Divine Convenience Store

[Weekly Tasks - Completed]

[Pending New Tasks: 3 days left]

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[Day 15 Evaluation: Excellent]

[Sales Summary: 1291 Transactions – Revenue: 1263162 Intermediate-grade Spirit Stones]

[Viewing Jades Sold: 3215 units]

[Celestial Duel Gear Bundle Sold: 500 units]

[Awakened Celestial Duel Mode Activation: 432 units]

[Store Bulletin Board User Count: 7821 users]

[Divine Hall & Exhibition Arena Rent Fees: 3500 Intermediate-grade Spirit Stones]

[Rewards: +100 Spirit Stones to Personal Balance for both Shopkeeper and Assistant, +70 Spirit Stones for the Staff]

[Tier Progression: Thriving Store (2244285/1000000), Golden Card Patron (97/20)]

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[The Divine Convenience Store has progressed to the next tier: Renowned Store]

[Tier Progression: Renowned Store (1244285/100000000), Golden Card Patron (97/1000)]

[Rewards for reaching the next tier: 3x Store Expansion (Customized), Convenience Nexus Hub]

As the last customer for the night exited the store, Lin Mo and the rest of his crew in the Divine Convenience Store waited expectantly for the interface to finish its evaluation. They crowded near the counter with Lin Mo squeezed in the middle.

"Whoa… Boss, look! We finally reached the next tier!" Liu Xiaoyu declared as she bubbled with excitement. She energetically shook Lin Mo's arm, unable to contain her enthusiasm.

Xiao Ya's eyes also sparkled as she looked up at Lin Mo, waiting for him to say something.

As for Yangyang and the First Princess Wu Meiyu, their eyes were glued to the screen, staring intently at the numbers and data on the panel.

"I know. We're looking at it together. Great job, everyone." Lin Mo flicked her forehead and then patted it like praising a child.

Skimming through the evaluation, he scanned the panel and focused on the glow of the [Renowned Store] as well as the rewards.

Three customized store expansions and the Convenience Nexus Hub. A new submenu in the interface. Most likely, it's the one that dealt with opening a new branch.

At the moment, the Divine Convenience Store was already bigger than normal supermarkets on Earth. But if it expanded one more time, it might rival an entire department store.

Having only four or five of them working in the store might not be enough anymore.

Granted, they didn't exactly need to supervise everything but to ensure that everything flowed smoothly, he needed to start looking for more employees.

As for the two more expansions, building the Cultivation and Training Room that customers could pay to rent will possibly only need one of those. Then… the last one should be… He glanced up and then thought of something.

A second floor. It would be an extension of the convenience store with a more specialized range of products. It could also be a dedicated section for future immortal-grade artifacts that the Divine Pantheon would send down in the future.

Lin Mo also thought of letting Xiaoyu make a curated display of divine being-branded items like the Xingxing Glimmer Bundles and her daily recommendations for snacks. Exclusive picks for Golden Patrons would also be good.

However, that meant he had to adjust the vague requirements for acquiring the card. The current threshold has become so low that even a non-cultivator citizen of Fanling City might be able to reach it one day if they just keep bartering for valuable ores and herbs.

With the Golden Patron limitation, the second floor could elevate the Divine Convenience Store's prestige, drawing in the realm's elite while keeping the ground floor accessible to the masses. He could finally roll out more benefits for them. However, it would scream exclusivity.

On one hand, it might feel like alienating the loyal patrons who fueled their daily sales. But on the other hand, it would make them buy more items and strive to be qualified to be given the Golden Card.

Of course, he also had to consider the fact that the number of Golden Card Patrons was one of the requirements for the next tier. It jumped from 20 to 1000.

Nevertheless, with the progress requirement increasing to 100 times again, collecting 1000 Golden Patrons wouldn't be that difficult.

Lin Mo even had to squint his eyes, making sure there was no additional zero. If it became a billion, the Outer Realms would probably be invading the Realm of Nine Heavens already before the store gets upgraded to the next tier.

"Boss, you became silent. You're scheming again, aren't you?" Liu Xiaoyu shook him again, taking him out of his trance."What are you thinking? Are we building a palace or something?"

Lin Mo chuckled, flicking her forehead once more for good measure.

"A palace? I thought you didn't want to be treated like a princess anymore?"

"That is that. This is this, Boss. A palace of our convenience store isn't so bad."

"Nope. We can think about that later. For now… a second floor, maybe? Something that our patrons would like to show the Western Sacred Lands' elders. They would make them drool and beg for a Golden Card."

Xiaoyu's eyes lit up as she gave her thumbs up.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ya clapped her hands, her expression bubbling with excitement. "A second floor! Can we have a candy aisle up there, Uncle Boss? Or a room for fluffy spirit beasts?"

Wu Meiyu also chimed in, truly immersed in her role even as a temporary employee. With arched brows, she said, "Shopkeeper, a second floor sounds ambitious, but practical. You'd need to balance accessibility with exclusivity. Our country's nobles and my father's ministers and advisors would kill for a private trading lounge. Perhaps for sect elders and royal envoys from other regions as well."

Lin Mo glanced at her and nodded. Her idea wasn't that far off from his.

After detailing what he's planning and getting everyone's agreement, Yangyang broke her silence.

"Shopkeeper, the [Convenience Nexus Hub] is the true prize here. Where will you open a branch store?"

At that question, Lin Mo put his focus back on the interface and accessed the new submenu.

[Convenience Nexus Hub]

[Description: Sets the initial store as the Main Branch and enables the establishment of a Divine Convenience Store branch anywhere in the Realm of Nine Heavens. A branch will have a similar tier progression to the main branch, but with a lower requirement. A portal will be generated inside the Main Branch to travel between stores (Limited to the Shopkeeper, Branch Manager, and designated employees up to two.]

[Active Store: 1/3]

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[Available features upon opening of a new branch:

- New employee position: Branch Manager (Below Assistant Shopkeeper)

- Additional Divine Guardian Construct for each branch

- Branch Tasks]

[Note: Each branch requires a designated Branch Manager and a divine-grade contract to ensure loyalty to the Divine Convenience Store to operate.]

[Opening a new branch is free for the first time. A fee of 10,000 Spirit Stones for the second branch. (Will be deducted from Shopkeeper's Personal Balance).

[Current Personal Balance: 480 Spirit Stones]

A grin could be seen on Lin Mo as his eyes fixated on the [Convenience Nexus Hub] submenu.

The Divine Convenience Store had already reshaped Fanling City and the entire Eastern Abyssal Domain's power structure. Spreading that influence to another region would feel like tossing a spirit bomb into a quiet pond. The ripples would be glorious, chaotic, and oh-so-profitable.

"Miss Yangyang, you're right. The Nexus Hub is the jackpot. This is what we're waiting for. The opening of another branch. We're going realm-wide. But the question is… where do we plant our flag next?"

"Shopkeeper, what about our Royal Capital? I can manage a branch for you!" The First Princess immediately suggested. Unfortunately for her, she was met by a shake of his head.

"Your Highness, with the [Celestial Shuttle Network] going live soon, travel within our region will be instant. You don't need me to open a branch there as well. What your royal father needs to do is to discover an Anchor near your capital or hope for a tower to appear there."

Wu Meiyu deflated right away. But she understood what he was talking about. It wouldn't be too efficient since the possibility of instant travel was now before them.

Liu Xiaoyu's eyes sparkled with mischief as she stood up and declared, "Boss, let's open one in the Western Sacred Lands! Right under the Violethaven Temple's nose! Imagine that Grand Elder's face when he sees our store products mocking him from across his sacred plaza!"

That's a nice idea, Lin Mo thought.

But before he could say anything, Liu Tianfeng, who was silently watching everything as he waited for Taihao's appearance, interjected, "Foolish child. Are you declaring war? It will only bring you trouble. You're opening a business, not a war outpost. But I suppose, your business is no different than one."

He put a hand on his chin, returning to contemplate.

Lin Mo glanced at him and processed his words. He's not wrong. That's too reckless. If they're going to open a branch at that place, they need another faction. One that isn't aligned with the Violethaven Temple and its allies.

Wu Meiyu spoke again, her royal composure returning, "While Xiaoyu's enthusiasm is… inspiring, a branch in the Western Sacred Lands would truly be tantamount to declaring war. Their spiritual density and political web make it a viper's nest. The Southern Wilderness or Northern Arctic Dominion might be the safer bets. Less entrenched powers and more room for your… unique brand of commerce."

As he was thinking about what to reply, divine energy suddenly churned into the store. The sign of the divine beings popping into the store.