Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 393 The "Arms" Business

While Fang Xianyu was busy fishing for dragons and mermaids, the alliance channel on the player side was already in an uproar, forcing Wang Ergou, who was temporarily acting as the alliance leader, to turn off the free microphone in the channel and switch to a mode where only the alliance leader could speak.

Even so, the messages in the channel chat moved much faster than those in the world main channel, with all sorts of witty remarks coming one after another, a stark contrast to the seemingly serious and composed group of players.

"I heard this event is going to be on TV! They'll make a promotional video, and I think you can see it on the 'phone' where you redeem the event rewards!"

"It's going to be updated, insider information: that 'phone' will continue to be updated with each expansion pack, including previous expansion packs and trailers!"

"Holy crap, we have no choice but to switch! It's just a matter of liver! Let's go for it!"

"But marching in formation is really boring. Vision's university military training days... Hey, what do you guys think? What if it suddenly rains? Is there that weird player next door who's really good at summoning rain?"

"Wake up! You're a cultivator now, you think you can be afraid of the rain? I might just let you keep grinding in the rain!"

"Can the sect elders also use magic to stop the rain?"

"No need for the elders, Second Senior Sister will suffice! She's amazing! She can do everything! Last time she said that if she had this kind of drive in the college entrance exam, she would have gotten into one of the two top universities in the capital long ago!"

"Huh!? Where's Second Senior Sister? Isn't she coming to this event?"

"Hehehe, she signed up too late and couldn't get in, she's queuing outside!"

"I never thought the 'uncle party' would have such a day! Hehehehehe!"

……

Indeed, the entire event progressed much as analyzed by the game operations team of the China National Nuclear Corporation project. Although 10,000 slots each time sounded like a lot, the fact that it was on a weekend, coupled with the generous benefits offered by the event, meant that over 60% of the players participated – meaning there was a real need to queue up for a chance, which led to many people grumbling on the world chat.

"The game planner is so stingy with the perks! Do they even dare to let everyone participate?!"

Of course, they wouldn't dare. This isn't a virtual game where characters can clip through each other; it's a proper organized formation. Moreover, considering that players might not even be able to endure half an hour for one round, Fang Xianyu took the initiative to shorten the duration of each round to 15 minutes, for a total of 8 rounds.

In order to ensure that all players can grind enough points to redeem outfits and blonde hair, a limit of 6 times per player has been set, and other tasks such as post-event cleanup that can be adjusted as needed have been added as supplementary tasks to earn points.

So, people's complaints are just casual rants; they're not really protesting any unfairness—protesting is pointless anyway, the game's official team is shameless, and they only selectively listen to player opinions.

However, these unreliable aspects were completely unknown to the group of cultivators from various other human factions accompanied by Elder Lu Ying. They were all astonished by the terrifying strength of this sect, which had been established for less than a year! A Nascent Soul cultivator, dressed in fine clothes and wearing a smile, who was only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage, casually praised, "Elder Lu, it seems your sect is extremely skilled in weapon crafting!"

Elder Lu Ying humbly replied, "Fellow Daoist Feng is too kind."

This "Fellow Daoist Feng," whose real name is "Feng Yuanyi," is a manager of the renowned Misty Immortal Sect. With his cultivation level, he could barely be an elder in a second- or third-rate sect, and even in a first-rate sect like the Misty Immortal Sect, he should hold a position of real power. Therefore, this long journey can actually be considered an "exile," and after much wandering and hardship, he arrived at the Taiyin Sect in the Central Continent.

This brings us to the fact that Fang Xianyu's butterfly wings, which allowed him to restart his second playthrough, finally affected the old ancestor of the Misty Immortal Sect, the Misty Golden Immortal.

Back then, the ethereal Golden Immortal, grieving the loss of his nephew, took his anger out on the Penglai Sect. He not only fought a fierce battle with the Penglai Sect, but also engaged in a magical duel with the Penglai God.

Although she was ultimately no match for the God of Penglai, she escaped unscathed because the God of Penglai dared not interfere too much in mortal affairs, suffering only minor injuries.

However, she did not expect that while she was in seclusion to recuperate from her injuries, she would be tricked by her own younger brother, Immortal Lord Liquan, the leader of the Misty Immortal Sect, who would trap and kill her in the Nine Kill Seven Absolute Formation.

Of course, Immortal Lord Liquan also did not survive; he fought to the death, and it is said that both of them died.

But Fang Xianyu didn't believe it at all!
It's possible that Immortal Lord Liquan is completely dead. Immortal Piaomiao is cunning and cowardly. He even tried to prolong the life of his own son. How could he not have any backup plan when it comes to himself?
Moreover, in the Void Realm, where the strong prey on the weak, if the Misty Immortal Sect had truly lost a Golden Immortal or a Celestial Lord, how could they still be there unharmed while other sects remained silent? Did they really think everyone was morally superior and unwilling to provoke conflict and seize the most resource-rich and auspicious land in Tianying Continent?

This Feng Yuanyi was a marginal figure on the losing side in the internal strife of the Misty Immortal Sect. As a result, he was reduced to a cultivator who was about to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and was forced to do the most arduous and tiring job of purchasing for the sect. He also had to travel around by ship.

Although Feng Yuanyi was sidelined, he at least didn't die in this matter. He was also quite composed, so when facing the Taiyin Sect, he didn't have the arrogant demeanor that a cultivator from a first-rate sect would display. At least on the surface, he didn't look down on the Taiyin Sect.

“Oh, Elder Lu, there’s no need for such modesty,” Feng Yuanyi said with a smile, “This ‘rocket launcher’ does seem quite useful. I wonder if the Taiyin Sect is interested in buying or selling it? And what would the price be?”

"After a while, once production ramps up, we do intend to sell to external markets, but as for the price..."

Elder Lu Ying quickly did a calculation in his mind and quoted a price: "It will cost about several hundred spirit stones per piece. If it is more powerful, it will probably cost more than a thousand spirit stones."

Upon hearing the price, Feng Yuanyi didn't even raise his eyelids, but simply nodded and said, "After all, it's a magic item that can only be used once, like a talisman. This price is reasonable."

But the manager of the Fu Lu Shou Chamber of Commerce bluntly exposed him: "Elder Lu, isn't that a bit unfair? I heard that the cost of this thing is extremely low! You could probably make a profit even if you sold it for five hundred! Why would it cost over a thousand!"

As a business association that had long maintained close ties with the Taiyin Sect, the Fulu Shou Chamber of Commerce had already figured out each other's "personality" when communicating with the Taiyin Sect. Therefore, their communication was very direct, which surprised Feng Yuanyi. He even turned his head to take a few more glances at the Fulu Shou Chamber of Commerce manager, whose cultivation level was not obvious.

"Ahem," Elder Lu Ying coughed lightly, explaining, "Fellow Daoist, you are unaware of this. Our rocket launcher undergoes numerous improvements. The older versions were indeed cheaper, but also less powerful, and could easily harm users with low cultivation levels! The current Type 15, if paired with suitable spirit-guiding equipment, can prevent accidental injury even to ordinary users! Future improvements will undoubtedly increase the cost, and a price exceeding a thousand is understandable, isn't it?"