"Esteemed guest, welcome to the commercial empire built for you by the Eight Directions Spirit Treasure House. As the first step toward the empire's rise, please enter your name. It can be an alias, and will be used to address you as the boss."
The old man smiled faintly and slowly spread his hands, drawing out a Spirit Qi Light Screen.
Ye Kang thought for a moment. "Let's go with Xie Jinghong."
"Very well, esteemed Boss Xie. Your name has been recorded. From now on, within the Otherworld Commercial Sky Street of the Eight Directions Spirit Treasure House, this will be your one and only alias."
Ye Kang kept a blank expression. His younger cousin was still in the Ink Jade Realm, devoting himself to cultivating the Supreme Clarity Unsurpassed Scripture, and wouldn't be coming out anytime soon. Besides, even if he did come out, no one would know about the Eight Directions Spirit Treasure House. Borrowing his name for a while shouldn't bother him.
Immediately afterward, the name Xie Jinghong appeared on the Spirit Qi Light Screen.
The old man continued, "Esteemed Boss Xie, please choose your initial commercial identity. As the first step toward building your commercial empire, you must choose carefully. Each identity has a different commercial focus, and none is better or worse than the others."
"Here are the identities available for you to choose from."
"Auctioneer: Responsible for acquiring and auctioning treasures. You may also purchase them directly with your own funds, and you will receive a commission for every auction you complete. However, new Auctioneers have little exposure, making it difficult to get started."
"Pawn Broker: Can provide customers with cash advances directly, with tremendous room for growth in the future, but requires enormous startup capital and has high entry requirements."
"Old Shopkeeper: Runs