Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
That problem is intrinsically caused by cultivation level caps though. If you say that one needs to be superhuman to reach C rank then you're saying that that's really really good.

You could, say, remove lower limits and say that actually mortals can reach C rank and reds/yellows just have it easier. However, that just postpones the issue.

Ultimately, while things like our combat skills are going to reach superhuman physics breaking levels, things like academics aren't and shouldn't need to.
Until we meet the chronicler archivist cultivator who kills people with strong words.

Has trying to have it both ways socially ever steered us wrong in this quest before?
Yeah, remember trying to introduce Suyin, Su Ling and the GF group?

Though in this case I don't think it'd descend to that level unless Xiulan has a very very thin temper caused by agony arm.
 
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[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it

Hitting like, 5 objectives at once here.
- Xuan Shi diplomancing (for Cai)
- Xuan Shi diplomancing (for us)
- Knowledge from his clan (even if it doesn't end up applying)
- Knowledge on Xuanwu
- Zhengui assistance

Couple more too, even though these do overlap in some areas. No need to involve Gu Xiulan, especially not for something as banal as lighting fires. I don't think we really need to spend focused time with her yet.

As for the mirror I'll remain silent for now. I don't know of any clear need to sell it or keep it at the moment.
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
[x][M] Keep the mirror
[x] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it

I really think trying for both can backfire.

Regarding the mirror:
Do we have any reasons to keep it?
Currently I think selling it for "drug money" would be a lot better.
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it

I really think trying for both can backfire.

Regarding the mirror:
Do we have any reasons to keep it?
Currently I think selling it for "drug money" would be a lot better.
Heirloom item to make a bitchin talisman out of is the only one I can think of. But we'd have to find a crafter after we leave the sect, who is willing to work with it, able to work with it, and trustworthy. So an entire mini-quest line, which has some worth, in and of itself.
 
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@yrsillar since you've told us in the discord that Xiulan missed class specifically to break through, could you please add that somewhere people will see it since it's so critically relevant to this vote?
 
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
[X] Invite Gu Xiulan along to help you, if the last one was any indication, you would need to start a lot of fires.
 
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auctio
[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it

Lan Lan is probably in breakthrough hell so not bothering her is probably good for now but I DO NOT want to let her sit on the back burner for long. I'll want to see her soonish to at least see how she is settling in.

Break out the spreadsheets! It's time to OPTIMISE!

*silent screaming*
 
[X][M] Keep the mirror

[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it
 
Ah damn, this is annoying. I really want to take Xiulan, but it's a big gamble. One one hand, she appears to have been stuck with her physical breakthrough and doing more things to hep her feel better will help her. OTOH, seeing Zhengui get to green before her is going to to put a fire under her ass. It might help, it might not.

Well, let's be on fire.
[X] Invite Gu Xiulan along to help you, if the last one was any indication, you would need to start a lot of fires.

[X] Invite Xuan Shi to help you with building his breakthough nest. Surely his knowledge will improve it

I really think trying for both can backfire.

Regarding the mirror:
Do we have any reasons to keep it?
Currently I think selling it for "drug money" would be a lot better.

Basically a 'post sect powerful talisman', but the problem here is that its thematics are really really dangerous. Even anti-death is not safe as it's still death. Better be safe rather than sorry there.

[X][M] Ask Cai Renxiang to put it up for auction
 
Ultimately, while things like our combat skills are going to reach superhuman physics breaking levels, things like academics aren't and shouldn't need to.
This just isn't true. Cultivation has a profound impact on the mind. They think faster and more clearly and can remember more precisely, which has a huge impact on their skill ceiling for academics. Note that our Intelligence is two ranks higher than peak mortal.
 
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Ah damn, this is annoying. I really want to take Xiulan, but it's a big gamble. One one hand, she appears to have been stuck with her physical breakthrough and doing more things to hep her feel better will help her. OTOH, seeing Zhengui get to green before her is going to to put a fire under her ass. It might help, it might not.
Tbf, it is still the first or second day. So she should have just gotten started with he breakthrough.
 
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