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"So, she did what I was planning to do?"

Lin Fan was somewhat surprised, because he had assumed that Qi Zixiao would be very resistant to setting up a street stall, and wouldn't even have insisted on doing so.

This time, however, Qi Zixiao directly stated that she had it all sorted out, and moreover...

"A thousand Spirit Stone for a 'cellphone'? That's way too expensive! And yet they're all sold out so easily, with demand exceeding supply. The Holy Land Disciple are truly wealthy!"

This fellow couldn't help but sigh.

A 'phone' Spirit Stone 1,000 spirit stones, not 1,000 RMB.

While you can buy a low-end smartphone for a thousand dollars in the modern world, the key question is whether a thousand Spirit Stone are equivalent to a thousand dollars.

And this 'phone' isn't as good as a modern phone, is it?

This can still sell for a thousand Spirit Stone, and the supply can't keep up with the demand. What does that mean?

"This shows that the phone is already quite popular in the Holy Land. At the same time, Qi Zixiao's 'celebrity effect' as Saintess will probably make people feel that the phone is worth the price."

"So, setting up a street stall was definitely the right thing to do, but Qi Zixiao is really ruthless. I was originally planning to sell it for a hundred yuan."

"But speaking of which, one hundred yuan is too cheap, one thousand yuan is more cost-effective."

While marveling at the sight, Lin Fan prepared to leave.

"Your Highness!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Cheng and Zhou Yining bowed repeatedly.

Lin Fan nodded calmly and said, "I remember it should be your turn to take turns on duty, right?"

"It will be in the next couple of days."

Chen Cheng replied, "Where is Your Highness going? We will guide the Flying Boat for Your Highness..."

"Let's go to the Alchemy Room."

Lin Fan decided to go to the Alchemy Room first and have Dan Chengzi refine some more cell phones, and then... he would go to the Artifact Refining Pavilion to take a look!

Lin Fan didn't know whether Wu Lian had successfully mastered the method of fusing doubts, but it wouldn't hurt to go and check.

"By the way, who is on duty this time?"

Qi Zixiao has quite a few Protector Disciple, but she can't expect them to stand guard outside the door every day to receive orders, can she?

Therefore, they work in pairs, once a month. In special circumstances, such as when they need to go into seclusion to break through their limits, they can switch shifts with other people.

The replacement will be in just the next couple of days, so Lin Fan naturally wants to find out the details first.

"Your Highness, it is Zuo Xiaoxiao Sister Zuo Xiaoxiao and Junior Sister Liu Fang."

"Um..."

Lin Fan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

He muttered to himself, "Zuo Xiaoxiao and Liu Fang... I'll remember them."

As for who is Zuo Xiaoxiao and who is Liu Fang? That's not a problem for anyone!

Next time you arrive, if you need anything, just call out to Zuo Xiaoxiao first, and you'll know who answers. These are all minor issues, easily resolved.

Alchemy Room.

The clattering sound of mahjong tiles filled the air.

Dan Chengzi was still dominating the battlefield, with one leg propped up on the seat, shouting and yelling excitedly.

But upon seeing ' Lin Fan ', he immediately pushed the mahjong tiles aside and greeted him with a smile.

"Your Highness?"

"You..."

Lin Fan glanced at the various gambling tables in the hall and said in a low voice, "Don't the elders care that you're always gathering so many disciples to play mahjong?"

"Of course we don't care!"

"Your Highness, you don't know?"

Dan Chengzi replied nonchalantly with a smile, "Right now, my master, Your Highness's master, and Aunt-Master Su and Uncle Zizhu are probably all having fun in the Purple Mansion Palace."

"Moreover, there is a profound truth contained within mahjong. Although my understanding of it may differ, I have remembered everything Your Highness said at the time."

"Therefore, when playing mahjong, I will also share these 'great principles' with my fellow disciples at appropriate times."

"Over the past few days, many fellow disciples have gained insights, made breakthroughs, or gone into seclusion as a result."

"Although mahjong may seem like a mere pastime, it is of great use to us Purple Mansion Disciple!"

"It may seem like we're just playing around, but in reality, it's extremely beneficial to our cultivation!"

Lin Fan remained silent amidst Dan Chengzi's impassioned expression and words.

That's... impressive!

Even the high-ranking members of the sects are taking the lead in playing mahjong?

No wonder!!!

"Then don't you practice alchemy or cultivation?"

"Of course I want to."

Dan Chengzi chuckled, "I don't know about the other peaks, but in our Medicine Peak's Alchemy Room, we've now established a rule: we play mahjong on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and cultivate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays..."

Lin Fan: "..."

Have to!

It seems that the Purple Mansion Holy Land is now truly developing into a 'Las Vegas'.

If this continues, won't the gap in strength between the disciples of the Purple Mansion Disciple and those of Holy Land Disciple widen over time?

As for why everyone is saying there are benefits, Lin Fan believes it's mainly about balancing work and rest.

The disciples who were focused on their cultivation probably never played around with it.

When you're on edge, you're overwhelmed when problems arise.

However, after relaxing for a period of time and balancing work and rest, it is normal to suddenly feel that you are making rapid progress, have inspiration, break through bottlenecks, etc.

But the problem is...

Playing mahjong on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; practicing cultivation on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays...

What if Sister A'Wu releases Fight the Landlord and other games a few days later?

You can't just play mahjong on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Fight the Landlord on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and completely neglect your spiritual practice, can you?

"This Tigress has really fooled everyone in the sect."

Lin Fan sighed inwardly and entered the alchemy room with Dan Chengzi. He then said, "You have only recently broken through, so you should seize the time to cultivate."

"Your Highness is right."

Dan Chengzi chuckled, "But... since I'm with Your Highness, I'll be frank."

"For me, cultivation is really boring; I'm much more interested in playing chess..."

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. Whether it's a Spirit Stone or not is really irrelevant. My main goal is to comprehend and transmit the Great Dao!"

I don't believe you for a second!

You little rascal, you're so cunning.

Lin Fan, naturally, wasn't fooled by this guy and said, "I need to refine another batch of phones. If you have time, you can refine them for me."

"When Your Highness speaks, Dan Chengzi should do his best!"

Dan Chengzi didn't mince words and directly stated that there was no problem.

But Lin Fan remembered Qi Zixiao's instructions: never owe anyone a favor.

He said directly, "I, Qi Zixiao, never owe favors. I will give you appropriate compensation for asking you to refine the phone."

"Your Highness, you are being too polite."

"Do I look like someone who cares so much about benefits?" Dan Chengzi said, displeased.

"You don't seem like it."

Dan Chengzi smiled...

"You are it!"

His smile froze, and Dan Chengzi's face was filled with resentment.

"That's enough!"

Suddenly, he sighed and said, "I know that Your Highness is unwilling to owe favors. In that case, I will ask for some benefits."

Then, his eyes darted around and he said, "But Your Highness, we are bound together by fate, and we share both glory and loss. These mere Spirit Stone and other external things are really meaningless."

"How about Your Highness, you pass on some 'mahjong secrets' to me, so that I can dominate the ' Mahjong Arena ' and remain invincible?"

"..."

Lin Fan looked up at the sky and sighed softly.

"Well..."

"Dan Chengzi!"

"Your Highness?"

Is that all you've got?

Lin Fan was truly speechless.

As a modern person, Lin Fan knew all too well what a 'God of Mahjong' or 'King of Gambling' was.

They all got their positions through methods like cheating or using special abilities.

Do you really think you can rely on your own 'strength'?

In the Cultivation World, everyone has Divine Sense and so on, monitoring and probing each other. How can you cheat?

Even if you can't cheat, and you really know how to play cards, you can only gain a slight advantage in the early stages. Once everyone gets used to it, your skills will naturally improve...

The longer the time, the lower the advantage becomes for those who are new to mahjong, such as Qi Zixiao or Dan Chengzi.

In the later stages, even if Dan Chengzi were taught all the mahjong skills on Earth, he would still not be able to win with a sure thing.

They might even lose even more, since cultivators have exceptionally strong memory and calculation abilities!

So, once you lose your advantage in the later stages, do you still want to be the 'Mahjong Master'?

He's probably been beaten into a 'fetal god'!

As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Lin Fan felt that although Dan Chengzi was cunning, he was still very kind to him. So, he should teach him how to fish, not just give him fish.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

Dan Chengzi, however, did not understand Lin Fan's thoughts and blinked as he pressed for an answer.

"A gambler who gambles for too long will inevitably lose."

Lin Fan spoke slowly, "You're not interested in Spirit Stone... emmmm, you're not interested in Spirit Stone, but that's okay. I think you should be very interested in 'management'."

"Manage?"

Dan Chengzi's eyes darted around. "I'd like to hear the details."

"Look, nowadays, your martial uncle doesn't manage anything in your Alchemy Room, does he?"

"Master is now enjoying a carefree life, and the work in the Alchemy Room has basically been handed over to me." Dan Chengzi nodded.

"Alas, you are just a disciple, yet you have to take on all the affairs of the huge Alchemy Room. Alchemy and cultivation are one thing."

"These days, many disciples from the Alchemy Room, and even disciples from other peaks, come to your Alchemy Room to play mahjong..."

"You even have to manage things like playing mahjong. Isn't that incredibly tiring?"

Tired?

Dan Chengzi blinked and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Your Highness is absolutely right. Dan Chengzi is truly exhausted and almost overwhelmed..."

"If that's the case, why do you still need to personally go down to the stage and impart the Great Dao to your other fellow disciples?"

"Then you can take charge of management."

"Every day, we had to record how many disciples came to play mahjong, how many tables there were, and how long each game lasted..."

"After these disciples leave, shouldn't the tables and chairs be arranged neatly? And the mahjong tiles need to be put away?"

Lin Fan patiently guided him.

"Mmm~"

Dan Chengzi nodded vigorously.

"These are all time-consuming and laborious tasks! You have to do all this and manage it. Even if you treat Spirit Stone like dirt, you still need to charge some fees for your hard work and management, right?"

!?

At that moment, Dan Chengzi suddenly understood, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Of course."

He silently began to make his plans.

You guys are playing mahjong on our turf, and we're supposed to clean up after you and charge you a management fee? That's perfectly reasonable, isn't it?

"May I ask, Your Highness, how much is appropriate to accept?"