78: Business Wizard

Soon after, Li Si took a liking to three Life Elves.

The three elves looked exactly alike, clearly triplets from the same mother.

【Aliya】(Level 90 Legendary Monarch)

Possesses Talent ① — Eye of the Mind: Can see through the hearts of living beings. Possesses Talent ② — Vigilant Heart: Can detect invisible states in the surroundings. (Prevents thieves)

【Alido】(Level 90 Legendary Monarch)

Possesses Talent ① — Charming Body: Can increase the favorability of passersby. Possesses Talent ② — Song and Dance of Peace: Can increase the stay time of customers.

【Alisa】(Level 90 Legendary Monarch)

Possesses Talent ① — Business Acumen: Can enhance business intuition. Possesses Talent ② — Photographic Memory: Can accurately remember everything.

“OK, these three NPCs it is.”

These three Life Elves were perfectly suited to the current situation of Tianzi Number One.

More accurately, they were suitable for the needs of any shop.

Li Si had reason to believe that with the addition of these three business prodigies, Tianzi Number One would become incredibly popular.

“Earning 100,000 gold coins a day will suffice.”

Li Si’s goal wasn’t ambitious; enough gold coins to spend was fine. He then opened the management permissions for Tianzi Number One and was immediately dumbfounded.

That useless Liu Youqian’s monthly salary was actually as high as 30,000 gold coins.

“That bastard!”

“How could such trash be paid 30,000 gold a month? No wonder Tianzi Number One was losing money; it would be strange if it weren’t.”

Li Si cursed inwardly.

However, when he saw Alisa, Alido, and Aliya, his anger rapidly diminished by more than half. If Liu Youqian hadn’t been so useless, he wouldn’t have met these three business prodigies.

But the most important thing was having strong connections.

Li Si sighed, thinking, “Perhaps I should just give in to Beatrice. If I procreate with Beatrice, I’ll be able to control 30,000 Life Elves. What wouldn’t I have then?”

“Hmm—how do you three plan to go to Luanxing City?”

“There’s a teleportation array in our residential area; we can use it to go there,” Alisa said.

“Alright, you can go directly. Make sure to deal with the parasites in Tianzi Number One and open for business as soon as possible.”

Subsequently, Li Si granted them the management permissions for Tianzi Number One.

“Buzz!”

Space rippled slightly.

His figure vanished from the Life Elf residential area.

“Hehehe… interesting.” Beatrice stood at the window of the wooden house.

Seeing Li Si leave, she wasn’t anxious or annoyed, just smiled faintly: “I’m becoming more and more interested in you. I believe that one day in the near future, you will encounter a great crisis and come to me for help, instead of for small matters like borrowing a few of my kin.”

【Ding!】

【Congratulations on arriving at — Divine Smith Valley (Level 1-99).】

“I’ll forge some equipment for a while.”

It was a bit too early to find Zhou An now, so Li Si decided to go later. He said he had already seen the ice jade marrow. He was just a little bit away from getting the ice jade marrow, but unfortunately, his HP was still not enough.

“Hehehe—”

Thinking this, he revealed a sly smile.

Clang, clang, clang!

Li Si began forging rapidly, his target being Level 30 purple equipment. He planned to sell them at Tianzi Number One, which would not only earn him gold coins but also advertise Tianzi Number One.

【Ding!】

【This forging’s base success rate is 33%.】

【30 points of Luck additionally increase forging success rate by 30%.】

【This forging’s final success rate is 63%.】

As his Luck increased, Li Si’s forging success rate had become quite impressive. A success rate exceeding sixty percent, if other blacksmiths knew about it, would absolutely make them despair.

With the significant increase in success rate, his Blazing Sky Craftsman proficiency rapidly increased.

【Ding!】

【This forging was successful, Blazing Sky Craftsman proficiency greatly increased.】

【This forging was successful, Blazing Sky Craftsman proficiency greatly increased.】

【This forging failed, Blazing Sky Craftsman proficiency slightly increased.】

【This forging was successful, Blazing Sky Craftsman proficiency greatly increased.】

Time flowed, and the sun slowly rose, illuminating the sky.

Unconsciously, Li Si had been forging for several hours, and the finished equipment piled up like mountains, worth a considerable sum.

Of course, throughout the forging process, the Limiter also triggered frequently, adding many attributes to him.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations! Your auxiliary profession — Blazing Sky Craftsman has leveled up to Lv3.】

“Finally leveled up.”

Li Si exhaled a deep, hot breath, then immediately opened his auxiliary profession panel.

【Blazing Sky Craftsman Lv3】

Quality: Mythical

Skill 【Heavenly Flame Lv3】: Communicate with Heavenly Flame to smelt materials. Currently, can smelt materials up to Gold → Epic quality.

Skill 【Forging Lv3】: Base success rate for forging equipment is 33% → 50%. (Ordinary Blacksmith 5% → 8%).

Skill 【Forging Technique — Level Adjustment】: Your forging technique has reached mastery. You can consume 《Specific Forging Materials》 to adjust the wear level of equipment, but the equipment’s attributes will also adjust. They increase as the equipment level increases, and decrease as the equipment level decreases. (New)

Skill 【???】: Unlocks at Lv5.

Description: An advanced auxiliary profession skilled at communicating with the Flame of Heaven to forge equipment. Continuously forging equipment can increase professional proficiency, upgrade skills, and unlock more attributes.

“…An incredible major upgrade!”

The quality of materials that could be smelted increased to Gold, forging success rate surged by 17%, and in addition, there was a brand new skill.

“It’s here!”

Li Si was overjoyed; the skill his cheap master mentioned had arrived. It could actually lower the wear level of equipment. He immediately picked up the greed bracelet and checked the specific materials required.

【greed bracelet】(Gold)

Level: 30

Attack +40

Armor +5

Magic Resist +5

Special Effect 【Greed】: Guaranteed to drop 1 gold coin upon killing a target.

Description: A bracelet imbued with the will of greed.

Forging Technique — Level Adjustment: To adjust the wear level of the greed bracelet, you need to consume greedy heart. Each level adjusted requires 1 greedy heart.

What was greedy heart?

Li Si was unclear and didn’t know where greedy heart could be obtained.

At this moment, a notification popped up before him—

【Ding!】

【Congratulations! You have completed the hidden quest — The Parasite of Tianzi Number One (Star Rating Fluctuating).】

【Based on quest completion, congratulations! Your Tianzi Number One has gained the characteristic — Wealth from All Directions.】

Wealth from All Directions: Tianzi Number One’s customer traffic increases, and gold coin revenue increases by 20%.

“…Unbelievable!!”

Li Si felt this reward was excellent.

A 20% revenue bonus was quite significant.

Just the right time to go to Tianzi Number One. Immediately, he activated Great Teleportation Technique and arrived in the lobby of Tianzi Number One.

It was morning, the peak time for customer traffic, and Tianzi Number One was bustling with people, both NPCs and players.

Li Si found Alisa, handed her the forged equipment, and said, “Figure out a way to use this equipment to attract customer traffic and increase revenue.”

“Yes.”

Upon hearing this, Alisa immediately issued a series of instructions.

Li Si was the royal family of the Life Elves, and the only male, so in her eyes, Li Si’s status was no lower than Beatrice’s.

Not long after, in the streets and alleys of Luanxing City, beggars began to shout: “Wear purple equipment, enjoy a carefree life! Directly opposite the central teleportation array, Tianzi Number One, selling a large quantity of Level 30 purple equipment!”

“Amazing!”

Li Si gave Alisa a thumbs up.

Hiring beggars was absolutely correct; not only was the cost low, but their numbers were large, and the promotion range was vast, easily covering the entire Luanxing City.

“Kuangtu, sir, I initially estimate Tianzi Number One’s net income today to be 130,000 gold coins. And as its reputation grows, the revenue can continuously increase,” Alisa said confidently, holding the ledger.

“Hmm, Tianzi Number One is in your hands. Oh, by the way, do you know about greedy heart?” Li Si suddenly asked.

“I do. When I was just checking inventory, I saw greedy heart. It’s in shop 09 on the third floor of Tianzi Number One. Do you need to use it? How much?”

“Yes, 29 pieces.”

“I’ll fetch it for you.” Alisa turned and walked towards the third floor of Tianzi Number One.

…She’s truly amazing.

Li Si looked at Alisa’s retreating figure, filled with pleasant surprise. Alisa was too outstanding; as long as Alisa was there, Tianzi Number One would definitely continue to be incredibly popular.

Isn’t this a money tree?

“I’ll go offline to eat, and after I log back on, I’ll adjust the level of the greed necklace, then go to Moonfall Town to continue tricking Zhou An.”

Immediately, a white light rose, and Li Si returned to his rental room.

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