[You fail to notice that a towering figure has appeared behind you.]
[Due to your laziness and idling on the job, the overseer, a Knowledge-Seeking Interdiate Worker of the Slting Plant, has arrived…]
[The surrounding junior workers all show expressions of amusent, clearly enjoying the spectacle…]
[It stands behind you, and the refined copper club in its hand slams down rcilessly toward your skull!]
[Thunk! Your head is nearly split into pieces…]
[…]
[You feel a wave of dizziness, but nothing serious…]
[Furious at the sneak attack, you retaliate on instinct, pulling out a chunk of brass ore and chucking it at the overseer, the Knowledge-Seeking Interdiate Worker of the Slting Plant…]
By normal plot logic, this should have been the mont he got a free trip back to his Resting Page.
The ga clearly tried to screw him over, but failed.
“…Assaulting a superior? That’s bold!”
Lin Xun wasn’t fazed at all. He didn’t even bother switching to another shell to fight.
Thanks to the effect of Visage of the Leader, the junior worker shell had gained 9 levels, now reaching Level 34.
On top of that, it had a 60% power boost from a relic.
[You defeated the Knowledge-Seeking Interdiate Worker of the Slting Plant. Experience slightly increased.]
[You obtained Rough Large Copper Ore (Junk) *5]
[The surrounding junior workers burst into shocked whispers, not daring to et your gaze. They quickly bowed their heads and resud working.]
The system quickly displayed the victory report.
Thanks to Lin Xun’s possession enhancents, it wasn’t surprising that a junior worker could beat down an interdiate one.
[You look at the bruised and bloodied interdiate worker shell lying on the ground…]
The compatibility of the interdiate worker’s shell was also high, easy to possess.
Lin Xun discarded the junior worker and switched to the interdiate worker shell.
Upon opening the Shell Panel, he saw the skill list had changed.
[Shell Skill: Interdiate Refined Copper Slting Technique (Common
Grade), a skill honed through thousands of ore-lting sessions in the Refined Copper Slting Plant. With this skill, and using a furnace, brass ore can be refined into refined copper material.]
[Do you wish to continue exploring the slting plant?]
He once again chose ‘No.’
[You shout at the nearby junior workers, ordering them to speed up and increase the slting output…]
[The workers, curious about your apparent resurrection, could only bow their heads and continue working under your command.]
[You walk up to the large furnace and personally begin the slting process…]
[Shell Skill: Interdiate Refined Copper Slting Technique activated!]
[Soon, the molten copper inside the furnace is poured into molds, cooled, and set…]
[You obtained Large Bricks of High-Quality Refined Copper (Material) *100]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
So being an interdiate worker ca with benefits like this?
Becoming an interdiate worker let him collect refined copper materials for free. No wonder the ga kept trying to push him away.
Unfortunately, the interdiate worker’s slting technique could only produce High-Quality refined copper.
It was probably still a long way off from Ultra-Grade copper.
[The junior workers finish their tasks and prepare to leave…]
[Do you wish to make them work overti?]
So they were clocking out this early?
Back in the Doll Factory, he’d spent a good deal of ti grinding monsters.
Lin Xun glanced out the window, dusk was already falling. It didn’t seem that early after all.
Since overti was an option, then he absolutely had to squeeze it for all it was worth.
It’s not like he was the one paying wages. Without hesitation, he hit ‘Yes.’
“Exploiting monster labor doesn’t make
a capitalist, right?”
[You shout at the junior workers to get back to work, declaring that as long as they’re not dead, they’ll work themselves to death!]
[The workers turn their heads toward you, pale faces filled with anger. They gather into small clusters, whispering among themselves.]
[Soon, countless gloomy faces turn your way…]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Junior Workers of the Slting Plant are attacking you…]
“Hell! These monsters actually know how to resist exploitation?”
Lin Xun quickly switched to the Dancer shell and activated his stealth skill.
[Seeing you vanish, the workers head back toward several small rooms at the edge of the plant, these are their dormitories.]
[Do you want to explore deeper into the plant, or head to the worker dormitories?]
Having narrowly avoided being strung up on a streetlamp, Lin Xun chose the latter.
The little mobs not only refused to work overti, they dared to resist.
When a problem arises, the first step isn’t to solve the problem, but to solve the person who brought it up.
He was ready to farm these mobs, collect ores. Even mosquito at was still at.
[You stay hidden, silently following the workers into the shared dormitories.]
[Inside the dorm are rows of bunks, where the workers quickly fall asleep under ragged linen blankets…]
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes, hunt ti!
[You creep up to the beds, a blade snapping silently from your hand…]
[You have defeated a Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Slting Plant. Experience slightly increased.]
[You obtained Rough Large Copper Ore (Junk) *2]
[You have defeated a Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Slting Plant. Experience slightly increased.]
[You obtained Rough Large Copper Ore (Junk) *3]
—
Two minutes later, not a single monster in the dorm remained alive.
Lin Xun exited the room and moved on to the next dormitory…
After tireless overti efforts, he soon cleared out several dorms full of small mobs.
His inventory now contained nearly a hundred Rough Large Copper Ore.
[Do you wish to explore deeper into the plant?]
[You arrive at the end of the current plant section. A large passage connects to the next facility…]
[You step into the passage and enter the next section…]
[Inside this area, a massive cylindrical furnace stands, with a huge bellows at its base. The nozzle of the bellows is aid directly into the furnace.]
[Beside the furnace, the conveyor belt still runs, though no refined copper material is visible upon it.]
[Dozens of Knowledge-Seeking Interdiate Workers of the Slting Plant are operating the bellows, forcing a constant stream of air into the furnace…]
The interdiate workers haven’t clocked out yet?
Lin Xun’s thoughts stirred as he read the text.
He switched to the interdiate worker shell.
Then casually walked up to observe the other workers’ processes, thus beginning his slacker-tour.
His idle wandering quickly stood out among the busy crowd, drawing the attention of a supervisor, an Advanced Worker.
As before, the higher-up’s sneak attack failed, and Lin Xun snatched its shell instead.
Rinse and repeat. With the boost from Advanced Refined Copper Slting Technique, he acquired:
[Large Bricks of Superior Refined Copper (Material) *50]
He also discovered he could throw his previous High-Quality Refined Copper Bricks into the furnace to refine them into Superior Refined Copper Bricks.
However, after processing, the count was halved, from 100 down to 50.
Presumably because the refining process discarded the impurities and kept only the essence.
He continued his nesting-doll journey, wiping out the overti-refusing interdiate workers and entering the next section…
His shell changed from Advanced Worker to Slting Plant Technician, and his skill evolved from Advanced to: [Master-Grade Refined Copper Slting Technique]
With this technician shell, he freeloaded another 25 Large Bricks of Elite Refined Copper.
After refining previous bricks, the number of Elite Refined Copper Bricks reached 75!
Now all that was left was the final stretch, to the next plant section, for Ultra-Grade copper!
[You step into the passage and move on to the next facility…]
[You have reached the end of the Refined Copper Slting Plant.]
[You have entered the Slting Plant Owner’s Office!]
???
Lin Xun had fully intended to keep nesting, aiming for that Ultra-Grade refined copper.
And the ga hit him with this.
[The office is extrely spacious, filled with refined copper decor. Behind the desk, a leather chair spins around, revealing a small, shriveled figure…]
[It wears a spotless black tailcoat. Its pale face is covered in densely packed eyes, so many that its head can’t contain them, and the eyes extend down its neck and torso…]
[You behold the form of the Knowledge-Seeking Slting Plant Owner for the first ti. The countless eyes make your skin crawl. A wave of dizziness hits you as your soul is flooded with chaotic knowledge.]
[You have acquired knowledge. Knowledge stat
500! Current Knowledge: 800/1100]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Slting Plant Owner asks you about today’s slting operations.]
[Impersonating another, how will you respond, Apostle?]
[1. ‘Everything in the plant is normal. Refined copper output is as usual, abundant and steady. No need for concern, Lord Plant Owner.’]
[2. ‘A thief appeared in the facility and looted all the refined copper bricks.’ The Plant Owner must take control of the situation.]
[3. Switch to a different shell and tell the Plant Owner directly that you’re here to purchase refined copper, however much he has, you’ll take it all.]
[4. ‘The Plant Owner position rotates, this year, it’s my turn.’ Stop pretending, kill the Plant Owner, and take his place yourself.]
Lin Xun stared thoughtfully at option four.
To be or not to be the Plant Owner, that was the question.
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