Bad News and Even Worse News!

Chu Xinghe was so excited upon hearing the news from Old Qin that he almost peed himself!

These guys are losing money on every single one they sell... Does this mean the more they sell, the more they lose?

In the past, I, Chu Xinghe, was terrified when I saw all sorts of people selling their goods, but this time, I, Chu Xinghe, have stood up!

They lose money on every unit they sell; the more they sell, the more they lose. What is this if not pure charity?

So Chu Xinghe personally went to the Artifact Refining Palace and used his Light of Xinghe to cut chilled fruit for all the Artifact Refining Palace to cheer them on!

However, this time it really wasn't because the disciples of the Artifact Refining Palace were inefficient...

You should know that the disciples of the Artifact Refining Palace are now producing air conditioners on fully automated assembly lines.

But don't forget how large the area of Four Continents is... and how many people live there.

Even moderately wealthy families can afford to buy air conditioners.

Moreover, there are countless major sects... These sects have countless disciples, and if each disciple is equipped with air conditioning, the base number is even more enormous.

Therefore, under these circumstances, no matter how many air conditioners are produced, the supply will always fall short of demand in the short term.

Moreover, the most crucial aspect of this air conditioner is that no one has tried to imitate it yet!

It's not that this thing can't be copied, it's that copying it would result in huge losses...

Although the price of an air conditioner on the black market has now risen from one and a half yuan to ten spirit stones!

Do you think this is worth copying?

On the contrary, counterfeiting comes at a cost. Not everyone is as good as the weapon refiners of the Vast Heaven Holy Land's Artifact Refining Palace. Weapon refiners from other forces have tried to counterfeit air conditioners.

The functionality is fine, everything is fine, but the problem lies in the cost!

Under Ouyang Ming's management, the Vast Heaven Holy Land was able to keep costs to one and a half spirit stones...

But other weapon refiners don't have Ouyang Ming's control abilities... Everyone can imitate it, but to achieve the exact same effect as Ouyang Ming's air conditioner, the cost would be at least five yuan!

Moreover, this is just the cost of materials. If you take into account the expenses of the weapon refiner and various transportation and sales costs, then the cost of replicating an air conditioner is already close to ten spirit stones!

What the heck? You're saying there's still a profit margin?

Brother... have you considered that this price is a temporary black market price? Vast Heaven Holy Land is releasing large quantities of air conditioners every day.

In this situation, the price on the black market will surely decrease over time!

You've already produced a high-quality copy, and before you've even sold them all, the price has gone down...

Then you can say whether you're short of urine output.

Or do you think Tantai Jing is a fool?

What kind of weapon refiners didn't Tantai Jing have under his command? So why did he go to Tantai Jing Martial Emperor City to discuss business instead of replicating it himself?

Because there's money to be made in doing business, but the risks of counterfeiting are much greater!

We don't know what price Tantai Jing ultimately got, but he definitely made a profit, and he took Tantai Jing to the extreme!

You think Tantai Jing only sells air conditioners?

Tantai Jing asked if anyone had heard of the Momo Queueing Service...

Lately, thanks to selling air conditioners, our Momo Queueing Service has been absolutely booming!

What the hell? You're saying you're going to pay extra to buy it on the black market?

Friend... I, Tantai Jing, am the one selling Tantai Jing on the black market... If you want to buy an air conditioner on the black market, you have to sign up for my Momo Queueing Service first, otherwise you definitely won't be able to buy one!

Air conditioners are selling like hotcakes... Initially, it was major corporations buying them, but gradually smaller corporations also started joining the buying frenzy.

Not only these large and small businesses, but as more and more people experience the benefits of air conditioning, all shops are starting to need to install air conditioning!

Look at the taverns and inns in major cities now... the prices are completely different between those with air conditioning and those without!

Even if your shop is great, if you don't have air conditioning, nobody will go there!

Everyone's had a long day, and we're going out for a couple of drinks, but it's hotter here than at my house?

Is this a pub or a sauna?

Therefore, shops that haven't installed air conditioning are now experiencing a sharp decline in business!

Guests aren't fools; they'll naturally choose the place that's more comfortable.

Therefore, under these circumstances, almost all stores in Four Continents went on a buying spree for air conditioners immediately!

After all, not having air conditioning would affect business!

What the hell? You call yourself a luxury restaurant?

You don't even have air conditioning, what kind of luxury are you talking about?

Look around, countless shops now have signs hanging outside saying "Air conditioning is on!"

These days, if you don't have a sign outside saying the air conditioning is on, nobody gets to go in!

Therefore, with such a huge demand, no matter how much goods Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce produced, it was all useless, as they were all swept away!

The Northwest Great Desert!

Zhang Bahu has recently become a well-known wealthy man in this area!

This time, Zhang Bahu spent 12,000 spirit stones to purchase 8,000 air conditioners.

You have to understand, this is the notoriously hot Northwest Great Desert!

And it seems like the heavens are truly on Zhang Bahu's side! In previous years, it wouldn't get hot until the following month, but this year the heavens are really on our side; it's already so hot this month that people are getting dizzy!

Under these circumstances, Zhang Bahu's 8,000 air conditioners didn't need to wait a month at all; in just one morning, all of Zhang Bahu's air conditioners were sold out!

Moreover, Zhang Bahu sold all of them at the highest black market price!

At a little over ten spirit stones per machine, Zhang Bahu turned twelve thousand spirit stones into one hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones in just one morning!

When the 120,000 spirit stones were piled up there like a small mountain, almost everyone in Zhang Bahu's team had their hearts pounding!

The reason I say "almost" is because of Zhao Chao... Ever since Zhao Chao learned about his physical condition, his heart has barely been beating!

In the past few days, Zhao Chao consulted many renowned doctors and received both good and bad news!

The good news is that Zhao Chao isn't truly terminally ill yet; there's still a chance for treatment... The medical branch of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce has treatment options...

The bad news is... the price is too high, Zhao Chao can't afford it...

The worse news is that if he had joined the project to build 8,000 air conditioners, the resources he earned would have been enough to cover the costs, but the even worse news is that he didn't join...

So some people who look alive right now are actually close to dying...

Right now, nobody cares whether Zhao Chao lives or dies... What the hell? You're saying your teammates are heartless?

Friend... what does Zhao Chao's current predicament have to do with us teammates? Is it our fault he likes to take advantage of others?

As for the claim that we earned the resources but didn't help Zhao Chao, that's even more outrageous... Back then, the team leader had to beg and plead with Zhao Chao to work with us!

And what happened? Zhao Chao hasn't joined us these past few days, and he's been mocking us in all sorts of ways. We're only not kicking him out of the team on the spot because we feel sorry for him!

Right now, guarding the 120,000 spirit stones, Zhang Bahu was so excited that his hands were trembling!

Twelve thousand spirit stones might not seem like much in the Vast Heaven Holy Land, but don't forget, for a Rogue Cultivator, these twelve thousand spirit stones could be a resource they might never see in their entire life!

Zhang Bahu knew that from this moment on, his fate and that of all his teammates except Zhang Chao had changed!

What the heck? You're saying it's Zhang Chao, not Zhao Chao? Zhang Bahu says, whatever... it's not important...

These 120,000 spirit stones can upgrade everyone's equipment to the highest level they can use!

They can also purchase various cultivation techniques more suitable for them from the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce!

Many people spend their entire lives practicing techniques that are not the most suitable for them!

What the hell? You're asking why not choose what suits you best... Well, that's because you're poor!

Remember this! Almost all the things we are not in control of our own lives are because we are poor!

Now that they have these 120,000 resources, they can buy cultivation techniques that are more suitable for them, and they can use these 120,000 spirit stones to buy countless resource pills, so that their cultivation level can be raised by one or even two levels!

In Zhang Bahu's team, apart from Zhang Bahu and Zhang Wen, the others were all Third Rank cultivators. However, with these 120,000 spirit stones, Zhang Bahu firmly believed that his breakthrough to the Fifth Rank was just around the corner!

The difference between Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank may seem like just one rank, but the difference in ability is enormous!

Those who don't reach the Fifth Rank are forever considered lowly, insignificant Rogue Cultivators.

Once you reach the Fifth Rank, you can even join a small sect and become a minor sect leader. Once you join a sect, it's a completely different story!

Similarly, with these 120,000 spirit stones, the other teammates can also break through to the Fourth Rank in a short time, and it is even possible for them to become the Fifth Rank in the Future!

They really went all out, selling everything they owned, to take out 12,000 spirit stones!

But now they've multiplied their money tenfold; this is truly an incredible windfall for them!

"Captain... should we try again? Do you think the price of air conditioners on the black market might keep going up? Should we go for it? Maybe we can make a killing if we buy some!"

Zhang Wen then proposed a completely new idea, and the other teammates nodded in agreement.

But Zhang Bahu resolutely shook his head and said, "Have you all forgotten the proverb 'a snake trying to swallow an elephant'? We've already won this enormous fortune thanks to Lord Xinghe for giving us the opportunity... The black market is too complicated; if we go in, we might be devoured without a trace!"

"The captain is right... Let's divide the resources now!"

"Good!"

Zhang Bahu's side began to allocate the current resources according to the previously allocated resource shares!

Zhao Chao watched as the others divided the resources, his eyes burning with jealousy!

However, Zhao Chao retorted, "Do you think I'm completely finished? You might not dare to operate in the black market, but I do!"

That very day, Zhao Chao left the team due to ideological differences!

His teammates said that even if he hadn't left voluntarily, they probably wouldn't have kept him on the team, because his stats were already average in the past, and they're even worse now. They didn't kick him out of pity, and they also disagreed with his philosophy...

Due to differing ideologies, Zhao Chao headed to the black market that very day... And Zhao Chao was quite lucky... Zhao Chao arrived at the black market when he heard that Tantai Jing was having a promotional sale; now, instead of ten spirit stones, you could buy it for only nine...

Buying it is like making a profit... After holding onto it for half a month, you'll be able to sell it for fifteen or eighteen yuan. Come and buy it now... Once you buy it, it's all yours!

How could Zhao Chao possibly pass up such a great deal? He sold everything he owned, even his blood and... other things... and invested all his money in buying an air conditioner!

Just as Zhao Chao was dreaming of getting rich, a piece of news shocked the Four Continents!

Vast Heaven Holy Land has accelerated the production of air conditioners. Divine Master Ouyang Ming has developed a faster manufacturing method, so air conditioners will be available on a large scale tomorrow, and everyone will not have to wait too long!

With this news, people like Zhao Chao are gone forever!

At the same time this news broke, Tantai Jing had already finished clearing out his stock!

After selling everything and counting his money, Tantai Jin said to his friends who had been scammed, "It's not that I, Tantai Jing, scammed you... it's that you guys don't understand Chu Xinghe at all... It's fine to get a little something from Chu Xinghe, but you actually expect to make a killing off him?"

You dare to do things that even I, Tantai Jing, wouldn't dare to do!

They're just targeting you idiots!