Volume 2: The Demonic World Chapter 213: Opening a shop, humanitarian concerns
On June 18th, in the center of Yushan City, pieces of magical rainbow light rose up in front of a renovated restaurant. After blooming in the sky, they transformed into the shapes of a cat, a rat, and a fox.
Countless people were attracted by this scene, and after they gathered together they found out that the restaurant here had changed owners. It was now bought by another mysterious monk, who opened a store specializing in selling fried chicken and a drink called Coke.
The people were extremely curious and looked towards the restaurant.
There is a large plaque hanging at the entrance of the restaurant with the four big characters "Three Little Demons" inscribed on it, and there are Q-version sketches of cats, mice and foxes in the lower right corner.
The waiter standing outside the restaurant was covered in metallic luster and dressed in neat and strange black clothes as black as swallow feathers. It was obvious that he was not a human.
During this period, when the Sitianjian was constructing the project, various mechanical puppets were shown. The people had some knowledge and understood that they were puppets made by Qigong practitioners.
They discussed curiously, wondering who the owner of the store was and how he could be so generous.
I wondered what the fried chicken and the drink called Coke sold there tasted like.
However, they were just discussing it and no one actually dared to enter the store.
Because they feel they can’t afford it.
In fact, they really couldn't afford it. The menu outside said a set meal of one or two taels of silver for a fried chicken and a bottle of Coke, and a Q-version little demon puppet was randomly given as a gift.
Ordinary residents cannot afford to spend this little money to buy a fried chicken and a bottle of Coke.
But there were many people watching the fun, and there were always two people who were rich and brave enough to try new things.
After entering, there was no one in sight in the store, only neatly dressed puppets.
The interior is luxuriously decorated. Every table, bench, and chopstick is a magical instrument. The ground is covered with dust-removing formations, and the dirt brought in by guests is directly swept out.
There is a jade talisman embedded next to each table, with the words "Click to view menu" written on it.
He sat down and clicked the jade talisman, which directly projected a blue light screen with only a few scattered menus on it.
If you want to eat something, just click on it.
It’s convenient.
After ordering, a puppet will come to collect the payment, and then deliver the prepared fried chicken and Coke to the table, and randomly give away a Q-version little demon puppet produced in Lin Qianxing's Linglong Small World Puppet Factory.
Although this Q-version little demon puppet is only the size of a palm, it is very playable. It can run and jump, make corresponding sounds, and understand some simple commands, allowing you to command it to help do small things, such as holding a pen for you, or holding a book in its mouth. When it runs out of energy, it will automatically lie down to rest, and restore energy by absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth through the spirit gathering array pattern.
It can be said that this Q version little demon puppet alone is worth the one or two taels of silver.
Soon the first group of people who had tried it came out. They were picking their teeth and playing with a lifelike little puppet the size of a palm, with expressions on their faces showing that they were still wanting more.
After them, people who got the news immediately came into the store to shop.
If Lin Qianxing hadn't limited one purchase per person per day and only sold one thousand chickens a day, the door of this store would have been broken into.
Even so, a long line soon formed in front of the store, and some people even wanted to make reservations in advance for later dining spots.
However, Lin Qianxing's store does not require reservations. If you want to eat fried chicken, you can only go in after the store opens at 9:00 p.m.
Many people seemed to see a business opportunity and thought they could queue up all night and sell their dining opportunities to people who wanted to dine in exchange for money.
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Seeing such a lively scene, Lin Qianxing nodded with satisfaction.
The three little demons beside him were also a little surprised. They didn't expect that the things they researched would sell so well.
"Brother Zhou seems to have never eaten fried chicken. No, we have to go find him!" Lin Qianxing suddenly seemed to think of something and murmured.
After saying that, he immediately went all the way to Zhou Mansion, found Zhou Quanhai, called out Zhou Quanhai who was practicing, and dragged him all the way to the entrance of the restaurant.
"No, you called me here early in the morning just to tell me that you opened a restaurant?" Zhou Quanhai said to Lin Qianxing in confusion.
"I don't have many friends here. Brother Zhou, you can barely be considered one. I opened a shop and I need someone to support me. If you don't come, who will?" Lin Qianxing said.
"Okay, okay, I want to see what you sell in this restaurant?" Zhou Quanhai waved his hand.
As they talked, they walked into the restaurant.
Coming to a table, Zhou Quanhai reached out and touched the jade talisman, then saw the projected menu and asked, "What are these Coke and fried chicken? And this thing that looks like meat in dough, a chicken burger?"
"Brother Zhou, please order the food and eat as much as you want. It's my treat." Lin Qianxing said.
Zhou Quanhai didn't hesitate and simply clicked a few times in the air and ordered one of each dish.
Then, in less than a quarter of an hour, the Meteorite Puppet brought the food on a tray, and also gave away a Q-version little puppet of a chin rat.
Zhou Quanhai took Ah Hong's cute puppet and played with it for a while, then said with a smile, "This toy is really exquisite. Brother Lin, aren't you afraid of losing money?"
"I won't lose money. It's just some meteorite iron, an assembly line product. It's a profitable business with no investment. You should try the food here!" Lin Qianxing urged.
Zhou Quanhai put on a disposable pair of red bamboo silk gloves, picked up the chopsticks, and picked up the chicken leg. With a little force, the pattern on the chopsticks flashed, and the whole chicken leg was picked open.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Quanhai was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Lin Qianxing actually put so much thought into the chopsticks. Picking up the chicken leg gently and forcefully, Zhou Quanhai began to eat.
"How is it?" Lin Qianxing asked.
"It's okay." Zhou Quanhai nodded.
Then he drank a Coke, ate a chicken burger, and finally made his evaluation.
"The drinks and food are not bad, but the prices are a bit high. However, considering the free puppet, it is a good deal. It's okay to eat for novelty, but it's not suitable for the long term."
Lin Qianxing felt that Zhou Quanhai’s evaluation was very pertinent.
However, he had not initially planned to set a low price. Later, he was worried that the price would be too high and no one would come, so he asked the puppet factory to process an additional batch of small puppets to be used as gifts to attract customers.
It is impossible to ask Lin Qianxing to lower the price, but he can try to expand the menu and sell the elixirs, talismans, and magic tools produced by the puppet factory in the store.
It can even be made into a brand.
No, if you are already building a brand, why not create a platform?
The technology previously developed in the [Qingcang Realm] and the [Xuanwen Realm] can be put to use.
But what about the customer base?
Should we face the monks or ordinary people?
How can we interact in real time if we don’t have a mobile phone even if we have built a platform?
It seems that the Sitianjian has the corresponding technology to make a multifunctional array. How about making it bigger and directly creating a virtual world?
It is not difficult to construct a fantasy world, produce corresponding magic tools and use spirit and divine thoughts to log in, but it seems a bit difficult to popularize it...
Lin Qianxing's thoughts were constantly changing, and Zhou Quanhai's expression became a little strange as he looked at the dazed Lin Qianxing.
He has recently also studied the Confucian cultivation system and has now reached the level of a Confucian practitioner at the self-cultivation level.
At that moment, he felt the gaze of humanity descending upon him.
This situation has been recorded in the history of Confucianism.
When a human being has an idea that could bring about a huge change in the entire human race, it will alarm humanity, causing it to pay attention and, to a certain extent, provide protection.
He really couldn't understand why Lin Qianxing, who only opened a restaurant, suddenly had the idea of influencing changes in the human race?
At this time, Lin Qianxing also came back to his senses from his fantasy. He said with a sense of realization: "Brother Zhou, did you spy on me with your divine sense just now? Why does it feel weird?"
"It's not me, it's Him!" Zhou Quanhai pointed to the top of his head.
"Heaven's Way?" Lin Qianxing asked in shock.
"It's humane." Zhou Quanhai shook his head.
"Humanity? I'm not a Confucian practitioner, why should it pay attention to me?" Lin Qianxing asked puzzled.
"But you are also a human, and part of your scattered spiritual thoughts will also be captured by Him." Zhou Quanhai said: "So what shocking things did you think just now that were worthy of the attention of humanity?"
"I just want to create a platform and a virtual world. Is this little thing worthy of humanitarian attention? I remember that some cultivators have done similar things before?" Lin Qianxing asked doubtfully.
He had read in the books of the Imperial Observatory that there had been great cultivators who had created a fairyland in the sea of consciousness, directly putting their entire ethnic group and country into the sea of consciousness. That was truly a grand undertaking.
In comparison, he just wanted to create a small virtual world as a platform, which is not surprising at all, right?
"Platform? Virtual world?" Zhou Quanhai frowned, feeling like he didn't quite understand.
Lin Qianxing did not hide anything and directly told Zhou Quanhai his thoughts.
After listening to Lin Qianxing's words, Zhou Quanhai thought about it for a moment and seemed to have grasped the core point.
"Brother Lin, you want to unify the human cultivation world? Even those foreign races?" Zhou Quanhai said in shock.
"How did you know that?" Lin Qianxing was dumbfounded when he heard that .
Ask yourself, when did he say this?
"But Brother Lin, by doing this, aren't you planning to create a community of interests to bind all humans and aliens?" Zhou Quanhai asked back.
"I just created a platform and opened an online store to make it easier for people to sell things. Although the virtual world can also allow monsters to log in, it doesn't have the ability to unify the cultivation world, right?"
Lin Qianxing's mind became increasingly confused, and he felt that Zhou Quanhai was thinking too much.
Where does he get such a terrifying ambition?
From the beginning to the end, he was just doing these things because he was bored.
Zhou Quanhai looked at Lin Qianxing meaningfully and did not continue to argue with Lin Qianxing.
Sometimes it doesn’t really matter what you want to do. Pushed by the general trend, even if you are just an illiterate beggar, you may be able to comprehend the great way and ascend to the highest position.
These are his personal experiences.
In his previous life, he initially just wanted to have enough food to eat, so he did some dirty work for a small gang. Who knew that he would be involved in a series of things, and eventually embark on the path of cultivation, practicing step by step until he realized the great way and reached the pinnacle of achievement and became a respected leader.
Who can truly understand the mystery of fate?
