Not only were the high-class brothels in the main city packed every day, but soon, all the brothels in every city, big or small, in the Tale of Immortal would be completely taken over by players.
It's a pity players can't open brothels; otherwise, Lin Jichen wouldn't open any other shop. He'd definitely start with a brothel.
This business was practically like printing money.
Why is the "prostitution" industry ranked first among the vices of prostitution, gambling and drugs? It's not without reason.
Many gentlemen claim to despise gambling and drugs, but when it comes to the "prostitution" industry, they remain silent.
Enviously glancing at the bustling business of the Autumn Moon Pavilion, Lin Jichen shook his head. Too bad he couldn't open one.
He collected the earnings from the past few days at the Shenbao Pharmacy.
Without the Corpse Poison Potions, the small pharmacy selling only aphrodisiacs still managed to sell 70,000 Spirit Stones in two days.
You have to understand, the high price of Corpse Poison Potions was due to the huge demand and limited supply.
Aphrodisiacs didn't have that problem; they sold purely based on volume.
This made Lin Jichen marvel at the business genius who had opened the Shenbao Pharmacy in his past life!
After collecting the Spirit Stones, he added the sales from the equipment shop, the large pharmacy, and the auction house over the past two days, totaling 250,000 Spirit Stones.
The reason the three major shops didn't have high sales was mainly due to the limited stock. Lin Jichen could only supply 3,000 items per day for now, so the profits couldn't go up.
Originally, he had planned to go to the Corpse King Valley to farm some equipment today, but... after falling out with Jiang Luoyu, Lin Jichen naturally didn't want to go anymore.
Thinking of Jiang Luoyu, Lin Jichen secretly opened his friends list and found that Jiang Luoyu was online.
However, he didn't want to talk to her; he didn't know what to say, and it would only add to his troubles and awkwardness.
She didn't contact him either. The two seemed to have become the most familiar strangers.
At this moment, a new friend suddenly appeared and sent him a message.
"Hello, are you the boss recruiting Alchemy Masters on the forum?"
Lin Jichen's attention was diverted. Seeing the message and the person's ID, he was delighted.
The future Alchemy Grandmaster Zhao Baige, who had the most potential to become a Pill King, was right in front of him.
Moreover, she didn't seem to have been recruited by any guild yet; otherwise, she wouldn't have come looking for him.
Lin Jichen knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Yes, that's me. Are you an Alchemy Master?"
Lin Jichen remained calm; being too enthusiastic would only scare people away.
Zhao Baige was at a point where she was facing rejection everywhere. At this time, just a little benefit, a small sweet treat, could easily win her over.
"Yes, but my success rate in alchemy is... quite low... Many guilds don't want to recruit me," Zhao Baige said, lacking confidence.
Lin Jichen laughed. What a straightforward girl, revealing her fatal flaw right away. Wasn't she pushing herself out?
Even if someone agreed to hire her, they would exploit her to the bone.
It seemed Zhao Baige really had no social experience at all.
"Low success rate is not a problem; I'll find a way to train you," Lin Jichen responded.
Zhao Baige could hardly believe her eyes when she saw the message.
Every time she told others this, they would usually respond with: "Oh, then come back when you've improved your success rate."
Only this person said he would train her. Zhao Baige was overjoyed!
"Really? But improving my alchemy skills will waste a lot of materials. I'm afraid you'll lose money..."
Zhao Baige said adorably and silly, as if afraid others wouldn't know her shortcomings.
But this also showed her kindness; she didn't want her employer to lose money or cause trouble for others.
Lin Jichen gave her a firm answer: "Don't worry about that. No matter how low your success rate is or how much material you waste, I can handle it. Let's do this: which province are you in? Come over, and we'll talk face-to-face."
"I'm in the Xuanhan Bow Sect of Yuehua Province."
"Then come to Fengqu City in Mu Xian Province. I'll cover your travel expenses."
After saying that, Lin Jichen transferred several hundred Spirit Stones to her.
There was no response from Zhao Baige for a long time.
Anyone who didn't know might think she had taken the money and run.
In fact, she was just stunned. She had never seen so many Spirit Stones in all her days playing Tale of Immortal.
And it was given by a stranger, without any hesitation.
Several hundred Spirit Stones! If she used them for alchemy, she could buy a lot of materials and even a better furnace.
In her sect, she could only receive 10 Spirit Stones a month.
This was equivalent to her salary for two or three years...
And these many Spirit Stones were just for her to use the teleportation array.
Wasn't that too extravagant?
Wasn't he afraid she would take the money and block him?
"Um... Boss, can I discuss something with you?" Zhao Baige finally replied.
"Can I walk over instead? That way, I can save these Spirit Stones," Zhao Baige asked hesitantly.
Lin Jichen was speechless.
"Walking across a province, with your cultivation level, would take at least a few months. Are you sure?"
"That long? Then... never mind..."
Zhao Baige realized she couldn't save the Spirit Stones. She regretted not choosing Mu Xian Province initially.
"Boss, I have another question."
"Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person who would take your Spirit Stones and block you?" Zhao Baige voiced her concern.
She felt the other party trusted her too much. Was there some trap?
Lin Jichen knew she was suspicious of him, so he didn't bother pretending to be a good person.
"It seems you don't understand this game. Search my name on the forum, and you'll know why I can trust you so much. If you're a scoundrel, see if you can continue playing this game."
Seeing his confident words, Zhao Baige skeptically searched for Lin Jichen's name on the forum.
The information that popped up left her stunned.
The person recruiting her was the top player in Tale of Immortal!
Zhao Baige instantly understood. If she dared to take the Spirit Stones, Lin Jichen would hunt her down until she quit the game.
Although a bit scared, this actually reassured Zhao Baige.
"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. Boss, wait for me. I'll teleport over right away, but I have one condition..."
"Go ahead," Lin Jichen replied patiently.
Zhao Baige stammered, "I can come, but if you don't like me, I won't have the travel expenses to return..."
Lin Jichen understood and laughed, "Don't worry, even if I don't hire you, I'll cover your return expenses."
"That's great! Thank you, boss. I'm coming right away!"
Zhao Baige was overjoyed. She even hoped Lin Jichen wouldn't hire her so she could get the return fare.
She planned to walk back, even if it took a few months, she was willing!
If Lin Jichen knew her thoughts, he'd probably be struck speechless.
Lin Jichen went to the city gate's teleportation array to wait. Before long, a girl in sect attire walked out.
The girl looked timid, glancing around nervously, as if feeling insecure in an unfamiliar city.