I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players

Chapter 977: Chapter 70: The Painter’s Formal Meeting with the Xirong Manor Master

Even Xin Xichen couldn’t help but find the other party’s plan quite stunning.

Using the Golden Core as the core, a commercial empire was built.

The advantages of the Golden Core were fully utilized, embodying the core concept of "both enjoyable and edible."

While Xin Xichen and the others were amazed, Ning Zheng quietly made her way to the third floor gaming hall.

No attendants were present, only various types of pinball machines, emitting lively and cheerful sound effects and colorful lights, creating a joyful and warm atmosphere.

"Perhaps I could give it a try."

Ning Zheng sat down in front of a machine.

Before her was a machine with a button-launching mode; she pressed a red button, launching marbles that fell through various obstacles.

The bottom of the obstacles would be several compartments containing Golden Core marbles.

The compartments were labeled with.

X0.5, X1, X5, X10, X50, X100, and so on in multipliers.

Of course, outside the multiplier zones for reward marbles, there was the largest collection area, where marbles falling there were directly recycled.

"This looks quite interesting."

Ning Zheng began playing pinball with a batch of Golden Cores.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Pressing the button, each Golden Core was catapulted by a spring, passing through various obstacles as it fell, and out of ten Golden Cores, she only reclaimed eight.

"Not too bad."

Ning Zheng deliberately did not activate her destiny ability in this area, choosing to experience it as a regular customer would.

The machine on Ning Zheng’s left seemed to be a push-bead type of pinball machine.

"Go down, go down, come on!"

Someone was staring through the glass at the scene inside the pinball machine, watching Golden Core marbles clatter and roll continuously.

"Made a profit, seven Golden Cores gained, and it’s only the morning!"

The cultivator displayed an excited expression and eagerly inserted the batch of Golden Core marbles into the machine’s slots one by one.

"One Golden Core swallowed, my fate is in my hands, not the heavens’!"

He kept feeding Golden Cores into the machine’s "belly," face full of excitement as he prepared to start a new round.

"Push for me, push it down!~"

Clang! Clang!

From the machine to Ning Zheng’s right came the sound.

"Three years of savings, over thirty Golden Cores, just like that... impossible!"

The cultivator’s face flushed red with anger as he pressed a joystick, glaring at the screen, "Hit it, go in for me!"

"..."

Ning Zheng gazed at the various machines, observing the countless faces of life among the cultivators.

After playing the pinball machine for a while, she moved to another area.

This area housed the claw machines.

After inserting several Golden Cores, Ning Zheng managed to grab a plush doll, which was quite cute.

These dolls were likely a batch of small magical treasures purchased from the marketplace.

Ning Zheng noticed many female cultivators happily grabbing dolls, accompanied by male cultivators, appearing to be couples.

"Their business is doing well!"

Ning Zheng showed a pleased expression.

On the opening day, he naturally wanted to experience it firsthand as a customer.

"All three stories prioritize entertainment, making people happy. One mustn’t act too greedily, as the customers aren’t fools."

"Being too greedy, and you won’t achieve long-lasting steady business."

It looks like it’s time to set up a new business power in addition to Xirong Academy and the Bone Demon Dynasty.

In the future, a three-story Golden Core Hall in Chongshan Town, treating Golden Cores like small steel balls to use in the gaming hall... the daily cash flow would be terrifying, those in the know understand.

The Golden Cores obtained through pinball can be taken back and directly consumed, inherently possessing the currency attribute of a general equivalent, naturally circulating.

According to this rate of earning, Ning Zheng estimated that she would soon accumulate enough resources for the Tenth Layer Human Immortal Realm.

"Now, we’re making quite a bit of money."

Ning Zheng sighed softly, "I hope the painter will offer something to invest with, or else I might kick him out."

Admittedly, it was the painter’s painter Jiucai Rong who opened the Taoist Golden Core Shop.

And the painter’s operation at the Immortal Realm’s Sword Casting Manor, Jian Xin, formed a supply chain... continuous delivery.

But just delivering goods can’t share that much profit.

I’ve provided such an excellent business landscape and various Golden Core business plans, and you just lie around?

"He’s not foolish, he should offer something of value," Ning Zheng thought calmly, "This is also a test to see what he’s planning after ascending to the Nine-State, especially while using our Xirong Manor’s name."

Ning Zheng turned and left the three-story hall, heading to a restaurant across the street from the marketplace.

"Guest, would you like to try our signature dish? The recently popular soup dumplings," a waiter came over to promote.

"No need, just some normal traditional delicacies," Ning Zheng replied calmly.

The smiths are not limited to working only with the loli smiths to increase efficiency.

There’s also a bunch of strong men... joining in the production of dough ingredients.

Although the newly added [Manor Daily Task] offers generous rewards, which recently led Ning Zheng to start working on daily tasks in the Immortal Realm to earn money.

But after witnessing the process of material production by the smiths in the cafeteria, Ning Zheng wasn’t very keen on trying it.

Ning Zheng accidentally heard the smiths chatting, saying some tasty takeouts, never look at how their small workshops make them, because you can’t handle it once you see it, and won’t be able to eat it.

"These smiths have always been a group holding the truth, you can’t look, then it feels delicious." Ning Zheng now deeply agrees.

Ning Zheng perked up his ears, listening to the surrounding noisy voices.

"This taste is indeed nice."

"It carries a sweet fragrance of flowers and herbs."

"I seem to be strolling between flowers, seeing that beautiful girl gently wrap dumplings with her delicate hands."

Listening to the enthusiastic conversation of the surrounding customers, Ning Zheng calmly purchased some traditional dishes.

In fact, the residents of the Immortal Realm have a high acceptance of Zhongluan Domain’s cuisine.

They don’t mind eating Zhongluan people’s... skin.

They even find the cooking art using girl skin as ingredients, extremely beautiful and elegant.

After all, in the Immortal Realm, advanced ingredients, Spirit Beasts, Divine Beasts, Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow... which one doesn’t speak?

Only the low-level pure wild animals don’t make a sound, but that’s what mortals eat, immortals look down on it.

Zhongluan people themselves are nothing more than humanoid Spirit Beasts.

They are reportedly a group of trees, then gradually layers of annual rings appeared and evolved into walking Wood Series paper people...

Formed a paper person society that lasted for millions of years.

And then gradually became more human-like, with hair retracting similar to Ancient Apes from Nine-State, evolving to form an upright human-like posture.

Essentially, they are humanoid Divine Beasts evolved from trees.

To put it more simply:

People from Nine-State evolved from furry Ancient Apes.

Zhongluan people evolved from overlapping paper people.

It’s just that the humanoid form seems to be very suitable for Innate cultivation, Xian is the first humanoid in Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, all civilizations will evolve towards the Xian form of their world.

Other civilizations, evolved from rocks, evolved from fish... different origins, eventually under the guidance of Xian, all become humanoid civilizations.

"What an interesting Immortal Realm."

Ning Zheng has long adapted to local customs and feels it’s no big deal, Spirit Beasts speaking human words is nothing special.

"However, the smiths seem to say, when they eat animal-like chicken, duck, fish, there are people protecting and condemning them. If those chickens, ducks, and pigs could speak, wouldn’t they be driven mad? More afraid to eat?"

Ning Zheng shook his head.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, any high-tier ingredients would say a few words.

At this moment, a man sat directly opposite Ning Zheng: "I also went to experience the newly opened three levels, your Xi Rong lineage really did a great job."

Ning Zheng looked at him: "Welcome, want something to eat?"

"What you ordered is enough."

The person is indeed the painter, smiled, "You shouldn’t reject commercial cooperation, before Jiu Shui ordered from you, and you did well."

Ning Zheng calmly looked at him.

Both of them are not their true selves now, they are clones.

Ning Zheng is not surprised at the arrival of the painter.

Painter Jiucai Rong Shopkeeper, employee Chongshan Fang, suddenly came up with so many Xi Rong classic business plans.

How could the painter not know?

He pretended to be a Xi Rong Manor, mainly to lure Ning Zheng, the real host... and Ning Zheng came to meet him very cooperatively.

Both parties consider it a simple exploratory contact.

Ning Zheng naturally guessed the painter might appear while looking at the opening of the new store.

This is their mutual understanding, as shareholders, how could they not attend the opening of the new store?

The painter smiled: "I opened a fake Xi Rong Manor as a sub-branch in the Immortal Realm, you won’t be angry, right?"

Ning Zheng frowned.

This person’s way of talking, a trace of the smith style?

Ning Zheng finally spoke, "We have many sub-branches and institutions, the one to Nine-State is just one of them."

"Our Xi Rong, essentially is a commercial force, naturally can franchise."

"Your skills are pretty good, I might even introduce you a bit, open a real Xi Rong Sword Casting Manor."

Ning Zheng calmly said: "In this way, your fake Sword Casting Manor also becomes real, you truly become a sub-branch’s Squad Leader."

"Franchise? Become a Sub-Branch Leader? I still need to consider it, may I ask about the strength of your force?" The painter’s expression is calm, making people unable to see the depth.

Ning Zheng smiled, "You will know our heritage once you enter the upper echelons."

"Since it’s not clear, I think I still need to consider, can first cooperate with you once."

The painter smiled: "After all, in commercial dealings, you surely won’t refuse."