Chapter 56

"Jubao Cabinet, genuine goods! Purple Gold Token, powerful proxy!"

"Three-day return, seven-day exchange, fifteen-day warranty, special items excluded..."

"Which is the best for elixirs and medicines? Find Xiao Tang at Jubao Cabinet!"

"Martial techniques last forever, one book for eternity..."

Outside the Jubao Pavilion, the calls and shouts were already rising one after another.

Wulong Town lacked many things, but it certainly did not lack people who enjoyed spectacles. Hearing the commotion at the Jubao Pavilion, many people had already gathered around.

Banyi Lou stood at the door, stunned for a full minute...

Now he fully understood what Tang Zheng meant by "business will be very busy"!

The items in the inner cabinet of the Jubao Pavilion were all high-quality goods. If we talk about the unit price, many people could afford them by tightening their belts. For example, the cheapest martial technique in the inner cabinet of the Jubao Pavilion, which costs two taels of purple gold, even ordinary wealthy families in Wulong Town could afford it.

However, they could afford the price but could not enter the inner cabinet of the Jubao Pavilion.

Because the inner cabinet of the Jubao Pavilion only served customers with a Purple Gold Token!

And the prerequisite for obtaining a Purple Gold Token, which is a thousand taels of purple gold, was something even Tang Family Fortress could not achieve.

As for Yilan Manor, if they sold all their properties, including the main estate, they might be able to gather the amount, but they would only do so if they had all collectively lost their minds.

Of course, all these thoughts of Banyi Lou were things of the past.

With Tang Zheng and his "powerful proxy," all these issues were no longer problems!

So, Banyi Lou was not just going to welcome a big customer today; he was going to welcome a wave of big customers!

"Wait, wait, wait..." Banyi Lou was stunned for a long time before he reacted, running in and grabbing Tang Zheng, "What do you mean by this, this, this, this?"

"Isn't it because you've been guarding this shop for so long, year after year, only selling a few items? Old man, you're tired, and the younger generations of Tang Family Fortress are pained in their hearts..."

"Stop!" Banyi Lou knew that if he let him continue, he would just ramble on, so he decisively stopped him.

The younger generations of Tang Family Fortress were pained in their hearts?

It was simply a lie—none of them had ever come to the Jubao Pavilion!

If they were truly pained in their hearts, why did the prices on the flyers seem so unfamiliar to Banyi Lou?

A box of "Nine Turn Pulse Stabilizing Pill" from the inner cabinet, which sells for three taels of purple gold, was marked at ten taels on their flyers!

A set of "Bailuan Sword Technique" from the inner cabinet, which sells for forty-seven taels of purple gold, was quoted at a hundred taels on their flyers!

Faced with Banyi Lou's questioning, Tang Zheng spread his hands: "My students' time is very precious; I can't let them run up and down for nothing."

"Is it necessary to raise the prices so much?"

"Alright, I have a compulsion for round numbers!" Tang Zheng continued to spread his hands.

"..." Banyi Lou wanted to be angry, but the most frustrating thing was that he didn't know what to be angry about!

Whether it was the sales of the Jubao Pavilion or his own commission, he couldn't find a reason to be angry.

Thus, this indescribable feeling made him even more angry!

Although, according to the rules, Tang Zheng's actions were completely within bounds, as the Jubao Pavilion recognized the token, not the person.

However, anyone who could obtain a Purple Gold Token was a person of status and reputation. Who would act as recklessly as Tang Zheng?

"Alright, leave the outside to them. I guarantee your commission will make you worry-free," Tang Zheng tapped the counter, "What about teaching me casting, as we agreed?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll be too busy to teach you casting?" Banyi Lou asked.

"No problem, you can hire helpers. The salary isn't much, just one purple gold coin per day. Pick whoever you like... How about that awkward kid in black at the door?"

"One purple gold coin per day, why don't you just rob us!" Banyi Lou finally found his point of anger.

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The commotion at the door of the Jubao Pavilion hit Yilan Manor the hardest.

They didn't know what kind of relationship Tang Family Fortress had with the Purple Gold City, but they could actually proxy the items from the inner cabinet of the Jubao Pavilion. They urgently mobilized their people to inquire about the situation from various servants and maids of Tang Family Fortress, but the people of Tang Family Fortress themselves didn't know what was going on, so they naturally ended up with nothing.

All the merchants on West Street were in motion.

The line of carriages from Tang Family Fortress entering West Street was already very eye-catching.

Many merchants thought they were going to have a big fight with Yilan Manor and were preparing to see who would be the ultimate victor. They naturally hoped for a big battle, preferably a mutual destruction, so they could take over the shops without any recognition.

Who knew that the carriages of Tang Family Fortress actually stopped at the door of the Jubao Pavilion!

Then, those strange flyers started to be distributed to them...

The crowd grew larger and larger, but the first person to make a purchase never appeared.

"Powerful proxy? Is it real? Don't spend a lot of money and end up with fake goods?"

"The reputation of the Jubao Pavilion is beyond doubt, but the reputation of Tang Family Fortress..."

"Exactly! Even if the goods are genuine, who knows if they might be switched?"

"The elixirs and medicines from the inner cabinet can save lives, but if they are switched, they could kill!"

Wulong Town was full of all kinds of scams.

Even with the carriages of Tang Family Fortress and the door of the Jubao Pavilion, they couldn't easily trust.

However, many people were eager to try...

They were all waiting for the first person to take the plunge.

After seeing it, they would act.

"Don't look, it won't open for a while," Tang Zheng saw Banyi Lou constantly looking outside and sat directly behind the counter, "It's a legitimate business, no cheating, and I haven't arranged any shills..."

"You're selling at more than double the price and still calling it a legitimate business, no cheating?" Banyi Lou rolled his eyes.

"I'm clearly marking the prices and only guaranteeing genuine goods. Did I ever say 'high quality and low price'?" Tang Zheng shot him a look.

Banyi Lou looked outside again and then looked at him several times.

Tang Zheng smiled, "What's wrong?"

"You're being too high-profile."

"Is that so?"

"And it's sudden..." Banyi Lou said.

Tang Zheng glanced at the Yilan Manor servants outside, who were like ants in a hot pot, and smiled, "Silence can make you rich, but it won't catch big fish!"

Banyi Lou followed his gaze but only saw the sales calls of the Tang Family Fortress disciples.

He lowered his head, didn't ask further, and waved his hand, taking out the two books: "No more talk. Have you brought the materials? Let's start with the basic material processing!"

"Sure." Tang Zheng had no objections.

Banyi Lou opened the first book.

There was no title, and it was all handwritten, but unlike martial techniques, it had no star force fluctuations.

Because this was not a martial technique; it was a casting notebook.

"Material processing is the first step in casting and also the most critical step. In the Hundred Refinements Workshop, an apprentice starts learning casting, and this step alone takes three years..." Banyi Lou began to explain, referring to the casting notebook.

Material processing did not mean immediately forging with fire. It was simply processing the materials into the most suitable form for forging.

For example, the water from the Heavenly Pool Cold Lake was too clear and had poor adhesion, so it needed to be made more viscous using star force to facilitate its use.

For example, the seven-colored silk was very fragile and had to be repeatedly pulled and stretched using fine star force to strengthen its toughness, making it less likely to break.

For example, the moonstone was hard and had to be softened before it could be forged.

"Look, the seven-colored silk should be processed like this..." Banyi Lou extended a thread of star force into his hand, and the seven-colored silk in his palm floated, its bright colors fluttering with the flow of his star force.

Banyi Lou demonstrated very slowly.

While demonstrating, he explained.

"Oh..." After watching once, Tang Zheng immediately released star force to start processing.

Whoosh...

The Purple Gold Star Constellation rose with the wind.

In the first life palace, the half-black, half-white star slowly rotated.

"Be careful, be careful. No one has ever successfully processed seven-colored silk on their first try..." Banyi Lou kept reminding him.

"Okay." Tang Zheng nodded.

"Pull, loosen, again... No, too fast! Slow down... Yes, yes, that's it... Be careful, be careful... Hmm, that luster... Yes, yes, good... Success! What? Really succeeded!"

Banyi Lou's tone changed several times in a short sentence.

After several tens of pulls and loosens, the seven-colored silk in Tang Zheng's hand gradually changed from a dull, dusty color to a bright, lustrous one!

Banyi Lou watched Tang Zheng put down the seven-colored silk, which shimmered in the sunlight, and looked at Tang Zheng with a gaze that seemed to be looking at a monster.

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Thank you to QiliN, Jia Xiao Qi for the 588起点币, Xiao Hei Hen, Xue Ye Xing Chen for the 200起点币, Cang Hai Zhi Xin Hu Po Ming Yue, Xiao Jian Ke, Huang Hun Zhi Fan ~ Kong, Dong Zhi Feng, Li Ru Yao, Shou Hu Zhe Ping Fan De Yi Sheng, Shu You 150214084300611, Shu You 15021408430061, Shi Hua Guo, Tui Fei Xiao Yan 123, Kong Long Ling for the 100起点币.

Thank you to Song Bai Wu Tong for the rose...

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