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Chapter 693
chapter 0299 part 1
**Chapter 298: Gift, Karma Fire**
The breeze fanned out carried the scent of plants and trees. Occasionally, amidst the sound of the fan, one could hear the pleasant chirping of birds and the calls of beasts, making one feel refreshed and joyful.
At the handle of the fan hung a piece of mutton fat white jade. On the jade stone, slightly smaller than a mahjong tile, a landscape painting was faintly visible on the front, while the back was carved with a Bird and Beast Pattern.
Calming Spirit, Concentrating Spirit, Clearing Mind, Peace and Health, Birdsong, Beast Language—
This Rhino Horn Bone Fan was enhanced with at least eighteen types of Spirit Mark Restrictions, each with over twenty layers of restrictions. In terms of Grade, this bone fan was at least a mid-to-high-grade Magic Tool. However, the restrictions inscribed on it had nothing to do with killing, Magical Combat, or the like; it was merely a curio.
In the eyes of those Rogue Cultivators in the Jambudvīpa World, this bone fan would be a wasteful extravagance. Who would be so lavish as to use top-tier materials and add over a dozen restrictions just to make a broken fan for fanning air?
But Master Ancient One happened to like this gift.
This fan wasn't considered particularly precious. The rhino horn came from an Exotic Beast, an albino rhinoceros species, in the Underworld. Because this Exotic Beast lived in the sunless Underworld year-round, not only was its entire rhino skin a pale white, but the rhino horn on its head also had a peculiar white hue.
The rhino horn used to make the bone fan was selected by Tang Group from tens of thousands of rhinoceroses, using hundreds of iron soldiers and thousands of drones, choosing the most warm and delicate horn.
To maintain the vitality of the rhino horn, the Weapon Manufacturing Department of Tang Group even dispatched two Sentinels to capture this giant creature, which was over ten meters long and five to six meters tall.
The subsequent cutting of the rhino horn was also the work of master-level craftsmen, personally handled by elite artisans from the Dwarves, who took the material from the living cow horn.
As for the landscape painting carved on the fan surface, the supervisor of Tang Group's Public Relations Department led a team on a trip to Afghanistan, spending half a month to find a bone carving master with exquisite skill.
They offered five million US dollars and persuaded his children to convince this master, who had long since retired his blade, to come out of seclusion.
The piece of mutton fat white jade hanging from the handle was produced in Hotan, but it wasn't newly mined. Instead, Tang Group commissioned Sotheby's and several other large auctions to acquire it from around the world at a premium.
The feng shui painting carved on it was also done by the best jade carving master, meticulously carved.
To be blunt, the basic materials and carving alone for this fan were worth nine figures.
The spirit mark restrictions on the fan were personally drawn by Boss Tang, refining this fan into a magic tool of excellent grade.
Its function wasn't limited to fanning out a cool breeze with traces of cold qi in the summer. In winter, this fan would turn the area within three meters around the wearer into the most comfortable constant temperature.
This fan also came with a protective shield. Being impervious to saber and spear, water, and fire was just a minor thing. Even in rainy or snowy weather, this fan could manifest an auspicious cloud, not only blocking rain but also really upping the ante in terms of style.
There were also over a dozen scattered small restrictions on the fan, such as the Small Cloud and Rain Technique and the Revitalization Talisman.
If one encountered an environment where plants and trees were withered and yellow, affecting their mood, one fan wave would instantly cause the plants and trees to regenerate and flowers to bloom profusely!
If one encountered someone who had been in a car accident, with broken hands and feet, seeking help on the mountain, one fan wave wouldn't instantly heal them, but it could restore them by seventy to eighty percent.
For the Rogue Cultivators in the Jambudvīpa World, the cost-effectiveness of this rhino horn fan was utterly terrible. This was also the reason why this fan wasn't considered very precious; with Ancient One's strength, this fan was at most a curio.
Among the magic artifacts Ancient One collected, there were many items more mystical than this fan.
But judging by Master Ancient One's behavior of never letting go of the fan, she was clearly very satisfied with it.
The gift Boss Tang sent could be said to have sent straight to her heart.
Tang Song had always firmly believed in one thing: in this world, apart from one's own parents, no one would help you for no reason.
Friendship, love, and kinship all needed to be nurtured.
Just like the Tang Group he established with his subordinates to serve his cultivation, this giant creature that now spanned the entire world, apart from a small handful of people he controlled with magic arts, was essentially a community of interests.
Tang Group's salary was four to five times that of ordinary companies. Year-end bonus, company medical security, housing subsidies, and even a housing distribution system, coupled with various internal benefits, naturally made the Group's so-called company cohesion far surpass that of the outside world.
By investing hard cash, there was naturally no need to worry about the so-called employee loyalty.
And the core small group surrounding Boss Tang was not short of money. What Boss Tang brought them was the path to the supernatural world, and even, in a sense, the path to becoming a god.
Therefore, Tang Song's enemies were naturally their enemies.
As for Ancient One and Odin, the Guardians of Earth, the reason they chose to stand in the same faction as Tang Song was obvious for Odin; he wanted to change the outcome of Ragnarök and save Asgard, which Ancient One predicted was destined for destruction.
As for Ancient One, Tang Song had never been able to figure out her true thoughts. Therefore, in recent years, Tang Song had been constantly sending various exquisite, woman-pleasing small items and magic treasures to the Tibetan Snow Mountain.
Each small item was like this rhino horn bone fan, a small curio that wasn't considered precious.
In China, the emphasis was on mutual favors. Since Ancient One accepted the gifts readily, she naturally turned a blind eye to some of Tang Song's minor matters.
Furthermore, everything Tang Song did, whether it was killing Mephisto or clearing out Dormammu's followers on Earth, was consistent with Ancient One's objectives.
As for the things Boss Tang did that weren't very justice-oriented,
In the face of resisting Dimensional Evil Gods and saving the entire Reality Dimension, Ancient One merely overlooked them.
After all, even during World War I and World War II, world wars that caused countless human casualties,
**Chapter 298: Gift, Karma Fire**
The breeze fanned out carried the scent of plants and trees. Occasionally, amidst the sound of the fan, one could hear the pleasant chirping of birds and the calls of beasts, making one feel refreshed and joyful.
At the handle of the fan hung a piece of mutton fat white jade. On the jade stone, slightly smaller than a mahjong tile, a landscape painting was faintly visible on the front, while the back was carved with a Bird and Beast Pattern.
Calming Spirit, Concentrating Spirit, Clearing Mind, Peace and Health, Birdsong, Beast Language—
This Rhino Horn Bone Fan was enhanced with at least eighteen types of Spirit Mark Restrictions, each with over twenty layers of restrictions. In terms of Grade, this bone fan was at least a mid-to-high-grade Magic Tool. However, the restrictions inscribed on it had nothing to do with killing, Magical Combat, or the like; it was merely a curio.
In the eyes of those Rogue Cultivators in the Jambudvīpa World, this bone fan would be a wasteful extravagance. Who would be so lavish as to use top-tier materials and add over a dozen restrictions just to make a broken fan for fanning air?
But Master Ancient One happened to like this gift.
This fan wasn't considered particularly precious. The rhino horn came from an Exotic Beast, an albino rhinoceros species, in the Underworld. Because this Exotic Beast lived in the sunless Underworld year-round, not only was its entire rhino skin a pale white, but the rhino horn on its head also had a peculiar white hue.
The rhino horn used to make the bone fan was selected by Tang Group from tens of thousands of rhinoceroses, using hundreds of iron soldiers and thousands of drones, choosing the most warm and delicate horn.
To maintain the vitality of the rhino horn, the Weapon Manufacturing Department of Tang Group even dispatched two Sentinels to capture this giant creature, which was over ten meters long and five to six meters tall.
The subsequent cutting of the rhino horn was also the work of master-level craftsmen, personally handled by elite artisans from the Dwarves, who took the material from the living cow horn.
As for the landscape painting carved on the fan surface, the supervisor of Tang Group's Public Relations Department led a team on a trip to Afghanistan, spending half a month to find a bone carving master with exquisite skill.
They offered five million US dollars and persuaded his children to convince this master, who had long since retired his blade, to come out of seclusion.
The piece of mutton fat white jade hanging from the handle was produced in Hotan, but it wasn't newly mined. Instead, Tang Group commissioned Sotheby's and several other large auctions to acquire it from around the world at a premium.
The feng shui painting carved on it was also done by the best jade carving master, meticulously carved.
To be blunt, the basic materials and carving alone for this fan were worth nine figures.
The spirit mark restrictions on the fan were personally drawn by Boss Tang, refining this fan into a magic tool of excellent grade.
Its function wasn't limited to fanning out a cool breeze with traces of cold qi in the summer. In winter, this fan would turn the area within three meters around the wearer into the most comfortable constant temperature.
This fan also came with a protective shield. Being impervious to saber and spear, water, and fire was just a minor thing. Even in rainy or snowy weather, this fan could manifest an auspicious cloud, not only blocking rain but also really upping the ante in terms of style.
There were also over a dozen scattered small restrictions on the fan, such as the Small Cloud and Rain Technique and the Revitalization Talisman.
If one encountered an environment where plants and trees were withered and yellow, affecting their mood, one fan wave would instantly cause the plants and trees to regenerate and flowers to bloom profusely!
If one encountered someone who had been in a car accident, with broken hands and feet, seeking help on the mountain, one fan wave wouldn't instantly heal them, but it could restore them by seventy to eighty percent.
For the Rogue Cultivators in the Jambudvīpa World, the cost-effectiveness of this rhino horn fan was utterly terrible. This was also the reason why this fan wasn't considered very precious; with Ancient One's strength, this fan was at most a curio.
Among the magic artifacts Ancient One collected, there were many items more mystical than this fan.
But judging by Master Ancient One's behavior of never letting go of the fan, she was clearly very satisfied with it.
The gift Boss Tang sent could be said to have sent straight to her heart.
Tang Song had always firmly believed in one thing: in this world, apart from one's own parents, no one would help you for no reason.
Friendship, love, and kinship all needed to be nurtured.
Just like the Tang Group he established with his subordinates to serve his cultivation, this giant creature that now spanned the entire world, apart from a small handful of people he controlled with magic arts, was essentially a community of interests.
Tang Group's salary was four to five times that of ordinary companies. Year-end bonus, company medical security, housing subsidies, and even a housing distribution system, coupled with various internal benefits, naturally made the Group's so-called company cohesion far surpass that of the outside world.
By investing hard cash, there was naturally no need to worry about the so-called employee loyalty.
And the core small group surrounding Boss Tang was not short of money. What Boss Tang brought them was the path to the supernatural world, and even, in a sense, the path to becoming a god.
Therefore, Tang Song's enemies were naturally their enemies.
As for Ancient One and Odin, the Guardians of Earth, the reason they chose to stand in the same faction as Tang Song was obvious for Odin; he wanted to change the outcome of Ragnarök and save Asgard, which Ancient One predicted was destined for destruction.
As for Ancient One, Tang Song had never been able to figure out her true thoughts. Therefore, in recent years, Tang Song had been constantly sending various exquisite, woman-pleasing small items and magic treasures to the Tibetan Snow Mountain.
Each small item was like this rhino horn bone fan, a small curio that wasn't considered precious.
In China, the emphasis was on mutual favors. Since Ancient One accepted the gifts readily, she naturally turned a blind eye to some of Tang Song's minor matters.
Furthermore, everything Tang Song did, whether it was killing Mephisto or clearing out Dormammu's followers on Earth, was consistent with Ancient One's objectives.
As for the things Boss Tang did that weren't very justice-oriented,
In the face of resisting Dimensional Evil Gods and saving the entire Reality Dimension, Ancient One merely overlooked them.
After all, even during World War I and World War II, world wars that caused countless human casualties,
