Chapter 182: Chapter 84: Everything Goes Smoothly

“Owner! Please come out and have a look.”

Li Jizhou had instructed that unless it’s something special, he should not be disturbed.

Having spent eight years together, Li Jizhou understood Xiaoguo’s character thoroughly and knew that if he called out like this, it must be an important matter.

Shortly, Li Jizhou arrived at the front shop.

“Owner, this senior has great trust in our Taobao Pavilion and has cooperated many times before. This time, he brought this item for us to sell on consignment. Do you think we should accept it?” Xiaoguo quickly explained.

Li Jizhou cupped his hands towards the old customer.

It turned out to be a Fake Pill Master.

And the item he showed was actually a piece of Tier Three Spiritual Bamboo.

Tier Three Spiritual Bamboo is an excellent material for crafting talismans and refining artifacts, and it comes at a high price.

It’s available in the market, but all are sold by those long-established, large material stores.

Ordinary shops can’t offer a high price, nor can they hold the stock.

And those long-established large stores also press hard on the recycling price,

After all, it’s a high investment, and the required return on profit naturally needs to be greater.

It’s not something that can be sold quickly; it might be held for a long time before being sold, and there’s a risk of price fluctuations.

This piece of Tier Three Spiritual Bamboo has a market price of about four thousand Spirit Stones, but the recycling price is at most three thousand two hundred, leaving a twenty percent profit margin.

This Fake Pill customer found the price offered by the old material stores too low, and the auction house has heavy handling fees, with uncertain auction prices.

So he ultimately decided to consign it at the Taobao Pavilion.

“Rest assured, esteemed guest, for old customers’ goods, we at Taobao Pavilion will accept them. However, since there are many consigned items now, it’s hard to say when they can be sold.” Li Jizhou smiled and cupped his hands.

“Li Dong, you’re straightforward. I know the rules, but I need to trouble you to help me this time. I urgently need Spirit Stones next month.” The Fake Pill cultivator said with anticipation.

At this time, Xiaoguo added: “Owner, the esteemed guest just expressed his wish to buy the first display spot at the entrance for one month at the price of one hundred Spirit Stones, and additionally pay one hundred Spirit Stones to buy a bulk Communication Talisman service.”

Upon hearing this, Li Jizhou furrowed his brow slightly and looked at Xiaoguo: “What’s the current bid for the first display spot this month?”

Xiaoguo checked the records: “Owner, the bidding rank for the first display spot this month, currently Yellow Elder’s Tier Two Puppet is leading at one hundred twenty Spirit Stones.”

Li Jizhou turned slightly to look at the Fake Pill customer.

“Then I’ll offer one hundred fifty Spirit Stones, that should suffice, right?” The Fake Pill customer gritted his teeth and said.

“Please understand, esteemed guest, as it’s not yet settlement time, in case another customer offers a higher price…” Xiaoguo hurriedly explained.

However, Li Jizhou raised his hand: “Forget it, the esteemed guest faces difficulties and is an old customer, let’s just make a friend, lock in the first display spot for this month.”

“Thank you, Owner!” The Fake Pill Master gratefully clasped his hands towards Li Jizhou.

“What price does the esteemed guest intend to sell this item for? If it exceeds the market price, the display spot and Spirit Stone for bulk messaging might be spent in vain.” Li Jizhou inquired again.

The Fake Pill Master hesitated for a moment, then raised his head: “Three thousand six hundred will do, is it alright?”

“The esteemed guest is very sincere, our Taobao Pavilion will do our utmost, barring any unexpected circumstances, three thousand six hundred Spirit Stones will definitely be in your hands by this time next month.” Li Jizhou nearly confirmed.

Both parties signed a contract, and the Fake Pill Master subsequently left satisfied.

Over these five years of development,

The customer base at Taobao Pavilion has grown rapidly.

Communication Talismans sent out now exceed three thousand, and registered members have surpassed ten thousand.

And naturally, there have been some changes in the model.

A handling fee of one Spirit Stone has remained unchanged.

However, three additional aspects have been added.

Firstly, due to limited space in the store, some merchandise might be placed behind or upstairs, making it less visible and affecting sales. Therefore, people offer Spirit Stones to have their items placed in prominent spots, thus forming a well-structured bidding model, which has been well-received by customers.

Secondly, Communication Talisman broad announcements. Since there are limits on the number of messages a Communication Talisman can send and there’s a cost, a paid promotion model has been established.

Thirdly, due to the large volume of consignments and frequent turnover of Spirit Stones, a unified settlement cycle of one month has been set.

After the Fake Pill Master left for a while, Xiaoguo was about to display the item, but was stopped by Li Jizhou.

“Take it from store expenses!”

Then, holding the Tier Three Spiritual Bamboo, he returned to the back courtyard.

Normally, buying this piece of Spiritual Bamboo would require spending four thousand Spirit Stones.

While the Fake Pill Master can ultimately only receive three thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.

But now, he spent four hundred fewer Spirit Stones, and the Fake Pill Master gained four hundred Spirit Stones more.

Of course, adding the Fake Pill Master’s expenditure of two hundred fifty Spirit Stones for promotion, actually, Li Jizhou spent six hundred fifty Spirit Stones less, while the Fake Pill Master gained one hundred fifty Spirit Stones more.

This could be considered a win-win.

Regarding the development of Taobao Pavilion, everything is within Li Jizhou’s plans,

However, the current member count is still insufficient for greater development, so for now, it will enter a period of consolidation.

For this, Li Jizhou is not in a hurry.

After all, he’s not short on Spirit Stones presently; with a one-month prepayment period, the Spirit Stones he could use have never dropped below three hundred thousand.

In these five years, the two hundred thousand Spirit Stones he had when he first arrived in Liuyun City have long been spent.

Tier Three materials are too expensive.

Now he has long since advanced to a Tier Three Puppet Master, Tier Three Talisman Master, and Tier Three Array Master.

In five years, he has acquired three Tier Three Puppets fused with Demon Pills, and without any special cards up his sleeve, an Early Stage Core Formation real person is not to be feared at all.

In the aspect of talismans, five Treasure Talismans have been crafted, now nourishing them in his Dantian. After nurturing them for ten years, their power will rival the Middle Stage of Core Formation.

What satisfies Li Jizhou the most are still the three Teleportation Talismans!

They can move three thousand miles instantly, essential for escaping.

Unless the opponent can immediately activate a Secret Skill that locks space, it’s challenging to keep Li Jizhou.

In terms of arrays, the entire Taobao Pavilion now has three sets of Tier Three Arrays.

The first layer Restriction Array can prevent a Middle Stage Core Formation cultivator from spying.

The second layer Illusion Array can trap even an Early Stage Core Formation cultivator.

The third layer Killing Array can easily kill an Early Stage Core Formation cultivator.

In the aspect of illusions, Li Jizhou has integrated the illusion abilities of Guagua.

For Guagua’s study of Arrays, Li Jizhou has long given up; he’s not cut out for learning.

Apart from this, Li Jizhou has already developed a set of Symbol Arrays, using talismans as the base and arrays as the framework.

When eighteen talismans are released, they instantly form an array with immense power.

However, Tier Three Symbol crafting materials are too expensive; he hasn’t yet been willing to use them, and now he’s only tested with Tier Two talismans, finding the results pretty good.

“The Late Stage of Foundation Establishment is nearly complete. I need to find Alchemist Xue for help.” In these five years, all materials for the Crystal Condensing Pill have been gathered.

And the relationship with the Tier Three senior Pill Master, Alchemist Xue, has already been established.

He has also gathered information about this person’s background and character, and the risk is minimal.

Before heading out, Li Jizhou habitually glanced at the report and consultancy from the Red Dust Pavilion.

Liuyun City remains stable.

Elsewhere, it’s still some sect and family conflicts,

No need to think, ultimately the beneficiaries are still the business alliances.

Having been in Liuyun City for eight years now, he’s understood more deeply the affairs of Yan Kingdom, and has a clear grasp of some of the routines of these alliances.

Aside from this, one piece of news in this periodical brought a slight smile to Li Jizhou’s face.

[Yan Kingdom Heavenly List updated every ten years]

[Hidden Dragon Ranking updated every ten years]

[Dark Ranking updated every ten years]

[Rouge Ranking updated every ten years]

[Wealth Ranking updated every ten years]

These are equally the routines of business alliances: increasing hotspots, fostering comparisons, inciting rivalries…

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