The Strongest Talent Tree

Chapter 204: Chapter 201: Level 32

Elder Tang clearly saw what was on Feng Hao’s mind. He grinned and chuckled, "There are many ways to hone your Dark Force, but Dark Force forging is definitely the best choice. It improves your forging skills and hones your Dark Force at the same time."

"That’s great, then." Feng Hao nodded excitedly.

"Your Dark Force is very powerful, and you have the talent for the Dark Force Fifth Layer. If you can master the rhythm of forging, it shouldn’t take you long to finish forging this piece of Refined Iron," Elder Tang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Feng Hao wasted no more time and began hammering away with the Forging Hammer.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Time flowed on amidst the ceaseless sound of forging. Before he knew it, evening had arrived.

Back at the general store, after sending Yao Ying away, Feng Hao closed up shop and went upstairs to begin cultivating.

Through his steady accumulation of progress, the Genetic Tree inside him was already approaching level thirty-two. With the dual boost from the Life Spirit Pills and Magic Crystals, it wouldn’t be long before he broke through.

’Then I’ll just need another push to get to level thirty-three, pop an Experience Pill, and I’ll instantly reach the threshold of the fourth rank.’

’What kind of energy is Dark Force, really?’ While cultivating, Feng Hao couldn’t stop thinking about the fundamental nature of Dark Force.

He couldn’t help it. Elder Tang’s explanation had given him a whole new understanding of Dark Force, and he found himself endlessly yearning for the realm where one could trigger Dark Force with a single touch.

Before he knew it, it was the next morning.

When he opened the shop, Yao Ying arrived right on time. To Feng Hao’s surprise, she was staring at him with shining eyes, her beautiful gaze filled with a strange light.

"What’s with you? You in heat or something?" Feng Hao teased, his expression strange.

But Yao Ying just let out a coquettish cry and tried to throw herself into his arms. "Darling, I heard all about what you did at the academy the day before yesterday! You were amazing!"

A smile of realization dawned on Feng Hao’s face. He easily dodged Yao Ying’s embrace and said, "It’s enough that you know your boss is amazing. What are you standing there for? Get ready to open."

"Why the rush?" Yao Ying pouted, putting on a delicate and coy act. "I heard you defeated Bai Yin the Little Bitch. Quick, tell me about the look on her face! Was she in a lot of pain?"

"Why are you asking about that?" Feng Hao said dismissively.

Yao Ying leaned in curiously, her voice sickeningly sweet. "Darling, just tell me, pleeeease!"

Faced with Yao Ying’s flirtatious whining, Feng Hao broke out in goosebumps. Annoyed, he said, "Darling my ass. From now on, you will only call me ’Boss’. If I hear ’Darling’ one more time, you can get the hell out."

Yao Ying nodded resentfully, tears shimmering in her eyes, but she had to compromise for the sake of her revenge plan.

"Don’t look at me like that." Feng Hao’s scalp tingled under her gaze. He pursed his lips and snorted. "I’m a reasonable boss. Seeing as you’ve been doing a good job lately, I’ll start paying you a formal salary today."

At these words, Yao Ying, who had been on the verge of tears, instantly changed her expression. Her beautiful eyes glittered like gold. "Really? How much?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Feng Hao nodded seriously. "From now on, you can take a ten percent cut of the daily profits. How about that? Generous enough for you?"

"Ten percent?" Yao Ying cried out, her eyes practically sparkling with gold.

"That’s right." Feng Hao patted her on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Keep up the good work. Your fortune is right around the corner."

Yao Ying couldn’t contain her elation and nodded frantically. "I’ll definitely work hard!"

"Good, very aware." Feng Hao nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk out of the store. "I’m going to the blacksmith’s next door. I’ll leave the shop’s business to you."

Without waiting for Yao Ying’s reaction, he ducked into the neighboring blacksmith shop and began his grand undertaking of forging.

It took Yao Ying a long moment to snap out of her daze. Her stunningly beautiful face was flushed with excitement. ’Ten percent of the daily profit... that’s so, so much money.’

After all, the general store’s daily profit was at least several billion Magic Crystals. Ten percent of that was several hundred million. Just thinking about it was thrilling.

’It’s a pity it’s only ten percent. If only I could become the boss’s wife...’ A greedy look flashed in Yao Ying’s eyes, but after thinking it over, she felt a sense of helplessness.

She had been at the general store for a month now, but her relationship with Feng Hao hadn’t progressed in the slightest, let alone getting close to becoming the boss’s wife.

If it had been any other man, he would have long since fallen at her feet, but Feng Hao acted completely unaffected.

There was nothing she could do. Even though she was at the shop every day, the amount of time she actually spent with Feng Hao was practically zero.

Every day, as soon as she arrived, Feng Hao would dump the business on her and run off to the blacksmith’s next door. On top of that, he had recently spent over half a month training in a Secret Realm.

In short, Feng Hao gave her the feeling that there was no way to get her hands on him, which vexed her to no end.

’Am I not beautiful enough?’ Yao Ying touched her own cheek, questioning her looks for the first time. ’Or is there something wrong with his taste? Ugh... I really want to see what that little girlfriend of his looks like.’

With a helpless sigh, she collected her thoughts and began restocking the shelves as usual.

As it turned out, with a financial incentive, Yao Ying worked with even more gusto. By the end of the day, she had made a fortune and was grinning from ear to ear.

In the evening, Feng Hao dragged his exhausted body back to the shop. He had barely stepped inside when he received a report from Yao Ying.

"Reporting, Boss! Today’s revenue was 12.2 billion Magic Crystals. After deducting 200 million in costs, the profit is 12 billion," Yao Ying announced excitedly.

Feng Hao took the Spatial Ring and subconsciously took out 1.2 billion Magic Crystals to hand to Yao Ying. The moment the money was in his hand, he felt a pang of regret. "Ah, ten percent seems a bit much. How about we change it to one percent?"

"You... You’re going back on your word!" Yao Ying said anxiously.

"Fine, fine. Ten percent it is." Feng Hao pursed his lips in resignation. ’Oh, well. A promise is a promise. What can I say? I’m just a good boss.’

Yao Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief. She took the 1.2 billion Magic Crystals, beaming, and said with sultry eyes, "You’re such a good person, Boss."

"Obviously," Feng Hao snorted irritably.

Even though he had no interest in Yao Ying, being inexplicably handed the "nice guy" card still irritated him.

After some brief small talk, he sent Yao Ying on her way and began his daily cultivation.

Thanks to the effective boost from the Life Spirit Pills and Level 3 Magic Crystals, he finally managed to raise his Genetic Tree to level thirty-two in the early hours of the morning.

’I’ll put in some more effort and break through to level thirty-three as soon as possible. Then I can take the Experience Pill and shoot straight to level thirty-eight.’

Feng Hao murmured to himself. Seeing there was still some time before dawn, he closed his eyes and resumed his cultivation.

After daybreak, he opened the shop. Yao Ying hadn’t arrived yet, but a group of unwelcome guests had.

Two old men with graying hair walked into the general store. After looking around, their gazes fell on Feng Hao. One of them frowned and asked, "Are you the owner of this shop?"

"That’s right. And you two are...?" Feng Hao frowned instinctively. He could smell the scent of herbs on them from a distance. ’They’re probably from the Alchemist Association,’ he guessed.

To be honest, he didn’t have a very good impression of the Alchemist Association, possibly because Sun Yaowen was always badmouthing them.

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