Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 507 Wang Ergou's Advice
His relatives stared at the handsome guy with dead fish eyes and complained, "Did you go to school for moral education behind my back?"

"Hey, I mean if we're going to do something, let's do something big!"

[Handsome Guy] cleared his throat and said with great enthusiasm, "Let's build a university town!"

A friend rolled his eyes: "Excuse me for being blunt, but don't take it personally just because I call you handsome. You borrowed a lot of money from me to get the asset certification for your apprenticeship qualification. Where would you get the money to build some university town now?"

"Ahem... Well..." [Handsome Guy] scratched his head awkwardly, then looked at his relatives and friends expectantly, smiling ingratiatingly: "Although I'm a poor wretch, you're a rich woman! Tangyuan, the great Tangyuan! Look at this industry with such a good prospect, you're bound to make money!"

"Hey! Don't even try!"

[Handsome Guy]'s friend ID is [Tangyuan, Don't Add Sugar]. In real life, his family owns a local chain of interest training institutions in a small city. Tangyuan herself took over part of the family business after graduating from university, but she mostly did errands. She wouldn't say she's extremely wealthy, but her family is quite well-off. So she never hesitates to spend money in the game and is known as the "rich woman" in [Handsome Guy]'s group of friends.

Strictly speaking, the house in Chang'an City that [Handsome Guy] owns was actually bought by [Tangyuan Biejiatang]. This is because [Handsome Guy] initially sold the house he was allocated as an old beta tester and an "angel investor" in Chang'an City at a high price in order to bid for equipment. The buyer was [Tangyuan Biejiatang], who later won the qualification.

Because [Handsome Guy] was a veteran player and could talk to several well-known gaming veterans and pros like Wang Ergou, [Tangyuan Don't Add Sugar] became [Handsome Guy's] regular customer in order to level up quickly. [Tangyuan Don't Add Sugar] joined [Handsome Guy] and Wang Ergou's raids several times, and gradually, they became friends.

However, since the first house built by [Handsome Boy] was quite rudimentary, in the words of [Tangyuan Don't Add Sugar], "I'm playing a game, how come my living conditions in the game are still so bad?" So the rich woman Tangyuan bought a larger piece of land. Although it was a bit far from the teleportation array, she personally oversaw the construction of a very beautiful manor, which she named "Sweet Tangyuan Manor".

In response, [Handsome Guy] and his friends specifically complained: "Why don't you just change your name to Sanquan or Sinian? You might even be able to collect some advertising fees!"

The old house was given to relatives and friends as a place for them to log in and out of the game. Since there were many rooms, anyone could use it. After all, it was close to the teleportation array, which made it more convenient.

However, in order to obtain the qualification to take on apprentices, [Handsome Guy] shamelessly borrowed the property and changed the ownership of the house and land to his ID, which made up the minimum personal asset verification threshold for obtaining the qualification to take on apprentices.

Of course, Sweet Dumpling Manor is too large to be completed anytime soon, so [Don't Add Sugar to Dumplings] is still living here for now. However, she's not very interested in pets or apprentices, but is instead obsessed with building, decorating, and furnishing. She often goes straight to the construction site of Sweet Dumpling Manor as soon as she logs on, and sometimes she even rolls up her sleeves and carries bricks herself, completely absorbed in it, which puzzles her friends and family.

In any case, as a well-known rich woman in her group of relatives and friends, [Handsome Guy] naturally placed her hopes on Tangyuan first.

“Hmm…it’s not impossible,” Tangyuan said, both unexpectedly and logically. “However, I need to have someone assess the input and output. If we simply build a university town in the form of a community and then hire teachers, the tuition fees for students will be a big question mark. But the problem is, if we aim to treat everyone equally and accept both demon cultivators and humans, it’s fine for humans, but where will the demon cultivators get the money to pay their tuition?”

As she spoke, Tangyuan pointed to Lu Weilou, who was lying on the ground pretending to be asleep, and said helplessly, "You don't expect Lu Weilou to be able to pay his tuition on his own, do you?"

Tangyuan's words immediately deflated the handsome guy's spirits.

Indeed, a "demon" like Lu Weilou, who grew up in the wild, could not possibly afford tuition. Even if he could hunt for money every day, there would always be races that were not good at hunting. What would he do then?
But if it's completely free, wouldn't that be charity? Let alone [Handsome Guy] not having the leisure to do charity in a game, even Tangyuan wouldn't take out his own money to do something that's just throwing money down the drain!
"How about... a fundraising campaign?"

"Handsome guy," he probed.

Tangyuan rolled her eyes: "Based on the scale you're imagining, how much would you have to raise? Besides, education is a long-term investment. Can you guarantee that you can always raise enough funds to cover the school's expenses?"

[Handsome Guy], unwilling to give up, paced back and forth, then suddenly had an idea and suggested, "How about starting a live stream? How about a long-running variety show like 'The Story of the Demon Cultivation Academy'?" Tangyuan still rejected [Handsome Guy's] suggestion: "Can you guarantee it will be a hit? And once it's linked to this kind of commercial activity, the school probably won't be a school anymore!"

"Oh no! What should we do then!"

[Handsome Guy] was truly at his wit's end this time, so he simply started wailing.

Just as I was feeling down, a private message popped up in my chat, and it was from Wang Ergou—

"Hey handsome, are you there?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Dog, you say it!"

"The group buy starts at 8 PM in Chang'an for [Endless Ruins]. Are you leaving a spot for me?"

"Stay, stay, stay! We need to work to support my Lu Weilou!"

"Okay! I've filled out the registration form for you!"

"Thanks, Brother Dog!"

"Small thing!"

The private chat ended quickly, originally just an ordinary dungeon invitation, but for some inexplicable reason, [Handsome Guy] couldn't resist sending an extra message—

"Brother Dog, do you think there's any way to generate revenue if I want to open a comprehensive school that recruits demon cultivators and ghost cultivators, starting from elementary education, or even a university town? After all, it seems like real demon cultivators in this game don't have the money to pay tuition!"

As soon as the private message was sent, [Handsome Guy] regretted it a little. He wasn't actually very familiar with Wang Ergou. He was just a skilled old worker who often received invitations from Wang Ergou.

But since it was already sent, there was no way to take it back, so he could only add another sentence to cover up his "overstepping": "Haha, don't mind me, Dog Bro, I was just thinking about it casually, and it seems like this game doesn't have that much freedom, hahaha..."

Wang Ergou was shocked that he hadn't thought of this. Before he could even reply, he saw the next private message. Fearing the other party would change their mind, he quickly replied, "No! I think it's possible! I think it really has that much freedom! I strongly suggest you try it! It's guaranteed to work!"

He then pointed out a promising path for [Handsome Guy]: "I suggest you directly ask the sect NPCs for their opinions. Anyway, most of the construction in Chang'an City was decided after consulting with Senior Sister and Elder Lu Ying, including Zhongzhou University. Although it is now directly under the Taiyin Sect, it was at least located in our Chang'an community at the beginning! Look how much benefit Chang'an has received! I think your idea is brilliant! The plot is currently progressing to the point of dealing with the Duguang Kingdom. If you come up with an idea, it will definitely work!"

[Handsome Guy] Unexpectedly, Wang Ergou, a well-known streamer and pro gamer, actually supported his idea, and excitedly asked, "Is it really reliable?"

Wang Ergou replied decisively: "Absolutely reliable!"