BLOODLINE TEMPERING: Transforming From Worm To Dragon

Chapter 20: Helping Qin Lei

"Good morning, senior brother Qin." Chen Tu greeted Qin Lei when it was his turn to receive the assignment for the day. Many newcomers had no idea that weed removal assignment was not the only job available in this Spiritual Garden.

It was just a starter job to assess whether the disciples were qualified for other positions. Why would the management body for the Spiritual Garden hire the disciple for a more serious assignment if they can't even do the most basic job properly?

Besides the weed removal position, one could also try to be hired to tend the Spiritual Herbs or reclaim the land for new gardens. Or they could also try to be selected as a harvester when the Spiritual Herbs achieved adulthood.

The weed removal and harvester were temporary positions, while the tender and reclaimer were permanent. Their pay was about the same, except for the harvester post, which pays close to double in Contribution Tokens.

Of course, only the very experienced disciple here could be hired for that limited position, around two to three individuals for each kind of Spiritual Herb.

"Good morning, junior Chen..." Qin Lei responded to Chen Tu's greeting and quickly noticed something different about him.

"Your cultivation has been promoted to the second level?" Qin Lei opened his mouth to voice out his surprise. "Furthermore, it was not at the early stage, but the middle?"

Qin Lei said.

As a legit cultivator in the seventh level of the Body Tempering Layer, he was five minor ranks above Chen Tu. This allows him to accurately guessed Chen Tu's current cultivation level.

Of course, Qin Lei had his reason to be astonished by Chen Tu's changes. After all, he was with Chen Tu yesterday in the late afternoon. And Qin Lei remembered that Chen Tu's power back then was still around the early stage of the first level.

What kind of defying luck did he encounter to push his cultivation? It was comprehensible for crossing two minor stages. But it was different in Chen Tu's case.

This guy didn't simply advance his level but reached the second level's middle stage in one push. Furthermore, he completed everything in one night. Even Qin Lei is incapable of producing such a glaring result.

Still, those recently promoted would usually take some time off to strengthen their foundation. The closer their levels are to the starting and ending point, the greater effort is needed.

There was a reason behind this. It was due to the difficulty of building a firm foundation and constructing its upper level. The middle part of a layer was often the easiest part to comprehend.

"Yes, senior brother. I had a minor enlightenment last night in meditation." Chen Tu nodded and replied to Qin Lei. There's a lack of haughtiness in his tone to convey a hint of friendliness from a junior.

"Hahaha! In that case, allow this senior brother to congratulate you for your cultivation's promotion." Qin Lei revealed a smile on his expression. But that was all for now. After all, there are still plenty of disciples waiting for their assignment.

Chen Tu was assigned to the same Spiritual Herbs he was responsible for yesterday. Thanks to his hardworking display from yesterday, the number of newly grown weeds hardly bothers the Spiritual Herbs.

Compared to the time he took yesterday, Chen Tu took only an hour and a half to finish his assignment. But as Chen Tu was about to end, Qin Lei came over with a sour expression plastered on his face.

"Junior brother. Do you have anything up later?" Qin Lei asked.

"Do senior brother need my help with something? Feel free to let me know. As long it's something this Chen Tu can do, I'll help without a second thought." Chen Tu said.

"That's the reply I am waiting for... You see..." Qin Lei had a hint of relief in his expression after hearing what Chen Tu said. And without hiding anything in between, he explained everything to Chen Tu and how it happened.

Chen Tu gradually understood his senior brother's problem through Qin Lei's narration of the whole situation. From the look of it, the Spiritual Garden is expected to suffer from a lack of manpower.

It was anticipated that the situation would last for a few days, thanks to the appearance of a treasure in the nearby Spiritual Forest. Thanks to this matter, the number of disciples reporting for duty today was merely a third of the usual.

To keep the whole operation of this Spiritual Garden smooth as it always has, Qin Lei needs around sixty people's help. But until now, the number of disciples that came was merely nineteen people, including Qin Lei himself.

Although there were still a few hours before the afternoon, Qin Lei had little to no hope in disciples coming from the Mission Hall. After all, who would still purposely rush over to complete an outdoor job when the sun is at its most intense stage?

The possibility of them accepting some assignments that required them to start in the late afternoon to midnight is more probable, from the look of it. And with nobody coming to help, Qin Lei might have to stay here overnight to complete the rest of the work.

He could make a formal request at the Mission Hall. Still, this decision could have an impact on Qin Lei's reputation.

"Please leave this area to me, senior brother. I will do my best to share the burden with you." Chen Tu nodded and decided to do his best to help Qin Lei.

"That would be great. I will ask the others to help a little longer, so just give me a hand until I solve the problem with manpower. In return, just assume that I owe you a favor." Qin Lei said.

"I will ensure you're properly compensated after this," he added.

"Just leave this place for me." Chen Tu nodded and hinted at Qin Lei to move on. After all, he won't complete anything by staying here.

To achieve the completion quota, everyone tried their hardest. They were completely occupied for the rest of the day. At the end of the day, Qin Lei treated the nineteen to a lavish dinner.

"Everyone, allow this surname Qin to show his gratitude!" Qin Lei said and raised his teacup as the replacement for wine.