Start With Contracting Sprites

Su Hao used five temporary toolmen to complete one of the more cumbersome tasks of the early stage of the Prayer Mantis Evolution thesis.

"A complete evolution thesis with commercial value requires detailed data from various stages to support it."

Back then, Reverie Butterfly's thesis was incomplete.

The data support was obtained after detailed experiments by Master Chen's team and other teams.

But he had to finish all the experiments on Prayer Mantis before officially announcing it.

That way, the profit would also be higher.

"I'll first do an evolutionary thesis to practice, and then I'll focus on the jade powder set meal end product."

This was Su Hao's plan.

After the experiment assessment in the morning ended, Su Hao got the five toolmen to go home and wait for news.

Then…

He returned to his office computer and sent an email to the girl named "Kong Yun".

Congratulations, you've won!

"Done. Well… I also filled up the spots for the employees needed for the laboratory."

Apart from a Sprite Cultivator-level assistant, the whole laboratory also needed a secretary to manage logistics, welcome customers, and so on.

There were also a few ordinary employees who were needed to perform data collection and assisting.

Despite calling them ordinary, these people had to have the foundation of a Sprite Cultivator.

The candidates Su Hao hired were those who had participated in the Sprite Cultivator license test multiple times but failed.

They could be called 'Sprite Cultivators on Probation' for the time being.

But without that license, their treatment was also pretty good compared to entry-level Sprite Cultivators.

They were very practical secondary toolmen.

If the Sprite Cultivators on Probation could take care of wild sprites and concoct jade powder set meals, perhaps… he would not even have to hire toolmen with the official Sprite Cultivator license.

...

Three days later.

Chief toolman, Kong Yun, started work officially.

Along with her was a 28-year-old secretary, Du Yuting, and five ordinary employees between the age of 28 to 35.

There were a total of seven people and two temporary workers. They were all employees of Su Hao's laboratory.

"Crackle…"

At the entrance of the laboratory, the sound of firecrackers could be heard, which was meant to congratulate the laboratory beforehand for bringing Su Hao abundant benefits.

After a brief speech, Su Hao announced the first mission of the laboratory.

"Research the second evolution pathway of Wood Mantis."

He said to Kong Yun, "The subjects of this experiment are those ten Wood Mantises. Most of the experiments will be done by you. Split the Wood Mantis into groups and perform contrasting cultivations."

"Ah, me?"

Kong Yun, who was wearing glasses, looked up in shock. "I, I can't."

Of course I know you can't.

If she could, she wouldn't be a qualified toolman.

Su Hao thought to himself, maintaining a warm smile on his face. "I'll give you directions. You just need to follow my requirements and gradually complete it. Can't you do that?"

He straightened his face slightly.

This was the dignity of a boss.

"No, no problem."

Kong Yun immediately stood up and replied.

But she was still shocked.

In other places, whether it was schools, companies, or private laboratories, it was already very good for entry-level Sprite Cultivators like them to be able to assist and learn from big bosses.

There was no way he would let her experiment.

Teacher Su, he… He's really a good person!

A great person!

Kong Yun was touched and vowed to do well and not disappoint Teacher Su.

...

After allocating the tasks, Su Hao was free.

Of course, he would also use a device to do a little experiment.

But those cumbersome and repetitive tasks… Well, they were to be handed over to the Chief Toolman.

And Butterfly.

It wasn't a matter of him exploiting child labor to cultivate the interest of sprites. How could it be called exploitation?

Butterfly clearly liked it a lot.

"Gurgle?"

"You're looking for a purifier? Let me see…"

Su Hao opened the laboratory cabinet and flipped through it. Then, he gave Butterfly what it wanted.

Seeing it continue to experiment, analyze, filter, and purify, Su Hao was suddenly stunned.

"Why do I… seem to have become an assistant?"

...

Su Hao stayed in the laboratory for several days.

From time to time, he would video call the sprites such as the Flaming Spiritcrow on Whale Island.

To test their cultivation results.

He also took orders.

Orders for designing cultivation plans for the sprites.

He was already a high-level Sprite Cultivator. According to the standards of the industry, a full plan would cost at least hundreds of thousands.

Unfortunately, he wasn't famous enough.

On average, he could only take one order every two days, which only allowed him to earn a bit of money.

It was still hard earned money.

"I have to consider the issue regarding the guards. It's alright if I stay here, but if I leave, just two temporary workers will definitely not be enough safety-wise."

And he, Su Hao, was a freshman at Whale Island University.

He definitely couldn't stay in the laboratory forever.

-- Actually, staying was also fine. If he was a Sprite Cultivator, at this level, whether he stayed in school or not would be the same.

The instructors wouldn't make any requests.

It was also not a problem to graduate early.

But...

The world was too dangerous.

There were many wanted criminals in Dragon Nation, as well as dangerous organizations like the Dark Society. According to Senior Wu, there was no lack of Heavenly King-level combat power among the upper echelons of the Dark Society.

A Heavenly King-level criminal…

Dangerous, too dangerous!

He, Su Hao, was just an ordinary, weak, Sprite Trainer with only four elite-level sprites.

He didn't feel safe at all!

"Strength is the most important, so I have to return to school and continue with my classes. I have to attend this month's share of the special training camp."

"After I leave, I have to hire at least one elite-level guard…"

One was actually not enough.

In his opinion, there should be at least three to five.

But...

Money was a problem.

"In the New World, the cost of hiring elite-level bodyguards is hundreds of thousands a day… Although those hundreds of thousands have to be deducted from the procedures and guarantees drawn by local associations, alliances, and other intermediaries, less than 30% of the fees really go to Sprite Trainers… In addition, they don't have business every day."

But hiring a decent elite meant a monthly salary of hundreds of thousands.

It was too expensive!

"Unless… I use my advantage."

Su Hao pondered.

What was his advantage?

Being handsome… had nothing to do with this.

"My advantage is my status as a high-level Sprite Cultivator and the design of a cultivation plan stronger than that of a high-level Sprite Cultivator… But I've only debuted for a short period of time, and my reputation hasn't been made known yet. The good and bad of the consultation plan also need time to ferment, so there are very, very few Sprite Trainers who truly have an understanding…"

He thought.

Suddenly, several figures appeared in his mind.

A year ago, in the primordial area of the Changbai Mountains, he made the biggest contribution.

He designed a full cultivation plan for several elite-level Sprite Trainers. If it were them…

Su Hao took out his cell phone and flipped through it. Finally, he found a few Sprite Trainers who had exchanged contact details with him and called them.

"Hello, Brother Zhong?"

...

In a rental apartment only a few kilometers away from 'Su Hao's Laboratory'.

There was a tall thin man, a chubby man, and a man with a large mole on his forehead.

There was also a Dream Owl, a Six-Eyed Flying Fish, and an Explosive Mushroom… Three sprites.

The tall and thin man drew the curtains and looked at Mole Man with some nervousness and anticipation.

"Old Li, what do you say? Are we really going to steal from that laboratory?"

Mole Man took off his jacket and threw it onto the sofa. He looked at the other two and said, "Don't worry, I've already thought of the plans."

"This is a new laboratory. For the time being, there are only two security officers, both are merely high-level Sprite Trainers."

"What about the owner of the laboratory? I heard that only high-level Sprite Cultivators are qualified to build laboratories. That's a big boss. If an extraordinary-level sprite appears, wouldn't we be done for?"

The chubby man asked worriedly.

"Hmph!" Mole Man sneered. "If I say I want to do it, that means I'm confident."

"According to my observation these days, there are very few people in the laboratory. That high-level Sprite Cultivator is very likely a young man."

Being young represented a lack of foundation.

Only veteran advanced-level Sprite Cultivators had the capital to nurture powerful sprites.

The man with the mole said seductively, "We can't steal from mature laboratories, and we can't go to those with important research results… But a newly established laboratory with poor security grants us an excellent opportunity!"

"If we hadn't happened to be hiding in Huayang County, we wouldn't have discovered it either."

"The devices in the laboratory are very valuable. As long as we can steal a portion of them, or the wild sprites reared in the laboratory, we can sell them to Hunter organizations and the Dark Society."

"That money… is more than enough for us to nurture one or two more elite-level sprites!"

"With stronger sprites, we can also join some neutral organizations. We don't have to live the life of being wanted and hiding like now. It's just a matter of time before we become outstanding."

After saying that, he looked at the other two.

"The opportunity to be rich is right in front of us, do you want to do it?"

The chubby man and the lanky man looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. They only hesitated for two to three seconds before saying,

"Yes!"