Thus, Long Chen became an apprentice laborer and received a badge of identity. The servant had a three-day adaptation period to learn the rights and duties of a laborer.
Long Chen's soul power was strong; in just half an hour, he memorized everything.
Originally, after becoming an apprentice laborer, each person received nine immortal crystals—perhaps a gift for newcomers. However, Long Chen didn't get it, because it was deducted. Long Chen had good judgment and knew that pot was good. So, he successfully got in.
Inside the academy, the menial workers could only do some rough and exhausting work, and their range of activities was limited.
After understanding the basic situation, Long Chen quickly discovered an opportunity: the menial workers here had a promotion assessment every five years.
By passing the assessment, one can obtain the title of Senior Servant, and Senior Servant is eligible to participate in the disciple assessment. If the results are excellent, one can become a disciple.
"Hehe, here's your chance."
Long Chen found the assessment area and walked in. As soon as he entered, more than a dozen people stood up, nervously looking at him.
Long Chen was stunned at first, then understood. They were all wearing menial servant uniforms, but his outfit was clearly different. Judging by their nervous expressions, they probably misunderstood him as the examiner.
"Everyone, sit down, don't be nervous." Long Chen waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down.
These people immediately sat down, but all sat upright and solemn, their faces serious and their expressions tense.
Long Chen spoke, "Actually, you've misunderstood me. I'm not the chief examiner, but the deputy examiner."
The chief examiner suddenly had something to attend to, so I was the one to inform everyone. Today's assessment is temporarily canceled, and as for when it will be held, we will be notified separately. Hearing
this, these people immediately relaxed considerably. They then bowed to Long Chen one by one and walked out.
After everyone left, Long Chen quickly sat down. In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, a slightly overweight middle-aged man with a fat head and intestines walked in.
When he saw that there was only one person in the room, he was taken aback: "Why are you alone?" "
I don't know either." Long Chen shook his head.
Seeing no one else around, the fat man said, "Since you're the only one here, I'll get straight to the point. I suppose you already told you the rules before you came." "
Mm,"
Long Chen nodded. Although he didn't know, that wasn't the point.
"Good, you have good taste. Unlike those fools who are short-sighted, even though you take ten years less in salary, you still have the chance to become a disciple.
If you seize this opportunity, your future success is just around the corner. Kid, I have high hopes for you. The chubby man looked at Long Chen, his eyes full of encouragement.
At this moment, Long Chen finally understood why those people left with expressions of relief—the emotional test was a trap.
Ten years of salary—in other words, to be promoted to senior menial worker, you'd have to work for ten years. Needless to say, all that income for those ten years would probably go to this fat guy, and all you get in return is a chance to take an assessment.
As for those menial workers, they were all old and not talented. What a joke—if you have good talent, who would take on menial duties? Poor talent but passing the assessment to become a disciple? This is simply a huge joke.
Originally, Long Chen had deceived these people and still felt some guilt, but now he realized it was he who had saved them.
Presumably, even if they didn't want to be promoted to senior menial worker, they had to get one. It all depended on who was unlucky and caught the fat man's attention. Once they became senior menial worker, their salary for ten years would belong to him.
No wonder this fat guy ate so much—turns out he's someone who won't spit out bones. Long Chen didn't know how many years he'd been dealing with the dark struggles at the bottom of the world. Turns out these struggles are even darker and more shameless than the battles in the cultivation world.
"Hehe, that's true. They're short-sighted and don't understand the importance of opportunity. This is something money can't buy." Long Chen chuckled.
"Yeah, they're just idiots. Little brother, you're the smartest. Come on, I'll go handle the paperwork for you right away.
For the next ten years, your salary will be in my hands. But don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. If you're short on cash, you can tell me, and I'll definitely give you the lowest interest. The fat man said generously.
Long Chen inwardly cursed every woman in this fat man's family. Not only was he swindling, he also lends money at high interest rates. Taking money from you, he probably won't be able to pay it all back in his lifetime, right?
Honestly, this chubby guy was really bold. As soon as Long Chen spoke, he immediately borrowed two thousand immortal crystals.
A senior servant earns one hundred Immortal Crystals a month, but the fat guy borrowed two thousand. As for the so-called interest, Long Chen simply said, 'I trust you,' which made the fat guy laugh so hard his face lit up.
What he didn't know was that the money Old Master Long borrowed through his own abilities would never be repaid. The fat man enthusiastically pulled strings to help Long Chen quickly obtain the assessment jade token.
The rest of the time was to wait for the assessment arrangements. Three days later, Long Chen finally entered the exam room.
Upon entering the exam room, Long Chen was completely stunned. Each person had a small square table, a cloth roll, and various exam questions appeared on the crystal walls.
Seeing those exam questions, Long Chen's mind buzzed, and all his previous confidence vanished instantly.
Those questions were all about the time of ancient wars, the locations of the war between gods and demons, the figures who turned the tide, and so on. Long Chen didn't know any of them. These were all events in the Immortal Realm—how could he possibly know?
"Cheating, using soul power to spy on others, disqualification."
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out. An examiner dragged a candidate out of the exam room like catching a chick.
Sweat broke out on Long Chen's forehead. He had just tried to secretly use his soul power to see someone else for an answer, but in the end, someone was taken away.
The exam included dozens of categories, including history, geography, musical instruments, forging artifacts, formation patterns, cultivation, alchemy, soul techniques, medical care, and more. The ones that left Long Chen speechless the most were divination, inscriptions, feng shui, and so on. Long Chen was practically losing his mind.
For many types, Long Chen had submitted blank papers, only writing a few in cultivation, artifact forging, and formation patterns. Fortunately, he was confident he would get full marks in alchemy, which put him completely at ease.
After the assessment, Long Chen went back to wait for news, because even for high-level laborers, their activity range was only slightly larger and their income higher. Long Chen still couldn't enter the real academy.
But Long Chen was already very satisfied. His path was much faster than others'. Thinking about how many people were still in line, he had completed the assessment and still had some money on hand.
Senior servants can't enter the academy to buy things. To buy things, you can only ask Fatty to buy them. Needless to say, Fatty will definitely secretly raise the price. But it's okay—Long Chen bought three Shedding Pills to quickly expel the worldly energy from his body.
Only when the mortal energy recedes can the immortal spirit energy enter the body more deeply, allowing it to cleanse and eliminate the marrow. Three Shedding Pills used up all of Long Chen's immortal crystals. Long Chen borrowed from the fat man five times in total, buying thirteen pills. Only half of the mortal energy was washed away from Long Chen's body, but the fat man refused to lend him any more money.
Perhaps he believed that Long Chen owed him enough money to work hard for three hundred years before he could repay him with interest. Borrowing again was too risky.
And on this very day, Long Chen's assessment was completedThe results have been announced.