Chapter 492: Penguin Lecture

"Jiuhua City branch expands to eight thousand...? Banbian City branch to... six thousand five hundred, and Yuanyang City branch... to one thousand. And if the attendance rate during peak hours is no less than seventy percent, I can unlock the achievement, 'Initial Prosperity'? The achievement reward includes sales authorization for iced red tea? And one specified movie or game?" Fang Qi was currently calculating the benefits he could obtain by moving toward expanding the storefronts, and sure enough, he discovered an achievement.

"I can actually specify it myself?" Fang Qi scratched his head, though the instructions also noted that the specified movie or game must be below the power level of those that had already appeared. In other words, it was not an unlimited, arbitrary choice.

Compared to previous matters like establishing authority, what Fang Qi needed to handle now were some trivial matters.

Of course, trivia did not mean unnecessary.

The Jiuhua City branch.

As the crowd grew larger and larger, having only two clerks in each shop was naturally insufficient to cope with the overly complex and vast player community.

Today was completely different from when Legend was first released.

Back when Legend first came out, although there were many people, they were all highly disciplined members of the Jiuhua Army and the Imperial Guards. They were inherently easy to manage and did not bring too much of a burden to the shop.

But now, on top of that foundation, the elite disciples from various major sects and families had to be added. It was a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, and at the highest peak hours, nearly ten thousand players moved in and out in a single day.

Even though the various major factions could slightly systematize the payments for their respective disciples and elders, and forces like the Jiuhua Army and Black Demon Guards still operated uniformly with relative discipline, most of the time, even though the shop saved on internet cafe administrative services, the clerks of the two storefronts were still incomparably busy.

This was only because they possessed cultivation, meaning their hands, feet, and brains were more agile than ordinary people, and they could even look after things while multitasking. If it were changed to ordinary people, they would probably have been left dizzy and disoriented long ago.

The system, however, seemed to have no intention whatsoever of handling this problem. Instead, it threw the matter to the promotion of authority, leaving it to Owner Fang, who according to the system was already able to stand on his own two feet.

"..." Owner Fang was clearly suffering a massive headache, his face blank. "Didn't we agree that I manage the outside and you manage the inside, and it would be great for everyone to work together with a division of labor? This owner hasn't even conquered the sea of stars out there yet... and you've added another heavy burden onto this owner, is this appropriate?"

"So what are you doing now? Just being a bystander? As a system, you absolutely cannot go on being such a lazy fish."

System: "..."

If the system had a face, it would definitely be black right now.

"Give me an idea." Ultimately, Owner Fang finally revealed his fox tail.

A period of quiet filled the air, a long silence. It was unknown whether the system had compromised or what, but it finally squeezed out a few words like squeezing toothpaste: "With the host's current authority, please recruit employees on your own."

Owner Fang: "..."

To actually be snapped back at like this, Owner Fang felt deep disdain toward this kind of behavior.

Is this the kind of thing I wouldn't know? Do I still need you to tell me?

At this time, Owner Fang could only consider the matter of recruiting employees for the shop once again. Right now, the Yuanyang City branch had an abundance of manpower; not only was it sufficient, but there was even a surplus.

But the other storefronts...

There was no alternative. He could only consider the issue of expanding the storefronts after solving the employee problem.

First, he would go and advertise another wave about the shop recruiting employees.

...

Owner Fang was handling these trivial matters in the shop, clearly not having much time to pay attention to other things.

But the players within several storefronts were busy preparing for the upcoming online player meet-up with raging intensity.

For example, Su Tianji, who was currently inside the Liuyun Dao Palace: "Fenghua, Yuexin! Which dress do you think is more appropriate for your master to wear to Lingzhou?"

Inside the room behind the Tianji Palace, Su Tianji held a white Daoist skirt in one hand and a blue Dharma robe in the other, gesturing back and forth.

The two disciples stood behind her, caught in a wave of awkwardness.

A lazy fish like her was naturally not qualified to participate in the construction of the spell array, so she was quite idle and bored.

Lingyun Academy, Yellow Class A, which was the class Nalan Mingxue and Song Qingfeng belonged to, had by this time completely become the elite core of Lingyun Academy, and martial arts instructor Mu Hongzhu had also become one of the elite instructors.

These young men and women, who were in the prime of their youth, brimmed with boundless vitality as they stepped down from the martial arts arena.

"Young Master Song, are we going to Lingzhou this time?" Lin Shao was currently dressed in black clothes and black boots. After watching The Matrix, he had changed into a black outfit.

"Of course we're going!" To think back then, he was just a young man who had barely stepped onto the path of a martial artist, yet now he had already reached the Grand Martial Master realm. Song Qingfeng ostentatiously threw out two fist techniques. "This young master feels like he's invincible under heaven!"

Lin Shao: "And then yesterday in a gunfight, you were completely thrashed for a whole day by Senior Sister Zixin?"

Xu Luo: "Shh, don't expose him."

He was getting a bit overly inflated.

...

This time, the martial artists of the three major academies of the Dajin State, the most elite youths and also the most veteran players, were the main force invited by the Haotian Academy. The two academies of Xiyi and Shengjing were clearly among them.

Compared to these fellows from Lingyun Academy, the disciples of Xiyi Academy and Shengjing Academy appeared noticeably more nervous.

Although they had been playing games with their heads down in the internet cafe for so long, at most, they had played behind closed doors among their own people, and they had never truly tested their skills against outsiders.

Last time, the two academies had been severely suppressed by a few Yellow Class disciples from Lingyun Academy. This time was different; they absolutely could not lose to them again!

"Senior brother, senior sister, are you confident?" Just after stepping out of the shop door, several academy disciples could be seen discussing in low voices.

"Rest assured! I have cultivated in the shop for a long time, plus the Golden Crow Secret Art that has already been improved by my Dajin Royal Family..." The Fifth Prince, Ji Yang, was also among them, his face full of pride as he laughed loudly. "It is said that over in Lingzhou, they happen to be hosting a visit from the Western Savage Clan. This time, it's finally our turn!"

"The Fifth Prince is truly a heavenly talent!" someone praised. "Not yet thirty years old, yet already possessing such achievements in the martial Dao!"

"That is natural."

Behind them, Nalan Hongwu walked out of the shop and patted the shoulder of Shengjing Academy instructor Liang Heihu, chatting as they walked: "Heihu, you are also a top-tier instructor among those at Shengjing Academy. It is said that over in Lingzhou... the younger generation is calculated as being under one hundred and fifty years old. Even for martial artists, it is based on being under one hundred years old. If there really is a spar, your age is just right..."

"The Emperor has mentioned this, and I understand. When the time comes, those young disciples, for instance those under thirty, can just go and have a look."

The Fifth Prince, who was passing by in front, widened his eyes and turned his head: "..."

...

Within the "Artifact Masters Group," this group of artifact masters appeared far more dedicated to their work.

The artifact masters of various factions were the main force that brought about this "cross-regional online player meet-up" this time, including the two factions of Xuanzhong Mansion and Yuxu Mountain, which happened to possess incomplete original array disks handed down from ancient times that could transport people to Lingzhou. They began to study and discuss the repair policy for the transportation array.

First was Gu Tingyun. He opened a Penguin channel. Inside the Penguin channel, beneath him was a whole stretch of artifact master aliases from the Banbian City and Jiuhua City branches. Gu Tingyun sat in front of his computer with a serious expression: "Then allowed this old man to explain to you all in detail regarding the structural issues of this transportation array."

Daoist Master Baoping: "Everyone, the 'Jade Slip Style Communication Jade' you transmitted over has been successfully developed by us."

In her hand, she held a large communication jade that was a full size larger than an ordinary communication jade. This kind of communication jade could not only send messages, but could also transmit a large amount of information stored in a jade slip to Penguin via communication.

"This old man has also brought a lot of data for this purpose."

The Penguin lecture commenced.