Chapter 595: A What?!
Chapter 595: A What?!
"Come back to the residence."
Zhao Geng Nian’s voice sounded in their minds and they gave out a small cheer in silence.
They quickly made their way back to the residence.
Inside the main hall, the other senior disciples were already there.
It was the same for them.
No one had found anything unusual with those involved in the tournament.
Zhao Geng Nian sat in his chair, stroking his beard with a frown.
Whoever it was behind it might be much more elusive than he had expected.
He might have to eventually seek help from the sect leader, but that would be admitting his failure, which was something that he wanted to avoid.
Aside from that, he had other matters on hand right now.
"There are news of cultivators that came from the North being sighted in the mountains near the city.
"We will have to deal with them first."
Zhao Geng Nian said and glanced at the senior disciples.
What he said got them excited.
Anything was better than tracking other people.
They were itching for a fight after so much frustration and these cultivators from the North weren’t there for a friendly visit.
Everyone knew that it was about the scarce cultivation resources across the lands.
It was either them or the Qing Feng Sect disciples having access to the cultivation resources, so they weren’t going to let the cultivators from the North have it.
Zhao Geng Nian nodded approvingly at their response and he turned his head over to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng, who had recovered and was standing beside him, had other ideas on it.
He cupped his hands at Zhao Geng Nian and said, "Master, it’ll be a great opportunity to ask the others in the city to contribute.
"Even though we are guardians of the city, there will be times when we require the assistance from the other sects and clans.
"And we could maybe lure the mysterious person out in the open this time."
Zhao Geng Nian closed his eyes and stroked his beard for a few times.
After a few moments of pondering he opened his eyes again.
"Send a team out into the mountains, let them come back injured soon after." He glanced at Xiao Feng and said.
Xiao Feng nodded his head at Zhao Geng Nian and said, "Don’t worry, Master. I know what to do."
And with that, the meeting was concluded.
Xiao Feng immediately selected a few of the senior disciples and they headed out into the mountains soon after.
...
Lin Xuan Qi sighed with the signed documents he had gotten from the previous owners.
A familiar sound erupted in his mind and information panels with words started to appear in it.
[Congratulations to host for procuring four new properties.]
[Host is unbeatable within its compound.]
[Bonus of 200 Five-Element Stones delivered.]
[Keep up the good work!]
He had gotten four properties that were five hundred meters apart from each other.
All he had to do now was to buy up the properties that were in the middle of them.
But how?
It wasn’t possible for him to keep making use of the franchise shops.
Who in their right mind would do that?
He couldn’t make use of the same excuse with the cover of the franchise shops anymore.
There was the retail shop for the soap and Lin Clan Taste Transcendent Essence he could make use of.
But he would circle back to the same problem again.
Lin Xuan Qi picked up the cup of tea on the table and had a sip.
He pondered on the other possibilities.
Imagery of all the different businesses from where he came from appeared in his mind.
All the different models of business appeared.
There were many but none had caught his attention other than the shopping center business.
It would be a perfect cover for him.
He could buy up a whole row of properties, make them into one huge building and then sell all the different items that anyone would need.
So far, everyone in the city had to run around on many errands if they needed many things from merchants located in different areas in the city.
It would be a huge convenience for them to be able to purchase what they need in a single location.
And with the area around Zhao Geng Nian’s mansion being the higher end area, it would be enticing for their servants to shop and finish their errands in a much more effective manner.
Being able to earn money from it was a bonus for him.
He thought that it was a plausible idea and Lin Xuan Qi got to work.
On the maps the buildings that were on the streets were a mix of independent buildings and a row of houses built together.
There would be some modifications he had to make to get it done.
Lin Xuan Qi got Old Shao to have a look at the map and Old Shao frowned when he knew what Lin Xuan Qi was trying to achieve.
"We can open up the walls of the houses that’s in a row now.
"As for the buildings that are apart, we might have to build some connection in between." Old Shao suggested and it reminded Lin Xuan Qi of the covered malls he had seen before in his previous life.
"That’s a great idea. Can it be done?" Lin Xuan Qi asked and Old Shao gave him a frown.
"That might cost you..." He wasn’t too sure why Lin Xuan Qi was suddenly thinking about this, it was an outrageous idea that he had never heard before.
"Don’t worry, it will work out eventually." Lin Xuan Qi assured him and said.
The ability to be unbeatable and having the reward of Five-Element Stones was priceless by itself.
Lin Xuan Qi wouldn’t mind if it didn’t work out as well as his other businesses.
His objective was to be able to handle Zhao Geng Nian when required in the future anyway.
After settling on what he had to modify with Old Shao, he had to check with Yue Jie on how much money he had left to do so.