Chapter 199: Mass Recruitment, High Pay for Talent

Word spread overnight, and by the next day many people had gathered in the plaza. Some came to see if the offer was real, some to apply, and more to watch.

After all, the notice stated that early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators would earn twenty Spirit Stones a day, middle-stage forty, late-stage sixty, and peak Foundation Establishment one hundred Spirit Stones a day.

Golden Core stage was even more staggering. Early-stage Golden Core earned five hundred Spirit Stones a day, middle-stage one thousand, late-stage two thousand, and peak Golden Core five thousand Spirit Stones a day.

They were also recruiting talents in pill refining, artifact refining, and formations. Those who met the requirements could receive a top salary of ten thousand Spirit Stones a day.

Nascent Soul stage experts were also being recruited, with wages open to negotiation.

They even wanted Soul Formation cultivators. That sounded absurd. At that realm, who would work for Spirit Stones?

Thus, despite the massive crowd, spectators made up the vast majority.

After meditating through the night, Qin Xiao figured the time was right and headed toward the plaza to see if anyone had spread the word overnight.

Before reaching the plaza, he saw a huge notice covering the entire notice board. Eight bold Chinese characters proclaimed: Mass Recruitment, High Pay for Talent.

The smaller print gave the details, but those eight characters could catch an eye from far away. Qin Xiao had learned that from recruitment signs outside factories in his previous life.

Get people to come over first. However much he paid, it would be wasted if nobody saw the offer.

“Yun Man, see that? Your Master’s methods aren’t bad at all, are they?”

Qin Xiao looked over the packed plaza, pleased with his idea.

Yun Man said nothing. Last night she had not understood why he wrote those eight large characters. Wasn’t it a waste?

Qin Xiao leaped straight into the plaza.

“Listen up, everyone! I posted this notice. Are there any takers among you?”

Qin Xiao shouted directly toward the throng of people.

“What? It’s Qin Xiao?”

“Who’s Qin Xiao?”

“You don’t know Qin Xiao? He killed that Grand Commander who died a few days ago! Qin took a hundred lashes and a one-billion Spirit Stone fine. Now he’s come to Qingzhou City to hire workers!”

“Damn, he actually survived all that? That’s some formidable backing! And he just paid a one-billion Spirit Stone fine like it was nothing? What on earth is this kid’s background?”

Recognition swept through the crowd, and murmurs broke out on all sides.

“Young Master Qin, greetings. I am Su Bugui, head of the Su family. I’d like to do some business with you. I heard yesterday that you acquired three thousand mu of land and intend to break ground. My family is the foremost stone merchant in Qingzhou City, and I sincerely hope we can cooperate.”

Naturally, Su Bugui had caught wind of the land purchase and knew Qin Xiao was the one behind the notices, prompting him to wait here.

“Young Master Qin, greetings. I am Bu Daneng, head of the Bu family. I also wish to do business with you. Our Bu family is the second-largest stone merchant in Qingzhou City, and our prices are entirely negotiable.”

Seeing Su Bugui make his move, Bu Daneng immediately stepped forward as well.

One material merchant after another shouted out their family names, all eager to establish a connection with Qin Xiao.

“Wait, hold on. I’m here to recruit workers. Can we discuss materials later?”

The merchants were giving Qin Xiao a headache. He had come to hire workers. He had not hired a single one, but had attracted a whole crowd of suppliers.

Another elderly man opened his mouth to speak, but Qin Xiao cut him off immediately. This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.

“All of you, quiet! Suppliers, step back. If you keep talking, I won’t do business with any of you. Now we’re hiring workers.”

“Young Master Qin, do you not want ordinary mortals? Must they be cultivators?”

Someone from the crowd called out.

“Indeed. Only cultivators, at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, and they must be capable of Sword Flight.”

Qin Xiao replied without hesitation.

He needed Foundation Establishment cultivators for transport. The heavy work would take Golden Core cultivators.

“Is the pay listed on the notice genuine?”

Another person shouted.

“Of course it’s genuine! Is there seriously no one applying?”

Qin Xiao was practically speechless. After all this time, the crowd consisted entirely of onlookers and merchants.

“I’ll sign up.”

Assured that the wages were real, the questioner raised a hand.

“Count me in too.”

“And me.”

“Me too!”

Once the ice was broken, others stepped forward to volunteer.

“Those who want to apply, go register with my disciple. Name, cultivation realm, and residence.”

Seeing people finally stepping up, Qin Xiao’s expression improved.

“I am a pill refiner. What kind of standard are you looking for?”

Finally, someone was tempted by the prospect of ten thousand Spirit Stones a day.

“The requirement is simple. Let me see how powerful a flame you can produce inside a pill furnace.”

Qin Xiao did not need pill refiners to make pills. He needed them to make glass, so he first had to see their flames. If the fire was not hot enough, nothing else mattered.

Although artifact refiners could also manipulate fire, Qin Xiao needed them for steel refining. Since those craftsmen understood artifacts better, glassmaking was left to the pill refiners.

“Flame intensity?”

The pill refiner looked bewildered. They weren’t testing pill success rates or refining techniques, but mere fire?

“Yes. Use all your strength. Make the fire as hot as you can. If it meets my requirements, you’ll earn ten thousand Spirit Stones a day.”

Not wanting to waste breath, Qin Xiao threw out the high daily wage right away.

“Then I shall try.”

As a Golden Core pill refiner capable of concocting Golden Core grade medicines, controlling flames was child’s play to him.

He sat on the ground and took out a pill furnace. It gradually grew larger. He fed in Spiritual Qi, and fire sprang up inside.

As the pill refiner kept feeding it Spiritual Qi, the flame changed from red to orange-yellow, then white.

“How is this? Are you satisfied with this flame?” Visit novelping.com for the full chapter.

The pill refiner asked with a leisurely expression.

“Not enough. Increase it.”

The white flame looked fierce, but it still fell short.

Channeling even more Spiritual Qi, the pill refiner watched as the white flames began to take on a bluish tint.

“How about this?”

He asked with some effort.

“Still not enough. Keep going.”

Watching the flame begin to turn blue, Qin Xiao saw some hope and spoke again.

“Then I have no choice but to use my full strength.”

He poured more Spiritual Qi into the furnace, and the blue-white flame turned blue.

“Good. That’s the level I need.”

Hearing Qin Xiao say he was satisfied, the pill refiner stopped feeding in Spiritual Qi. He could not sustain such a large flow for long.

“You’re hired. Ten thousand Spirit Stones a day.”

With the desired result secured, Qin Xiao generously confirmed his employment.

Other pill refiners had been eager to try. But they knew they could not produce flames like that, so they gave up the idea.

“Are the requirements for artifact refiners based on flames as well?”

An artifact refiner stepped forward to ask.

“Indeed. The requirements for artifact refiners are somewhat more flexible. You don’t necessarily have to produce such flames yourself, as long as you have a method to achieve equivalent results.”

Qin Xiao relaxed the requirements for artifact refiners. Steel was only one thing he wanted. They might have other methods to produce materials better than steel, so his fire requirements were less strict.

More artifact refiners signed up. They had their own methods, and Qin Xiao accepted them all.

“What are the standards for formation masters?”

A formation master asked curiously.

Pill and artifact refiners were judged by their fire, but what about formation masters?

“No standards for now. I’ll take all formation masters and discuss pay later. Once I hire a master, I’ll let them judge. I really don’t understand formations.”

Qin Xiao was not picky about formation masters. If they could not do delicate work, they could do something else. They were skilled workers; he wanted them all.

Another batch of formation masters was swiftly registered.

“Anyone else want to apply? Pill and artifact refiners who didn’t meet the requirements can apply too. You won’t get a specialist’s wage, but the pay based on your realm is still good. Don’t be too picky. Wages are wages, and benefits are benefits. If all you see is that little bit of pay, you’re limiting your prospects.”

Some people looked eager, but they were reluctant to settle and still hesitated. Qin Xiao spoke to encourage them.

“Brother Qin, it really is you.”

Just as Qin Xiao prepared to rally the crowd further, Ling Wushuang walked up to him.