Chapter 34: The 34th Day of Livestream Selling
“Let’s draw a rich region, like 3S.” 1114 flew beside him, actively offering suggestions. It was even afraid Auntie would hear, so it whispered secretly to Lin Zhao in an extremely low voice, like spies meeting up. It felt 3S was practically a business with no capital required. Even if they sold nothing, money would still come clanging in.
But Lin Zhao had a different opinion, because, “3S hasn’t really produced many transactions so far. There are only very few trading points.”
If Lin Zhao wanted the intermediate body restoration medicine, he first had to unlock the second level of the system shop. The merchant level he could currently see was the third in the sequence, Formal Merchant, but among the core permissions unlocked by Formal Merchant, there was no mention of unlocking the second level of the system shop.
In other words, even by the most optimistic estimate, he would at least have to reach the fourth merchant level before he could possibly unlock the second level of the shop. He might even have to go higher.
Upgrading to Formal Merchant required five thousand points. The next level would require at least somewhere between ten thousand and tens of thousands.
Not to mention there might be other hidden conditions, including but not limited to whether he had to open a certain number of new regions, or whether his achievements had to reach a certain amount, and so on.
He needed to achieve all of this through a large volume of transactions.
So it was not that the richest region was necessarily the best. What mattered was demand. Large demand. And it had to be something he could provide.
And so, this system and host began the lottery while carrying devout prayers for massive demand.
But they did not pray for very long. After all, there were only two draws. Last time Lin Zhao had still thought drawing a duplicate region was very unlucky. This time, he finally understood that even a duplicate counted as the stingy Main Brain taking care of a newbie. Because it was very possible that you would not draw a region at all, and would instead draw some strange, useless thing.
The first draw was an extremely ordinary-looking box. Its description was: able to contain anything, even the pretentiousness put on by a bking.
Lin Zhao’s eyes lit up. “So, can I use it to pack supplies shipped to Kaman?”
Unfortunately, 1114 shook its head. “No. Our Main Brain is both stingy and shrewd. How could it possibly let the host exploit this kind of loophole?”
Its words made a lot of sense, so Lin Zhao could only give up regretfully.
The second draw was a “turning waste into treasure” regional buff. Although it was also not a region, it looked more useful than the first box. Its description said: there is no true garbage in this world, only resources placed in the wrong location.
Lin Zhao agreed with this. Even tropical seabird droppings, accumulated over many years, could turn into phosphate ore, allowing the Pacific island nation of Nauru to once achieve an economic takeoff in the last century. Although after the mining was done, that tiny island nation’s economy rapidly declined again. But in short, that was the idea.
He asked 1114, “Does using this buff mean I can open a region that needs things we don’t need on our side?”
1114 nodded, then shook its head. “More or less, but it’s not limited to the host’s region. It applies to all regions the host has opened. As far as a grain of sand in the deep sea, as near as Auntie’s house—whether it’s useless, harmful, or no longer needed, all of it may become something another region needs. The system cannot tell the host what it is. This requires the host to possess a precise eye for turning waste into treasure.”
“Of course, it’s not like we can’t take a tiny back door.”
“How so?”
“This buff has a trial version.” Whether 1114 had learned anything else from Lin Zhao was hard to say, but it had deeply studied how to exploit loopholes and exploit bugs. “Trial versions usually don’t have a very large range, and they don’t cost money. Most importantly, they can provide us with the demand side’s basic information in advance. We can use the trial version first, infer the whole from one clue, grasp the core demand of the region, and then activate the full version buff gifted by the Main Brain.”
Lin Zhao deeply agreed.
But the current problem was that they had no new region to try it on. This buff could only be stacked when opening a new region. It was useless on existing regions.
“This garbage Main Brain just wants to trick us into spending money on the lottery!” 1114 angrily cursed.
Lin Zhao once again deeply understood what a consumerist trap was.
“Why don’t we use my money?” The blue-and-white ball, still wearing its New Year scarf, sincerely felt distressed for its host. In any case, aside from buying novels and charging memberships, it had no place to spend the salary its host paid it. It would be better to use it for drawing.
But Lin Zhao was not that much of a capitalist. What belonged to 1114 belonged to 1114.
“We still have the thirty thousand sponsored by Brother Boss during New Year.” Brother Boss’s New Year money had thirty thousand left after buying the initial body restoration medicine. That was just enough for five draws. If five draws still did not produce a region, then he would…
Draw another five.
Lin Zhao, who became angry for a moment and then only managed to be angry for that one moment, was not actually that unlucky. His luck was that of an ordinary person. He would neither be especially lucky nor especially unlucky. Simply put, the probability of any small-probability event happening to him was not particularly high.
After five draws in total, he somehow did draw a region glowing with purple light.
He had seen this glow before. It was exactly the same as when he drew the region where the dark elf prince was located. It was a region with the codename C. Before opening the region, Lin Zhao first looked around his room in Auntie’s house and mentally estimated what things he no longer used that could be sold.
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Plane Number: C-46926.
Codename: Cultivation.
Civilization Level: Stellar Civilization.
Civilization Type: Individual Ascension-Driven Civilization.
Status Summary: Possesses rare companion twin worlds. In terms of energy characteristics, it has extremely strong environmental dependence. The core driving force of civilization development is not the progress of collective society, but the infinite elevation of individual life levels. Power, status, personal cultivation, and resource possession are directly and tightly bound together. “My fate is mine, not heaven’s” is carved into the bones of this civilization.
Main Brain Comment: The most difficult holders of bandit logic. They always believe that “natural treasures belong to the virtuous.” As for why the final right to interpret “virtue” lies in their own hands, don’t worry about that.
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Zuowang Small World, Tianyan Demon Sect.
Chaoyun Peak, which was not among the seventy-two main demon peaks, stood quietly and abruptly at the end of the sea of clouds, like an ancient bronze sword forgotten by time and covered in rust.
The entire dark-blue mountain peak was shrouded in a transcendent atmosphere of isolation from the world. Unlike the other demon peaks, it did not breathe demonic qi. It simply “existed,” as if it had already completed all its stories long ago. Its detachment was not born of lofty pride; rather, it was more like being accidentally left behind by an era that had turned away in haste. Its independence was not for aloofness either. It was more like a deep pause, one that could no longer integrate into the main melody.
Dusk was like gauze, coating the great hall on the peak with a layer of heavy warm gold. In the quiet seclusion, Peak Master Lady Hu was standing before the curio shelf in the warm chamber, stroking the spotted leopard cat lying across her lap, letting it purr comfortably.
Between Lady Hu’s brows was her usual otherworldly calm, rarely seen in ordinary demon cultivators, as if the great changes in the Demon Sect outside had nothing to do with her.
But who did not know?
The Tianyan Demon Seal, symbolizing the highest authority of the sect, had been dim for months. The sect master, Daoist Qisha, whose mind and spirit were linked to it, had shattered his demon foundation during his previous ascension heavenly tribulation. His primordial spirit was on the verge of dispersing, and he was only hanging on to his last breath by relying on a sect secret medicine with enormous side effects.
A child attendant reported softly, “Peak Master, Peak Master Li has come to visit.” His voice carried a trace of tension that was not easy to detect.
Lady Hu did not stop petting the cat. Only a flash of understanding passed quickly through the depths of her eyes. Her face showed just the right amount of surprise and a shallow smile. “Quickly invite Martial Nephew Li in… oh, no, I should have called him Peak Master Li long ago.”
Li Fentian strode in with a dragon’s gait and tiger’s steps. His black peak master robe was faintly embroidered with thunder patterns. Even though he deliberately restrained the pressure and demonic qi of his late-stage Integration cultivation, the flowers and plants in the courtyard still began to droop slightly. Behind him followed two disciples holding brocade boxes. After entering the hall, he first cupped his hands in a complete salute, his voice like a great bell. “Martial Aunt Qingxuan, I trust you have been well. Fantian has come to disturb you.”
Before his words had fully faded, he had already waved his hand and ordered the disciples to place the brocade boxes on the desk. As the lids opened slightly, dense pill fragrance and treasure light instantly poured out—an entire box of excellent-quality Beauty Retention Pills and several ornaments flowing with brilliance while still not lacking demonic qi.
They were all famous items currently most fashionable and most beloved by female cultivators, regardless of whether they were demon cultivators or righteous cultivators.
“This nephew is a rough man and does not understand these things. I only saw the women in my courtyard begging endlessly for them, becoming overjoyed even if they obtained just one. I thought they should count as presentable, so I came to offer them to Martial Aunt. If there is any discourtesy, please do not blame me.”
Although he said he was a rough man, Li Fantian’s every action was rough on the surface but careful within. He gave disclaimers faster than anyone else.
Hu Qingxuan, whose hair was casually pinned up with only a bone hairpin, smiled. Not only did she lead him to sit down, she also personally poured him a cup of blood tea. “How could I not like them? When my father was still here, he said you were the most filial.”
Hu Qingxuan’s father was the former sect master of Tianyan Demon Sect. After successfully ascending, he had not contacted the lower realm again for many years.
Li Fantian did not touch the delicate yet tiny cup of tea. He was impatient with drinking this sort of thing. His gaze was like a torch as it swept across the slightly desolate hall, and he stated his purpose bluntly. “Martial Aunt is a clear-sighted person. You must already understand why Fantian has come.”
He had always had little patience. Otherwise, he would not have fled from being a righteous path prodigy to join Tianyan Demon Sect, the number one sect in the Demon Domain. He always wished he could cultivate faster and become even stronger, no matter the price.
Lady Hu’s fingertips paused slightly. She raised her lashes, her eyes carrying just the right amount of confusion. “You mean… the matter of the Demon Sect’s successor? My words carry little weight. What can I do?”
“Martial Aunt is too modest.” Li Fantian looked as if he agreed with this, the corner of his mouth pulling into a slight arc as he declared with certainty, “You are the previous sect master’s daughter. Shiye was the only true demon in the entire Tianyan Demon Sect in the past thousand years to successfully ascend to the Asura Realm. Your status is noble. Your attitude is naturally of utmost importance.”
His ox-like, strong body leaned forward slightly, carrying an invisible pressure of overwhelming force. “I assume others have already approached you, openly or secretly. Some are indecisive, some are rigid and cling to old ways. None are fit to bear the heavy responsibility. This nephew may be unworthy, but I am willing to shoulder this duty, use an iron fist to reorganize sect order, and confront the schemes of those cow-nosed righteous cultivators.”
He paused, observing Lady Hu’s brows and expression, which looked as though she was listening but were actually somewhat drifting away. The little respect he had felt due to seniority faded even further in his heart. His tone became direct, even carrying a hidden arrogance.
“Martial Aunt has always liked peace. If Fantian takes charge of Tianyan, I will certainly not allow trifles to disturb Martial Aunt’s quiet cultivation again. The post of deputy seat of the Reward and Punishment Hall remains vacant. This position has clear authority and responsibility, managing all patrols within the sect and the training of low-level disciples. It precisely requires an elder like Martial Aunt to sit in command and demonstrate fairness.”
Li Fantian spoke in a grand and righteous manner, as if he had bestowed a tremendous favor. Deputy seat of the Reward and Punishment Hall—it sounded so impressive. In reality, however, the core powers of punishment, secret realm quotas, and even external campaigns would absolutely never be allowed to touch her hands. So-called patrols and training were nothing more than scraps of daily management, a classic position used to settle someone with fame but no real power.
Lady Hu’s fingers, hidden within her blood-colored wide sleeves, curled slightly. Yet her face revealed a timely expression of being both overwhelmed by favor and hesitant with unease. “Deputy seat? This… what virtue or ability do I have? I fear I would delay Martial Nephew’s great affairs…”
“Martial Aunt need not decline.” Li Fantian waved his hand and interrupted her words, his tone carrying a forcefulness as if the matter had already been decided. “You only need to clearly support this seat at the future elders’ meeting. In the future, within my peak’s treasury—no, within Tianyan Demon Sect’s treasury—if Martial Aunt has any suitable magical artifacts, pills, or natural treasures, some convenience can be arranged.”
He deliberately emphasized the words “some convenience,” as if this was an additional private favor.
Li Fantian did not even ask whether Hu Qingxuan had any other thoughts or needs. After all, in his eyes—and in the eyes of almost all the higher-ups of Tianyan Demon Sect—this little martial aunt was an extremely easy demon to fool.
Hu Qingxuan had a gorgeous appearance, but her cultivation was average. Her father had piled years of rare treasures onto her, yet he had only barely raised her cultivation to the entry level of Integration. For hundreds of years, her greatest “demoness” reputation was that back then, for the sake of a relationship that had ended without result, she had nearly damaged her own demon foundation. After her father ascended, she relied on his protection and her seniority to obtain a leisurely position. She had no real power, and there were no promising disciples under her either.
Such a person, and moreover a woman—in Li Fantian’s eyes, her best destination was nothing more than such a decent, leisurely, non-obstructive position. Give her real power? What would she understand? Could she control it? Granting her a deputy seat was already tremendous consideration given for the sake of her father being his shiye.
Surely Hu Qingxuan would be satisfied. Li Fantian could not think of any reason for her to refuse.
Lady Hu lowered her eyes. “I am deeply grateful for Martial Nephew’s great kindness. Only, this matter concerns the Demon Sect’s lineage. I still need to burn incense and meditate in silence, and ask my late father to decide.”
Li Fantian frowned. Clearly, he was not very satisfied with Hu Qingxuan’s mild response. But he was confident in his strength and the situation. He assumed his easy-to-control martial aunt could not stir up any waves. At most, she would choose between him, that sinister woman Fairy Yuebai, and his conservative, stubborn Martial Uncle Xuanyin.
The fact that he had personally come today already counted as giving her plenty of face.
“Very well. It is only proper for Martial Aunt to be cautious.” He stood up. A trace of his overbearing demonic qi leaked out unintentionally, making the table and teacup tremble slightly, and making the leopard cat in Lady Hu’s arms arch its back, all its fur standing on end.
“This nephew must still remind Martial Aunt of one thing. The times are as urgent as fire. Once some opportunities are missed, they will be difficult to regain.”
Li Fantian’s tone carried threat. After saying this, without waiting for Hu Qingxuan to see him off, he had already turned and strode away. His black robes stirred up gusts of cold wind.
And reality was exactly as Li Fantian had said. He was not the only visitor to Chaoyun Peak lately. This normally deserted place now actually showed a faint illusion of its former days, when guests had crowded the gate and people had flocked here.
Fairy Yuebai, the current sect master’s younger sister, sent her trusted aide to deliver countless blood servant deeds, along with a demonic slip. “Junior Sister, you and I are both women. In this Demon Domain, we appear glorious on the surface, but in reality, life is not easy. Even if you do not think for yourself, you should think for your child.”
Transmission Elder Xuanyinzi visited personally. He did not speak of profit, only “righteousness.” “If Martial Niece can uphold fairness, this old man is willing to recommend you at the elders’ meeting, allowing Martial Niece to take charge of the Danxiang Pavilion. Your status would be equivalent to an elder, yet you would not need to bother with mundane affairs. You could also focus on improving your cultivation. Would that not be beautiful?”
Every visitor brought conditions that seemed full of sincerity, while also secretly containing the pressure of striking a snake at its vital point.
This one spoke of her daughter, that one spoke of cultivation, and there was even today’s direct visit, threatening her not to continue playing both sides. He thought that by giving her “things women like,” he could make her sincerely submit.
How was she so easy to bully?
At the same time, Lin Zhao also received some highly refined hints from the trial version of the “turning waste into treasure” buff, although these hints looked very much like an ancient costume xianxia drama.
Sect? Sect master? Did such things exist in this world?
In any case, there should be none in Huaguo.
Overseas Chinese? He had previously seen some news, though he did not know whether it was true or false. In some remote overseas towns, there supposedly existed entire towns of people who felt they were Huaguo citizens and preserved various customs from the last century. There was a high probability they had been brought over by Huaguo people who had crossed the seas back then.
But what the heck was this sect thing? A South African Shaolin Temple?
Even if Lin Zhao ignored all the details and focused only on the person the system had connected him to, looking only at this description that was like an outline, he still did not know what unused thing in his room he could sell to the other party.
Once a love-brained person, now a cat owner, troubled by the current situation of various powers both pulling her in and suppressing her…
After summarizing it at a high level, Lin Zhao froze. Oh, oh. He remembered.
1114 also had an idea.
The two of them spoke in unison:
“The chase toy Third Aunt thinks is childish and doesn’t like playing with.”
“The Biography of Wu Zetian.”
One person and one system: “???” What’s wrong with you, friend?
Author’s Note:
Yes, it’s a cultivation plane23333, but demon cultivators.
Nonsense Mini Theater:
1114: Of course we should develop the pet market. Do you know the pet economy has officially surpassed the infant economy now?
Lin Zhao: Power! That is the supplement women need most!
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