Could there still be income!?
Yun Ze's eyes lit up instantly!
After this night at the Immortal Market, he finally understood that this cultivation world actually needed 'money'!
Even in this cultivation world, 'money' was far more important than in the mortal realm!
In the mortal realm, without money, one could at least farm, or beg if necessary. As long as one had hands and feet, they wouldn't starve to death!
But in the cultivation world, if even half a spirit stone was missing, a fortuitous encounter might slip away before his eyes.
Once or twice was fine, but if he was always short of money, some fortuitous encounters would never be his. Without fortuitous encounters, his strength wouldn't improve, and he could be killed by other cultivators anywhere!
Yun Ze patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Shan, don't worry. I've never been afraid of hardship or fatigue since I was young. As long as I can survive these half a month!"
"That's good."
Ji Shan nodded and smiled, "Did you see the young man holding the lantern when you entered?"
"Yes, of course I saw him."
"That young man is an external staff member of our Immortal Mansion, responsible for guiding people outside the Immortal Gathering. After tomorrow, he will go into seclusion. We were planning to find someone else to act as a guide. If you are willing..."
"I agree!"
Yun Ze quickly agreed, without the slightest hesitation.
A guide!
This was a guide within the Immortal Gathering!
As long as he was within the Immortal Gathering, those people wouldn't dare to make a move against him. This was practically a death-free pass!
It was just holding a lantern, something anyone with hands could do!
"Hey, don't be so hasty. The duties of a guide are not just holding a lantern."
Ji Shan smiled and explained, "You've seen the candlelight on the stalls. Guides not only need to collect entrance fees but also light various colored candles for stalls that need to sell items before the Immortal Gathering begins.
They also need to record the items and transaction volumes of each stall. For every hundred spirit stones sold, we will take one spirit stone.
Every day, you will need to account for all the spirit stones collected. Fifty percent of this will be ours, and the other fifty percent will be submitted to the Immortal Mansion.
If you take on this job, you will get a share of this fifty percent.
At that time, you can also live with us within the formation of the Immortal Gathering, and the little sister beside you can come too."
"This..."
This was simply a pie falling from the sky!
Yun Ze did a rough calculation. The items sold at today's auction alone amounted to nearly fifty thousand spirit stones. One in a hundred would be five hundred, and fifty percent of that would be two hundred and fifty!
If he could get a share of that, it would be fifty!
This was just the spirit stones sold at the auction. If other stalls were included, this number could exceed one hundred!
One hundred a day, and for half a month... fifteen hundred spirit stones!
This was more than a pie falling from the sky; it was a gold brick falling from the sky!
However, Yun Ze also knew in his heart that all these benefits were due to his relationship with Yu Xian.
After realizing how lucrative it was, he dared not agree rashly. Instead, he tentatively asked Ji Shan.
"Brother Shan, I still have a question."
"Ask away."
"Brother Yu... who exactly is he?"
The definition of 'who' was broad. Yun Ze clearly wanted to know everything they knew about Yu Xian from their mouths.
When Yun Ze asked this question, everyone's expression changed!
Ji Shan gave a helpless wry smile and placed his hand on Yun Ze's shoulder again, "Brother, you shouldn't ask that!
If that person didn't tell you these things, we naturally can't speak of them. If you consider us your brothers and sisters, then don't ask about this matter again.
Just tell me, are you willing to do it or not!"
"Willing!"
With the conversation reaching this point, if he refused, Yun Ze would truly be ungrateful!
He quickly picked up the wine bottle, stood up, cupped his hands towards the four of them, and said, "Yun Ze thanks all of you brothers and sisters for your care. This bottle of wine is my apology!"
His real name had been spoken after all.
However, no one present reacted much. Only Ji Shan and Fu Yue turned to look at Luo Shang, their eyes filled with helplessness, while Luo Shang looked smug.
Yun Ze didn't notice at first. It was only after he finished the wine in the bottle that he found the expressions of the three somewhat strange.
"Sister Fu Yue, Brother Shan, what's wrong?"
"We lost the bet!"
Ji Shan gave a wry smile and pointed at Luo Shang, "This girl knew your real name from the beginning. After knowing you gave a false name, she started a bet."
"A bet?" A hint of embarrassment appeared on Yun Ze's face.
"A bet on whether you would reveal your real name today."
Fu Yue continued, "My brother Shan and I both bet that you wouldn't. Who knew you were actually so honest, making us lose a day's commission!"
"This..."
Yun Ze looked helpless, not knowing what to say, only feeling a wave of dizziness.
The wine was truly potent!
Luo Shang also stood up, raised the wine bottle, and clinked it with Yun Ze's, then cheered, "Come, welcome Brother Yun to our team!"
"Welcome!" Ji Shan and Fu Yue also clinked their glasses.
Even Ming stood up and clinked his glass with Yun Ze, saying calmly, "Welcome."
Yun Ze was about to say his wine bottle was empty, but when he looked down, the clear jade liquid had already overflowed at some point.
Seeing everyone else drinking, he couldn't stop either and had to force himself to drink another bottle!
"Burp~"
A burp sounded, and when Yun Ze looked at everyone again, his eyes were already unfocused, and the figures before him were almost blurry.
When he rubbed his eyes to see clearly, he felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy object, and he directly fainted!
When he woke up again, the sky was still dim.
He rubbed his eyes. This time he could see clearly, but the first thing he saw was Bu Bu meditating cross-legged. The other four were nowhere to be seen.
"Awake?"
"Mmm..."
Yun Ze rubbed his head and got up. He first felt his storage bag, which was untouched. Then he looked up and found himself in a tent. "Where are they?"
"Gone to prepare for the market opening."
"Market opening!"
Yun Ze was instantly startled awake, got up, and asked Bu Bu, "What time is it now?"
"It's the evening of the second day. The vendors will start entering in half an hour. They told me to notify you immediately after you woke up."
"Drinking caused trouble!"
Yun Ze said and then rushed out of the tent. He hadn't run far when he saw Ji Shan standing by a high platform waiting for him.
"Don't rush, don't rush. There's still time."
"Brother Shan, I'm sorry, I..."
"Hey, what are you talking about! There's still time, no need to be sorry."
Ji Shan patted him on the shoulder, then took out a gray cloak and a folding fan, "Here, take these.
This gray robe can change your voice and block spiritual senses below the Core Formation stage. As long as you don't take it off, no one will know it's you.
Later, if you see someone at a stall, go and collect five spirit stones, then infuse spiritual energy into this fan and wave it at the lantern."
"Got it."
Yun Ze asked, "What about the color of the candlelight..."
"The upper fan is for ordinary candlelight, the left fan is green, the right fan is orange, and the lower fan extinguishes. You don't need to worry about black and white."
Ji Shan quickly explained, "The lanterns are at the entrance of the Immortal Market. If someone comes for a ticket, just use the upper fan once."
"Understood~"
Yun Ze replied and then hurried towards the entrance of the Immortal Market!
But after running a few steps, he heard Ji Shan's voice in his ear, "You are only at the third level of Qi Refining now, so you should only be able to handle three hundred lanterns. If you can't manage, come find me to switch shifts!"
"Got it!"
Yun Ze had already rushed into the Immortal Market and saw stalls with black and white lanterns lit up not far away.
He greeted the two as he passed.
Ming had already put on his black cloak, while Luo Shang hadn't. Instead, she waved at Yun Ze and teased him.
She said they were drinking again tonight and that he, the little lightweight, shouldn't run away.
Yun Ze naturally ran faster than anyone else!
This wine, he definitely wouldn't dare to drink again for half a month!
He arrived at the entrance of the Immortal Market. Fortunately, he hadn't seen any settled merchants along the way. He figured they probably hadn't had time yet.
Yun Ze waited at the entrance of the Immortal Market for a while, looking at the barrier that separated them from the mortal world. Bored, his thoughts began to wander.
Speaking of which, he had stayed in the Immortal City for a night. Would anyone still be waiting outside to ambush him?
Since he had nothing to do and was wearing the gray robe, why not... go out and take a look?