NOVEL NEXT Chapter 539, Product Delivery
Elder Zhou turned to the man sitting beside him and said, "Boss Yan, could you let me take a look?"
The middle-aged man sitting next to him apologized, "My apologies, Elder Zhou, but I have too many orders to deal with. I need to go back and take charge." He immediately packed up the Three Realms Mall and rose to leave.
"Elder Zhou, I have to go as well."
"Elder Zhou, let's meet again next time!"
"Elder Zhou, we shall meet again in the future!"
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One after another, the merchants got up to take their leave, and in the blink of an eye, Elder Zhou was left alone in the spacious tavern room.
Elder Zhou's face changed colors a few times, and with an angry huff, he stood up and strode out.
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Inside the bank, it was still bustling with people, and the Three Realms Mall was in the midst of a hot sale.
Chairman Luo stood in the middle of the lobby, chatting and laughing with the customers while also explaining and promoting the Three Realms Mall.
Elder Zhou, leaning on his exquisite cane, entered the bank and looked around.
Chairman Luo stood up and said with a hearty laugh, "Elder Zhou, what brings you here when you have the time?"
Elder Zhou stepped forward, bowing with his hands folded in front of him, "Chairman Luo!"
"Are you here to buy from the Three Realms Mall as well, Elder Zhou?"
Elder Zhou responded with a beaming smile, "Chairman Luo, about the previous discussion of introducing my goods to the mall, I've thought it over and I agree to your request. I must give you this face, so I especially came over early this morning to deal with the store registration procedures."
"Elder Zhou, it's not early anymore."
Elder Zhou chuckled and said, "I'm old, I sleep late and rise late, for me, right now is morning.
Chairman Luo, where do I go to process the registration? I still have things to do in the afternoon; let's take care of it first!"
Chairman Luo, still with a hearty laugh, said, "My apologies, Elder Zhou, but we cannot process it now."
Elder Zhou's face darkened as he said displeased, "What do you mean, Chairman Luo? Are you deliberately making things difficult for me just because I previously refused you?"
Chairman Luo apologized, "Please don't be angry, Elder Zhou. It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you, but this is an order from the head office. To thank the businesses who trust us, the Three Realms Mall will suspend new merchant sign-ups for two months after opening. Please forgive us."
Elder Zhou's eyes widened in shock, as if a bolt from the blue had struck his mind. To suspend sign-ups? Isn't the launch of new products the time to take the opportunity to consolidate and expand market share to strengthen one's position? Why would they actively refuse new merchant registrations?
This could only mean one thing—they didn't fear a lack of merchants signing up, they had strong confidence in themselves. Ah~ What a miscalculation this time!
Meanwhile, in the cultivation world, higher-grade magic treasures were being issued by the Three Realms Mall as well.
Kunlun Mountain loomed majestically, with Kunlun Sect disciples coming and going within it.
Inside one of the palaces, Jiang Ziya sat cross-legged on a cushion with a screen floating in front of him, displaying various magic treasures that shone brightly. The Extermination Immortal Sword Formation for a trillion Merit Coins, the Xuanhuang Merit Tower for a trillion Merit Coins, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi for a trillion Merit Coins, and others like the Qingping Sword, the Tai Chi Diagram, and the Map of the Land and National Foundations.
Jiang Ziya wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, thinking that if all these were his and he offered them to the God and Demon Altar, how much could his cultivation improve! But he couldn't think about it, the more he thought, the more it hurt.
Jiang Ziya took a deep breath and clicked on the food section. All kinds of Immortal Divine Fruits appeared refreshed on the screen, thankfully the food prices weren't that outrageous. Ginsengfruits for a million Merit Coins, Flat Peaches from ten thousand to a million Merit Coins, Blood Lotus Seeds for a million Merit Coins, Netherworld Fruits for five hundred thousand Merit Coins... Can't afford them, can't afford any of them.
Finally, Jiang Ziya reluctantly bought a Blood Bodhi. The description said it could improve cultivation, although he didn't know by how much, but any improvement was better than none!
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After the release of the Three Realms Mall, all Three Realms became abuzz at once. Both mortals and Immortal and Divine Cultivators were discussing the Three Realms Mall, with buying trending in all domains. The flow of wealth indicated a rise in prosperity.
The Three Realms Express Station also started operating rapidly. In the mortal world, express vans customized by the Mo School shuttled between cities, spreading out like a huge net covering Nan Zhanbu Continent and Northern Continent.
Bai Jin had foreseen the difficulties of transporting goods across the vast Primordial World when the Three Realms Mall was launched, so for the mortals in the Earth Immortal Realm shopping, it was based on proximity; the products they saw first were from their own city, then from nearby cities, further on from their own country, and international deliveries carried steep express fees, although such cases were rare.
Wuzhiqi also immediately mobilized the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. As the Divine Monkey General, it was the first major task after his appointment. There was no choice, for under Hao Tian's reign, the Heavenly Court was too strong and imposing, and no demons dared to openly challenge the Heavenly Court's authority, including both Buddhism and the Demon Clan, so there was never an opportunity to deploy a large number of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
Inside the Divine Monkey General Mansion, Wuzhiqi was scratching his head and rubbing his hands excitedly, "Quick! Quick! A ginsengfruit from Wuzhuang Temple has been sold. Hehe Er General, you go deliver it personally to the Netherworld."
Two generals clad in Divine Armor responded immediately, "Yes!" and quickly left.
"The Blood Lotus Seeds from the Blood Sea, General Fei Ying, you go deliver."
"Yes!"
"The Pingxin Flower Shop in the Underworld has sold a bunch of Other Shore Flowers, Strong Demon King, you go to pick up the goods in the Underworld."
"Yes!"
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The protection of the more valuable items was arranged by Wuzhiqi.
Ordinary items were collected by the Heavenly Soldiers from the Three Realms Mall, and they then delivered them to earn some express fees and also buy some things for themselves.
The Four Great Heavenly Gates were mysterious and profound, linking all corners of Primordial World. In theory, through the Four Great Heavenly Gates, one could appear anywhere in the Primordial World, and from any place in the Lower Realm straight to the Nine Heavens, appearing before the Heavenly Gates without exception.
Therefore, when the Heavenly Soldiers went to pick up express deliveries, transiting through the Heavenly Gates made the process much faster than one might imagine. Heavenly Soldiers bustled in and out of the Four Great Heavenly Gates, creating an exceptionally lively scene.
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That evening in Chang'an, the Wang Family was having dinner.
"Ding~ Your package has been delivered. Please check it." A crisp voice suddenly rang out.
The three people eating paused simultaneously.
Both Mrs. Wang and Boss Wang looked towards Wang Er.
Boss Wang asked, "Did you buy something?"
Wang Er chuckled and replied, "I just wanted to try how good the Three Realms Mall is."
"What did you buy?"
Wang Er's eyes drifted as he said, "I bought a book, I didn't expect it to be delivered so quickly."
Mrs. Wang said with a smile, "Buying books is good. You should read more. It's a pity you didn't get into university, but even if you don't study, you can't forget to keep learning."
Wang Er kept nodding, "I know, I've finished eating, I'll go first." He put his bowl and chopsticks on the table and ran outside.