Chapter 309: Ancient demons of a surviving bloodline
Watching the young Akeniksen leave with the Business Opportunity Information Guide, Pipi led four imposing beast slaves into the spacious, circular slave market.
After seeing the first issue, Wei Kewei had already anticipated that it might sell out. But Pipi had flatly refused his earlier plea to print more copies.
The inaugural issue's value lay in its limited quantity, and even more in the genuine business opportunities it contained.
It would become a status symbol, something ordinary young Akeniksen could show off to satisfy their vanity.
A limited-run publication that genuinely delivered results was both appealing and refreshing. Combined with its elegant, durable packaging... once the publication itself gradually became a "treasure," its influence would spread like a surging wave.
The Akeniksen who bought those five hundred copies would undoubtedly treasure the inaugural issue, whether or not they earned substantial profits from it.
Only after the other Akeniksen understood the publication's importance and limited availability would scarcity marketing show its power in the Merchant Capital, potentially amplifying its influence even further.
With that boost, a score of sixty could become eighty or even higher.
Patience was an essential virtue for anyone who succeeded. Changing the Akeniksen's circumstances would not happen overnight.
Looking at the statue piled with gems and riches in the center of the slave market, Pipi imitated some of his Mentor's mannerisms. With a calm gaze, he shook his head and smiled, then headed toward the sections where slaves were sorted for sale.
Although most slaves in the Merchant Capital were intended for Akeniksen buyers, unsold stock originally destined for other places occasionally found its way here as well. And with more Akeniksen gathering here each year than anywhere else across the worlds, the selection was naturally broad and