Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 160 – Successful solicitation

Zhao Baige had striking features, her eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, with a hint of baby fat on her cheeks.

There was a shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth, her skin was very fair, with delicate eyebrows and big eyes, making her a top-notch beauty in the making.

She seemed to be around the same age as Lin Jichen, but her eyes had a somewhat adorable and silly look, making her appear a bit naive.

"Zhao Baige?"

"Yes, yes, that's me... Are you... Lin Jichen?"

Looking at the handsome and otherworldly young man in front of her, who was just as attractive as the photos on the forum.

In fact, he looked even better in person than in the photos.

Zhao Baige found it hard to imagine that this seemingly gentle and innocent young man, who had a puppy-like charm, could be the top expert in Tale of Immortal.

Moreover, he had single-handedly killed thousands of people and was revered as the 'God of Death' Lin Demon by the players on the forum.

She had thought Lin Jichen would be very fierce, but now it seemed he wasn't fierce at all.

"It's me, let's talk inside, there are too many people here."

Lin Jichen said and walked into the city, Zhao Baige immediately followed.

The two of them found a quiet spot under a willow tree, conversing under the moonlight.

"Let's talk about my terms first," Lin Jichen got straight to the point.

"Alright, boss, go ahead," Zhao Baige nodded quickly, listening attentively.

Lin Jichen didn't hold back, "I can hire you as my Alchemy Master and guarantee to train you into a high-grade Alchemy Master. During this period, you don't need to worry about any herbs, no matter how many you need for practice. However, there's one condition: you must sign a confidentiality agreement and a long-term contract with me."

"The contract term is five years. During these five years, you will be my employee. No matter which guild tries to poach you, you can't switch jobs or make elixirs for others. Otherwise, you will face a hefty penalty. Of course, as long as you don't switch jobs, there won't be any issues."

Zhao Baige asked nervously, "What do I need to do?"

Lin Jichen replied, "Your job is to work eight hours a day. Your salary will be ten thousand cash per month and two hundred Spirit Stones. Overtime is voluntary and comes with overtime pay. As your rank increases, this compensation will double. I'll provide the herbs, you handle the elixirs, and I'll give you a ten percent profit from the sales of the elixirs. How does that sound?"

Zhao Baige was completely stunned after hearing this. This... what kind of divine treatment is this!

She had inquired at many guilds' alchemy departments, and the average salary for their Alchemy Masters was only three thousand, with no Spirit Stones provided, as they were currently scarce.

Just the two hundred Spirit Stones alone could sell for twenty to thirty thousand on the market.

Moreover, other Alchemy Masters worked over twelve hours a day and had to ensure the success rate of their alchemy. They had to cover the losses themselves if they failed.

She had a low success rate, so no one wanted her.

Even if someone did take her in, she wouldn't dare to go because she couldn't afford the losses.

Now, with Lin Jichen offering such conditions, she wondered if she was dreaming or if this person was actually a scammer?

Seeing her remain silent, Lin Jichen asked, "Are you not satisfied with the terms? If there's anything you're not happy with, you can bring it up. As long as it's not excessive, we can discuss it."

Zhao Baige hurriedly shook her head, waving her hands, "No, no, I'm very satisfied. This is the best offer I've ever received! I'm just afraid..."

"Afraid I'm scamming you, right?" Lin Jichen guessed.

"Mm..." Zhao Baige nodded embarrassedly, being quite honest.

Lin Jichen chuckled and shook his head, "Do you think I need to scam someone who can't even afford travel expenses?"

Zhao Baige thought about it and agreed. He was the top expert in Tale of Immortal, there was no need for him to scam a newbie like her.

Besides, the contract was in black and white, it couldn't be fake.

Thinking of this, she awkwardly apologized, "Sorry, I was too suspicious."

"How about this, sign the confidentiality agreement first, and I'll take you somewhere. After that, you should believe I'm not a scammer."

Lin Jichen handed her a confidentiality agreement document.

In the game, contracts could be drafted and were legally protected.

This was the most powerful aspect of Tale of Immortal.

Zhao Baige glanced at the confidentiality agreement, saw no issues, and signed her name.

Lin Jichen then took her to a shop in the city.

Other NPC shops were closed, but his shop was still open.

It operated at night as usual, with more night shift staff hired.

The shop was still open, with NPC staff on duty, working in shifts 24 hours a day.

This was something Jiang Luoyu had taught him.

At this moment, there were no other players in the shop.

As soon as Lin Jichen walked in, the staff greeted him in unison, "Good evening, boss!"

Zhao Baige, following behind, was completely dumbfounded.

"You... you're the owner of this shop?"

"Now you should believe I'm not scamming you, right? My shop needs many Alchemy Masters, but we lack high-grade ones. I'm planning to train high-grade Alchemy Masters. Are you willing?" Lin Jichen asked.

This time, Zhao Baige was completely convinced.

"I'm willing!!!"

Zhao Baige answered excitedly, nodding like a pecking chick.

With such treatment and a large shop as a guarantee, she would be a fool not to agree.

Lin Jichen handed her the contract documents. After carefully reviewing them and finding no issues, Zhao Baige signed her name without hesitation.

"Welcome to my alchemy team," Lin Jichen said with a smile, extending his hand.

Zhao Baige, overjoyed, shook hands with Lin Jichen.

"Thank you, boss! I'll do my best!"

Lin Jichen smiled with satisfaction, knowing he had recruited a future Alchemy King as his employee.

From now on, he wouldn't have to worry about high-grade elixirs.

But for now, the most important thing was to quickly improve Zhao Baige's alchemy rank and success rate.

Lin Jichen took Zhao Baige to the alchemy room in the backyard, where many Alchemy Masters were working, though they were all NPCs, each with their own room.

Most NPCs were asleep at this hour, with only a few still working.

Lin Jichen arranged a separate alchemy room for Zhao Baige, took her inside, and handed her the herbs.

"Try refining a basic Blood Clotting Pill now."

Zhao Baige nervously agreed and started refining on the spot.

As expected, the furnace emitted black smoke, indicating a failed attempt.

Zhao Baige, with a face covered in soot, apologized guiltily, "I'm sorry, boss..."

Lin Jichen didn't blame her but encouraged her to continue.

After ten consecutive attempts, she succeeded only once.

This success rate was indeed alarmingly low.

If an ordinary guild had to support her, they would go bankrupt, not only failing to make money but also incurring huge losses.

"Show me all your personal attributes," Lin Jichen said.

"Oh, okay," Zhao Baige hurriedly sent over her attributes.

Lin Jichen reviewed them and saw that Zhao Baige's cultivation realm was at the Initial stage of Qi Refining, which was indeed very weak.

However, unless it was high-quality elixirs, the realm didn't matter much for low-quality ones.

Zhao Baige's low success rate was likely due to her lack of proficiency.

Moreover, her talent wasn't anything like 'Little Medicine Boy,' 'Alchemy Maniac,' or 'Spirit Child of Alchemy,' which were talents related to alchemy.

Her talent was a rather useless combat talent, not suitable for alchemy at all.

That's why her success rate was so low.

No wonder no guild wanted her.