Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 433 The Boss's Boss Number

[The Mysterious Woman], whose real name is Wu Tong, is a second-generation rich kid and also a student studying abroad.

Unlike typical Chinese students studying abroad, Wu Tong's study abroad was purely a matter of spending money. In fact, to make his studies more comfortable, he even bought an extra spot and hired a "study companion".

Wu Tong has an older sister who runs the family business, and as the youngest daughter, she has neither ambition nor desire for power. She has always been very clear about her role—to live off the dividends from the shares her sister allocated to her in managing the business empire, and to simply coast along. Her greatest contribution is to avoid inappropriate hobbies. In short, as long as she doesn't become a burden to the family, she is doing a great service.

Therefore, as a rich second-generation with no ambition for academics or career, Wu Tong's hobby is relatively harmless: playing video games.

Of course, compared to true skilled casual players, Wu Tong's gameplay is also very unreplicable: he just throws money at it.

For example, this time, because of the time difference, Wu Tong had just finished her late-night snack and was planning to digest her food in the detached garden she bought in the UK, watch some game live streams, and then go into the game pod for a bit of fun. Naturally, she saw Chai Gou Cai Cai's live stream, and naturally, she was attracted by the flying boat that looked very much like her status and economic strength. Naturally, she spent millions to buy it.

Several million, although it gave Wu Tong a bit of a headache, wasn't a huge amount. At most, she could earn that much money by ordering one less piece of jewelry this month.

However, when she actually entered the game and started "collecting goods" with Shiba Inu and Want a Big Warehouse, she had some worries.

"This thing... it is indeed quite big, but I don't know how to use it!"

Wu Tong, who had spent over a month in the game, clearly understood the nature of "Ten Continents Chronicles." He knew that this kind of flying boat was not like the kind in other games where you could just wave your hand and it would be put into your inventory or appear again. Instead, it was a real flying boat that occupied an area larger than a village!

Even finding a place to put it is a problem!

"Ugh! It's fun taking pictures, but it's so awkward afterwards!"

Wu Tong sighed and frantically strained his brain, which he rarely used, as he racked his brains for a solution.

Zheng Qian, whose ID was "Want a Large Warehouse," rolled his eyes and eagerly suggested, "Uh, boss, I saw in the appraisal description that this flying boat consumes spiritual energy and has an automatic cruise function. How about, if you don't mind spending a little money, I have a mecha workshop with quite a few advanced mecha repairmen. We can have them research and see how to modify it for you, like a 'fuel tank,' so that you only need to throw in spirit stones or fill it with spiritual energy for one-click automatic cruise. What do you think?"

"Wait a minute, a mecha studio!?" Wu Tong looked at Zheng Qian in shock, asking as if to confirm, "What mecha? Is it the mecha I'm imagining!?"

"It's...it's this mecha..."

As Zheng Qian spoke, she carefully took out an oversized mecha component from her Qiankun bag—a component that had been deformed but still retained its aesthetic appeal even after being disassembled—and showed it to Wu Tong.

"Wow! That's so cool! That's amazing!"

Wu Tong sighed sincerely and nodded in agreement without hesitation—it's just a matter of spending some money! What's the big deal!

She also asked, "How much is the deposit? Is 50,000 yuan enough?"

Zheng Qian was so moved by Wu Tong's generosity that he almost jumped up, nodding vigorously: "That's enough! Absolutely enough!"

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to your card later!" Wu Tong said with satisfaction, then paused and suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, does anyone in your group have a community service center?"

"Boss is generous!" Zheng Qian praised Wu Tong first before replying, "Yes, but our group is a hastily assembled savage group. We are not from the same village. For example, Cai Cai and I are from Chang'an, some members are from Longshan, and some are from small villages. We are not well-known, so you probably haven't heard of us, Boss."

Wu Tong hesitated for a moment before revealing the meaning behind his question: "Well...actually, I'd really like to turn this flying ship into a city...but, I haven't established a community yet, and my prestige and contribution are still a bit lacking. Even if I bought enough slots to reach the required prestige and contribution, I don't want to just recruit people into the community. After all, if this flying ship is converted into a city, its area is fixed, and the number of people it can accommodate is limited. I definitely want high-level players like you from top-tier teams; it would be convenient for you to help with dungeon raids in the future. It's just a pity that you all already have communities..."

As they were talking, Wu Tong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, what do you think about me paying you guys? My family has a company anyway, and we can register an entertainment studio later. Each person will have a basic salary of three thousand per month! Full social insurance and housing fund! Bonuses and performance-based pay are separate! The year-end bonus will be doubled! What do you think!?"

"Wait, boss, big shot, tycoon, slow down," Zheng Qian said blankly, his expression numb. "Everything you're saying is so niche, I don't quite understand it..."

Before Zheng Qian could finish speaking, Chai Gou Cai Cai excitedly shouted, "Boss, I've withdrawn from the community! When are you going to apply for a community? I've accumulated quite a few contribution points and prestige points, so I should be able to help!"

Jia Xiaoren clutched his stomach, his face filled with shock: "Traitor! You ran off with someone like that!?"

Lin Muning, who had been organizing her backpack at the back of the crowd, squeezed next to Chai Gou Cai Cai and chimed in, "I've already refunded, boss. You promised to provide me with a salary, right? I didn't even have the five social insurances and two housing funds when I worked at the bubble tea shop before!"

Wu Tong was surprised that his impromptu idea actually attracted top-tier players—all of them were top players from the top five teams! He grinned from ear to ear, reassuring them, "Don't worry, don't worry! I'll create a group chat, everyone add it first. I'll have my assistant help count the number of people. If you have resumes, that would be even better, I'll borrow someone from HR to help with the data archiving! Of course, I'll first find someone who can fly a flying boat and fly it to the mecha studio at [Want a Large Warehouse]. Oh, by the way, where is your studio? Is it far from here?"

The last question was directed at Zheng Qian, who replied somewhat embarrassedly, "It's a bit far, over at Rongyu Mountain. I usually stay in Ziwei City..."

Wu Tong was somewhat bewildered: "Ziwei City? Where is Ziwei City?"

"It used to be the Taiyi Ziwei Sect, but it was later renamed Ziwei City. However, since it's not a city created by us players, the teleportation array isn't in the default options. Only those who truly know how to use the teleportation array—I mean, like those NPCs, who know how to use the teleportation array—can teleport!"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai explained, then muttered a complaint, "I don't know why the planner made it so complicated, it's such a hassle!"

Wu Tong was a little worried: "Rongyu Mountain... that's a bit far..."

"No problem, no problem! I can have them come over! Anyway, my mecha workshop was only recently established, and I don't have much stuff. We can just move it onto the ship!"

Having received money from the "mysterious woman" twice, Zheng Qian decisively knelt down, choosing to help his boss in his time of need, and said in surrender, "Besides, I just withdrew from the village. We can apply for a village first, then come back and fix up the ship, and move in temporarily... Uh, boss, you don't mind, do you?"

"I don't mind, the question is, can the city-building token be used on the airship...?"

Wu Tong raised a fundamental question.

……

The answer is no.

Zheng Qian, Wu Tong, and Lin Muning discussed for a while and, with extremely high efficiency, decided to apply for the community certificate immediately.

To be on the safe side, Wu Tong did not immediately exchange the city-building token, but instead consulted the sect elders about the matter. As expected, the sect elders gave a negative answer.

However, even if the city-building order cannot be used on the airship, Wu Tong does not intend to give up the plan—a city on an airship, how cool would that be!

Reluctant to give up the idea, Wu Tong ultimately chose to simply throw money at it.

That evening, the group copied a bunch of job postings and posted them on the bulletin board of a well-known talent exchange center (also known as the re-employment square for laid-off NPCs) in a black market square outside Chang'an City. These included "array cultivators capable of building stable protective arrays to resist attacks from distant sea lightning," "Cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above who know how to pilot flying boats," and "highly capable security guards (requirements: Golden Core stage or above cultivators who can fight opponents of higher levels without fear)."

In addition, at the request of Jia Xiaoren, who was forced to also defect from the community after his two apprentices "defected from the community," Wu Tong added a job posting that specifically sought "cooks or skilled cooks, regardless of background, with a preference for salty and spicy dishes, and politely declined sweet tofu pudding."

Zheng Qian, a member of the "Sweet Tofu Pudding Party," expressed strong dissatisfaction and serious condemnation of this.

At this time, the power of money was invincible. Not only did most of the members of the pioneering team that Lin Muning had temporarily pulled together choose to leave the community and betray it, but even the job postings received countless applications in just one day.

After a quick screening of the NPC applicants and selecting the "virtual new employees," Wu Tong's temporary community and its representative symbols made their debut.

A gigantic flying ship appeared in the air above the sea, blotting out the sun, like a floating island.

Facing the wind, Wu Tong stood confidently on the deck, looking at the vast sea and the lightning and thunder in the distant sky. He shouted to the members of the community behind him, "Our city can't be marked on the map. We can only set the city name in the teleportation array options. Have you guys come up with a name yet?"

That's right. Although city-building tokens cannot be used on flying boats, you can purchase teleportation arrays from sect merchants, install them on flying boats, and name the teleportation points.

Although the teleportation array has a limited number of uses and will become unusable if used too many times, requiring a new one to be purchased, Wu Tong simply renamed it afterward. The cost of the teleportation array was nothing to him.

Although several teleportation arrays were purchased, the group could not reach a consensus on their names.

"I think 'Sky City' is better! It fits our setting of spending so much time flying in the sky!"

"So gloomy! Not good!"

"I think it should be called 'Steam City.' Didn't the boss also think yesterday that modifying it to look like a mecha would significantly improve its resilience and the combat power of the airships? Plus, we can install toilets and bathtubs in the rooms!"

"What the hell are toilets and bathtubs? You don't even need to use the toilet! Why did you install a toilet?"

"Ordinary people need it! There will definitely be ordinary people coming aboard in the future! We're a super-modern, luxurious cruise ship! How can we not have toilets!"

"Why not just call it 'Flying Boat'?"

"Let's call it 'aircraft carrier'! It sounds safer!"

"According to you, wouldn't calling it the 'Flower Planting Ship' make us feel safer?"

"Emmm, it's not impossible..."

"You're getting all worked up just because I said you're fat! Were I even complimenting you?!"

"How about calling it 'Spaceship'?"

"That name is way too long! 'Spaceship City'?"

"Don't use the word 'city'! Not every city has to be called 'city'. Look at Longshan Port, it's called 'port'!"

"Isn't the name 'spaceship' a bit too long?"

"Your 'Sky City' isn't long? It's just four characters! Why are you discriminating against me?"

"Oh, that's not what I meant!"

……

The argument went on for a long time, but Wu Tong didn't participate. She watched the game livestream for a while, giggling for a good hour before coughing a few times to interrupt the argument and advising, "That's enough. Anyway, this isn't considered a player-built city. We can just change the name next time we redo the teleportation array!"

"Won't this be bad for our community's publicity?" Shen Yun, who had been too embarrassed to participate in the debate, offered a suggestion at this moment: "After all, we will definitely still have to interact with NPCs in the future. If we keep changing names, it may not be good for building a reputation."

Jia Xiaoren then proposed a brilliant solution: "If you ask me, why don't we just use all the names! We've already exchanged so many teleportation arrays, haven't we? Everyone can use whichever one they like. If they want more names, they can just exchange more teleportation arrays and install them themselves!"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai scratched her head: "Then how should we call each other? You call yours and I call mine? We'll just ignore each other?"

Jia Xiaoren rolled his eyes, confidently spouting his sophistry: "Are you stupid! Just let the boss name the flying boat! A flying boat is still a boat after all, and boats are usually called something like this or that! Let's name it something like that too, that's all! Anyway, a boat is a boat, and the city on the boat is a city, they're not the same thing!"

"Uh...it's not impossible..."

Surprisingly, this suggestion actually persuaded Wu Tong to some extent.

She hadn't really decided on a name yet. When she applied for the community, she just picked a name randomly because everyone called her "Boss," so she simply registered it as "Boss Community." But when it came to naming this city on the airship that hadn't even started construction yet, she was completely clueless about naming things and had no choice but to pass the problem on to the other players she had recruited...

Then everyone argued for over an hour.

In order to maintain his authority as president and boss, and to prevent further arguments, Wu Tong actually chose to adopt Jia Xiaoren's outrageous suggestion.

She made the decision: "Okay, we'll have someone scribble 'Boss' on the ship later, and you can choose any name you want for the teleportation point. After all, teleportation arrays aren't permanent, and we can change them anytime!"