It was said that Huang Mao was good, but it became the fairy's white moonlight

Chapter 395: The Six Sects’ Alliance and the Merchant Alliance’s Way to Make Money (Two in One)

The next morning.

Han Mo got up early after meditating all night, but he was not in a hurry to find Le Wuyou.

Instead, he took Lei Mu for a tour in Zhenhai City, and even leisurely enjoyed a special breakfast of Zhenhai City. He waited until the sun was high in the sky before finally setting off.

The place agreed with Le Wuyou...that is, the location of the Six Sects Alliance was not in Zhenhai City, but far outside the city.

To be precise, it is an island in the vast and endless sea outside the city.

“Fellow Daoist Han is visiting Linyuan Province for the first time, so he may not be clear about some things. In order to maintain our influence in the sea area, our alliance has established twelve island cities in the outer sea.

At the same time, in order to maintain the waterways along the way, our alliance has also specially commissioned Master Yuanying to move in and take charge of the exploitation of resources in the nearby seas.

There is a Lianrong Island a thousand miles outside Zhenhai City, which is also the place you want to go.

This Lianrong Island is very famous..."

At the coastal port of Zhenhai City, on a docked merchant ship about to set sail, a middle-aged man with a mustache, dressed like a steward, was diligently introducing information about the twelve islands off the coast of Linyuan Prefecture to Han Mo.

Although Han Mo already knew this information from the background of the game, it did not prevent him from familiarizing himself with it again.

Of course, listening to the middle-aged man's introduction of intelligence was one thing, and on the other hand he also planned to take this merchant ship to Lianrong Island, where the six sects would meet.

Although Han Mo himself could also control the escape light and fly over there.

But in this endless sea, it is better for cultivators to go out to sea on the merchant alliance’s merchant ships, or flying magic weapons such as flying boats and tower ships.

This is because this endless sea is full of dangers, not to mention the various ferocious sea beasts lurking on the seabed.

For example, ordinary cultivators who go out to sea often encounter thunderstorms caused by turbulent spiritual energy in the sea, as well as strange spiritual fog, which are enough to make many cultivators lost in the endless sea, and eventually their spiritual power is exhausted and they are knocked into the sea and die by the thunder explosion.

Therefore, in addition to cover, monks also need a magical tool similar to a "compass" when going out to sea to avoid losing their direction when trapped in the fog.

Of course, although it is said to be a magical instrument similar to a "compass", the actual North and South Poles of this world of immortal cultivation are obviously completely different from those in Han Mo's previous life. At least he has not heard of the saying that the north and south magnetic fields can determine the direction.

The full name of this immortal version of "compass" is "Dinghai Lun". The needle on the roulette-shaped wheel is not pointing to the south, but to the mouth of the Endless Sea, the direction of the Zhenhai City port, so it is called "Dinghai Lun".

As for why it points to the estuary, Han Mo is not clear about the principle.

But what is certain is that going out to sea in person without making any preparations is undoubtedly the most unwise choice.

Of course, if you are a Nascent Soul cultivator, you can ignore all the above difficulties.

Although Han Mo's strength is no less than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, and he has no shortage of magical weapons such as flying boats and tower ships, he still chose to take a merchant ship.

Just because... he didn't want to be too ostentatious.

After all, there must be guards from the six sects on Lianrong Island where the six sects held their meeting. If he just flew over there in a high-rise ship, it would attract too much attention.

Although Han Mo could also travel with Le Wuyou and disguise himself as Le Wuyou's fellow disciple and go together, the Chamber of Commerce had already brought all the participants of the six sects' alliance to Lianrong Island last night.

However, according to the plan, he was just going to watch the fun and had no intention of showing up at the alliance meeting in order to avoid exposing his identity as the "demon", so it would naturally be inconvenient for him to travel with Le Wuyou.

"Friend Han, hold on tight, the merchant ship has already set sail."

After chatting with the middle-aged manager for a while, the merchant ship finally set sail with a sound similar to a whistle.

The merchant boat is a vehicle used by the Merchant Alliance to transport goods and resources, and is also a magical tool for transportation that uses spirit stones as its power source.

The only difference between a merchant ship and a flying boat is that it cannot fly. Instead, its power is enhanced by spirit stones, allowing it to travel on the sea much faster than ordinary ships.

After all, it is too luxurious to use treasures like flying boats and tower ships to transport goods.

Flying boats are fine, but tower ships are Nascent Soul-level magical tools for transportation. Even if the Chamber of Commerce is very wealthy, it is impossible for them to use tower ships to transport goods in large quantities.

"Friend Han, our first stop is Lianrong Island. It won't take long. We'll be there in about an hour."

It takes a merchant ship about one hour, or about two hours, to travel a thousand miles.

This speed is not much slower than that of civil airliners in previous lives, which shows the power of this immortal cultivation technology tree.

Just as Han Mo was secretly sighing, the middle-aged steward stared at Han Mo's extraordinary attire and the aura that could not be felt. His eyes rolled around and he suddenly said:
"Friend Han, we still have an hour to go. I have nothing to do on the way, so why don't I share with you how our alliance makes money?"

The middle-aged man's name is Jinrong. He is a manager in the late foundation building stage of the Chamber of Commerce. He is in charge of the shipping of this merchant ship and can be regarded as half a captain.

As the captain, he shouldn't have treated a hitchhiking monk like this. After all, there were usually at least dozens if not hundreds of such monks.

However, Jinrong was a man with a sharp eye. With his businessman's intuition, he could tell at a glance that Han Mo was extraordinary and was most likely a financial sponsor, so he took the initiative to come forward and get close to him.

"Oh, I wonder what's the way to make money?"

Having nothing to do, and as Han Mo had previously come up with the idea of ​​conquering the Chamber of Commerce for his own benefit, he was happy to chat with the Chamber of Commerce manager about the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce.

After all, at the moment he was just an ordinary monk hitchhiking on the boat, and the other party didn't know his true identity, so this way he could get the most authentic information.

Seeing Han Mo's "interest", Jinrong immediately became excited:

"Our alliance has been able to grow to such a large scale today, so there are countless ways to make money. They were originally not passed on to outsiders, but Jin and Fellow Daoist Han hit it off right away, so I revealed a few.

Fellow Daoist, you may not know that although our Linyuan Province has a vast territory, due to its developed business, it is difficult to accommodate the growing population of cultivators.

Especially in recent years, the number of foreign monks in Zhenhai City has increased, and the city has become extremely crowded. Therefore, after discussion, our alliance decided to expand a new district to the Xiong'an area in the southern suburbs to add some facilities and residences.

If you are interested, you can invest spirit stones in advance and purchase one of the areas as your future residence.

Of course, even if you don’t live there, the value of the newly added Xiong’an District will definitely increase exponentially after it is incorporated into Zhenhai City. If you place an investment in advance, you will definitely reap a lot in the future…”

Wow, why does it sound so familiar?

Isn’t this just real estate speculation?
After hearing about a way to make money in finance, Han Mo was stunned at first, but soon realized that this seemed similar to the real estate industry he knew in his previous life.

Damn, isn’t this the immortal version of real estate?

You know, although the game background introduces that the Merchant Alliance is the richest in the world, it does not provide a detailed introduction on how the Merchant Alliance actually operates and makes money.

So when Han Mo first heard these details, he was also very surprised. "This... sounds good. Let me ask you, how much is the land price in Xiong'an District?"
"Cheap, very cheap. Only a little news has been leaked and most people don't know about it yet, so one cent of land is only 400,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Four hundred thousand..."

Upon hearing this, Han Mo's eyelids twitched and his face twitched a little.

One cent for four hundred thousand, this is even more expensive than the housing prices in first-tier cities in the previous life!

However, before Han Mo could say anything, Jinrong patted his chest and assured him as if to dispel his doubts:
"Friend Han, I can guarantee that the land price in Xiong'an District will definitely rise sharply in the future, so it will definitely be worthwhile to buy in now.

However, there is one thing that Jin wants to tell Fellow Daoist Han in advance. In recent years, due to the frequent coming and going of people in the city, the number of property transfers has naturally increased.

Therefore, our alliance has set a rule in the past few years, whether it is purchasing, selling, or even renting out properties in the city.

Each party needs to pay a spiritual stone tax ranging from 120 to 140 yuan according to the area of ​​the property being traded, as well as some miscellaneous fees based on the total transaction amount..."

What’s the matter? Does your business alliance still charge real estate agency fees?

Hearing this, Han Mo was speechless. He really didn't expect that this business alliance was so smart that they could even think of the agency fees for selling and renting.

Judging from his tone, it seems that someone came up with this idea only a few years ago.

Of course, this is not the most outrageous thing. What Han Mo feels is even more outrageous is yet to come.

"Of course, purchasing real estate is only one aspect. If Fellow Daoist Han is wealthy and can spend a fortune, then I, Jin, have a better way to make money.

I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han still remembers the twelve island cities in the outer sea that Jin mentioned earlier?"

Han Mo nodded slightly. He wanted to see what more incredible way finance could come up with to "make money"... no, "scam money".

“These twelve island cities were actually built not long ago. The earliest one was built only five hundred years ago, and many of the islands have changed their addresses.

Take Lianrong Island for example. This is an island city that was built in this sea area two hundred years ago, and the then famous Master Wenlong of Linyuanzhou was stationed there.

Han Daoyou also knew that the new island had just been built, and that there would inevitably be some investment in both resources and personnel. However, once it was settled, the investment in the initial construction of the island would be a huge long-term and stable profit.

Fellow Taoists may not believe this, but our alliance has always adhered to the business philosophy of "Great Harmony for All the World". Naturally, we do not want our alliance to enjoy such huge profits alone, so we recruit spirit stones from our fellow Taoists to fund the construction of the island city.

If the construction of the island is completed and developed smoothly, in the future, all the profits on the island can be rewarded to each fellow according to the amount of spiritual stones invested previously. It can be said to be a very profitable strategy!"

At this point in the financial talk, Han Mo keenly caught some key sentences in the other party's words:

"They were all established not long ago" and "many islands have changed their addresses."

Wait, is this...

“Of course, there are unexpected events, and fortune and misfortune may come and go overnight. Although the investment in building an island city is very profitable, there may also be twists and turns due to some unexpected events.

For example, a few days ago, Baiming Island, which was built by a nobleman in Zhongzhou with tens of millions of spirit stones, was destroyed because a sea monster in the late Yuanying stage accidentally broke in. Although it was driven away by our alliance in the end, it also suffered heavy losses.
But don't worry, Fellow Daoist Han. After all, the probability of losing money is extremely low, and most of the cultivators who placed bets still gained huge profits."

Sure enough, isn’t this just a venture capital like a fund?
Han Mo's heart immediately shuddered.

If he had thought that the idea that this business alliance came up with was really brilliant, they deserved to make money.

After all, this was a very profitable business model in his previous life.

But now, he felt that something was wrong.

From what this person said, it seemed that these ideas were only thought up by the Chamber of Commerce in recent years.

In other words, they didn't do business this way before.

This is a bit strange. Could it be that some talented people have emerged in the Chamber of Commerce in recent years, and have given some suggestions, and the Chamber of Commerce finally adopted his suggestions, which is why it has become so big?

Moreover, the ideas that this strange man came up with were so modern that Han Mo couldn't help but wonder whether this person had some secrets.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han is interested in placing a bet?"

Just when Han Mo was wondering who the strange man behind this business alliance was, Jinrong asked Han Mo enthusiastically after introducing him.

"Brother Jin, these are indeed good ways to make money. I wonder who in your alliance came up with these ideas. They are truly brilliant!"

"I'm sorry, this matter is a secret of our alliance and it's inconvenient to tell outsiders. I hope Brother Han will forgive me."

Han Mo took the opportunity to change the subject, but did not get the answer he wanted from Jinrong.

Never mind, no matter what the reason behind this was, because of what Finance said, Han Mo had already seen one thing clearly - the ability of this business alliance to make money was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

The Wanbao Tower behind the Merchant Alliance is also one of the six sects of the Demonic Path. If he can convince Wanbao Tower to support this "holy son", perhaps he can really bring him under his wing...

With such huge financial support, let alone the Zhou royal family suppressing the Han family and trying to reduce their power, even if the five major holy places united, I am afraid that his Han family would be able to resist.

After that, Han Mo talked with Jinrong about the business alliance. Although Jinrong kept selling him things, Han Mo just laughed it off and took the opportunity to find out a lot of useful information.

In this way, an hour passed quickly and Han Mo finally arrived at Lianrong Island.

Calculating the time, it is already close to noon, and the Six Sects Alliance must have already started.

When Han Mo arrived, it was already very late, but he did not intend to show up in person to attend the meeting. He just came to take a look just in case.

After all, as cautious as he is, even if he has arranged everything, he will still keep some backup plans.

He came in person at this moment just in case.

As it turned out, things weren't all smooth sailing.

As soon as he set foot on Lianrong Island, before Han Mo could find the detailed address of the Six Sects Alliance, he sensed a strong fluctuation of magical power.

It seems like... someone is fighting!

And judging from the fluctuations of magic power, the person who took action is at least at the Golden Core level.

"Kill the devil, eliminate evil and promote good, and enforce justice on behalf of heaven!"

(End of this chapter)