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He knew that with Huo Shuzhou's cultivation base, even if it were crafting Gathering Spirit Talismans, succeeding once out of ten times would be an impressive feat, and even though the crafting method taught by Cao Zhen was exquisite, it was feared it would not increase the success rate by much.
To make talismans, one must have at least a fifty percent success rate to break even.
Letting Huo Shuzhou make talismans was bound to result in a loss, but he was also aware that although Huo Shuzhou hadn't mentioned it, this disciple, having just learnt a talisman making technique and studying so earnestly, surely wanted to try. It was only the fear of wasting materials that kept him silent.
If he were to disagree with Cao Zhen's proposal to let Huo Shuzhou make talismans, that child would probably feel even more inferior, even more useless.
So, even knowing full well that it would lead to a loss, he still had to let Huo Shuzhou go ahead and craft the talismans.
