Chapter 192: Chapter 190: Making People Spend Spirit Stones Without Leaving Home?

Celeste Grant: "And to all the Hall Masters present, you have all worked diligently, risking life and limb for the Bloodfiend Den. Thank you for your hard work."

Everyone spoke in unison, "It is no hardship for us, Madam. We, your subordinates, have sworn our lives in service to the Exalted One and to you. It is our honor."

Celeste Grant gestured with her hand.

"Please, everyone, sit. Now, let’s get down to business."

Once they were all seated, Celeste Grant opened her prepared business plan and officially began the meeting.

She looked up at everyone in the room and said, "The Demonic Sects have seen great progress in recent years, especially the industries under our Bloodfiend Den, which have all been highly profitable. For instance, products like our phones and Elixir Pills are constantly in short supply."

She looked at them and added a word of caution. "Everyone, there’s no end to the Spirit Stones we can earn. So, while we’re gathering Cultivation Resources, we can’t let our own training fall by the wayside. All disciples of the Bloodfiend Den, from the highest to the lowest, must reserve enough time to cultivate and improve their Cultivation. In this Cultivation World, if you aren’t strong enough, you’ll face the danger of being murdered for your treasures. That’s why improving our strength is also critically important."

Elder Sawyer rose and said, "Rest assured, Madam. I have been consistently supervising the disciples’ training. We also arrange for someone to provide guidance for their Cultivation every month. Should any of the disciples show exceptional talent, they are taken in by an elder to be taught personally."

Celeste Grant gave a slight nod.

"Excellent. Now, let’s try something a little different. What we’re going to discuss now is how to sell the Bloodfiend Den’s goods more quickly and directly, enabling those Cultivators who are focused on their training and never leave home to spend the Spirit Stones right out of their pockets."

The crowd grew excited.

’The Madam is about to make another big move.’

Someone was curious.

"Spending Spirit Stones without leaving home? Is that really possible?"

The person next to him spoke up, "Of course it’s true. Let’s hear what the Madam has to say. I think I overheard the elders developed something called an... an ’ay-pee-pee’ or something. It’s probably related to this."

"What ’ay-pee-pee’? What did you hear? I definitely heard ’Happy-Peppy.’ Anyway, it doesn’t matter what it’s called. They say it’s a new feature for the phones. It must be amazing."

"You’re right."

Hearing all the talk of "ay-pee-pee" and "Happy-Peppy," Celeste Grant couldn’t help but let out a dry laugh. ’Well, can’t be helped,’ she thought. ’In my world, this software was called an "app." It’s perfectly normal for them to mishear it like this.’

Celeste Grant nodded.

"Yes, Elder Lawson and his team have indeed developed an excellent ’Happy-Peppy’... no, that’s not right. An ’APP’." She had almost been led astray herself.

"It’s like this: Elder Lawson and his team have successfully developed the live-streaming APP I proposed. And not only have they developed it, but it’s even better than I imagined. It can be used for live broadcasting, and you can also record short videos. It’s really quite good."

"Explaining too much at once might be confusing, but you’ll all understand once it’s released. In essence, this is a new feature that can be copied onto the phones. Now, allow me to explain its purpose and functions..."

Celeste Grant stood.

She began her explanation.

She went on at length, covering every detail.

She spoke continuously.

And everyone listened in silence...

She went from live streaming to home delivery services. As the others took notes, they were filled with nothing but admiration.

’The Bloodfiend Den has disciples in abundance. The one thing we’re not short on is manpower.’

’This home delivery service is completely doable. And we’re also very interested in this so-called "APP."’

"Our newly developed live-streaming APP will henceforth be called Demon Flame Short Video. Once this new feature is replicated and goes live, anyone can open it and watch content anonymously. They can also create their own accounts. You’ll be able to post videos for others to see, or to document your daily Cultivation. Even better, you can start a live-stream channel to sell the Bloodfiend Den’s Elixir Pills, talismans, and so on."

She glanced around at the crowd as she spoke.

"And it’s not just for us. If any other Cultivator in the Cultivation World wants to open a live-stream channel to sell goods, they will have to give us a cut of their sales."

"If we have live-stream sales, then a home delivery service is essential. The Demonic Sects have plenty of disciples, so we can assign them to make deliveries. We’ll provide door-to-door service and charge a small fee in Spirit Stones based on the distance."

Celeste Grant turned to Elder Lawson. "I’ll entrust the task of replicating and installing the short video app to you and your team, Elder Lawson."

Elder Lawson rose to his feet. "Yes, Madam. I will be sure to complete this task."

Celeste Grant continued, "There’s one more thing. It concerns a new Magic Artifact we’ve recently developed and refined: a Trading Jade Token, a Magic Artifact designed for everyday use. To buy things without leaving home, you’ll need this token. There’s no need to pay in person; just open the transaction channel, and you can transfer Spirit Stones directly to the other party. Sounds convenient, doesn’t it?"

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

"Please, take a look."

Next,

Celeste Grant took out a Trading Jade Token refined by Elder Lawson and gave everyone a demonstration.

When they saw that Spirit Stones could truly be transferred between the two tokens, their eyes lit up.

"This is truly convenient! It’s perfect for those Cultivators who hole up in their residences and never go out, but still want to buy things."

"The Madam is incredible for thinking of this."

"It sounds so simple now that she’s explained it. How has no one in the Cultivation World thought of this before?"

"It’s as the saying goes: the greatest truths are the simplest. People don’t think of these things on their own. It’s only after something has been created that everyone thinks it was simple all along. How many people could have conceived of this beforehand?"

Celeste Grant smiled. "This is all thanks to Elder Lawson and his team. I merely offered a casual suggestion; they are the ones who actually devised the method."

"Now, what I want to discuss is this: we need to mass-produce these Trading Jade Tokens and promote them throughout the Cultivation World until everyone is using one. But something that makes life this convenient shouldn’t be priced too high. So, let’s set the price at thirty-eight low-grade spirit stones apiece. The goal is to make it affordable even for lower-level, ordinary Cultivators. We’ll aim for a small profit margin but high sales volume."

"Let’s refine an initial batch of one million and distribute them for free to the disciples of the Bloodfiend Den. Anyone who doesn’t get one in the first round can get one in the second. After that, we’ll refine another three million Trading Jade Tokens to stock and sell in all the shops under the Demonic Sects’ banner."

The group nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Madam."

Celeste Grant smiled warmly. "I’ve noticed that there are quite a few wealthy Cultivators in the Cultivation World, especially those from the Grand Cultivator Clans and Major Sects. Their pockets are all bulging with cash. And wherever you have people, you have social comparison. A price this low certainly won’t be worthy of their status."

"So, you can also create ’Supreme Deluxe’ versions priced at 888 or 8,888 Spirit Stones. We’ll be providing them with emotional satisfaction while taking their money. And we can go even higher, introducing a ’Supreme Luxury’ edition of the Trading Jade Token for one hundred top-grade spirit stones, or two hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones. We can make these limited edition, refining only ten or twenty a month. There will always be some rich idiot who gets swept up in the heat of the moment and buys one."

The crowd: "..."