BXBX NOVEL Chapter 266: Appraisal
These individuals could be considered the nerds of the martial world. Despite being martial artists and attaining a certain level of strength, they were all enthusiasts of other pursuits rather than mindless killings.
From a certain perspective, Lu Zhen could be considered a nerd as well.
He had carefully selected these individuals one by one, using his appraisal eyes to identify the best candidates for the task.
In this room, an old scholar wore a harsh expression as he instructed others who made mistakes.
His angry voice echoed throughout the huge room, and bits of spit flew out every time he opened his mouth, surprising Lu Zhen greatly.
The three alchemists were actually gentle and guided their parts quite well, skillfully managing them with a pen and paper. In comparison, the scholar's method was rather crude.
Lu Zhen's crimson eyes changed to a golden color as he looked at them curiously.
Although this had been his plan for a long time, and he had set up these people even before he lost his system so he could see their stats, people change with time.
Time was the eternal destroyer and the creator.
So Lu Zhen was curious if their stats had changed or not.
[Lao]
[Lifespan: thirty years]
[Qi Cultivation: Martial Trainee]
[Proficiency: Scholar (Grand master)]
[Talent: None]
Lu Zhen looked at these with a little amusement.
"Although the system hasn't fully updated, the stats seem to have become a lot better," he mused to himself.
Like previously when the system was upgraded, Lu Zhen could still see the status and observe the improvement that was being made.
It had become more attuned to the world rather than the one he had initially programmed, if he had to say it.
Lu Zhen glimpsed at the three elegant men with regal clothing with his golden eyes.
[Chen Lian]
[Lifespan: forty years]
[Qi Cultivation: Martial Trainee]
[Proficiency: Medicinal knowledge (Master), Paste refining (Mid)]
[Talent: None]
[Huang Dio]
[Lifespan: fifty years]
[Qi Cultivation: Martial Trainee]
[Proficiency: Medicinal knowledge (Master), Paste refining (Beginner)]
[Talent: None]
[Zhu Jun]
[Lifespan: thirty years]
[Qi Cultivation: Martial Trainee]
[Proficiency: Medicinal knowledge (Master), Paste refining (Master)]
[Talent: None]
Zhu Jun was the oldest, Chen Lian was the second oldest, and Huang Dio was the youngest among them. However, they were all older than the scholar.
They all had similar results to what Lu Zhen had expected.
There wasn't much change in any of their skills; in fact, there was no change in their skills at all.
However, this was to be expected. Unlike Lu Zhen, where his progress was directly accelerated with his level-ups, these people needed to do everything by themselves, which took a frightening amount of time.
If it were so easy to reach their level of understanding, there would be many running amok.
However, due to the sheer effort and dedication it took, there were very few of them.
It was like getting a Ph.D. degree, but the difficulty was at least increased by ten times. That was what made them valuable.
Suddenly, a worker seemed to be frightened as he looked in a certain direction, causing everyone to be alert as they looked in Lu Zhen's direction.
Seeing a hulking, handsome youth, everyone immediately bowed, stopping what they were doing simultaneously.
"We greet the young master."
"Hmm." Lu Zhen nodded his head with a smile on his face.
"Looks like you are doing all your work properly. I will double all your people's wages and increase the number of people," Lu Zhen announced in a loud voice, causing everyone's eyes to light up at the same time.
"Thank you, Young master."
"You can continue with your work," Lu Zhen beckoned as he smiled warmly.
"Yes."
They all started to do their work simultaneously, like before, but even more vigorously than before, their eyes lit up with excitement.
Some who didn't want to were still railed up by their peers, forcing them to work harder than before due to sheer peer pressure.
Lu Zhen looked at them with amusement.
"Sometimes people are so complex; sometimes they are nothing more than simple-minded, easy to control," he mused to himself.
Lao, the old scholar, came to Lu Zhen tentatively as he bowed his head. "Young master?"
"I came here just to check up on things and fasten the speed of the production. As I said previously, there will be more people. Can you take care of it?" Lu Zhen asked with just a nod of his head.
"Umm, that might be a little troublesome, young master. I already have my hands full with these fools," Lao said honestly.
Lu Zhen frowned when he heard this. "Alright, I will find more people for them to be monitored and help in the progression."
"Thank you, young master," Lao said with a brightened face.
The three scholars' faces also lit up when they heard this.
Lu Zhen just nodded as he left the place with a satisfied expression on his face. content-hosted-on-MVLeMpYr
"As long as the extraction is completed, I don't care how much resources are used."
After all, Lu Zhen had enough resources for him to spend.
As the leader of the entire city, of course, the entire resource was assigned to him, and he was supposed to allocate it at his discretion.
And he had made the entire constitution as well. Lu Zhen had taken some ideas from his world and mixed them up with these worlds, making them suitable for use even in these martial worlds.
The human psychology of this world and his previous world was the same.
As Lu Zhen walked outside and gave a nod to Lu Qing, who was handling Xiaolong Gui, he left the entire place, only to be greeted by an anxious servant who made his way towards him with terrified eyes.