Paper Beauty, Paper Maker

"Slayed thirty demons and evil spirits? That's pure berserker class."

Pei Si smiled.

The "Clear Heart of the Blade" buff helps to suppress demons and evil spirits, so this advancement requirement is normal.

What's with the idea of ​​collecting a famous sword from all over the world?

It should be noted that this continent is not only home to the Great Qian Kingdom. To the north of the Qian Kingdom is the Yan Kingdom, to the south of the Qian Kingdom is the Xuan Kingdom, and to the west of the Qian Kingdom is the Yin Kingdom. There are dozens of countries like the Great Qian Kingdom within the continent. This great continent is collectively known as the Eastern Cang Mengzhang Divine Continent.

Within the Divine Land, weapons such as knives, swords, spears, and halberds, above spiritual weapons, are further classified into grades such as Fine Craftsmanship, Great Fine Craftsmanship, and Supreme Great Fine Craftsmanship.

To be called a famous sword, it must at least be of good quality.

That thing is much more expensive than a spirit weapon.

Ultimately, it all comes down to money. The saying "money can move mountains" is absolutely true.

In an instant, Pei Si's pupils turned square; there were no 'spirit sheep' to lead on the mountain for the time being.

"I still have some medicinal herbs on hand that I can sell."

"We kept some of those Thunder and Lightning Scorpion tails for our own use, and sold the rest to Qingzhitang."

After splitting the spoils 50/50 with the government, Pei Si still had over a hundred scorpion tails left, which he couldn't possibly hand over all of.

……

Qingzhitang.

Pei Si walked into the reception room with ease, and devoured a small plate of pastries in no time.

"Sister Zhi, let's estimate the price." Pei Si laid out all the mountain goods.

Xu Zhi clicked her tongue twice and laughed, "There are more than fifty scorpion tails here, I knew you weren't that honest."

"How about one stick of incense money in total?" Xu Zhi put one hand on her hip and handed a booklet to Pei Si with the other.

"The old man went to ask for you, but there's no visualization diagram. Don't be upset, don't be upset. Someone sent a booklet with the items to be auctioned next time. See if there's anything you can use."

"It's nothing. It's already very kind of Master Xu to ask for me. How could I dare to ask for anything more?" Pei Si unfolded the booklet.

The items offered for consignment auction are diverse and abundant.

Examples include blue-glazed lamps, bronze dew-collecting plates, and gold-plated combs.

Pei Si only glanced at these things.

Pei Si's breath hitched as something caught his eye.

A knife.

The blade is straight, single-edged, and has a thick back.

It is marked as "Good Made" next to it.

At the next auction, there will be a world-famous sword.

Wonderful.

Just when he was worrying about where to find the promotion materials for the swordsman (Bai), someone brought him a pillow just as he was dozing off.

My luck is just too good!

"Sister Zhi, when does the auction start?" Pei Si asked.

"My dad said it's about a month from now." Xu Zhi thought for a moment, then said, "What? Did you see something you like? There are some things I need here, so we can go together."

Pei Si nodded, thinking it would be good to have someone to look after him on the way.

"Have you heard, Brother Si? The Zhang family made a paper beauty, and that one beauty alone sold for a string of cash worth of incense money! What a huge profit!" Xu Zhi exclaimed.

Selling mountain products can only earn you so little money. Look at this paper-making craftsman; even the Wushi powder seller would admire him.

Putting everything else aside, the Zhang family head's craftsmanship is truly excellent; Xu Zhi has seen that paper beauty before.

It has a great figure, with slender branches and abundant fruit, and its appearance is even more stunning, as if it stepped out of a painting.

The paper beauty was eventually won by the Fang family, who ran the theater.

I heard that the Fang family's business boomed that very night, with many people buying tickets to the theater just to catch a glimpse of that paper beauty.

Bai Yaofeng!

Upon hearing this, Pei Si narrowed his eyes slightly.

A regular incense offering?

Three thousand coins!

Goodness, he'd need to catch two hundred spiny rats to make that money.

Perhaps he could try making paper offerings?

Pei Si took the money, returned to the Pei family courtyard, and took out the paper-mache book.

The paper-making business is quite thriving in Qingcheng County.

If a wealthy family had a death, they would go to Zhang's shop to buy paper effigies of boys and girls to burn for the deceased.

Even the wealthiest families would buy houses, cattle, horses, cowherds, grooms, and so on.

The paper figures made by Zhang Jiazha are considered to possess a more spiritual quality and sell even better.

"Paper-making technique".

Pei Si was interested in these things in his previous life and knew some of the taboos.

Paper figures are not made with eyes painted on, paper horses are not made with manes raised, paper figures are not made for living people, and people in red and green...

Listening to Sister Zhi's description, the beauty was clearly the finishing touch; the Zhang family must have some connections.

Pei Si opened the booklet and read through it page by page, his hands itching to read more and more.

Pei Si retrieved the materials and followed the steps taught above to assemble the paper figure.

Ten minutes later, a paper figure began to take shape.

"The judge is Pei Si, whose job is [paper craftsman]."

"Paper Crafting Proficiency +1, Proficiency 1/100".

At the same time, the Myriad Trades Compendium in his mind's eye appeared in small print, with the words "Paper Craftsman" reflected next to "Knife-wielder".

[Judge: Pei Si]

【Job Title: Paper Craftsman (None, 1/100)】

[Taoist Arts: None]

[Job Evaluation: Paper-making is one of the eight arts of Yin, using bamboo as the bone and paper as the skin! It connects the Yin and Yang, and comforts the spirits of the deceased.]

[Paper Craftsman (White)], can obtain the skill [Paper Crafting Mastery].

"【Paper Making Mastery】: With a calm mind, one can naturally create paper without interference, regardless of the environment. The paper-making speed is increased by 70%, and it contains a trace of spirituality."

[Promotion requirement: Make 100 paper offerings.]

As the saying goes, having more skills is never a burden! If you can't find a "lucky sheep" (a metaphor for finding a good partner), having a side hustle is a great idea.

That finely crafted sword must have cost a fortune in incense money!

Just do it!

Pei Si began making paper figures, and a day passed quickly.

"Paper Crafting Proficiency +1"

"Current job: [Paper Craftsman (None)], Proficiency: 100/100, Upgradeable!"

"Upgrade?"

"Upgrade"

Pei Si murmured to himself.

A ray of white light shot out from the "Comprehensive Mirror of All Trades" and entered Pei Si's body.

Pei Si's mind was filled with knowledge and anecdotes about the paper-making lineage, and the flesh and blood in his hands seemed to be reorganizing, becoming more and more skillful.

Pei Si took the materials and his speed was indeed much faster, and the paper figures he made looked exactly like living people.

It's due to spirituality.

Pei Si collected all the paper figures in the courtyard into his treasure bag.

Just then.

"Knock knock knock".

A knock came at the door.

"Young Master Pei, it's time to go to the dock."

"Kill the water ghost, and you'll receive incense money!"

Lin Jiaotou's voice could be heard from outside the courtyard.

"Coming, coming!" Pei Si got up and opened the door.

Lin Zhong was puzzled, wondering if it was just his imagination or something else, but Pei Si's aura seemed to have changed.

It's getting sharper.

"Walk!"

…………

Mohe Wharf.

Pei Si, dressed in black with a small white velvet hat, stood behind the crowd, one hand on his sword.

He was a young man, full of vigor and ambition.

Not far in front of him was County Commandant Lu, and at that moment a city guard captain was whispering in his ear.

Pei Si has superhuman eyesight and can clearly see the captain's lip movements.

"Su Li... Zhao Hu, both of them are missing and have not yet been found..."

Pei Si thought to himself.

Of course, it can't be found. That bone-dissolving water is incredibly potent; it leaves not a single trace.

"Search for another day. If you can't find it, close the case." Lu Pinghai said calmly.

"Commander Su's father-in-law..." the city guard captain asked hesitantly.

"If the Yan family has any objections, let them come to the county government!"

"The livelihoods of the people are still unresolved, and the livelihoods of the fishermen in Qingcheng County rest on our shoulders!"

"If ordinary people can't earn money and can't pay their taxes, they'll rebel!"

"If the Yan family still can't see what's more important, they can't blame me!"