Chapter 459: Big Brother, Stop Asking
"Skinny Monkey, what's your name in Illusion City? Is it still Yan Wei?" Tang Rao asked.
"Uh, why do you need to know that?" Yan Wei muttered, seemingly reluctant to reveal that information.
"I need to transfer the Spirit Stones to you. Honestly, the payment system you developed is really well done, convenient and fast," Tang Rao said with a grin.
The whole Illusion City is almost like a second world, whether it's for people from Blue Star or the cultivators from the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, it has enormous appeal.
One can imagine, once the network pupil devices are extensively covered, the profits will be terrifyingly huge.
Billions? No, trillions and tens of trillions of Spirit Stones will continuously flow into Tang Rao's pockets.
In the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, Spirit Stones can buy all sorts of things.
Even for cultivators at the peak of crossing tribulation, as long as you have enough Spirit Stones, you can make them serve you.
Pay them ten million Spirit Stones a year, and these peak cultivators will flock to you.
Pay them fifty million Spirit Stones a year, and they will go crazy for it.
In the later stage, Tang Rao could even hire dozens of peak crossing tribulation cultivators, and then, he could challenge any force.
Even Giant Merchant Star, even Soul Capture Pavilion, would have to take him seriously.
A huge force, the first element is Spirit Stones.
"Big brother, stop asking," Yan Wei muttered.
"Why stop asking? Did you pick some weird name? Skinny Monkey, hurry up, let me have a laugh," Tang Rao said.
"Big brother, stop asking!" Yan Wei clenched his teeth, somewhat desperate and closed his eyes.
"Come on, stop being coy, just say it!"
"I said: Big brother, stop asking!" Yan Wei shouted.
Tang Rao was slightly stunned, followed by an uncontrollable burst of laughter.
Yes, Yan Wei's nickname in Illusion City is exactly: Big brother, stop asking.
Utterly ridiculous.
"I... I used this name to hide my identity," Yan Wei said with an embarrassed face, not knowing why he had a brain lapse and used this name, setting the system to one account per person, pupil recognition, no changes allowed.
When he wanted to change it, he found out that he must rewrite the entire program terminal.
Of course, that was impossible, so the name stuck.
"Hiding what exactly, haha!" Tang Rao laughed as he transferred ten billion Spirit Stones to Yan Wei's account.
Exiting from the virtual world, Tang Rao saw that Tu Sheng and Fang Ying had also put on their network pupil devices and entered Illusion City.
Their expressions were full of astonishment, clearly overwhelmed by the shock.
Tang Rao didn't disturb them but stood aside smoking with Yan Wei and discussed some future plans and ideas.
Blue Star would surely get more attention from the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, and now that Illusion City has been established, as time goes on, Blue Star would gradually synchronize with the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains.
Protecting the special features of Blue Star nowadays requires strong power as support.
Preferably, there should be Great Perfection level cultivators guarding it.
Of course, achieving Great Perfection is not as simple as just talking about it. Even for Li Yuze and Liu Sanxing, entering Great Perfection is still a distant dream.
...
"It's so magical!" After a long while, Tu Sheng exited the Illusion City, instantly expressing his amazement, his face still full of shock.
It's unimaginable, such technology exists.
It's truly incredible, it's entirely a virtual world, yet you can do anything. Even here, you can spar with others, and the difference is, no matter if you win or lose, there are no casualties.
At most, your health bar empties, then you wait to respawn fully healed.
That's it!
"Tang Rao, did you develop this?" Tu Sheng asked.
"I'm not that smart. It was all Yan Wei's doing. In terms of networking, he is many times more capable than me. I only use the internet to watch some… small movies…" Tang Rao said with a grin.
Tu Sheng looked at Yan Wei in surprise, sensing that Yan Wei was just an ordinary person without any fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.
"Mr. Yan Wei, you are truly talented!" Tu Sheng said earnestly, well aware of the revolutionary change that Illusion City would bring.
Of course, it would also bring endless Spirit Stones to Tang Rao.
"Everybody excels in different things." Yan Wei nodded, never modest about his networking skills because that was his area of expertise, where he possessed abilities beyond ordinary people.
"That one, Xiao Ying, are you done yet? Don't hide in there watching small movies." Tang Rao shouted toward Fang Ying.
Hearing Tang Rao's words, Fang Ying immediately exited Illusion City, glaring at him angrily.
She knew exactly what Tang Rao meant by 'small movies,' recalling the time when Mei Ziqiang had kept her watching those things every day in detention.
"Yan Wei, you're really amazing!" Fang Ying gave Tu Sheng a thumbs up.
Illusion City is just astounding, truly a work of a genius.
Everything inside felt so real, so desirable.
Walking on the streets, you never have to worry about being followed or someone trying to kill you, because it simply can't happen. Even if a woman is harassed by a man, she can log off and leave Illusion City instantly.
In Illusion City, even a completely powerless ordinary person can curse a Cultivator undergoing tribulation without retribution.
Because in Illusion City, even the strongest Cultivator can't hurt a single hair on your head.
Additionally, Illusion City encompasses many other aspects, such as information dissemination and purchases, as well as the trading and circulation of goods. You can easily rent a shop, display what you're selling, and if someone needs it, they will contact you for a real-world transaction.
For businessmen, this is definitely a great place to conduct trade.
As Illusion City develops, eventually hundreds of billions of people will flock here.
"I also think I'm quite amazing," Yan Wei said with a smile, happily accepting Fang Ying's praise.
"Tang Rao, look at Yan Wei, and now look at yourself, don't you feel ashamed?" Fang Ying clicked her tongue.
Tang Rao: "..."
Is that any way to humiliate someone?
"I won't waste words with you; I need to discuss something serious with your father," Tang Rao said to Tu Sheng, beckoning him to the side.
"About the Death Energy Puppets, do you think it's necessary to continue researching?" Tang Rao asked.
Tu Sheng frowned at Tang Rao.
"Just tell me what you really think," Tang Rao said.
"It's necessary, because the Soul Capture Pavilion is also researching it. At the very least, we can't let them have an advantage in this area. Otherwise, it would be disadvantageous to us," Yan Wei said.
"That damned Mei Fanghua," Tang Rao cursed without a second thought, sure that the Death Energy Puppet forging technique must have been leaked to the Soul Capture Pavilion by Mei Fanghua.