Chapter 683: Chapter 24: Unqualified Paparazzi (Part 2)

At this point, she showed a shallow smile:

"Or maybe you can change the situation, who knows, after you came here, a market might slowly appear... Hmm, how do you say it, add, add oil?"

This monster maiden thought very seriously for a moment, seemingly recalling something, then winked at Gu Mo and gently made a fist-pumping gesture.

——Add oil.

Nobody knows when she picked up this trendy phrase, but she always seemed to easily understand all kinds of strange new words Gu Mo said, and attempted to actively use them.

This sense of dissonance was somewhat subtle...

Gu Mo twitched his mouth, and at the same time noticed that the silver-haired girl opposite him squinted her eyes, seemingly showing a somewhat unfriendly expression.

He sighed and continued the previous topic: "So, you came to open a market, but you really have to develop it yourself... By the way, didn’t you say that Tengus love gossiping and spreading various rumors? That would have some effect, right?"

So is this just a subway station entrance?

However, the surrounding land hasn’t been developed at all, and I have to start from scratch to build a business district?

He felt a bit dizzy.

"This can’t be said for sure..."

Gently opening the fan, covering the lower half of her face, the monster maiden pouted lightly: "Wenwen is probably working hard to spread your previous words now, but everyone knows what they’re about, I suppose very few people would be foolish enough to believe her words..."

"Didn’t you see not only no other demons have come, but not even other Tengus have come? This shows that even they themselves know what their own kind is like... Even as her kin, they wouldn’t believe Wenwen’s words, so don’t count on the Tengus’ promotional effect."

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This is a bit awkward.

Gu Mo didn’t know what to say, he thought he could take advantage of the Tengus’ characteristics, letting them exaggerate rumors based on his messages, while he could easily gain fame by leveraging their love for gossip.

In the end, it was too idealistic. He didn’t expect the Tengus to be already infamous for this; there’s no credibility at all, so much so that even the same kind doesn’t believe the various messages they spread... Plus, on this Demon Mountain, even if the amount of rumors isn’t as shocking as in the future, there’s at least eight if not ten a day.

So nobody wants to pay attention to the Tengus’ promotions...

Even stepping back, maybe some people noticed the magic ship flying by, got a little curious, then immediately lost interest as a result of the Tengus’ promotion, which isn’t impossible.

"Truly a disgrace to media workers..."

He sighed deeply, then mused: "This can’t work, I have to give them a tip."

"What kind of tip could you possibly give?" Miss Shinki also cast a curious glance, her eyes couldn’t help but frequently linger on Gu Mo’s Cyan Star Pupil. She suddenly doubted her previous guess since she doesn’t have such Star Pupil herself.

Could they really not be of the same kind...

Uh, no, no, it must be some unavoidable individual difference, like gender.

"I think the Tengus are too inexperienced, as journalists, merely relying on words to spread information lacks appeal, they certainly need to improve..." Gu Mo quickly pondered, thinking perhaps he could start with advanced tools and advanced ideas from the future.

Doing media work, relying just on a mouth to spread information, certainly won’t do!

Exactly, such paparazzi are really too unqualified.

"Oh? So what do you plan to do?" Yakumo Zi also looked at him with interest, slightly curiously asking.

"Of course, it’s to market them aggressively..." Gu Mo stood up, "If it goes smoothly, I think we should be able to open up the situation, and I happen to have what they need..."

"Is that so? If you are confident, then that’s good as well..."

The monster maiden nodded thoughtfully, and glanced again at the magic ship she was on, her eyes glowing with interest: "But back to the point, what are you planning to exchange with them? Bringing such a large ship here specifically..."

"What I want to exchange is actually simple, like materials, specialties, or spell knowledge, these are all fine..."

Gu Mo calmly replied.

"And what I plan to use for the exchange is also basically in these aspects, but should be something relatively new and fresh for them, at least I think they would be interested... Like the clothes you are wearing now, I think they would be quite interested."

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Awkward Aura! Activate!

The air suddenly became quiet.

Gu Mo looked puzzled at the two girls opposite, not knowing why they suddenly stopped talking, and the atmosphere became somewhat subtly awkward.

The silver-haired girl, expressionless, was chewing on a straw as if grinding her small tiger teeth.

Meanwhile, the blonde monster maiden also lowered her head, sipping a cold drink, feeling inexplicably complex. Although she knew it was nothing, in fact, very normal, she just inexplicably felt she couldn’t quite be happy.

Originally a possession of a few people, now shared with everyone...

Overall, just a somewhat subtly complex mood.

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How annoying...

No one believes my words at all.

In the evening, the black-winged crow Tengu girl flew out of Demon Mountain feeling a bit dejected, her whole demeanor appearing somewhat downcast. She thought she got some interesting information today, at least more interesting than her kin’s weird intel.

Like the Yama planning to build a massive hell beneath Demon Mountain...

Or Lord Ibuki nearly lifting Demon Mountain after getting drunk last month, intending to move it elsewhere...

Hearing these things enough to form calluses, conventional information, what fun is there, completely incomparable to today’s flying ship and that mysterious merchant—come on, just the sound of it is super cool!

Moreover, when spreading the news, she had "slightly" tweaked it based on her own guesses, tying that mysterious man and the famous Boundary Demon together, making some "reasonable" guesses about their friendship and its purity...

Why is no one paying attention!

Are they all afraid to die, or do they not believe even a word I say?

This is how Tengus are, generally hoping to make a big news splash, catch others’ attention, and gain recognition, so finding out their hard work in spreading rumors all day didn’t even make a ripple, naturally made Aya Shameimaru feel very frustrated.

With such a mood, she listlessly completed her patrol work, flying around near Demon Mountain.

And in this process, inevitably approaching the canyon deep at the foot of the mountain, seeing that flying ship from afar.

Hearing faint flashes and clicking sounds.

Though at a great distance, she perceived it at first notice, thus curiously lowered her wings, and silently flew over.

In the cliffs surrounding the canyon, on the highest points of those hexagonally columnar landforms was that mysterious man she saw before, clad in moon-white clothes, his black hair and clothes fluttering in the wind, standing high in the canyon, looking down to the canyon—

Lifting a square black box, accompanied by occasional flashes, emitting clicking sounds.

No idea what he was doing.