Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 90 Demon Cultivator Recruitment Fair 2
"Sister Duck! No, no, no, Daddy! Daddy Duck! I suddenly feel that working at a bubble tea shop is the meaning of my life! My ideal is to let everyone in the entire cultivation world, uh, and demons, as well as demon humans or human-demons, drink delicious bubble tea!"

Jia Xiaoren excitedly rushed from the stone table to Lu Renya, almost knocking over the bamboo tubes and baskets on the table.

Bai Chenxue said with disdain, "Master, you're really embarrassing yourself!"

"You traitor! What do you know! Do you know the current offline spirit stone buying price?! It's 34.49 RMB per stone! Daddy Duck's daily turnover is over 10,000 RMB! One day! One month that's... 3 x 3 = 9, 3 x 9 = 27... over 300,000! My god! If Daddy Duck lets me slip a little bit through his fingers, it's more than my current salary, waaaaah! Daddy Duck, I really need this job opportunity. I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. I've been single for over 30 years because of poverty and can't find a girlfriend or boyfriend. Please, have mercy on me..."

Even the usually taciturn Han Yi showed an envious expression, while Zhao Qing muttered speechlessly, "What is all this nonsense..."

Even Wang Ergou was envious: "Hiss... does that mean I should start charging rent?"

"Hold on, it's just turnover. After deducting material purchase fees and labor costs, there's not much left. I just sold the spirit stones I saved up in a week a couple of days ago, and I only made a little over 20,000. That big bastard Brother Fu Zi was really ruthless in driving down the price!"

In the end, Lu Renya even started gritting his teeth.

Jia Xiaoren complained, "You're the one who's a big spender! Over 20,000 yuan! And you call that just 'not much'!"

Bai Chenxue said with great admiration, "My goodness, Sister Ya Ya is amazing! I wonder if I could get a piece of the pie if I opened a milk tea shop..."

Because Zhao Qing often buys milk tea, she knows some inside information. She said, "It's a mystery. Lu Renya finds the materials and supplies herself. Several bosses in Taiping Town only recognize her! Not to mention anything else, just for the spiritual spring water, she directly bought two spiritual springs near Taiping Town and hires NPCs to transport the spiritual spring water every day. She even got the land deeds for the surrounding area done. She's just waiting for the game to open a new map so she can go there!"

Zhen Junzi asked in surprise, "Wait, wait, the land deed?"

Lu Renya explained, "Of course you can. The government in Taiping Town can do it, and the price isn't expensive. But it's not very useful because those land deeds aren't officially protected or monitored. I heard that some players bought them and then had all their belongings stolen, ending up back where they started. So it's just something rich players buy for fun."

Zhen Junzi thought for a moment, then sighed, "Alas, houses in Chang'an are still the best! But I want to save up for an apartment for my apprentice; a child needs his own house when he grows up, right?"

Jia Xiaoren gave him the look of an old man on the subway looking at his phone: "No, buddy, your apprentice is only fourteen years old. Even by the age of full criminal responsibility, he's still two years short! An adult? Do you really think of him as your father?"

"Go away! What do you know, you lonely old man!"

"Silence! Silence!"

With a serious expression, Wang Ergou tapped the stone table a few times with his bamboo tube. After everyone had shut up, he said, "Everyone, be serious. We are having a friendly meeting with the Xizhuqiu Human Resources... no, Demon Power, Xizhuqiu Demon Power Resource Management Agency. In order for the smooth running of the recruitment fair, everyone should refrain from discussing irrelevant topics!"

"Hilarious! Managing demonic energy resources, hahaha..."

"Be serious!" Wang Ergou put on a stern face, tapped the stone table again with his bamboo tube, looking quite imposing, and said, "This is our first recruitment fair for demon cultivators in Xizhuqiu. Everyone should at least act like human beings. Let me make this clear from the start: no exploitation of demon cultivators or violation of social norms and customs is allowed! Otherwise, you'll be kicked out of Chang'an Community! And Ya Ya, if you want to recruit, why don't you start with yourself? You tell us your requirements and salary, and then see if anyone wants to apply. If so, you can choose. How about that?"

Lu Renya was stunned: "Huh? But I have no recruitment experience!"

Wang Ergou waved his hand encouragingly, "It's okay! Just set the price you want, you can figure it out yourself!"

"Well... okay then..."

Seeing Lu Renya nod, Wang Ergou instantly changed his expression like a Sichuan opera mask, turning his head to a fawning smile and asking Jin Li, who had been watching the players' commotion with a smile, and Zhu Xian, who was completely acting as a background character, "Senior Jin Li, Senior Zhu Xian, what do you two think of this arrangement?" Jin Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Hmm? I think it's good! Very good! You've put in a lot of effort!"

Bamboo Fairy swayed her stalk and called out into the bamboo forest, "Little rascals! Don't miss this great opportunity! Come and take a look!"

Then, the sound of crunching grass and fallen leaves being trampled came from the forest, along with the faint sound of some animal snoring.

Soon, a timid giant rabbit appeared in the forest. It was over a meter tall when it stood up, and its long ears were perked up warily, but it did not dare to come closer.

The first person to approach the group was a demon cultivator who looked no different from a human. He had a handsome appearance, wore a silver-white robe embroidered with lotus flowers, and had a lotus-shaped silver ornament around his waist. His long, black hair was casually tied behind his head, and he walked steadily out of the forest.

All the players were stunned. It's no exaggeration to say that this was the most ethereal male NPC they had ever encountered in the game!

Wang Ergou swallowed hard: "How should I address this fellow Daoist..."

The demon cultivator's voice was clear and pleasant when he answered, but—

“Ah Lian.”

Wang Ergou thought he hadn't heard clearly: "Huh!?"

“Ah Lian.”

"Pfft-"

Jia Xiaoren was the first to burst out laughing, and the others followed suit, pursing their lips to suppress their laughter. Lu Renya asked with a puzzled look, "Fellow Daoist, with your temperament and appearance, you'd be the king of ducks if you stood in a brothel. Why are you called A-Lian?"

A-Lian turned to look at Jin Li and Zhu Xian, who were also trying not to laugh, and said expressionlessly, "They call me A-Lian."

Jin Li rubbed her face, barely managing to suppress her laughter, and explained, "Ahem, it's like this, this fellow Daoist is actually a lotus spirit, so he doesn't have many emotional fluctuations, and unlike us animals who can be named according to birth order, he's never had a name. And because he's the only lotus spirit in Xizhu Hill, everyone just calls him A-Lian for convenience, but he doesn't actually have a name!"

Bai Chenxue scratched her head: "The lotus demon... is actually a man!?"

Zhu Xian added, "Well... it can also be female. Most plant spirits are hermaphroditic. However, when A-Lian was awakened, it was because a fellow Daoist who looked similar to him was giving a lecture. So when he transformed into human form, he involuntarily became like this."

Jin Li added, “A-Lian is a bit stubborn and doesn’t talk much… Hmm, you should think about it more later. In short, including those who haven’t taken human form, there are only about a dozen fellow Daoists who can communicate with you. Some of them are timid and afraid of people, so we won’t meet them one by one. If there are suitable ones, it’s not too late to let them come out.”

"Alright! Then let's officially begin the first Xizhuqiu Demon Power Resource Exchange Activity and Taiyin Sect Chang'an Community Recruitment Fair!"

Wang Ergou made a grand announcement, then held up the bamboo cup as a microphone, placed it in front of Lu Renya's chin, and winked at him.

(End of this chapter)