Chapter 5576: Sales Are Booming...
"They've only just arrived and are already so high-profile; they're going to offend quite a few people," several cultivators muttered grimly before disappearing into the crowd.
Another day passed, and a few more earthen spikes appeared outside the bamboo building, along with a few more corpses. To avoid spoiling everyone's appetite, Qiaomu and her group had been using the back entrance of the bamboo building these past few days.
"Holy Domain First Tower" officially opened its doors without a hitch. The store had clearly marked prices: how many materials could be exchanged for food ingredients, bamboo, and spirit talismans. It seemed her small cauldron would have plenty to "eat" for some time.
On its opening day, Holy Domain First Tower was incredibly popular. The Dean of Holy Academy was a great supporter, purchasing a large quantity of bamboo and spirit talismans at once. He organized a team to construct the junior and youth branch academies. Others had initially adopted a wait-and-see approach, but after witnessing the smooth completion of the junior branch academy, no one could sit still any longer.
Cultivators with some assets eagerly rushed to Holy Domain First Tower to buy bamboo, intending to build their own houses and end their "primitive" lives, hoping to enjoy the happiness of having a roof over their heads for the rest of their days. However, upon arriving at Holy Domain First Tower, they found that the store had already put up a "closed" sign. Want to buy bamboo? Come back tomorrow morning!
Holy Domain First Tower would only be open for one hour each day, starting at Chenshi (7-9 AM) and closing at the end of Chenshi. Those wishing to purchase various items needed to bring sufficient materials. Anyone who spent more than a minute without making a purchase would be asked to leave. Who had the leisure to waste time lingering? It was only natural to finish business and close up shop to go home quickly.
Upon hearing this news, the people of the Holy Domain grumbled, calling Holy Domain First Tower "dishonest." Did Qiaomu care? Not at all! She was only willing to have items sold at Holy Domain First Tower for one hour a day; anything more than that was a pure waste of time. Everyone had better things to do; cultivating diligently was the real priority.
After the new rules were implemented, Holy Domain First Tower's business became even more frantic. Everyone was punctual, rushing to buy things at Chenshi. This led to a peculiar scene in front of Holy Domain First Tower. Initially, some people arrived an hour early but found a long queue, making it impossible for them to be served.
A clever person calculated the time, estimating that each transaction would take at least a minute. This meant only about 120 to 130 people could be served daily, and that was with a very tight schedule. If someone disruptive caused a commotion in Holy Domain First Tower, all that wasted time would fall on the buyers. The person overseeing sales at Holy Domain First Tower wouldn't care if you ran out of time. They'd simply pack up and leave when it was time, and no one could stop them.
Consequently, some began queuing from midnight, gradually escalating to the point where, to get one of the first hundred spots, some would go to any lengths, even queuing from the previous day... The number of people sleeping on the ground in front of Holy Domain First Tower gradually increased. Lord Dongfang went on a patrol but was helpless. The scarcity of resources had fueled the incredibly booming sales of Holy Domain First Tower.
As for Qiaomu's double-story bamboo building, new corpses were hung on the earthen spikes outside its door every day. After one, two, three, four days... there were no more new corpses. Everyone finally understood one truth: no matter how many people came, anyone who dared to trespass on this property was simply asking for death!