Chapter 28 He Thought Too Much

Gu Fei stared expressionlessly at Bai Shi Jing Lun, who couldn't suppress his excitement. He took the thick stack of registration forms from his hands, which he hadn't even managed to stuff into his pockets. He glanced at them a few times and finally couldn't help but explode, "Two thousand sheets, right?! Custom-made, right? Do you think I'm a robot???"

Bai Shi Jing Lun was stunned for a moment and then said, "In the game, aren't you basically a robot?"

"Damn!" Gu Fei raised his leg for a side kick. Bai Shi Jing Lun was also the real deal. He pushed his arms forward to block. When the two sides made contact, it was Bai Shi Jing Lun, with his superior strength, who gained the upper hand. He twisted his hands together, grabbed Gu Fei's ankle, and then quickly spun him around, throwing Gu Fei into the air. Unexpectedly, Gu Fei swung his other leg and swept it towards Bai Shi Jing Lun's head. To avoid this kick, Bai Shi Jing Lun had to let go and retreat. Gu Fei rolled in the air and landed back on his feet.

"Don't fight!!!" You Ge, seeing that this might be the only chance to step in and stop the two from fighting, rushed between them without regard for his own safety, spreading his arms to block each of them, but he was already prepared to defend himself.

Seeing that the two had no immediate urge to fight, You Ge breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to Gu Fei, "The situation isn't as bad as you think."

Gu Fei looked at You Ge, signaling him to continue.

"Although there are two thousand registration forms, there are only seven classes in the game, and the stat allocation methods for each class are generally fixed. In addition, there are a limited number of monster types, so two thousand registration forms don't mean that you need to develop two thousand different builds. A large portion of people will definitely have the same situation," You Ge said.

Gu Fei thought about it and realized that this was true. Then, he looked down at the registration forms in his hand. After looking at a few, the classes, stats, and weapons were all different, but at least one thing was the same: all of these players had selected Campfire Patrol Soldiers as the monsters they wanted to train on. At this time, You Ge had also approached Gu Fei and was looking at the registration forms that Gu Fei was flipping through, saying, "Look, these people all want the same monsters. Although their weapons are different, you're not really asking for different weapon types, just different weapon lengths, right? This allows you to set a uniform standard, and the final categories won't be too numerous. As for the stat problem, for example, the set from just now required an Agility of level 8 or higher. Then, all-Agility, half-Agility, and other builds that have a certain amount of Agility basically meet the requirements. Based on this trend, the so-called custom-made builds aren't as complicated as you think."

"That's what you say, but the monsters that level 40 players want aren't weak. Many classes don't add any Agility at all. How are we going to make custom-made builds for them? Damn, Fallen Warlock, that's a level 60 monster! Who's being so unreasonable? It's already difficult for me to kill this monster," Gu Fei said.

You Ge almost fell over, trembling as he said, "You can solo level 60 monsters?"

"Yeah, didn't I mention it?" Gu Fei said.

"No!" You Ge thought to himself that if he had mentioned it, he would have observed it long ago.

"Uh, I probably haven't killed that many." Gu Fei only started killing level 60 monsters after reaching level 40, so he really hadn't killed many.

"What is this monster?" Gu Fei asked You Ge, seeing a monster name he didn't recognize.

You Ge wiped his sweat and said, "This is a level 70..."

"Let him make a custom-made build for that himself!" Gu Fei stuffed the greedy registration form of someone trying to kill level 70 monsters into Bai Shi Jing Lun's arms, resentfully saying. Level 60 was Gu Fei's limit, and he had tried killing level 70 monsters. He could kill them and protect himself, but he would break into a sweat every time he killed one. That made it too ridiculous to use it for leveling. The Dark Nether Lifesteal Sword became an ordinary purple-grade superb weapon on level 70 monsters. Gu Fei's terrifying magic damage output didn't exist in the level 70 plane. He could kill werewolves a little easier, but that was because of the Holy Baptism on the Flame Baptism, which happened to counter the werewolf's most perverted self-healing ability.

"Level 70 is too difficult..." Bai Shi Jing Lun had obviously challenged it before, otherwise he wouldn't have said it so definitively. He scratched his head and said, "It might be possible if the two of us work together."

Gu Fei ignored him, but You Ge's mind worked quickly. His eyes lit up and he said, "These people who are asking for high-level monsters are just trying to make things difficult for you. Even if you say you can't kill them, the players will definitely understand. Besides, you two can kill them together. Being able to kill them is victory! Think about it, the higher the level of the monster, the more experience you get, so you don't need to be too fast. As long as you can show an efficiency that's super ordinary for leveling, that's enough. Want to learn how to kill level 70 monsters? Tell them to come to the two of you. You'll still get paid, and whether or not they can learn it is their business."

"But this guy said he guarantees they'll learn it!!" Gu Fei pointed at Bai Shi Jing Lun and said.

"He shouldn't have said that." This time, You Ge chose to stand on Gu Fei's side.

Bai Shi Jing Lun thought about it and realized that this was true. Killing level 70 monsters required equipment, levels, and stats that weren't high enough, so you had to use a lot of skill. The more skill involved, the harder it was for ordinary people to learn. Especially when it required the kind of reaction that came from years of training, it was completely impossible to "guarantee they'll learn it."

When he thought about these many professional details, Bai Shi Jing Lun gradually realized that he hadn't considered things thoroughly enough. He was really blinded by money.

"Then what should we do?" Bai Shi Jing Lun asked, holding the registration form that Gu Fei had thrown at him, reluctant to let it go.

"This isn't a big problem!" You Ge was the most decisive at this time. "If ordinary people really can't learn how to kill level 60 and 70 high-level monsters, just say that you don't offer that service for the time being. No one will have any objections. But you need to carefully consider how to complete the builds for those players who don't have any Agility. You should put the customer's needs first! Your skills should adapt to the customer, not the other way around."

"This brother's words make a lot of sense." Bai Shi Jing Lun shook hands with You Ge.

"Is there a fighting style that doesn't require Agility?" You Ge asked Gu Fei.

"Of course, there is," Bai Shi Jing Lun answered for him.

Gu Fei also sighed helplessly, "It's possible, but without speed, you need to use your reaction speed to increase the tempo. It's even harder to learn, and the efficiency might not be satisfactory."

"But at least it'll be more efficient than how ordinary players kill monsters, right?" You Ge said.

"That's for sure," Gu Fei nodded.

"That's enough," You Ge said confidently, nodding.

"So, this business is still very promising?" Bai Shi Jing Lun was excited again. After Gu Fei said a bunch of problems, he had thought that the business would be full of obstacles before it even opened.

"That's about all the problems I can think of for now..." You Ge never spoke with certainty. "But no matter what, this business has a lot of potential. Even if it can't be aimed at all players, just targeting the part that has Agility is enough to make money. 99 gold coins, if you can really learn this monster-killing efficiency, that price is too cheap."

"Is that so..." Bai Shi Jing Lun regretted it.

"Actually, the ones you have right now are a good opportunity to practice. First, try it out with this group of registered players and see how it goes. If it works, then expand the enrollment and establish a more mature and reasonable system," You Ge said, shaking his head.

"What system?" Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun asked together.

"This job isn't that simple! For example, right now, you have to classify and organize more than a thousand registration forms, and there are many emails waiting to be retrieved and organized. After you've organized them, you have to go to the various leveling areas, and then you have to spend time teaching the players..."

There really were a lot of things to do. Gu Fei glared at Bai Shi Jing Lun, but he also realized that this was indeed a very good way to make money, much better than Bai Shi Jing Lun's current job as a mercenary.

At this time, You Ge's mind was full of details about this matter, and he became more and more excited. Gu Fei knew from his appearance that he was probably very interested in getting involved. That was good, too. The two tasks of development and teaching were enough to keep Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun busy, and only the two of them could do them. In this way, it would be appropriate to give You Ge the miscellaneous work of organizing data.

"Let's go back to the city and find a place to sit down and talk in detail!" Gu Fei said. He had really been exhausted all day.

The three of them returned to the main city and went straight to a tavern. But they had already said almost everything they needed to say on the way. When they sat down at the tavern, You Ge was already talking about the infinitely glorious future. "Classes, stat allocation methods, equipment, monsters! These numbers are actually fixed. When our business reaches a certain stage, the development work might not be necessary. Resources can be recycled. That would be great."

Gu Fei smiled disapprovingly, "You're thinking too much. After you learn this kind of thing, you teach me, and I teach you. For example, you already know how to kill Campfire Patrol Soldiers. If you go out and start a class for 50 gold coins per person, will anyone still come to us to learn?"

You Ge was stunned. He had forgotten about this. This business wasn't a monopoly. It was very likely to teach your apprentice and starve your master.

"Is it possible for only you to master the teaching method so that others can't teach it no matter how they try?" You Ge asked.

Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun used their eyes to tell him that he was daydreaming.

"I see! Then we can't do small profits and quick sales like this. We have to earn as much as possible during our advantage phase. 99 gold coins is too cheap," You Ge said.

"Then how much is appropriate?" Bai Shi Jing Lun asked.

"999 gold coins!" You Ge was actually a ruthless person.

"But the price of 99 gold coins has already been announced," Bai Shi Jing Lun said.

"We can't change it for this batch. But we can tell them that because they're our first batch of customers, we're having a big promotion and giving them a 90% discount. For future customers, it'll be 999 gold coins across the board."

"That's ruthless..." Gu Fei gasped. Bai Shi Jing Lun was frantically calculating what 999 multiplied by 2000 was equal to.

On the way, the two sides had agreed that You Ge would also join the team, responsible for organizing the data and the announcement and logistics work for future business. At this time, the registration forms had been handed over to him. He had also retrieved many registration letters from the mailbox on the way back to the city. You Ge was holding a stack and flipping through them, and he suddenly frowned and said, "999 gold coins isn't very good either. Although the value of this thing is definitely worth 999 gold coins, from a marketing perspective, the price elasticity is too great. It'll promote the formation of a secondary market too much, which is very unfavorable to us... No, this price won't work. I was too short-sighted just now. 99 gold coins is still more appropriate."

You Ge overturned the suggestion he had made himself. He said that the three of them would discuss it, but ever since they were halfway there, You Ge had always been holding meetings and discussing things with himself. Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun had also become accustomed to not speaking and waiting for You Ge to come up with a conclusion himself.

"99 gold coins, still 99 gold coins!" You Ge finally decided. "This price isn't considered a high expense right now. There's not much profit in depreciation, and there's limited appeal if there's too little depreciation. We have to take advantage of the fact that we still have the initiative in our hands to expand our influence as soon as possible and form a certain brand effect."

"Anyone can teach this. What kind of brand is there?" Gu Fei smiled.

"Of course, there's a brand. Since anyone can teach it, then everyone is competing for fame, influence, and popularity!" You Ge said.

"Alright, you guys discuss it and handle it. I'm tired today. I want to go offline and rest for a while. If possible, organize the data tonight, and I'll start developing tomorrow. You guys can handle the other things as you please," Gu Fei said, getting up. He left without caring whether the two of them agreed or not.

You Ge was stunned for a long time and muttered to Bai Shi Jing Lun, "This is such a profitable business! Why doesn't Qian Li seem enthusiastic at all?"

"His family is very rich. He's not enthusiastic about anything, especially not money," Bai Shi Jing Lun said.

"Is that so..." You Ge didn't know Gu Fei's family background and wondered how a teacher could be so rich that he didn't even care about such a large income. If this business was successful, it wouldn't just be a matter of becoming a rich man in the game. It would be enough to become a great career that could support his real life.

"Don't worry about him. Please continue," Bai Shi Jing Lun had listened to You Ge's teachings all the way and was becoming more and more admiring. He had even started calling him "sir."

"Let's settle the price issue for now! Setting it too high would be like making a quick buck and leaving. We can't do something so short-sighted, right?"

"Of course, of course." Bai Shi Jing Lun had already realized that if this matter was really done successfully, he could quit his job at the bodyguard school. The player base in this parallel world was much broader than the student base in their school. In You Ge's words, they had to make the influence of their business so that the first thing all new players did when they entered the game was to contact Bai Shi Jing Lun to learn the most suitable and fastest monster-killing skills. These words made Bai Shi Jing Lun's heart surge.

You Ge was very attentive to his work. After looking forward to the future sufficiently, he knew that these two thousand registration forms were the first step to successfully launching this business. So, he immediately started the substantive work.

The next morning, Gu Fei went online early in the morning and didn't see You Ge, but the students were already waiting early. Gu Fei took the students to the leveling spot as usual. The group teaching had ended today. If the students wanted to continue learning, they had to increase their levels. Although they had learned Gu Fei's quick monster-killing method, it wouldn't be fast enough to reach the next stage in two or three days. Gu Fei's main task now was to provide one-on-one guidance to those students who had strange problems.

Today, after answering six questions, there were no new questions. There were only so many students in total. Most of them had asked questions. There was no reason or need to ask about other monsters so quickly. The other small portion was honestly killing the monsters that Gu Fei had assigned, saving Gu Fei a lot of trouble. As a result, some students were killing monsters here in a concentrated manner, while others had mastered the special killing methods that Gu Fei had taught and went to find the monsters they needed. Gu Fei went around a few times and found that the students were now very skilled. Originally, it was just using a rigid routine to kill rigid robots. How difficult could it be? The experience was increasing rapidly, but this rapid increase would become a habit, and then they would have to endure repetition and boredom. The more they repeated, the more bored they would become. Gu Fei was waiting to see how much perseverance these students had.

After spending more than an hour with the students, You Ge made a brilliant debut, sending a message to Gu Fei as soon as he went online.

"Yo, you're pretty early!" You Ge wouldn't usually go online at this time. They usually went online after noon.

"There are a lot of things to do!" You Ge said.

"Is that so? How's it going?"

"Here's my plan. We can't teach these business orders one by one. Wouldn't that exhaust the two of you to death? I mean, we should only start formal teaching when we've accumulated a certain number of the same requests, like five hundred or a thousand. Otherwise, wouldn't you guys go crazy teaching them one by one?"

"Yeah, of everything you've said since yesterday, I like this sentence the most. So, what's your initial number? Five hundred or a thousand?" Gu Fei asked.

"It depends on the actual situation, mainly the problem of the teaching venue. For example, the Wilderness Camp has extremely good teaching conditions because of the existence of Stone 9527. Teaching two thousand people at a time isn't a problem. But if you change to another place, you need to adjust the number according to the local conditions," You Ge said.

"Yeah, that's right," Gu Fei said.

"The tragic thing is that it's probably impossible to conduct large-scale teaching in Xiawu City and Linyin City. We have to think of other ways," You Ge said.

"Cough, You Ge, you really have a long-term vision. Are you already preparing to promote the brand to the world? Shouldn't we focus on what we have at hand first?" Gu Fei asked.

"What we have at hand? I've already completed a part of it!" You Ge said.

"Ah?"

"Almost all of the registration forms from yesterday were collected from the Wilderness Camp. In the end, I counted 1841 players who chose Campfire Patrol Soldiers as their monsters. And the situation is more optimistic than we thought. These 1841 people can be summarized into two categories: one is long weapons, low Agility or no Agility; the other is short weapons, high Agility classes. You already taught the long weapons and high Agility class yesterday. So, last night, Bai Shi Jing Lun developed a method for these two types and has already completed the teaching. We've already earned our first pot of gold."

"Is that so?" Gu Fei wiped his sweat. He didn't expect these two guys to be so capable.

"Yeah, but Bai Shi Jing Lun said that he's not very good at short weapons. You might have even better methods, and he said he wanted to discuss it with you again. But I think this is actually a good thing. If there are better skills, it just goes to show that our development team is very strong. If there are competitors teaching the current method, we can launch a new version of the method to regain the market," You Ge said.

"You really have good ideas." Gu Fei wiped his sweat again. Not to mention actual combat PvP, You Ge was actually a super awesome person.

"Thank you. There's also bad news," You Ge said.

"What?" Gu Fei asked.

"Not long after our teaching ended that night, people were already starting to sell what they'd learned for 50 gold coins in the Wilderness Camp, and there was more than one person doing it. The players' brains are really fast," You Ge said.

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Suddenly, I found that writing a story about making money is also quite exciting...