In short, it's necessary to remind them how cold the manor can get in winter.

Mainly because of the strong wind.

The current blacksmith shop needs further reinforcement.

The previous blacksmith shop was too hot, and the Money Child tolerated heat well, but after the human blacksmiths arrived, they couldn't stand it and sweated profusely.

So the blacksmiths made more ventilation windows and various ventilation facilities.

But this structure led to a problem; when the wind blows during the cold, it's impossible to forge iron.

Other buildings also need renovation.

Insulation layers are very necessary.

Actually, the manor's previous buildings were built for all seasons and even had warming arrays, but they were destroyed during the fierce battles with those demon men.

Now all the buildings have been rebuilt by the blacksmiths themselves.

In summary, without preparation for winter, these blacksmiths might not need to think about forging iron, they'd be lucky not to freeze to death upon stepping outside.

Ning Zheng tried for the first time to issue a task as an NPC:

"Winter is approaching, and many buildings on the manor do not meet the insulation needs, such as too many windows and walls that are too thin to retain warmth."

"The manor intends to set up warming arrays on various buildings, but we don't necessarily have to trouble the Manor Master in seclusion. If you are confident, perhaps you could try to make some insulation improvements yourselves during the renovations to be prepared for accidents."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuniang's first reaction was a hidden mission.

She quickly said:

"Of course, we are confident! Our race excels at building for winter; we can even make sleeping bags. The River Demon as a demon beast is excellent."

Su Yuniang is quick to understand.

She immediately associated it with someone's River Demon sleeping bag project. Using a live River Demon as a sleeping bag was just bragging; hunting River Demons, skinning, sewing into sleeping bags, and drying the meat as jerky for winter is perfect.

"Hunting River Demons might be a bit difficult," the old steward frowned.

"No problem, Steward, leave it to us."

"Exactly, we know how to handle winter best."

"Precisely."

"We don't need arrays, we can get through winter on our own."

"We will share the Manor Master's responsibilities."

"Please don't leave seclusion."

...

Ning Zheng felt a bit touched seeing their enthusiasm.

Feeling a little guilty for scheming against them in secret, guiding them to make River Demon sleeping bags and jerky.

The once-feared Sword Casting Manor in the city now can't even set up a simple life array.

Relying on this group of little blacksmiths to prepare for winter like ordinary people.

It's truly pathetic!

But thankfully, these blacksmiths were good people.

Just as a son doesn't despise his father's ugliness, nor a child his family's poverty.

Ning Zheng sighed internally:

It's all because I'm such an inadequate Manor Master, not even as good as the merchant Zhang Huaping.

Looks like I need to work hard on cultivating, maybe even break through the Four Viscera Realm before winter, and start learning to set up large arrays.

Meanwhile.

The blacksmiths around them didn't know about Ning Zheng's internal struggle, instead feeling excited, thinking that finally there came a challenging plot.

They secretly exchanged whispers:

"Winter? Time to showcase my powers."

"How did I perform just now, with my passionate and spirited tone, and the human smile, did I gain any favor from the old steward?"

"If they set up warming arrays, I'll curse those damned game designers!"

"Exactly! If they make the whole manor warm and springlike, I'll be furious! Who's going to let people enjoy the game?"

"The game set a winter, there's definitely a farming gameplay for season management. If the Manor Master adds warming, what's the point of seasonal gameplay? There's no seasonal distinction."

"Thankfully there's no warming, we can enjoy the fun of growth."

"I won't allow a manor without a winter season! I want to build snowmen! Have snowball fights, and play winter hide-and-seek with 'Dizzy'."

"If I can't make warming equipment, just let me freeze to death as a farming waste! I'd totally disgrace us Huaxia farming starters!"

...

The indescribable touched feeling in Ning Zheng's heart vanished.

From the blacksmiths' perspective, how could this powerful Manor Master not set up a warming array?

Their ancestors were so capable, so this generation couldn't be much worse!

This is clearly the fault of the dog game designers!

Many games have such elements that people complain about, where obviously advanced NPCs perform spells effortlessly, yet it's left for players to handle... it seems quite buggy.

However, there must be such bugs, handing over the construction makes the game engaging for players.

Now it's obvious that the dungeon is formally appearing!

Indeed, Su Yuniang had only discovered the main winter storyline early, and now it officially triggers, the joy of material gathering for babies is finally appearing.

Everyone was immediately filled with anticipation for the classic dungeon content.

Their eagerness even made them want to hit two pieces of iron, make equipment for babies, and set sail.

——Is the baby era of big navigation about to start?

Su Yuniang even ran to the task board at the entrance of the manor, writing with vigor:

[Main Storyline Expansion: Winter is Coming, after the New Year, cold winter approaches, as a peak village nearly five kilometers high, it's extremely cold here, please keep warm and continue forging in winter to light up and heat for the Manor Master.]

[To obtain sleeping bag warmth, please tackle the dungeon, bring back two hundred River Demons, and prepare for the manor.]

They were speechless, wondering how she also turned into a "dog" designer, triggering NPC dialogues to update the main storyline.

"..."

Although Ning Zheng felt this was a bit different from what he anticipated, it was also beneficial, now mastering some skills: posting game update announcements.

While he couldn't write the update content himself, he could at least guide them to post, which is much more convenient.

For example, Su Yuniang and Jiucai Rong were both excellent at discerning the emperor's will and were the two with the highest daily fortune values in the manor, as expected.

Ning Zheng found that acting as the NPC in their eyes was actually quite easy.

Mainly it was about using a "worried" expression, coupled with the "those who understand will understand" riddle-like speech, and accidentally mentioning recent difficulties without being too specific.

Their enthusiasm would immediately have them volunteering to step forward and inquire about your difficulties.

Overall, the key is to play it cool, act mysterious, and they'll beg you to give them challenges.

Based on eavesdropping on their conversations, if I could have a "?" over my head, it would be even better.

More in line with the riddle-like style.

Unfortunately, the Ai assistant is a bit lacking now, so it's something that can't be done. I'll have to find an opportunity to gather some fortune and upgrade the blacksmith server again.

Writing this announcement, Su Yuniang sighed, lamenting:

"Oh, I wonder who can take this dungeon task, dungeon maze adventure? The beautiful girls taking adventure tasks must be short on equipment."

"After all, time is tight, maybe less than a month before winter, the dark river freezes, the dungeon maze will perhaps become harder to explore, someone should sponsor it!"

The blacksmiths knew right away she intended to make a profit, seeking someone to sponsor the equipment, and they began to calculate.

Recently, they really needed to frantically earn Magic Coins.

Pay off debts, then borrow a sum to unlock Three Flowers, summon babies, and explore the dungeon; they couldn't let her take all the advantage.

Someone whispered, "That money has to flow back to the merchants, I wonder how that mature lady's sales are doing."

Others whispered too:

"It's only been two or three days, perhaps it can't become a hit so fast? I think we can definitely sell, I've also crafted several."

"Each magical artifact has a draw of 10%, with enchanters and blacksmiths each taking 5%. I can get twenty Magic Coins from each one."

The core business of the Sword Casting Manor is making weapons.

Being a blacksmith and enchanter is truly a lucrative industry for them.

They earn 10 more magic coins with every resurrection than last time.

It means crafting a more profitable magical artifact with every resurrection.

So from the start, they planned a big one, making the most with 499 magical artifacts.

Drawing twenty magic coins from a single one!

With the Goosegrass series sold, each of them can earn 40~60 Magic Coins.

While the second resurrection only costs 20 magic coins, the third only 30 magic coins.

If they sell out of magical artifacts, they reap huge profits.

Of course, most of the magic coins they earn are used to buy life from Ning Zheng.

But buying life is almost costless for Ning Zheng, as he earns as much as he gives back.

Because he has two flesh vats, resurrecting is simple.

"But then again, my Money Child's flesh vat is running low," Ning Zheng's mind unconsciously returned to the problem of the Money Child's flesh vat with some amusement.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.