Work Prophet
Chapter 371 - 129: New Version

Chapter 371: Chapter 129: New Version

Li Yu saw the hesitation in Greta’s heart and added, "I won’t force you to be an enemy of the Life Church. If you feel what you’re doing is unfair to the Life Church, you’re free to end the contract with me anytime."

"Is that so..." Greta still felt there was something not quite right, but it seemed she had no other choice.

Previously, in her haste to save her cursed rat companions, she grimly accepted the exorbitant compensation demanded by the Lady.

Only now did she realize she couldn’t possibly pay so much money, and Li Yu, regardless, had offered her a solution.

From nine thousand to two thousand in debt, even with an added fifty percent interest, she still had the chance to pay it off if she worked hard.

Leo then said, "Working for the Double Rest Sect is actually quite good. I remember they have a rule, work five days and rest for two. And compared to the long lifespan of Half-Beasts, ten years isn’t that long. You could work here for ten years and then go back to the Life Church."

"If you work for the Double Rest Sect, I’ll only charge you fifteen percent interest. I am a devout follower of Saturday, after all," the Lady chimed in, fanning the flames.

Poor Greta, who had never seen anything like this, could control rats impressively, but after all, she was only fourteen, and her noble ancestry had fallen into decline a long time ago.

Being cajoled by the three of them, she finally agreed in a daze and became the first labor dispatch worker for the Double Rest Sect.

Li Yu was pretty satisfied with the outcome.

Not to mention Greta’s skill with the rats, a yearly salary of seven hundred Gold Coins was a steal—such talent was comparable to a nuclear strategic weapon on the Bratis Continent and could save a large portion of military expenses.

After all, raising rats was much cheaper than training professional soldiers.

The only regret was that they could only use this special talent for ten years, but since Greta had boarded their "pirate ship," Li Yu was confident in converting her into a devout follower of Saturday completely.

In fact, after the contract was signed, Li Yu had Hera take Greta to the territory of the Double Rest Sect, arranged a place for her to stay, and even had Tom and Jerry and a bath waiting for her that afternoon.

After Greta left, Li Yu chatted with Leo for a while, mainly inquiring about the Life Church, especially the Awakening Potion.

Like Greta’s ability to control rats, this potion had clearly surpassed the bounds of science.

This was the first time since Li Yu’s arrival on the Bratis Continent that he had encountered a sect genuinely possessing mysterious powers, and he took it very seriously.

A church that could mass-produce Superpower Users indicated that the opposition might also have mastered the use of the power of faith.

Could this Priest Cornelia be another outsider like himself?

According to Hephaestus, it was either the third or the first era that his company had sent people to this dimension, but if his company could conduct cross-dimensional missionary work, then it was also possible that other dimensions could descend here.

However, Hephaestus had also mentioned that some indigenous churches could learn on their own, figuring out how to use faith by themselves.

Li Yu was not yet sure which category the Life Church fell into.

Out of caution, he decided to consult with Hephaestus. The next morning, Li Yu arrived at the company a quarter of an hour early, thinking he might have to wait a bit for Hephaestus to start his shift.

But to his surprise, the employees of the Equipment Department had all arrived quite early today and seemed very busy.

Hephaestus was even busier, eating a double cheeseburger and typing on his keyboard with a clickety-clack, nothing like his usual slacking self.

When Li Yu found him, Hephaestus only glanced up at him and then asked Li Yu to wait a moment.

Then he buried his head back into the pile of data on his computer.

With nothing better to do, Li Yu glanced at Hephaestus’s desktop and found many Taoist texts, as well as a book specifically on rituals.

The page that was open was filled with scribbles and notes.

Li Yu wanted to look closer, but Hephaestus finally finished typing the last character and took a temporary break from his work.

He looked at his digital watch, "I can spare five minutes for you, ask whatever questions you have, but I need to get back to work in five minutes."

"What are you busy with?"

"Ha, a major version update," Hephaestus stuffed the remaining half of his cheeseburger into his mouth and mumbled.

"Hm?"

"The Equipment Department has recently made significant breakthroughs in technology, and soon a new feature will go live, which will completely change the way we do missionary work in the future." Hephaestus was clearly very excited.

"What new technology?"

"Keep an eye on the Forging House app. The testing should be completed in the next couple of days. By the way, how much faith do you have on you now?"

"2762 shares."

"That much?" Hephaestus was surprised; he remembered that the last time Li Yu came to spend faith, he had just over a thousand and had only around four hundred left after buying the Coordinate Editor.

It had been just over a month, and Li Yu had already saved up nearly three thousand shares of faith.

This meant that the number of his followers there was likely approaching twenty thousand. His work efficiency was impressively high.

"Very good, it seems you will be able to use the company’s newly-developed technology immediately. I believe this will greatly free up your hands, allowing you to focus on more important matters."

After speaking, Hephaestus paused and added, "But you didn’t come to see me just for this, did you?"

"Mm, I encountered a new item over there, called the Awakening Potion. Its effects are somewhat similar to those fantasy novels’ bloodline activating substances. I want to know if making this potion requires the use of faith and, if so, what level of faith technology the other side is probably at."

"From your description, that potion does sound like it’s a product of faith," Hephaestus scratched his chin, "As for the level, it’s hard to judge, because the known faith-based sects that humans can manipulate now have taken very different paths. Did you manage to get a real product?"

"No, it’s very rare," said Li Yu. "Besides, even if I did, I couldn’t bring it back."

"For research purposes, it’s not necessarily required to bring it back. You could just drink it and then record the changes in your body."

"What did you say?" Li Yu frowned.

"Just drink it," the half-beast said confidently, "you won’t die anyway, and you also said it’s for activating bloodlines. It sounds similar to the Sequence God Stone’s effects, and it might even help you save some Sequence God Stones."

"..."

"I came to seek your professional opinion, not to be your guinea pig."

"My professional opinion is to suggest you become a guinea pig for now. Science is not about wild guessing; whatever theories we come up with need ample experimental data to support them," Hephaestus shrugged.