Chapter 722: Kao Shan Sect VS Dark Moon Association
Shi Pang looked at the thing in Tang Rao's hand, somewhat dumbfounded. What's that? A transparent piece of paper?
Had never seen it before.
It seemed to have a bit of Immortal Power, but without close attention, it was barely detectable.
If this thing were thrown onto the street, no one would pick it up, as even the Immortal Power in the air was more abundant than what's in this thin slice.
"Tang Rao, what exactly is this thing? Edible? Or some kind of spatial object?" Shi Pang asked.
"Neither, a technological product." Tang Rao shrugged and said, "It's no use explaining, let's just try it!"
Saying so, Tang Rao stuck the transparent crystal onto Shi Pang's head, "Don't resist."
Soon, the transparent crystal melted into Shi Pang's head.
"Holy crap... what's this? My goodness!" A few seconds later, Shi Pang's eyes went wide, and he became completely rigid.
"Illusion City," Tang Rao provided an explanation.
To be precise, this is Illusion City, but unlike Illusion City, these crystals do not have an external network connection. Each crystal is a mini network broadcaster, connecting everyone through Immortal Power.
At the same time, every person using Illusion City can manage their own information. They can publish what they're willing to, hide or set a price to sell what they're not.
Of course, in the early phase, Yan Wei had already loaded a lot of stuff into it, all sorts of things like little films, music, written works, a total mess of stuff.
Naturally, downloading all has a fee, even though the charges are very low, but once more people start using it, the money will start rolling in.
As for the payment methods, Yan Wei directly created a system, where each Illusion City account could be topped up at designated places.
Tang Rao didn't plan to manage charge-up points himself, firstly because it's troublesome and secondly for the risk of attracting robbery due to making it big. He had already found out that Land of Immortals has large Immortal Crystal exchange shops, and it would work to cooperate with these shops.
Simple and safe.
"Praying Mantis, this is all virtual, right? But it feels so real," Shi Pang had already entered Illusion City.
"Of course it's all virtual. Here, everyone can communicate and do business with each other, but can't attack. For instance, if you have something to sell, you can set up shop here freely. If someone takes a liking, they offer and haggle, and once an agreement is reached, the transaction can be carried out offline. Of course, if it is information or intelligence, you can directly conduct transactions in Illusion City, though a service fee will be appropriately charged," Tang Rao said.
"This is... simply incredible," Shi Pang was no fool; he already saw the potential of Illusion City.
No, more accurately, he couldn't predict just how much potential Illusion City had. Once enough people start using it, the speed of making money would be absolutely terrifying.
"Tang Rao, this seems pretty impressive, get me one too," Xiao Yun said, completely intrigued, tugging at Tang Rao's clothes.
Tang Rao didn't keep them hidden, taking out another crystal.
Xiao Yun placed the crystal on her forehead and opened her mind, and the crystal was soon absorbed.
Illusion City, presented within Xiao Yun's mind.
"Ah!!"
"Ah!!!!!"
For the following half-hour, Xiao Yun kept on screaming like this.
"Praying Mantis, how much for one of these in Immortal Stones?" Shi Pang had already exited Illusion City, his eyes shining with excitement.
"One Immortal Stone each," Tang Rao said.
"Damn, that cheap! The Dark Moon Association has about ten thousand people, I want ten thousand," Shi Pang immediately said.
"No, you've got to buy one million," Tang Rao took out a Space Ring and directly tossed it to Shi Pang.
Shi Pang was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Tang Rao meant.
"The remaining ninety-nine, you can sell them. Of course, you can raise the price a bit, but don't exceed ten Immortal Stones," Tang Rao said.
"Damn, this is like making money lying down!" Shi Pang readily agreed and immediately gave Tang Rao one million Immortal Stones.
Kidding me, not to mention ten Immortal Stones, people would buy it for a hundred Immortal Stones.
But since Tang Rao said not to go beyond ten Immortal Stones, he wouldn't go against that. Setting the price at ten Immortal Stones each would do. This way, he could sell the ninety-nine thousand for nine hundred and ninety thousand Immortal Stones, almost a million in hand.
"Right, don't reveal your identity during the sale process, that's a necessary condition," Tang Rao said.
"I understand." Shi Pang nodded, he understood the principle of being guilty by possessing a valuable treasure.
Illusion City would definitely become increasingly popular, and when the money starts flowing in, people will naturally get jealous. Once people get jealous, they start thinking about robbing.
Hence, concealing one's identity is extremely necessary.
"Xiao Yun, did you hear that? Don't say I gave you these things, got it?" Tang Rao knocked on Xiao Yun's head and said.
"Ah, I got it, I got it, stop nagging, I was looking at something," Xiao Yun swatted Tang Rao's hand away.
Illusion City is simply magical, you can do nearly everything.
Oh right, except for fighting and killing.
Anyway, even if you fight, you can't really hurt anyone.
...
Time passed, and after another ten days in Dark Moon City, Shi Pang had sold all ninety-nine thousand Illusion City chips.
Basically, everyone in Dark Moon City had one now.
Of course, during those ten days, Tang Rao didn't sit idle. After concealing his identity, he quickly formed partnerships with those Spirit Stone exchange points.
Now, not only in Dark Moon City but in other places as well, it's possible to top up Immortal Stones for Illusion City accounts.
And within ten days, Tang Rao had already made a profit of three million Spirit Stones; the speed was indeed very fast.
Yan Wei made several chip producing machines, and in the personal palace, Illusion City chips were being produced continuously. The cost of each chip was just one Immortal Stone, and for Tang Rao with his current net worth, even producing hundreds of millions wasn't a problem.
"Fatty, listen, I've got some business with My Mountain Sect, I'm leaving," Tang Rao said to Shi Pang in the Jade Fragrance Pavilion.
"Uh..." Shi Pang was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Tang Rao was the Sect Master of the Kao Shan Sect.
"To be honest, the Kao Shan Sect is too limiting," Shi Pang said earnestly.
"Is it? I don't feel that way," Tang Rao shook his head, "In at most three years, My Mountain Sect will become a presence in the Land of Immortals that nobody can ignore."
Shi Pang opened his mouth to speak but ended up saying nothing.
Though he thought Tang Rao was awesome, this was, after all, the Land of Immortals, where numerous large forces existed. The Kao Shan Sect had its time of glory, but that was many years ago.
The Kao Shan Sect was now a bottom-tier sect. Rising again wasn't impossible, but certainly not within a few years.
The rise and fall of a power, at the very least, are measured in millennia.
Without time to settle, how can a sect produce experts? Without experts, how can one garner respect?
"It seems you don't quite believe me! How about we make a bet," Tang Rao suddenly said, "There's a sect exchange in three months, why don't we have the Kao Shan Sect and the Dark Moon Association face off, see which sect is more formidable."
Shi Pang thought Tang Rao must be crazy, the Kao Shan Sect and the Dark Moon Association? They're simply not at the same level.