Chapter 230 Opening Business

Based on the experience of the border post between the Southern Spirit Beast Mountain and the Purple Gold Kingdom, a huge transfer post was built on the border between the Yellow Maple Valley and the Yuanwu Kingdom, where traveling merchants could transfer to the Yellow Maple Valley’s flying magic weapon, the Maple Moon Sky Boat.

The so-called Maple Moon Sky Boat is actually a large-scale flying magic weapon that is based on the Tianyue Shenzhou of the Yanyue Sect as the basic prototype platform and modified with Sun Zecheng's modification suggestions.

The current model of the Tianyue Shenzhou can carry 500 passengers and is driven by two foundation-building units.

This kind of hard labor was naturally undertaken by the Mulan foundation-building slaves.

However, Sun Zecheng did not use the slaves to death, but humanely arranged four foundation-building slaves, driving them in pairs in turns.

The Mulan slaves were just hard laborers, and a foundation-building disciple from the Huangfeng Valley was assigned to be the team leader, responsible for dealing with the passengers.

Starting from the border post between Huangfeng Valley and Yuanwu Kingdom, it only stopped at the Huangfeng Valley market on the way, and then went directly to the North Post Station for safe trade in Lingshou Mountain.

The entire journey lasts 10 days and 10 nights, and the fee during the first three years of trial operation is only 10 spirit stones.

Yes, the charge is one spirit stone for a day and night’s journey.

Correspondingly, on the southern line, the journey from Lingshou Mountain to the border post of Zijin Country takes two days and two nights and costs two spirit stones.

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Under the strong suggestion of Elder Hu from the Tianxing Sect of Yuanwu Kingdom,
Sun Zecheng "purchased six more Glazed Beasts from the sea merchants".
At the price of one spirit stone for five kilograms of meat, two grilled glass beasts’ meat will be provided every day during the three-day celebration of the opening of the auction house in the Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone and the opening of the auction house for the other five sects of Yue State and the three sects of Yuanwu State!

In order to attract traffic, Sun Zecheng also held a lucky draw.
During the three days of the celebration, there will be five raffles every day, and ten people will be randomly drawn in each draw to receive a free portion of barbecued Liuli beast meat.

In addition, when we conquered the Spirit Beast Mountain, we did not capture any Spirit Beasts above level 5, but we did capture quite a few Spirit Beasts at level 1 and 2.
Master Li Huayuan is not actually a professional animal trainer, he can only keep the animals alive.

Now he has been transferred to run an auction house.

Sun Zecheng didn't want to be like Han Erlangzi, who had to learn everything from puppets, alchemy, talisman making, beast taming, and weapon refining, and each of them took up a lot of time.

Just to join in the fun, I took out half of the spirit beasts and sold them at the auction house.

The auction of so many spiritual beasts is also a selling point of the opening of this auction house.

But to attract high-level customers, this is not enough, you have to bring out some rare goods.

"During the first three days of the Spiritual Beast Mountain Auction House opening, Maple Forest Pavilion bid one level six demon pill, three level five demon pills, and three foundation-building pills every day, and the starting price was always 500 lower than the Maple Forest Pavilion's selling price." The news spread to the six sects of Yue State and the three sects of Yuanwu State two months in advance.

However, in order not to provoke the Ten-Nation Alliance, Sun Zecheng did not send anyone to Tiantian City to publicize the matter. He simply hung a notice board in the Maple Forest Pavilion on Lingshou Mountain and spread the news through the customers of the Ten-Nation Alliance who came to buy goods.

To cooperate with the opening of this auction house,
In addition to promising the other five factions of Yue that their fixed shares would remain unchanged,
Two months before the opening, Sun Zecheng even deliberately controlled the shipment of demon pills to the Ten Nations Alliance and reduced the supply by half.
The supply to the Ten-Nation Alliance had been cut off for several months and had just been restored. They were very hungry for Maple Forest Pavilion's Demon Pills, Foundation Establishment Pills, etc., and the supply was deliberately halved, making them even hungrier!

It’s all about hunger marketing!

It is hunger marketing for the Ten Nations Alliance.

This is not the case for the other five factions of Yue State.

Sun Zecheng also directly gave the task,
"In addition to vigorously promoting it within their own sect, each family must submit at least three items of value such as talismans and foundation-building pills for auction."

"Each family must organize a Jindan leader, with a team of more than 500 people, to come to Spirit Beast Mountain to show their support, and arrive at least one day in advance."

"All the masters, please go to the auction house and work!"

"You think you don't have to work for so many shares? Believe it or not, if I only give half of the shares to the three sects of Yuanwu State, they will be happy to do it?"

"Master Sun, just tell us what to do, and we will do it!" The leaders of the five sects of Yue State said one after another.

It would be great to introduce the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom!

In the past, the other five factions of Yue State always thought that whatever Huangfeng Valley gave them was their due. They were not proactive in their work and even bargained!

Now, hehe, there is obviously a sense of crisis!
……

The first flight from Yuanwu Kingdom to Lingshou Mountain is fully booked!

The main reason is that the three sects of Yuanwu State attach more importance to entering the Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone than Sun Zecheng!
From the perspective of the three sects of Yuanwu State, even if they sell goods to the six sects of Yue State, that would be a twice as big market!
We must pay attention to it! There is no reason not to pay attention to it!
The three clans built the land allocated to them into a miniature market town.
Arrangements were made for a large number of personnel to move in, especially from the Divine Weapon Sect, which specializes in refining equipment.

Not to mention those disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, even those in the Foundation Establishment Stage choose to take flights. After all, they are on business trips and the expenses are paid by the sect. Why should they go through the trouble of flying for ten days and ten nights in a row?
In addition, many Qi Refining disciples of the three sects, especially the family disciples, are not short of those few spiritual stones. In the past, due to safety concerns, they have never had the opportunity to go to such a far place as Lingshou Mountain. They are full of curiosity about Lingshou Mountain.

Not only is the journey safe now, but I also heard that there will be Foundation Establishment Pills and many spirit beasts for auction during the first three days of the Spirit Beast Mountain Auction House’s opening, so I became even more enthusiastic.

Many families and even parents and elders came with their children.

The flight from Zijin Country Border Post to Lingshou Mountain was not full.

Multiple reasons,

Firstly, this route has many flights. The flights from Yuanwu Country to Lingshou Mountain are only once every ten days, while the flights to the border of Zijin Country are only once every two days, which disperses the passenger flow.

Secondly, the Ten Nations Alliance who were interested in the demon pills of Maple Forest Pavilion were basically all cultivators above the Golden Core stage, and Golden Core cultivators would not ride the slow Maple Moon Sky Boat that was controlled by the Foundation Establishment stage;
Thirdly, in the minds of the low-level disciples of the Ten Nations Alliance, Tiantian City is the largest and most prosperous city for cultivating immortals in the Tiannan Continent, and they are not as interested in Lingshou Mountain as the disciples of the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom;
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The size of the team that the five factions of Yue State finally sent over was twice the size of the one that Sun Zecheng assigned to them!
There are more than three golden elixirs.

So many people came together, not only to give face to Master Sun, but also for the most fundamental reason, that is, the Five Sects of Yue State are now rich!
Almost a year later, the income of the Northern Liang Kingdom has been stable for several times.

Finally, the disciples of the five sects of Yue Kingdom came out of the shadow of not daring to consume during the Beiliang Kingdom period.

In addition, the monks who participated in the two battles to recapture Lingshou Mountain and Huadaowu reaped rich spoils of war and had the urge and ability to spend money.

I also learned that Fenglin Pavilion put up demon pills, foundation-building pills, spirit beasts and other goods for auction.
There was no need for any mobilization; they signed up enthusiastically.

All three Jindan from the five sects who were participating in the recovery war came, most of the foundation-building stage also came, and thousands of people from the Qi-refining stage also came to watch the fun.

On the opening day, thousands of idle people strolled around the Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone, and the trade zone finally had a bustling feel.

The opening of the auction house in the Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone and the entry of the other five sects of Yue State and the three sects of Yuanwu State into the business began in such an atmosphere.

The first auction,
Sun Zecheng personally brought Nie Ying, Xuan Er, and Xin Ruyin to the auction

The auction house was more popular than expected.

The main reason was that the three sects of Yuanwu State became the new force in the bidding for the Demon Pill Foundation Building Pill.
The monks of the Ten-Nation Alliance knew that Maple Forest Pavilion's Level 5 Demon Pills were on sale for a long time, so they usually gave up trying to buy them when the price reached 4,200 yuan.

But the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom are different.
On the one hand, demon pills are a scarce commodity in the eyes of the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom!

On the other hand, as a production-oriented sect, even if the spiritual mine on the territory was lost, they could still earn spiritual stones with their skills and techniques, so the three sects had never been poor.

Therefore,
"Four thousand five hundred!" The three Jindan elders of Yuanwu Kingdom shouted the price without hesitation.

The Ten-Nation Alliance gave up, and the cultivators from the six sects of Yue Kingdom also gave up. After all, Fenglin Pavilion has been selling this thing for a long time, so there is no need to rush.

Just like that, the three level five demon pills on the first day were finally all happily bought by the three sect elders.

The foundation-building pill was also quickly raised to 5500 by the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom. The Ten Nations Alliance and the six sects of Yue Kingdom gave up, and finally all three foundation-building pills fell into the hands of Yuanwu Kingdom disciples. Finally, it reached the sixth level of demon pills.
Level 6 demon pills, even in Maple Forest Pavilion, sometimes they are not available.
This competition finally broke out.

Originally, Fenglin Pavilion only sold the sixth-level demon pill for 20,000 yuan.
The starting price was 19,000, and it quickly rose to over 25,000.
"Twenty-eight thousand!" shouted a Jindan elder from the Ten-Nation Alliance.

"Thirty thousand yuan!" A Jindan elder of the Giant Sword Sect named Xing directly jumped to the price of thirty thousand yuan!
This is no small number!
When in Beiliang Kingdom, not counting the profits handed over by Fenglin Pavilion, the annual income of Huangfeng Valley was only about 130,000!
It seems that the Giant Sword Sect gained a lot from the two battles to recapture Lingshou Mountain and Huadaowu!
Auction houses are such a great place to rip off buyers!

Look at the price, it has increased by 50% compared to the starting price.

Sun Zecheng immediately spoke up to cool down the auction atmosphere:

"Everyone! There will be a sixth-level demon pill auction tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Sure enough, after Sun Zecheng said this, the Ten Nations Alliance Jindan, who was still hesitating whether to continue to raise the price, gave up.
Elder Xing of the Giant Sword Sect successfully obtained this level 6 demon pill.
"Thank you, Master Sun!" Although the members of the Giant Sword Sect are straightforward, they are not fools. They still knew to thank Sun Zecheng afterwards.

"Master Sun is different from others. Other auction houses hope the auction price will be as high as possible, but Master Sun is afraid that the price will be too high?" Elder Hu of Tianxing Sect said with emotion.

"Although Sun loves money, he knows his limits. Besides, all the people who come here are friends, and Sun doesn't want to make too many friends."

What Sun Zecheng does is not a one-time deal that happens once every hundred years, but a regular transaction, adhering to the principle of moderation in everything, and being almost good enough is enough.

"Master Sun is indeed a man who loves money in moderation."

“Master Sun’s auction house is authentic!

"Master Sun is such a good friend!"

"From now on, I will auction things at Master Sun's auction house!"

……

The auction hall was filled with a chaotic chorus of approval or compliments for Sun Zecheng, or both.

"Thank you all for your support!" Sun Zecheng clasped his fists and bowed.

……

Master Li Huayuan's worries were not without reason. The three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom were indeed specialized in formations, talismans, and refining equipment, and they had a significant impact on the six sects of Yue Kingdom.

In terms of the overall level of weapon refining, even the strongest of the six sects of Yue Kingdom, the Yanyue Sect, cannot compare to the Shenbing Sect.

Fortunately, the Yanyue Sect has quite a few unique magical instruments of its own and has adopted a unique technology route, so it finally has special competitiveness. However, in terms of commissioned processing and customization, the Shenbing Sect quickly took away half of the market share.

In terms of talisman making, in order to compete with Wanmiao Temple, Qingxu Sect simply took out two high-level talismans as the store's treasures to demonstrate its own ability in talisman making. Relying on these two high-level talismans, it can be considered to be on par with Wanmiao Temple.

Formation, currently there are many constructions in Lingshou Mountain, and formations are needed everywhere. The formations produced by Xin Ruyin are not enough for Huangfeng Valley to use, so they are not sold to others.
The reconstruction of the six sects of Yue State required a large number of formations. As a result, the formations of Tianxing Sect had almost exclusive business, making it the biggest winner!
The products of Huangfeng Valley have always competed on price and cost-effectiveness. Although they have been impacted, they are not completely without a market.

It is a pity for the Jujian Sect, Tianque Fort and Huadaowu. Their products cannot compete with the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom in terms of professionalism, nor can they compete with Huangfeng Valley in terms of price. They have no unique features.

Although they occupied a more central location than the three sects of Yuanwu State, their business was still extremely depressed and they suffered greatly.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad.

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After all, going to the auction house to participate in the auction is an activity only for a few monks who have spiritual stones in their pockets.
For most low-level cultivators in the foundation-building and Qi-refining stages, the biggest gain from this trip is the barbecue!

A serving of delicious roasted colored glaze beast meat, weighing five pounds, is only sold for one spirit stone!
There are lucky draws from time to time, and the winners will receive one for free!
The barbecue stall was quickly surrounded by people.

At first, there were five stoves for grilling, but later, as there were too many people, five more were added, and now ten stoves were grilling at the same time.
Two thousand-pound glass beasts were sold out in just one morning!

The reason why it sells out so quickly is that many people try one portion and then immediately come back to buy ten or twenty portions, packing them up and putting them in jade boxes to take away.

Wait until the morning session of the auction ends.

Elder Hu from the Tianxing Sect came out and found that both ends had been sold out today!

Sold out? Elder Hu was stunned.

He was not afraid of being laughed at, so he immediately went to find Master Sun and asked if he could sell him half a glass beast's meat.
What about the two glass beasts? They were sold out in just one morning?
Sun Zecheng called the Fenglin Pavilion's Manager Xu who was in charge of this matter and found out that

The most popular thing today is barbecue!
Many people buy in batches of ten or twenty!
"Starting tomorrow, each person will be limited to one purchase, so as to allow as many people as possible to taste the deliciousness of grilled Liuli Beast."

"That's not enough," said Manager Xu of Fenglin Pavilion. "One spirit stone for every five jin, and two Glazed Beasts, so a total of four hundred pieces can be made."

There were more than 5,000 people from the other five sects of Yue State alone, more than 500 from the Tianxing Sect, and several hundred from the Ten Nations Alliance.

There are already 6,000 guests, not counting the people from Huangfeng Valley.
These four hundred copies are definitely not enough.

Sun Zecheng was pondering.

When Elder Hu of the Tianxing Sect heard that one portion was only sold for one spirit stone, he quickly said, "Master Sun, you should sell it at a higher price! Selling five kilograms for one spirit stone is too cheap! Selling five spirit stones is not expensive."

Elder Hu of the Tianxing Sect is obviously a foodie. He was very unhappy that he didn't buy the Glazed Meat. He advised Sect Leader Sun to raise the price so that more people would not buy it so that he could buy it.

"Speaking of which, it was you, Elder Hu, who proposed the barbecued glazed meat. Now everyone likes it. Thank you for the suggestion!" Sun Zecheng said with a smile.

"It's rare that so many people like it, and everyone is happy, so I won't raise the price." Sun Zecheng rejected Elder Hu's suggestion to raise the price.

"Manager Xu, why don't we just reduce the quantity to two pounds per portion? Don't sell them anymore. Make them all free! All official members can get one for free with their membership rings. Let everyone try the delicious Liuli meat."

"Got it! Understood!" Manager Xu replied.

"It's free. Hehe, Sect Leader Sun, can you give priority to giving the free share to our three sects?" It was obvious that Elder Hu from the Tianxing Sect really liked the barbecued glass.

Fortunately, Sun Zecheng had gone hunting before and had killed a total of thirty-three level six colored glaze beasts.

He gave three to Hao Yuantian, kept thirty for himself, used one to entertain guests, sold two in the morning, and now had twenty-seven left!
"No problem, Manager Xu, remember to give it to the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom first."

Sun Zecheng said as he released a level 6 Glazed Beast from the bag, took out the demon pill, peeled off the skin, and left the meat and skeleton for Manager Xu to deal with, and then left first.

He then sent a message to Manager Xu: "Let him collect it with his membership ring. Also, when Elder Hu collects the meat, another 20 kilograms will be given to him separately."

"Got it, understood," Manager Xu nodded.

Manager Xu was cutting the meat.

"Ha, there's barbecue to eat!" Elder Hu rubbed his hands together in excitement: "Just cut the meat for me to grill myself!"

"Elder Hu, you have to bring your membership ring to receive it. After all, you can only receive one membership ring once." Manager Xu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Okay! I will go back and collect the membership rings. Make sure to leave them for us first!" Elder Hu reminded him with concern before leaving.

"Don't worry, Elder Hu. This is what the Sect Master has instructed us to do."

(End of this chapter)