This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 352 - 244: Preparation for Opening_1

Chapter 352: Chapter 244: Preparation for Opening_1

Even with a hundred percent acceleration, it still requires 14 hours of comprehension...

It just proves that learning black magic is indeed more difficult than ordinary magic. You need to tread lightly when using it. During the learning process, you should be just as cautious. A slight misstep can lead to a loss of control, just like the followers who were dragged away earlier.

But with the secret technique crystal to organize energy and the protection of the Heart of the Forest Spirit, even if Mu You truly loses control, the pollution will be absorbed from his body immediately.

Hence, his mastery of black magic is bound to be a hundred percent successful, as long as he has enough time, he will definitely learn it.

However, others aren’t so lucky. From the black magic taught today, likely half of the audience will be dragged away and thrown into a pit.

Combining the earlier coveting of the Forest Spirit by the mysterious church members, Mu You might be able to guess what they’re studying: Vivian originally sought out the Forest Spirit so she could take advantage of its immunity to pollution. Repeatedly testing Black Magic, she sought to uncover the underlying circuits of black magic and create a pure secret technique circuit.

These people don’t have the Forest Spirit available, could they be planning on attaching this experimental process to a human body, to create a secret technique circuit through countless human lives?

Mu You relayed his encounter in the game and his speculation to Vivian.

"If we have enough experimental samples, it is indeed possible to replicate a pure black magic circuit..." After listening, Vivian affirmed Mu You’s speculation.

She then shook her head and said, "But to achieve this ’sufficient quantity’, many lives will be needed..."

Vivian didn’t specify how many, but Mu You knew that when Vivian originally created the secret technique crystal, she tested the Forest Spirit several hundred thousand times. If humans were used for these experiments, every failure would mean a loss of a human life. That being said, they would need at least several million human lives!

"That’s way too harmful..."

Mu You sighed quietly. Besides, even if they do replicate something resembling the secret technique crystal, it doesn’t mean they will become invincible. They will still face the troublesome aftermath known as the ’Curse of Human Nature’.

"Aren’t these religious people afraid of the curse of black magic?" Mu You asked.

"The curse of humanity doesn’t take effect that rapidly. Even with reckless use of black magic, it takes a year before you can noticeably feel the influence of black magic on human nature. If you slightly adjust your use of black magic and keep it as a trump card instead of a daily fighting tactic, you can greatly prolong this period. It wouldn’t be a problem to delay it for ten or even a hundred years, enough time for them to rule an era." Vivian replied.

"I see..."

Mu You nodded.

Looking at it this way, the church has probably been researching black magic for a while. The research on the secret technique circuit is likely at its mid to late stages or even its end. If they soon present a replica of the secret technique crystal, it wouldn’t be surprising.

As for this, Mu You can’t manage it. Let them proceed with their research. This makes it easier for him to regularly shear their wool.

During his comprehension, he can’t move, so Mu You doesn’t need to worry about wasting his energy. He can deal with things in real life while the game hangs in the background.

At this point, Lin Xue and Little Ya had already arrived for work, unloading several courier boxes from the shop entrance.

"Boss, your saddles have arrived," Little Ya said.

"Leave them there; I’ll take care of them."

These were the Chocobo Saddles that Mu You had custom-ordered. The effect was good when he placed a saddle on a Chocobo in the Star Spirit World, so he ordered a few more sets in various colors like red, yellow, white, green, and blue. Each Chocobo got a set for easier identification.

Mu You opened the door to the space of the Lock Core. Little Ya went in to shine the Evolution Light on the creatures, while Mu You and Lin Xue equipped the Chocobos with the saddles, one by one.

After several days of shining the Evolution Light, the Chocobos had all grown up. Except for two that developed more slowly and were still under one meter, the rest had evolved into adults. They were completely capable of carrying people for a run, and they chased each other energetically in the pasture every day.

"What preparations do we need before opening the shop?"

Looking at the large number of magical creatures gathered on the grass, Lin Xue could see that even though many of them were still young, under Little Ya’s care, the time between being young and mature was very brief. Currently, with this volume, it was absolutely enough to open the shop.

"There’s still a lot of work to do."

Mu You smiled bitterly. If they simply wanted to open a small store, there wouldn’t be much hassle. Having a few creatures and a storefront is enough to start business anytime.

But what they’re planning is a new industry, the first batch of magic pet shops in the country, which involves many considerations - licensing, food, venue safety, labor, promotion... All these issues need to be addressed one by one.

Additionally, Mu You plans to create a dedicated mobile app for the pet shop. Planning publicity, ticket sales, and many other operations will be much easier this way.

He remembered there seemed to be some subsidized projects on the Dragon Soars software for this kind of work.

Mu You took out his satellite phone, opened the Dragon Soars software, and looked for it.

But as soon as he logged into Dragon Soars, he noticed his account points had increased by 16800.

If he’s remembering correctly, his point balance was only a little over six thousand before. Where did this extra ten thousand come from? He didn’t seem to have completed any major tasks since the public beta...

Mu You checked his points history and found that at midnight last night, a round ten thousand points had been added to his account, listed under ’State Reward’.