"You don't really plan to promote this illegal liquor to other cities, do you?" Feifei asked in great surprise. Feifei was not stupid and knew that Xiaoting would definitely not discuss the second step of the task with her.
"Yes, Commander, you are right. I think this is a very good opportunity." Xiaoting looked at Feifei with earnest eyes.
"Are you crazy? Our focus now is to complete the task, not to sell alcohol. Aren't you making a small gain out of a loss?" Feifei asked angrily.
"This is the same thing. For me, taking on tasks is to make money. Now there is such a good opportunity to make money in front of me. If I don't seize it, I will regret it for the rest of my life. As long as this time is successful, we will We can get rid of the control of the smiling goblin and no longer have to take on these damn tasks. We are all relieved." Xiaoting was very excited.
Feifei wanted to say that I didn't take the task just to make money, I just wanted to get into the inner circle of the organization to get information. What I need is credit, not money. You and I are not the same person at all. But she could only hold these words in her stomach, unable to refute them, so Feifei could only pretend to be interested, bared her teeth and asked, "Then tell me, what is your second plan?"
So Xiaoting started from the beginning, describing a world of low-level cultivators that Feifei was completely unfamiliar with. This was a world that Hao Yun, Wanwan, and Huang Li had basically never set foot in, and Feifei had no idea about the business experience in it. Things she had thought about, but this time, through Xiaoting's narration, she finally understood that there was a completely different world of cultivators.
Xiaoting has been living in Xifeng City for many years, and this kind of wine has not appeared in Lingdu Continent for a long time. The quantity at the beginning was very small, and it was only circulated to a limited extent among the high-level officials in Xifeng City. However, for most high-level officials, For first-level cultivators, they just want to be fresh and quickly forget about this wine. Therefore, from the beginning, this wine was not favored by the high-level officials at all, and many people regarded it as a short-lived thing. An important factor here is that the manufacturing cost and technology of this wine are not mature, and the cost is very high. In addition, it does not promote cultivation for high-level cultivators. In comparison, with this money It is better to buy spiritual tea or elixirs produced by the Medical Association. Therefore, the merchants who brought this wine to Xifeng City began to become discouraged and prepared to give up this product.
Coincidentally, this wine was discovered by Xiaoting. She quickly discovered the business opportunities contained in this wine and began to cooperate with merchants and promote it in her club. It was suddenly welcomed by the majority of middle- and lower-class cultivators. When Feifei heard this, she wondered, what is going on? Xiaoting laughed and said: "The rules of this spiritual world are always determined by big shots who are high up and have far-sighted views. Even what is worth selling is also determined by these people. But these people are not real consumers, so many Every time is wrong. Just like this wine, for those hard-working cultivators, these wines are at most a condiment, and it’s okay to taste them. But for the spiritual world, more cultivators They are people who are just waiting to die. For them, this wine is their life."
Feifei didn't believe Xiaoting's nonsense at all. When Xiaoting saw Feifei's questioning eyes, she raised her hand and slapped herself on the forehead, and then said: "Commander is used to fine clothes and fine food, so he may not be too familiar with the life of a low-level cultivator. Familiar. However, you should know that for most cultivators, the cultivation methods are fragmented. Once they reach the point where they can no longer cultivate, even if they soak in spiritual tea or various cultivation elixirs every day, they will not be able to There won’t be much progress. At this point, it’s about how do you think they should spend the rest of their lives.”
"Then there's no need to drink bars every day." Feifei felt that even if she lost hope, it didn't mean she was going to fall.
"Of course. In fact, it is impossible to have so much wine. What I mean by saying this is to tell you that the problem faced by cultivators at the bottom is that most of them live in hopeless days, day after day. A day is spent, and they are different from mortals. It is difficult for them to obtain the happiness of mortals. Even marrying a wife and having children is a luxury for most singles. Moreover, the rules set by Lingdu Continent for cultivators It is very strict, and these cultivators have nothing to do. Apart from practicing, there are not many ways to calm their depressed hearts. In fact, in the spiritual world, crimes among middle and lower class cultivators have been very frequent." Xiaoting said.
Feifei thought that when she was in charge of organizing briefings at the Lingdu City Inspection Branch, she often saw some brief notices saying that a murder had occurred in such and such a place, and she was directly killed by the patrol who came. At that time, for Feifei, she had no feelings about just one sentence, but combined with Xiaoting's words, she felt that maybe, facing a hopeless life, these cultivators might really do terrible things.
"Even so, this is something for the higher-ups in the spiritual world to consider. What does this have to do with us selling alcohol? Could it be that if these people drink alcohol, they will no longer commit crimes." Feifei sneered at this. This kind of social problem is not Maybe it can be solved that simple.
"I didn't say that selling alcohol was to prevent them from committing crimes. I meant that these people have nothing to do and can use drinking as a pastime. Therefore, the market for this alcohol is very large." Xiaoting said.
"I'm surprised. Isn't it possible that no one has tried to produce something similar? But in the end, it was the West Wind Continent that came up with this thing." Feifei felt very strange.
"This is normal. The purpose of cultivators is to cultivate immortality. When Emperor Ling formulated the rules back then, he strictly stipulated that the development and production of some psychedelic and hallucinogenic pills that disrupt cultivators' practice are not allowed. Therefore, After so many years, there are only elixirs on the market that promote spiritual practice, and other irrelevant things have been banned," Xiaoting explained.
"Isn't this a bit too much!" Feifei has never considered these things.
"Actually, I think it's good. This way our wines will have less competition." Xiaoting was quite happy.
"By the way, why did this kind of wine become contraband?" Feifei asked.
"Firstly, this wine is produced in the West Wind Continent and can only be smuggled into the Lingdu Continent; secondly, mortals cannot drink this wine, and will die if they drink it; thirdly, this wine is easily addictive, which means that it is also classified as a drug addict. It falls under the management of phantom drugs. But the most important thing is that the Medical Doctors Association is very resistant to this wine, so it cannot be sold through normal channels." Xiaoting spread her hands, showing a helpless expression.
"Why is it related to the Medical Association?" Feifei was a little confused.
"The management of elixirs in Lingdu Continent is basically the responsibility of the Medical Association. They have discovered this wine a long time ago. They also thought about imitating it at first, but they couldn't imitate it, so they could only adopt a suppressive attitude." Xiao Ting explained.
"What nonsense is this? Does the Medical Association also plan to sell this wine?"
"Yes, in fact, there are people in the Medical Association who have been researching such things. In fact, they have also produced similar items. Unfortunately, the characteristics of the elixir itself are resistant to medicine, so at most it will have some effect at first, but then it will not work. It doesn't work anymore, so the Medical Association has never been successful. To put it bluntly, many people actually think that this wine is a good thing. The market for mortals is so big, don't there be no such markets for cultivators? It's definitely not the case, but there is no It’s just a product that is suitable for cultivators’ physiques. It’s a pity that this wine was not created by the Medical Doctors Association, otherwise it would have been popularized in Lingdu Continent.” Xiaoting said sarcastically.
"How do you know so much?" Feifei discovered that this Xiaoting was definitely not simple. She knew everything about the Medical Association.
"Well, because I have friends in the Medical Association, so after I got this drink, my first thought was that if my friend could imitate it, we could team up to do this business. As a result, you know, Not only is there no chance of imitating it, but it was also listed as contraband by the Medical Doctors Association. From now on, this wine cannot leave West Wind City at all." Xiaoting sighed.
Feifei felt like her head was spinning. A small bottle of wine could involve so much content. And by coincidence, this matter was also related to the Medical Doctors Association. It felt really weird. Logically speaking, the Medical Doctors Association had already monopolized almost everything on the market. The market for elixirs is already big enough, so why would they covet the market for recreational drinks, unless there is another way?
"In that case, why do you want to take such a big risk and go to other cities to expand the market? Even if the market is big, you don't have so much wine, does it make sense?" Feifei still wanted to persuade Xiaoting to stop.
"Originally, I thought there was little hope, but after the commander came this time, I suddenly discovered that there was a lot of mystery in it." Xiaoting had a strange expression.
It turned out that after Xiaoting took over this mission, she also conducted some investigation into it, and found that not only was there the shadow of the smiling goblin, but it was also related to the inside story of how the upper echelons of the spiritual world were trying to undermine each other. The truth was not simple. . When Feifei revealed to them that the upper echelons of the spirit world would launch a major operation against smuggling, Xiaoting keenly discovered that in fact, this commander was not a simple role. In fact, most people would not take on such a task. Not to mention being the commander of the mission. Xiaoting and Brother Jun can also take on the commander's mission, but they know their abilities very well and they can't do it. Therefore, after Feifei appeared as the commander, through her words and deeds, Xiaoting concluded that Feifei was definitely not simple, and even thought that Feifei might be a talented girl from the Lingqi family. The reason why she thought Feifei was a girl was that even if Feifei wore the It can also be seen from the simulated mask that Feifei is not very old, and Xiaoting and Brother Jun have also bought this simulated mask, so they recognized it at a glance. Once such a crackdown is launched, as long as it lasts for a long time, it will have a big impact on underground trade channels. At this time, it is actually a very good opportunity for members of the smiling fairies like Xiaoting. The mask has a magical item transmission function, which is very convenient for expanding channels. But there is a big problem here, that is, most of the members of the Smiling Fairy are relatively high-level cultivators, and they are all dedicated to cultivating immortality. In other words, they are all a group of positive people, and this wine cannot help them at all. Consumer products, no matter how cheap they are, may not sell well.
Feifei frowned when she heard this, thinking that since there was no sales, this guy lied to himself that he could make a lot of money at the beginning. Isn't this nonsense? Xiaoting seemed to sense Feifei's displeasure and quickly said: "Actually, I didn't plan to sell the wine in the mask at all. I planned to use the mask to send the wine out of West Wind City."
Feifei was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiaoting and Brother Jun, and asked, "Is it so difficult to give away this wine?"
