The Prodigies War

Chapter 1789: Showing Off One's Skills

Yu Yunhe was surprised, "Brother Lin, both refining equipment and setting up formations involve runes. Are you a rune master?"

Lin Xun did not deny it and said, "Hurry up and do as I say."

Yu Yunhe felt that this situation was very odd. A ferocious guy who could easily suppress Saint-Kings actually had knowledge about runes?

However, while he was confused, Yu Yunhe still obediently followed Lin Xun’s directions.

"Young Master, are you going to take all the tasks related to refining equipment and setting up formations in the Mission Hall?"

The person in charge of the Mission Hall's affairs was a dignified, thin old man with a goatee. When he learned about Yu Yunhe's intentions, he was stunned.

Yu Yunhe looked impatient, "Why, is it not possible?"

The old man with the goatee was named Hu Ming. He was one of Yunyan Treasure House’s employees who had been here for a long time. He had a very long history, connections, excellent cultivation, and had always been in charge of the Mission Hall.

But in all these years, this was the first time he heard such a ridiculous request, so he almost suspected that Yu Yunhe was looking for trouble.

"Nonsense, are you deaf? Do you have to ask me to say it again?" Yu Yunhe said unhappily. He acted very cowardly in front of Lin Xun, but when dealing with other people, the domineering arrogance of a noble son was immediately revealed.

Naturally, Hu Ming could tell that Yu Yunhe's background was not simple. He smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master, do you know that there are thousands of tasks related to refining equipment and setting up formations? Some of these tasks have not been completed by anyone for thousands of years..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Yunhe said with a grumpy countenance, "Old man, you talk too much. It's none of my business if others aren’t able to complete them! Or are you looking down on me?"

Seeing this, Hu Ming instantly knew that he couldn't dissuade him and pondered before saying, "Let me prepare some tasks related to refining equipment and setting up formations for you. If you can complete them, then I won't have any more objections."

Yu Yunhe thought about it, looked at Lin Xun, and saw that the latter had nodded in agreement. Then he smiled coldly at Hu Ming and said, "Why are you still standing there? Get ready."

The corners of Hu Ming's lips twitched as he was actually quite angry inside but he said, "Young Master, please wait a moment."

After a brief thought, he selected some tasks from the huge light screen. None of them were difficult, but they were also not easy.

The purpose was simple. He wanted to test Yu Yunhe's ability. If he failed, then it would not be Hu Ming who would be embarrassed!

Soon, a pile of jade slips appeared in Hu Ming's hands. He handed it to Yu Yunhe and said, "Sir, each task will cost ten dao crystals. If you fail, the dao crystals will not be refunded. Please be aware of this."

Yu Yunhe deflated immediately. All of his dao crystals had been taken as trophies by Lin Xun.

Lin Xun came over and handed the fee for the tasks to Hu Ming.

Hu Ming praised, "Sir, this subordinate of yours has some good eyes."

Yu Yunhe felt uncomfortable all over. Subordinate? This guy can easily beat Saint-Kings into a pulp!

Lin Xun smiled and did not say anything. He took the jade slips, and his consciousness spread and poured into one of the jade slips.

The one he opened was a weapon refining task, issued by a weapon refiner, who wanted to refine a flying sword and imbue a three thousand and three hundred layered dao rune array within it.

But the person had encountered a problem. They had enough materials for the flying sword, but they had failed repeatedly when setting up the array.

The name of the three thousand three hundred layered dao rune array was also listed in detail in the jade slip.

The task requirement was very simple. If someone could provide a solution to the problem, then they would be given five hundred dao crystals as a reward.

Lin Xun took a quick glance at it, and instantly dozens of methods emerged in his mind, and every one of them was enough to easily solve this problem.

At the same time, Hu Ming was surprised and said, "Sir, is your subordinate also knowledgeable in runes?"

Yu Yunhe was feeling more and more uncomfortable. How could he possibly have the guts to act as Lin Xun's master?

He forced a smile and said nothing.

At this moment, Hu Ming noticed that Lin Xun was now looking at the second jade slip, so he immediately smiled and said, "The first jade slip was issued by an elder of the Yunyan Breeze Sect, who wanted to set a three thousand three hundred layered array on a flying sword, but it was a bit difficult."

He subconsciously believed that Lin Xun could not solve this task.

Yu Yunhe couldn't help but glance at Lin Xun and saw that the latter had a calm expression with no emotional fluctuations.

He couldn't help but try to comfort himself in his heart. I’m just accompanying this guy to have fun, as long as he’s happy, it’s all good. Anyway, even if he fails in the end, it wasn’t as if I’m the one getting my face slapped…

"Alright that’s it."

After just a moment, Lin Xun withdrew his consciousness, leaving Yu Yunhe and Hu Ming flabbergasted.

"Brother Lin, have you encountered any difficulties?"

Seeing this, Yu Yunhe looked at Hu Ming unkindly, "Old man, did you deliberately take out some difficult tasks to make things difficult for us?"

Hu Ming said unhappily, "Sir, although these tasks are not simple, they are not the most difficult ones. Furthermore, please remember if it hadn’t been for me, you would have taken on all the tasks related to refining and formations!"

Yu Yunhe was speechless.

Hu Ming felt very happy after seeing his discomforted expression and deliberately provoked him, "Sir, don't forget that the dao crystals you paid are non-refundable."

Yu Yunhe said angrily, "Do you think this young master is short of this bit of money?"

Hu Ming smiled but said nothing.

"Who said I failed?" Lin Xun said with a bit of amusement.

He raised his hand and threw the jade slips to Hu Ming, "The solutions have all been recorded one by one, you'd better confirm that they are good as soon as possible as we will be leaving soon."

Hu Ming was stunned, and a doubtful look surfaced on his face. He almost couldn't believe his ears. More than ten tasks were all solved in just this short moment?

Yu Yunhe was also stunned. Did this really happen?

Hu Ming took a deep breath, took a quick look at the jade slips, and found that each task did have a detailed solution recorded.

He did not dare to neglect this task and immediately ordered, "I need some workers to do some tasks. Use the Thousand League Flying Talisman to notify the owners of these missions and confirm whether these solutions have worked or not."

Two attendants came over, took the finished slips, and left.

"Sir, is your subordinate a rune master?" Hu Ming was full of questions, and he still couldn't believe what was happening just now.

Yu Yunhe's face turned black, and he gritted his teeth before correcting him, "What subordinate? He is my...friend! Old man, you need to get your eyes checked."

Lin Xun interrupted, "Time is precious, let’s continue."

"You still want to accept tasks?" Yu Yunhe was stunned, "Don't you want to wait until the tasks that have been solved are confirmed before continuing?"

He was also feeling very uneasy.

Hu Ming chimed in, "Yes, you can’t afford to make mistakes with this kind of thing."

He was also doubtful as to whether the tasks that Lin Xun had solved in just a short moment were deemed as successes or failures.

Lin Xun raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "No need to wait, let's continue."

As he said that, he took out another batch of dao crystals and handed it over.

Even after seeing this, Hu Ming was still unsure, but he still selected another batch of tasks for Lin Xun. The rewards posted were higher than the previous batch of tasks, but the difficulty was also greater.

A small period of time passed.

Lin Xun looked calm, solved these tasks one by one, and handed them over to Hu Ming.

"Still this fast?" Yu Yunhe sucked in a breath of cold air.

Hu Ming looked like he had seen a ghost. He was eager to know how many of the first batch of tasks that Lin Xun had solved were deemed successful.

In this way, he could infer whether Lin Xun was just being mysterious or really had the skills to back it up.

"Continue,” said Lin Xun concisely and to the point. He was too lazy to say more. Time was precious, and making money was of course the most important thing.

"Okay." Hu Ming gritted his teeth and started to move again, selecting more missions for Lin Xun.

...

Yunyan Treasure House was the largest treasure house in Yunyan City. It was extremely famous, countless cultivators came there every day.

And there were also people who appeared near the mission hall in an endless stream.

The scenes of Lin Xun accepting batch after batch were soon noticed by many cultivators, who stood aside and watched curiously.

"Is this guy a rune grandmaster?"

"You haven’t seen how fast he can complete missions. He can complete about ten missions in a short period of time!"

"Is it true?"

"Of course it's true, but the tasks he completed have not been confirmed yet, so it is still impossible to determine whether they are successes or failures."

"Is that so? Haha, now there will be something exciting to watch. If he fails, he will definitely become the butt of all jokes. If he succeeds...then maybe he will become famous in one fell swoop."

The crowd was talking avidly.

The people gazing at Lin Xun all had doubtful expressions.

Despite all of this, Lin Xun seemed to be unaware of it as he completed each mission with ease to finish his grand objective to make money.

Yu Yunhe acted as if he was on pins and needles, and his expression was a little stiff.

He was not as calm as Lin Xun. When he saw more and more people come to watch the excitement, he couldn't help but worry.

What if the tasks completed by this guy proved to be failures... This would be a big loss of face, and he would be destined to become a laughing stock.

Only Nan Qiu stood quietly beside Lin Xun. From the time she left Tianqu World until now, she had experienced many incredible things along the way, which made her have blind confidence in Lin Xun.

"Young Master, do you want to continue?"

Hu Ming couldn't help but try to persuade him, "In just two quarters of an hour, you have completed 119 tasks. Why don't you take a break and wait for the results?"

The crowd also nodded.

Lin Xun's speed in completing the missions was simply terrifying and incredibly fast, making them feel dizzy and become filled with disbelief.

Lin Xun didn't even raise his head and said, "No need, continue."

Hu Ming's lips twitched. This guy was really crazy. Even if a dao rune founder had come, they might not be able to do this many tasks in such a short time!

He suspected that Lin Xun was deliberately acting mysteriously.

Because during this period, the tasks he helped Lin Xun choose had become more difficult with each successive batch, but the time Lin Xun took to complete these tasks was almost the same!

He did them so quickly and lightly, as if these hard to do missions were not difficult at all in his eyes.

"Sir, the first result has come back!"

Suddenly, a servant came running in, looking excited.

"Oh, what's the result?"

Hu Ming's spirits were also lifted, he had been waiting for this moment.

Yu Yunhe felt inexplicably nervous.

The people watching nearby pricked up their ears at this moment.

"Success!" said the servant excitedly, with a look of amazement on his face.

The whole audience was immediately shocked.