Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 85 The Highest Level of Business War

"Foyuan Pavilion" is the most powerful weapon refining shop in Tianbao Street. Hearing the name, Xiao Chen guessed that it originated from Lingshan.

The Tathagata Buddha himself is a master of refining equipment. The nine-ring staff, the brocade cassock, the three hoops of "gold, tight and forbidden", the flying dragon staff, the wind-calming pill, the golden bowl, the golden elixir sand, the relic and the wish-fulfilling golden pagoda... are all from the hand of the Tathagata Buddha.

The disciples of the Buddha naturally have some skills in refining weapons, and it is normal to use them to collect some gold, silver and money.

On Tianbao Street, there is also a weapon refining shop, which is also quite large, second only to the "Foyuan Pavilion". It is called "Tiangong Pavilion", which means "the work of nature is ingenious".

Xiao Chen naturally also went to Tiangong Pavilion to inquire.

"This Tiangong Pavilion should have originated from the Heavenly Palace."

Xiao Chen looked at the sign of Tiangong Pavilion and guessed.

He went in that day to inquire about business information and to touch the treasures. He saw that under each magic weapon, there was a word "Lu" engraved.

There are two weapon-making masters in heaven, one of whom is Taishang Laojun.

Anything produced by Laojun must be of the highest quality.

The Seven-Star Sword, the Purple Gold Red Gourd, the Mutton Fat Jade Bottle, the Golden Rope, the Nine-Tooth Rake, the Vajra Cutter, the Purple Gold Bell, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel... are all the works of Laojun.

Laojun kept very few of the weapons and magic treasures he forged for himself, and most of them were given to immortals and Buddhas for use.

However, most people in the world don’t know that there is actually a weapon-making master in heaven—Master Lu Ban.

Master Lu Ban was the arms supplier of Heaven. The weapons and magic weapons he forged were mainly supplied to the direct descendants of the Jade Emperor.

For example, the weapon of General Juanlian, the "Solo Staff", was made by Master Lu Ban using the Solo wood from the Moon Palace.

As for the "Tiangong Pavilion" with the word "Lu" on it, Xiao Chen guessed that it was most likely the work of Lu Ban's disciples.

As for the third weapon refining shop on Tianbao Street, it is called "Lingyunxuan".

Xiao Chen went in to investigate, but he had no idea who was the force behind "Ling Yunxuan".

I think that if he can get involved in Lingshan and the Heaven, he must be strong.

The weapon refining master of Silizhai is the great immortal Huli.

The Great Immortal Huli learned from a master in Mount Zhongnan. He mastered the Taoist secret technique "Five Thunder Technique" and also had an extraordinary skill in refining weapons.

Xiao Chen guessed that the Great Immortal Huli might be the disciple of Yun Zhongzi, but since the Great Immortal Huli did not say it actively, he naturally did not dare to ask.

Yun Zhongzi's weapon-refining skills are extremely powerful. If Immortal Huli is really Yun Zhongzi's disciple, the quality of his refined weapons is naturally guaranteed.

"Lingshan, Tianting, and the mysterious Lingyunxuan, this weapon refining business is a tough nut to crack."

Xiao Chen shook his head slightly.

Although there were many difficulties, since he had already decided to do it, there was no reason to give up halfway.

As for whether they will be suppressed by Lingshan and Heaven at this moment.

That is far from the case. The arms business of Lingshan and Heaven covers the four continents. A small country like Chechi is just as insignificant as sesame seeds and mung beans in the Three Realms.

In this era, firecrackers have naturally existed for a long time.

"Crackling, crackling..."

According to the tradition of his previous life, Xiao Chen instructed Qingmian to hang two strings of firecrackers at the door and set them off for good luck.

"Hmph, so noisy!"

The monk Zhiyuan who was standing nearby raised his palm, creating a gust of wind that blew all the cannon fodder into the Silizhai Hall.

"Master, it is said that monks should not have angry hearts."

"Why are you being so violent?"

Xiao Chen chuckled and moved his little finger slightly, activating the power of the "Sea Covering Pearl", creating a pool of clear water to block all the cannon fodder. He then flew up and poured a palm on Monk Zhiyuan's forehead, drenching him like a drowned chicken.

"Brother!"

Seeing that Monk Zhiyuan suffered a loss, four monks, Zhijue, Zhian, Zhitong and Zhiming, appeared from Foyuan Pavilion. All of them had the cultivation level of True Immortals and Mysterious Immortals, and they released their aura to force Xiao Chen.

"Well done!"

Xiao Chen chuckled, and the energy of the Precious Lotus Lantern surged out from his heart and poured into his lower limbs.

Xiao Chen stomped his feet lightly, and a force surged from the ground. The five monks Zhiyuan, Zhijue, Zhian, Zhitong and Zhiming were hit instantly, and fell to the ground with a "bang bang bang".

Xiao Chen casually waved his little finger, and a bucket of water appeared, soaking the five monks like drowned rats.

Xiao Chen walked into Silizhai with his hands behind his back without looking back.

Only five bald guys were left lying there. They finally stood up and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Fengtie, Chilan, Pijia... a group of little demons took off the magic weapons from the car, hung them on the wall one by one, and marked the prices.

Qingmian is the steward, Xueji is the accountant, Fengtie, Chilan, Pijia... and a group of little demons are waiters.

His first store, Silizhai, was finally opened.

... "On October 21, I sold a mace with a hundred teeth for sixty-five ounces of gold."

"On October 22, not a single one was sold."

"On October 23, I sold a Falling Star Hammer for thirty taels of gold, and I sold a machete for thirty taels of gold."

"On October 24, not a single one was sold."

"On October 25, not a single one was sold."

In the back hall of Silizhai, Xue Ji placed the account book on her bulging chest and flipped through the pages one by one. She glanced at Xiao Chen and read carefully.

A group of little monsters including Qingmian, Fengtie, Chilan, Pijia and others hung their heads, looking dejected.

Different from the condescending service attitude of Foyuan Pavilion and Tiangong Pavilion, they still entertain every guest who comes in very attentively, but almost no one comes in.

"Boss, our shop is mostly deserted right now. Everyone just takes a look at the door and leaves, then turns around and goes to the Buddhist Pavilion next door."

Qingmian sighed and told about the current problem.

Xiao Chen walked out of the shop and stuck his head out to see what was going on.

The Foyuan Pavilion next to it and the Tiangong Pavilion opposite are both doing brisk business, with crowds of people coming and going in front of their doors.

Although Lingyunxuan doesn't have many customers, it is open from time to time.

There was only his own Silizhai, which was deserted and people passing by didn't even glance at him.

"Humph, I told you long ago that you can't do this equipment refining business just because you want to."

"You wild Taoist, go back to where you came from!"

Monk Zhiyuan from Foyuan Pavilion was outside soliciting customers. When he saw Xiao Chen coming out, he relied on the large number of people around him to sneer and mock him.

He harbored deep resentment towards the Taoist priest in gold clothes who had teased him, spied on him, and teased him.

Xiao Chen ignored him, turned around, and paced back and forth in the lobby, thinking of a solution.

"Well, we have to find a way to divert the flow..."

Xiao Chen groaned for a moment. If he continued like this, his shop would probably go bankrupt in a while.

Regardless of the quality of the magic weapon, his shop was newly opened and had little reputation. It was not very popular. When others saw that there were no customers, they would not come in, which created a vicious cycle.

Examples of business wars in later generations flashed through Xiao Chen’s mind one by one.

“What is business war?”

Xiao Chen was thinking.

Playing with finance, shorting stocks, business negotiations, making money out of nothing, using a little to achieve a lot, Ponzi schemes, cutting off the opponent's funding chain, attacking the opponent's server...

Pulling out the internet cable, hiring trolls, stabbing dolls, swinging sledgehammers, breaking into doors and seizing seals, sending cleaning staff as spies, cursing each other across the street, poisoning the other party’s chairman, blackmailing each other, riding on the popularity, and arguing for fights…

Pouring boiling water to death on a competitor's fortune tree, slashing the rival's bicycle seat overnight, falsely advertising that the rival's factory had closed down, bribing the cleaning lady to unplug the network cable every day, and bringing people to break into the office to steal the official seal...

The highest-end business wars often adopt the simplest methods.

When it comes to business warfare, if you want to see quick results, you have to play it dirty.

The dirtier it is, the more effective it is.

Thinking of the rapid rise of a milk tea shop in Xiangcheng in his previous life, Xiao Chen thought for a moment and decided to try this approach.

As for price wars, this will hurt both sides and others, first destroying the market and then monopolizing the market.

His capital is not big enough to afford it.

"I'm going to be out for a while. You've been working hard these past few days. I'll close the shop today and take a break. Please come early tomorrow."

Xiao Chen gave instructions to the monsters in Kanyuan Mountain.

"Yes, big shopkeeper."

Although Qingmian didn't quite understand, he still followed the order.

Xiao Chen left Chechi City, with golden light rising up, and rode the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast straight to the Bibotan of Luanshishan.

The last time he came to Bibotan, he saw that the old Dragon King Wansheng had a huge family and a great business. He had a large number of musicians who sang and played music, and he had nearly ten thousand soldiers and generals under his command, including many transformed water creatures.

Those small fry had seen Xiao Chen before, so no one tried to stop him and someone ran to report.

"Hahaha, my dear brother Jinjiao, how come you have time to come and sit in my Bibotan today?"

When the old Halloween Dragon King saw how Xiao Chen subdued the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast last time, he wanted to make friends with him, so he came out to greet him in person with a smile.

"Lord Dragon, I am sorry to bother you today. Jinjiao does have a favor to ask of you."

Xiao Chen smiled.

(End of this chapter)