202: Chapter 192 202: Chapter 192 Immortal Venerable City faced such great trouble, and the City Lord was frazzled.
In order to prevent such events from happening again, or to have the means to resolve them should they occur, he absolutely had to purchase these Detoxification Pills.
“Jiang Tang, you say your store Holy Pavilion has Pills or Spirit Grass.
The North City Immortal Sect is too far, so how about you sell some to us here, or open a shop in this location?
It would save us the trouble of going all that way.
If you’d like to open a shop here, I can offer a discount.”
“Open a branch?
Good, with the City Lord’s word, I need to ask the two shareholders.
If they agree to open a branch, of course I’m willing to earn more money.”
As the owner of the shop, Jiang Tang actually had a say in the matter, and his words were merely a formality of seeking opinions.
Now that he wasn’t short on money, to fulfill his ambitions and sell the products from his space, he needed to open a branch.
Hearing Jiang Tang put it that way, the eyes of those present turned to Su Chang’an.
“I have no objections.” Su Chang’an felt much esteem for Jiang Tang, and had also witnessed the magical effects of mere flowers.
He peeked into the Storage Bag Jiang Tang gave him with Divine Sense, and was involuntarily astonished, as a scion of the Ten Great Clans accustomed to rare treasures, he recognized how precious the items Jiang Tang had given him were just by the names of the medicines.
Jiang Tang had given him so many bottles and jars of items, Vitality Pills, which perhaps were made from the same flowers they had witnessed, but obviously with even more instantaneous effects.
Nourishing Soul Pills, the name alone revealed their usefulness for Ghost Cultivators as well as others in the Cultivation World; Nourishing Soul, those with strong Divine Sense could also use it to kill and control their enemies.
There were also two precious Pills he did not recognize, medicines unheard of in the Sword Sect’s heritage, rare treasures in the Cultivation World.
Each Pill here was priceless, and having so many already signified the depth of Jiang Tang’s regard for him.
“We still need to ask the other shareholder, Brother Ye.” Jiang Tang continued.
“I have no objections either.” Ye Tian flew down from the sky, having been dealing with Liu Tao’s matter.
With his Nascent Soul Great Perfection, he had observed Immortal Venerable City with Divine Sense and overheard their conversation.
“In that case, I’ll trouble the City Lord to find us a nicer shop and provide us with a discount policy.” Seeing that both shareholders had agreed, it was a very good opportunity with the City Lord present.
A mighty dragon does not suppress the local snakes; with the City Lord involved, his shop might face fewer troubles in the future.
Having made such a statement in front of the people of the Ten Great Clans, with the main store’s address revealed, the branch would likely open smoothly, already benefiting from free publicity.
“Alright, the City Lord happens to have a shop for sale, and negotiating a discount is easy.
I hope the Spirit Grass, Pills, or Spiritual Artifacts you wish to auction will all be brought to my auction house, so we can mutually benefit each other.” The Immortal Venerable City Lord was very enthusiastic, albeit also for his own profit.
It also made his future work a bit easier.
The position of City Lord is an official one, and poor management could lead to resignation.
“Great, why not seize the day?
City Lord, might you take me to see the shop you mentioned?”
I’m sure everyone is eager to buy Pills.” The Immortal Venerable City Lord said cheerfully and then took them to visit the shop.
Jiang Tang followed along, his two shareholders did too, as did the people who were standing together observing just now; everyone wanted to buy Pills sooner and also learn the address of the Holy Pavilion’s branch.
The Immortal Venerable City Lord led them to a rather sizable shop with two floors, which had previously been a Pill shop and thus needed no renovations.
“Friend Jiang Tang, the Shopkeeper and clerks here are ours.
We’ll sell the shop to you, and you can keep them if you wish, or they won’t be forced to leave if you don’t want to use them.”
Jiang Tang didn’t respond immediately but consulted with the two shareholders using a secret voice transmission.
“We can use their clerks and Shopkeeper.
If we have anything to auction, we can have them manage the contacts, and we can arrange our own people in the shop,” suggested Ye Tian.
“I support Brother Ye’s suggestion.
If both our families send some people over, Jiang Tang, you will be unfamiliar with them.
If the City Lord’s people sign a contract, we can also use them, at least ensuring our shop’s security,” Su Chang’an also offered his opinion.
“Okay, that’s decided.
As for managing and hiring others, I lack experience and the time to manage.
I only want to cultivate our own Holy Pavilion people so we don’t have to worry about staffing future branches.”
Searching for people with his surname meant only finding distant relations, not his true kin.
To establish an organization, outsiders could be used, and they could also be made to change their surnames.
“Fine, I have contact shops that can send people over,” Ye Tian felt that Jiang Tang was worth befriending, having offered valuable flowers for the sake of saving others.
This person deserved alliances, and the stability of the Cultivation World might one day rely on him.
It seemed Jiang Tang was quite ambitious, yet not one to commit atrocities for the sake of his ambitions.
In the Cultivation World, without strength, one is bound to fall.
Desiring strength is ambitious, and it’s not just others— he too longs to become powerful.
Once they had discussed everything, they let the Immortal Venerable City Lord arrange it.
They signed contracts with the original shop’s workers and paid for the shop.
Next, Jiang Tang got busy, handing over the Pills to be auctioned to the Shopkeeper.
He filled several Storage Bags with Spirit Rice to sell in the shop.
The overabundance accumulated in the space over the past month needed to be quickly cleared out.
The result was a treasure shop mainly selling Spirit Rice and Pills.
Shop clerks, who never expected their new boss to stock so much goods, were amazed by the quality of the Spirit Rice—it was better than what was sold outside and could fetch higher prices, with buyers aplenty.
The quality of the Pills went without saying, after their reputation as precious life-saving medicines had spread, each could be worth a fortune.
Pills like the Soul Nurturing Pill could not be sold directly in the shop; they were all sent to auction, promising a steady stream of wealth.
The clerks and Shopkeeper from the original shop who stayed were grateful to Jiang Tang for saving everyone in the city, and they too owed him their lives.
Respecting their new boss and knowing the shop’s shareholders wielded great influence, they felt their futures were bright and they worked with vigor and determination.
With experience in selling goods, the boss and the clerks had everything arranged in just half a day.
An endless stream of customers flowed into the shop, and the clerks’ hands cramped from weighing out the rice.
The Shopkeeper’s hands cramped from counting the money, delighted by such prosperous business, as they were promised a base salary and commissions.