Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 112 Enterprises and Patent Patch

Du Cihuai was an exceptionally talented alchemist among the 73rd generation disciples of Guangcheng Sect, which is why he was not among the first batch of Guangcheng Sect disciples "sent" to the research institute.

However, with the second expansion of the research institute, Du Cihuai volunteered to go to the Chang'an Research Institute, which was established by Wang Ergou's Chang'an community, even though there was no salary.

Indeed, after witnessing the power of the "Truth" rocket launcher, the players seemed to have unlocked their full potential, losing much of their passion for dungeon crawling and map exploration. Instead, they started digging into their nine-year compulsory education textbooks and the legendary time-traveling tomes to create some amazing items. Although no player has yet managed to create a real Tsar Bomba, they've certainly managed to craft quite a few odds and ends.

The Longshan Group Research Institute, established by the Longshan Community, has developed many products that, while not technologically advanced, have remarkable effects. These include psionic refrigerators and psionic air conditioners, whose principles are even simpler than modern ones. They involve carving and drawing modified small rune arrays inside the object, which are then maintained by a long-term supply of spiritual energy from spirit stones. These small rune arrays consume very little energy; one spirit stone can last for more than half a year.

These gadgets became an instant hit among gamers as soon as they were released—whether you actually use them is another matter, but you definitely need to have them.

In addition, these products sell very well among the cultivators and wealthy commoners. The orders placed by Guangcheng Sect have almost overwhelmed the production capacity of Longshan Village!
To meet the order deadline, Longshan Sheyi also hired hundreds of ordinary people from nearby towns—although carving the talisman array required talisman cultivators and array masters, the production of its outer shell and components could be done by ordinary people.

This also surprised Fang Xianyu greatly—the first production line in the history of Guixu Realm was actually built with investment from players of Longshan Sheyi!
Economic interests are indeed the primary driving force!
This incident also directly prompted Fang Xianyu to make several adjustments. First, the increase in business exchanges made the people from Guangcheng Sect who were in contact with him somewhat confused.

Players are not allowed to leave the area set by Fang Xianyu, which means that even if they want to sell, they can't, and can only rely on Guangcheng Sect to sell them on their behalf. From Guangcheng Sect's perspective, isn't your Taiyin Sect a sect? Why are your disciples divided into different communities? And why are you charging different prices for similar items?
To facilitate the integration, Fang Xianyu directly patched the enterprise registration system and handed over the entire task to Elder Lu Ying, whom he had poached from his Blue Star country father—the capable should do more work!

The entire system is similar to the model on Blue Star. Individual companies can be registered, as well as groups with multiple companies. For example, the behind-the-scenes boss of Longshan Sheyi invested in and established Longshan Group – officially known as "Taiyin Longshan Technology Group". It already has several subsidiaries such as Longshan Home Furnishing Technology, Longshan Lingneng Technology, and Longshan Agricultural Technology, making it the largest enterprise in the current player group.

In this way, when players connect with Guangchengzong, they can do so under the name of a company, which is convenient for players and also makes Guangchengzong more distinct.

The second patch is to provide "patent" protection between our two groups.

In short, it allows players to register all sorts of strange and wonderful things they create in the "Ten Continents Chronicles Patent Encyclopedia." Once approved, the entire production method and process will be automatically listed. Other players can then use the "Ten Continents Chronicles Patent Encyclopedia" to screen and purchase the patent rights, and produce and sell them themselves. 50% of the cost of purchasing the patent rights will be returned to the registrant's account.

Hmm...you're asking where the other 50% went?
Doesn't maintaining a system require funding?

Fang Xianyu acted with righteous indignation in front of the unscrupulous boss.

The emergence of the patent protection system sparked a great deal of research enthusiasm among players. Of course, most people only lasted for three minutes. After all, people who can't even calculate 0.8 multiplied by 0.5 as 0.04 in reality can't be expected to become Einsteins in another world. They can't even copy properly!
However, some players persisted, most notably the Longshan Group Research Institute and the Chang'an Research Institute. Both institutes recruited many disciples from the Guangcheng Sect, but the former offered very generous treatment and salaries, while the latter... only made empty promises. "Senior brother, why don't we go to Longshan? They offer a hundred spirit stones a month!"

Ling Xuan is the 73rd generation disciple of Guangcheng Sect. She was born in Taiping Town and was taken to the sect by the elders of Guangcheng Sect when she was very young.

With her exceptional talent, she quickly reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but the Golden Core stage was still a long way off.

Guangcheng Sect has long had a rule that disciples below the Golden Core stage are not allowed to leave the sect without permission. This rule is essentially to protect these disciples. Cultivators below the Golden Core stage cannot escape if they encounter demons or monsters. Those above the Golden Core stage, while not necessarily able to protect themselves, can at least run away if they encounter danger.

However, as the Taiyin Sect changed from a sect to a clan and dealt a great blow to the elders of the Guangcheng Sect in the Zhu Fukun incident, the Guangcheng Sect made a rare concession, lowering the conditions for disciples to leave the mountain to the Foundation Establishment stage. However, Foundation Establishment disciples were only allowed to go to the vicinity of the Taiyin Sect and could not go too far away. Moreover, they had to be guaranteed and looked after by at least one Golden Core stage disciple.

Ling Xuan pestered her senior brother for several days before he finally relented and agreed to take her to the Taiyin Sect to "apply for a job".

The term "job hunting" is a newly emerging buzzword from the Taiyin Sect, and the words related to salary, annual leave, etc., are quite interesting.

Of course, Ling Xuan, who originally intended to go to the Longshan Group Research Institute, also had her own ulterior motives. The Longshan Group Research Institute was closer to Taiping Town, which would allow her to take some time to go home and visit it. She hadn't been home for more than twenty years...

"The pay is good in Longshan, and cultivators are scrambling to get jobs there. I heard that disciples from other sects and forces have also gone there. We're just at the Golden Core stage and the other is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so we might not be able to get a job! But it's different in Chang'an. They only offer basic subsidies, so fewer people are coming. If nothing unexpected happens, we can both get in!"

Ling Xuan was still a little confused: "But the subsidies in Chang'an are very low!"

“Junior sister, you need to have a long-term vision. Although the subsidies from the Chang’an Research Institute are low, it will give you shares in the research results! With our abilities, we can definitely make something! Will we still be afraid of not having money then?” Du Cihuai said confidently, “Do you know how much money Longshan makes from those air conditioners and refrigerators that have absolutely no technological content? Their research institute’s floors are inlaid with gold!”

"But our alchemy cultivation isn't very effective, is it..."

"Look at you, so silly. If I wasn't confident, would I have taken you?" Du Cihuai first gave his junior sister a disdainful look, then said confidently, "The Great Emperor of the Chang'an Research Institute already told me that their newly built 'Chang'an Pharmaceutical' will research simplified pills to facilitate assembly line production and reduce costs. They will not only sell to cultivators, but also to ordinary mortals! They won't even have to worry about medicinal materials. It is said that their Chang'an community also has farms that specialize in producing spiritual materials. In short, compared to the stagnant and dangerous Longshan, it has great potential!"

(End of this chapter)