Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

"We're offering...one million."

Jiang Ran's eyes narrowed upon hearing the price.

She had previously asked Leng Qiaoqiao to investigate the market, and the price Moonlight offered was objectively fair, considering that Jiang Ran's work was worth the price.

"Can."

Jiang Ran nodded, then took out a business card from her hot pants pocket and handed it over.

"I can give you the goods now. As for payment, just contact this person and she will handle everything."

The business card contained the contact information for Umbrella Technology Co., Ltd.

Moonlight took the business card and glanced at it, then looked puzzled.

"Senior, are you sure you want to trade this way? Isn't it a bit too... high-profile?"

They usually use cash or cryptocurrency, but the disaster victim pulled out a business card with the company name and contact number printed on it.

Jiang Ran countered by asking, "Don't you have a legitimate company?"

"I don't think so," Moonlight said, unsure. After a moment's thought, she replied, "The organization's operating funds are provided regularly by the chairman. Our publicly known businesses are just empty shells used to cover up the organization's operations."

"You young comrades..."

Jiang Ran sighed again.

Then, speaking from experience, he began to offer earnest advice.

"If the Demonic Cultivation Society really wants to grow bigger and stronger, or even achieve some lofty goals, then it can't continue to be an underground organization that can't see the light of day."

Moonlight and Sirius exchanged a glance, both showing confusion on their faces.

"What do you mean, senior?"

Considering they had just given her a large sum of money, Jiang Ran decided to hand over a portion of her Burning Technique.

"First," Jiang Ran held up one finger, "No matter how strong the Demonic Cultivation Society is, can it possibly be stronger than the Ten-Seat Council?"

They both shook their heads at the same time.

The Ten-Seat Council is a legitimate and formal organization. Theoretically, all magical girls in society are under their jurisdiction and command. They possess a large amount of combat power and have comprehensive logistical support and social resources.

If the Demonic Cult truly possessed the ability to directly confront the Ten-Seat Council, they would have already risen up in rebellion and seized their throne.

"Secondly," Jiang Ran held up a second finger, "Can the Demonic Cultivation Society's development keep up with the ten-seat council?"

The answer is obvious.

The Magical Cult can only absorb magical girls who don't want to be controlled or who agree with their ideals, but the number is ultimately limited. The Ten Councils, however, can establish a sound magical girl training institution, systematically discovering and cultivating newly awakened magical girls throughout the country, thus obtaining a stable source of recruits.

Moreover, because the ten-seat parliament is an official organization, it is naturally recognized by the public and holds an absolute advantage in public opinion and popular support.

With neither a stable source of soldiers nor social recognition, how could the Demonic Cult possibly grow to surpass the ten-seat council?

Unless internal turmoil erupts within the ten-seat parliament, a direct confrontation is an unsolvable dead end.

"Then there's only one answer."

Jiang Ran held up a finger, looking at the two pairs of eager eyes opposite her, her tone calm.

"The Demonic Cult must step into the limelight and develop a strength that even the ten council members fear."

"Please enlighten us, senior!"

Moonlight and Sirius sat up straight at the same time, their faces extremely solemn.

"You can approach this from two angles."

Jiang Ran's experience in this area is second nature to her; her understanding of organizational development and political maneuvering far surpasses that of these two young people.

"First, we need to develop a sufficiently large industry."

Jiang Ran picked up her coffee cup and spoke slowly.

"Your Demonic Cult's businesses have hundreds of thousands, millions, or even more ordinary people relying on them for their livelihood. As the saying goes, the livelihood of millions of laborers depends on you. Only when you become too big to fail will the Ten Councils dare not easily touch you."

Moonlight and Sirius nodded frantically after hearing this. Sirius even took out a small notebook from his bag, opened a blank page, and began to write notes furiously.

"Secondly, it has its own media mouthpiece."

"Having industries alone is not enough; the Demonic Cult also needs its own channels of communication. We cannot allow the ten-seat council to dictate everything. To control the definition of social issues is to control everything."

"If you only have a large industry, the ten councils can label you an illegal organization with a single sentence, leaving you speechless. Take the education and training industry for example, with tens of millions of employees and a scale of trillions, isn't that big enough? In the end, it was still suppressed by a single decree."

Sirius's pen tip was practically sparking.

The old master's incantation technique is truly a genuine teaching!

Jiang Ran picked up her coffee cup, took a small sip, and spoke with a touch of emotion.

"So, the Demonic Cultivation Society is still too young, too superficial, and quite immature in some aspects."

"Once you've developed to a certain level, you can also pursue the parliamentary struggle route. If your chairman is strong enough, it's not impossible for him to directly enter the ten-seat parliament."

"After all, the ten-seat parliament still operates under a democratic electoral system."

Moonlight immediately wanted to slap his thigh in exasperation, "A single conversation with you, senior, is worth more than ten years of study!"

Sirius quickly finished writing the last stroke, closed the notebook, and looked up, asking in a humble tone, "Then, in your wise opinion, where exactly should we begin?"

"That's up to you."

Jiang Ran shook her head, got up, picked up her baseball cap and put it back on, pulling the brim down low.

"If your guild leader still doesn't know what to do after hearing this, then I think there's no need for this Demonic Cultivation Guild to continue existing. He might as well leave Liangshan as soon as possible and at least make a living from the imperial court."

"What you say is absolutely right, senior!" Moonlight stood up as well, her expression extremely solemn. "I will definitely convey every word of your teachings to the president!"

"Alright, that's enough for today."

Jiang Ran left the backpack containing twenty bottles of magic crystals on her seat and turned to walk towards the door.

"Please take care, senior!" Moonlight and Sirius hurriedly got up to see them off, but Jiang Ran raised her hand to stop them.

Stepping out of the hotel, a cool night breeze blew in from the street. Jiang Ran took off her mask to get some fresh air, then took out her phone and sent a message to Leng Qiaoqiao.

"I've reached an agreement with the Demonic Cult. Twenty bottles, one million per bottle. The payment will be transferred to the company's account. Please make sure you receive it."

Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, Leng Qiaoqiao exploded.

"Twenty million???"

"Teacher Jiang, how did you do that?!"

"How on earth did you get involved with the Demonic Cult?!"

Three messages came in quick succession, filled with question marks and exclamation marks.

Jiang Ran simply replied, "I know some friends."

Leng Qiaoqiao remained silent for a while, then did not press the matter further.

A few seconds later, she sent a message: "Teacher Jiang, last time you asked me to inquire about the Demon Cultivation Association, but in the end I didn't find anything useful. You did it all by yourself... It feels like I've been slacking off the whole time."

Jiang Ran replied, "Your biggest contribution is to set up a good firewall. This transaction involves a large sum of money, so you must be careful when processing the transactions and avoid being caught by the police."

"Don't worry, Teacher Jiang!" Leng Qiaoqiao sent a loyal orange emoji, "Even if I get arrested, I will never betray you!"

Jiang Ran looked at the message and her lips twitched slightly.

"Just take care of yourself, you don't need to worry about me."