Chapter 19

Chapter Seventeen: Taming the White Jade Lion Dragons

This time, many slaves were purchased, a hundred laborers, who were handed over to Uncle Lin to start renovating the houses on both sides, and then the courtyard on the left.

How to renovate, Tuoba Ye had already told Uncle Lin, who would naturally make the arrangements.

More than twenty slaves who knew how to do business were personally investigated by Xia Yuxuan, who then made the necessary arrangements.

Unfortunately, among so many slaves, only one knew how to identify some treasures, and his ability was only average.

"For now, we can only use him. For the more expensive treasures, Mother will personally inspect them, and I will tell you whether they are genuine or not," Tuoba Ye sighed.

Xia Yuxuan was surprised, "Xiao Ye, you can even identify treasures?"

"Of course, identifying treasures is just a minor skill. To cultivators, it's a basic ability," Tuoba Ye smiled.

The old man who could identify treasures was named Duan Ziyu. He used to have his own shop, but his family fell into decline and he was robbed, eventually becoming a slave.

Tuoba Ye organized some knowledge about identifying treasures and had Xia Yuxuan pass it on to Duan Ziyu, so he could study it before the shop opened.

He mentioned some special treasures, especially those used by cultivators, and instructed Duan Ziyu to hand them over to Xia Yuxuan for handling.

Xia Yuxuan found this knowledge very interesting and insisted on learning from Tuoba Ye.

Tuoba Ye thought that since he would eventually leave the Tuoba family, he had to teach Xia Yuxuan these skills.

In the future, Xia Yuxuan could pass them on to others.

If Tuoba Ye directly taught Duan Ziyu and the others, it would be too shocking, and he wasn't that showy.

The newly purchased female slaves also needed to be arranged to cultivate and improve their strength to protect Xia Yuxuan.

Additionally, the four White Jade Lion Dragons needed to be tamed and their strength improved.

The White Jade Lion Dragons have dragon blood, with boundless potential. These four White Jade Lion Dragons still have potential to be tapped.

Tuoba Ye had the iron cages moved to the back courtyard, where he would personally tame the four White Jade Lion Dragons.

With the experience of taming Tu'er and Zhan Meng, Tuoba Ye quickly got to work.

"White Jade Lion Dragons, you should be able to understand what I'm saying. If you submit to me, I can help you greatly improve your strength and even purify your bloodline. If you refuse, you will remain in the cage. Nod if you agree, shake your head if you don't," Tuoba Ye smiled.

The White Jade Lion Dragons neither nodded nor shook their heads, still considering.

Tuoba Ye took out a Spirit Attraction Talisman, causing the surrounding elemental energy to surge towards it.

"If I lend you this treasure to cultivate, wouldn't you make rapid progress?" Tuoba Ye began to entice them.

The White Jade Lion Dragons' eyes immediately lit up, clearly very tempted.

Not to mention other things, magical beasts are very sensitive to elemental energy, and they could naturally feel the rapid flow of energy towards the Spirit Attraction Talisman.

The four White Jade Lion Dragons nodded together.

"Very good, you've made the right choice. Perhaps one day, you won't be inferior to true dragon clan warriors," Tuoba Ye smiled.

After taming the four White Jade Lion Dragons, he opened the iron cage and let them out. "From now on, you will be responsible for guarding the back courtyard. I will build houses for you to cultivate in."

Being able to tame the White Jade Lion Dragons made Tuoba Ye very happy.

The two adult White Jade Lion Dragons, one was a Three-Star Innate Martial God, and the other was a Two-Star Innate Martial God, both very powerful.

Moreover, they still had great potential, and might even advance to the Qi Cultivation stage.

Tuoba Ye immediately arranged for several laborers to build four small houses in the back courtyard for the White Jade Lion Dragons to live and cultivate in. He buried Spirit Attraction Talismans under the houses to speed up their cultivation.

Many strong people in the manor were cultivating with the help of Spirit Attraction Talismans, and the gathering of elemental energy would be noticed by passing cultivators.

To prevent this, Tuoba Ye spent several days setting up a large concealment array in the back courtyard, so no one could detect it.

His current strength was still too weak, making it difficult to set up the array.

After taming the White Jade Lion Dragons, he began to organize the knowledge of identifying treasures and taught it to Xia Yuxuan.

Xia Yuxuan had already started teaching the female slaves to cultivate and improve their strength.

The large manor was bustling with activity every day.

During this period, the Emperor sent people to comfort Xia Yuxuan and her son, bringing a lot of gold coins as rewards.

Tuoba Ye realized that the Emperor clearly wanted to win over Xia Yuxuan and her son, as they were easier to control.

Since this was the case, they should make good use of it, which could also provide them with protection.

Time passed, and three months went by in a flash.

Except for the auction house, which was not yet renovated, everything else was ready. Xia Yuxuan had already invested half of her one million gold coins, buying a large number of treasures to prepare for the opening. They also contacted many street vendors, allowing them to set up stalls in the Treasure Gathering Tower for free. In the capital, setting up stalls on the streets also required fees. Being able to set up stalls for free was naturally what the vendors wanted.

On this day, the sign for the Treasure Gathering Tower was hung up, and it opened quietly.

Since they were expelled, they couldn't make a big fuss.

However, the Treasure Gathering Tower was located in a prime location in the capital, and even without publicity, it still attracted a lot of attention.

Just hearing the name "Treasure Gathering Tower" made many people curious.

Many passersby entered the Treasure Gathering Tower with the intention of taking a look.

As soon as they entered, they saw various stalls on both sides of the cobblestone road, mainly selling weapons, equipment, and magical beast skins, as well as some materials. The hawking was constant, and the atmosphere was lively.

On both sides of the road, all the houses were shops, categorized to buy and sell various treasures.

The slaves Xia Yuxuan bought who knew how to do business were put to good use, and even the laborers were busy helping to move things.

The Treasure Gathering Tower had just opened, and there weren't enough vendors yet. Of the 900-meter-long cobblestone road, only 200 meters had stalls, and the rest were still empty.

Tuoba Ye had already considered this. If this situation arose, he planned to rent out some of the houses on both sides to the vendors for a small fee.

There were too many houses on both sides, and it was a waste to leave them empty.

Before long, the Treasure Gathering Tower was filled with passersby.

Xia Yuxuan had no choice but to appear in public: "Welcome, honored guests, to the opening ceremony of the Treasure Gathering Tower. Anyone who makes a transaction today will receive a 20% discount. I won't say more. I hope all the guests can find what they desire."

Xia Yuxuan had reached an agreement with the vendors to offer a uniform 20% discount.

As soon as Xia Yuxuan finished speaking, the onlookers began to select treasures.

People have a tendency to seek bargains, and Xia Yuxuan was taking advantage of this.

The Treasure Gathering Tower had a very successful opening, with booming business. Without any publicity, it was already very busy. If there had been extensive promotion, it would have been packed.

By evening, the Treasure Gathering Tower closed for the day, and they counted the transactions. Not including the vendors' transactions, the shops set up by Xia Yuxuan and the others had a total transaction amount of over 30,000 gold coins.

Of these 30,000 gold coins, the net profit was nearly 10,000 gold coins.

Seeing the profit, Xia Yuxuan was overjoyed: "Xiao Ye, the Treasure Gathering Tower is really great. We made nearly 10,000 gold coins on the first day."

"Mother, this is just the beginning. In the future, the Treasure Gathering Tower will become the largest and most profitable chamber of commerce in the capital," Tuoba Ye said confidently.

When purchasing various treasures, Tuoba Ye personally participated. With his keen eye, the treasures he chose were all of high quality and low price, ensuring a substantial profit.

In the future, he would use his knowledge to earn even more gold coins.

On this day, while everyone was busy selling treasures, Tuoba Ye and Zhan Meng bought many treasures from the vendors at a low cost. Once sold, these treasures would earn over a million gold coins.

One of the materials, called Refined Gold Ore, looked very ordinary from the outside. Inside, there was a fist-sized piece of refined gold, a material for refining spiritual artifacts. This piece of refined gold alone was worth a million gold coins. Tuoba Ye bought it for only ten gold coins.

However, Tuoba Ye didn't tell anyone, as he didn't plan to sell the refined gold.

Such treasures should be kept for future use in the cultivation world.

The other small treasures he bought could also earn him tens of thousands of gold coins when resold.

For Tuoba Ye, this was like child's play, but for others, it was unimaginable.

Xia Yuxuan was also trying to identify treasures herself, but identifying treasures requires a keen eye, and she would likely not make significant progress in a short time.

Tuoba Ye taught her by explaining the treasures he bought that day, which greatly benefited her.

If he taught her directly every day, Xia Yuxuan would likely be able to handle things independently in no time.

...

The opening of the Treasure Gathering Tower, with its booming business, had spread throughout the capital, and the four major families naturally knew about it.

The Qian family.

"Who would have thought that after being expelled, Xia Yuxuan would develop business skills!"

"Family Head, I went to the Treasure Gathering Tower today, and the business was not just good. They haven't even promoted it yet. If we let them develop, it might affect our Qian family's business."

"Tell the people below to set up stalls in our venues for free to attract customers," Qian Duoduo, the head of the Qian family, immediately made a decision.

Qian Duoduo was a capable person who quickly saw the key and followed suit.

"Yes! Family Head, I will take care of it immediately."

The Qian family's actions could indeed recover the lost popularity. However, he only saw one aspect and didn't realize that Tuoba Ye's free stalls for vendors were not just to attract customers but also to pick up bargains and collect treasures.

Not using this would be a huge waste.

However, picking up bargains is not easy and requires a keen eye and extensive knowledge.

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