NOVEL NEXT Chapter 99: Laws Targeting Players
Walking out of the City Lord's Mansion, he was actually prepared for Sabo's scheming. In this era, everything needs to be contested.
Before Baiyi became the acting City Lord, he didn't receive a single free resource.
So as long as it doesn't violate basic laws — such as large-scale massacres, holding evil rituals for Evil Gods, Ancient Gods, the Abyss, Hell, and cutting off civilians' paths to advancement or letting civilians die off — everything else is just within the rules.
After all, it's just a competition for resources. Baiyi never worries about retaliation from the Legislator Clan; he's only concerned that Sabo might offend all the Legislator Clans and end up isolated at certain times.
Therefore, Baiyi never considered giving Sabo a 20% stake in the network for him to manage.
However, this network thing is still in the development phase for the first year, with no profits yet. The Koman Clan will need to wait until all Transcendents are accustomed to the network before starting to charge for it.
That's when the real profits will come. Returning to the Potion Shop, Baiyi called out his two employees.
Aileen was a bit upset; after all, she was always focused on her boss... and the money in his hands, but the boss ignored her just now.
But these are minor issues. Baiyi took out six hundred Gold Coins from the panel, dividing four hundred to Luoning and two hundred to Aileen.
"Boss, doesn't this seem a bit unfair?" ×2
The two voices almost rang out simultaneously. Aileen looked at Luoning with some consolation in her eyes, as if to say: [Little sister has grown up, she knows how to resist the capitalists; truly worthy of her guidance.]
"Oh, right, Aileen has something else."
With a wave of Baiyi's hand, with a bang, two boxes of books appeared by her feet.
In Aileen's suddenly delighted gaze, Baiyi continued: "These are the basics of Life Sacrifice, but to make you more adept at using skills, the Dawn Potion Shop will set up a clinic to treat people in the city."
Aileen looked at Baiyi with bright eyes, seemingly feeling for the first time that capitalists could be charming. She was just about to say something to express her gratitude and admiration for her boss.
Then she heard Baiyi continue: "And as for your consultation fees, you can keep 20% for yourself, the rest goes towards paying off your loan for this knowledge. After all, you don't need that much money, do you?"
Aileen's face instantly fell, and she looked at Baiyi resentfully, muttering: "Damn capitalist, saying it all nicely, but isn't this exploitation?"
Baiyi turned pleasantly: "Luoning, any issues?"
Luoning was a bit flustered, glanced cautiously at Aileen, and weakly said: "No... no problem."
"Very good, you have a day to prepare, go buy whatever you need with your own money." Baiyi nodded contentedly.
The resources needed for Life Sacrifice and Divination Master aren't much, mainly practice and cultivation, and such things aren't a worry. With his reputation, once the word is out, they will have plenty of practice opportunities.
"Or, change the sign, add a clinic and Divination House below the Dawn Potion Shop."
Baiyi loudly instructed, took out a piece of Soul Essence, placed it on the counter, and turned towards the lab.
Employees— they need to be exploited but healthily exploited. After all, both girls are talented individuals. Life Sacrifice before the Dark Era was one of the most prestigious professions of the Elf Race, and they're inherently extremely compatible with the Goddess of Life's Power.
It's said that every Life Sacrifice would receive an Oracle from the Goddess of Life, becoming the strongest healer on the Xiya Continent.
Even though there's no Oracle now, they're still much stronger than Alchemy Potion Masters and Druids' healing.
Healthy exploitation = faster growth = higher Level means higher consultation fees = profitability during cultivation = gaining two powerful allies = the most perfect workers.
Feeling a bit pleased, the materials polished by those skeletons have become materials for making Magnetic Mechanism.
Production has started, but those skeletons seem to have been working nonstop for over two months, can they hold up?
Just thinking this, a rattling sound came from behind.
Baiyi paused his hand about to open the door, turned his head, and saw several wobbly skeletons carrying materials falling apart, their Soul Fire extremely weak.
He stood silent for a moment, the skeletons, under a force, shakily combined together, then fell apart again with a crash, even some skeletons' hand bones and leg bones broke from slight collisions, turning directly into bone fragments.
And the tottering Soul Fire finally couldn't bear it anymore, slowly extinguishing.
Baiyi: ...
It seems the Undying undead, due to highly intensive work, have... died.
How is that even possible?
He thought, raising his head, meeting a pair of Scarlet Soul Fires.
"Damn you capitalists, look what you've done to them? They're not even a year old! You should go to Hell!"
Or couldn't help but roar, the breath of Undead wildly surging, causing some dust to fall from the Potion Shop's walls.
Buzz~
Suddenly, a strong wave of Life Energy flashed by, and the bone fragments turned to powder upon contact with this Life Energy.
Aileen froze, looked up, a bit dumbfounded, at Baiyi.
Baiyi: ...
The scene was slightly awkward for a moment, and he scolded irritably: "Using Life Recovery on the undead, what were you thinking? How is this any different from using Holy Light?"