Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 383 Is the fried chicken delicious?

"Did you know what? It looks like a new map is coming!"

Wei Wo pulled Thursday aside and secretly crept to the edge of a bamboo grove on the Taiyin Palace map, lowering his voice and speaking cautiously.

On Thursday, infected by my thieving, almost elusive demeanor, I also whispered, "How did you know?"

Weiwo Wushi replied, "I was just delivering takeout to Elder Lu Ying and the others on my way home when I overheard that several 'Dragon Lords' had come from Kunlun Hill!"

What is a 'Dragon Lord'?

"It's a dragon! The kind that can fly! The traditional dragon from China!"

"Holy crap! Dragons!? Are they going to open up new friendly factions!?"

"Not necessarily. The Quanxian tribe, which opened up a long time ago, still hasn't had anyone access to their 'Quanxian Royal City' map! This time, although there's something called Kunlun Hill, it's hard to say!"

"Then what are you doing sneaking around here like a dog?"

"You are stupid!"

Wei Wo Wu Shi glared at Thursday with exasperation and said, "I saw two beautiful female NPCs go in with my own eyes! Our sect leader even personally escorted them! In that courtyard in front! They must be of very high status: maybe they're the daughters of the Dragon King, or some kind of little dragon girl, East Sea princess, West Sea princess or something! Hehehe!"

At this point, Weiwo Wushi's eyes practically lit up: "These NPCs, if we can build up our favorability with them, it'll definitely be good! Maybe we can even get them to turn us into dragons! If we could ride one... hmm, that seems unlikely, but taking a picture with them shouldn't be a problem, right? Then we'd be the first players in the entire server to take a picture with a dragon! It'd also give our community some good publicity!"
"More importantly, what if they like fried chicken?!"

As Wei Wo said this, he picked up two huge paper bags. The rich aroma of fried chicken could not be blocked by the thin paper bags. Even though it was Thursday and he wasn't hungry, he was tempted by the smell and took a big gulp of water.

"They should like it, right? Apart from those few plants that have become sentient, it seems like we haven't encountered any NPCs who don't like fried chicken yet?"

Thursday was also very confident in this regard. Ever since Gugu Chicken opened its fried chicken shop in Sheyi, Gugu Chicken has almost monopolized the fried chicken business in the entire Chang'an City! In fact, Mai Jia even came to cooperate with them. As a result, the fried chicken shop opened by Gugu Chicken in Sheyi and its various branches were renamed "Mai Mai Gugu Chicken", and the signs even read "Produced in cooperation between Mai Jia and Gugu Chicken".

Therefore, after being taught by Mai Jia, the taste of Gu Gu Ji's fried chicken has become better and better. Other small fried chicken businesses that go door-to-door cannot compare with it at all and can only make a little bit of scraps. Only Gu Gu Ji fried chicken has opened in every player-built city under the Taiyin Sect. Even the richest and most populous Wu Wang City has started to prepare for a second store!
"As long as they like fried chicken, we can find a way to trick them... cough, invite them to stay at our Gugu Chicken City for a couple of days! That will be a great source of income for them in the future!"
"In terms of economic strength, we can't compare to Wuwang City or Longshan Port; in terms of backing, we can't compare to Chang'an City; and in terms of governance, we can't compare to Rongyu City, and this gap is widening! So, we must find a way to catch up! Otherwise, among these old towns that were built before or immediately after the public beta, we'll be the worst!"

As Wei Wo Wushi spoke, he couldn't help but fantasize: "I've already thought of it! We can take an open and inclusive approach, specifically recruiting demon cultivators and alien races! For example, we can recognize dual citizenship... cough, I mean, dual household registration, or multiple household registration, such as NPCs from other races or sects, who can directly settle in our Gugu Chicken City with extremely low thresholds, and even be given homesteads for free!"

"Wait a minute, President, it seems like all the self-built cities our players have accepted your so-called 'multiple household registrations,' right? I already have an 'identity token' from Chang'an City and a 'resident certificate' from Wuwang City! Plus, I have a 'resident certificate' from Gugu Chicken, that makes three!" Thursday didn't hesitate to pour cold water on Weiwo Fifty: "Also, if you give away homesteads for free, we'll go bankrupt! Expanding the community's land requires contribution points and prestige points, and it also costs money! And many aspects of city construction require money! Not to mention, you need money to build roads and the city lord's mansion!"

Having achieved real-world financial freedom ahead of time by relying on the family business described in "The Records of the Ten Continents," Wei Wo Wushi even hired a finance staff member and a long-term legal consultant. He also gained a great deal of knowledge about basic economics and commercial laws. At this point, he confidently said, "Don't worry! Although the homestead land is given out for free, we still have to collect land tax! There's also residential tax, various commercial taxes, and all sorts of other miscellaneous taxes. It'll be more than enough!"

Thursday nodded obediently: "Oh... well, I don't understand anyway! Whatever you say goes!"

"And another thing," Wei Wo Wu Shi boasted, still not satisfied, and continued to chatter on, "If those Dragon Lords are easy to talk to, we can seize the opportunity to be the first to establish diplomatic relations with them! This time, we can't let Chang'an City and Longshan Port beat us to it! Then we can do business with them! I just asked my second senior sister privately, and she said that in the setting of 'Ten Continents Chronicle,' their dragon clan often sheds their scales, so dragon scales are extremely worthless there! But here! They're incredibly rare! And where dragons live! There must be their specialties, right? Maybe even dragon dung and dragon urine are treasures! Hey, that ambergris, maybe it really is ambergris!"

On Thursday, someone couldn't take it anymore: "President, wake up! Ambergris is the vomit of sperm whales, not dragons!"

"But wait, but this is just a game! What if something goes wrong? Right!"

Thursday was exasperated: "Fine, fine, so what are you planning to do?"

"Listen to me in a bit. When the players knock on the door, be polite and say you're bringing in some new product samples. Ask them to try our fried chicken and give us some feedback. I happen to have a lot of milk tea saved up in my backpack, so we can make it into a set meal. Even if they find out later that we don't have it in our store, it just means we haven't had time to add the new product yet!"

At this point, Wei Wo Wu Shi grinned menacingly: "Hmph, I don't believe that eating my fried chicken won't be enough to keep you two mere little dragons in check!"

For some reason, on Thursday I suddenly felt a chill down my back and my heart raced. This feeling was somewhat like some kind of "psychic intuition," but not a very good one. So I asked myself nervously, "Will this... work...?"

Wei Wo felt a little guilty because of Thursday's timid tone, but she still straightened her chest and said with a stiff upper lip, "Young man, how can you do great things without a spirit of adventure!"

"That makes sense! I wonder if your fried chicken is really that delicious?"

A gentle female voice sounded behind the two of them.

"It must be delicious! This is our research..." Wei Wo casually replied.

The two turned their heads at the sound and saw two huge dragon heads emerging from the bamboo thicket. The dragon bodies were hidden in the mist that had gathered in the bamboo forest at some unknown time. Only two pairs of lantern-sized, yellow eyes could be seen, staring at Wei Wushi and Thursday, making the two scream louder than the sky.

"what!!!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"