CHAPTER 682: CHAPTER 174: SO-CALLED WINDFALL

Last time, when at Hunting Soldier Guard City, Huangteng faced off against the Heihu Hunters, Yun Sheng had recorded the finals’ battle conditions with a Magic Scroll.

At that time, Yun Sheng also sold five hundred parts of the Magic Light Axis, and the sales were extremely hot.

That was also the first time Yun Sheng had a rough concept of the Arena’s related merchandise.

At that time, Yun Sheng was young, not very strong, and knew very few people.

On the continent, there were few Hunting Soldier Guard City competitions that were exciting.

So, Yun Sheng temporarily shelved the idea.

But after arriving at the Sky Wings Arena, everything changed.

That’s why Yun Sheng dared to give it a bold try.

This attempt proved to be extraordinary.

On the Wuji Continent, there was neither television nor computers, and people’s daily leisure activities were very limited.

The most people could usually do was turn off the lights, warm the bed, and have children; Yun Sheng’s introduction of the fan economy was indeed a great innovation.

However, what Yun Sheng did not know was that it was also because of that set of special Twelve Holy Warriors Cards that it caused a series of troubles for her and Donghuang Lingling during the annual competition.

This was also the first time on the Wuji Continent that the term "fan economy" appeared.

Throughout history, anything new from scratch always sparks a trend. After the incident in Sky Wing City, the terms "souvenirs" and "gossip magazines" started to appear on the continent, and gradually, this kind of commerce became a sizable business.

Since Tian Yiyu and Yun Sheng were the first ones on the Wuji Continent to try this, and they took advantage of the timing and location of the Sky Wings Arena, they accumulated a considerable fortune in the future.

But at that time, the two, who were still just making a little noise, were not yet aware of it.

"Yun Sheng, I really don’t know how your brain works, how did you come up with such a novel business idea," Tian Yiyu couldn’t help but sigh.

"Hehe, just thought of it on the spur of the moment," Yun Sheng secretly stuck out her tongue in her heart.

She couldn’t possibly tell Tian Yiyu that this so-called fan economy, in her past life in the modern era, was nothing new or surprising to her.

Before Yun Sheng transmigrated, when she was still a medical student, a girl in her dorm was crazy about a domestic idol star; the amount of related merchandise and entertainment magazines the girl bought was enough to mount up to tens of thousands.

Although the continent she now found herself in was different, human nature was still the same.

There are many reasons why certain things are hot-selling, some competitors are popular because of their striking appearances, born idols.

Others are because of their overwhelming strength, the hard-working talented ones.

Both types would have their own supporters.

But the popularity of "Flame Emperor" was simply because they were mysterious enough.

Sometimes, a mysterious backstory is the best selling point to pique someone’s interest.

The set of Twelve Holy Warriors Cards was designed by Yun Sheng to imitate the zodiac cards, and the character images on them were personally drawn by Donghuang Lingling, who was skilled in painting and drawing.

Moreover, because it was drawn with magic medium materials, the effect was much better than Yun Sheng had expected.

Once the Sky Wings Arena began selling related memorabilia, it was very hot-selling.

The business-minded Tian Yiyu even specifically set up a dedicated area in the Yellow Wing Competition Zone, which to a certain extent boosted the entry rate into the Arena.

Particularly, that set of Twelve Holy Warriors Cards was selling hundreds of sets every day.

The "August Emperor Card" was the most popular among them, many people came over just to name and buy the card with "Flame Emperor" on it.

Seeing sales so hot, Tian Yiyu also followed suit, commissioning a whole set of cards for players from other competition zones, which sold out just as wildly.

The managers of other competition zones saw Tian Yiyu making a fortune and were green with envy, but it was too late to regret. Previously, the Sky Wing City Lord had ordered that all merchandise sales were to be managed by Tian Yiyu, leaving the others only able to watch with envy.

In the blink of an eye, December arrived.

The city of Sky Wing suddenly came to life.

Crowds of curious city residents gathered at the city gates, there to gawk at the prestigious families and Royal Family members who were coming to watch the competitions at the Sky Wings Arena.

In the skies, one could occasionally see exquisitely designed Skyships or noble-blooded Flying Magical Beasts appearing.

All were converging on the Sky Wings Arena to watch the annual competition.

City inns were packed to the brim in no time.

The streets were bustling with people.

"Ninth Summoner, we’ve been looking for many days, nearly scouring all of Sky Wing City without finding any trace of that Demon Beast; it’s going to be tough to explain when we get back," the Fifth Main Summoner said as he and the Ninth Summoner walked through the thronging crowds.

The whole of Sky Wing City was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the annual competition.

Only the two Summoners from the Summoning Court were in a foul mood.

The Fifth and Ninth Summoners, representing the Summoning Court, had been in Sky Wing City for four or five months, yet they had not found a single clue about the disappearance of the King-level Magical Beast.

"Wait," said the Ninth Summoner with a single word.

The Ninth Summoner didn’t specify, but she was choosing to wait.

She had a premonition that this year’s combined annual competition might just be the opportunity to find the King-level Magical Beast.

As the annual competition drew closer, her premonition became increasingly strong.

At that moment, a shrewd-looking peddler approached, interrupting the Ninth Summoner’s thoughts.

"Distinguished Summoners, now that you have arrived in Sky Wing City, would you like to buy a set of the city’s specialty—the Twelve Holy Warriors Cards—to take back with you?"

"Scram, can’t you see we’re busy?" The Fifth Main Summoner, worried that the inconsiderate peddler would enrage the Ninth Summoner, shooed him away impatiently.

"Just take a look, these cards have excellent craftsmanship; the figures on them look lifelike and can cast magic," the vendor persisted undeterred, shoving a set of cards into the Ninth Summoner’s hands.

The Ninth Summoner was about to lose her temper, but her eyes inadvertently caught sight of the cards as she looked down.

It was a pair of competitors from the Arena named "Flame Emperor."

"Customer, you have good taste; this is the best-selling set at the moment, the Flame Emperor cards. You’ve heard of the Flame Emperor, right? He’s the biggest dark horse in the arena this year, the champion of the August monthly competition," the peddler promoted energetically.

"Hey, what’s wrong with you, when I say go away don’t you understand?" The Fifth Main Summoner was getting impatient.

This peddler really was clueless.

The Ninth Summoner was unpredictable. Once in the Summoning Court, she cut off the tongue of an insistent Summoner who pestered her for summoning secrets.

However, in the next second, the Ninth Summoner did something that nearly caused the Fifth Main Summoner’s eyes to pop out of his head.

"I’ll buy it," said the Ninth Summoner as she took the set of cards and walked away without looking back.

"Hey, customer, don’t go, you haven’t paid yet! Those are specially made Beast Skin cards, the last set, it costs thirty Gold Coins!" the peddler exclaimed in panic.

But upon turning around, the strange female Mage was nowhere to be seen.