CHAPTER 96: 096 CREATING THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE WEALTH GANG

The Beggar Gang is stable!

Watching the Players enthusiastically selling out their relatives, Lin Bai was overjoyed.

Even if Medicine King Valley, Hundred Flower Valley, and Blood Shadow Sect are all amazing, can they bring offline benefits to the Players? Obviously, they can’t. No Sect would want to gamble with their reputation of thousands of years... Based on this point, even without providing the Beggar Gang with powerful Martial Power support, I can still possess the strongest core cohesion, irreplaceable by any other Sect.

Of course, the premise is that I, this virtual star, can keep my fame going. However, this is as simple to me as eating and drinking. All I need is to continuously create topics for exposure. Traffic is invincible! As for what the Immortal World will turn into under my meddling, what does it have to do with me? It’s not like I developed the game anyway!

And moreover, once I dial up the advertising efforts, advertisers, to court me, will inevitably have to invest a lot of funds in the game. By then, the game company will also profit. The game company earns real money, offline companies get promotion, Players get benefits, I gain fame, and the aboriginals in the city receive goods... Moreover, bound by economic interests, the members of the Beggar Gang will likely voluntarily safeguard me, this cash cow! This is already a multi-win situation. Is there anything better than this? I truly am a business genius...

"Don’t rush, don’t rush, everyone will get a turn." Lin Bai pressed his hands down and said with a smile, "The Beggar Gang has just been established; it’s not about to disband. It will only grow stronger over time, so there will be plenty of opportunities. First, discuss among yourselves who will pay more to get priority for advertising. However, the prerequisite is that we don’t shortchange our brothers in the Gang. All the Silver Coins earned must be distributed among our brothers in the Gang. We aim to build the Beggar Gang into the wealthiest gang in the world, ensuring every brother who joins becomes rich. The Hundred Flower Valley, the Morning Yuan Sword Sect—if we confront them, even if our brothers’ Martial Power is insufficient, we’ll crush them with money! Talisman Inscriptions, Magic Treasures—once we have money, we’ll buy whatever we need..."

"Lin, the Storekeeper, is wise!" the Players chorused. This time, their praise was sincere.

Lin Bai surveyed the crowd and decided to raise the stakes. "Embroidering words on our Gang’s uniforms is small stuff," he declared. "Aren’t we heading to Qian City? We can hang banners along the entire route, advertising far and wide."

He took a Pill Medicine from his pocket. "This is the Fasting Pill I refined," he said. "In the future, when more brothers in the Gang are skilled in Alchemy, we’ll inevitably sell them externally. You can prefix the Pill Medicine’s name with the product you want to advertise. For instance, what was that milk the little brother mentioned earlier?"

"Mu Ming!" Immortal Realm’s First Paparazzi interjected quickly.

"Our Fasting Pill can be renamed the Mu Ming Milk Grain Avoiding Pill from now on," Lin Bai announced. "This is called joint promotion. Making money? There’s no shame in it! Everyone knows I published the Heavenly Remnant Collection. The City Lord and I have already agreed to host a Heavenly Remnant Culture Festival in Jiamucheng to draw visitors from all over. At that time, your wealthy relatives can also come to the venue to promote their goods. I can’t promise much else, but resources will be plentiful..."

Players like Lonely Old Man watched Lin Bai, who grew increasingly excited, and exchanged bewildered glances. Who on earth designed this NPC’s programming? The damn thing has become sentient!

Everyone had thought about monetizing the game, but no one imagined happiness would arrive so suddenly. They hadn’t even left the Novice Village, yet advertisers were already knocking at their door.

High Level? Joining a major Sect early, is that useful? No matter how capable you are, can you mobilize a Sect’s resources?

...

"666"

"Lin, the Storekeeper, is awesome! Indeed, following a big shot means there’s profit to be made!"

"Other NPCs can only teach you Skills, but Lin, the Storekeeper, gives you actual money..."

"Don’t try to stop me! No one can prevent me from joining the Beggar Gang!"

"Who said the Beggar Gang has a bad image? Those pockets on their clothes are stuffed with money!"

"I’m so damn jealous! I spend money on games, while others make money playing them!"

"@GameOfficials, strongly request the option to reselect the Novice Village after account deletion!"

"Join the Beggar Gang, attain wealth and glory!"

"Boss Lao Mi, I was blind! I want to return to the Beggar Gang! Please take me back!"

"I once joined the Beggar Gang easily but left because I thought it had no future. Now, to rejoin, they want ten thousand taels! Regret, regret, regret~"

"Yesterday, you looked down on me; today, I’m out of your league! Who could have imagined the Beggar Gang would be the wealthiest Sect?"

"With Lin, the Storekeeper, anything is possible!"

"Lin, the Storekeeper, has single-handedly launched the great advertising era in the Immortal World! I can’t even imagine what Jiamucheng will become!"

...

"You all discuss it first. In five days, we depart for Qian City." Lin Bai smiled at the crowd, adding more fuel to the fire. "During this time, whoever brings in the most money, we’ll feature their advertisement. For those who contribute greatly to the Beggar Gang, I might even make an exception and teach them a Martial Arts technique. But if anyone tries any tricks behind my back, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Just as I can build up the Beggar Gang, I can also destroy it. After all, there are countless chosen ones out there. So, cherish your status as a Beggar Gang Disciple..."

...

After giving the Beggar Gang Disciples the chance to find sponsors, Lin Bai turned and left the dilapidated temple.

With vested interests now involved, the Beggar Gang’s problems were effortlessly resolved.

Indeed, Qi Yun had always been on his side.

"Xiao Bai, how many siblings do you have?" Lin Bai, in high spirits, asked while scratching the Little Fox’s chin. He was also working on a Pet System quest along the way.

"Six," the Little Fox replied.

Lin Bai had been constantly sweet-talking and training it to relieve itself, so he had long since breached the Little White Fox’s personal space. Moreover, after it had revealed its identity and Lin Bai hadn’t killed it, the Little White Fox had completely let down its guard around him, allowing his large hands to stroke its fur.

Although somewhat bashful, it had to admit it quite enjoyed the sensation. A faint thought even flickered in the Little Fox’s mind: perhaps never transforming wouldn’t be so bad after all.

"Six, huh!" Lin Bai repeated, casually stuffing a Belly Filling Pill into its mouth. "Are they all untransformed like you?"

"Mhm," the Little Fox nodded languidly.

"What about the adults?" Lin Bai asked.

"No adults." Although the Little Fox felt close to Lin Bai, out of consideration for its family, its eyes darted slightly as it instinctively told a small lie. "Our parents passed away very early. We seven siblings grew up supporting one another..."

"Then are there many Monsters on West Mountain?" Lin Bai smiled and asked again.

"Many," Xiao Bai replied after a moment’s thought. "We live on the very periphery. Deeper in is the territory of some Wolf Demons. They’re very strong; we can’t defeat them."

"What’s your special ability?" As they chatted idly, Lin Bai gradually dismantled the Little Fox’s wariness.

"Charm," the Little White Fox said. "It’s an innate ability for every Fox Demon. However, it only works on those of comparable strength. If we forcibly use the Charm Technique on Monsters or humans stronger than us, at best it won’t work; at worst, it will backfire."

"Is that so?" Lin Bai nodded and casually asked, "What about your mother? What can she do besides Charm?"

"Illusion..." The Little White Fox suddenly trembled and looked up sharply at Lin Bai. It saw his eyes, which held a hint of a smile yet not quite a smile. Its large, beautiful eyes slowly shifted from vacant to terrified. It stammered, "Master, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have lied to you! Actually, my mother is still alive... She’s a Three-tailed Demon Fox..."