Rules for Staying at the Tower

Moreover, it's a system of equal distribution for everyone. Even a large quantity couldn't withstand so many countries sharing it. Even if ten thousand Seven Treasures Pill were offered at once, if three hundred countries were to divide them, each would only receive about thirty pills at most. Then there would be an excuse: the refining speed was simply like that, and for the sake of fairness, no one could do anything about it. If you were Qi Ingestion, you could ask others to buy less, and the extra portion could be sold to you. But which other country would agree to that?

However, the World Commerce Association is different. As long as they make enough money, they can immediately use a sufficient amount of Restriction Breaking Pill and Seven Treasures Pill together.

In this way, Yin Baikang is essentially profiting off everyone's money. Furthermore, if he provides enough Restriction Breaking Pill, he can leverage the Seven Treasures Pill to maximize the extraction of Spirit Stone from various countries. It's possible that he could even raise the cultivation level of every disciple in the World Commerce Association to the early Tribulation stage without spending a single Spirit Stone, using the Spirit Stone sent by the various countries.

Imagine if all the disciples of the World Commerce Association became Tribulation Transcendence stage experts—how terrifying would that be? The mere thought sends chills down one's spine. Even if someone killed Yin Baikang, the counterattack from any minor leader of the World Commerce Association with a group of disciples would be unbearable for any force. High cultivation level wouldn't matter. They might not be able to kill you, but they could kill your subordinates, leaving you a leader without any power.

By then, you'll be nothing but a nobody as a lord, with no one left to command. Are you going to mine Spirit Stone mine Spirit Stone yourself? Unless someone is willing to be like Bi Changchun, living a solitary life and not needing any subordinates.

Yue Qianchou squinted and sneered incessantly... Too bad, no matter how cunning you are, Yin Baikang, you can't escape my grasp. You want the Restriction Breaking Pill? Fine, I'll sell you as many as you want. I'll let you earn it slowly, and the more you earn, the more difficult it will be to clean up the mess later. Once the Seven Treasures Pill is mass-produced, it will be the end of your World Commerce Association. It will save me from having to worry about that jade tablet describing the terrain of various countries, and I can take this opportunity to deal with you.

Seeing his expression, Yan Yu asked cautiously, "Is there a problem? I was hoping to buy some Restriction Breaking Pill."

Yue Qianchou was taken aback. He looked her up and down and asked in surprise, "You're already at the early Tribulation stage Realm. Why do you still need to buy the Restriction Breaking Pill?"

Yan Yu shook her head and said, "It wasn't me who bought them, it was the sisters from Spring Sleep Tower. We all earn this shameless money just so we can go further on the path of cultivation. A few of them occasionally encounter generous patrons and have saved up some money, hoping to take this opportunity to improve their cultivation. But they're afraid that with so many pills and so few people, they'll be easily divided up by the various powers and won't be able to buy them anymore. They wanted to ask me to use your connections to buy some. At first, I didn't agree, but I couldn't resist their pleas. After all, everyone has their difficulties."

Seeing that Yue Qianchou seemed somewhat unhappy, Yan Yu quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, the money they've saved is only enough for each of them to buy one pill; they won't ask for more. Also, they'll pay the selling price in Spirit Stone; they won't pay a single Spirit Stone less. They're just worried that because they're weak and powerless, they might not even see the five thousand Restriction Breaking Pill on the market before they're divided up by the major powers." Then she weakly added, "Is it okay? If not, then forget it."

Yue Qianchou frowned, staring at Yan Yu, unsure of what to say. Although they had been intimate, he didn't really know her, and there were some truths he couldn't tell her.

After much deliberation, he frowned and said, "Yan Yu, some things are not as simple as they seem. Some things are games played by the higher-ups in the Cultivation World, not games you can afford to play. As for your sisters, let them do as they please, and don't say anything more. Just say I don't agree. But you'd better not get involved. Remember, once you've made enough money, leave here as soon as possible."

Yan Yu had already sensed from his words that something big was about to happen, and now, hearing him mention things like high-level games, she felt even more alarmed by the magnitude of the matter. She nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, I won't get involved."

Yue Qianchou smiled with satisfaction, then suddenly looked up at the sky. He thought to himself, "Shouldn't Yin Baikang have come looking for me after announcing this news? Or is he trying to come up with some excuse to deceive me?"

Yan Yu was wondering what he was looking at when a waiter ran in through the front and back doors. After bowing to Yue Qianchou, he respectfully said to her, "Boss, a dozen or so female Rogue Cultivator have arrived outside, saying they want to stay at the building." Calling him a waiter was a bit of a stretch; he was more like a pimp.

Yan Yu waved her hand and said, "Bring them over here!" The waiter agreed and went back.

"What does 'staying in the building' mean?" Yue Qianchou asked in surprise.

"It's all because of you." Yan Yu rolled her eyes and explained irritably...

Yue Qianchou suddenly realized that "staying at the tower" was just a euphemism; in reality, it meant selling oneself for money. Since the Spring Sleep Tower's Spring Sleep Tower soared and its prices skyrocketed, one or two female Rogue Cultivator would join every day. But seeing over a dozen like today was unprecedented, undoubtedly related to the minimum charge of 100,000. Imagine such high income; even with the Spring Sleep Tower taking a cut, it would be an irresistible temptation for them. Even those female Rogue Cultivator who initially didn't want to do this kind of work probably couldn't resist such a powerful allure...

Yue Qianchou was utterly speechless. He'd come up with the idea of raising prices, partly for Yan Yu's sake, and partly out of a desire to help women struggling to make ends meet escape their misery. If they were still greedy and willing to continue sinking deeper, then he couldn't blame anyone else. But who knew it would attract even more people to this line of work? He didn't know if what he'd done was a good thing or a bad thing...

In that short time, the waiter had led in thirteen women, all of whom were quite beautiful. In fact, in the Cultivation World, most people with Spirit Root for cultivation are better looking than ordinary people. Or they go to the other extreme and are exceptionally ugly.

After the thirteen women bowed to the two men, they lined up in a row at the waiter's signal. Yan Yu, adopting the demeanor of a madam, examined each of them one by one...

"Alas! What a tragedy!" Yue Qianchou was speechless, also sizing up the women. One disheveled woman caught both his and Yan Yu's attention; neither of them could see through her cultivation level. This puzzled them. Even robbing in the Cultivation World would be better for a Rogue Cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage or higher than this!

The woman's head was slightly lowered, her hair disheveled, obscuring her face. Her tattered clothes clung to her body, as if she hadn't washed them in years. Yan Yu glanced back at Yue Qianchou, who was squinting at the woman, clearly having also noticed something amiss. With Yue Qianchou backing her up, Yan Yu wasn't afraid of anything unexpected happening.

He then stood in front of the women and began to address them. "Since you've all come to Spring Sleep Tower, you must already know the rules, but I still want to remind you. I don't have many rules here. Anyone who comes to stay at the tower will be provided with a single room free of charge. We won't force you to do anything; whether or not you entertain guests is entirely voluntary. However, Spring Sleep Tower will take 50% of the income from every guest you entertain, which is half of the revenue. The tax on your Treasure Gathering Basin's will be paid by Spring Sleep Tower on your behalf."

At this point, one of the thirteen suddenly asked, "Didn't they say that Spring Sleep Tower is now exempt from all taxes?" Yue Qianchou glanced at the woman who had spoken without saying a word.

Yan Yu nodded and said, "Senior Yin did say something like that last time: all taxes at Spring Sleep Tower would be waived. If it really is waived, the taxes will be returned to you. It's all hard-earned money, and I won't take advantage of you. In other words, if you don't pay taxes, Spring Sleep Tower will only take 40% of your commission. The reason I still take a commission is that the servants in the tower need to be paid, and Spring Sleep Tower also needs to pay rent and taxes every month, plus some necessary favors. Actually, I don't earn much from each of you. But there's one thing I need to clarify..."

Yan Yu stared meaningfully at the disheveled woman and said, "I know everyone is struggling, and while I really want to help, Spring Sleep Tower needs to keep going. If anyone doesn't want to continue, it's best to leave as soon as possible. Spring Sleep Tower has a rule, an old regulation. Every five days is a period of evaluation. If you can't get any customers, it means you're not suited for this line of work, and your room will be reserved for someone who really has no other choice! At that time, we'll ask you to leave. Does anyone have any questions?"

Yue Qianchou looked at Yan Yu with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. This woman was a virgin, yet she managed the brothel with such skill; he really didn't know where she had learned it from...

The other women seemed a little embarrassed to speak, but the woman who had asked the question earlier spoke up again, "How was the money settled?"

"Daily settlement is fine, because you are free to come and go here, no one will restrict you, and you can leave anytime you want. If you stay in the building for a long time and are not in a hurry to settle the account, we will contact you to settle the account once a month, and you will not be shortchanged." After Yan Yu finished explaining, she asked everyone again if they had any questions.

No one asked any more questions after that. Yan Yu immediately instructed the waiter, "Arrange a room for each of them!" The waiter obeyed and waved to the dozen or so women, saying, "Come with me!"

Yue Qianchou stared in disbelief at the group of people who were walking away in single file. Were they really going to start doing that like that?

Yan Yu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Haven't you ever seen this before? Do you think I'm bad? What... what are you looking at?" She turned around in the direction he was looking and saw that the disheveled woman was still standing there.

The waiter also noticed that someone was missing and called out, "Hey you, what are you standing there for? Come with me."

The disheveled woman raised her head and smiled seductively at Yan Yu, "My lady, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately. Is that alright?" Her laughter held a chilling charm, and her eyes were full of allure, but her face was so dirty that her features were completely obscured.

Upon hearing the voice, Yue Qianchou was startled, finding it strangely familiar. He stared at her suspiciously, scrutinizing her closely. Yan Yu's expression also faltered slightly before she waved to the waiter, saying, "Take them there first!"

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