had passed, and Deng Wu's respect continued to grow. He had no idea what was going on in the young boy's mind, so he could come up with such an idea.
Yan Xiaobao's decision is very simple. He needs to get 5% of his income from the water truck factory, but in return, he will help create more mechanisms to further increase the Deng family's income.
Xu Yue smiled on her face, and she could see the laughter of victory in her eyes. Yan Xiaobao cared about his friends and hoped to help them. However, Yan Xiaobao came from a personal important world, not the family you were born in.
Lord Rong Liang himself does not have the money to waste both skills like he did, but if he did this, Yan Xiaobao would not pity him for spending more money. Resisting temptation is something that everyone needs to learn.
On the other hand, Yan Xiaobao thanked Rong Ming, Rong Xing, Gao Yan, Ma Kong, and even Deng Wu. And because Deng Wu had begun to show distrust before, it was now the best time for Yan Xiaobao to show them how serious he was.
Yan Xiaobao studied ancient cultures around the world and had found many ways to improve this society. However, when Yan Xiaobao went to college every day, he would never expect his knowledge to be used to change a completely different world.
"He's there." A cold sound came from the morning air, as if summer was over.
Yan Xiaobao and Deng Wu have left the carriage for a while, but they were delayed at the foot of the mountain and discussed the water truck and its purpose.
This water mill is a concept that Yan Xiaobao's early world can be traced back thousands of years ago. However, no one has ever needed to create such a thing, because leaders and serfs rely on their strength and cultivation to complete their tasks.
The two of them have spent twice the time climbing the stairs, and even if they reach the top, they are deeply focused on their conversations and reviewing the blueprints.
The sharp sound cuts off their calm mind like a knife, awakening them from their own world and dragging them back to reality.
Rong Xing was standing in front of Gao Yan, Rong Ming and Ma Gang. Her usually cute and smiling face became dark like a cloud, ready to release the unparalleled unparalleled snow and snow. Her arms crossed over her chest, her fingers constantly tapping on the other arm, apparently urging the two novices to explain themselves.
Makong still had a normal smile on his face, and he tried to act as if the current situation had nothing to do with him. His smile was a little bigger than usual, and laughter could be seen in his eyes. Obviously, the calm and rewarding young master loved watching Rongxing was ready to scold the two people.
Rong Ming seemed a little worried. He did not have a normal smile on his face, but instead frowned and made gestures with his arms, which was something that Yan Xiaobao and Deng Wu could not understand.
Gao Yan was the only person who acted no differently. He was tired and yawning, obviously not satisfied with how Rong'er's twins forced him to get up this morning.
As for why Rongxing was so angry, no one present knew about it.
"Deng Wu!" Rong Xing said in a cold voice and a promise that endured the obvious pain on her face: "I can accept that you play random women at will. I really don't care whether these women are extreme experts. To be honest, if you find other women to share your love, I think it's great, but you will never allow you to bring back Yan Xiaobao!"
Rong Xing had been there the day before, but no matter how many phone calls she made, she knocked on the yard gate a few times, and no one answered her. Rong Xing felt how worried her heart was, because Xu Yue did not mention anything about the day she left, and the only other choice she could think of was the Wang family.
Suddenly, her young man's heart was filled with innocent young scenes of being tortured for his advanced martial arts skills. Images of him being killed for embarrassing their genius son. Generally speaking, various bad images emerged in Rong Xing's mind. She hurriedly gathered her friends and found that Deng Wu was not present.
Seeing the panic expression on Rong Xing's face, Gao Yan had to talk to his friends, and only then did she know that Yan Xiaobao had seen him in Liluo City.
Rong Xing felt his worries and indignation. After all, he was just a ten-year-old child. He shouldn't go to Liluo City in person, but should have the Rong twins seek help.
Early in the morning, Rong Xing decided to wait for Yan Xiaobao to come back and scold him, but they heard rumors about Deng Wu and the unknown expert. Now Deng Wu has arrived with Yan Xiaobao, and they both have a deep relationship. During the conversation, they did not notice their waiting friends.
Rong Xing's hostility towards Yan Xiaobao immediately moved to Deng Wu. Obviously, Deng Wu had deceived the innocent Xiaoyan Xiaobao to join his journey to Liluo City.
"Rongxing. My heart! My lifeline! Do I look like a cheating husband? "Deng Wu said with a frustrated expression on his face as he knelt in front of the stern girl, "I just stayed with Yan Xiaobao because I assumed he would enjoy a few days better than this academy." Deng Wu said in a self-esteem voice, "We just discussed some business issues because he seemed to have the ability to help me solve a problem I don't fully understand."
Rong Xing showed an unbearable look on his face, and his fists were trembling. Deng Wu smiled and Rong Xing quickly felt her anger dissipated in the air. "Well, my little brother Yan Xiaobao is back safely," Rong Xing turned around and walked towards the nearest cafeteria so that she and the others could have breakfast. After all, they had been waiting before sunrise.
“I heard that the Shan people eventually left the city of Liluo,” Gao Yan said while having breakfast, “I have a friend who works as a servant at home, and she said that after the fire, all the servants were fired, but she managed to hear the master talking with the young master. They will find a larger city and take over it.”
“For them, this won’t change much,” Deng Wu commented with a silly smile that knew, “It seems that many families are fighting for buying venues so they can expand. We are one of them.”
"They should have insurance," Yan Xiaobao sighed, letting others look at him strangely. Yan Xiaobao was happy to have breakfast twice, so he didn't see a strange look when he focused on the grilled fish and vegetable soup in front of him. However, the sudden tranquility was disturbing, so he looked up at their strange eyes.
"What?" he asked happily while drinking the soup. Each meal means more energy, and more energy makes it easier for Lan Feng to restore his strength.
"Is insurance an advanced martial arts skill?" Gao Yan asked with big eyes and a hopeful expression, which aroused Yan Xiaobao's laughter.
"No," he calmed down, and at the same time he started to lift a tear in the corner of his eyes. "Care is a kind of um, I don't know how to explain it," Yan Xiaobao said while thinking.
"Imagine that every full moon we have to pay a silver coin to the shared golden memory stone. Then, if our house is going to burn the shared golden memory, then as long as we don't deliberately destroy it, the stone will pay the price for the restoration of the house." Others frowned uncertainly. It didn't seem like a profitable thing. Seeing the other person's expression made Yan Xiaobao sigh. He had to explain it in a different way.
"Well, imagine. You own the entire city of Liluo, and each house is paid between 1 copper coin and 1 silver coin depending on the size of the house. That's a lot of money. Yes, when an incident like the Shan Family happens, it's expensive for insurance companies, but how often does this happen? Not very common, right? So insurance is a good thing."
Ma Kong, who was studying at the black market auction house at that time, was the first person to do this calculation, which shocked him. Yan Xiaobao saw the shock on his face and smiled slightly.
“It can also be done in other ways,” he continued, preparing to fully enter Magang. “Imagine that the practitioner pays one copper and one gold monthly fee, and the insurance company promises to pay a large sum of money, if the practitioner is dead. The money will be transferred to the families of the dead farmer. In this way, the practitioner can ensure that their families can live a good life even after death.”
Gao Yan was very surprised to hear about part of the insurance. As an ordinary person who grew up in a poor area of Liro City, he had been worried about what would happen if he died in exploring or participating in a war after joining the army.
"It's obvious that if you commit suicide, or you're the cause of your own death, insurance won't pay, such as insulting a higher ranking expert, but other than that, it should be fine. You should have the ability to get a lot of guards and mercenaries interested in such a concept." Yan Xiaobao continued, it's obvious that they tailored a sales point for Makong.
Gao Yan, Rong twins and Deng Wu all stared at Yan Xiaobao with big eyes, surprised by the idea he proposed. Deng Wu, who had been surprised before he heard about the Water Mill, now knows that Yan Xiaobao could not find all this in the magical forest. Deng Wu finally realized that Yan Xiaobao was more mysterious than the first to assume.
"Please go with me to see the manager of our black market auction house on the next day," Makong provided, and Yan Xiaobao nodded quickly to agree. He got what he wanted. Even if he only had a 1% return rate to tell them about insurance, it was worth it. Especially because the main reason was to repay these friends of his.
However, Yan Xiaobao also knew that he could not blurt out after his thoughts. Today, he had given Deng Wu the concept of watermofang and Magang insurance. If he had given the method of increasing family income to the twins Gao Yan and Rong today instead of thanking him, he might get rewards. His friends were very agile and did not know where this profound knowledge originated.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!