"Since the Dongzhu Tower opened, I have never seen so many people. Young Hero Li truly had remarkable methods."
At the top of Dongzhu Tower, beneath that enormous Sea King Pearl, the former chief proprietor of Dongzhu Tower wore a face full of emotion.
Ever since "group orders" and "Cut-a-Slash" appeared, Dongzhu Tower had practically become a must-visit check-in spot for everyone attending the Rare Treasures Sea Market.
Previously, Dongzhu Tower had merely been famous within the Sea Market. Now, its name had spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
"However, there is still one matter that puzzles me."
After hesitating for a moment, the current second proprietor asked, "The subsidies need not be so generous to achieve the same effect. Why was Young Hero Li so lavish?"
He had previously thought most of Li Mo's promotion was just a gimmick. He had not expected Li Mo to truly throw out so much hard-earned silver. Even watching it made his heart ache.
Though there was some acting involved in the advertisements, the words spoken within them were not false.
All the subsidies had indeed come straight from Li Mo's own pocket.
"Consider it an investment." Li Mo ate a popsicle and smiled at the crowd.
"But there is no return on it. How could this count as—"
"Just think of it as me accumulating merit."
Li Mo's tone did not sound false.
He had examined all the customers with the Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye.
For those worth investing in, he had the Mirage God Spirit Bead grant them greater subsidies, even giving things away for free and paying them silver on top of it.
As for those not worth investing in, at most they received a few discounts.
If they were people with impure intentions...
Even if he dragged