The Beast Forest was far away and vast, taking several days just to get there.
Lin Jichen was alone. Even if he stayed in the Beast Forest all the time, he couldn't find many pets by himself.
If many people went together, the harvest would be much greater than if Lin Jichen went alone.
More pets meant more Spirit Stones, naturally.
This kind of win-win cooperation had no reason to be refused.
In this game, Jiang Luoyu, the guild leader, was the only one Lin Jichen trusted. He didn't know anyone else, let alone trust them.
Lin Jichen immediately agreed to Jiang Luoyu's suggestion, and the two of them began discussing the details of their cooperation.
Jiang Luoyu would send core members to the Beast Forest to catch pets, and whatever they caught would be split 60-40 with Lin Jichen.
Lin Jichen only needed to tell her the locations and remind her to find trustworthy subordinates to avoid being reported to other guilds.
The later the Beast Forest was discovered, the better it would be for both of them.
Jiang Luoyu assured Lin Jichen that she would strictly select personnel, all of whom were her company's employees, and they would sign confidentiality agreements.
Hearing this, Lin Jichen felt relieved. Jiang Luoyu was obviously better at this than he was.
After negotiating, both of them felt much happier. After finishing their meal, Lin Jichen paid the bill and left.
Jiang Luoyu didn't ask Lin Jichen to stay with her any longer; she was busy preparing to expand the pet shop.
Lin Jichen then went straight to the royal city, planning to buy a few more plots of land.
Now that he had money and so much reputation, it was enough for Lin Jichen to buy several prime shops.
This time, when he entered the royal city, Lin Jichen was invited in without any obstruction.
Now, who in the Hidden Dragon Royal Palace didn't know that Lin Jichen was the emperor's favored future son-in-law?
The eunuch who led the way was as deferential as if he had seen the real prince consort.
Lin Jichen didn't think much of it and went straight to the City Administration Hall, where he bought four prime shops in Fengqu City in one go.
After buying these four shops, Lin Jichen's Spirit Stones were once again emptied, spending money like water.
But now, Lin Jichen owned ten shops, and their future value was immeasurable.
Almost all the best and largest shops in Fengqu City had become his property.
It could be said that Lin Jichen was now the number one landlord in the Tale of Immortal.
Other capitalists couldn't compare to any of Lin Jichen's shops, even if they bought a thousand shops.
After a lavish spending spree in the royal city, Lin Jichen was ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, just as he left the City Administration Hall, he ran into Princess Ji Tongyin, who had come upon hearing the news.
"Young Master Lin, long time no see."
Ji Tongyin stood under a tree, looking at Lin Jichen from a distance, her exquisite beauty smiling at him.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled light on her. Her luxurious princess dress complemented her snow-white skin.
In the golden light, she radiated an extraordinary brilliance.
Flawlessly exquisite.
Lin Jichen was momentarily dazed.
Falling leaves danced, a beauty in a painting, sunlight bright, shadows cast.
"Long time no see, Princess Tongyin," Lin Jichen replied with a smile, softly.
The surrounding eunuchs tactfully retreated, temporarily stopping players who wanted to buy shops from entering the City Administration Hall, leaving space for the princess and the future prince consort.
Ji Tongyin gracefully approached, her delicate jade face and beautiful eyes glancing around, stopping right in front of Lin Jichen.
"Young Master Lin, you haven't been to the royal city for a long time. Do you have time to chat with me?"
Ji Tongyin looked into Lin Jichen's eyes, her cheeks smiling.
Lin Jichen nodded awkwardly. Since attending the birthday banquet, he hadn't come to see Ji Tongyin, the Hidden Dragon Royal Family's designated prince consort.
Now that he finally came, it was to buy shops, almost forgetting about Ji Tongyin.
Seeing Lin Jichen nod, Ji Tongyin invited, "Then let's go to the Imperial Garden. There are too many people here, not convenient for chatting."
"Okay," Lin Jichen obediently agreed.
The two of them immediately walked into the inner temple of the royal city.
The players who were let back into the City Administration Hall were puzzled. Why hadn't the guards let them in earlier?
And they clearly saw Lin Jichen go in, but he hadn't come out. Where was he?
One player wasn't focused on this but carefully checked the shops for sale on the map.
He was shocked to find that several large shops had been bought!
"Sir, who bought these shops?" the player hurriedly asked.
The eunuch replied expressionlessly, "That's private information. You have no right to ask. Buy or leave."
"Can I ask where Lin Jichen went?" the player asked again.
The eunuch impatiently replied, "No comment. That's not for you to know!"
The player didn't mind the eunuch's rude attitude. He just connected the dots that Lin Jichen had entered the City Administration Hall, and then these large shops were gone.
Shocked, he came up with a bold hypothesis.
Could these shops have been bought by Lin Jichen?
They were still there this morning when he came.
Lin Jichen came, and not only did he disappear, but four large shops also vanished.
This made the player very suspicious.
"At this stage, even if players have endless Spirit Stones, they can't buy these large shops because their reputation isn't high enough. But if it's Lin Jichen... reputation wouldn't be a problem for him."
"Damn! If that's the case, then the shops named Freedom, Harmony, Integrity, and Kindness might all be his!"
The player deduced a shocking truth.
He didn't dare to hide it and immediately reported it to his guild leader.
Lin Jichen's identity as the number one landlord in the Tale of Immortal was finally being revealed.
Soon, a new post on the Tale of Immortal forum exploded across the internet.
[Shocking! The mysterious owner of four prime shops in Mu Xian Province's main city is actually the player Lin Jichen!]
This post caused a sensation online.
Everyone knew that even a small shop wasn't affordable for individual players, let alone the only four prime shops.
Even ordinary players knew how profitable these four prime shops were.
People had been trying to uncover the identity of the owners of these shops but couldn't.
Now, with someone exposing Lin Jichen, everyone thought carefully and realized it was possible!
Suddenly, all the capitalists in the Tale of Immortal began to see Lin Jichen as a treasure trove, and a storm of capital pursuit was rushing towards him.
But Lin Jichen was unaware of all this. At this moment, he was strolling through the garden with the princess.
Meanwhile, Guo Jie, who was picking manure in the vegetable garden at the foot of Tianyan Sword Sect, also saw the forum post.
Her endless resentment vanished upon seeing the news.
"Lin Jichen, I must win you back. You can only be mine!"
Guo Jie felt an unprecedented desire, even the manure scoop in her hand became more energetic...